In this report, we describe a method for quantitative bone scan interpretation (the Bone Scan Index or BSI) in advanced prostate cancer. The BSI estimates the fraction of the skeleton that is involved by tumor, as well as the regional distribution of the metastases in the bones. The purpose of this report is to describe the development and validation of this method in terms of reproducibility a...

BACKGROUND The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) is a popular measure of psychopathology frequently used as an outcome measure, but clinicians and researchers have had to rely on normative data based on US samples which may not be appropriate for the British population. OBJECTIVES The aim was to develop culturally relevant outpatient norms for the BSI that would reflect hypothesized differences b...

BACKGROUND Bloodstream infections (BSI) occur in up to 350 000 inpatient admissions each year in the US, with BSI rates among patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) varying from 1.3% to 39%. BSI-attributable costs were estimated to approximate $US12 000 per episode in 2000. While previous studies have compared the cost of different PN preparation methods, this analysis evaluates both the ...

BACKGROUND Enterococci are the third leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infection (BSI). Vancomycin resistant enterococci are common and provide treatment challenges; however questions remain about VRE's pathogenicity and its direct clinical impact. This study analyzed the inflammatory response of Enterococcal BSI, contrasting infections from vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-susceptible...

Community-onset (CO) candidemia, defined as a positive blood culture taken at or within 2 days of hospital admission, represents a distinct clinical entity associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Reference MIC results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2008-2009) were analyzed to compare the antifungal resistance patterns and species distributions from patients wit...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of central venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infection (CA-BSI) among patients admitted to general medical wards outside the intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN Prospective cohort study performed over a 13-month period, from April 1, 2002, through April 30, 2003. SETTING Four selected general medical wards at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a 1,250-bed ...

© 2014 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1739 Journal Compilation © 2014 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Bathing suit ichthyosis (BSI) is a rare variant of autosomal recessive lamellar ichthyosis (LI). In 2005, Jacyk first reported 13 cases of LI that presented with the characteristic distribution of lesions on the trunk but usually sparing the extremities and the central face (1). ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to investigate how control bundles reduce the rate of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CVC-BSIs) rates in critically ill patients. METHODS This is a prospective before-and-after study designed to evaluate whether a set of control measures (bundle) can help prevent CVC-BSI. The bundles included a checklist that aimed to correct prac...

This study aimed at developing an Urdu version of the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSI) for use with Pakistani adolescents and young adults. For this purpose, the English BSI was translated into Urdu and tested for psychometric properties. The analyses were carried out with data from a sample of 904 adolescents and young adults from eight major cities of Pakistan. The Cronbach's alpha of .7...

Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a major cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality worldwide. While a positive blood culture is mandatory for establishment of the presence of a BSI, there are a number of determinants that must be considered for establishment of this entity. Community-onset BSIs are those that occur in outpatients or are first identified <48 h after admission to hospital...