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The immunostaining of FUT8 and Ulex europaeus Agglutinin 1 (UEA-1), a kind of lectin family specifically binding to fucose, was detected endometrial endometrioid carcinoma. The proliferation assay showed FUT8 partial knockdown by transfection of siRNA significantly suppressed the proliferation of Ishikawa cells, concomitant with the upregulation in the gene expressions associated with the interesting pathways associated with de-ubiquitination, aspirin trigger, mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) et al. It was suggested that the core fucosylation brought about by FUT8 might be involved in the proliferation of endometrial endometrioid carcinoma cells. © 2020 The Authors.Objectives Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment for superficial bladder cancer is interrupted in approximatively 8% of cases as a result of complications. The objective is to report the severe related complications of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) following an intravesical instillation for bladder tumor encountered at our institution for the past 5 years. Methods Medical records of a tertiary teaching hospital, located in Beirut, Lebanon, were retrospectively analyzed from June 2014 to June 2019 searching for severe related complications of BCG. A comprehensive review of articles on this subject was conducted. Results The incidence of severe systemic adverse events related to BCG instillation was 1.5% (5 out of 332 patients). A total of five patients were found to have a severe BCG related complication, with fever, chills, and irritative urinary signs being the most frequent symptoms. All patients received antituberculosis therapy (Isoniazid, Rifampin and Ethambutol). Two were put on add-on corticosteroids. Three patients had a computed tomography scan image in favor of an infection. Two patients had a favorable outcome, three patients died. Conclusion BCG severe adverse events were mostly seen in patients with a traumatic instillation. Treatment used at our institution was similar to most cases reported in the literature. A standardized diagnostic and treatment approach should be implemented to help physicians tackle these life-threatening complications. © 2020 The Authors.Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is usually achieved by testing sputum for presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by microscopy, culture or nucleic acid amplification tests. However, many individuals are unable to produce sputum, particularly early in the course of illness. Studies have reported that oral swabs, assayed by nucleic acid amplification tests, may be a suitable substitute or complement to sputum testing. To determine whether this method could be useful of case finding, in which bacillary load is often lower, we evaluated it in the setting of a mass tuberculosis screening study in prison inmates in Brazil. For this sub-study, we enrolled 128 individuals with pulmonary tuberculosis confirmed by sputum Xpert testing, and 128 controls who tested negative by sputum culture and Xpert. We collected two oral swabs by participant, prior to starting treatment. Swabs were collected from the tongue by brushing along the surface for 10 times. The sensitivity of a single oral swab was 43% (N = 55/128; 95% CI 34-52%). Using two consecutive oral swabs the sensitivity increased to 51% (N = 66/128; 95% CI 43-60%). The specificity was 100% (128/128). In participants with high mycobaterial load in the sputum, the combined sensitivity was 90% (N = 9/10). In the participants with medium mycobaterial load in the sputum, the combined sensitivity was 79% (N = 23/29). In the participants with low or very low mycobaterial load in the sputum, the combined sensitivity was 38% (N = 34/89). Our data suggest that oral swab sampling, assayed by Xpert, has comparable sensitivity to sputum in participants with high and medium mycobacterial load in the sputum. However, 70% (89/128) of individuals identified through our mass screening study (Carbone et al.) had detection number low or very low in their sputum. In this population, oral swab testing may not have sufficient sensitivity as currently performed. Further studies are needed to identify alternative non-sputum sampling strategies in this population. © 2020 The Authors.Objective Acute care at home is increasing. Filanesib We aimed to determine the views of healthcare professionals on the ethics of providing home care and compare the impact of situational changes on their opinions. Design An analysis of opinions of home healthcare professionals. Setting The Australasian Hospital-in-the-Home Annual Conference, November 2017. Participants Eighty physicians, nurses and allied health staff who provide acute care for children and adults at home. Methods Clinical scenarios were presented about a 14 years old receiving intravenous antibiotics at home via an established home care pathway, and participants were asked to vote manually on whether providing home care was ethical. Main outcomes The proportions of healthcare professionals who believed that provision of home care was ethical in different situations. Results For each question the response rate ranged from 71% to 100%. While the provision of acute home care was deemed ethical by the majority (77/80, 96%), this decreased when other factors were involved such as domestic violence (37/63 (59%) OR 0.06, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.20, p less then 0.001) and parental reluctance (28/67 (42%) OR 0.02, 95% CI 0.008 to 0.09, p less then 0.001). The age of consent affected the proportion who considered home care ethical against parental wishes 16 years (48/58, 83%) versus 14 years (33/53, 52%) OR 4.4, 95% CI 1.9 to 10.1, p less then 0.001. The lowest proportion to consider home care ethical (16%) was when home care was deemed less than hospital care. Conclusions Home healthcare providers are supportive of the ethics of providing acute care at home for children, although differ among themselves with situational complexities. Applying the tenets of medical ethics (autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice) can provide insights into the factors that may influence opinions. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.