Prevention and treatment of high-altitude illness in travelersSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 43-49 - 2004
David R. Murdoch
High-altitude illness is the collective term for acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). These syndromes can affect unacclimatized travelers shortly after ascent to high altitude (especially higher than 2500 m). AMS is relatively common and usually is mild and self-limiting; HACE and HAPE are uncommon but life-threatening. Gradu...... hiện toàn bộ
Prevention and treatment of vivax malariaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 9 - Trang 39-46 - 2007
J. Kevin Baird, Eli Schwartz, Stephen L. Hoffman
Plasmodium vivax is a significant public health threat throughout most of the tropics and to travelers to these regions. The infection causes a debilitating febrile syndrome that often recurs and in rare cases ends in death. The complex life cycle of the parasite compounds the difficulty of prevention and treatment, principally due to the phenomenon of relapse. Most common...... hiện toàn bộ
The Potential for PCR Based Testing to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of SepsisSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 372-379 - 2013
Ngan Lyle, John Boyd
Early and appropriate antibiotic use is critical for the treatment of sepsis. In practice, however, early antibiotic administration is hampered by diagnostic uncertainty with regard to both early diagnosis of disease and delayed or absent microbiological results. The diagnostic uncertainty often persists into the later stages of sepsis when clinical response to antibiotic treatment is assessed. Bl...... hiện toàn bộ