Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease among Newborns in St Vincent and the Grenadines: A Retrospective Study [0.03%]
圣文森和格瑞那丁新生儿镰状细胞病患病率的回顾性研究
S Williams,B Browne,S Reed et al.
S Williams et al.
Objective: In the United States of America (USA), sickle cell disease (SCD) occurs in 1:375 African-American births. However, published data from the Caribbean have revealed higher numbers for some Caribbean islands. St V...
Emergence of Zika Virus Epidemic and the National Response in Jamaica [0.03%]
牙买加扎伊尔病毒流行及国家应对措施的出现与发展
K R Webster-Kerr,Cdc Christie,A Grant et al.
K R Webster-Kerr et al.
Background: Jamaica, along with the Americas, experienced major epidemics of arboviral diseases transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito in recent years. These include dengue fever in 2012, Chikungunya fever in 2014 and ...
Unravelling the Paediatric and Perinatal Zika Virus Epidemic through Population-based Research [0.03%]
基于人口的研究解开儿童及围产期寨卡病毒流行之谜
Cdc Christie,C Giaquinto
Cdc Christie
Zika virus epidemic now involves 72 countries, worldwide. Transmission is multimodal through mosquito bites and blood and body fluids. Zika virus causes Guillain Barre Syndrome syndrome and pregnancy complications including perinatal microc...
The Condition of Oral Health in Regular Users of Psychoactive Substances [0.03%]
psychoactive物质成瘾者的口腔健康状况
I Minic,A Pejcic
I Minic
Objective: Besides various harmful effects on the overall health, chronic consumption of psychoactive substances has different consequences on oral health. The goal of this paper was to examine the condition of oral healt...
Polypharmacy and the Risk of Malnutrition among Independently-living Elderly Persons in Trinidad [0.03%]
特里尼达独立生活的老年人的多重用药与营养不良的风险的关系
P Ramgoolie,S Nichols
P Ramgoolie
Objective: In this study, we evaluated the association of polypharmacy and nutritional status among independently-living elderly persons attending the outpatient clinics at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMS...
Cushing Syndrome Caused by a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumour and Its Pelvic Metastases [0.03%]
由胰腺神经内分泌肿瘤及其盆腔转移灶引起的库欣综合征
M Yang,B-L Tian,Y Zhang et al.
M Yang et al.
Cushing's syndrome caused by an ectopic tumour secreting adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is not common. Furthermore, an ACTH-secreting panreatic neoplasm is extremely rare. We present a 27-year old female patient suffering from a pancrea...
Treatment of One Case with Cryoglobulinaemia Secondary to Connective Tissue Disease with Small Doses of Rituximab [0.03%]
小剂量利妥昔单抗治疗1例结缔组织病相关冷球蛋白血症患者
X Wang,Y Ning,L Wang et al.
X Wang et al.
Objective: This study aims to observe the clinical efficacy of low-dose rituximab in patients with cryoglobulinaemia secondary to connective tissue diseases. ...
L T Lim,E Y Ah-Kee,A Strang et al.
L T Lim et al.
Giant cell arteritis is a systemic immune-mediated vasculitis affecting the medium and large arteries. Typical symptoms include new headache, jaw claudication, tender temporal artery, polymyalgia rheumatica, fever and anorexia. Visual loss ...
Effects of Different Local Anaesthetics on Oto-acoustic Emission Tests after Spinal Anaesthesia [0.03%]
不同局部麻醉药对脊髓麻醉后耳声发射检查的影响
T Sitilci,O Akyol,Z Alka et al.
T Sitilci et al.
Purpose: To evaluate whether there is any effect of different local anaesthetic agents on hearing loss after spinal anaesthesia. Methods: ...