At-home hemoglobin A1c testing during COVID-19 improved glycemic control.

Objectives: COVID-19 has exacerbated barriers to routine testing for chronic disease management. This study investigates whether a home hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test kit intervention increases frequency of HbA1c testing and leads to changes in HbA1c 6 months post testing and whether self-reinforcement education improves maintenance of HbA1c testing.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a randomized, controlled quality improvement intervention among members with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a large commercial health plan.

The Prevalence of and the Occurrence of MRSA CC398 in Monkey Feces in a Zoo Park in Eastern China.

Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) is one of the important antibiotic resistant pathogens causing infections in humans and animals. The increasing observation of MRSA in wildlife species has raised the concern of its impact on animal health and the potential of zoonotic transmission. This study investigated the prevalence of in fecal samples from non-human primates in a zoo located in Jiangsu, China, in which 6 out of 31 (19.

rOmpF and OMVs as efficient subunit vaccines against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infections in poultry farms.

Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis remains the most prevalent serotype causing human salmonellosis through the consumption of contaminated foods, especially poultry products. The development of a subunit vaccine against S. Enteritidis can not only protect chickens against Salmonella infection in the poultry industry but also cut the transmission sources.

SspH2 as anti-inflammatory candidate effector and its contribution in Salmonella Enteritidis virulence.

Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) is a facultative intracellular pathogen deploying the type III secretion system (T3SS) encoded by Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 (SPI2) to transfer effector proteins into host cells to modify its functions and accomplish intracellular replication. To study the effect of SspH2 on immune response induced by S.

Identification and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus and multi-drug resistant MRSA from monkey faeces in China.

Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal bacterium and an important opportunistic pathogen in humans and animals. The increase in multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains of S. aureus is a growing concern due to their impact on animal health and potential for zoonotic transmission.

Evaluation of the Safety and Protection Efficacy of and or Deletion Mutants of Enteritidis as Live Vaccine Candidates for Poultry Non-Typhoidal Salmonellosis.

serovar Enteritidis ( Enteritidis) is a host-ranged pathogen that can infect both animals and humans. Poultry and poultry products are the main carriers of Enteritidis, which can be transmitted to humans through the food chain. To eradicate the prevalence of Enteritidis in poultry farms, it is necessary to develop novel vaccines against the pathogen.

Application of Monoclonal Antibodies Developed Against the IpaJ Protein for Detection of Chickens Infected With Serovar Pullorum Using Competitive ELISA.

Pullorum disease remains an epidemic in the poultry industry in China. The causing pathogen is a host-restricted serovar Pullorum, which can spread through both horizontal and vertical transmissions. To eradicate the pullorum disease from poultry farms, it is necessary to specifically monitor the prevalence of the bacterial infection in adult chicks.

Purification of recombinant IpaJ to develop an indirect ELISA-based method for detecting Salmonella enterica serovar Pullorum infections in chickens.

Background: Salmonella enterica serovar Pullorum is a host-restricted serotype causing infection in poultry. The pathogen can not only cause acute infection in young chicks with high mortality and morbidity, but also persist in adult chickens without evident clinical symptoms and lead to vertical transmission. To eradicate S.

Comparative study of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis genes expressed within avian and murine macrophages via selective capture of transcribed sequences (SCOTS).

Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) is a communicable zoonotic bacterium. Macrophages are essential for Salmonella survival, transmission, and infection. In this study, selective capture of transcribed sequences (SCOTS) was used to screen genes preferentially expressed by SE during contact with macrophages from different hosts.

Study on Impact Acoustic-Visual Sensor-Based Sorting of ELV Plastic Materials.

This paper concentrates on a study of a novel multi-sensor aided method by using acoustic and visual sensors for detection, recognition and separation of End-of Life vehicles' (ELVs) plastic materials, in order to optimize the recycling rate of automotive shredder residues (ASRs). Sensor-based sorting technologies have been utilized for material recycling for the last two decades. One of the problems still remaining results from black and dark dyed plastics which are very difficult to recognize using visual sensors.