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Research and identification of a serum cryoglobulin is a current laboratory test. This analysis is complex to accredit due to, firstly, very strict pre-analytical requirements, secondly, lack of standardization between laboratories in carrying out the different phases of sampling until results validation. The method validation of this analysis, carried out to meet requirements of the NF EN ISO 15189 standard, is a complex process divided into three sub-processes cryoglobulin research including detection and isolation of cryoprecipitate, typing by immunofixation and quantification of cryoglobulin by immunoglobulin assays. This work made it possible, thanks to the development of a risk matrix taking into account all pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases, to stress the importance of technical proficiency and management of critical equipment . With this approach, the laboratory also checked homogeneity of results validation practices.The current study screened major depression in people with epilepsy (PWE) during the epidemic of the novel coronavirus-related disease COVID-19, in order to identify whether the outbreak generated negative psychological impact on PWE. A Chinese version of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (C-NDDI-E), a self-reporting depression inventory, was applied for rapid detection of major depression. Assessment was carried out online during three different periods (prior to, during, and after the outbreak of COVID-19), with the aim of identifying changes in prevalence of depression and associated risk factors. A total of 158 PWE were recruited into the study (48.7% female). The questionnaire completion rates were 94.3% and 70.9% during and after the outbreak, respectively. The prevalence of depression prior to the epidemic, as the baseline, was 34.8% and increased to 42.3% during the period of the epidemic. Towards the end of the outbreak, the prevalence declined towards the baseline (36.6%). Factors such as living alone (OR = 4.022, 95% CI 1.158-13.971, P = 0.028) and active seizures before the epidemic (OR = 2.993, 95% CI 1.197-7.486, P = 0.019) were associated with depression during the epidemic. Monotherapy appeared to be protective against depression (OR = 0. 105, 95% CI 0.047-0.235, P less then 0.001). Our results suggest that the pandemic exerts negative influence on PWE's mental health. Depression is one of the common psychological disorders that needs greater attention during this extraordinary period.Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging agent of sexually transmitted infections, associated with urethritis, cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Over the past decade, a remarkable increase in macrolide-resistant M. genitalium, the first-line treatment, is observed all over the world. In some regions, an increase in fluoroquinolone-resistance, the second-line treatment, is also noticed. It therefore seems important to have a knowledge of the local epidemiology as well as the means of detecting these resistances in order to best adapt the treatment. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of macrolide and fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium at the University Hospital of Tours in 2018, using a real-time PCR technique followed by Sanger sequencing. The prevalence of macrolide resistance in our population was 15.4 %. No FQ resistance-conferring mutations were observed in our study. Furthermore, we evaluated the performance of the commercial kit S-DiaMGRes® (Diagenode Diagnostics, Belgium), allowing the detection of 23S rRNA mutations conferring resistance to macrolides.

Delayed or misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is not unusual in the daily practice. Since 12- lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is crucial for the detection of AMI, the systematic algorithm to strengthen ECG interpretation may have important implications for improving diagnosis.

We aimed to develop a deep learning model (DLM) as a diagnostic support tool based on a 12-lead electrocardiogram.

This retrospective cohort study included 1,051/697 ECGs from 737/287 coronary angiogram (CAG)-validated STEMI/NSTEMI patients and 140,336 ECGs from 76,775 not-AMI patients at the emergency department. The DLM was trained and validated by 80% and 20% of these ECGs. A human-machine competition was conducted. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity were used to evaluate the performance of the DLM.

The AUC of the DLM for STEMI detection was 0.976 in the human-machine competition, which was significantly better than that of the best physicians. Furthermore, the DLM independently demonstrated sufficient diagnostic capacity for STEMI detection (AUC=0.997; sensitivity, 98.4%; specificity, 96.9%). Regarding NSTEMI detection, the AUC of the combined DLM and conventional cardiac troponin I (cTnI) increased to 0.978, which was better than that of either the DLM (0.877) or cTnI (0.950).

The DLM may serve as a timely, objective and precise diagnostic decision support tool to assist emergency medical system-based networks and frontline physicians in detecting AMI and subsequently initiating reperfusion therapy.

The DLM may serve as a timely, objective and precise diagnostic decision support tool to assist emergency medical system-based networks and frontline physicians in detecting AMI and subsequently initiating reperfusion therapy.

Bleeding is the principal safety concern of antithrombotic therapy and occurs frequently among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).

We aim to evaluate the prognostic impact of bleeding on mortality compared with that of myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with CAD.

We searched Medline and Embase for studies that included patients with CAD and that reported both, the association between the occurrence of bleeding and mortality, and between the occurrence of MI and mortality within the same population. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for mortality associated with bleeding and MI were extracted and ratio of hazard ratios (rHRs) were pooled by using inverse variance weighted random effects meta-analyses. N6022 Early events included periprocedural or within 30-day events after revascularization or acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Late events included spontaneous or beyond 30-day events after revascularization or ACS.

141,059 patients were included across 16 studies and 128,660 (91%) underwent percutaneous coronary intervention.