Clinical Signs and Symptoms Predicting Influenza Infection

Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine

Predictive Symptoms and Signs of Laboratory-confirmed Influenza

Influenza infection poses annual threats and leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is the key to successful treatment. Laboratory-based diagnosis has various limitations. Diagnosis based on symptoms or signs is still indispensable in clinical practice. We investigated the symptoms or signs associated with laboratory-confirmed influenza.A prospective study across 2 influe...

Predicting shunt failure on the basis of clinical symptoms and signs in children.

OBJECT In evaluating pediatric patients for shunt malfunction, predictive values for symptoms and signs are important in deciding which patients should undergo an imaging study, whereas determining clinical findings that correlate with a low probability of shunt failure could simplify management. METHODS Data obtained during the recently completed Pediatric Shunt Design Trial (PSDT) were anal...

Comparing early signs and basic symptoms as methods for predicting psychotic relapse in clinical practice

BACKGROUND Early signs interventions show promise but could be further developed. A recent review suggested that 'basic symptoms' should be added to conventional early signs to improve relapse prediction. This study builds on preliminary evidence that basic symptoms predict relapse and aimed to: 1. examine which phenomena participants report prior to relapse and how they describe them; 2. deter...

Diversity of Lactobacillus species in primary dental pulp and clinical signs and symptoms

Aims: bacteria are one of the main factors involved in the process of tooth decay.  They play an important role in the onset and progression of tooth decay and are the main cause of pulp and periapical diseases. Their presence in the crown pulp and dental canal causes symptoms in the teeth; therefore, the aim of this study was to molecular study of anaerobic bacteria in primary and necrotic tee...