A thermostable tetanus/diphtheria (Td) vaccine in the StablevaX™ pre-filled delivery system.

A syringe for the long-term, room-temperature storage and injection of vaccines is described. Stabilisation was achieved by drying from a trehalose-containing buffer which formed an inert soluble glass distributed in the internal interconnected voids in an absorbent, compliant, reticulated, medical-grade, porous sponge. The sponge is stored inside the barrel of a syringe and the vaccines are re-solubilised by the aspiration of water.

Pregnancy during a Pandemic: A Cohort Study Comparing Adverse Outcomes during and before the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: This study was aimed to evaluate how the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have negatively impacted birth outcomes in patients who tested negative for the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus.

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records of pregnant women admitted to a tertiary medical center in New York City, an epicenter of the pandemic. Women with a singleton gestation admitted for delivery from March 27 to May 31, 2019, and March 27 to May 31, 2020, were included.

Systematic Review of Pelvic Anatomy iOS and Android Applications for Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Importance: Resources for learning and enhancing knowledge in medicine, such as mobile applications (apps), have dramatically increased in recent years; however, there is lack of a valid source for identifying the best and most reliable mobile apps.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to identify the highest scoring available pelvic anatomy apps based on quality, content, and functionality for obstetrician-gynecologists using a validated tool.

Study Design: This was a systematic evaluation of anatomy apps in the Apple iTunes (iOS) and Google Play (Android) stores.

A data extraction algorithm for assessment of contraceptive counseling and provision.

Background: Contraception counseling and provision is an essential preventative service. Real-time assessment of these services is critical for quality improvement and comparative study. Direct observation is not feasible on a large scale, so indirect measures (such as chart review) have been determined to be acceptable tools for this assessment.

Erl1, a novel era-like GTPase from Magnaporthe oryzae, is required for full root virulence and is conserved in the mutualistic symbiont Glomus intraradices.

Comparative analyses of genome sequences from several plant-infecting fungi have shown conservation and expansion of protein families with plant disease-related functions. Here, we show that this hypothesis can be extended to mutualistic symbiotic fungi. We have identified a gene encoding an Era (Escherichia coli Ras)-like GTPase in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and found that it is orthologous to the mature amino terminal part of the Gin1 protein from the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus Glomus intraradices.