Gingival thickness and gingival width in children: a cross-sectional study utilizing ultrasonography.

Purpose: To measure the gingival phenotype-related features, gingival thickness (GT) and gingival width (GW), in healthy children and to investigate their association between them, with age, gender, tooth-type and arch.

Methods: The gingival sites of 1029 teeth were included from 64 children (36 males and 28 females), with primary and mixed dentition, attending the paediatric dental clinic of Aristotle University, Thessaloniki. GT and GW were measured ultrasonically and with a periodontal probe, respectively.

COVID-19 and Its Impact on Tourism Industry.

The current COVID-19 pandemic is leading to significant changes in terms of people's economic behavior, which will inevitably impact the tourism industry and tourism activity both worldwide and in tourism host countries. Immediate control measures, such as necessary restrictions on travel, avoiding physical contact, social distancing, as well as tourists' and patients' changes in priority making, have vanished interest in traveling away from the place of usual residence and seeking to receive tourism services. COVID-19 pandemic has caused immediate impacts across the whole spectrum of economic and social activity.

The Changing Landscape of Pneumocystis Jiroveci Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Single-Center Experience of Late-Onset Pneumocystis Pneumonia.

Background: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening pulmonary infection after kidney transplantation (KTx). Its onset in the current era of modern immunosuppression and of routine use of universal PCP prophylaxis seems to differ from its onset in previous decades in terms of late onset with subtle clinical presentation, indicating a need for increased vigilance.

Methods: We retrospectively studied all KTx recipients from our center who underwent bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) between 2009 and 2018.

Neutrophils to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Biomarker in Bronchiectasis Exacerbation: A Retrospective Study.

Introduction Bronchiectasis is a disorder resulting mainly from bronchial inflammation caused by recurrent or chronic infections. It is characterized by permanently dilated airways due to bronchial wall destruction. Exacerbations have a key role in bronchiectasis as they are associated with a negative impact on patient prognosis.

Translation and Validation of the Revised Professional Practice Environment Questionnaire in the Greek Language.

Background And Purpose: Professional practice environments have been correlated with quality of care, patient, and nurse outcomes. There is a lack of translated versions of established instruments such as the Revised Professional Practice Environment questionnaire and this study presents the validation of this questionnaire in Greek.

Methods: Translation, cultural adaptation, and factor analysis of the instrument were carried out.