Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Patients with Bloodstream Infections Caused by KPC and NDM Co-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant .

Purpose: carbapenemase (KPC) and New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) co-producing carbapenem-resistant (KPC-NDM-CRKP) isolates have been increasingly reported worldwide but have not yet been systematically studied. Thus, we have conducted a study to compare the risk factors, molecular characteristics, and mortality involved in clinical bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by KPC-NDM-CRKP and KPC-CRKP strains.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 231 patients with BSIs caused by CRKP at Jinling Hospital in China from January 2020 to December 2022.

Status and development for detection and control of ammonium bisulfate as a by-product of SCR denitrification.

When denitrification technology using NH or urea as the reducing agent is applied to remove NOx from the flue gas, ammonium bisulfate (ABS) by-product will also be generated in the flue gas. ABS has an impact on catalyst life span, denitrification efficiency etc., air preheater and its downstream thermal equipment also have a significant negative impact due to its plugging and corrosion.

Revisit of gastromalacia: a report of three cases and review of the literature.

Gastromalacia, a postmortem dissolution of the stomach, is caused by endogenous enzymes resulting in thinning and softening of the stomach wall with focal perforation. Thus, identifying gastromalacia and differentiating it from other causes of gastric perforation is essential to avoid misdiagnosis. Herein, three cases of gastromalacia are described.

Cardiac rupture with intact pericardium: A report of four cases and short review of the literature.

Cardiac rupture with intact pericardium is a dangerous lesion due to high and rapid mortality. Its most common etiologies are blunt chest trauma and myocardial infarction. In forensic practice, this type of rupture can involve a complex relationship between trauma and cardiac disease, so clarifying the main cause of rupture is critical.

Sudden cardiac death due to the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: A case report with genetic analysis.

Rationale: The Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is a benign heart disease with accessory pathways, which can result in cardiac arrhythmias. The purpose of this case report is to introduce a rare case of sudden cardiac death (SCD) with a mild myocardial bridge and a history of WPW.

Patient Concerns: A 25-year-old man with known WPW syndrome died at night while sleeping.

Object-Based Dense Matching Method for Maintaining Structure Characteristics of Linear Buildings.

In this paper, we proposed a novel object-based dense matching method specially for the high-precision disparity map of building objects in urban areas, which can maintain accurate object structure characteristics. The proposed framework mainly includes three stages. Firstly, an improved edge line extraction method is proposed for the edge segments to fit closely to building outlines.

Methamphetamine-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy: clinical, radiological and autopsy findings.

Toxic leukoencephalopathy represents a process of structural alteration of the white matter. It is caused by substance abuse including drugs such as heroin, cocaine, toluene and ethanol. We reported the clinical, radiological and autopsy findings of a rare case of toxic leukoencephalopathy following chronic methamphetamine (MA) usage.