A case-control study and molecular epidemiology of yersiniosis in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The objective of this study was to determine risk factors and sources attributed to yersiniosis in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). A risk factor questionnaire was administered to 247 notified yersiniosis cases and 258 control participants from the Canterbury and/or Wellington regions of NZ. sp.

The long-term impacts of COVID-19 on confirmed cases at least 12 months post-infection in Wellington, New Zealand: an observational, cross-sectional study.

Aim: To explore the prevalence of ongoing symptoms and laboratory abnormalities in confirmed cases of COVID-19 from the first wave within the Greater Wellington Region, after at least 12 months post infection.

Method: COVID-19 cases were obtained from EpiSurv. Eligible participants electronically completed questionnaires (Overall Health Survey, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9], Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 [GAD-7], Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level [EQ-5D-5L], Fatigue Severity Scale [FSS], WHO Symptom Questionnaire, Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnoea Scale [mMRC Dyspnoea Scale]).

Risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism in laparoscopic surgery in non-obese patients with benign disease.

Introduction: Few studies have focused on intraoperative positioning as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Positioning that places the legs in a dependent position may be a risk factor. We theorized that the reverse-Trendelenburg position specifically would increase the risk of postoperative VTE.

Genomic adaptations of Campylobacter jejuni to long-term human colonization.

Background: Campylobacter is a genus of bacteria that has been isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals, and the environments they inhabit around the world. Campylobacter adapt to new environments by changes in their gene content and expression, but little is known about how they adapt to long-term human colonization. In this study, the genomes of 31 isolates from a New Zealand patient and 22 isolates from a United Kingdom patient belonging to Campylobacter jejuni sequence type 45 (ST45) were compared with 209 ST45 genomes from other sources to identify the mechanisms by which Campylobacter adapts to long-term human colonization.

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in Wellington, New Zealand: a retrospective, observational study.

Aims: To review the demographic and clinical characteristics of confirmed COVID-19 cases within the Greater Wellington Region (GWR).

Methods: A retrospective, observational study of all 96 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the GWR. The primary outcome was time taken from onset to complete resolution of symptoms.