Self-medication with antibiotics by the community of Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

A Abasaeed, J Vlcek, M Abuelkhair, A Kubena - The Journal of Infection in …, 2009 - jidc.org
Background: Self-medication with antibiotics may increase the risk of inappropriate use and
the selection of resistant bacteria. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence …

Identification of targets for quality improvement in antimicrobial prescribing: the web-based ESAC Point Prevalence Survey 2009

…, C Kontemeniotou, A Andrasevic, J Vlcek… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Since electronic prescribing is limited to few hospitals, point prevalence surveys,
such as the standardized European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption point …

Antibiotic use and knowledge in the community of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan

…, EH Eltom, N Tadjieva, A Kubena, J Vlcek - The Journal of Infection …, 2014 - jidc.org
Introduction: Inappropriate use of antibiotics has resulted in a dramatic increase of antimicrobial
resistance in developing countries. We examined knowledge, attitudes, and practices of …

Nonadherence in inflammatory bowel disease: results of factor analysis

P Červený, M Bortlík, A Kuběna, J Vlček… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background The purpose of the study was to assess overall nonadherence to treatment
among patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in a single tertiary center. …

Cytochrome P450 enzyme regulation by glucocorticoids and consequences in terms of drug interaction

…, P Pávek, J Malý, J Vlček - Expert opinion on drug …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Due to their multiple effects, glucocorticoids (GCs) have versatile medical uses.
They can regulate many xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) …

Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes toward antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance among Saudi population

…, AW Amshan, AA Alneami, A Noreddin, J Vlček - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a public health problem of great concern.
Objective To evaluate knowledge of antibiotics, race, gender and age as independent risk …

Polypharmacy and malnutrition

Z Zadak, R Hyspler, A Ticha, J Vlcek - Current Opinion in Clinical …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
The effect of polypharmacy on nutrition is suggested from the observations that problems with
nutrition occur mostly in elderly patients, and that such patients are more frequently subject …

Combined microwave-assisted isolation and solid-phase purification procedures prior to the chromatographic determination of phenolic compounds in plant materials

D Štěrbová, D Matějı́ček, J Vlček, V Kubáň - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2004 - Elsevier
A fast, sensitive and selective procedure employing a combination of microwave-assisted
extraction (MAE) and solid phase extraction (SPE) was applied prior to liquid chromatographic …

Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphic variants predispose to the development of bronchopulmonary complications but have no influence on other clinical and …

…, B Gathmann, U Salzer, T Pavlík, J Vlček… - Clinical & …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL), activating protein of the lectin pathway of the complement
system, is an important component of the non-specific immune response. MBL2 gene …

A randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial of CNTO 6785 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Eich, V Urban, M Jutel, J Vlcek, JJ Shim… - COPD: Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Interleukin (IL)-17A may be an underlying factor in the pathophysiology of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Anti-IL-17 monoclonal antibodies have been used …