An Atypical Presentation of Acute Cholecystitis with Left Sided Chest Pain and ST Elevation - A Case Report.

Background: ST elevation combined with typical chest pain is an indication for acute coronary vascularization and is usually associated with acute myocardial infarction. Herein, we present an unusual case of ST elevation.

Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with chest pain radiating to both arms and the back.

Dengue Fever—Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Treatment.

Background: Dengue fever is a common infectious disease in the tropical and subtropical zones, with more than 100 million symptomatic cases per year. Mosquitoes of the genus Aedes (Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopticus) are vectors of the disease, and their spread has led to rising case numbers around the world. Physicians in Europe, too, are increasingly being confronted by this challenge.

endocarditis - A case report.

is a gram-positive coccus bacterium with a previously underestimated prevalence due to morphological similarities to other gram-positive cocci. Development of newer diagnostic technologies (such as matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry MALDI-TOF) led to increased recognition of as causative organism mainly for urinary tract infections. Its antibiotic susceptibility poses some challenges, with resistance to some drugs of choice for urinary tract infection.

Analytical performance and user-friendliness of four commercially available point-of-care devices for C-reactive protein.

Introduction: Proper implementation of Point-of-Care testing (POCT) for C-reactive protein (CRP) in primary care can decrease the inappropriate use of antibiotics, thereby tackling the problem of growing antimicrobial resistance.

Objective: The analytical performance and user-friendliness of four POCT-CRP assays were evaluated: QuikRead go easy, LumiraDx, cobas b 101 and Afinion 2.

Materials And Methods: Imprecision was evaluated using plasma pools in addition to manufacturer-specific control material.

Bronchiectasis in renal transplant patients: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Bronchiectasis is a chronic airway disease characterized by permanent and irreversible abnormal dilatation of bronchi. Several studies have reported the development of bronchiectasis after renal transplantation (RT), but no prospective study specifically assessed bronchiectasis in this population. This study aimed to compare features of patients with bronchiectasis associated with RT to those with idiopathic bronchiectasis.

Regression of Graft Steatosis After Liver Transplantation.

Liver grafts with limited steatosis are currently used for liver transplantation, but the natural history of graft steatosis is not well known. This program evaluation aimed at assessing changes of steatosis after liver transplantation. A retrospective chart review was performed assessing presence and severity of steatosis in the liver explant and in time zero donor graft biopsies carried out at the time-point of liver transplantation on histopathology and on imaging one year thereafter in 30 well characterized patients.