Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae bacteremia and hepatitis in diabetic patient, France, winter 2019.

Objectives: Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 (NOVC) bacteremia is infrequently reported in Western countries and is associated with unfavorable outcome.

Patient/method: We describe here the case of a diabetic patient with hepatic cytolysis and NOVC bacteremia following an episode of diarrhea.

Result: The patient was paucisymptomatic and had a favorable resolution with oral ciprofloxacin.

Analytical assays and bootstrap resampling method to validate performance of the Roche Elecsys STAT highly sensitive troponin T assay and its application for the 'rule-out' part of ESC guidelines for NTSTEMI.

Background: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines recommend a dynamic (0-1h) cardiac troponin (cTn) determination for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction diagnosis. For patients with low cTn levels, a discharge from emergency can be considered. Nevertheless, cTn cutoffs for discharge are lower than the limits of quantification proposed by laboratory reagent suppliers.

Symptoms of peritraumatic and acute traumatic stress among victims of an industrial disaster.

Previous studies have examined peritraumatic distress, peritraumatic dissociation, and acute stress disorder as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors examined whether these three predictors were associated with PTSD symptoms when considered simultaneously. Two-hundred victims of a factory explosion in Toulouse, France, were surveyed two and six months after the event with use of retrospective self-reports of peritraumatic distress, peritraumatic dissociation, and acute stress disorder.