Publications by authors named "M C Vives"
Article Synopsis
- A team of over 180 researchers from more than 40 countries is addressing the issues related to "phantom agents," which are proposed pathogenic agents that are listed without concrete evidence of their existence.
- These phantom agents, identified only through symptoms and lacking proper isolates or genetic data, create obstacles for trade and plant certification, making effective detection and risk assessment difficult.
- The researchers recommend removing these agents from regulatory lists and updating standards in line with modern diagnostic methods to facilitate germplasm exchange and support global agriculture.
Use of vancomycin and acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with sepsis or septic shock: A retrospective observational cohort study.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed)
December 2024
Introduction: The independent association of vancomycin with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the critically ill patient with sepsis or septic Shock is controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of AKI in a cohort of patients with sepsis or septic Shock with an adequate and strict monitoring of vancomycin, guided by the area under the concentration-time curve in relation to the minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC/MIC ratio).
Material And Methods: Retrospective cohort study on 106 patients admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock with vancomycin treatment, consecutively from January 2017 to December 2019.
Article Synopsis
- - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Steatohepatitis (MASH) are common in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, and understanding their effects on weight loss is crucial for better patient care and long-term success post-surgery.
- - A systematic review analyzed 22 studies out of 1126, finding that while MASLD doesn't significantly impact BMI changes at 12 months, MASH patients, particularly those who had Sleeve Gastrectomy, showed lower weight loss.
- - The study highlights the need for standardized reporting and complete data availability in future research to improve the reliability of weight loss outcomes in bariatric surgery patients.
Background: The avian pathogen Gallinarum causes avian typhosis in laying hens, leading to high mortality rates among adult birds, which poses a significant problem in the poultry industry. Various products, such as vaccines, antibiotics, probiotics, and disinfectants, are commonly used to prevent and control the disease on farms. An alternative to these products is the use of bacteriophages, which may effectively prevent the colonization of Gallinarum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo make adaptive social decisions, people must anticipate how information flows through their social network. While this requires knowledge of how people are connected, networks are too large to have first-hand experience with every possible route between individuals. How, then, are people able to accurately track information flow through social networks? Here we find that people immediately cache abstract knowledge about social network structure as they learn who is friends with whom, which enables the identification of efficient routes between remotely connected individuals.
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