Niger J Clin Pract
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Timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in acute cholecystitis (AC) is still debated. ⋯ LC can safely be performed within 7 days of admission in cases of AC.
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Infections with Staphylococcus aureus cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Resistant strains of S. aureus to commonly used antibiotics are being increasingly encountered in clinical practice, necessitating the need to determine the resistance pattern in Nigeria. ⋯ Staphylococcus aureus rates of resistance are high and call for urgent action such as antibiotic stewardship programmes and periodic surveillance to enhance clinical outcomes. While targeted therapy is preferred, options for empiric treatment include chloramphenicol, clindamycin, linezolid or vancomycin.
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The aim of this study was to assess the effect of intraarticular glucocorticoid injections on blood glucose levels in diabetes mellitus (DM) and non-DM patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder and investigate the risk factors for hyperglycemia. ⋯ Intraarticular glucocorticoid injections can safely be administered as a treatment for adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder in patients with well-controlled DM. Baseline FBG levels may predict peak blood glucose levels in patients with well-controlled DM. We recommend that DM patients with adhesive capsulitis should undergo frequent monitoring of blood glucose in the 2 week following intraarticular glucocorticoid injection treatment.
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Case Reports
Evaluation of the relationship between dental caries and dermatoglyphics in 3 to 6-Year-Old Iranian children.
As enamel and finger buds have an ectodermal origin and grow at the same time, it might be supposed that factors and agents that affect dental caries might give rise to the diversity of dermatoglyphic dermal ridge patterns. ⋯ Dermatoglyphic patterns could not be used as a variable for the detection or prediction of dental caries in Iranian children.
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Observational Study
Addiction and rehabilitation processes according to the youth with substance history and members of profession-A phenomenological analysis.
The aim of this study was to examine the substance-use history of young people in a rehabilitation center in Berlin with a therapeutic community structure, their thoughts about the rehabilitation process, and the evaluations of the center's employees. ⋯ It was determined that a well-structured rehabilitation center has positive psychological, social, cognitive, and behavioral effects on young people with a history of substance use.