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61 Development and Validation of a New Grading Scale for Otitis Media The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 26, 2013    Review Article

62 Human Papillomavirus Infections and Upper Aero-Digestive Tract Cancers: The ARCAGE Study Journal of the National Cancer Institute, March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

63 p16 immunohistochemistry alone is a better prognosticator in tonsil cancer than human papillomavirus in situ hybridization with or without p16 immunohistochemistry Acta Oto-Laryngologica , March 25, 2013    Clinical Article

64 Otitis media among high-risk populations: can probiotics inhibit Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation and the risk of disease European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, March 21, 2013    Review Article

65 Comparison of multi-space infections of the head and neck in the elderly and non-elderly: Part I the descriptive data Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, March 20, 2013    Clinical Article

66 Inflammatory cast of the tympanic membrane after acute otitis media The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, March 20, 2013    Clinical Article

67 Effects of amoxicillin treatment on the salivary microbiota in children with acute otitis media Clinical Microbiology and Infection, March 19, 2013    Clinical Article

68 Nasopharyngeal Carriage of K. pneumoniae and other Gram-Negative Bacilli in Pneumonia-prone Age Groups in Semarang Area, Indonesia Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 19, 2013    Review Article

69 Key methods of identifying the horizontal facial nerve during difficult middle-ear surgery The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, March 19, 2013    Clinical Article

70 Facial nerve canal dehiscence in chronic otitis media without cholesteatoma European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, March 18, 2013    Review Article

71 Secondary, profound, sensorineural hearing loss after recovery from haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli , and subsequent cochlear implantation, in two Japanese children The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, March 15, 2013

72 Assessment of Human Papilloma Virus Infection in Adult Laryngeal Papilloma Using a Screening Test Journal of Voice, March 14, 2013    Clinical Article

73 The bacteriology of chronic rhinosinusitis and the pre-eminence of Staphylococcus aureus in revision patients International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, March 13, 2013    Clinical Article

74 Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis Associated With Mastoiditis Due to Recurrent Otitis Media American Journal of Therapeutics, March 13, 2013

75 Prevalence dependent calibration of a predictive model for nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, March 12, 2013    Review Article

76 Patients nostril microbial flora: individual-dependency and diversity precluding prediction of Staphylococcus aureus acquisition Clinical Microbiology and Infection, March 12, 2013    Review Article

77 Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus: the Trojan horse of recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, March 12, 2013    Clinical Article

78 Clinical characteristics and outcome in patients with isolated sphenoid sinus aspergilloma Auris Nasus Larynx, March 12, 2013    Review Article

79 Clinical evaluation of the oral probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 in the prevention of recurrent pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in adults Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, March 12, 2013    Clinical Article

80 Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is characterized by B-cell inflammation and EBV-induced protein 2 expression The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, March 11, 2013    Clinical Article

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Predicting decompensation during severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B

In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.

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Three risk factors for mortality in the elderly with pneumonia identified

In a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.

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Tobacco and alcohol abuse in HPV-positive patients increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

In a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).

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