Microbiology of Species Isolated From Patients With Invasive Disease and Contaminated Samples in a Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Background: are mucous membrane commensals that infrequently cause invasive disease. Our goal was to define species prevalence, the predominant disease site and risk factors for actinomycosis.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with growth of species from cultures in a single-cancer center from July 2007 to June 2020.

Association between Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression: A Narrative Reviews.

Background: Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a serious depression that develops in the first year, with unknown explained reasons. Many studies evaluated the impact of Vitamin D (VD) levels on depression during pregnancy and postnatal. This narrative review aims to review any association between serum VD levels during pregnancy and the development of PPD.

and Variants of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Among Jordanian Women.

Objectives: The association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms and metabolic syndrome (MS) remains debatable. The current study aimed to determine the correlation of VDR gene polymorphisms with MS among Jordanian women.

Methods: This case-control study enrolled 100 women with MS and 100 age-matched women as control at Al-Hikma Modern Hospital in Jordan between January 2019 and January 2020.

Relationship of Serum Vitamin D Levels With Diabetic Foot in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Diabetic foot is one of the most severe complications in patients with diabetes mellitus and has been linked to 25-OH-vitamin D status. This study aims to determine the prevalence of 25-OH-vitamin D deficiency and its association with diabetic foot. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in this study.

Persistent neurological symptoms and elevated intracranial pressures in a previously healthy host with cryptococcal meningitis.

Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis can occur in both previously healthy and immunocompromised hosts. Here, we describe a 55 year-old HIV-negative male with no known prior medical problems, who presented with three months of worsening headaches, confusion, and memory changes without fever. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain demonstrated bilateral enlargement/enhancement of the choroid plexi, with hydrocephalus, temporal and occipital horn entrapments, as well as marked periventricular transependymal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) seepage.