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Am J Infect Control 2022 Aug 7. Epub 2022 Aug 7.

Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China. Electronic address:

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii complex (ABC) is a group of increasingly prevalent opportunistic pathogens that cause a variety of life-threatening nosocomial infections, especially in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study assessed the differences between pneumonia- and non-pneumonia-related ABC bacteremia and possible independent risk factors for 30-day mortality.

Methods: The clinical data of ICU patients diagnosed with ABC bacteremia at a tertiary care hospital from January 2009 to December 2020 were collected, and sorted into groups of ABC bacteremia with and without pneumonia. Read More

Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2022 Aug 10:1-10. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

L&T Department of Ocular Pathology, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India.

Purpose: Notwithstanding well-established clinical features of Immune Recovery Uveitis (IRU), specific diagnostic tools to identify at-risk patients are lacking. Identification of biomarkers for IRU prediction can allow high-risk patients to benefit from specific preventive strategies, development of therapies, and elucidate immune reconstitution associated pathogenesis.

Methods: HIV+ patients were classified into four groups (A, B, C and D) with and without ocular manifestations, with follow-up over a year. Read More

J Neurosci Rural Pract 2022 Jul 7;13(3):490-494. Epub 2022 Aug 7.

Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute for Implementation Research on Non Communicable Diseases, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

 Timely detecting dementia is an important goal of clinicians and public health professionals alike for better management and prevention of complications. Community screening of dementia could be a powerful strategy. Facilities for dementia screening at primary care level are virtually nonexistent and are a prominent implementation gap. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2022 Aug 9;15(1):287. Epub 2022 Aug 9.

Centro de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Biotecnología-UR (CIMBIUR), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the main vectors of highly pathogenic viruses for humans, such as dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), and Zika (ZIKV), which cause febrile, hemorrhagic, and neurological diseases and remain a major threat to global public health. The high ecological plasticity, opportunistic feeding patterns, and versatility in the use of urban and natural breeding sites of these vectors have favored their dispersal and adaptation in tropical, subtropical, and even temperate zones. Due to the lack of available treatments and vaccines, mosquito population control is the most effective way to prevent arboviral diseases. Read More

Fitoterapia 2022 Aug 6:105261. Epub 2022 Aug 6.

State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China. Electronic address:

Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a major Gram-positive opportunistic pathogen that causes pneumonia, bacteremia, and other fatal infections. This bacterium is responsible for more deaths than any other single pathogen in the world. Read More