Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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To report the incidence, patterns of care, and outcomes of oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a rural practice setting in Norway. ⋯ Oligometastatic NSCLC was diagnosed in a relevant proportion of patients; therefore, warranting prospective studies are recommended. Such studies are also needed to confirm the treatment-dependent survival differences observed in our patient population.
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To determine the frequency of primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in pregnant Egyptian women using CMV IgG avidity testing. ⋯ Women who were IgM positive had no primary CMV infection in the index pregnancy as evidenced by the high CMV IgG avidity testing.
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The present study aimed to investigate the molecular characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus; GBS) strains isolated from newborns with invasive neonatal infections and healthy newborns in Poland. ⋯ The investigated GBS isolates originating from infections in newborns and healthy neonates represented serotype III in more than half of the cases and differed from one another in terms of resistance to macrolides, ST type affiliation and the presence of genes encoding surface proteins from the Alp family. Further comparative genetic research on a larger number of strains is necessary for epidemiological investigation and vaccine development.
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To report a case of subtrochanteric femur fracture that led to intraoperative compartment syndrome in the well leg. ⋯ Obesity and prolonged surgery could have caused the acute compartment syndrome of the well leg in this patient.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of gender on symptom presentation and quality of life of patients with erosive esophagitis (EE) and nonerosive reflux disorder (NERD). ⋯ The GERD-specific symptom severity and general quality of life scores of the EE and the NERD patients were similar. Gender had a great influence on symptom presentation and quality of life in patients with NERD, but not in those with EE.