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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yuto Naoi, Takao Morinaga, Joji Nagasaki, Ryo Ariyasu, Youki Ueda, Kazuo Yamashita, Wenhao Zhou, Shusuke Kawashima, Katsushige Kawase, Akiko Honobe-Tabuchi, Takehiro Ohnuma, Tatsuyoshi Kawamura, Yoshiyasu Umeda, Yu Kawahara, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Yukiko Kiniwa, Osamu Yamasaki, Satoshi Fukushima, Masahito Kawazu, Yutaka Suzuki, Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, Toyoyuki Hanazawa, Mizuo Ando, Takashi Inozume, Yosuke Togashi
T cell exhaustion is a major contributor to immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Blockade of key regulators of T cell exhaustion, such as PD-1, can reinvigorate tumor-specific T cells and activate anti-tumor immunity in various types of cancer. Here, we identified that CD106 was specifically expressed in exhausted CD8+ T cells in the TME using single-cell RNA-sequencing. High CD106 expression in the TME in clinical samples corresponded to improved response to cancer immunotherapy. CD106 in tumor-specific T cells suppressed anti-tumor immunity both in vitro and in vivo, and loss of CD106 in CD8+ T cells suppressed tumor growth and improved response to PD-1 blockade...
April 18, 2024: Cancer Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Angélica Valencia, Carlos Viñals, Elsa Alvarado, Marcela Balderas, Joëlle Provasi
INTRODUCTION: Prechtl's method (GMA) is a test for the functional assessment of the young nervous system. It involves a global and a detailed assessment of the general movements (GMs) and has demonstrated validity. Data on the reliability of both assessments in the preterm period are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the inter-rater reliability for the global and detailed assessments of the preterm writhing GMA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study participants were 69 infants born at <37 gestational weeks and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit...
2024: PloS One
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
S Marjolein van Cappellen, Hanneke E Creemers, Larissa Hoogsteder, Joan van Horn, Jessica J Asscher
BACKGROUND: Juvenile antisocial behavior can have long-lasting and devastating effects for juveniles themselves, victims, and society. Evidence-based treatment is vital. Forensic Outpatient Systemic Therapy (Forensische Ambulante Systeem Therapie; FAST) is a promising treatment for juveniles showing severe antisocial behavior including aggression, (domestic) violence, and delinquent behavior. FAST has a flexible intensity and length, addresses individual and systemic risk and protective factors, and is responsive to the abilities of the client (system), intervention characteristics all considered crucial for effective treatment...
2024: PloS One
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Victoria Chevée, Karthik Hullahalli, Katherine G Dailey, Leslie Güereca, Chenyu Zhang, Matthew K Waldor, Daniel A Portnoy
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterial pathogen that can cause life-threatening central nervous system (CNS) infections. While mechanisms by which L. monocytogenes and other pathogens traffic to the brain have been studied, a quantitative understanding of the underlying dynamics of colonization and replication within the brain is still lacking. In this study, we used barcoded L. monocytogenes to quantify the bottlenecks and dissemination patterns that lead to cerebral infection. Following intravenous (IV) inoculation, multiple independent invasion events seeded all parts of the CNS from the blood, however, only one clone usually became dominant in the brain...
April 23, 2024: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
César Augusto de Oliveira Souza Filho, Emilton Lima Junior
INTRODUCTION: Myocardial injury due to COVID-19 infection is associated with higher mortality rates, higher intensive care unit admissions, and greater levels of inflammatory and cardiac markers. However, given the smaller number of papers regarding pediatric patients, there is still scarce data about mortality predictors in this population. This study aims to identify independent predictors of in-hospital death among pediatric patients hospitalized with myocardial injury related to COVID-19...
March 31, 2024: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Erhan Ozyurt, Aylin Erman Daloglu, Kerem Inanoglu, Nilgun Kavrut Ozturk, Sadik Ozmen
INTRODUCTION: We aimed to investigate the effects of secondary bacterial and fungal infections on patient outcomes in patients followed up in the intensive care unit (ICU) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). METHODOLOGY: We retrospectively analyzed reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive COVID-19 patients followed in the ICU of our hospital between March 2020 and June 2021, using the hospital information system. Demographic data, pathogens causing a secondary infection, onset time of secondary infection, and patient outcomes were recorded...
March 31, 2024: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rui Xu, Jianfeng Zhang, Jiangnan Zheng, Qiaozhen Wu
INTRODUCTION: Schizophyllum commune (S. commune) is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus and can cause infection of the respiratory system in immunocompromised hosts. Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) is the major disease caused by S. commune. However, identification of S. commune using routine mycological diagnostic methods is difficult. It is easy to make mistakes in diagnosis and treatment, resulting in deterioration of the disease. We report the first case of ABPM due to S. commune in a Chinese patient with chronic hepatitis B...
March 31, 2024: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Obi Peter Adigwe, Godspower Onavbavba
Vaccine acceptance is complex and context-specific, varying across time, place and perceived behavioural nature of the community involved. A high vaccine acceptance rate is important to achieve herd immunity, however, vaccine hesitancy is a possible barrier to this. This study aimed to assess attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to investigate the attitudes of Federal Capital Territory residents towards COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Nigeria. Data were collected using questionnaires which were administered to respondents physically and online through random and snowball sampling strategies respectively...
2024: PLOS Glob Public Health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mar Saavedra-Mitjans, Solenne Van der Maren, Nadia Gosselin, Catherine Duclos, Anne Julie Frenette, Caroline Arbour, Lisa Burry, Virginie Williams, Francis Bernard, David R Williamson
BACKGROUND: In traumatic brain injury patients (TBI) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), agitation can lead to accidental removal of catheters, devices as well as self-extubation and falls. Actigraphy could be a potential tool to continuously monitor agitation. The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of monitoring agitation with actigraphs and to compare activity levels in agitated and non-agitated critically ill TBI patients. METHODS: Actigraphs were placed on patients' wrists; 24-hour monitoring was continued until ICU discharge or limitation of therapeutic efforts...
April 18, 2024: Brain Injury
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Keyvan Razazi, Enora Berti, Jerome Cecchini, Guillaume Carteaux, Anoosha Habibi, Pablo Bartolucci, Romain Arrestier, Ségolène Gendreau, Nicolas de Prost, Anne Hulin, Armand Mekontso Dessap
OBJECTIVE: Underdosing of antibiotics is common in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). We hypothesized that in critically-ill patients with SCD receiving cefotaxime during acute chest syndrome, the continuous infusion may outperform the intermittent administration in achieving pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic targets. DESIGN: Prospective before-after study. SETTINGS: Intensive-care unit of a French teaching hospital and sickle cell disease referral center...
2024: PloS One
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ashwin A Pillai, Mai Badr, Xingchen Mai, Anum Dilip, Jennifer Bell
Cardiogenic shock (CS) occurs infrequently in pregnancy and has a high mortality rate. Medical treatment options are few, with limited evidence of efficacy. Temporary mechanical circulatory supports (tMCS) may play a key role in addressing this therapeutic lacuna. We report successfully managing second-trimester CS using an Impella 5.5 micro-axial pump. Our patient presented in the second-trimester with CS. Hemodynamic parameters indicated biventricular dysfunction (low cardiac index, low pulmonary artery pulsatility index)...
April 19, 2024: ASAIO Journal: a Peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lilit Kazazian, Rachel Silver, Carol Y Rao, Michael Park, Chandler Ciuba, Madeline Farron, Olga L Henao
Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a broad clinical syndrome with a wide range of potential infectious etiologies. The lack of accessible, standardized approaches to conducting AFI etiologic investigations has contributed to significant global gaps in data on the epidemiology of AFI. Based on lessons learned from years of supporting AFI sentinel surveillance worldwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed the toolkit for planning and implementing AFI surveillance, described here. This toolkit provides a comprehensive yet flexible framework to guide researchers, public health officials, and other implementers in developing a strategy to identify and/or monitor the potential causes of AFI...
2024: PLOS Glob Public Health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nalda Debsikréo, Birwé Léon Mankréo, Azoukalné Moukénet, Merwa Ouangkake, Nathan Mara, Ali Mahamat Moussa, Ndèye Coumba Toure-Kane, Françoise Lunel-Fabiani
INTRODUCTION: Infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major issue in public health. The prevalence of HBV in Chad is 12.4%, all age groups considered. Here, we aimed to determine the prevalence of HBV and its associated factors among university students in N'Djamena, the country's capital. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of students at either the University of N'djamena or Emi Koussi University was conducted from 3 to 23 July 2021. All participating students provided signed, informed consent and were included in the study consecutively...
2024: PloS One
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Roberto Santa Cruz, Amelia Matesa, Antonella Gómez, Juan Nadur, Fernando Pagano, Daniel Prieto, Oswald Bolaños, Beatriz Solis, Sara Yusta, Edilzar González-Velásquez, Elisa Estenssoro, Alexandre Cavalcanti
OBJECTIVES: Mortality due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major global health problem. Knowledge of epidemiological data on ARDS is crucial to design management, treatment strategies, and optimize resources. There is ample data regarding mortality of ARDS from high-income countries; in this review, we evaluated mortality due to ARDS in Latin America. DATA SOURCES: We searched in PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and Latin American and Caribbean Health Science Literature databases from 1967 to March 2023...
April 18, 2024: Critical Care Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Laura D Zambrano, Margaret M Newhams, Regina M Simeone, Amanda B Payne, Michael Wu, Amber O Orzel-Lockwood, Natasha B Halasa, Jemima M Calixte, Pia S Pannaraj, Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai, Julie A Boom, Leila C Sahni, Satoshi Kamidani, Kathleen Chiotos, Melissa A Cameron, Aline B Maddux, Katherine Irby, Jennifer E Schuster, Elizabeth H Mack, Austin Biggs, Bria M Coates, Kelly N Michelson, Katherine E Bline, Ryan A Nofziger, Hillary Crandall, Charlotte V Hobbs, Shira J Gertz, Sabrina M Heidemann, Tamara T Bradford, Tracie C Walker, Stephanie P Schwartz, Mary Allen Staat, Samina S Bhumbra, Janet R Hume, Michele Kong, Melissa S Stockwell, Thomas J Connors, Melissa L Cullimore, Heidi R Flori, Emily R Levy, Natalie Z Cvijanovich, Matt S Zinter, Mia Maamari, Cindy Bowens, Danielle M Zerr, Judith A Guzman-Cottrill, Ivan Gonzalez, Angela P Campbell, Adrienne G Randolph
Pediatric COVID-19 vaccination is effective in preventing COVID-19-related hospitalization, but duration of protection of the original monovalent vaccine during SARS-CoV-2 Omicron predominance merits evaluation, particularly given low coverage with updated COVID-19 vaccines. During December 19, 2021-October 29, 2023, the Overcoming COVID-19 Network evaluated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of ≥2 original monovalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine doses against COVID-19-related hospitalization and critical illness among U...
April 18, 2024: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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COMMENT
Peter Angelos
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May 2024: American Journal of Bioethics: AJOB
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Walter H Dzik, Kristen Ruby, Patricia A R Brunker, Julia Collins, Hyun-Il Paik, Robert Makar
OBJECTIVES: To present a new method for displaying blood utilization data based on analysis of decision time intervals (DTIs). METHODS: Retrospective study of patients treated in a medical intensive care unit (ICU), surgical ICU, or postcardiac surgery ICU at an academic hospital between January 2018 and June 2023. Each patient's episode of care was divided into a series of DTIs. Transfusions during each time interval were recorded. RESULTS: In total, 16,562 patients received 6980 units of plasma and 21,034 units of red blood cells during 111,557 time intervals of care...
April 18, 2024: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Chunyan Li, Mingshu Tao, Dexian Chen, Qi Wei, Xingyu Xiong, Wenxin Zhao, Wen Tan, Jie Yang, Yuan Han, Hongxing Zhang, Song Zhang, He Liu, Jun-Li Cao
IMPORTANCE: Perioperative anxiety is prevalent among patients undergoing surgical treatment of cancer and often influences their prognosis. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has shown potential in the treatment of various anxiety-related disorders, but data on the impact of tDCS on perioperative anxiety are limited. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of tDCS in reducing perioperative anxiety among patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal cancer (CRC) resection...
April 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Robert J Suss, Eric A F Simões
IMPORTANCE: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) resurgences have been noted following the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries. Recent findings suggest that the 2021 and 2022 RSV seasons were more severe than in past seasons, and age distribution may have shifted toward older children in the younger than 5 years age group. OBJECTIVES: To estimate age-specific changes in RSV hospital-based burden of disease before and after the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare incidence by Medicaid use...
April 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open
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REVIEW
Ryan Xin
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex disease that develops through a sequence of molecular events that are still poorly defined. This process is driven by a multitude of context-dependent genes that play different roles based on their environment. The complexity and multi-faceted nature of these genes make it difficult to study the genetic basis of IBD. The goal of this article is to review the key genes in the pathophysiology of IBD and highlight new technology that can be used in further research...
April 18, 2024: Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy
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