Spotted fever rickettsioses. Study of cases reported in a secondary care pediatric hospital of northeastern Mexico, 2012-2022.

Background: Spotted fever rickettsiosis is a serious disease with a high mortality rate if not timely detected.

Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients hospitalized for spotted fever rickettsiosis, as well as the risk factors associated with poor prognosis.

Material And Methods: Data from medical records of patients hospitalized between August 2012 and July 2022 were collected.

[Spotted fever rickettsioses. Study of cases reported in a secondary care pediatric hospital of northeastern Mexico, 2012-2022].

Background: Spotted fever rickettsiosis is a serious disease with a high mortality rate if not timely detected.

Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients hospitalized for spotted fever rickettsiosis, as well as the risk factors associated with poor prognosis.

Material And Methods: Data from medical records of patients hospitalized between August 2012 and July 2022 were collected.

Factors affecting populations of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) after the first myxomatosis outbreaks in Central Spain.

The Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) is an endemic species distributed in Spain and Portugal. Myxomatosis outbreaks affecting this species were detected in 2018 in Central and Southern Spain, spreading afterward. Aiming to evaluate factors affecting the status of hare population after the arrival of myxomatosis, we conducted 108 nocturnal hare counts in Central Spain during two study periods (winter/spring and summer/autumn) in 54 different hunting grounds, covering 1071 km and observing 884 individuals.

Hunting Levels of Turtle Dove () at Sites Where Food Is Provided: Implications for Sustainable Harvesting.

In some regions of Spain, hunting grounds conduct management targeting the European turtle dove (), a commonly hunted species, and unsustainable harvesting levels at these sites have been identified as one of the factors responsible for the species' decline across its range. In hunting grounds where food was provided, we estimated the local turtle dove abundance before the hunting season, productivity (juvenile/adult ratio) and harvesting levels using harvest data from managed grounds over 4 years (2009, 2015, 2019 and 2020). Compared to previous research, a higher productivity value was found (median 1.

History of influenza immunization in COVID-19 patients: impact on mortality.

Introduction: In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is concern regarding the impact of the influenza season.

Objective: To analyze the impact of influenza immunization history on patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods: Patients older than 18 years with COVID-19, registered between March and August 2020, were included.

Do non-target species visit feeders and water troughs targeting small game? A study from farmland Spain using camera-trapping.

Provision of food and water is a widespread tool implemented around the world for the benefit of game and other wildlife, but factors affecting the use of food and water by non-target species are poorly known. We evaluated visits to feeders and water troughs by non-game species using camera-traps in two separate areas of Spain. Feeders and water troughs were either "protected" (when surrounded by more than 50% of shrubs/forest) or "open" (in the opposite case).

Nutritional quality of wild Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) meat: Effects of sex and hunting period.

The proximate composition, energetic value, minerals, B-group vitamins and pH value of the loin (longissimus thoracis) of 71 wild Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus), were evaluated in stags and hinds hunted in autumn and winter. In autumn, meat had a higher content of moisture, K, Na, Zn and thiamine when compared to winter, in which higher content of proteins and P were detected. Meat from stags had a higher moisture, Na, Zn and folic acid content, while hinds provided optimal pH values (<5.

Acute kidney injury and diabetic ketoacidosis in pediatric patients: risk factors.

Acute kidney injury is a cause of morbidity in children with diabetes in developing countries, especially in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors for acute kidney injury in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. This was a retrospective cohort study.

Short and long-term outcomes of underwater EMR compared to the traditional procedure in the real clinical practice.

Background And Aims: underwater endoscopic mucosal resection (U-EMR) has been recently described as an alternative to endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for flat colorectal polyps. However, the real applications remain unclear due to the lack of comparative studies.

Methods: a multi-centric prospective study was performed from November 2016 to December 2017.

Acute kidney injury and cholestasis associated with Kawasaki disease in a 9-year-old: Case report.

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis frequent in children younger than 5 years of age. It involves coronary arteries and other medium-sized vessels. There also exists evidence of inflammatory and proliferative changes affecting the biliary tract and lymphocyte infiltration of the renal interstitial.

Modification of immunological features in human platelets during sepsis.

Sepsis is an organic dysfunction that puts at risk the life of patients suffering this disorder due to an exacerbated immunological response to the infection mediated by the host. Platelets have been largely researched on sepsis owing to its role in Disseminated Intracellular Coagulation (DIC) and because thrombocytopenia is an important clinical feature of these patients. Nevertheless, a great number of evidence shows that platelets have also an important role in immunological response since they have pattern recognition receptors, chemokine receptors and granules with stored soluble mediators.