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Upper Respiratory Infection
Recurrent febrile URI and exacerbations were defined as two or more episodes within the previous 6 months.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
URI episodes were defined by a symptom criterion and by clinically verified self-reported illness.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Additional studies are needed to further define the role of acute phase cytokines in virus-induced AOM.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Urinary Tract Infection
Participants will receive either a defined daily dose of 3 2 arbutin 105 mg for 5 days (intervention) or fosfomycin 3 g once (control).[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Symptoms that all studies considered were relevant to diagnose UTI were adequately defined.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Ultrasonography revealed multiple, ill-defined margined, hypoechoic areas and cysts within the cortex.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Acute Gastroenteritis
The rotavirus and norovirus epidemic periods were defined as the periods from March to June and from November to February, respectively, based on their disease prevalence.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
AGE was defined by a medical question (Do you have a stomach or intestinal illness with vomiting or diarrhea that started during last 30 d?).[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
METHODS: The probable cases and confirmed cases were defined as students or teachers with diarrhoea or vomiting present since the term began in February 2014.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Influenza
However, pregnancy-induced shifts in vaccine responsiveness remain poorly defined.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The seroprotection rate was defined in 2 ways as the proportion of subjects who achieved an antibody titer of 1:40 or 1:160.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasonal influenza vaccines produced by Instituto Butantan were safe and immunogenic according to the immunogenicity criteria defined by the European[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Patulous Eustachian Tube
METHODS: Studies evaluating the surgical management of PET were extracted based on defined inclusion criteria.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The classification for grading of severity is defined as follows: 1) no handicap (0-8), 2) mild handicap (10-16), 3) moderate handicap (18-24), and 4) severe handicap (26-[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Successful treatment was defined as complete relief or significant improvement plus satisfaction with treatment.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Sinusitis
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: NLD enlargement, defined as a truly isolated asymptomatic dilatation of the NLD, is rarely encountered.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Importance is placed on following a systematic process of investigation and management, and adhering to well-defined basic surgical principles.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is defined as asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, and hypersensitivity to cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitors.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Skin Infection
Abstract Disseminated herpes zoster is defined as the presence of more than 20 lesions outside the dermatome.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
OBJECTIVES: Outcome assessments as clinical trial endpoints should be well-defined, reliable, and reflect meaningful treatment benefits.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
.” — Tony Allen still thinks about a defining moment in his career that happened in Boston.[nesn.com]
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Dementia
He had no opportunistic infections or any other AIDS defining illnesses. He recovered fully within 3 months of antiretroviral therapy.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Among the risk factors evaluated in the BHT, a total risk score greater or equal to 8 was defined as a high risk for dementia.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
INTERVENTIONS: Daily defined doses of anticholinergic drugs coded using the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden (ACB) scale, in total and grouped by subclass, prescribed 4-20[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Pneumonia
VAP-TF was defined as composite of death attributable to pneumonia and relapse within 28 days of the first episode.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The primary endpoint was adverse outcome defined as death or ICU admission within 30-days; the secondary endpoint was 6-year mortality.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Patients suspected of having VAP by the clinical team underwent bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage (bBAL) and semi-quantitative culture, with VAP defined as clinical symptoms[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Acute Bronchitis
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The primary study end point was clinical cure, as defined by a or 75% reduction in a validated Acute Bronchitis Severity Score by 14 days; analysis was[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The main outcome measure is the number of days with frequent cough defined by the symptom diary with a score of 1 or more.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 4 Efficacy Endpoints: Clinical improvement or cure Harm Endpoints: Reduction in cough Narrative: Acute bronchitis is defined[thennt.com]