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Treatment of Candida albicans bloodstream infection with fluconazole is associated with significant mortality despite in vitro susceptibility to the drug.

We sought to determine whether tolerance to fluconazole is predictive of treatment failure.

We reviewed patients with monomicrobial C albicans bloodstream infection who received primary monotherapy with fluconazole. Tolerance to fluconazole, defined as the fraction of growth above the MIC, was quantified using the disc diffusion assay and digital image analyses. Survival analyses were performed with host and treatment factors as predictive variables.

Among 44 patients included in the study, all-cause mortality was 29.5% at 30days and 43.1% at 12weeks. Forty-one isolates (93%) were susceptible to fluconazole (MIC50, 0.5mg/L). Fluconazole tolerance was strongly associated with death for patients treated with fluconazole within 24h of candidemia onset (33.3% vs 0%; p=.007), but not among patients whose treatment was started later. MIC did not correlate with survival, regardless of treatment delay. A Cox regression model including time to treatment, tolerance to fluconazole, fluconazole exposure and Pitt bacteraemia score provided good prediction of treatment outcome (area under the receiver-operator curve, 0.82).

In patients with C albicans bloodstream infection, tolerance testing was predictive of fluconazole efficacy if the drug was started early. selleck inhibitor Further study is required to validate the utility of this metric to guide treatment choices.

In patients with C albicans bloodstream infection, tolerance testing was predictive of fluconazole efficacy if the drug was started early. Further study is required to validate the utility of this metric to guide treatment choices.

We examined self-reported financial toxicity and out-of-pocket expenses among adult women with breast cancer.

Patients spoke English, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese, were aged 18+ years, had stage I-IIIA breast cancer, and were eligible for breast-conserving and mastectomy surgery. Participants completed surveys about out-of-pocket costs and financial toxicity at 1 week, 12 weeks, and 1 year postsurgery.

Three hundred ninety-five of 448 eligible patients (88.2%) from the parent trial completed surveys. link2 Excluding those reporting zero costs, crude mean ± SD out-of-pocket costs were $1,512 ± $2,074 at 1 week, $2,609 ± $6,369 at 12 weeks, and $3,308 ± $5,000 at 1 year postsurgery. Controlling for surgery, cancer stage, and demographics with surgeon and clinic as random effects, higher out-of-pocket costs were associated with higher financial toxicity 1 week and 12 weeks postsurgery (p < .001). Lower socioeconomic status (SES) was associated with lower out-of-pocket costs at each time point (p = .002-.013).e, Black race, race other than Black or White, and lower socioeconomic status were associated with higher financial toxicity. Findings highlight the importance of addressing patients' financial toxicity in several ways, particularly for groups vulnerable to its effects.

This study was one of the first to examine out-of-pocket costs and financial toxicity up to 1 year after breast cancer surgery. Younger age, Black race, race other than Black or White, and lower socioeconomic status were associated with higher financial toxicity. Findings highlight the importance of addressing patients' financial toxicity in several ways, particularly for groups vulnerable to its effects.

Tralokinumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that specifically neutralizes interleukin-13, a key driver of atopic dermatitis (AD).

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tralokinumab in combination with topical corticosteroids (TCS) in patients with moderate-to-severe AD who were candidates for systemic therapy.

This was a double-blind, placebo plus TCS controlled phase III trial. Patients were randomized 2 1 to subcutaneous tralokinumab 300mg or placebo every 2weeks (Q2W) with TCS as needed over 16weeks. Patients who achieved an Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score of 0/1 and/or 75% improvement in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI 75) at week 16 with tralokinumab were rerandomized 1 1 to tralokinumab Q2W or every 4weeks (Q4W), with TCS as needed, for another 16weeks.

At week 16, more patients treated with tralokinumab than with placebo achieved IGA 0/1 38·9% vs. 26·2% [difference (95% confidence interval) 12·4% (2·9-21·9); P=0·015] and EASI 75 56·0% vs. 35·7% [20·2% (9·8-30·6); P<0·001]. Of the patients who were tralokinumab responders at week 16, 89·6% and 92·5% of those treated with tralokinumab Q2W and 77·6% and 90·8% treated with tralokinumab Q4W maintained an IGA 0/1 and EASI 75 response at week 32, respectively. Among patients who did not achieve IGA 0/1 and EASI 75 with tralokinumab Q2W at 16weeks, 30·5% and 55·8% achieved these endpoints, respectively, at week 32. The overall incidence of adverse events was similar across treatment groups.

Tralokinumab 300mg in combination with TCS as needed was effective and well tolerated in patients with moderate-to-severe AD.

Tralokinumab 300 mg in combination with TCS as needed was effective and well tolerated in patients with moderate-to-severe AD.Dog owners are often impressed by their dog's sense of smell. Many of these dogs, however, have skulls that are quite altered from those of their closest canid relatives. Housed within these skulls are essential olfactory structures like the cribriform plate that play a role in olfaction and the transmission of olfactory nerve impulses to the olfactory bulb of the brain. With improvements in CT technology and accessibility, we are now able to digitally reconstruct in 3D cribriform plate morphology and study its variation within and among species. In this study, we CT scanned the skulls of 95 dog specimens from 45 different domestic dog breeds and 12 species of wild canid and compared the shape of the cribriform plate among three main groups domestic dog breeds, wolf-like canids, and fox-like canids. Despite only recent selective pressure for extreme skull morphology, domestic dogs display much more variation in cribriform plate shape than wild canids, indicating that cribriform plate shape is plastic and linked to skull shape. Intense artificial selection on domestic dog skull phenotype in the last 200 years has clear effects on secondary features of the domestic dog skull, implying that selection for overt phenotypes also can impact other anatomical features associated with the skull, like the cribriform plate.The therapeutic potential of α,β-thujone, a functional compound found in many medicinal plants of the Cupressaceae, Asteraceae, and Lamiaceae families, has been demonstrated, including in inflammation and cancers. However, its pharmacological functions and mechanisms of action in ovarian cancer remain unclear. We investigated the anticancer properties of α,β-thujone in ES2 and OV90 human ovarian cancer cells and its effect on sensitization to cisplatin. α,β-thujone inhibited cancer cell proliferation and induced cell death through caspase-dependent intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Moreover, α,β-thujone-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress was associated with the loss of mitochondrial functions and altered metabolic landscape of ovarian cancer cells. α,β-Thujone attenuated blood vessel formation in transgenic zebrafish, implying it has significant antiangiogenic potential. In addition, α,β-thujone sensitized ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin, causing synergistic pharmacological effects. Collectively, our results suggest that α,β-thujone has therapeutic potential in human ovarian cancer and functions via regulating multiple intracellular stress-associated metabolic reprogramming and caspase-dependent apoptotic pathways.

To explore the copy number variants (CNVs) in case of fetal duodenal obstruction (DO) and assess the associated prenatal findings and postnatal outcomes.

This retrospective study reviewed 51 fetuses with DO and the findings of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) used as a first-tier test in our institution between January 2014 and May 2019.

The frequency of pathogenic aberrations in fetuses with DO was 15.7% (8/51), including 9.8% (5/51) pathogenic CNVs. Three fetuses with isolated DO each had a deletion on chromosome 13q, one fetus had duplication at 1q43q44, and one had microduplication at 17q12. No significant differences in pathogenic CNVs were observed between isolated DO and DO plus additional anomalies (4/42, 9.5% vs 1/9, 11.1%, P = .89). Of the 51 fetuses with DO, 11 pregnancies were terminated, and eight fetuses had chromosomal abnormalities; one pregnancy ended with intrauterine death, and there were 39 live births. Neonatal outcomes were available for 31 fetuses, and no neonatal deaths occurred after surgery.

Our cohort study demonstrated the value of CMA in fetuses with DO, suggesting that CNVs may underly genetic etiologies that should be considered in the diagnostic evaluation of DO. We think CMA should be recommended in case of DO.

Our cohort study demonstrated the value of CMA in fetuses with DO, suggesting that CNVs may underly genetic etiologies that should be considered in the diagnostic evaluation of DO. We think CMA should be recommended in case of DO.Globally, sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the major public health problems. In India, it is more prevalent in tribal communities. Tribal communities are socio-economically disadvantaged and constitute 8.6% of India's population. The health and health care seeking of these communities is very poor. Though efficacious interventions are available to manage SCD, they are not reaching these people and no comprehensive programme is in place. The objective of this analysis is to demonstrate the burden of SCD among the tribes in two Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as a case and to highlight the need for public health intervention and health systems strengthening in the country to prevent and manage SCD. One in 10 persons of tribal population of these states carries Hb S gene. A substantial number of children are born every year with the condition. Mostly, the research is limited to screening. Hence, a programme with early detection and an appropriate referral system should be developed. The primary health care system should be strengthened to screen and manage SCD persons with good disease management practices and appropriate community mobilisation activities. The programme should partner with traditional healers and community leaders. People should be encouraged to seek treatment; and counselling for prevention. The study warrants human-centric approaches during the interventions to address the possible threat of fear of being stigmatised. link3 Thus, the transition of evidence-based interventions into the programme and practice can improve the lives of people with SCD, particularly the tribal population.

Despite improvements in health care in Togo, the maternal mortality rate remains high, and regional antenatal care and facility-based deliveries are limited. The aim of this study is to measure socioe-conomic inequality in maternal health care (MHC) utilization during pregnancy and delivery.

The data were obtained from the last two rounds of the 1998 and 2013 Togo Demographic and Health Survey. Concentration index, concentration curve and logistic regression were used to measure and examine socio-economic inequality in antenatal care and facility-based deliveries.

The concentration indices for antenatal visits and facility-based deliveries were 0.142 and 0.246 in 1998 and 0.129 and 0.159 in 2013, indicating inequality bias towards the rich in both. Household wealth status and women's education were the most significant contributors to inequality in antenatal visits and facility-based deliveries. In 2013, household economic status contributed approximately 75.66% of the inequality in facility-based deliveries, while mothers' education significantly contributed approximately 18.