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Acta Haematol 2021 Apr 13:1-11. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

Background: Although the use of cord blood transplantation (CBT) is becoming more frequent in acute leukemia, considering the relationship between the low stem cell dose and graft failure, whether use of CBT for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) is appropriate remains uncertain.

Methods: A retrospective registry-based analysis of clinical outcomes and immune reconstitution was conducted for 105 AYAs and 187 children with acute leukemia who underwent single-unit CBT using myeloablative conditioning (MAC) without antithymocyte globulin (ATG).

Results: Outcomes were similar between AYAs and children, except for nonrelapse mortality (NRM) and recovery rates of neutrophils and platelets. Read More

Int Psychogeriatr 2021 Apr 13:1-11. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Objectives: This study aimed to apply the generalizability theory (G-theory) to investigate dynamic and enduring patterns of subjective cognitive complaints (SCC), and reliability of two widely used SCC assessment tools.

Design: G-theory was applied to assessment scales using longitudinal measurement design with five assessments spanning 10 years of follow-up.

Setting: Community-dwelling older adults aged 70-90 years and their informants, living in Sydney, Australia, participated in the longitudinal Sydney Memory and Ageing Study. Read More

Transfusion 2021 Apr 13. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Veterens Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Background: Rapid infusion of warmed blood products is the cornerstone of trauma resuscitation and treatment of surgical and obstetric massive hemorrhage. Integral to optimizing this delivery is selection of an intravenous (IV) catheter and use of a rapid infusion device (RID). We investigated which IV catheter and RID system enabled the greatest infusion rate of blood products and the governing catheter characteristics. Read More

Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021 Apr 12. Epub 2021 Apr 12.

Frontlab, Institut du Cerveau (ICM), CNRS UMR 7225, INSERM U1127, Paris, France.

Bone Marrow Transplant 2021 Apr 12. Epub 2021 Apr 12.

Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

We report the results of national retrospective study of 45 children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) in Israel between the years 2000-2018. Donors were either HLA-matched (n = 26), partially mismatched (n = 7), haploidentical (n = 8), or cord-blood (n = 4). Myeloablative conditioning (MAC) was used in 20 procedures, and reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) in 25. Read More

Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2021 Apr 12. Epub 2021 Apr 12.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Mycobacteria/Nocardia Laboratory, 11937 U.S. Hwy. 271, Tyler Texas 75708.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are increasing globally. complex (MAC) and complex are the most commonly reported NTM. Oral treatment options are limited, especially for the We tested delafloxacin, a new oral fluoroquinolone, against 131 isolates of NTM. Read More

Indian J Med Microbiol 2021 Apr 9. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302004, India.

Introduction: -Incidence of Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been increasing in past few years. Treatment of NTM differs from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. For proper treatment, it's important to carry out Drug Susceptibility Testing of NTM. Read More

Injury 2021 Mar 12. Epub 2021 Mar 12.

Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Trauma Services, 1500 Red River St, TX 78701, Austin. Electronic address:

Introduction: Large animal-related injuries (LARI) are relatively uncommon, but, nevertheless, a public hazard. The objective of this study was to better understand LARI injury patterns and outcomes.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the 2016 National Trauma Data Bank and used ICD-10 codes to identify patients injured by a large animal. Read More

Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021 Apr 12. Epub 2021 Apr 12.

Akita University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine, 12934, Department of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Akita, Japan.

Curr Clin Microbiol Rep 2020 Sep 18;7(3):67-80. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.

Purpose Of Review: Among the nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), complex (MAC) is the leading cause of pulmonary disease in humans. Innate and acquired immunodeficiencies have been associated with an increased host susceptibility to NTM infections. The underlying mechanisms predisposing humans and dogs to MAC infections is being elucidated. Read More

Am J Transl Res 2021 15;13(3):1558-1567. Epub 2021 Mar 15.

The First Clinical College of Southern Medical University Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

Objective: The objective is to compare the effect of general anesthesia (GA) and monitored anesthesia care (MAC) on clinical outcomes in patients with endovascular therapy for vertebrobasilar occlusion stroke.

Methods: 139 patients undergoing endovascular therapy for vertebrobasilar stroke, were recruited. The patients were randomized into GA group and MAC group (about 1:1 ratio). Read More