Over the last 20 years, classification criteria have been developed for rheumatic diseases (1,
7). Many of these diseases do not have unequivocal or pathognomonic features …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate incidence and risk factors of postoperative meningitis, with special
emphasis on antibiotic prophylaxis, in a series of 6243 consecutive craniotomies. METHODS…

Object The spontaneous prognostic factors and optimal therapeutic strategy for WHO Grade
II gliomas (GIIGs) have yet to be unanimously defined. Specifically, the role of resection is …

Individual pharmacokinetic parameters can be viewed as independent realizations of a random
variable. The probability density function of the variable is assumed to be specified by its …

Purpose To investigate the influence of donor type (human leukocyte antigen [HLA] -identical
sibling donor versus HLA-A–, HLA-B–, HLA-Cw–, HLA-DRB1–, and HLA-DQB1–identical …

Since the sequential treatment of Kasai operation with or without liver transplantation became
available, the overall prognosis of biliary atresia remains unclear. This study examined the …

OBJECTIVE: Preliminary data suggested that there are three subgroups of bipolar affective
disorder based on age at onset. The authors sought to replicate those findings and determine …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: This study analyses the prognosis of biliary atresia (BA) in France
since liver transplantation (LT) became widely available. METHODS: The charts of all BA …

Background Colistin often remains the only active agent against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative
pathogens. The aim of the study was to assess efficacy of nebulized colistin for …

Background/Aims: The reported incidence of biliary atresia varies from 5 to 32/100 000 live
births. The existence of seasonality and/or clustering is controversial. Based on a large …