18 research outputs found
ANESTESIA GENERALE IN ODONTOSTOMATOLOGIA AMBULATORIALE: INDICAZIONE ASSOLUTE E RELATIVE, TECNICHE ANESTESIOLOGICHE PIU' USATE
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Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in the elderly: Distinctive characteristics of the clinical and laboratory presentation
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A high PCT level correlates with disease severity in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children
No full textMost clinicians in developed countries have limited experience in making clinical assessments of malaria disease severity and/or monitoring high-level parasitemia in febrile patients with imported malaria. Hyperparasitemia is a risk factor for severe P. falciparum malaria, and procalcitonin (PCT) has recently been related to the severity of malaria. In developed countries, where not all hospital have skilled personnel to count parasitemia, a rapid test might be useful for the prompt diagnosis of malaria but unfortunately these tests are not able to count the number of parasites. In this context, PCT might have a prognostic value for the assessment of severe malaria, especially in children with cerebral malaria. We describe two children with severe cerebral malaria, who were directly admitted to the ICU with a high level of PCT and extremely high (>25%) parasitemia. Our conclusion is that PCT may also be a measure of severity of P. falciparum malaria in children
Potential role of IgM-enriched immunoglobulin as adjuvant treatment for invasive meningococcal disease
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Acute normovolemic hemodilution in aesthetic plastic surgery.
No full textAcute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) is indicated and useful in all procedures of plastic surgery in which great blood loss is expected. Here we present the advantages of ANH such as avoidance of incompatibility reaction, no risk of disease transmission, better microperfusion, economic and psychological advantages, and saving blood
Potential role of IgM-enriched immunoglobulin as adjuvant treatment for invasive meningococcal disease
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