Molecular epidemiology of isolates in a non-outbreak setting at a comprehensive cancer center.

Ribotyping was performed on isolates from patients with malignancies. Thirty-one (27.9%) isolates from 111 episodes of colitis were recovered representing 14 ribotypes with 25 (80.

Fetal Secretory IgA Delivery via Transamniotic Fetal Immunotherapy (TRAFIT) in a Rodent Model.

Purpose: We sought to determine the feasibility and routing kinetics of transamniotic fetal delivery of secretory immunoglobulin-A (SIgA), in a rodent model.

Methods: Fetuses (n = 94) from seven time-dated pregnant dams received intra-amniotic injections on gestational day 17 (E17, term = E21-22) of either saline (n = 15) or a solution of 1 mg/mL of ≥95% homogeneous human SIgA (n = 79). Animals were euthanized daily at E18-E21 for quantification of the IgA component by ELISA at gestational membranes, placenta, and select fetal anatomical sites against saline controls procured at term.

An unexpected new red-bellied (Microhylidae) from forest fragments in central Madagascar highlights remaining cryptic diversity.

The Madagascan endemic subfamily Cophylinae in the family Microhylidae, is an example of a taxonomic group for which much is still to be discovered. Indeed, the cophyline frogs present a large portion of Madagascar's cryptic and microendemic amphibian diversity, yet they remain understudied. A new red-bellied species of the microhylid frog genus is described from the central plateau of Madagascar.

The complete mitochondrial genome of rare and Critically Endangered of Madagascar.

is a Critically Endangered frog native to the central highlands of Madagascar. Due to ongoing habitat loss of its known range, this species' population is considered declining, while little is known about its ecology, behavior, and taxonomy. Within the context of developing tools that can aid the conservation of Madagascar's amphibian fauna, and add to the continued understanding of their taxonomy, we assembled its complete mitochondrial genome (Genbank Accession number MZ751042).

Do community-dwelling Māori and Pacific peoples present with dementia at a younger age and at a later stage compared with NZ Europeans?

Objective: Ethnicity may affect presentation to clinical services in people with dementia; however, no studies have examined this in Māori or Pacific peoples in New Zealand (NZ). Our objective was to examine the routinely collected clinical data from a memory assessment service in South Auckland to examine the presentation of dementia in the major NZ ethnic groups.

Methods: A total of 360 patients presenting to a memory service with a new diagnosis of dementia were included in this study.

A Multifaceted Approach to Reduction of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Intensive Care Unit With an Emphasis on "Stewardship of Culturing".

BACKGROUND Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are among the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Reducing CAUTI rates has become a major focus of attention due to increasing public health concerns and reimbursement implications. OBJECTIVE To implement and describe a multifaceted intervention to decrease CAUTIs in our ICUs with an emphasis on indications for obtaining a urine culture.

Improving the quality of care for older adults using evidence-informed clinical care pathways.

Background: There has been an intensified focus on quality initiatives within health care. Clinical Networks have been established in Alberta as a structure to improve care within and across settings. One method used by Clinical Networks to improve care is clinical care pathways.

Do former substance users with psychosis differ in their symptoms or function from non-substance users? A systematic meta-analysis.

Objective: To compare the symptoms and function of patients with psychosis who have ceased using substances to those who have psychosis but do not have a history of substance use.

Method: The databases EMBASE, MEDLINE and PsycINFO were searched for peer-reviewed publications in English reporting the characteristics of patients with psychotic illness who had stopped using substances and those who had never used substances. The searches yielded 20 articles that met the inclusion criteria.

Does giving up substance use work for patients with psychosis? A systematic meta-analysis.

Objective: To assess the extent to which ceasing the use of cannabis or other substances reduces the symptoms and social disability associated with psychotic illness.

Methods: The electronic databases CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE and PsycINFO were searched for peer-reviewed publications in English that report data about the characteristics of current and former substance-using patients diagnosed with psychotic illnesses. The searches yielded 328 articles, of which 23 studies met the inclusion criteria.

Menstruation in Ulysses.

This article investigates James Joyce's fascination with a wide variety of medical texts, sexual folklores, religious beliefs, and persistent superstitions about menstruation. That fascination finds its way into Ulysses, which draws upon a number of intertexts to inform a curiosity about the female body most strikingly articulated by Bloom, Molly, and Gerty MacDowell. These intertexts are not simply imported into the novel but are dismantled and interrogated, as Joyce exposes, rather than endorses, clichés of essential femininity.