Titre : Vertige

Vertige : Questions médicales fréquentes

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Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
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"Quels sont les symptômes courants du vertige ?", "position": 6, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Les symptômes incluent des sensations de rotation, des nausées, des vomissements et des troubles de l'équilibre." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Le vertige peut-il provoquer des pertes d'équilibre ?", "position": 7, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, le vertige peut entraîner des chutes et des pertes d'équilibre significatives." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Le vertige est-il toujours accompagné de nausées ?", "position": 8, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Non, bien que fréquent, le vertige peut survenir sans nausées ni vomissements." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Peut-on ressentir des acouphènes avec le vertige ?", "position": 9, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, les acouphènes peuvent accompagner le vertige, surtout dans les troubles de l'oreille interne." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Le 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le vertige ?", "position": 14, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, le stress peut exacerber les symptômes de vertige chez certaines personnes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les changements de position peuvent-ils provoquer le vertige ?", "position": 15, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, des changements rapides de position peuvent déclencher des épisodes de vertige." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quels traitements sont disponibles pour le vertige ?", "position": 16, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Les traitements incluent des médicaments, la rééducation vestibulaire et parfois la chirurgie." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les médicaments peuvent-ils soulager le vertige ?", "position": 17, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, des antihistaminiques et des sédatifs peuvent aider à réduire les symptômes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "La rééducation vestibulaire est-elle efficace ?", "position": 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{ "@type": "Answer", "text": "Les facteurs incluent l'âge, les antécédents de traumatismes crâniens et certaines maladies." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les personnes âgées sont-elles plus à risque de vertige ?", "position": 27, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, le vieillissement augmente le risque de troubles vestibulaires et de vertige." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Certaines maladies augmentent-elles le risque de vertige ?", "position": 28, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, des maladies comme la migraine vestibulaire et la maladie de Ménière augmentent le risque." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Le stress peut-il être un facteur de risque ?", "position": 29, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, le stress chronique peut contribuer à l'apparition de vertiges chez certaines personnes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les antécédents familiaux jouent-ils un rôle dans le vertige ?", "position": 30, 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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and multiplex polymerase chain reaction test on outpatient antibiotic prescriptions for pediatric respiratory infection.

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on outpatient antibiotic prescriptions for pediatric respiratory infections at an acute care hospital in Japan in order to di...

Development and evaluation of a multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for detecting bacteria associated with lower respiratory tract infection.

This study aimed to establish a multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction (MQ-PCR) assay for 12 bacterial pathogens found in lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and to evaluate its perform... The study was divided into two stages: a pilot study to establish the methodology and a clinical validation study to evaluate its performance. In the pilot study, we established the MQ-PCR and analyze... The limit of detection was 1000 copies/ml, and the maximum efficiency was >95%. When cutoffs of ≥10... This study demonstrates that the new MQ-PCR assay is time-saving, more effective and sensitive, and brings us closer to mainstream adoption of quantitative molecular detection of bacteria....

Nasopharyngeal detection of atypical bacteria by multiplex polymerase chain reaction panel in acutely ill children was associated with an increased risk of pneumonia.

We aimed to assess whether detection of respiratory bacteria by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing associates with clinical outcomes in acutely ill children.... This cross-sectional study enrolled children under the age of 18 with a suspected respiratory infection treated in a paediatric emergency department of Oulu University Hospital, Finland from January 2... At least one bacterial pathogen was detected in 600 out of the 1195 children (50%). The mean age was 3.3 (SD 3.7) years and 54% were boys. Atypical bacteria were associated with a risk of pneumonia (a... Nasopharyngeal detection of atypical bacteria in acutely ill children was associated with a markedly increased risk of pneumonia. The clinical utility of wide testing for other respiratory bacteria ne...

Bead-Based Multiplexed Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction in a Single Tube Using Universal Sequences: An Ultrasensitive, Cross-Reaction-Free, and High-Throughput Strategy.

The multiplexed digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is widely used in molecular diagnosis owing to its high sensitivity and throughput for multiple target detection compared with the single-plexed...

Examining the clinical impact of rapid multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based diagnostic testing for bloodstream infections in a national cohort of the Veterans Health Administration.

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a significant cause of mortality. Use of a rapid multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based blood culture identification panel (BCID) may improve antimicrobial utiliza... National, multicenter, retrospective, pre-post quasi-experimental study of hospitalized patients admitted from 2015 to 2020 to VHA facilities, which introduced the BCID for ≥1 year.... United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals with BCID.... Hospitalized VHA patients with ≥1 blood culture positive for bacteria featured on the BCID panel.... Comparison of outcomes between the pre- and post-BCID implementation groups.... Outcomes evaluated included early antimicrobial de-escalation within 48 h, defined as reduction in antimicrobial spectrum scores, time to appropriate therapy, and 30-day mortality.... A total of 4138 patients (pre-BCID, n = 2100; post-BCID, n = 2038) met the study criteria. Implementation of BCID was associated with significant improvements in early antimicrobial de-escalation (34.... In a "real-world" clinical setting, the implementation of BCID was associated with clinical improvements in antimicrobial utilization. The BCID platform may serve as a useful adjunct for BSI managemen...

Impact of multiplex polymerase chain reaction syndromic panel on antibiotic use among hospitalized children with respiratory tract illness during COVID-19 pandemic.

Precise detection of respiratory pathogens by molecular method potentially may shorten the time to diagnose and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.... Medical records of hospitalized children from January 2020 to June 2021 with acute respiratory illness who received a FilmArray RP for respiratory pathogens were reviewed and compared with data from d... In total, 283 patients and 150 diagnosis-matched controls were included. Single pathogen was detected in 84.3% (193/229) of the patients. The most common pathogen was human rhinovirus/enterovirus (31.... Shorter antimicrobial DOTs were identified in children with lower respiratory tract infection admitted to general pediatric ward and with an identifiable respiratory pathogen, indicating a role of the...

Performance of two commercial multiplex polymerase chain reaction assays for the etiological diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men.

This study aimed to investigate the etiologies of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Taiwan.... Two commercial assays, the BD MAX Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) panel and the Allplex™ STI Essential assay (CT, GC, Mycoplasma genitalium [MG],... The Allplex qPCR identified all CT, missed one and additionally one TV from the positive samples (n = 49) by the BD MAX assay in the first stage. At the second stage, both commercial assays showed sim... High rates of STI-associated etiologies were observed in MSM. The positive rates were higher in rectal swabs than in urine samples....

Evaluation of point-of-care multiplex polymerase chain reaction in guiding antibiotic treatment of patients acutely admitted with suspected community-acquired pneumonia in Denmark: A multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Rapid and accurate detection of pathogens is needed in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to enable appropriate antibiotics and to slow the development of antibiotic resistance. We aimed to compare th... We performed a superiority, parallel-group, open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (RCT) in 3 Danish medical emergency departments (EDs) from March 2021 to February 2022. Adults acutely ... In a setting with an already restrictive use of antibiotics, adding POC-PCR to the diagnostic setup did not increase the number of patients treated with narrow-spectrum or without antibiotics. POC-PCR... ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04651712)....

The role of gastrointestinal pathogen polymerase chain reaction testing in liver transplant recipients hospitalized with diarrhea.

Diarrhea is a common symptom among liver transplant (LT) recipients and can result in significant morbidity. The utility of PCR-based multiplex gastrointestinal (GI) pathogen panels in this population... We assessed incidence, predictors, and outcomes of GI PCR positivity among inpatients who underwent stool pathogen testing with the FilmArray multiplex GI PCR panel at our institution within 1 year fo... A total of 112 patients were identified. Of these, 14 (12.5%) had a positive PCR for any pathogen. Escherichia coli (n = 9) and Norovirus (n = 5) were the most common pathogens detected. Recipients wi... In hospitalized LT recipients with diarrhea, GI PCR pathogen identification was associated with the use of targeted antimicrobial therapy and a shorter length of stay. GI PCR testing should be conside...