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Role of moxifloxacin for the treatment of commmunity-acquired complicated intra-abdominal infections in Taiwan
13 January 2012
Complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) are common yet serious infections that can potentially lead to substantial morbidity and morbidity. As an essential adjunct to source control, the goals ...
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Yeu-Jun Lau,
Yen-Hsu Chen,
Ching-Tai Huang,
Wen-Sen Lee,
Cheng-Yi Liu,
Jien-Wei Liu,
Hsiao-Dong Liu,
Yuarn-Jang Lee,
Chao-Wen Chen,
Wen-Chien Ko,
Po-Ren Hsueh
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1-6
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Protein enrichment, cellulase production and in vitro digestion improvement of pangolagrass with solid state fermentation
12 December 2011
Background and Purpose: Pangolagrass, Digitaria decumbens Stent, is a major grass for cow feeding, and may be a good substrate for protein enrichment. To improve the quality of pangolagrass for animal...
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Chan-Chin Hu,
Li-Yun Liu,
Shang-Shyng Yang
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7-14
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Clinical manifestations of a cluster of rotavirus infection in young infants hospitalized in neonatal care units
12 December 2011
Purpose: To define the clinical manifestations of rotavirus (RV) infection in neonates and young infants hospitalized in neonatal care units, which are rarely reported. Materials and Methods: From Oct...
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I-Chen Tai,
Yhu-Chering Huang,
Rey-In Lien,
Chung-Guei Huang,
Kuo-Chien Tsao,
Tzou-Yien Lin
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15-21
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Kawasaki disease and Henoch–Schönlein purpura – 10 years’ experience of childhood vasculitis at a university hospital in Taiwan
19 December 2011
Background/Purpose: To investigate the clinical manifestations, disease activity and prognosis in different types of vasculitis. Methods: The charts of pediatric patients with vasculitis diagnosed fro...
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Mei-Chen Teng,
Li-Chieh Wang,
Hsin-Hui Yu,
Jyh-Hong Lee,
Yao-Hsu Yang,
Bor-Luen Chiang
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22-30
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Clinical and bacteriological characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae causing liver abscess with less frequently observed multi-locus sequences type, ST163, from Singapore and Missouri, US
05 December 2011
Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae is the major cause of liver abscesses in several Asian countries. Differences in the type of circulating Klebsiella strains and/or the genetic make up of the host see...
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Getahun Abate,
Tse-Hsien Koh,
Morey Gardner,
L. Kristopher Siu
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31-36
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Clonal spread of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in eastern Taiwan
12 December 2011
Background and Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii to three types of antib...
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Kai-Chih Chang,
Ming-Feng Lin,
Nien-Tsung Lin,
Wen-Jui Wu,
Han-Yueh Kuo,
Teng-Yi Lin,
Tsai-Lian Yang,
Yu-Chuan Chen,
Ming-Li Liou
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37-42
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Outbreak of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii complex harboring different carbapenemase gene-associated genetic structures in an intensive care unit
15 December 2011
Background and Purpose: To investigate the clinical and molecular epidemiology of the imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii (IRAcb) complex during an outbreak in an in...
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Yi-Tzu Lee,
Chang-Phone Fung,
Fu-Der Wang,
Chien-Pei Chen,
Te-Li Chen,
Wen-Long Cho
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43-51
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Safety and efficacy of daptomycin for the treatment of hospitalized adult patients in Taiwan with severe staphylococcal infections
08 December 2011
Background and Purpose: The safety and efficacy of treating serious infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus with daptomycin in a Taiwanese population were studied. Methods: A retrospective, multice...
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Chung-Chih Lai,
Wang-Huei Sheng,
Jann-Tay Wang,
Chun-Hsin Liao,
Mao-Wang Ho,
Chwen-Je Chen,
Der-Li Chen,
Ming-Uen Chou,
Chien-Ming Lee,
Yee-Chun Lin,
Ming-Ye Pong,
Shan-Chwen Chang
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52-57
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Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with tubo-ovarian abscess at a tertiary care hospital in Northern Taiwan
12 December 2011
Background/Purpose: Controversy exists regarding the need for surgical intervention in patients with tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA). This study was aimed at investigating the clinical characteristics and ...
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Chien-Feng Kuo,
Shin-Yi Tsai,
Te-Chu Liu,
Cheng-Chih Lin,
Chang-Pan Liu,
Chun-Ming Lee
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58-64
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Serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) in ocular toxoplasmosis
08 December 2011
There are no previous study about ocular toxoplasmosis and serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphated hormone (DHEAS). We use the chemoluminiscence automatized Immulite assay to determine the le...
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Alejandra de-la-Torre,
Angela Cristina Ríos-Cadavid,
Carlos Mario Cardozo-García,
Leonardo Padilla,
Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín
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65-68
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Higher levels of soluble Fas ligand and transforming growth factor-β after omalizumab treatment: A case report
16 January 2012
A skewed T-helper (Th)1/Th2 immune response is considered to be the major cause of allergic disorders. Overproduction of Th2 cytokines, which promote recruitment and activation of mast cells and eosin...
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Shu-Ling Kao,
Hong-Ren Yu,
Ho-Chang Kuo,
Ka-Yin Tsui,
Chih-Chiang Wu,
Ling-Sai Chang,
Chi-Di Liang,
Yu-Hsiu Chung,
Kuender D. Yang
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69-71
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Lemierre syndrome complicating multiple brain abscesses caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae cured by fosfomycin and meropenem combination therapy
12 December 2011
A woman aged 56 years of age had a community-acquired left neck abscess and internal jugular vein thrombosis with septicemia due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Klebsiella pneumoniae...
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Wen-Sen Lee,
Fu-Der Wang,
Ying-Hua Shieh,
Sing-On Teng,
Tsong-Yih Ou
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72-74
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Leptospirosis with transient paraparesis and thrombocytopenia: A case report
08 December 2011
Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis in the world. We present an unusual case of leptospirosis in a 44-year-old man with severe thrombocytopenia and transient paraparesis. The diagnosis of le...
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Lih-shinn Wang,
Chia-ching Jackie Wang,
Shu-hua Huang,
Hueichen Chao,
Sheng-huang Lin,
Jwo-haur Chang,
Yu-huai Ho
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75-78
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