aim : in this study, the prevalence of c. difficile , from patients with gastrointestinal complaints and its association with other enteropathogen microbes were investigated. background : clostridium difficile is an important pathogen associated with outbreaks of pseudomembranous colitis and other intestinal disorders, such as diarrhea. patients and methods : enterotoxin and cytotoxin (toxin a ...

The article presents the results of research from position forensic pharmacy concerning analysis complaints about pharmaceutical provision for privileged categories patients in Ukraine. Analyzed world experience reimbursement system (reference pricing) citizens comparing to existing Studied contingents supply various health care facilities. Based on created a matrix regarding unsatisfactory pro...

INTRODUCTION The relationship between sexual abuse and urinary tract symptoms, sexual abuse and gastrointestinal symptoms, or sexual abuse and sexual dysfunction has been described before. A correlation between all these symptoms and sexual abuse has not yet been reported. AIMS The first aim of this study was to document the prevalence rates of reported sexual abuse in a large sample of femal...

OBJECTIVES Side-effects of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) may be overlooked in patients with epilepsy in everyday clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of subjective complaints in patients who were considered to be well-controlled and to assess whether these complaints are related to medication, personality traits, or other determinants. METHODS We in...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome in patients with sleep complaints and normal polysomnograms (PSG). BACKGROUND PSG is used in the evaluation of persons with sleep complaints. There is a small amount of literature available on patients with sleep complaints and normal PSGs. METHODS PSGs interpreted as normal at the sleep laboratory at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ove...

BACKGROUND Many patients are dissatisfied with the way in which their complaints about health care are dealt with. This study tested the assumption that this dissatisfaction consists - in part at least - of unmet expectations. METHODS Subjects were 279 patients who lodged a complaint with the complaints committees of 74 hospitals in the Netherlands. They completed two questionnaires; one on t...

OBJECTIVE To study the incidence, prevalence, and consultation rates of patients with shoulder complaints in general practice in the Netherlands during 10 years following initial presentation. METHODS A primary care database with an average population of 30,000 patients per year aged 18 years or older was used to select patients who consulted their general practitioner (GP) with shoulder comp...

conclusions patients made various complaints, and several pathologies were diagnosed, which emphasizes the importance of using urodynamic tests for subsequent medical approaches as a non-invasive, accessible, and inexpensive tool. results the mean age of patients in this study was 50.88 years, and most patients were in their third decade (20 - 30 years of age). urinary frequency (28.8%), enures...

BACKGROUND Prognosis of persistent complaints after knee injury is based on secondary care populations. In a primary care setting, however, no studies have addressed this issue. AIM To identify possible predictors of persistent complaints 1 year after a knee injury. These predictors are important for guiding the GP's therapeutic management, and giving advice to patients about work and/or spor...

Patients (n=997) visiting general practitioners in an area in Western Norway completed a battery of questionnaires related to subjective health complaints and fatigue. An additional 78 patients were referred directly to the hospital for neurasthenia. After screening the questionnaires and interviews with a selected sample, a total of 73 patients were finally accepted as 'neurasthenia' patients ...