First Report of Brown Stripe Disease Caused by on Rice in Guangxi (China).

Rice, being the most important food crop in China, is also the world's largest producer and consumer, accounting for 30% of global production and consumption. In 2023, brown stripes were observed on the leaf sheaths of diseased rice seedlings in a Jingxi rice field (22°51'N, 105°56'E) in Guangxi, China. The investigated area of rice fields, which was about 1.

Time-Sensitive Antibiotic Adjustments in Gram-Negative Bacteremia: A Survival Perspective.

BACKGROUND This retrospective study was designed to assess risk factors for increased 30-day mortality from bacteremia caused by Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae and to calculate the optimal point of time for patients to move from inappropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy to appropriate treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective study analyzed data from 610 patients with a diagnosis of E. coli- and K.

Predictive value and mediating effect analysis of the AHR-ARNT-CYP1A1 axis for missed abortion related to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure.

This study aimed to determine the predictive value of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) signaling pathway genes, and to detect the mediating effect of AHR that may mediate the influence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on missed abortion. The present study was conducted using a 1:2 matched case-control study, a total of 94 cases of women with missed abortion and 188 matched women controls with normal pregnancy but voluntarily abortion were included. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the predictive value of AHR signaling pathway genes for missed abortion.

Analysis of clinical characteristics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome with acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study.

Objective: This research aimed to analyze the impact of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) with acute pancreatitis (AP) on the severity and prognosis of patients, screen the risk factors of HFRS with AP, and establish a nomogram model.

Methods: Data were collected from HFRS patients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University and Dali Prefecture People's Hospital (2013-2023). Patients were divided into HFRS with AP ( = 34) and HFRS without AP groups ( = 356).

The detection and utilization of volatile metabolomics in Klebsiella pneumoniae by gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry.

This research aimed to analyze the volatile compounds emitted during the proliferation of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) in the laboratory setting using gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) and to investigate the potential of volatile metabolomics for detecting carbapenemase-producing strains of K. pneumoniae.

Analysis and application of volatile metabolic profiles of : a preliminary GC-IMS-based study.

Nosocomial infections caused by () may pose serious risks to patients, and early identification of pathogenic bacteria and drug sensitivity results can improve patient prognosis. In this study, we clarified the composition and relative content of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generated by in tryptic soy broth (TSB) using gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS). We explored whether imipenem (IPM) could be utilized to differentiate between carbapenem-sensitive (CSEC) and carbapenem-resistant (CREC).

Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility Spectrometry Reveals Acetoin as a Biomarker for Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to detect the volatile organic compound (VOC), 3-hydroxy-2-butanone (acetoin) using gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) in antimicrobial-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacteria. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using stromal fluid of blood culture bottles (BacT/ALERT® SA) as the medium, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone (acetoin) released by K.

An improved meteorological variables-based aerosol optical depth estimation method by combining a physical mechanism model with a two-stage model.

A two-stage model integrating a spatiotemporal linear mixed effect (STLME) and a geographic weight regression (GWR) model is proposed to improve the meteorological variables-based aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrieval method (Elterman retrieval model-ERM). The proposed model is referred to as the STG-ERM model. The STG-ERM model is applied over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region in China for the years 2019 and 2020.

Clinical Characteristics, Prognosis and Treatment of Bloodstream Infections with Complex in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Study.

Objective: This research aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics, prognosis, and antimicrobial treatment of bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by complex (ECC).

Methods: The clinical data of patients with bloodstream infections caused by complex from April 2017 to June 2023 were collected retrospectively. These data were then analyzed in subgroups based on the detection results of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL), 30-day mortality, and the type of antimicrobial agent used (β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations (BLICs) or carbapenems).

Targeting STAT6 to mitigate sepsis-induced muscle atrophy and weakness: Modulation of mitochondrial dysfunction, ferroptosis, and CHI3L1-Mediated satellite cell loss.

Sepsis-induced muscle weakness is a debilitating consequence of prolonged critical illness, often associated with a poor prognosis. While recent research has shown that STAT6 functions as an inhibitor of myogenesis, its role in sepsis-induced muscle weakness remains unclear. In this study, we hypothesized that inhibiting STAT6 could attenuate sepsis-induced muscle atrophy and weakness, and we explored the underlying mechanisms.

Clinical Value of the Serum Procalcitonin to Albumin Ratio in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Sepsis-Associated ARDS Patients: A Retrospective Study.

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of the Serum Procalcitonin (PCT) to Albumin (ALB) ratio in sepsis-associated ARDS patients.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including 349 septic patients (159 and 190 with and without ARDS, respectively). The serum PCT/ALB ratio was measured at admission, and participants' 28-day mortality and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores were compared.

Effects of medical abortion assisted by traditional Chinese medicine: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: To what extent traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) combined with mifepristone and misoprostol is beneficial for improving the complete abortion rate and duration of vaginal bleeding has been a subject of debate in the field of medical abortion.

Objective: To assess the evidence regarding the complete abortion rate and duration of vaginal bleeding of medical abortion assisted by different kinds of TCM.

Search Strategy: We searched electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library database, China National Knowledge Internet, Wan fang Database, VIP Database, and China Biology Medicine disc from 2000 to February 15, 2023.

Emerging Human Fascioliasis: A Retrospective Study of Epidemiological Findings in Dali, Yunnan Province, China (2012-2021).

BACKGROUND Human fascioliasis is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the trematodes, or flatworms, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica, also known as liver flukes. This retrospective study aimed to report the epidemiological findings in 95 cases of human fascioliasis in Dali, Yunnan Province, southwestern China, diagnosed between 2012 and 2021. MATERIAL AND METHODS The epidemiologic and clinical data of 95 patients diagnosed with human fascioliasis in Dali area from January 2012 to December 2021 were collected and retrospectively analyzed.

[Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 mediates skeletal muscle cell injury in septic mice by regulating ferroptosis].

Objective: To explore the effect of signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) on ferroptosis in skeletal muscle cells in sepsis model and its potential mechanism.

Methods: Twenty-four 8-week-old male specific pathogen free Kunming mice were divided into normal control group, sham group, sepsis model group and STAT6 inhibitor pretreatment group according to random number table method with 6 mice in each group. A mouse sepsis model was reproduced by cecal ligation and perforation (CLP).

Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Hospital-Acquired Bacteremic Pneumonia versus Bacteremic Pneumonia: A Retrospective Comparative Study.

Objective: This research aimed to investigate the variations in clinical features and prognosis of HABP caused by and . We also aimed to evaluate the risk variables related to 30-day death in the investigated groups.

Methods: A single-center retrospective cohort research lasting four years was performed.

Early Lactate/Albumin and Procalcitonin/Albumin Ratios as Predictors of 28-Day Mortality in ICU-Admitted Sepsis Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND Lactate/albumin (LA/ALB) and procalcitonin/albumin (PCT/ALB) ratios have been implicated in predicting mortality in sepsis patients. However, their prognostic value and relationship to sepsis severity require further investigation. This retrospective study aimed to assess the prognostic value of lactate/albumin (LA/ALB) and procalcitonin/albumin (PCT/ALB) ratios in septic patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Observation of black carbon in Northern China in winter of 2018-2020 and its implications for black carbon mitigation.

Enhanced observations of BC in hotspot regions with a high temporal resolution are critical to refining our BC mitigation strategies, which are co-directed by air-quality and climate goals. In this work, the temporal variation and emission sources of BC in Shijiazhuang, Northern China, during the winter of 2018-2020 were investigated on the basis of multi-wavelength Aethalometer BC observations. The average BC concentrations decreased from 9.