Effectiveness and Safety of Percutaneous Treatment in Lesions Suggestive of Thyroid Cancer (Bethesda V and VI-T1aN0M0) Compared to Surgical Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are common entities, with 5% malignancy. Differentiated thyroid cancer represents 90% of thyroid malignancies, with papillary carcinoma being the most common. Management is generally surgical; among its complications are injury to the recurrent laryngeal and superior laryngeal nerve, causing hoarseness, postsurgical hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, and pain.

A review of recent advances in electrode materials for emerging bioelectrochemical systems: From biofilm-bearing anodes to specialized cathodes.

Bioelectrochemical systems (BES), mainly microbial fuel cells (MEC) and microbial electrolysis cells (MFC), are unique biosystems that use electroactive bacteria (EAB) to produce electrons in the form of electric energy for different applications. BES have attracted increasing attention as a sustainable, low-cost, and neutral-carbon option for energy production, wastewater treatment, and biosynthesis. Complex interactions between EAB and the electrode materials play a crucial role in system performance and scalability.

[Prevalence of positive markers for hepatitis B (HBV Ags) and hepatitis C (Anti-HCV) in health personnel at the Social Security Institute of Mexico State and Municipalities].

Background: The prevalence of serum markers of viral hepatitis in health-care workers seems to be similar to that described in the general population, even though this group would appear at increased risk because exposure to potentially infectious material. There is scarce information available in Mexico in this regard.

Aim: To define the prevalence of serum markers for hepatitis C (anti-HCV antibodies) and hepatitis B (hepatitis B surface antigen, HBsAg) in health-care workers at the Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Mexico y Municipios (ISSEMYM) and to establish the presence of viremia in subjects with positive serum markers.

[Neonatal consequences of maternal autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura].

Purpose: To describe the clinical characteristics in newborns of mothers with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP), as well as to evaluate the mother's platelet count in the prediction of the neonatal thrombocytopenia.

Patients And Methods: We included 33 mothers with their 40 newborns, who were classified in four groups: Group I: ten newborns whose mothers suffered of chronic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura who during the pregnancy remained in haematologic remission. Group II: nine newborns whose mothers were splenectomized for ATP in the preceding treatment but without symptoms during the actual pregnancy.