Isolation and identification of Candida species from catheter-associated urinary tract infection in Thamar city hospitals, Yemen.

Background: The incidence of urinary tract infections associated with Candida is increasing in Yemeni public hospitals.

Objectives: The primary objective of this research was to isolate specific Candida species responsible for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) and to examine the antifungal sensitivity of these Candida isolates.

Patients And Methods: A total of 200 samples were collected from patients with catheters admitted to multiple hospitals of Thamar city (Yemen).

Effect of cementing technique on aseptic stem loosening in cemented primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Unlabelled: Aseptic stem loosening after total hip arthroplasty surgery is the commonest complication, whether stem is cemented or uncemented. The aseptic cemented stem loosening has been a challenging problem over the years and a leading cause for revision since the inception of total hip arthroplasty. The objective of systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the impact of cementing technique on aseptic stem loosening in total hip arthroplasty.

Emphysematous gastritis: a case series and review of the current trend favoring conservative management.

Emphysematous gastritis [EG] is a rare condition associated with a high mortality rate which involves the invasion of gas-forming organisms into the gastric mucosa. Risk factors include mucosal defects such as gastric ulceration as well as systemic illnesses such as diabetes. Clinical presentation includes abdominal pain as well as signs of sepsis.

Clinical Outcome of Septic Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) may be at a higher risk of mortality from sepsis than patients without heart failure. The aim of this study is to compare sepsis-related morbidity and mortality between patients with HFpEF and patients without heart failure presenting to the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary medical center. Single-center retrospective cohort study conducted at an academic ED between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2018.

Lactate/Albumin Ratio as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Septic Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic value of the Lactate to Albumin (L/A) ratio compared to that of lactate only in predicting morbidity and mortality in sepsis patients. This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. All adult patients above the age of 18 with a diagnosis of sepsis who presented between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2019 were included.

The association of cognitive impairment as screened by the Mini-Cog with long term post-hospitalization outcomes.

Background: Prior studies have suggested that patients with cognitive impairment are at increased risk for adverse post-hospitalization outcomes. We aimed to determine if cognitive status assessed by the Mini-Cog, a quick bedside screening test, is associated with long-term outcomes.

Methods: In this secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort study, 668 patients >65 years of age admitted to a tertiary care academic hospital over a two-year period were screened for cognitive impairment with the Mini-Cog within 24 h of admission.

Serum lactate is an independent predictor of hospital mortality in critically ill patients in the emergency department: a retrospective study.

Background: Elevated lactate has been found to be associated with a higher mortality in a diverse patient population. The aim of the study is to investigate if initial serum lactate level is independently associated with hospital mortality for critically ill patients presenting to the Emergency Department.

Methods: Single-center, retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital looking at patients who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) between 2014 and 2016.

Molecular signatures for the Crenarchaeota and the Thaumarchaeota.

Crenarchaeotes found in mesophilic marine environments were recently placed into a new phylum of Archaea called the Thaumarchaeota. However, very few molecular characteristics of this new phylum are currently known which can be used to distinguish them from the Crenarchaeota. In addition, their relationships to deep-branching archaeal lineages are unclear.