Objective: Rapid and early detection of patients at risk to develop sepsis remains demanding.
Heparin-binding protein (HBP) has previously demonstrated good prognostic properties in …

Early administration of antibiotics is associated with better survival in sepsis, thus screening
and early detection for sepsis is of clinical importance. Current risk stratification scores used …

Neutrophils are essential for host defense at the oral mucosa and neutropenia or functional
neutrophil defects lead to disordered oral homeostasis. We found that neutrophils from the …

We compared the risk of severe COVID-19 during two periods 2021 and 2022 when Delta
and Omicron, respectively, were the dominating virus variants in Scania county, Sweden. We …

Objectives Patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) at risk for infective
endocarditis (IE) need to be identified because they should undergo echocardiography. We …

The objective of this in vitro study was to evaluate the efficacy of a variety of endodontic
irrigating devices. This study utilized plastic blocks with artificial canals to simulate the clinical …

The disease COVID-19 has developed into a worldwide pandemic. Hyperinflammation and
high levels of several cytokines, for example, IL-6, are observed in severe COVID-19 cases. …

We prospectively evaluated 75 patients by fiber-optic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar
lavage (BAL) for the presence of bacteriallower-respiratory-tract infection. BAL specimens …

Qdenga� has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for individuals > 4
years of age and for use according to national recommendations. The vaccine shows high …

Cultures and histochemical stains for fungi were performed on concentrated, cytocentrifuged
bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples from 82 immunocompromised patients undergoing …