McNulty Kay (waxink08)

Scaled-down biosand filters provide a viable household water treatment option for some of the millions of people that still lack access to an improved water source. Acute infectious laryngitis is commonly occurred among children. Our study sought to investigate the effect of inhaled budesonide on among children with acute infectious laryngitis. A total of 92 children with acute infectious laryngitis were randomly allocated to either the study (46 cases, treated with inhaled budesonide) and control group (46 cases, treated with dexamethasone). The disappearance time of symptoms, therapeutic effect and adverse reactions were observed in the two groups. The therapeutic effect was significantly better in the study group than in the control group (97.83% vs 82.61%). After 3days of treatment, the disappearance time of symptoms, such as hoarseness/barking cough, singing sound in the throat, three-concave sign and dyspnea in the study group was significantly less than that in the control group (P<0.05). The levels of IL-4, IL-17, MMP-9, IL-33, IFN-γ and IgE in the two groups decreased, and evidently lower levels were found in the study group as compared to the control group (P<0.05). Inhaled budesonide exerted obvious better effect in terms of reducing serum inflammatory factors and improving the quality of life with safety profile. Inhaled budesonide exerted obvious better effect in terms of reducing serum inflammatory factors and improving the quality of life with safety profile. Multiple surgical options exist for benign parotid tumors without agreement upon a single, best approach. We evaluated the short-term outcomes and rate of complications using the ECD-FND technique for small and large parotid neoplasms involving the superficial and deep lobes of the parotid gland using a categorical approach. A single surgeon retrospective cohort study with analysis of patient demographics, outcomes, and complication rates was conducted of patients undergoing the ECD-FND for benign parotid neoplasm. Cases from May 2014 to May 2020 with at least 6months follow up were considered. Complications were assessed by chart review and tumors were categorized by size and by European Salivary Gland Society (ESGS) classification assigned by a neuroradiologist. Fifty-one patients who underwent ECD-FND of suspected benign parotid mass met inclusion criteria. The most common histology was pleomorphic adenoma (56.9%) followed by Warthin's tumor (19.6%). Overall rate of complications was 31.4% with no major complications. Most patients (88.2%) had normal facial nerve function immediately after surgery and all recovered completely in the post operative period. Sialocele occurred in 15.7% of patients with 87.5% resolved within one month and seromas occurred in four patients (7.8%). There was no significant difference in complication rates between the size of tumor (p=0.889), depth (p=0.770), or ESGS classification (p=0.846). The ECD-FND technique achieved excellent facial nerve outcomes among our cohort, which included a - proportion of large (>3cm) and deep lobe tumors. Complications rates and outcomes were similar for larger and deep lobe tumors that underwent a ECD-FND approach. 3. 3.Among the enteric viruses implicated in foodborne outbreaks, the human norovirus and hepatitis viruses A and E (HAV and HEV) represent a serious public health concern. International standard ISO 15216 proposes methods for detecting HAV and norovirus (genogroups I and II) RNA from soft fruit, leaf, stem and bulb vegetables, bottled water or food surfaces. These methods had not previously been validated for detecting the targeted viruses in other foodstuffs such as multicomponent foods, nor for detecting other viruses in foodstuffs. The aim of this study was to characterise a method derived from the vegetable method described in ISO 15216 to detect HAV, HEV and nor