Staphylococcal tricuspid valve infective endocarditis complicated by refractory sepsis and bilateral lung abscesses successfully treated with adjunctive mechanical aspiration.

•In bulky infective vegetations, response to antibiotic therapy can be unpredictable due to the size of vegetations and distal embolization.•Early surgery is indicated in complicated staphylococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis, but is associated with substantial risk, including early prosthetic valve endocarditis•Large-bore percutaneous mechanical aspiration provides early source control and limits valve destruction and serves as destination therapy or a bridge to more definitive surgery.

Advancements and challenges in cardiac amyloidosis imaging: A comprehensive review of novel techniques and clinical applications.

Cardiac amyloidosis, characterized by amyloid fibril deposition in the myocardium, leads to restrictive cardiomyopathy and heart failure. This review explores recent advancements in imaging techniques for diagnosing and managing cardiac amyloidosis, highlighting their clinical applications, strengths, and limitations. Echocardiography remains a primary, non-invasive imaging modality but lacks specificity.

The nematicidal effect of some bacterial biofertilizers on Meloidogyne incognita in sandy soil.

In a greenhouse experiment, the nematicidal effect of some bacterial biofertilizers including the nitrogen fixing bacteria (NFB) Paenibacillus polymyxa (four strains), the phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) Bacillus megaterium (three strains) and the potassium solubilizing bacteria (KSB) B. circulans (three strains) were evaluated individually on tomato plants infested with the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in potted sandy soil. Comparing with the uninoculated nematode-infested control, the inoculation with P.