Microbiota alterations in patients treated for susceptible or drug-resistant TB by M. Hauptmann, B. Kalsdorf, J.E. Akoh-Arrey, C. Lange, U.E. Schaible

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A Study of Hypothyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients by Sudharsanan V, Prabhu Shankar S, Viknesh V

“…The study involved 237 CKD patients who provided informed consent and met inclusion criteria. …”
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Lactate Level Predicts Mortality in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Muge Gulen, Salim Satar, Adnan Tas, Akkan Avci, Hakan Nazik, Basak Toptas Firat

“…The cutoff value of the venous blood lactate level for the prediction of the need for red blood cell transfusion was 1.58 mmol/L, and the cutoff value for GBS was 9.5. While 124 patients were discharged, 15 patients died. The mean value of venous lactate in survived patients was 2.37 mmol/L and 4.80 in dead patients. …”
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DIABETES MELLITUS IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS: NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS by L. Yu. Morgunov

“…The combination of diabetes mellitus in patients with cirrhosis of the liver is a common comorbid pathology. …”
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Impact of Age on Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia by Vivek N. Iyer, Waleed Brinjikji, Dinesh Apala, Bibek S. Pannu, Aditya Kotecha, Michael D. Leise, Patrick S. Kamath, Sanjay Misra, Giuseppe Lanzino, Michael J. Krowka, Christopher P. Wood, Karen L. Swanson

“…There is little published literature regarding the impact of age on outcomes amongst hospitalized HHT (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) patients. Methods. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used to obtain data on all hospital discharges occurring in HHT patients from 2000 to 2012. …”
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Eicosanoid and cytokine levels in plasma of patients during mesenteric infarction by N. Nathan, Y. Denizot, P. Feiss

“…This study reports eicosanoid and cytokine levels in the blood of three atherosclerotic patients who ultimately died from MOF induced by mesenteric infarction. …”
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Ultrarapid Endoscopic-Aided Hematoma Evacuation in Patients with Thalamic Hemorrhage by Kuan-Yu Chen, Woon-Man Kung, Lu-Ting Kuo, Abel Po-Hao Huang

“…Seven patients treated with EVD with similar ICH score were included as match control. …”
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Comment on “Metabolic Changes and Serum Ghrelin Level in Patients with Psoriasis” by Mehmet Agilli, Fevzi Nuri Aydin, Tuncer Cayci, Yasemin Gulcan Kurt

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Brain White Matter Impairment in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury by Weimin Zheng, Qian Chen, Xin Chen, Lu Wan, Wen Qin, Zhigang Qi, Nan Chen, Kuncheng Li

“…We choose tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) to investigate the possible changes in whole-brain white matter integrity and their associations with clinical variables in fifteen patients with SCI. Compared with the healthy controls, the patients exhibited significant decreases in WM fractional anisotropy (FA) in the left angular gyrus (AG), right cerebellum (CB), left precentral gyrus (PreCG), left lateral occipital region (LOC), left superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), left supramarginal gyrus (SMG), and left postcentral gyrus (PostCG) (p<0.01, TFCE corrected). …”
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Upper and Lower Face and Ideomotor Apraxia in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Jay Guido Capone, Sergio Della Sala, Hans Spinnler, Annalena Venneri

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Clinical Practice Guideline for the Care of Elderly Patients Hospitalized with Delirium by Ángel Julio Romero Carbrera, Leocadia Amores Hernández, Ernesto Alonso Cabrera, Francisco Olascoaga Pérez, Eduardo Fernández Casteleiro

“…It is characterized by an acute disorder of consciousness and alterations in behavior, posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the doctors that look after geriatric patients. A clinical practice guideline drawn up by consensus is presented. …”
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Study on Management of Blood Transfusion Therapy in Patients with Hereditary Spherocytosis by Shiyue Ma, Lingjian Tang, Chaoli Wu, Hui Tang, Xue Pu, Jinhong Niu

“…DNA sequencing showed that His54Pro, Leu1858Val, and 6531-12C>T compound heterozygous mutations were present in the SPTA1 gene of patient I-1, Arg344Gln and c.609+86G>A heterozygous mutations were present in the SLC4A1 gene of patient II-1, and Leu2032Pro homozygous mutation was present in the SPTB gene of patient III-1. …”
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Functional Cereal Products in the Diet for Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Ada Krawęcka, Aldona Sobota, Emilia Sykut-Domańska

“…Pasta has a low glycaemic index and is a good carrier of fortifying substances; hence, it can be highly recommended in diets for diabetic patients.…”
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Practical Management of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Health Care by Elodia María Rivas Alpizar, Gisela Zerquera Trujillo, Caridad Hernández Gutiérrez, Belkis Vicente Sánchez

“…This review is aimed at exposing practical elements when approaching a patient suffering from diabetes mellitus.…”
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Patients with Acromegaly Presenting with Colon Cancer: A Case Series by Murray B. Gordon, Samer Nakhle, William H. Ludlam

“…Colon cancer was identified in 2 patients (4.5%). Case  1 patient was a 36-year-old male with acromegaly who underwent transsphenoidal surgery to remove the pituitary adenoma. …”
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Impact of surgery on visual acuity and life quality of senile patients by Mariela Julia Curbelo Gómez, Maria Adela Llull Tombo

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” in Cienfuegos between January, 1st 2008 and March 31st, 2008. 285 patients of 60 years and more were studied using questionnaires and a complete ophthalmological study. …”
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Effectiveness of Early Favipiravir Therapy in Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients by Abdulrahman Tawfik, Abdulrahman Alzahrani, Sami Alharbi, Jamal Almitairi, Arwa Alzahrani, Mohammed Ali Alshehri, Mohammed S. Aldughaim, Hani Alothaid

“…We investigated the clinical data of COVID-19 patients admitted to King Fahad Specialist Hospital (KFSH) in Buraydah by comparing the patients who were treated early with favipiravir (within 3 days of admission) to patients who were treated after three days of admission or not treated. 165 patients were confirmed with PCR tests and admitted to KFSH for treatment. …”
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Relationship of Meteorological and Air Pollution Parameters with Pneumonia in Elderly Patients by Suleyman Serdar Tasci, Cemil Kavalci, Afsin Emre Kayipmaz

“…Our study was performed retrospectively with patients over 65 years of age who were diagnosed with pneumonia. …”
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Mechanisms and diagnosis of myocardial ischemia in patients with intact coronary arteries by V.A. Skybchyk, Yu.P. Melen

“…This article describes pathogenetic mechanisms underlying the occurrence of myocardial ischemia and angina attacks in patients without ischemic non-obstructive coronary artery (INOCA) based on coronary angiography. …”
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Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 and 2 Mutations in Pediatric Neuroblastoma Patients by Emre LEVENTOGLU, Gurses SAHIN, Sule YESIL, Ceyhun BOZKURT, Nazmiye YUKSEK, Ali FETTAH, Sule TOPRAK, Burcak KURUCU BILGIN, Emre CAPKINOGLU, Nilgun EROGLU, Sibel AKPINAR TEKGUNDUZ, Ayse Ulya ERTEM

“…Methods: Biopsy specimens of 25 patients with pediatric neuroblastoma patients were evaluated for IDH mutations. …”
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