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Metronidazole in conjunction with penicillin neither prevents recurrence nor enhances recovery from peritonsillar abscess when compared with penicillin alone: A prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
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Oxford University Press
, 2016 , Article)
Objectives
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of metronidazole in conjunction with penicillin in preventing the recurrence of peritonsillar abscess (PTA) and to learn whether metronidazole enhances ...
Generalisability theory analyses of concept mapping assessment scores in a problem-based medical curriculum
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Context
In problem-based learning (PBL), students construct concept maps that integrate different concepts related to the PBL case and are guided by the learning needs generated in small-group tutorials. Although an ...
Prevalence of fibularis tertius muscle in South-eastren Indian populat1ion: A surface anatomical study
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TIP ARASTIRMALARI DERNEGI
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Fibularis tertius (FT) is a variant muscle of the anterior compartment of leg which involves in dorsiflexion and evertion of the foot. Literature shows that the reported prevalence of FT ranges from 49-100%. ...
Preparing foundation-year students for medical studies in a problem-based learning environment: Students׳ perceptions
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
PurposeTo contribute to the field of preparing new students for their medical studies and to investigate how foundation-year medical students perceive the progression of appropriate learning skills for studying in a PBL ...
Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA)
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BioMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are an important cause of morbidity and are frequently associated with poor prognosis, particularly in high-risk patients. The cornerstones in the management of complicated IAIs are timely ...
Lecturing skills as predictors of tutoring skills in a problem-based medical curriculum
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Dove Press
, 2016 , Article)
Purpose: Recruitment of tutors to work in problem-based learning (PBL) programs is challenging, especially in that most of them are graduated from discipline-based programs. Therefore, this study aims at examining whether ...
Targeted delivery of rifampicin to tuberculosis-infected macrophages: design, in-vitro, and in-vivo performance of rifampicin-loaded poly(ester amide)s nanocarriers
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2016 , Article)
We have developed a nano drug delivery system for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) using rifampicin (RF) encapsulated in poly(ester amide)s nanoparticles (PEA-RF-NPs), which are biocompatible polymers. In this study, ...
Prevalence of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Autopsy Studies Over Six Decades: A Meta-Analysis
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
, 2016 , Article)
Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) incidence has been reported to have increased three- to 15-fold in the past few decades. It is unclear whether this represents overdiagnosis or a true increase in incidence. Therefore, ...
Parent and adolescent reports in assessing adolescent sleep problems: results from a large population study
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Wiley
, 2016 , Article)
To compare parent and adolescent reports in exploring adolescent sleep problems and to identify the factors associated with adolescent sleep problem disclosures. Parent (n = 5185) and adolescent reports (n = 5171, age=13.9 ...
Identification of SER-PRO-CYS Peptide in Blood Serum of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
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Bentham Science Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
Monitoring of multiple sclerosis (MS) requires additional molecular markers. Recently, we used original TCA-precipitation/extraction approach in combination with MALDI TOF/TOF mass-spectrometry and identified earlier unknown ...