Quantitative Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing from Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.

Background: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) is often associated with infective endocarditis (CIED-IE). The CIED-IE diagnosis is syndromic. Diagnostic uncertainty is common.

Incorporating clinical and demographic data into the Elixhauser Comorbidity Model: deriving and validating an enhanced model in a tertiary hospital's internal medicine department.

Background And Objectives: The Elixhauser Comorbidity Model is a prominent, freely-available risk adjustment model which performs well in predicting outcomes of inpatient care. However, because it relies solely on diagnosis codes, it may not capture the full extent of patient complexity. Our objective was to enhance and validatethe Elixhauser Model by incorporating additional clinical and demographic data to improve the accuracy of outcome prediction.

A Clinic-Level Approach to Improve Uptake of First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose in Primary Care.

This quality improvement initiative aimed to increase first dose of COVID-19 vaccinations during pediatric/adolescent clinic visits. Four plan-do-study-act cycles were performed with creation of eligibility lists and increasing health educator (HE) engagement. Statistical process control analysis assessed vaccine receipt over time.

Experiences of physiotherapists working with adults living with Long COVID in Canada: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore experiences of physiotherapists working with adults living with Long COVID in Canada.

Design: Cross-sectional descriptive qualitative study involving online semi-structured interviews.

Participants: We recruited physiotherapists in Canada who self-identified as having clinically treated one or more adults living with Long COVID in the past year.

A Comparative Ex Vivo Study on Apex Locator Precision in Mature Teeth and Immature Teeth With Divergent Canals.

Aim: This study investigates the accuracy of an apex locator in mature and immature teeth with divergent root canals ex vivo.

Materials And Methods: Fifty extracted premolar teeth were utilized for the study, with 25 mature teeth (Nolla stage 9 or 10) and 25 immature teeth (Nolla stages ≤ 8). The discrepancies between the actual length (AL) and the electronic length (EL), measured using a Bingo 1020 apex locator, were compared and analyzed.