BACKGROUND Regimen change is a major challenge for the sustainability of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment program. In a resource limited setting where treatment options are limited, designing strategies to increase the durability of original regimen are essential. However, information's on rate of initial regimen change and its predictors is scarce in Ethiopia. Therefore, the purpos...

OBJECTIVE To investigate individual pretreatment serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) cutoff value for medical treatment success with single-dose and multi-dose regimen of methotrexate in tubal ectopic pregnancy. METHODS Eighty-five women who received methotrexate for the treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy during 2003 to 2015 were selected. Fifty-three women received a single-dose regim...

calcium fluoride deposit during fluoride application. uptake and retention of fluoride by saliva depends generally on the concentration of calcium. in this study, the effect of calcium pre-rinse on salivary fluoride concentration after a 900 ppm fluoride mouthwash was investigated.this cross-over double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted in a girls' dormitory in zahedan university of...

furazolidone (fzd), a nitrofuran derivative, is an antibacterial agent in use by the medical and veterinary fields. the chinese have utilized fzd to relieve stomach pain, 5 years before the discovery of helicobacter pylori. this drug is currently a part of helicobacter pylori's eradication regimen. however, some carcinogenic and toxic adverse effects associated with fzd have been observed in an...

background urinary tract infections (utis) are among the most commonly bacterial infections in clinical practice.almost half of all women experience at least one urinary tract infection in their lifetime. this study compared efficacy and safety of 3-day and 7-day ciprofloxacin regimen for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women. patients and methods a total of 76 patient...

helicobacter pylori infection is a prevalent disease among iranian children. the purpose of this study was to compare the effect of ciprofloxacin and furazolidone on eradicating helicobacter pylori in iranian children in combination with amoxicillin and omeprazole. in this cohort study, helicobacter pylori infection was confirmed by gastroscopy, rapid urease test or pathologic assessments. a to...

BACKGROUND Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) as a first-line drug for hypertension in diabetes often fails to control blood pressure adequately. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of amlodipine combined therapy on home blood pressure (HBP) useful for management of hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 263 type 2 diabetes with hypertension refractory to standard d...

According to the Framework Education Programme for Elementary in Czech Republic, part of Health is nutrition and food intake, including drinking regimen. This paper’s objective analyse that using results two extensive curricular studies performed at Faculty Education, Palacký University Olomouc. Both used data from representative samples pupils grade nine elementary schools Republic. The resear...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the economic value of a reduced number of pills in patients infected with the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and on highly active antiretroviral therapy by a cost-effectiveness model. METHODS An incremental cost-effectiveness analysis of efavirenz, tenofovir, and emtricitabine (TDF-FTC-EFV) as a single-tablet regimen versus a multipill regimen, wit...

Purpose: No consensus is made for preoperative skin antisepsis upper extremity surgery. We aimed to determine if the use of povidone-iodine only (single regimen) instead and alcohol-chlorhexidine (triple resulted in an increased rate surgical site infection (SSI), detect any associated factors that risk.Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective review medical records was patients who underwent ...