Emerging Resistance and Virulence Patterns in : Insights into Silver Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Strategy.

Background/objectives: This study aims to characterize antibiotic resistance (AR) and virulence markers in spp. isolated from Romanian outpatients' stool samples.

Methods: In 2019, community-acquired strains were collected and identified using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, antibiotic susceptibility profiles have been determined with the MicroScan system, and soluble virulence factors were evaluated using specific culture media, while biofilm formation was quantified in 96-well plates.

Needle tract seeding of thyroid cancer after biopsy of distant metastasis: a retrospective cohort.

Imaging-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy is currently the most common technique for the investigation of potentially malignant bone lesions. It allows precise needle placement and better visual guidance, leading to improved diagnostic accuracy. Needle tract seeding (NTS) is a rare complication of biopsies in general, and its true incidence remains unknown.

Epidemiology and Management of Moderate to Severe Thyroid Eye Disease in the United States: Analysis of a Healthcare Claims Database.

Objective: To estimate the incidence, prevalence, patient characteristics and healthcare utilization patterns of moderate to severe thyroid eye disease (TED) in the United States.

Design: Retrospective review of medical and prescription claims data from the Inovalon deidentified claims database.

Patients: Patients with moderate to severe TED were identified based on specific and sensitive definitions using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes selected by a group of TED specialists.

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Biomarker diagnostics of endothelial dysfunction in patients with acute coronary syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Objective: Aim: To determine the severity of endothelial dysfunction (ED) in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: The study included 124 patients with ACS. Group 1 included 74 patients after ACS and NAFLD, and group 2 consisted of 50 patients after ACS without liver damage.