Prevalence and anti-microbial resistance of spp. isolated from the environment and veterinary personnel in a Spanish veterinary teaching hospital.

Methicillin-resistant (MRS) bacteria, including methicillin-resistant and methicillin-resistant (MRSP), pose a significant threat in veterinary medicine, given their potential for zoonotic transmission and their implications for companion animals and humans' health. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of MRS and anti-microbial resistance patterns at a university clinical hospital in Madrid, Spain. Samples were collected from both the environment and hospital staff at Veterinary Clinical Hospital of Alfonso X el Sabio University.

Contrasting fertilization and phenological stages shape microbial-mediated phosphorus cycling in a maize agroecosystem.

Phosphorus (P) is essential for plants but often limited in soils, with microbes playing a key role in its cycling. P deficiency in crops can be mitigated by applying by-products like sludge and struvite to enhance yield and sustainability. Here, we evaluated the contribution of four different types of fertilizers: i) conventional NPK; ii) sludge; iii) struvite; and iv) struvite+sludge in a semiarid maize plantation to the availability of P and the responses of the soil microbiome.

Population variation in signaling behavior and contest outcome in the jacky dragon.

Being aggressive and by extension, dominant, is an important mechanism for determining access to resources such as mates or territories. While predictors of contest outcome and dominance are increasingly studied, we have a poor understanding of how they vary across populations. Here, I use the widely distributed Australian agamid lizard, the Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus), to quantify variation in features predicting contest outcome among males of different populations.

Hospital variation in quality indicators for patient blood management in total knee and hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Anaemia, blood loss, and blood transfusion are critical aspects of patient care in major orthopaedic surgery. We assessed hospital adherence to guideline-recommended Patient Blood Management (PBM) care, analysed variations between hospitals, and validated two composite indicators of hospital PBM performance in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all primary TKA and THA procedures performed during 2021 across 39 hospitals in Spain.

Enhanced recovery after surgery: a narrative review on patient blood management recommendations.

This review aims to analyze and document the presence of patient blood management (PBM) recommendations in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) guidelines. The aim of ERAS programs is to improve outcomes and optimize patient recovery by reducing the stress response to surgery. PBM programs pursue the objective of improving outcomes by boosting and conserving the patient's own blood.