Low albumin level is more strongly associated with adverse outcomes and Staphylococcus aureus infection than hemoglobin A1C or smoking tobacco
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DOI: 10.1002/jor.25282
Abstract: Postsurgical deep musculoskeletal infections are a major clinical problem in Orthopaedic Surgery. A serum‐based nomogram, which can objectively risk‐stratify patients, and aid surgeons in delineating infection risk associated with orthopedic surgical interventions, would be immensely… read more here.
Keywords: infection; aureus infection; staphylococcus aureus; level strongly ... See more keywords
Serum albumin is the strongest predictor of anti-tumor necrosis factor nonresponse in inflammatory bowel disease in resource-constrained regions lacking therapeutic drug monitoring.
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DOI: 10.5217/ir.2022.00128
Abstract: Background/Aims Evidence on predictors of primary nonresponse (PNR), and secondary loss of response (SLR) to anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents in inflammatory bowel disease is scarce from Asia. We evaluated clinical/biochemical/molecular markers of PNR/SLR in… read more here.
Keywords: anti tumor; disease; inflammatory bowel; bowel disease ... See more keywords