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Purpose The overall mortality rate among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients has significantly declined in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). However, little is known about the causes of death for HIV-infected patients who are hospitalized in acute care hospitals. Methods A retrospective chart review of hospitalized HIV-infected patients from 2004 to 2008 was...
Background Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been demonstrated to be highly effective for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). However, the best route of administration has not been established. We present a pooled analysis of the reported cases of CDI treated with FMT via colonoscopy or nasogastric tube (NGT) to evaluate treatment efficacy. Methods PubMed was...
Purpose To assess the therapeutic effect and toxicity of intravenous colistin in the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria in patients with severe burns. Methods The medical records of 930 patients admitted to the Burn Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, South Korea between April 2007 and December 2009 were retrospectively...
Background The aim of this study was to monitor changes in behavioral and emotional responses to human H5N1 in the community over a 28-month period (from November 2005 to February 2008). Methods A total of 3,527 Hong Kong Chinese adults were interviewed by telephone within the framework of six identical cross-sectional surveys carried out during the 28-month study period. Given a hypothetical scenario...
Background: H5N1 avian influenza may become pandemic in humans in the near future. According to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) experience, anticipation of the pandemic may have impact on behaviors related to influenza vaccination (IV) and relevant public health behaviors such as wearing a face mask when having influenza-like-illnesses (ILI), which would play an important role in...
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