OBJECTIVES Encouraging reassessment of intravenous antibiotic therapy at days 3-4 is an important step in the management of patients and may be done by delivering a questionnaire or through systematic infectious disease physician (IDP) advice to prescribers. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this before-and-after study, prescriptions of 13 selected intravenous antibiotics from surgical or medical wards...

anemia of chronic diseases (acd) is a common problem in patients with infectious diseases and can influence the quality of life and patients' survival. despite the clinical importance of acd, data are still lacking regarding this problem in the infectious diseases. this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, related factors, outcome and approaches to anemia in the infectious diseases ward...

background fever of unknown origin (fuo) is defined as the presence of fever in a child for eight or more days that a careful history and physical examination and preliminary laboratory results failed to reveal the probable cause of the fever. the causes of fuo are different according to geographical regions and age. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate the common causes of childhood ...

BACKGROUND Poverty is a global problem. The war against poverty requires not only financial support, but also poverty-related research to pinpoint areas of high need of intervention. In line with international efforts to fight poverty and negative consequences, we carried out this study to give a bibliometric overview of medicine-related literature on poverty. Such a s study is an indicator of ...

Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies contribute substantially to the global burden of disease (Ezzati and others 2002). Impoverished communities experience high rates of undernutrition and increased exposure to infectious diseases caused by crowding and inadequate sanitation. Women of reproductive age and children experience devastating health consequences as a result of limited resour...

conclusions according to the results of the study, the most common causes of hospital admission were respiratory infections (e.g. pneumonia), nervous system infections, tuberculosis, septicemia, skin and soft tissue infections and utis. considering the diversity of infections, epidemiological evaluation of these diseases is essential, especially in regions with high prevalence of infectious dis...

background in vitro evidence shows that immune function is compromised in people with diabetes. therefore, infections are more common and infection-related mortality is higher in this group. accurate information about the prevalence of infectious diseases in diabetic patients can help in health care policy and support planning. we do not know the spectrum of clinical infectious diseases in our ...