Distinct Gastrointestinal and Reproductive Microbial Patterns in Female Holobiont of Infertility.

The microbiota is in symbiosis with the human body as a holobiont. Infertility conditions affect the female reproductive tract (FRT) and its resident microbiota. However, a disturbance in homeostasis could influence the FRT and other distal body sites, such as the gastrointestinal tract (GIT).

Hyposalivation but not Sjögren's syndrome associated with microbial dysbiosis in women.

Background: Saliva modulates the environment of the oral biofilm through pH buffer, microbial attachment to host surfaces, and nutritional source. The ecology of stress occurs when a physical factor adversely impacts an ecosystem or its biotic components. Therefore, reduced salivary flow can affect oral-host balance.

Oral microbial biomap in the drought environment: Sjogren's syndrome.

Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease that affects primarily the salivary glands, making perturbations in the oral ecosystem and potential factors of salivary flow that influence the onset and development of the disease. The oral cavity contains diverse microorganisms that inhabit various niches such as the oral microbial "biomap." It does not seem specific enough to establish a characteristic microbiome, given the diversity of clinical manifestations, variable rates of salivary secretion, and influential risk factors in patients with SS.

Association of and Infections with Diabetes.

: and are related genera of opportunistic pathogens belonging to the family, often a cause of infections in the immunocompromised hosts, such as diabetic patients. Their clinical significance has increased due to their intrinsic resistance to polymyxins, which is often associated with acquired resistance mechanisms. In this study we evaluated the infections caused by and in two groups of patients, with diabetes (group 1) and without diabetes (group 2) admitted to the intensive care unit and surgical wards.

Distribution of NDM1 Carbapenemase-Producing Strains on High-Risk Hospital Wards.

Background: Carbapenem-resistant (CRP) is a group of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms that raise special treatment problems due to their intrinsic resistance to colistin. In this study, our aim is to provide a phenotypic and molecular characterization of the carbapenemases secreted by CRP strains isolated from inpatients from an intensive care unit (ICU) and surgical wards, as well as the identification of the risk factors involved in their acquisition.

Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was performed which included all strains isolated in samples from inpatients on high-risk wards of the largest university hospital in Western Romania, from July 2017 to April 2019.

A Pictorial Review of Postpartum Complications.

The postpartum period, also known as the puerperium, begins immediately after delivery of the neonate and placenta and ends 6-8 weeks after delivery. The appearance of physiologic uterine changes during puerperium can overlap with that of postpartum complications, which makes imaging interpretation and diagnosis difficult. Obstetric and nonobstetric postpartum complications are a considerable source of morbidity and mortality in women of reproductive age, and the radiologist plays an important role in the assessment of these entities, which often require a multimodality imaging approach.

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excision of benign breast lesions: A learning curve to assess outcomes.

Objective:: To evaluate the efficacy and learning curve of ultrasoundguided vacuum-assisted excision (US-VAE) of benign breast lesions, and to assess characteristics associated with residual lesion.

Methods:: This was a retrospective study with institutional review board-approval. Sonographic and clinical follow-up were performed 6 months after intervention.

Extensively drug-resistant - a case series of urinary tract infections in immunocompromised patients.

Purpose: We report an outbreak of urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by , which occurred in the largest clinical hospital in western Romania.

Patients And Methods: From June to August 2017, four strains of were isolated from the urine samples of patients hospitalized in the urology, diabetes, and surgery departments. Hospital records of all patients whose urine cultures were positive for were reviewed retrospectively.