SOLUBLE CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE TREATS WOUND INFECTIONS AND PROMOTES WOUND HEALING IN A NOVEL MRSA-INFECTED PORCINE PARTIAL-THICKNESS BURN WOUND MODEL.

Soluble chitosan derivative treats wound infections and promotes wound healing in a novel MRSA-infected porcine partial-thickness burn wound model.

Burns are physically debilitating and potentially fatal injuries.The most common etiology of burn wound infections in the US is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which is particularly recalcitrant when biofilms form.The current standard of care, silver sulfadiazine (SSD) is effective in reducing bacterial load, but less effective

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Noninvasive oxygenation strategies in adult patients with acute respiratory failure: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract Background Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is one of the leading causes of intensive care unit admission and is associated with high mortality.Noninvasive oxygenation strategies such as high-flow nasal cannula, standard oxygen therapy, and noninvasive ventilation (delivered by either face mask or helmet interface) are widely available

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Focal nodular hyperplasia with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: A paraneoplastic condition or coincidental findings?

Background: Paraneoplastic glomerulonephritis (GN) are defined as glomerular lesions not directly related to tumor burden, invasion, or Fruit Formulas metastasis but induced by products of tumor cells.They are usually associated with solid tumors of gastrointestinal tract and hematological malignancies.Nephrotic syndrome is a rare manifestation of

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