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As the susceptibility pattern of different pathogens varies among different settings, the evaluation of appropriate clinical diagnosis and timely initiation of the empirical antibiotic treatment based on the local susceptibility data is crucial in the management of sepsis.
A retrospective study was conducted among adult patients with sepsis at a charitable hospital in Mangaluru. The essential details such as patient demographics, culture specimens, organisms, resistance/susceptibility pattern, laboratory data, empirical therapy and clinical outcomes were collected from the medical records. Descriptive statistics were used in analysing the data.
A total of 425 patients diagnosed with sepsis during the study period were screened to meet the sample size of 373 positive cultures, among which 367 (91.3%) samples yielded the bacterial isolates, of which 250 (68.1%) and 117 (31.9%) were gram-negative and gram-positive organisms, respectively. The most common gram-negative organisms isolated wereK pneumoniae(19.9%), A baumannii(19.6%) and E coli(12.8%);while Coagulase-negative staphylococcus(14.4%) and S aureus(8.4%) were the predominant gram-positive organisms. The isolated pathogens showed a resistance rate of >50% to the most commonly used antibiotics.
The present study provides information on the prevalence of the most common pathogens and their resistance pattern to different antibiotics, which plays a vital role in the selection and timely initiation of the appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy.
The present study provides information on the prevalence of the most common pathogens and their resistance pattern to different antibiotics, which plays a vital role in the selection and timely initiation of the appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy.Continuous advances in microelectronics and micro/nanoelectromechanical systems enable the use of microsized energy storage devices, namely solid-state thin-film μ-batteries. Different from the current button batteries, the μ-battery can directly be integrated on microchips forming a very compact "system on chip" since no liquid electrolyte is used in the μ-battery. The all-solid-state battery (ASSB) that uses solid-state electrolyte has become a research trend because of its high safety and increased capacity. The solid-state thin-film μ-battery belongs to the family of ASSB but in a small format. However, a lot of scientific and technical issues and challenges are to be resolved before its real application, including the ionic conductivity of the solid-state electrolyte, the electrical conductivity of the electrode, integration technologies, electrochemical-induced strain, etc. To achieve this goal, understanding the processing of thin films and fundamentals of ion transfer in the solid-state electrolytes and hence in the μ-batteries becomes utmost important. This review therefore focuses on solid-state ionics and provides inside of ion transportation in the solid state and effects of chemistry on electrochemical behaviors and proposes key technology for processing of the μ-battery.The genus Flavivirus comprises numerous emerging and re-emerging arboviruses causing human illness. Vaccines are the best approach to prevent flavivirus diseases. But pathogen diversities are always one of the major hindrances for timely development of new vaccines when confronting unpredicted flavivirus outbreaks. We used West Nile virus (WNV) as a model to develop a new live-attenuated vaccine (LAV), WNV-poly(A), by replacing 5' portion (corresponding to SL and DB domains in WNV) of 3'-UTR with internal poly(A) tract. WNV-poly(A) not only propagated efficiently in Vero cells, but also was highly attenuated in mouse model. A single-dose vaccination elicited robust and long-lasting immune responses, conferring full protection against WNV challenge. Such "poly(A)" vaccine strategy may be promising for wide application in the development of flavivirus LAVs because of its general target regions in flaviviruses.
To evaluate the surgical security, feasibility, and clinical efficacy of the longitudinal outside-in capsulotomy in hip arthroscopic treatment for cam-type femoracetabular impingement (FAI).
We retrospectively reviewed patients with cam-type FAI who underwent hip arthroscopy in our institute from January 2018 to June 2019. All hip arthroscopic procedures were performed by one experienced surgeon in the same manner, except the fashions of capsulotomy. Epacadostat concentration Fifty six patients with mean age of 39.1 and mean body mass index (BMI) of 24.5 were categorized into two groups according to the fashions of capsulotomy. Twenty six cases with longitudinal outside-in capsulotomy were categorized into Group L, and 30 cases with transversal interportal capsulotomy were categorized into Group T as the control group. The demographic parameters were retrieved from medical documents and compared between the two groups. Surgical outcome including overall surgical time, traction time, complications, visual analogue score (VAS), and was 2 and 3 in Group L Group T (P = 0.002). The postoperative α angle was 42.3° ± 3.4° and 44.4° ± 3.5° in group L and group T respectively (P = 0.001). The postoperative iHOT-12 score at final follow-up was 79.3 ± 6.7 and 77.0 ± 7.9 respectively (P = 0.141).
Longitudinal outside-in capsulotomy with less radiation exposure, reduced traction time, and reduced complications could be a safe and feasible procedure in arthroscopic treatment for cam FAI. Its clinical efficacy was not worse compared with traditional interportal capsulotomy in short-term follow-up.
Longitudinal outside-in capsulotomy with less radiation exposure, reduced traction time, and reduced complications could be a safe and feasible procedure in arthroscopic treatment for cam FAI. Its clinical efficacy was not worse compared with traditional interportal capsulotomy in short-term follow-up.
In 2017 Tuta absoluta was identified as an invasive species in China. Due to its rapid geographic expansion and the severe crop damage it causes, T. absoluta poses a serious threat to China's tomato production industry. To determine its geographic distribution and host range, intensive surveys and routine monitoring were conducted across the Chinese mainland between 2018 and 2019. The population colonization coefficient (PCC; ratio of colonized sites and prefectures) and population occurrence index (POI; ratio of infested host species and PCCs) were calculated.
In northwestern China, T. absoluta populations established in Xinjiang exhibited a medium PCC value (~0.03). In southwestern China, populations in Yunnan and its five neighboring provinces exhibited high (~0.50 in Yunnan and Guizhou), or low (<0.02 in Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, and Chongqing) PCC values. In the Chinese mainland, infestations of four crop plant species (tomato, eggplant, potato, and Chinese lantern) and two wild plant species (black nightshade and Dutch eggplant) were identified; tomatoes were infested in every colonized province. Chinese lantern and Dutch eggplant are potentially novel hosts. Yunnan, Guizhou, and Xinjiang experienced the most serious damage (POI). In southwestern China, observed damage significantly decreased with increased distance from the first discovery site of T. absoluta to the farthest county of an infested province increased.
T. absoluta populations are well-established and could potentially spread to other regions of China. The present study helps to inform the establishment of better pest management guidelines and strategies in China and tomato-producing regions worldwide.
T. absoluta populations are well-established and could potentially spread to other regions of China. The present study helps to inform the establishment of better pest management guidelines and strategies in China and tomato-producing regions worldwide.
This study investigated the antinociceptive effects of co-administration of lithium chloride (LiCl) and vitamin E (Vit E) on chronic constriction injury (CCI)-induced peripheral neuropathy in male Wistar rats. It further explored the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties of LiCl and Vit E, which may be complementary to the antinociceptive effects of the two substances.
Thirty-six male Wistar rats, 190.00±10.00g of body weight were randomly assigned to 6 experimental groups and administered with normal saline, Vit E, LiCl, or their combination, once daily for 21days. CCI was used to induce neuropathic pain (NP) and mechanical allodynia was assessed using von Frey filaments and pinprick test. Open field maze (OFM) was used to assess the exploratory behavior. Biochemical parameters were assessed in the dorsal root ganglion after 21days of treatment.
Mechanical allodynia was developed in rats following CCI. Co-administration of LiCl and Vit E synergistically reduced mechanical hyperalgesia in rats which were significantly different compared with the single administration of either Vit E or LiCl. Combined doses of Vit E and LiCl significantly increases the explorative behavior in the OFM. CCI increased malondialdehyde (MDA), tumor necrotic factor-alpha (TNF-α), calcitonin gene-related polypeptide, calcium ion (Ca
), and reduced superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities. Co-administration of LiCl and Vit E significantly reduced MDA, TNF-α, but increased SOD compared with ligated control.
The findings revealed that the synergistic effects of the co-administration of Vit E and LiCl in ameliorating NP are mediated by their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
The findings revealed that the synergistic effects of the co-administration of Vit E and LiCl in ameliorating NP are mediated by their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.In-situ encapsulation of tiny and well-dispersed Pd nanoparticles (Pd NPs) in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) was firstly achieved using a one-pot and facile methanol-mediated growth approach, in which methanol served as both solvent and a mild reductant. The microstructure, morphology, crystallinity, porosity as well as evolution process of the catalysts were determined by TEM, XRD, N2 adsorption and UV-vis spectra. Due to the complete encapsulation of such Pd NPs combined with ultrahigh surface area and uniform microporous structure of ZIF-8, the resulting Pd@ZIF-8-60 min nanocomposite exhibited more superior catalytic activity for olefins hydrogenation with TOF of 7436 h-1 and excellent size selectivity than previously reported catalysts. Furthermore, the catalyst displays excellent recyclability for 1-octene hydrogenation and without any loss of the Pd active species.
To verify whether radical treatment for HCC oligo-recurrence after liver transplantation conveys survival benefits.
A retrospective study of 144 patients with post-transplant HCC recurrence was performed. Propensity score matching was performed to adjust for baseline covariates between patients receiving radical and palliative treatment. The primary endpoint was post-recurrence survival.
Fifty patients (35%) received radical treatment for recurrence, while 76 (53%) and 18 (13%) patients received palliative and supportive treatment, respectively. Comparing to the radical group, patients who received palliative treatment had more early recurrences (time from transplant 17 vs. 11 months, p=0.01) and more extensive disease in terms of tumour numbers (1 vs. 4, p<0.001), size of largest tumour (1.8 vs. 2.5 cm, p=0.046), numbers of involved organs (IQR 1-1 vs. 1-2, p=0.02) and AFP level (7 vs. 40 ng/ml, p=0.01. Multivariate cox-regression analysis revealed that early recurrence (time from transplant HR 1.02, 95% CI 1.
