Short-term results of unroofing and marsupialization compared to the Karydakis technique in the treatment of pilonidal sinus. A randomized prospective study.

Introduction: The treatment of pilonidal sinus (PS) is usually surgical, but no procedure is considered the gold standard. The Karydakis (K) technique is widely used, and unroofing and marsupialization (UM) is a simple surgery with good results.

Primary Objective: To evaluate early postoperative complications (EPC) 30 days after UM surgery compared to the K technique.

Atlantic bonito (Sarda) genomic analysis reveals population differentiation across Northeast Atlantic and mediterranean locations: Implications for fishery management.

The Atlantic bonito (Sarda, family Scombridae) is a pelagic species and one of the most exploited small tuna species. Despite its economic importance, biological information is scarce with no associated management directives. In this study, using a population genomic approach resulted in a lack of panmixia of two genetic pools with different effective population sizes (east central-tropical Atlantic and northeast Atlantic-Mediterranean) and an intermixing zone in Atlantic Morocco.

Characteristics of Pediatric Emergency Department Presentations of Anaphylaxis in Spain.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the triggers of pediatric anaphylaxis in Spain and to analyze the circumstances of the episode.

Methods: Planned secondary analysis of a prospective observational multicenter study endorsed by the Spanish Society of Pediatric Emergencies including children aged younger than 18 years diagnosed with anaphylaxis in 7 Spanish pediatric emergency departments (EDs) between 2016 and 2018. We analyzed factors related to the anaphylaxis episode and its management.

Environmental DNA Assay for the Detection of the American Bullfrog () in the Early Stages of the Invasion in the Ebre Delta.

The American bullfrog () is considered to be one of the most harmful invasive species. In the Iberian Peninsula, this species had been cited occasionally until the year 2018, when appeared in the Ebre Delta, and, for the first time, it started breeding in a territory of the Peninsula. Using environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis and visual surveys, the American bullfrog invasion in the Ebre Delta was monitored across two consecutive years (2019-2020).

Risk Factors for Severe Anaphylaxis in Children.

Objective: To identify risk factors associated with severe anaphylaxis in children.

Study Design: We carried out a multicenter prospective observational study including children less than 18 years old diagnosed with anaphylaxis in 7 Spanish pediatric emergency departments (EDs) between May 2016 and April 2018. Children were considered to have severe anaphylaxis if they met one or more of the following criteria: requirement for 2 or more doses of epinephrine, clinically important biphasic reaction, endotracheal intubation, intensive care unit admission, and/or death.

Body Composition and Circulating Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids at Age 6 Years: A Longitudinal Pilot Study.

Maternal polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status during pregnancy may influence birth outcomes and offspring adiposity during childhood. Cord blood PUFA levels associate positively with maternal PUFA and negatively with the newborn's abdominal adiposity. However, longitudinal, prospective studies consistently evaluating maternal and cord blood and PUFA levels in childhood and their association with the child's body composition are so far lacking.

Effects of water pollution and river fragmentation on population genetic structure of invasive mosquitofish.

We analyzed variation at the GPI-2 locus and eleven microsatellite loci of eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki populations introduced to the Ebro River (Spain), sampling above and below a dam (Flix Reservoir) where severe chronic pollution has been well documented. Allele frequency changes at the GPI-2 locus in the sites nearest to the polluted sediments agree with previous results from studies in mercury-exposed populations of this highly invasive fish. Genetic distinction of the mosquitofish collected close to the polluted sediments was detected at the GPI locus but also at the presumptive neutral microsatellite loci.

Management of anaphylaxis in Spain: pediatric emergency care providers' knowledge.

Background: Acute care providers must diagnose and treat patients with anaphylaxis. The objective was to analyze Spanish pediatric emergency departments' (ED) providers' knowledge of the international recommendations for the management of anaphylaxis.

Methods: A web-based survey including providers (both attending and residents) from seven Spanish pediatric EDs was conducted.

Clostridium perfringens bacteraemia, an analysis of 28 cases over 10 years in a university hospital of Madrid.

Bacteraemia caused by anaerobic bacteria is rare in the hospital setting. The Clostridium genus is the second most common cause of these infections, particularly Clostridium perfringens, which has a high mortality rate. However, reviews in the literature of these infections are scarce.

Tuna Species Substitution in the Spanish Commercial Chain: A Knock-On Effect.

Intentional mislabelling of seafood is a widespread problem, particularly with high-value species like tuna. In this study we examine tuna mislabelling, deliberate species substitution, types of substitution and its impact on prices. The survey covered the commercial chain, from Merca-Barna to fishmongers and restaurants in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Catalonia.

Validated methodology for quantifying infestation levels of dreissenid mussels in environmental DNA (eDNA) samples.

The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha Pallas, 1771) and the quagga mussel (D. rostriformis Deshayes, 1838) are successful invasive bivalves with substantial ecological and economic impacts in freshwater systems once they become established. Since their eradication is extremely difficult, their detection at an early stage is crucial to prevent spread.

Vitek MS matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry for identifying respiratory bacterial pathogens: a fast and efficient method.

Mass spectrometry has become a reference resource for identifying microorganisms in clinical microbiology services. One hundred and fifty one clinical isolates were selected from respiratory specimens routinely identified as Streptococcus pneumoniae (43), Haemophilus influenzae (64) and Moraxella catarrhalis (44). These identifications were compared with other phenotypical methods and mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS Vitek).

Individual Spawning Duration of Captive Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Eggs.

This study presents the first results on Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) individual spawning duration and its short-term temporal behavior. The study was based on direct measurements resulting from mtDNA analysis of the offspring of spawners held in transport cages during the 2013 spawning monitoring survey in Balearic waters. The number of females consisted of approximately 259 individuals with an average weight of 186 kg.

Using Massive Parallel Sequencing for the development, validation, and application of population genetics markers in the invasive bivalve zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).

The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha, Pallas, 1771) is one of the most invasive species of freshwater bivalves, due to a combination of biological and anthropogenic factors. Once this species has been introduced to a new area, individuals form dense aggregations that are very difficult to remove, leading to many adverse socioeconomic and ecological consequences. In this study, we identified, tested, and validated a new set of polymorphic microsatellite loci (also known as SSRs, Single Sequence Repeats) using a Massive Parallel Sequencing (MPS) platform.

Gene flow and maintenance of genetic diversity in invasive mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki).

Genetic analyses contribute to studies of biological invasions by mapping the origin and dispersal patterns of invasive species occupying new territories. Using microsatellite loci, we assessed the genetic diversity and spatial population structure of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) that had invaded Spanish watersheds, along with the American locations close to the suspected potential source populations. Mosquitofish populations from the Spanish streams that were studied had similar levels of genetic diversity to the American samples; therefore, these populations did not appear to have undergone substantial losses of genetic diversity during the invasion process.

International collaboration to assess the risk of Guillain Barré Syndrome following Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccines.

Background: The global spread of the 2009 novel pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus led to the accelerated production and distribution of monovalent 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) vaccines (pH1N1). This pandemic provided the opportunity to evaluate the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which has been an influenza vaccine safety concern since the swine flu pandemic of 1976, using a common protocol among high and middle-income countries. The primary objective of this project was to demonstrate the feasibility and utility of global collaboration in the assessment of vaccine safety, including countries both with and without an established infrastructure for vaccine active safety surveillance.

Typical investigational medicinal products follow relatively uniform regulations in 10 European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) countries.

Background: In order to facilitate multinational clinical research, regulatory requirements need to become international and harmonised. The EU introduced the Directive 2001/20/EC in 2004, regulating investigational medicinal products in Europe.

Methods: We conducted a survey in order to identify the national regulatory requirements for major categories of clinical research in ten European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) countries-Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom-covering approximately 70% of the EU population.

Compassionate use of interventions: results of a European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) survey of ten European countries.

Background: 'Compassionate use' programmes allow medicinal products that are not authorised, but are in the development process, to be made available to patients with a severe disease who have no other satisfactory treatment available to them. We sought to understand how such programmes are regulated in ten European Union countries.

Methods: The European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) conducted a comprehensive survey on clinical research regulatory requirements, including questions on regulations of 'compassionate use' programmes.

Common definition for categories of clinical research: a prerequisite for a survey on regulatory requirements by the European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN).

Background: Thorough knowledge of the regulatory requirements is a challenging prerequisite for conducting multinational clinical studies in Europe given their complexity and heterogeneity in regulation and perception across the EU member states.

Methods: In order to summarise the current situation in relation to the wide spectrum of clinical research, the European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) developed a multinational survey in ten European countries. However a lack of common classification framework for major categories of clinical research was identified, and therefore reaching an agreement on a common classification was the initial step in the development of the survey.

Ferromagnetic interaction in mu1,3-cyanamido-derived copper(II) cryptates.

The reaction of dinuclear copper(II) cryptates with calcium cyanamide, CaNCN, and sodium dicyanamide, Na[N(CN)(2)] results in dinuclear compounds of formulae [Cu(2)(HNCN)(R3Bm)](ClO(4))(3) (1), [Cu(2)(dca)(R3Bm)](ClO(4))(3)4H(2)O (2), and [Cu(2)(NCNCONH(2))(R3Bm)](CF(3)SO(3))(3) (3), in which R3Bm=N[(CH(2))(2)NHCH(2)(C(6)H(4)-m)CH(2)NH(CH(2))(2)](3)N and dca=dicyanamido ligand (NCNCN(-)). The X-ray diffraction analysis reveals for both 1 and 3 a dinuclear entity in which the copper atoms are bridged by means of the -NCN- unit. The molar magnetic susceptibility measurements of 1-3 in the 2-300 K range indicate ferromagnetic coupling.

Polynuclear and 1-D derivatives of 1,3-bis(dimethylamino)-2-propanolato ligand. Structure and magnetic characterization.

Several new Cu(II) derivatives of the 1,3-bis(dimethylamino)-2-propanolato (bdmap) ligand with formula [Cu(2)(bdmap)(acac)(NH(3))(3)(MeOH)](ClO(4))(2), [Cu(2)(bdmap)(NO(2))(3)(H(2)O)](4) and [Cu(2)(bdmap)(OH)(ox)(0.5)(H(2)O)(2)](n)(ClO(4))(n)xnH(2)O were synthesized and characterized both structurally and magnetically. Dinuclear compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/c, octanuclear compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 and the 1-D alternating system crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2/n.

Molecular, 1D, and 2D systems built from phenylcyanamido ligands. Syntheses, crystal structures, and characterization of their magnetic properties.

Several MnII compounds with phenylcyanamido ligands have been synthesized and characterized by means of single-crystal X-ray structural determination. The reported compounds show a wide variety of nuclearity from mononuclear and dinuclear systems to 1D chains and 2D networks in which X-phenylcyanamide (X-pcyd) anions act as the bridging ligand. Mononuclear compound [Mn(H2O)2(4-bzpy)2(3-Cl- pcyd)2] (2) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, P21/a space group, dinuclear compounds (mu 1,3-3-Cl-pcyd)2[Mn(2,2'-bpy)(3-Cl-pcyd)(MeOH)]2 (2) and (mu 1,3-3-Cl-pcyd)2[Mn(2,2'-bpy)(3-Cl-pcyd)(EtOH)]2 (3) crystallize in the triclinic system, P1 space group, 1D chain [(mu 1,3-4-Cl-pcyd)2[Mn(2,2'-bpy)]]n (4) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, /2/a space group, and 2D network [Mn(mu-4,4'-bpy)(mu 1,3-3-F-pcyd)2]n (5) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, C2 space group.

Hepatotoxicity and aging: endogenous antioxidant systems in hepatocytes from 2-, 6-, 12-, 18- and 30-month-old rats following a necrogenic dose of thioacetamide.

The influence of aging on the mechanisms of liver injury and regeneration was studied in a model of hepatotoxicity induced in 2-, 6-, 12-, 18- and 30-month-old rats by a sublethal dose of thioacetamide (500 mg/kg body weight), a soft nucleophilic and hepatotoxic compound metabolized by the hepatic microsomal FAD monooxygenase system. Samples-blood and hepatocytes-were obtained at 0, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h following thioacetamide intoxication. Parameters of liver injury in serum (NADPH-isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDH) activity) indicate that the severity of injury was significantly higher in the adult groups (6 and 12 months old) when compared either with the youngest (2 months old) or oldest (18 and 30 months old) groups.