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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDiagnostic Value of Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Procalcitonin in Differentiation Bacterial from Aseptic MeningitisZhinous Bayat Makoo, Hamid Reza Soltani, Akbar Hasani et al.Problem statement: Acute bacterial meningitis is one of the most important causes of medical emergency diseases, which can cause high mortality and morbidity rates. Early antibiotic therapy is life saving in bacterial meningitis. One of the most common etiologies of acute meningitis is viral. Differentiation between bacterial and Aseptic meningitis is mandatory, which leads to avoid useless administration of antibiotics. … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2010 · 12,078 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEmotion Regulation in Childhood with Cancer (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia)Siti Yuyun Rahayu Fitri, Ediasri T. Atmodiwirjo, Winarini WilmanProblem statement: Emotion regulation in children with Leukemia actively undergoing a chemotherapy program has distinctive forms of regulation in the research on different cultures. Furthermore, the capability of children to regulate their emotions during a dynamic process involving frequent hospitalization and painful treatment is of increasing interest to researchers. This must also take into account how the role of culture … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 4 Oct 2011 · 7,583 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Difficulties of Diagnosing a Rare Entity in a Common SituationManel Maymí Ballesteros, Toni Soriano Colomé et al.Acute purulent pericarditis is rare and more prevalent in the pre-antibiotic era with high mortality, around 40% despite optimal treatment. The diagnosis can be difficult, requiring the practice of a pericardiocentesis in cases with a high index of suspicion. When such a rare entity coincides with another one more frequently the diagnosis can become tricky. We present the case of … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, Issue 2 · 7 Apr 2023 · 5,404 accessesView PDF Cite