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Medicina, Volume 48, Issue 2

2012 February - 8 articles

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Articles (8)

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
1,871 Views
7 Pages

Objective. The aim of the study was to test if variations in oral hygiene levels in adolescents were associated with locus of control and parenting styles after controlling for demographic factors. Material and Methods. The study sample comprised 237...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
2,032 Views
6 Pages

Escherichia coli Colonization in Neonates: Prevalence, Perinatal Transmission, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Risk Factors

  • Rasa Tamelienė,
  • Eglė Barčaitė,
  • Dalia Stonienė,
  • Jūratė Buinauskienė,
  • Eglė Markūnienė,
  • Aušrelė Kudrevičienė,
  • Astra Vitkauskienė,
  • Daiva Jomantienė and
  • Rūta Nadišauskienė

Escherichia coli is one of the leading causes of early-onset neonatal sepsis in many industrialized countries. However, there is a lack of studies on Escherichia coli colonization in women and neonates. The study aimed at determining the prevalence E...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,411 Views
3 Pages

Two Cases of Takotsubo Syndrome Related to Tracheal Intubation/Extubation

  • Triin Jakobson,
  • Nikolai Svitškar,
  • Kadri Tamme,
  • Joel Starkopf and
  • Juri Karjagin

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an acute, reversible left ventricular dysfunction with characteristic contractility disorder and is usually preceded by emotional or physical stress. Two cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy related to tracheal manipulation a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,379 Views
4 Pages

Two Dog-Related Infections Leading to Death: Overwhelming Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis in a Patient With Cystic Echinococcosis

  • Raimonda Matulionytė,
  • Ingrida Lisauskienė,
  • Gintautas Kėkštas and
  • Arvydas Ambrozaitis

Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a fastidious, capnophilic, fusiform, and filamentous gram-negative rod. It is part of the normal oral flora of dogs and cats and can cause an infection in humans, but is of generally low virulence in healthy individuals....

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
1,456 Views
4 Pages

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the biomechanical effects of locking reconstruction plate positioning on the osteosynthesis of clavicle midshaft simulated transverse fractures.

Material and Methods
. Twelve synthetic clavicles with s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
2,034 Views
11 Pages

Effect of Gold Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Established Collagen Arthritis in Rats

  • Laima Leonavičienė,
  • Gailutė Kirdaitė,
  • Rūta Bradūnaitė,
  • Dalia Vaitkienė,
  • Audrius Vasiliauskas,
  • Danguolė Zabulytė,
  • Almira Ramanavičienė,
  • Arūnas Ramanavičius,
  • Teisutis Ašmenavičius and
  • Zygmunt Mackiewicz

Background and objective. The role of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in the treatment of autoimmune diseases remains vague. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of AuNPs in the treatment of rats with established collagen-induced a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,476 Views
7 Pages

Reliability and Validity of DPA-1 Testing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

  • Sigitas Kamandulis,
  • Agnė Kanavolaitė,
  • Albertas Skurvydas,
  • Laimutis Škikas,
  • Vytautas Streckis,
  • Dalia Mickevičienė,
  • Kazimieras Pukėnas,
  • Vilma Jurevičienė and
  • Nerijus Masiulis

29 February 2012

There is a lack of equipment and methods for the reliable and valid measurements of human neuromuscular control. To overcome this limitation, an analyzer of dynamic parameters (DPA-1) of human hand and leg movements was constructed by Kaunas Universi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,096 Views
3 Pages

Quality of Life in Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Lina Šiaudvytytė,
  • Dovilė Mitkutė and
  • Jūratė Balčiūnienė

18 February 2012

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life in persons affected by agerelated macular degeneration.

Material and Methods
. The study was performed in the Clinic of Ophthalmology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. A to...

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