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Results No significant alterations were detected in ERG that suggests damage to retinal function by the samples. No significant changes in IOP were also detected. The histological sections did not show signs of acute inflammation, although there was evidence of late retinal damage. The immunohistochemical analysis did not detect any apoptotic bodies. Conclusion Preliminary results suggest that QDs present potential applicability in ocular therapy, and it is necessary to better characterize their in vivo behavior and to optimize their dosage.Background Periprocedural myocardial infarction is a common complication following percutaneous coronary intervention. The present study was conducted with an aim to compare the safety and efficacy of loading doses of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in preventing periprocedural myocardial infarction in Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods A total of 114 patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention were assigned to clopidogrel group (n = 57, the loading and maintenance doses were 300 and 75 mg qd for clopidogrel, and 300 and 100 mg qd for aspirin), or ticagrelor group (n = 57, the loading and maintenance doses were 180 and 90 mg bid for ticagrelor, and 300 and 100 mg qd for aspirin). Cardiac biomarkers were measured before, 8 hours, and 24 hours after percutaneous coronary intervention. The percutaneous coronary intervention-related periprocedural myocardial infarction was defined according to tagrelor seems to be superior in reducing the incidence of percutaneous coronary intervention-related periprocedural myocardial infarction in Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome as compared with clopidogrel.The 10-item validated Medical Maximizer-Minimizer Scale (MMS-10) assesses patients' preferences for aggressive v. more passive approaches to health care. However, because many research or clinical situations do not allow for use of a 10-item scale, we developed a single-item maximizer-minimizer elicitation question (the MM1) based on our experiences describing the construct to patient groups, clinical researchers, and the public. In 2 large samples of US adults (N = 368 and N = 814), the correlation between MMS-10 scores and the MM1 was .52 and .60, respectively. Both measures were robust predictors of medical preferences in a set of 12 hypothetical scenarios, and both had strong (and roughly equivalent) associations with 7 self-report measures of health care utilization. Our results demonstrate that the MM1 is a valid, brief elicitation of maximizing-minimizing preferences that can be used in clinical or research contexts where the 10-item scale is infeasible.In recent years, nosocomial infections due to multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains have been increasing, associated with growing trend of resistance to beta-lactams and fluoroquinolones (FQs) worldwide. In this study, prevalence of beta-lactamase genes and resistance mechanisms to FQ were analyzed in 191 clinical K. pneumoniae isolates derived from respiratory tract infections in a teaching hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. The major extended-spectrum beta-lactamase gene was blaCTX-M, which was detected in 33% of isolates, with CTX-M-15 being dominant. Fourteen isolates (7.3%) harbored carbapenemase genes that were genotyped as blaNDM-1, blaNDM-5, or blaNDM-7. The most common plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) gene was aac6'-Ib-cr (51.8%), followed by qnrB (41.9%), oqxAB (23%), and qnrS (15.2%). In quinolone-resistance determining region of GyrA, eight different types of mutation were identified for FQ-resistant isolates, with double mutations at two positions (S83F, D87A) being most common (54.6%). Isolates with double mutations (three patterns) showed higher minimal inhibitory concentration to levofloxacin (LVX) (≥64 μg/mL) than those with a single mutation. PMQR gene profiles, including aac6'-Ib-cr and any other gene(s), were generally related to higher resistance level to LVX. K. pneumoniae isolates with different profiles of beta-lactamase genes and FQ-resistance determinants were mostly classified into ST15 or its single-locus variant (SLV). The most common NDM gene, blaNDM-5, was detected in ST975 (ST15-SLV) isolates and an ST4000 isolate. The present study revealed the wide spread of FQ-resistant K. pneumoniae clinical isolates acquiring various FQ-resistance determinants and beta-lactamases that were presumably derived from a single clonal lineage in a hospital in Myanmar.Early diagnosis of hepatic cancer is a major public health challenge. While changes in serum N-glycans have been observed as patients progress from liver fibrosis/cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the predictive performance of N-glycans is yet to be determined for HCC early diagnosis as well as differential diagnosis from liver fibrosis/cirrhosis. In a total sample of 247 patients with hepatitis B virus-related liver disease, we characterized and compared the serum N-glycans in very early/early and intermediate/advanced stages of HCC and those with liver fibrosis/cirrhosis. Additionally, we performed a retrospective timeline analysis of the serum N-glycans 6 and 12 months before a diagnosis of the very early/early stage of HCC (EHCC). A predictive model was built, named hereafter as Glycomics-EHCC, incorporating the glycan peaks (GPs) 1, 2, and 4. GNE781 The model showed a larger area under the receiver operating characteristic curve compared with a traditional model with the α-fetoprotein (0.936 vs. 0.731, respectively). The Glycomics-EHCC model had a sensitivity of 84.6% and specificity of 85.0% at a cutoff value of -0.39 to distinguish EHCC from liver fibrosis/cirrhosis. Moreover, the Glycomics-EHCC model was able to forecast a future EHCC diagnosis with a sensitivity and specificity over 90% and 85%, respectively, using the serum N-glycan biosignatures 6 or 12 months earlier when the patients were suffering from liver fibrosis/cirrhosis before being diagnosed with EHCC. This serum glycomic biosignature model warrants further clinical studies in independent population samples and offers promise to forecast EHCC and its differential diagnosis from liver fibrosis/cirrhosis.