Occurrence and Phenotypic Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant (MRSA) in Emergency Medical Service Ambulances as a Potential Threat to Medical Staff and Patients.

An ambulance used by an emergency medical service team is the workplace of specialised medical personnel, providing daily transportation for patients in life-threatening conditions, from all walks of life, with numerous diseases and injuries. MRSA (methicillin-resistant ) strains are classified as Gram-positive cocci, characterised primarily by their multidrug resistance. Infections caused by have a low treatment success rate and are associated with persistent carrier state.

Role of Plant-Derived Compounds in the Molecular Pathways Related to Inflammation.

Inflammation is the primary response to infection and injury. Its beneficial effect is an immediate resolution of the pathophysiological event. However, sustained production of inflammatory mediators such as reactive oxygen species and cytokines may cause alterations in DNA integrity and lead to malignant cell transformation and cancer.

Potentially Bio-Accessible Metabolites from an Extract of Fruit after Gastrointestinal Digestion In Vitro and Gut Microbiota Ex Vivo Treatment.

Targeting pancreatic lipase and α-amylase by digestion-derived fractions of ethanolic-aqueous (60%, /) extract from fruit (CM) in relation to the control and prevention of metabolic disorders, including diabetes, was the first purpose of the present study. Taking into consideration the significance of bio-accessibility of compounds, we attempted to identify metabolites of CM after gastrointestinal digestion in vitro, as well as their kinetic changes upon gut microbiota treatment. The digestion of extract was simulated with digestive enzymes in vitro and human gut microbiota ex vivo (1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 24 h), followed by chromatographic analysis using the UHPLC-DAD-MS method.

Urethroplasty with balloon catheterization in fetal lower urinary tract obstruction: observational study of 10 fetuses.

Objective: To present the preliminary outcomes of fetal urethroplasty using a coronary angioplasty balloon catheter in lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO).

Methods: We included 10 consecutive male fetuses diagnosed with LUTO caused by presumed isolated posterior urethral valves (PUVs), who underwent urethroplasty with a balloon catheter in our center between 2015 and 2018. During urethroplasty, the fetal urethra was dilated using a balloon catheter (diameter, 0.

Early vesico-amniotic shunting - does it change the prognosis in fetal lower urinary tract obstruction diagnosed in the first trimester?

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the outcome of vesico-amniotic shunting performed before 16 weeks of pregnancy in fetuses with severe megacystis diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Material And Methods: Between January 2008 and October 2012 severe megacystis with the bladder length > 15 mm was diagnosed in 17 fetuses. The procedure of early vesico-amniotic shunting (VAS) was offered to 8 patients with presumably isolated LUTO.