The causes of cognitive decline in older persons and why exercise could be a broad-spectrum intervention for dementia.
This prospective review was designed to determine the effectiveness of a broad-spectrum health intervention program for homeless and runaway youth.
According to logistic regression analysis, the use of broad-spectrum antibiotic between initial intervention and reoperation was the only significant risk factor for emergence of MDR bacteria (odds ratio (OR) = 5.1; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.7 - 15; P = 0.0031).
Not surprisingly, in the latter study, use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials between initial intervention and reoperation was the only significant risk factor for the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens in critically ill patients with postoperative peritonitis [ 41].
Conclusion: Aggressive wound care, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and multiple surgical interventions resulted in a 90% (9/10) overall survival and 80% (4/5) survival for those with thoracic extension.
Before intervention, intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics were administered.
Thus, recognition of the risk factors for complications and treatment failure with early intervention of proper broad-spectrum antimicrobials administration may significantly improve the outcome [ 6, 7].
We included a broad spectrum of interventions to be evaluated in this meta-analysis - immunotherapy, antiangiogenic, hormonal and cytotoxic drugs combined or not with immunotherapy.
Becoming culturally competent involves a broad spectrum of interventions and strategies, requiring various degrees of adaptation, from marginal changes to radical ones [ 8, 9, 24- 27] (see Table 1).
Given such challenges, establishment of good infection control practices are believed to require a broad spectrum of interventions which address the availability and use of appropriate technologies, clear procedural guidelines and functionality of the health system [ 25- 27].
Treatment is with broad-spectrum antibiotics.
