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Strategic Plan For The Development Of The Rs Bersalin Grha Mutiara In 2019-2023: Policy Implementation, Melsha Syarahhandi, Mieke Savitri Sep 2020

Strategic Plan For The Development Of The Rs Bersalin Grha Mutiara In 2019-2023: Policy Implementation, Melsha Syarahhandi, Mieke Savitri

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

This research discusses the Strategic Plan for the Development of the RS Bersalin Grha Mutiara in 2019-2023, using the theory of Strategic Planning to observe and evaluate external environmental opportunities and threats as well as the internal strengths and weaknesses of the hospital, to determine the right strategic plan. This study is a qualitative research using primary data, in-depth interviews with informants, observation and decision making with CDMG (Consensus Decision Making Group), and secondary data obtained from the BPS (Central Bureau of Statistics), Dinas Kesehatan Subang (District Health Office) Profile, Profile and Financial Report of RS Bersalin Grha Mutiara. From …

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Quantitative Analysis Of Phytochemical Compounds In Barks And Leaves Of Okoubaka Aubrevillei Collected From Iwo, Southwestern Nigeria, Oluwatoyin Opeyemi Akintola, Adeboyin Funmi Aderounmu, Isaac Oluwaseyi Abiola, Kolawole Emmanuel Abodurin, Tunde Adeniran, Festus Agboola, Oluwayemisi Samuel Olokeogun Sep 2020

Quantitative Analysis Of Phytochemical Compounds In Barks And Leaves Of Okoubaka Aubrevillei Collected From Iwo, Southwestern Nigeria, Oluwatoyin Opeyemi Akintola, Adeboyin Funmi Aderounmu, Isaac Oluwaseyi Abiola, Kolawole Emmanuel Abodurin, Tunde Adeniran, Festus Agboola, Oluwayemisi Samuel Olokeogun

Journal of Bioresource Management

Okoubaka aubrevillei is an indigenous and sacred tropical tree in Africa. It is rare with allelopathic properties and has relatively little information available in terms of what is responsible for its usage for medicinal and traditional usage. The phytochemical screening and quantitative analysis of the compounds in the barks and leaves of Okoubaka aubrevillei was determined to ascertain and establish its earlier claimed usage as traditional and modern medicine. The most important classes of secondary metabolites (phytochemical compounds) specifically alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, anthraquinnes, mucilages, oses, holosides, coumarin and glycosides were detected in both, the leaves and barks of the …

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Assessing Time From Door-To-Antibiotic Administration For Adult Cancer Patients With Neutropenic Fever In The Emergency Department, Sarah Roy, Tina Magsarili Sep 2020

Assessing Time From Door-To-Antibiotic Administration For Adult Cancer Patients With Neutropenic Fever In The Emergency Department, Sarah Roy, Tina Magsarili

Books, Presentations, Posters, Etc.

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Blood Type And Blood Pressure Correlations To Body Mass Index In Young Adults, Bambang Edi Suwito, Viskasari P Kalanjati, Abdurachman Abdurachman Sep 2020

Blood Type And Blood Pressure Correlations To Body Mass Index In Young Adults, Bambang Edi Suwito, Viskasari P Kalanjati, Abdurachman Abdurachman

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Specific ABO blood type was reported to the higher risk of having overweight and obesity. The laters had also been suggested to correlate to blood pressure. Here we studied blood type and blood pressure amongst seemingly healthy university students of IIKBW, Kediri to understand their correlations to the body mass index (BMI). The blood typing (ABO typing, Eryclone®) and blood pressure (automated digital sphygmomanometer) of 74 male and 76 female were measured in duplicate accordingly. The BMI was analysed from the student's body weight and height using a digital balance and a microtoise staturemeter, respectively. Data were analysed using SPSS …

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Healthcare Utilisation And Expenditure Patterns For Cardio-Metabolic Diseases In South Asian Cities: The Carrs Study, Priti Gupta, Kalpana Singh, Roopa Shivashankar, Kavita Singh, Ajay Vamadevan, V Mohan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Nikhil Tandon, K M. Narayan, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Mohammed K. Ali Sep 2020

Healthcare Utilisation And Expenditure Patterns For Cardio-Metabolic Diseases In South Asian Cities: The Carrs Study, Priti Gupta, Kalpana Singh, Roopa Shivashankar, Kavita Singh, Ajay Vamadevan, V Mohan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Nikhil Tandon, K M. Narayan, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Mohammed K. Ali

Community Health Sciences

Objective: To estimate average annual expenditures per person, total economic burden and distress health financing associated with the treatment of five cardio-metabolic diseases (CMDs-hypertension, diabetes, heart disease (angina, myocardial infarction and heart failure), stroke and chronic kidney disease) in three metropolitan cities in South Asia.
Design: Cross-sectional surveys.
Setting: We analysed community-based baseline data from the Centre for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) Study collected in 2010-2011 representing Chennai and New Delhi (India), and Karachi (Pakistan).
Participants: We used data from non-pregnant adults (≥20 years) from the aforementioned cities that responded to a cost-of-illness questionnaire. We estimated health …

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Prevalence Of Tuberculosis In District Haveli, Azad Jammu And Kashmir, Abu Ul Hassan Faiz, Ghazal Tariq, Ayesha Faiz, Lariab Zahra Faiz Sep 2020

Prevalence Of Tuberculosis In District Haveli, Azad Jammu And Kashmir, Abu Ul Hassan Faiz, Ghazal Tariq, Ayesha Faiz, Lariab Zahra Faiz

Journal of Bioresource Management

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease with a common occurrence in population of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The current study was designed to find out the prevalence of TB among the general population of a less developed District Haveli. Samples were collected from different hospitals and TB centers located in district Haveli and tested through sputum smear microscopy for conformation of positive for TB. The three-year (2015 to 2018) study was conducted to record prevalence of tuberculosis in selected area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The trend line of prevalence was made by using (SPSS software). Results produced linear trends yearly …

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The Zika Virus Individual Participant Data Consortium: A Global Initiative To Estimate The Effects Of Exposure To Zika Virus During Pregnancy On Adverse Fetal, Infant, And Child Health Outcomes, Yinghui Wei Sep 2020

The Zika Virus Individual Participant Data Consortium: A Global Initiative To Estimate The Effects Of Exposure To Zika Virus During Pregnancy On Adverse Fetal, Infant, And Child Health Outcomes, Yinghui Wei

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

This commentary describes the creation of the Zika Virus Individual Participant Data Consortium, a global collaboration to address outstanding questions in Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemiology through conducting an individual participant data meta-analysis (IPD-MA). The aims of the IPD-MA are to (1) estimate the absolute and relative risks of miscarriage, fetal loss, and short- and long-term sequelae of fetal exposure; (2) identify and quantify the relative importance of different sources of heterogeneity (e.g., immune profiles, concurrent flavivirus infection) for the risk of adverse fetal, infant, and child outcomes among infants exposed to ZIKV in utero; and (3) develop and validate a …

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Pendukung Waktu Kunjungan Dini Wanita Pekerja Seks Ke Klinik Infeksi Menular Seksual Di Denpasar, Putu Cintya Denny Yuliyatni, Komang Ayu Kartika Sari Sep 2020

Pendukung Waktu Kunjungan Dini Wanita Pekerja Seks Ke Klinik Infeksi Menular Seksual Di Denpasar, Putu Cintya Denny Yuliyatni, Komang Ayu Kartika Sari

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Female sex workers (FSW) are recommended routine to do a screening of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) clinics because they are the risk group. The Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey of Indonesia showed a low number of FSW return visits to STI services in the last 3 months. The study aimed to determine the factors of the early visits of FSW to the STI clinic. This research was a cross-sectional of 102 FSW samples taken consecutively. Data analysis using the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. The results were obtained that: of the total sample, the majority (69.6%) were direct FSW, …

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Kecemasan, Pelayanan Kebidanan, Dan Pemberian Informasi Tentang Virus Corona (Covid-19) Oleh Bidan Di Wilayah Madura, Eny Susanti, Zakkiyatus Zainiyah Sep 2020

Kecemasan, Pelayanan Kebidanan, Dan Pemberian Informasi Tentang Virus Corona (Covid-19) Oleh Bidan Di Wilayah Madura, Eny Susanti, Zakkiyatus Zainiyah

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The incidence of the COVID-19 pandemic is very important to know because it has a psychological impact on the coronavirus pandemic incident on health workers. The outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic has caused high levels of stress from health workers and increased illness in the community. The research objectives were to determine midwife anxiety, the role of midwives in midwifery services, and to provide information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) to mothers and children in the Madura region. This type of research is descriptive, the population of this study was midwives in Madura with a total sample of 123 midwives. Data …

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Pengaruh Kebiasaan Merokok Orang Tua Terhadap Perilaku Merokok Remaja Di Indonesia, Novi Utami Sep 2020

Pengaruh Kebiasaan Merokok Orang Tua Terhadap Perilaku Merokok Remaja Di Indonesia, Novi Utami

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Smoking is a risk factor for infectious diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and stroke. Nowadays, smoking behavior is not only found among adults but has become a lifestyle for some teenagers in Indonesia. This study aims to study how the influence of smoking behavior on parents on the smoking behavior of adolescents aged 15-24 years in Indonesia. This study used a cross-sectional study design of 4,959 adolescents aged 15-24 years as a result of the 2014 IFLS who were single. The analysis used contains a descriptive analysis and inference. …

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Menuju Literasi Gizi: Komponen Pengetahuan Gizi Pada Program Edukasi Gizi Siswa Sekolah Dasar, Nuril Aiffa Dewantari, Ahmad Syafiq, Sandra Fikawati Sep 2020

Menuju Literasi Gizi: Komponen Pengetahuan Gizi Pada Program Edukasi Gizi Siswa Sekolah Dasar, Nuril Aiffa Dewantari, Ahmad Syafiq, Sandra Fikawati

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Nutrition knowledge is a fundamental base for determining attitude and practice in food choice. This study aimed to determine the magnitude of knowledge among elementary students. Analysis based on pre-test and post-test among elementary students who had been intervened by Gerakan Nusantara team. The intervention of nutrition education was held in 2014 to 2018 among 7113 selected elementary students in Indonesia. T-test of SPSS was used to analyze data. Standardization was held to determine the magnitude of change in each component of nutrition knowledge before and after nutrition education intervention. The result showed there was a significant change in nutrition …

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‘Coronated’ Consumption In The Viral Market, Soonkwan Hong Sep 2020

‘Coronated’ Consumption In The Viral Market, Soonkwan Hong

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

The universal exposure to the virus has disrupted institutions, redefined values, and reshaped systems, including the market. Idling, uncertainty, and liquidity encapsulate the ever-precarious individual lives and the reflexive socio-politico-cultural changes. These conditions and consequences nonetheless create paradoxical opportunities in the viral market. The new meaning of connectivity that promotes high-viscosity relationships and high-visibility identities will transform the market to better acknowledge and support humans and the new sociality.

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Effect Of An External Urinary Collection Device On Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections In Hospitalized Women, Lindsey Rearigh, Gayle Gillett, Adrienne Sy, Terry Micheels, Luana Evans, Kelly Goetschkes, Trevor Van Schooneveld, Elizabeth Lyden, Mark Rupp Sep 2020

Effect Of An External Urinary Collection Device On Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections In Hospitalized Women, Lindsey Rearigh, Gayle Gillett, Adrienne Sy, Terry Micheels, Luana Evans, Kelly Goetschkes, Trevor Van Schooneveld, Elizabeth Lyden, Mark Rupp

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Lingual Nerve Anesthesia: A Rare Atypical Presentation Of A Vestibular Schwannoma, Blair Racker, Tyler J. Holley, Lei Yu, Jason Untrauer Sep 2020

Lingual Nerve Anesthesia: A Rare Atypical Presentation Of A Vestibular Schwannoma, Blair Racker, Tyler J. Holley, Lei Yu, Jason Untrauer

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus: A Case Series In Nebraska, Matthew V. Purbaugh, Erin Smith, T. Scott Diesing, Sachin Kedar Sep 2020

Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus: A Case Series In Nebraska, Matthew V. Purbaugh, Erin Smith, T. Scott Diesing, Sachin Kedar

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Acute Onset Parkinson's Disease Secondary To West Nile Virus Encephalitis, Matthew V. Purbaugh, Fuad-Al Ali, T. Scott Diesing, Amy Hellman Sep 2020

Acute Onset Parkinson's Disease Secondary To West Nile Virus Encephalitis, Matthew V. Purbaugh, Fuad-Al Ali, T. Scott Diesing, Amy Hellman

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome: First Successful Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant In Nebraska, Grace Murray, Sachit Patel Sep 2020

Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome: First Successful Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant In Nebraska, Grace Murray, Sachit Patel

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Endoscopic Removal Of Fractured 3d-Printed Nasopharyngeal Swabs From The Olfactory Cleft During Covid-19, Matthew Miller, Kristy Carlson, Jayme Dowdall, Christie Barnes, Sam Pate Sep 2020

Endoscopic Removal Of Fractured 3d-Printed Nasopharyngeal Swabs From The Olfactory Cleft During Covid-19, Matthew Miller, Kristy Carlson, Jayme Dowdall, Christie Barnes, Sam Pate

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

The severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has posed significant challenges to hospital and public health systems in the United States. In response to a shortage in nasopharyngeal swabs, our institution developed, tested, and deployed 3D-printed swabs to obtain a specimen for testing. A patient was tested in preparation for a scheduled Esophagogastrodeuodenoscopy. During the procedure the swab broke and a portion remained in the superior meatus and olfactory cleft. This case study describes the process of locating and removing the broken sections of the 3D-printed swab. In response to this incident, 3D-printing teams test swabs for sample collection and …

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Laryngeal Histoplasmosis In Patients With Crohn’S Disease Undergoing Treatment With Humira (Adalimumab): A Case Series, Jenna Berg, Jonathan Blecha, Chris Bingcang, Justin Oltman, Jayme Dowdall, Subodh M. Lele Sep 2020

Laryngeal Histoplasmosis In Patients With Crohn’S Disease Undergoing Treatment With Humira (Adalimumab): A Case Series, Jenna Berg, Jonathan Blecha, Chris Bingcang, Justin Oltman, Jayme Dowdall, Subodh M. Lele

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

The FDA has advocated for increasing awareness of histoplasmosis for patients undergoing TNF blockers as delay in diagnosis can lead to a poor outcome.1 Laryngeal histoplasmosis is a rare entity that should be part of the differential diagnosis in patients receiving immune suppression for Crohn’s disease. Patients with laryngeal histoplasmosis often report hoarseness, mucosal ulcerations, dysphagia, and odynophagia. We present a series of two cases of laryngeal histoplasmosis in patients with Crohn’s. These cases illustrate the high index of suspicion required to make the diagnosis of laryngeal histoplasmosis, especially in the Midwestern United States. Diagnosis is made quickly and …

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Complex Reconstruction After Extreme Fournier’S Gangrene; A Case Report, Serban Dumitrache, Leonida A. Goman, Raluca Dutu, Raluca Capatina, Carmen Giuglea, Dan M. Enescu Sep 2020

Complex Reconstruction After Extreme Fournier’S Gangrene; A Case Report, Serban Dumitrache, Leonida A. Goman, Raluca Dutu, Raluca Capatina, Carmen Giuglea, Dan M. Enescu

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

In this article we present a severe case of Fournier's gangrene (FG) that affected a 64-year-old male patient, with no other known comorbidities. FG is a type of necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal and genital regions, that affects mostly males in the 5th-7th decades, with mortality rates that reach 70%. The infection usually advances through the superficial fascial layers of the perineum and abdomen and affects the skin. In our case the infection also affected the spermatic fasciae and advanced in the abdominal and pelvic cavities, abdominal muscles, and surrounding soft tissues. Subsequent debridement left the patient with large soft …

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Carbamazepine-Induced Dress Syndrome: A Case Report, Andrada Luciana Lazar, Olga Hilda Orășan, Corina Baican, Nicolae Voicu Rednic, Adela Sitar-Tăut, Bogdan Man, Vasile Negrean, Nicolae Rednic, Angela Cozma Sep 2020

Carbamazepine-Induced Dress Syndrome: A Case Report, Andrada Luciana Lazar, Olga Hilda Orășan, Corina Baican, Nicolae Voicu Rednic, Adela Sitar-Tăut, Bogdan Man, Vasile Negrean, Nicolae Rednic, Angela Cozma

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a potentially life-threatening, idiosyncratic, acute adverse drug reaction. Fever, morbilliform cutaneous eruption, and eosinophilia are essential features for the diagnosis of this syndrome, along with significant multisystem involvement, hepatitis being the most common, followed by nephritis. The pathogenesis of DRESS syndrome is not yet fully understood. Several hypotheses have been proposed which support the involvement of an intricate interplay of multiple factors. We report a clinical case of DRESS syndrome with renal injury, induced by carbamazepine, in a patient with alcohol abstinence syndrome. In order to define the case, the …

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Covid-19 Outbreak Impact On Plastic Surgery Residents From Romania, Cristina N. Marina, Daniela E. Gheoca-Mutu, Laura Răducu, Adelaida Avino, Lăcrămioara A. Brîndușe, Corina M. Stefan, Razvan V. Scaunasu, Cristian R. Jecan Sep 2020

Covid-19 Outbreak Impact On Plastic Surgery Residents From Romania, Cristina N. Marina, Daniela E. Gheoca-Mutu, Laura Răducu, Adelaida Avino, Lăcrămioara A. Brîndușe, Corina M. Stefan, Razvan V. Scaunasu, Cristian R. Jecan

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

The COVID-19 outbreak triggered a global crisis with long-term effects on people’s daily lives. It has altered surgical practice and education and imposed major changes in healthcare systems and resources. In order to analyze the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Romanian Plastic Surgery residents, we carried out an anonymous questionnaire through Google forms. Survey items addressed aspects such as how the pandemic has affected their surgical practice, their exposure to the virus, and the protective measures that have been implemented to minimize risk. Among other results, our study found that nearly 1 in 5 respondents had contact with …

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Work Place Impact On Mental Wellbeing Of Frontline Doctors, Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan, Krishnan Srinivasan Sep 2020

Work Place Impact On Mental Wellbeing Of Frontline Doctors, Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan, Krishnan Srinivasan

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Background. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19, also known as 2019-nCoV), a cluster of acute respiratory illness with unknown causes, has occurred in India since January 2020. Over the past several months, the entire world is struggling to cope with and contain the virus spread. Several studies showed that mental health problems could occur in both healthcare workers and SARS survivors during the SARS epidemic. Considering the geographical variation, dense population, multi-strata health care structure, and rising COVID cases in South India, we have a reason to speculate that the burden on the frontline doctors is high and their psychological condition …

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Assessing Test Anxiety And Resilience Among Greek Adolescents During Covid-19 Pandemic, Sofia Sakka, Vasiliki Aliki Nikopoulou, Eleni Bonti, Paraskevi Tatsiopoulou, Panayiota Karamouzi, Aikaterini Giazkoulidou, Virginia Tsipropoulou, Eleni Parlapani, Vasiliki Holeva, Ioannis Diakogiannis Sep 2020

Assessing Test Anxiety And Resilience Among Greek Adolescents During Covid-19 Pandemic, Sofia Sakka, Vasiliki Aliki Nikopoulou, Eleni Bonti, Paraskevi Tatsiopoulou, Panayiota Karamouzi, Aikaterini Giazkoulidou, Virginia Tsipropoulou, Eleni Parlapani, Vasiliki Holeva, Ioannis Diakogiannis

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

The aim of the present study was to explore the impact of school year’s extension due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) by addressing test anxiety and by studying the coping strategies adolescents used to overcome it. For the majority of the adolescents the final exams can be a powerful source of stress, since the entrance examinations are required for admission into higher education and further reflect the transition to adulthood. The sample consisted of 67 High School students and the data collection was conducted online due to the imposed measures by the Greek government. Results showed normal or average levels …

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Intestinal Microbiota – A Possible Contributor To Cardiovascular Diseases?, Roua Iorga, Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Mihnea-Alexandru Gaman, Camelia Cristina Diaconu Sep 2020

Intestinal Microbiota – A Possible Contributor To Cardiovascular Diseases?, Roua Iorga, Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Mihnea-Alexandru Gaman, Camelia Cristina Diaconu

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

The intestinal microbiota represents an interesting and emergent field of research, with already known implications in metabolic and immunological functions. Recently, there is increasing evidence that specific gut microbial populations are associated with cardiovascular diseases. Numerous completed and ongoing studies aim to evaluate the potential of intestinal microbiota assessment to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and therapeutic arsenal of cardiovascular diseases, considering dysbiosis as a cardiovascular risk factor. There is strong evidence for a correlation between intestinal flora imbalance and metabolic changes secondary to bacterial metabolites. In this minireview, we discuss recent data about the connections between intestinal microbiota and cardiovascular …

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Composition And Modification Of The Lung Microbiome In Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Victoria Maria Ruta, Teodora Gabriela Alexescu, Ana Rodica Ungur, Milena Adina Man, Victoria Georgiana Sfirlea, Iulia Olimpia Pfingstgraf, Nicoleta Motoc, Carmen Monica Pop Sep 2020

Composition And Modification Of The Lung Microbiome In Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Victoria Maria Ruta, Teodora Gabriela Alexescu, Ana Rodica Ungur, Milena Adina Man, Victoria Georgiana Sfirlea, Iulia Olimpia Pfingstgraf, Nicoleta Motoc, Carmen Monica Pop

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Lungs have long been considered sterile, but recent research has shown that a large number of microbiological organisms exist in the lungs of healthy subjects (including bacteria, fungi, and viruses), collectively known as the microbiome. It undergoes changes in patients with respiratory pathology. Studies in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis show that a large number of bacteria or the abundant presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria can cause disease progression and exacerbation, and can implicitly increase mortality. There seems to be a quantitative balance, a well-established proportion between the components of this microbiome, which is disturbed during a disease and can reach a …

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Hepatitis C Virus: Host, Environmental And Viral Factors Promoting Spontaneous Clearance, Sergiu Ioan Micu, Marilena Musat, Andrada Dumitru, Dan Nicolae Paduraru, Anca Rogoveanu, Anca Dumitriu, Stana Paunica, Cristian Balalau, Roxana Emanuela Popoiag Sep 2020

Hepatitis C Virus: Host, Environmental And Viral Factors Promoting Spontaneous Clearance, Sergiu Ioan Micu, Marilena Musat, Andrada Dumitru, Dan Nicolae Paduraru, Anca Rogoveanu, Anca Dumitriu, Stana Paunica, Cristian Balalau, Roxana Emanuela Popoiag

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a pathogenic entity which determines inflammation and liver damage through complex immune mechanisms. Although progress has been made in managing the disease course, chronic infection still remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality to this day. Because both acute and chronic infection are often asymptomatic, chronic infection is frequently diagnosed when its complications have developed. In a small proportion of cases, the chronic infection does not develop, the immune system managing to cleanse the body from this silent pathogen in the absence of specific treatment, a process called spontaneous viral clearance, which occurs rarely, …

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Diagnosis And Management Of Pericardial Effusion, Maria Manea, Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Camelia Cristina Diaconu Sep 2020

Diagnosis And Management Of Pericardial Effusion, Maria Manea, Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Camelia Cristina Diaconu

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Pericardial effusion is a common pathology in clinical practice. The etiology of pericardial effusion is diverse, from infectious diseases, malignancies, autoimmune diseases, chronic renal failure, to drug-related or after an invasive cardiac intervention. Clinical presentation of pericardial effusion is variable, depending on the volume of the fluid and the rate of accumulation. Clinical manifestations are dramatic if the pericardial fluid accumulates rapidly. Classical symptoms in pericardial effusion include pleuritic chest pain associated with dyspnea. In case of cardiac tamponade, orthopnea, jugular venous distension, pulsus paradoxus, hypotension, and shock appear. Transthoracic echocardiography is the gold standard investigation for the diagnosis of …

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Oral Pathology Induced By Excess Or Deficiency Of Glucocorticoids In Adults, Rucsandra Elena Dănciulescu Miulescu, Loreta Guja, Bogdan Socea, Anca Dumitriu, Stana Paunica, Emil Ștefănescu Sep 2020

Oral Pathology Induced By Excess Or Deficiency Of Glucocorticoids In Adults, Rucsandra Elena Dănciulescu Miulescu, Loreta Guja, Bogdan Socea, Anca Dumitriu, Stana Paunica, Emil Ștefănescu

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Oral manifestations are present both in Cushing's syndrome and in adrenal insufficiency. Possible oro-dental pathology in patients with Cushing's syndrome include jawbone loss, tooth loss, and periodontal diseases. Professional societies did not include Cushing's syndrome as being part of systemic diseases associated with loss of periodontal supporting tissues. The comorbidities of Cushing's syndrome such as obesity, osteoporosis, and diabetes are conditions that influence periodontal attachment apparatus. In patients with adrenal primary insufficiency, the most specific sign is the melanic pigmentation of the skin and mucosal surfaces due to increments of corticotropin and pro-opiomelanocortin peptide levels that occur as a result …

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Genomic Modeling As An Approach To Identify Surrogates For Use In Experimental Validation Of Sars-Cov-2 And Hunov Inactivation By Uv-C Treatment, Brahmaiah Pendyala, Ankit Patras, Bharat Pokharel, Doris D’Souza Sep 2020

Genomic Modeling As An Approach To Identify Surrogates For Use In Experimental Validation Of Sars-Cov-2 And Hunov Inactivation By Uv-C Treatment, Brahmaiah Pendyala, Ankit Patras, Bharat Pokharel, Doris D’Souza

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to pose significant public health concerns. While research to deliver vaccines and antivirals are being pursued, various effective technologies to control its environmental spread are also being targeted. Ultraviolet light (UV-C) technologies are effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms when used even on large surface areas. In this study, we developed a pyrimidine dinucleotide frequency based genomic model to predict the sensitivity of select enveloped and non-enveloped viruses to UV-C treatments in order to identify potential SARS-CoV-2 and human norovirus surrogates. The results revealed that …

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