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Recent studies suggest an increasing antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infection (UTI). We undertook this study to know the resistance pattern of E. coli causing UTI in patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in north India, and to know the treatment given and response of the patients. ⋯ Our study showed that 76.5 per cent of E. coli isolates from urine samples of inpatients were MDR. Diabetes, chronic renal disease and catherization were some of the risk factors associated. The high rate of resistance could be because only inpatients were included and the increased usage of cephalosporins in our hospital for empirical therapy.
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South Africa (SA) has one of the largest HIV/AIDS epidemics in the world and the most extensive antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme globally, which was rolled out from 2004. This paper reports the trends in HIV/AIDS mortality pre and post ART rollout in SA. Methods. Vital registration cause-of-death data from Statistics South Africa were adjusted for under-reporting of deaths using demographic methods. ⋯ The number of HIV/AIDS deaths has almost halved since the ART rollout. Of concern is the high mortality in men 45 years and older and the high mortality of men compared with women in the older ages by 2012; this gap has increased with age. Treatment and prevention programmes should strategise how to target men.
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Obstet Gynecol Surv · Mar 2013
ReviewSex differences among obstetrician-gynecologists: a review of survey studies.
Whether practice differences exist between the sexes is a question of clinical and educational significance. The obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyn) workforce has been shifting to majority women. An examination of sex differences in ob-gyn practice contributes to the discussion about how the changing workforce may impact women's healthcare. We sought to review survey studies to assess whether there are specific topics in which differences in attitudes, opinions, and practice patterns between male and female ob-gyns are apparent. We conducted a systematic review to identify all survey studies of ob-gyns from the years 2002-2012. A total of 93 studies were reviewed to identify statements of sex differences and categorized by conceptual theme. Sex differences were identified in a number of areas. In general, women report more supportive attitudes toward abortion. A number of differences were identified with regard to workforce issues, such as women earning 23% less than their male counterparts as reported in 1 study and working an average of 4.1 fewer hours per week than men in another study. Men typically provide higher selfratings than women in a number of areas. Other noted findings include men tending toward more pharmaceutical therapies and women making more referrals for medical conditions. Although a number of areas of difference were identified, the impact of such differences is yet to be determined. Additional research may help to clarify the reasons for such differences and their potential impact on patients. ⋯ Obstetricians and gynecologists, family physicians Learning Objectives: After completing this CME activity, physicians should be better able to determine how the relevance of studying sex differences among physicians, specifically ob-gyns, can help improve patient care, assess whether there are topical areas in which male and female ob-gyns have reported different beliefs, practices, attitudes, and opinions, and examine how the limitations of survey studies and systematic reviews can affect the findings of these studies and reviews.
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The therapy of hemorrhagic symptoms and the prevention of subsequent chronic disability in patients with hemophilia A and B are based on the appropriate use of specific concentrates of the deficient blood-clotting factors. The proper amount of the factor to infuse is calculated on the basis of the following parameters: patient's weight; type, location and severity of the hemorrhage to be controlled or prevented; biological half-life and yield of the infused factor. The elaboration of the therapeutic regimens to be followed in specific clinical situations is based on the above-mentioned parameters, which are fully discussed in this review. ⋯ Although this problem has not been completely solved, there is sufficient consensus that administration of 250 IU of concentrate (factor VIII or IX) in children and 500 IU in adults is effective, providing that hemarthroses and muscle hemorrhages are of a minor degree and are promptly treated. This approach leads to an average annual individual consumption of approximately 10,000 IU in children and 20,000 IU in adults, only for these episodes. A therapeutic regimen which is being increasingly used consists of treatment of acute synovitis with brief periods of prophylactic administration of concentrates (1-3 months), with the intention of interrupting the hemarthrosis-synovitis vicious circle and to allow for physiotherapy to avoid synovectomy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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Although such data are available for young competitive athletes, the prevalence, characteristics, and outcome of sports-related sudden death have not been assessed previously in the general population. ⋯ Sports-related sudden death in the general population is considerably more common than previously suspected. Most cases are witnessed, yet bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation was only initiated in one third of cases. Given the often predictable setting of sports-related sudden death and that prompt interventions were significantly associated with improved survival, these data have implications for health services planning.