Streptococcus suis is a worldwide pathogen that impacts the swine industry, causing severe clinical signs, including meningitis and arthritis, in postweaning piglets. A key virulence mechanism of S. suis is biofilm formation, which improves its persistence and resistance to external factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) is usually the first treatment offered to patients with bulbar urethral strictures (US). Advances in devices and surgical techniques have contributed to reducing associated complications. Despite the favorable success rate of DVIU, various factors predicting better outcomes have been studied, including patient characteristics, stricture features, and procedural aspects.
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November 2024
Background: Glaesserella parasuis (G. parasuis) is the primary agent of Glässer's disease, significantly affecting nursery and early fattening piglets. Current prophylactic measures, mainly serovar-specific bacterins administered to sows, are limited by maternal immunity, which can interfere with active immunization in piglets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a significant pathogen in swine, primarily causing exudative epidermitis. Addressing infections requires both the characterization of virulence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in farm-recovered isolates. This study aimed to characterize the virulence, AMR, and biofilm formation of isolates from Spanish swine farms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn 84-year-old woman with a Barthel Index of 40 and a history of rectal adenocarcinoma treated with total mesorectal excision and colostomy presented with a 24-hour history of abdominal pain, vomiting, and a defunctioning ileostomy. Examination revealed hemodynamic instability, a distended abdomen, and diffuse tenderness around the parastomal hernia. CT scan revealed significant gastric dilation extending through the parastomal hernia with obstructive changes at the gastroduodenal junction.
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