Medicina clinica
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We aimed to assess the predictive performance of C-reactive protein (hsCRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) at different times points of bloodstream infections (BSI) management. ⋯ PCT-5 is more valuable for the prognosis of 30-day mortality in patients with BSI compared to the other inflammatory biomarkers.
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Case Reports Observational Study
Non-tuberculosis mycobacterial lung disease: Analyses of 62 cases.
The objective of our study was to evaluate the frequency of isolation of respiratory infection by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and to analyze the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of patients infected with NTM. ⋯ One in 7 patients with NTM isolation meets infection criteria. The main role of the species of Mycobacterium avium complex is corroborated, and the relevance of lung structural damage in the development of lung disease due to NTM.
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Multicenter Study
Risk factors for drug-resistant epilepsy in adult patients.
Drug-resistant epilepsy occurs in about 30% of epilepsy patients. It has been suggested that etiology or seizure type would increase the risk of pharmacoresistance. This study aims to compare the characteristics of patients with drug-sensitive epilepsy with patients with drug-resistant epilepsy to identify risk factors. ⋯ Following other studies, we observed that factors such as epilepsy type, seizure type, structural etiology, abnormal MRI, and febrile seizure increased the risk for drug-resistance epilepsy, in our population.