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Management of suspected acute inflammatory pancreatopathies in a "real-world" setting: a single-centre observational study.

CONTEXT Acute pancreatitis is defined as an acute inflammatory process in the pancreas with variable involvement of other regional tissues or remote organ systems. In Italy, the incidence ranges from 20 to 40 x100,000 inhabitants/year and the mortality rate ranges from 5 to 10%. OBJECTIVE To assess the management of patients with suspected acute inflammatory pancreatopathy and to evaluate the...

How to reply to referees' comments when submitting manuscripts for publication

Background: The publication of articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals is a fairly complex and stepwise process that involves responding to referees’ comments. Little guidance is available in the biomedical literature on how to deal with such comments. Objective: The objective of this article is to provide guidance to notice writers on dealing with peer review comments in a way that maxim...

Identification of Neisseria Meningitidis in Patients with Suspected Meningitis: a Study in Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah City, Iran, 2013

Background & Aims: Neisseria meningitidis is bacteria fastidious, and the main causes of meningitis and acute sepsis. Appropriate treatment depends on accurate and timely diagnosis. This study aimed to identify Neisseria meningitidis infection in samples of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with suspected meningitis. Methods: In this study, 198 samples of cerebrospinal fluid of patients wit...

Comment to the Letter to the Editor: Subjective Symptoms Related to GSM Radiation from Mobile Phone Base Stations: a cross-sectional study In reply to the comments by Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi

Effectiveness of tenecteplase versus streptokinase in treatment of acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis

Background: Thrombolytic therapy, an appropriate treatment option, if primary angioplasty is not available for the treatment of these patients in the early hours after the onset of the symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new tenecteplase (TNKase) drug vs. streptokinase in the treatment of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients in Iran. M...