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Assessment of empiric outpatient therapy and readmission rates from the emergency department for community acquired pneumonia
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Background: Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common reason for emergency department visits and is associated with high mortality and readmission rates. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to ...
Doxycycline vs. penicillin G benzathine for the treatment of syphilis in patients with HIV
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Background: Syphilis is a highly prevalent sexually transmitted infection which can lead to serious health complications if not treated effectively. Historically, penicillin G benzathine has been the primary agent used to ...
Associations between social determinants of health and frequency of poor mental health days: A cross-sectional analysis of 2017 BRFSS
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Introduction: In 2020, over 50 million adults in the US had a diagnosed mental illness. While the overall burden of illness among mental health disorders is great, studies continue to show increased mental health needs ...
Adherence to reporting guidelines across clinical neurology journals: A preliminary study
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Background: High quality research is depended upon by clinicians for daily practice and advancement of medicine. Reporting guidelines (RG) and clinical trial registration help ensure that studies are performed in a transparent ...
Harms reporting in systematic reviews of microvascular free flap in head and neck reconstruction
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Objective: To evaluate harms reporting in systematic reviews of microvascular free flap in head and neck reconstruction.
Use of behavioural change taxonomies in systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding obesity management
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Aims: We investigated the prevalence of behavioral change taxonomies in systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to obesity management. In addition, we analyzed the funding sources, author conflicts of interest statements, ...
Impact of BioFire FilmArray blood culture identification panel 2 (BCID2) and antimicrobial stewardship interventions on time to optimal antimicrobial therapy in patients with positive blood cultures
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Background: Delayed treatment of bloodstream infections (BSI) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Conventional methods for organism identification and susceptibility data from blood cultures can take on ...
Protein size differentiation in ADAMTS7 Turbo ID experiment
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Background: In research for ADAMTS7’s substrate, a question arose about the size of Turbo ID constructs. Turbo ID is an enzyme that can catalyze the biotinylation of endogenous protein, which fuses to the protein of interest ...
Purple urine bag syndrome
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Background: Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare complication of urinary tract infection in the setting of indwelling catheters, leading to purple discoloration of urine and tubing. Reported prevalence varies in the ...
Teeth, and hair, and sebum, oh my! A case of bilateral large ovarian teratomas
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)
Background: An ovarian teratoma can be classified as either mature (benign) or immature (malignant). Mature teratomas contain hair follicles, adipose tissue, glial tissue, and perinerval nervous tissue. They can reach ...