Abstract We evaluated the impact of preliminary blood-culture antibiotic susceptibility testing on time to optimal therapy in a cohort 503 patients with monomicrobial bloodstream infections. The median from collection antibiotics was 17 hours earlier group.

AIMS To establish a mechanism to examine the components of turnaround time in a representative cross-section of laboratory users; and to identify potential areas for improvement. METHODS Information was collected manually from result reports received by eight laboratory users: three wards in the main hospital, four GP practices, and one local psychiatric hospital. This was combined with data ...

The effects on structures of the earthquake with magnitude 7.8 Richter scale (moment scale) that took place in Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye at 04:17 a.m. local time (01:17 UTC) 6 February 2023, are investigated by processing suitable seismic records using open-source software OpenSeismoMatlab. had a maximum Mercalli intensity XI (Extreme) and it was followed Mw 7.5 nine hours later, centere...

Was evaluated the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the antibacterial effect (AE) of 2.5% NaOCl, 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) and 17% EDTA on Enterococcus faecalis. The antibacterial capacity was assessed by difusion in agar. The AE was evaluated on contaminated root dentin, employing apical and middle portions of human roots, sterilized and contaminated with Enterococcus faecali...

OBJECTIVE To determine the spectrum of severity and early diagnostic predictors of redback spider bites (Latrodectus hasselti), and to examine the effect of intramuscular redback antivenom. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective cohort study of calls to New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australian poisons information centres and presentations to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Royal Darwin Hos...