ACUTE BACTERIAL GASTROENTERITIS AS HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION IN PEDIATRICS (Abstract): Gastroenteritis as hospital-acquired infection represents one of the most important issue to be managed in pediatric units. Material and methods: The descriptive study was conducted on a group of 536 cases with bacterial gastroenteritis as heal thcare associated infections (HAIs), admitted in „Sf. Maria” Ch...

AIM To investigate whether routine formalin fixation of all brains coming to necropsy increases the rate of detection of brain abnormalities relative to either selective formalin fixation of brain tissue or fresh dissection of all brain tissue at the time of post mortem examination. METHODS A retrospective study of 300 medicolegal necropsies was performed. One hundred cases were examined by d...

BACKGROUND A link between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and coronary heart disease has been suggested. AIM To estimate the incidence of myocardial infarction in patients with newly diagnosed gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in comparison with that in the general population. METHODS A population-based cohort study was performed in the UK. Patients aged 18-79 years with a first diagnosis...

Many people with gastro-esophageal reflux symptoms do not consult a physician; therefore studies on gastro-esophageal reflux in general practice or in hospitals may not accurately describe the burden of gastro-esophageal reflux symptoms in the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of gastro-esophageal reflux disease and its association with some life-style param...

1 Medical student at the University of Antioquia, Member of the Gastro-hepatology Group at the University of Antioquia 2 Medical Surgeon at the Universidad de Antioquia, Member of the Gastro-hepatology Group at the University of Antioquia 3 Medical Surgeon and Pathologist, Member of the Gastro-hepatology Group at the University of Antioquia, Professor in the Medicine Faculty at the Universidad ...

background: a suitable sedative status during gastro-enteric endoscopies results in better physicians’ approach and more stable view of internal organs. therefore, we evaluated the effect of ketamine for sedation in endoscopic procedures of adult patients.materials and methods: patients who were candidates for gastro-enteric endoscopy during the years 2014-2015 were included into the study and ...

background: enteric viruses, particularly human rotavirus and norovirus, have been shown to replace bacteria and parasites, as the most common pathogens responsible for acute diarrhea. however, there are still few epidemiological data on the simultaneous occurrence of these viruses in iran. in this regard, the aim of this study was to assess the useful epidemiological data on the gastroenteriti...

BACKGROUND Associations have been shown between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastro-oesophageal reflux, between gastro-oesophageal reflux and asthma, and more recently between IBS and bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR). AIMS To explore the inter-relations between these conditions. SUBJECTS A randomly selected community sample of 4432 adults. METHODS A validated postal symptom ques...