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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"cellulitis"”.
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Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Clostridial Dermatitis (Cellulitis) in Turkeys
Clostridial dermatitis (CD) is a multifactorial disease of rapidly-growing turkeys. Clostridium septicum (Cs) has been identified as the primary cause, although C. perfringens (Cp) has also been implicated. Pathogenesis is not fully understood; however, it is hypothesized that Clostridia …
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Evaluation of the Role of Adjunctive Corticosteroids in the Management of Children Hospitalized with Orbital Cellulitis
Purpose/Objectives Orbital cellulitis is an infection of the orbit that can lead to rare, but life-altering complications. Previous studies have suggested that corticosteroids may improve recovery in patients with orbital cellulitis. However, no large, multicenter studies have examined the use of …
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Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department
… of Diseases codes for patients presenting with cellulitis or abscess account for $5.5 billion in annual health care costs and 1.4% of all hospital admissions nationally. Data are needed to inform admission and management decisions. The purpose of this study is to examine relationships among …
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A MIXED-METHOD FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPARING THE OUTPATIENT ASSESSMENT OF BURN PATIENTS USING A TABLET DEVICE VERSUS THE USUAL FACE-TO-FACE ENCOUNTER
… (Kappa = 0.892), burn depth (Kappa = 0.731), and cellulitis (Kappa = 0.847) when using a tablet device. The inter-modality reliability by rater showed substantial to perfect agreement for skin graft take (Kappa = 1.0), burn depth (Kappa = 0.848–1.0), and edema (Kappa = 0.876–0.958). The overall …
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Congestion reduction in the Emergency Department of Massachusetts General Hospital
… of MGH patients and conclude that 75 percent of cellulitis, pneumonia and urinary tract infection patients are not seeing a clinician in the outpatient setting prior to ED presentation. This analysis indicates that more proactive management of these patients could prevent both their visit to the …
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The Use of Amnion in Equine Wound Healing
… and 84. Results: One horse developed unilateral cellulitis that resolved with additional treatment. All treatment limbs exhibited an inflammatory response characterized by focal edema and discharge from the wounds. Wounds were completely epithelialized in control limbs sooner than treatment limbs …
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Aetiologie, Klinik und Prognose bei männlichen Rindern mit Harnröhrenverschluss
… four cattle with infected oedema developed cellulitis with distinct deterioration of their general condition and had to be destroyed. Six patients were put to sleep after the initial examination or during surgery. Therefore the further progression of the uric oedema couldn’t be evaluated. In …
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Evaluation of the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of enrofloxacin administration to pregnant mares
… affected by severe bacterial infections such as cellulitis, bronchopneumonia, or placentitis. Despite the many antimicrobials available for human use, very few antimicrobials are cost-effective and approved for use in the horse. Enrofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that is available in …
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The characterisation of the cell surface of Staphylococcus aureus in the search for new therapeutic targets
… including endocarditis, osteomyelitis, cellulitis, toxic shock syndrome, and necrotising pneumonia. S. aureus is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections and has rapidly acquired resistance to multiple antimicrobials. As such, it was deemed a serious threat by the Centers for …
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Cognitive modelling and control of human error processes in human-computer interaction with safety critical IT systems in telehealth.
… teleconsultation, particularly on images showing cellulitis (bacterial skin infection) and conjunctivitis (red eye) as case studies, as both of these pathologies involve the colour red in their diagnosis. The study proposed and tested the use of an image quality scale, which represented the level …
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Charakterisierung von NadR : das essentielle Enzym der NAD-Synthese bei Haemophilus influenzae
… bekapselte Stämme, v. a. mit Typ b Kapsel können Cellulitis, septische Arthritis, Epiglottitis und Meningitis verursachen. Die nicht-bekapselte Stämme können Otitis media, Sinusitis, Pneumonie und in selteneren Fällen Bakterämie verursachen. Ein besonderes Merkmal des Metabolismus von H. …
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Homelessness and deprivation in Glasgow: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of hospitalisations and deaths
… affluent non-homeless cohorts were highest for cellulitis (risk ratio 112.9, 95% CI 20.2 – 4472.0), drug poisoning (risk ratio 90.0, 95% CI 16.0 – 3565.9) and convulsions (risk ratio 71.5, 95% CI 12.7 – 2834.1) In men, lengths of stay were longest in patients from the most affluent areas and …