Transport Blood Pressures and Outcomes in Stroke Patients Requiring Thrombectomy.

Objective: Mechanical thrombectomy is the treatment of choice for acute ischemic strokes from large vessel occlusions. Absolute blood pressure and blood pressure variability (BPV) may affect patients' outcome. We hypothesized that patients' outcomes were not associated with BPV during transport between hospitals in the era of effective thrombectomy.

Longitudinal Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance in Diarrheagenic and Non-pathogenic Escherichia coli from Young Tanzanian Children.

Enteroaggregative, enteropathogenic, and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli contribute significantly to the burden of diarrheal infections particularly in developing countries. Antibiotic resistance is increasingly common among bacterial pathogens including pathogenic E. coli.

Increased carriage of macrolide-resistant fecal E. coli following mass distribution of azithromycin for trachoma control.

Background: Mass drug treatment with azithromycin (MDA) is part of the WHO-endorsed 'SAFE' strategy for trachoma control in endemic communities. MDA has been associated with reduced trachoma prevalence and short-term reductions in other bacterial infections, but can also lead to increased circulation of macrolide-resistant bacteria.

Methods: We prospectively monitored macrolide resistance in fecal E.