Introduction: Azathioprine (AZA) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) are both first-line steroid-sparing agents used for the treatment of pemphigus in combination with a corticosteroid, but few studies to date have directly ...

Study Objective: This report outlines our first experience of sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping in the natural orifices transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) technique, which is the combination of the least invasive ...

Background: There is limited evidence of medication adherence related to progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine associations between medication adherence and the ...

Aims To determine an association between hs-CRP and metabolic control/diabetic chronic vascular complications (DCVCCxs) in the patients with type 2 diabetes (DM). In addition, the possibility of using hs-CRP levels to ...

The aim of this study was to define the bowel movements of healthy Thai infants up to 12 months of age. Fifty infants were evaluated at 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 months of age. Data regarding bowel habits was recorded by parents ...

Background and objectives Pulse pressure has been shown as a risk factor for mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). However, the effect of change in pulse pressure during hemodialysis on survival in a ...

Background: Clinical inertia is a failure to intensify treatment according to evidence-based guidelines, and can have both short- and long-term adverse effects for type 2 diabetes (T2D). The aim of the present study was ...

Objectives: To assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) primary screening triage with p16/Ki-67 dual stain cytology compared to cytology. Methods: We conducted an Excel®-based budget impact ...

Background: The most common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in pregnancy is preeclampsia. Serum cystatin C (CysC) is a potential biomarker of early kidney damage as its levels are not disturbed by volume status changes ...

Introduction: Magnesium sulfate is used for preventing seizures in patients with severe preeclampsia. Previous studies have demonstrated that magnesium plays a significant role in the endothelial function and might have ...