The effectiveness of probiotics or synbiotics in the prevention and treatment of diarrhea among critically ill adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Objective: Diarrhea is one of the most common complications among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Alongside common medical products for managing diarrhea, attention has been directed toward natural approaches, such as the use of probiotics or synbiotics supplements. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of probiotics or synbiotics in the prevention and treatment of diarrhea, mortality, and length of ICU stay.

SARS CoV-2 infection in a patient with sickle cell disease - Atypical presentation.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) infection causes the disease known as coronavirus disease that started in Wuhan (China) in December 2019, leading to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The common presenting symptoms include fever, dry cough, shortness-of-breath, while sore throat, diarrhea, and abdominal and chest pain are the least. The atypical presentation of SARS CoV-2 infection poses a challenge for family physicians to screen and manage such patients for COVID-19 and specifically those at high risk with underlying disease such a sickle cell disease.

Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Costimulatory Molecules in Children With Allergic Rhinitis.

Objectives:: The aim of this study is to assess the level of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and the expression of costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 on monocytes and their ligands (CD28) on T-lymphocytes in children with allergic rhinitis (AR).

Methods:: The study included 60 children with AR and 50 controls. Flow cytometry was performed to analyze MDSCs and the expression of costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 on monocytes and their ligands (CD28) on T-lymphocytes.