Albany State University, Georgia
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Molecular Virology and Special Pathogens Research, Department of Microbiology, Adekunle Ajasin University, PMB 001, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, Nigeria.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Wayne State University School of Medicine
UNISA
Antimicrobial Stewardship Meets Transitions Of Care: Defining Length Of Therapy For Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Cap),
2022
Infirmary Health
Antimicrobial Stewardship Meets Transitions Of Care: Defining Length Of Therapy For Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Cap), Christopher Whitman, Sarah E. Moore Pharmd, Matthew Song Pharmd, Bcidp, Brian C. Bohn Pharmd, Bcidp, Ashley M. Wilde
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
Introduction: Hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship efforts have traditionally focused on inpatient settings. Antibiotic prescribing at discharge is often an overlooked area of focus for antimicrobial stewardship programs. Discharge prescribing optimization is necessary to combat antibiotic overuse.
Methods: This was an observational, retrospective cohort study at a four–adult community hospital system. Four hundred adult patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia and discharged with antibiotics were included. The primary outcome was overall (inpatient and discharge) antibiotic length of therapy. The secondary outcome was percentage of patients discharged on a fluoroquinolone who had not received one in the hospital. Descriptive statistics were utilized.
Results ...
Covid-19 Case Complicated With Organizing Pneumonia And Pneumothorax: Correspondence,
2022
Orlando VA
Covid-19 Case Complicated With Organizing Pneumonia And Pneumothorax: Correspondence, Hammad A. Bhatti, Minh Q. Ho
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
No abstract provided.
Covid-19, Vaccination, And Heart Transplantation,
2022
University of Louisville
Covid-19, Vaccination, And Heart Transplantation, Forest W. Arnold
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
No abstract provided.
Umccts Newsletter, May 2022,
2022
UMass Chan Medical School
Umccts Newsletter, May 2022, Umass Center For Clinical And Translational Science
UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Newsletter
This is the May 2022 issue of the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Newsletter containing news and events of interest.
Hdac6 Inhibition Reverses Long-Term Doxorubicin-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction By Restoring Microglia Homeostasis,
2022
The Texas Medical Center Library
Hdac6 Inhibition Reverses Long-Term Doxorubicin-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction By Restoring Microglia Homeostasis, Blake Mcalpin
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)
One in 8 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Currently, doxorubicin is one of the most effective chemotherapies for breast cancer. Unfortunately, up to 60% of survivors report long-term chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction (CICD) characterized by deficits in working memory, processing speed, and executive functioning. Currently, no interventions for CICD have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. I show here that a 14-day treatment with a blood-brain barrier permeable histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibitor successfully reverses long-term CICD following a therapeutic doxorubicin dosing schedule in female mice, as assessed by the puzzle box test ...
A Survey To Highlight Areas Of Focus For Patient Care In Settings Utilizing Medical Interpretation,
2022
East Tennessee State University
A Survey To Highlight Areas Of Focus For Patient Care In Settings Utilizing Medical Interpretation, Azayzel Deregis
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This thesis recounts my personal experience working as a volunteer medical interpreter for the Language and Culture Resource Center at East Tennessee State University. The result of my time spent volunteering as a medical interpreter, shadowing professional medical interpreters, and witnessing patient-provider interactions during interpreted sessions was an inspiration to study medical interpretation further and delve into the challenges faced by patients who require medical interpreters. During my time researching this topic, I found that the United States is severely lacking in Spanish medical interpreters—with some healthcare facilities employing no medical interpreters—even though the size of the Hispanic ...
Insulin Therapy Versus Oral Sitagliptin For Treatment Of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes In Adults,
2022
Wayne State University
Insulin Therapy Versus Oral Sitagliptin For Treatment Of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes In Adults, Sarah Nasser
Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates
A clinical decision report using:
Hals IK, Fiskvik Fleiner H, Reimers N, et al. Investigating optimal β-cell-preserving treatment in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: Results from a 21-month randomized trial. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2019;21(10):2219-2227. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.13797
for a patient with an aversion to needles.
Indications For Esophagogastroduodenoscopy In Anemic Patients Without Overt Signs Of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding,
2022
Wayne State University
Indications For Esophagogastroduodenoscopy In Anemic Patients Without Overt Signs Of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Geoffrey M. Ginter
Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates
A clinical decision report using:
Majid S, Salih M, Wasaya R, Jafri W. Predictors of gastrointestinal lesions on endoscopy in iron deficiency anemia without gastrointestinal symptoms. BMC Gastroenterol. 2008;8:52. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-8-52
for a patient with a complicated presentation of severe anemia
Exercise Therapy Improves Quality Of Life In Patients With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (Pots),
2022
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Exercise Therapy Improves Quality Of Life In Patients With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (Pots), Heya Batah, Scott L. Baughan
Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates
A clinical decision report using
George SA, Bivens TB, Howden EJ, et al. The international POTS registry: Evaluating the efficacy of an exercise training intervention in a community setting. Heart Rhythm. 2016;13(4):943-950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.12.012
for exercise efficacy in patients with POTS.
Sotrovimab: Neutralizing Antibody To Combat Covid-19,
2022
Menoufia University
Sotrovimab: Neutralizing Antibody To Combat Covid-19, Aya Allam, Steven Lippmann
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
No abstract provided.
Are Antipyretic Medications Compatible With Sars-Cov-2 Vaccines?,
2022
University of Louisville
Are Antipyretic Medications Compatible With Sars-Cov-2 Vaccines?, Sharanya S E Santhi, Niguma Rayamajhi, Steven B Lippmann
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
No abstract provided.
Leptospirosis Presenting As Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage,
2022
Alejandro Posadas National Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Leptospirosis Presenting As Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage, Alejandra González, Paola Alvarez, Mariano Fielli, Analia Santos, Neil Gomez Querales, Elkin Rodriguez Arzuaga
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) syndrome has a mortality rate of 30 to 60%. A 15-year-old male patient presented with a seven-day abdominal pain, vomiting, non-dysenteric diarrhea, conjunctival injection, and fever. Chest radiography revealed bilateral interstitial infiltrates predominating in the lower left lobe. The patient’s condition worsened within hours, with the development of massive hemoptysis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), arterial hypotension, and hematocrit decline requiring mechanical ventilation. A chest computed tomography (CT) showed ground-glass opacities with consolidation areas in lower lobes, diffuse tree-in-bud opacities, and centrilobular nodules. A bronchoscopy was conducted without endoluminal lesions and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) consistent ...
Mucormycosis: Covid-19 And Corticosteroids,
2022
Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society Medical College
Mucormycosis: Covid-19 And Corticosteroids, Mittal Savaliya, Nivedita Jha, Steven B Lippmann
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
No abstract provided.
Umccts Newsletter, April 2022,
2022
UMass Chan Medical School
Umccts Newsletter, April 2022, Umass Center For Clinical And Translational Science
UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Newsletter
This is the April 2022 issue of the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Newsletter containing news and events of interest.
Aorta In Pathologies May Function As An Immune Organ By Upregulating Secretomes For Immune And Vascular Cell Activation, Differentiation And Trans-Differentiation-Early Secretomes May Serve As Drivers For Trained Immunity,
2022
Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Aorta In Pathologies May Function As An Immune Organ By Upregulating Secretomes For Immune And Vascular Cell Activation, Differentiation And Trans-Differentiation-Early Secretomes May Serve As Drivers For Trained Immunity, Yifan Lu, Yu Sun, Keman Xu, Fatma Saaoud, Ying Shao, Charles Drummer, Sheng Wu, Wenhui Hu, Jun Yu, Satya P Kunapuli, John R Bethea, Roberto I Vazquez-Padron, Jianxin Sun, Xiaohua Jiang, Hong Wang, Xiaofeng Yang
Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers
To determine whether aorta becomes immune organ in pathologies, we performed transcriptomic analyses of six types of secretomic genes (SGs) in aorta and vascular cells and made the following findings: 1) 53.7% out of 21,306 human protein genes are classified into six secretomes, namely, canonical, caspase 1, caspase 4, exosome, Weibel-Palade body, and autophagy; 2) Atherosclerosis (AS), chronic kidney disease (CKD) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) modulate six secretomes in aortas; and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV, COVID-19 homologous) infected endothelial cells (ECs) and angiotensin-II (Ang-II) treated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) modulate six secretomes; 3) AS ...
Umccts Newsletter, March 2022,
2022
UMass Chan Medical School
Umccts Newsletter, March 2022, Umass Center For Clinical And Translational Science
UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Newsletter
This is the March 2022 issue of the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Newsletter containing news and events of interest.
Pkcε Activation Restores Loss Of Pkcε, Manganese Superoxide Dismutase, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, And Microvessels In Aged And Alzheimer's Disease Hippocampus,
2022
Thomas Jefferson University
Pkcε Activation Restores Loss Of Pkcε, Manganese Superoxide Dismutase, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, And Microvessels In Aged And Alzheimer's Disease Hippocampus, Guetchyn Millien, Huaixing Wang, Zongxiu Zhang, Dan L Alkon, Jarin Hongpaisan
Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers
Vascular endothelial dysfunction and capillary loss are currently considered to be a primary phenotype of normal human aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Activation of protein kinase C (PKCε) improves several molecular, cellular, physiological, and behavioral endpoints, yet it is not known whether a loss of PKCε activity occurs in the microvascular endothelium in aged and AD hippocampi, whether this loss contributes to microvascular change, or whether activation of PKCε protects against microvascular damage, an early change that induces age-associated memory defect and AD. We investigated the effect of the PKCε activation on microvascular loss in the hippocampus, important for ...
Pulmonary Post-Acute Sequelae Of Covid-19,
2022
University of Louisville
Pulmonary Post-Acute Sequelae Of Covid-19, Usman Akbar, Shivam Gulati, Johnny Zakhour Md, Alex Glynn, Jose Bordon
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
Introduction: Persistent symptoms have been observed in a substantial proportion of survivors of COVID-19 since relatively early in the pandemic. Among these post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), respiratory symptoms appear to be the most prevalent.
Methods: We conducted a literature review of peer-reviewed publications in English on the clinical and epidemiological features of respiratory PASC in cohorts of 100 or more patients with a follow-up of four weeks or more after acute infection. Included studies reported the prevalence of persistent respiratory symptoms and/or the results of follow-up pulmonary function tests.
Results: On our review included 14 studies across eight ...
Abi1 Mediates Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation And Airway Remodeling Via Jak2/Stat3 Signaling,
2022
Albany Medical College
Abi1 Mediates Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation And Airway Remodeling Via Jak2/Stat3 Signaling, Ruping Wang, Yinna Wang, Guoning Liao, Bohao Chen, Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr., Raymond B. Penn, Albany Medical College
Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers
Asthma is a complex pulmonary disorder with multiple pathological mechanisms. A key pathological feature of chronic asthma is airway remodeling, which is largely attributed to airway smooth muscle (ASM) hyperplasia that contributes to thickening of the airway wall and further drives asthma pathology. The cellular processes that mediate ASM cell proliferation are not completely elucidated. Using multiple approaches, we demonstrate that the adapter protein Abi1 (Abelson interactor 1) is upregulated in ∼50% of ASM cell cultures derived from patients with asthma. Loss-of-function studies demonstrate that Abi1 regulates the activation of Jak2 (Janus kinase 2) and STAT3 (signal transducers and activators ...
Compliance With Guidelines For Treatment Of Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia Is Associated With Decreased Mortality In Patients Hospitalized For Community-Acquired Pneumonia With Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia,
2022
University of Louisville
Compliance With Guidelines For Treatment Of Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia Is Associated With Decreased Mortality In Patients Hospitalized For Community-Acquired Pneumonia With Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia, Leslie Beavin, Vidyulata Salunkhe, Shashvin Singh, Ahmed Gana, Balaji Sekaran, Mahder A. Tella, Stephen P. Furmanek, Forest W. Arnold
The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections
Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia has a minimum treatment duration of two weeks, while S. aureus community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treatment is at least five days. Treatment failure, persistent bacteremia, and recurrence are common among patients with community-acquired S. aureus bacteremia. There is conflicting information in the current Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for the treatment of S.aureus bacteremia patients with CAP. Therefore, the appropriate treatment duration and modality for S. aureus CAP with bacteremia is unclear. The objective of this study was to compare outcomes among patients with S. aureus CAP and bacteremia treated in compliance versus non-compliance ...
