Infections in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during the entire course of treatment

OBJECTIVE To assess the type, frequency, severity and outcome of all infectious episodes in a cohort of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), during the entire course of leukemia treatment. METHO...

Inferior vena cava agenesis

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Helicobacter pylori infection. An independent risk factor for ischemic cerebrovascular disease?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between chronic Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and cerebrovascular ischemic disease, since, recently, many investigators have correlated chronic infection and low grade inflammat...

Αύξηση της αλκαλικής φωσφατάσης ηπατικής προέλευσης σε ενεργό ρευματοειδή αρθρίτιδα

Prospective study of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia:<br /> Risk factors and clinical significance of type VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamases

OBJECTIVE VIM-1-producing K. pneumoniae (VPKP) is an emerging pathogen causing life-threatening infections. This study was conducted to identify the factors associated with bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by VPKP and...