POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSIS OF PERIODONTITIS USING SALIVA: TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE BUT STILL A CHALLENGE


Characterizing zero-dose and under-vaccinated children among refugees and internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract Background The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has one of the highest numbers of un and under-vaccinated children as well as number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world.This study aims to determine and compare the proportion and characteristics of zero-dose (ZD) and under-vaccinated (UV) children among refuge

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Do Dolls Resemble Their Makers?

Many often say that people resemble their pets or that the faces of manga characters and Buddha statues resemble those of their artists.Previous studies demonstrated that participants could match GRAPE SEED dogs with their owners, suggesting that pets resemble their owners.Other studies also demonstrated that people can match personal belongings, i

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Early-Onset Fulminant Sepsis in a Preterm Neonate due to Streptococcus gallolyticus: A Case Report and Literature Review

Streptococcus gallolyticus is an uncommon cause of neonatal infections.We describe the first Commercial Product (Filters) case of fulminant lethal neonatal sepsis due to S.gallolyticus reported in literature.Our patient was an extremely low birth weight premature infant born to a mother with prolonged rupture of amniotic membranes and chorioamnioni

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Asynchronous education improves emergency medical services clinician confidence and knowledge in caring for patients near the end‐of‐life

Abstract Objective To evaluate the impact of a nationally available continuing education online curriculum on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) clinician confidence and knowledge in caring for end‐of‐life (EOL) patients.Methods This is a prospective observational study of EMS Ball - Senior Bottoms clinicians (emergency medical technicians [EMTs]

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