Endogenous Endophthalmitis Caused by Prototheca Microalga in Birman Cat, Spain.

We identified Prototheca spp. microalga in ocular samples of a cat in Spain with nontreatable endogenous endophthalmitis. Within 2 years, the eye lesions progressively worsened and neurologic signs appeared, suggesting systemic spread of the infection.

Presumed calcific band keratopathy in a 10-month-old domestic shorthair cat.

Objective: To describe a case of presumed band keratopathy in a young cat with no known history of corneal disease who was not receiving topical phosphate-based steroids.

Animal Studied: A 10-month-old domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for severe ocular discomfort that did not improve despite the initiation of topical antibiotic treatment.

Methods: A complete ophthalmic examination and ancillary tests such as biomicroscopy and corneal cytology were performed at the time of presentation.

Nasolacrimal sac foreign body extraction using vitreoretinal forceps in 28 dogs.

Purpose: To describe a novel technique of nasolacrimal foreign body extraction in dogs by using a 20G vitreoretinal forceps introduced through the superior lacrimal punctum.

Methods: A retrospective review of the medical records of dogs with dacryocystitis due to nasolacrimal foreign bodies between the years 2001 and 2022 was performed. We recorded the breed, age, affected eye, type and number of foreign bodies, concomitant diseases, and the use of imaging techniques.

Probiotic, Paraprobiotic, and Hydrolyzed Yeast Mixture Supplementation Has Comparable Effects to Zinc Oxide in Improving Growth Performance and Ameliorating Post-weaning Diarrhea in Weaned Piglets.

A total of 150 21-day-old weaned piglets [(Yorkshire × Landrace) × Duroc] were randomly assigned to 3 groups (CON, TRT1, TRT2) to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of probiotic, paraprobiotic, and hydrolyzed yeast mixture (PPY) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal bacterial counts, fecal calprotectin contents, and diarrhea rate in a 42-day experiment (phase 1: days 1-14; phase 2: days 15-42). There were 10 replicate pens per treatment with 5 pigs per pen (three gilts and two barrows). Pigs in CON were only provided with a basal diet.

Effect of on sows' farrowing duration and reproductive performance, and weanling piglets' performance and IgG concentration.

We studied the effects of CNCM I-1079 (LSB) supplemented to lactating sows on reproductive traits and farrowing duration and to piglets from day 7 of life on post-weaning performance and IgG concentration. Ninety-six Landrace × Yorkshire sows started the trial 5 days before the expected farrowing date. Sows were distributed into 2 groups according to parity number and backfat thickness: control (CON: regular lactation diet) and LSB (CON + LSB at 2 × 10 colony forming units [CFU]/kg of feed).

Corneoconjunctival transposition for the treatment of deep stromal to full-thickness corneal defects in dogs: A multicentric retrospective study of 100 cases (2012-2018).

Objective: To describe and evaluate the use of corneoconjunctival transposition (CTT) as a surgical treatment for canine deep stromal ulcers, descemetoceles, and full-thickness corneal defects and to determine its efficacy in preserving corneal graft transparency and vision.

Animals Studied: One hundred client-owned dogs with deep stromal ulcers, descemetoceles, or full-thickness corneal defects.

Methods: Medical records of canine patients that underwent CCT, from 2012 to 2018, were reviewed.

Phenotype of haptoglobin and presence of subclinical vascular disease: Population study.

Introduction And Objectives: Haptoglobin is a protein involved in the protection against oxidative damage caused by iron in haemoglobin. This protein is polymorphic, with 3 isomorphs prevalent in the population. The carriers of the Hp2-2 isoform have a lower antioxidant capacity and, in the population with diabetes, an increased risk of subclinical vascular disease and cardiovascular complications.

R46L polymorphism in the PCSK9 gene: Relationship to lipid levels, subclinical vascular disease, and erectile dysfunction.

Background: The R46L variant of the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) gene has been related to lipid levels and cardiovascular disease.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of this polymorphism on subclinical vascular disease and erectile dysfunction (ED).

Methods: We analyzed the association of the PCSK9 rs11591147 single-nucleotide polymorphism with lipid levels, intima-media thickness (IMT), and the ankle-brachial index, in 1188 adults free of cardiovascular disease, randomly selected from the population.

Relationship of the Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet and Its Main Components with CRP Levels in the Spanish Population.

Unlabelled: Adherence to a Mediterranean diet seems to be inversely associated with C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration. A 14-point Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) has been developed to assess dietary compliance. The aim of this study was to assess whether each of the MEDAS questions as well as their final score were associated with the levels of CRP in general Spanish population.

Prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and factors associated: An epidemiological analysis from the population-based Screening PRE-diabetes and type 2 DIAbetes (SPREDIA-2) study.

Aim: To describe the prevalence of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) in a random population sample and to evaluate its relationship with Mediterranean diet and with other potential cardiovascular risk factors such as serum uric acid and pulse pressure in individuals ranged 45 to 74 years.

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 1568 subjects (mean age 6.5 years, 43% males), randomly selected from the population.

Risk factors associated with the carotid intima-media thickness and plaques: ESPREDIA Study.

Objective: To evaluate whether there were any differences in the risk factor profile associated with either the intima-media thickness (IMT) or the presence of carotid plaques.

Methods: Cross-sectional study in 1475 subjects between 45 and 75years, randomly selected from the population of the Northwest area of Madrid (Spain). They had a physical exam, blood analysis, and ultrasound measurement of the IMT and of the presence of plaques.

Modelling malaria incidence by an autoregressive distributed lag model with spatial component.

The influence of climatic variables on the dynamics of human malaria has been widely highlighted. Also, it is known that this mosquito-borne infection varies in space and time. However, when the data is spatially incomplete most popular spatio-temporal methods of analysis cannot be applied directly.

Effect of topical 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride on tear production, pupil size, and intraocular pressure in healthy Beagles.

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of topical 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride (CH) on tear production (TP), pupil size (PS), and intraocular pressure (IOP) in dogs.

Animal Studied: Fifteen healthy beagle dogs from the UAB research-teaching colony.

Procedure: Dogs without ocular diseases were included.

Corneal grafting for the treatment of full-thickness corneal defects in dogs: a review of 50 cases.

Objective: To describe corneal grafting for the treatment of full-thickness corneal defects in dogs and to determine its effectiveness in preserving vision.

Methods: A review of the medical records of dogs that underwent corneal grafting following corneal perforations (≥3 mm) at the VTH-UAB from 2002 to 2012 was carried out.

Results: Fifty dogs of different breed, age and gender were included.

Peripheral Atherosclerosis in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction: A Population-Based Study.

Introduction: The presence of erectile dysfunction (ED) could be a warning of vascular disease in different arterial territories.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between ED and the presence of atherosclerosis in 2 different vascular beds: carotid and lower limbs.

Methods: A total of 614 volunteers between 45 and 74 years of age (mean age 61.

Carotid atherosclerosis severity in relation to glycemic status: a cross-sectional population study.

Objective: Intima-media thickness (IMT) is increased in subjects with prediabetes or newly diagnosed diabetes. However, no previous studies have evaluated the relationship between the severity of carotid atherosclerosis, assessed by the presence of carotid plaques or stenosis, and the glycemic status, assessed either by fasting glucose, an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) or A1C levels.

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 1475 subjects (mean age 62 years, 44% males), randomly selected from the population.

Corneal grafting for the treatment of feline corneal sequestrum: a retrospective study of 18 eyes (13 cats).

Objective: To determine the clinical outcome of corneal grafting for the treatment of feline corneal sequestrum (FCS).

Animal Studied: Domestic cats.

Procedures: A review of the medical records of cats that underwent keratoplasty as a treatment of FCS at the VTH-UAB, from 2002 to 2012, was carried out.

Metabolic syndrome in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Background And Objective: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and coronary or cerebrovascular disease is increasing, but it is not known whether this association also exists in patients with isolated PAD. The aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence of MS in patients with PAD who had no coronary or cerebrovascular disease, the prescription rate of evidence-based cardiovascular therapies and the attainment of therapeutic goals in patients with PAD and with and without MS.

Patients And Methods: Multicenter, cross-sectional study of 3.

The periodicity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in Venezuela.

We investigated the periodicity of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum incidence in time-series of malaria data (1990-2010) from three endemic regions in Venezuela. In particular, we determined whether disease epidemics were related to local climate variability and regional climate anomalies such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

[Clinical features of patients with hypertriglyceridemia referred to lipid units: registry of hypertrigliceridemia of the Spanish Arteriosclerosis Society].

Background And Objective: to show clinical features of subjects with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) referred to the Lipid Units associated to Spanish Arteriosclerosis Society (ULSEA).

Patients And Method: it is a prospective, cross-sectional, multicentric study of patients with serum Tgs > 200mg/dL, recruited from January 2007 to December 2008. Demographic, drug therapies, anthropometrical, main diagnosis and biochemical parameters were registered.

[Carotid intima-media thickness in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: associated factors and changes following 1 year of treatment].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the factors associated with intima-media thickness (IMT) and carotid plaques in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and to assess the evolution following 1 year of treatment.

Patients And Method: Subjects (n=201) diagnosed as having probable or definite FH according to the MED-PED criteria had a clinical history, physical examination, blood chemistry and lipid profile determined. Ultrasound was used to measure the IMT in both common carotid arteries and to assess the presence of plaques.

Data mining validation of fluconazole breakpoints established by the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.

European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints classify Candida strains with a fluconazole MIC < or = 2 mg/liter as susceptible, those with a fluconazole MIC of 4 mg/liter as representing intermediate susceptibility, and those with a fluconazole MIC > 4 mg/liter as resistant. Machine learning models are supported by complex statistical analyses assessing whether the results have statistical relevance. The aim of this work was to use supervised classification algorithms to analyze the clinical data used to produce EUCAST fluconazole breakpoints.