The Clinical Significance of High Antimicrobial Resistance in Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections.

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect up to 150 million individuals annually worldwide, mainly due to () and . The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are increasing, representing one of the biggest threats for human health. The objective of our study was to describe antimicrobial patterns of resistance and identify risk factors associated with MDR uropathogens.

Congenital Zika syndrome: Pitfalls in the placental barrier.

Much progress with respect to congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) pathogenesis has been achieved after the 2015 outbreak in Brazil. It is now accepted that ZIKV is vertically transmitted, infects cells of the developing central nervous system and the placenta, yet it is unclear to what extent placental affection contributes to the development of congenital ZIKV. The association between fulminant villitis and severe fetal involvement emerges as a possibility.