Bee/Vespula Venom-Specific IgE Ratio Greater Than 5:1 Indicates Culprit Insect in Double-Sensitized Patients.

Background: Venom-allergic patients are frequently double-sensitized to honeybee venom (BV) and Vespula venom (VV). Genuine double allergy is uncommon.

Objectives: To assess whether a quantitative comparison of BV- and VV-specific IgE levels permits an identification of the culprit venom in double-sensitized patients, and to evaluate whether independent sensitization to BV- and VV-specific components corresponds to an indication for double immunotherapy.

Avalanche Terahertz Photon Detection in a Rydberg Tweezer Array.

We propose a protocol for the amplified detection of low-intensity terahertz radiation using Rydberg tweezer arrays. The protocol offers single photon sensitivity together with a low dark count rate. It is split into two phases: during a sensing phase, it harnesses strong terahertz-range transitions between highly excited Rydberg states to capture individual terahertz photons.

Low Stroke Volume Predicts Deterioration in Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: Prospective Study.

Introduction: Prognosis and management of patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is challenging. We investigated whether stroke volume may be used to identify the subset of this population at increased risk of clinical deterioration or PE-related death. Our secondary objective was to compare echocardiographic measurements of patients who received escalated interventions vs anticoagulation monotherapy.

Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome due to Variants Is Not Associated With Posttransplant Recurrence.

Introduction: Unlike idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (NS), hereditary podocytopathies are not expected to recur after kidney transplantation. However, some reports of posttransplant recurrence of NS in patients carrying variants in the gene have been described, notably with the p.Arg138Gln variant, which is more prevalent in Europe.