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Prolonged acquired neutropenia in children.
13 Dec 2009 
BACKGROUND: Acquired neutropenia is not uncommon in childhood. This study investigated the risk factors associated with developing prolonged acquired neutropenia. PROCEDURE: We reviewed 66,062 hospital admission medical records from the 5-year ...
rec_pub_19711442-prolonged-acquired-neutropenia-children.htm
30 Oct 2009 We report the first imported case of African tick bite fever (ATBF) in a patient from Taiwan who returned from a 10-day trip to South Africa. Diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from eschar biopsies. Portions of rickettsial ...
rec_pub_19861602-african-tick-bite-fever-taiwanese-traveler-returning-south-africa.htm
30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing dermatosis. Previous studies have focused mostly on pediatric patients, and investigations emphasizing adult AD have been limited. OBJECTIVE: We set out to determine the 1-year prevalence ...
rec_pub_19595479-prevalence-adult-atopic-dermatitis-nursing-staff-taiwanese-medical.htm
The study of personal constructs of death and fear of death among Taiwanese adolescents.
30 Oct 2009 This study administered an open-ended questionnaire about death and the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale (MFODS) to explore the relationships between personal constructs about death and fears of death among Taiwanese adolescents. The sample ...
rec_pub_19877367-the-study-personal-constructs-death-fear-death-taiwanese-adolescents.htm
13 Oct 2009 Late cardiovascular complications after intervention for coarctation of the aorta (CoA) might be common. Such data, especially in Asian populations, are still limited. A total of 169 patients with CoA who survived balloon (n = 41) or surgical (n = ...
rec_pub_19801038-late-cardiovascular-complications-surgical-balloon-angioplasty.htm
X-linked liver glycogenosis in a Taiwanese family: transmission from undiagnosed males.
29 Sep 2009 X-linked liver glycogenosis (XLG), also known as glycogen storage disease type-lXa, is characterized by hepatomegaly, abnormal liver functions and growth retardation. It is caused by mutations in the PHKA2 gene that encodes the alpha-subunit of ...
rec_pub_19856867-x-linked-liver-glycogenosis-taiwanese-family-transmission-undiagnosed.htm
Pediatric critical care--a new frontier.
29 Sep 2009 Pediatric intensive care is now a subspecialty of pediatric medicine. Different pathologic and physiologic processes occur in pediatric patients who require intensive care. Thus, the faculty and staffing requirement differ in many aspects from those ...
rec_pub_19856860-pediatric-critical-care-new-frontier.htm
Drug-use pattern of Chinese herbal medicines in insomnia: a 4-year survey in Taiwan.
29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Insomnia is a common complaint in the general population. Interest in the use of alternative treatments for insomnia is increasing exponentially and is fairly common in Taiwan. We undertook a survey to define the drug ...
rec_pub_19753680-drug-use-pattern-chinese-herbal-medicines-insomnia-4-year-survey.htm
29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Computer keyboards and mice are potential reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens, but routine disinfection for non-water-proof computer devices is a problem. With better hand hygiene compliance of health-care workers (HCWs), the impact of ...
rec_pub_19796381-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-acinetobacter-baumannii.htm
29 Sep 2009 We surveyed the prevalence and contents of class 1 integrons in clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, during 2 periods (1993 and 2004). Class 1 integrons were present in 78 isolates (34.2%) from 1993 (n = 228) and ...
rec_pub_19748438-characterization-class-1-integrons-gene-cassettes-clinical-isolates.htm
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