CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN WITH ACUTE ASTHMA AND PNEUMONIA IN MULAGO HOSPITAL, UGANDA: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Little attention has been paid to asthma in ‘under-fives’ in Sub-Saharan Africa. In ‘under-fives’, acute asthma and pneumonia have similar clinical presentation and most children with acute respiratory symptoms are diagnosed with pneumonia according to the WHO criteria.

powerful predictor of survival among people living with HIV [36].
HIV program managers had flexibility to enroll indivi- duals in food assistance throughout the period of this study because the study was observational. This hap- pened in particula[r]

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly reached pandemic proportions. Given that the main target of SARS-CoV-2 are lungs leading to severe pneumonia with hyperactivation of the inflammatory cascade, we conducted a prospective study to assess alveolar inflammatory status[r]

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In a prospective study with long-term follow-up, we analyzed circulating T cell subsets in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in the context of primary tumor sidedness, KRAS status, and clinical outcome.

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Headache is a common complaint in children occasionally requiring hospital admission. The purposes of the present study were to analyze the prevalence of uncorrected ametropia in children with headache admitted to the hospital, and evaluate the importance of refraction assessment as part of their ev[r]

Address: 1 Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany,
2 Department of Primary Care Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands and[r]

Describe the outcome of adenovirus pneumonia in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) over a 3-year period, to identify the risk factors that may be associated with worse outcome. A retrospective observational study was performed in the PICU of children’s hospital in Shanghai from July 2016 to June[r]

To evaluate the results and factors affecting intravenous thrombolysis in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in Thainguyen Central Hospital. Subjects and methods: 50 patients with acute ischemic stroke were done intravenous thrombolysis at Thainguyen Central Hospital from December 2016 to June 2[r]

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Asthma
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Tobacco smoke exposure can trigger the development of asthma and exacerbate symptoms. 26 Three potential modifiable causes of asthma have been identified by researchers, the[r]

Pneumonia is defined as an acute inflammation of the Lungs’ parenchymal structure. It is a major public health problem and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in under-five children especially in developing countries.

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To study the prediction value of clinical SYNTAX score in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in 30 days and one year.

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According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, in 1997, 3.9 million people worldwide died from acute lower respiratory infections and 394 million new cases. In Vietnam, on average, each child can contract acute respiratory infections 3 to 5 times, pn[r]

Objectives: To analyse clinical, subclinical features of Graves’ patients indicated endoscopic surgery. Subjects and methods: A prospective study based on data of patients undergoing endoscopic thyroid surgery in National Hospital of Endocrinology from 1 - 2005 to 5 - 2017.

Outcome in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children has shown an improvement. However, relapse of disease is still a big issue in developing countries. This study aims to analyze the incidence and survival rate of relapse in patients with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated at Hue Central[r]