Prevalence, clinical expression, invasiveness and outcome of containing Panton-Valentine leukocidin in children treated in a university hospital of Lithuania.

There is a high prevalence of virulence factor Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) in North-East parts of Europe. The aim was to evaluate data regarding the PVL occurrences in Lithuania, determine the relationship with Methicillin resistant (MRSA), association with demographic and clinical conditions, invasiveness and severity of the disease in children treated in hospital Kauno klinikos (KK). We performed a prospective case-cohort single-center study on paediatric patients hospitalized from 2012 to 2015 to KK.

Creating a curtain of protection: nurses' experiences of grief following patient death.

Purpose: To describe the lived experience of nurses surrounding the death of their patients.

Design: A qualitative phenomenologic approach was used for the interview and analysis framework. Methods to ensure trustworthiness and rigor were incorporated into the design.

Outcome of protease inhibitor substitution with nevirapine in HIV-1 infected children.

Background: Protease inhibitors (PIs) have been associated with metabolic complications. There is a trend to switch to simpler therapy to improve these disturbances. We report a case-series describing the effects in metabolic abnormalities in seven HIV-infected children, previously treated with protease inhibitor (PI) after switching to nevirapine.