Radiographs are of limited use and low cost-effectiveness when combined with ultrasound for abdominal restaging in dogs with solid, soft tissue tumours.

Objective: The purposes of this study were to assess the frequency of detection of clinically relevant findings by abdominal radiographs and abdominal ultrasound during restaging of solid, soft tissue tumours in dogs and to determine the cost per clinically relevant finding for both modalities.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of 159 dogs which underwent a total of 223 restaging episodes following a diagnosis of a solid, soft tissue tumour within, or with potential for metastasis to, the abdomen were reviewed. Data collected from the sample dogs were reviewed for clinically relevant findings, including local recurrence, lymph node or intra-abdominal metastasis, and other changes that would influence prognosis or management.

Mentorship ReSPeCT Study: A Nurse Mentorship Program's Impact on Transition to Practice and Decision to Remain in Nursing for Newly Graduated Nurses.

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened a pre-existing US nursing shortage, leaving newly graduated nurses vulnerable in their early career. This study analyzed the effectiveness of a mentorship program offering individualized mentorship through culturally congruent, customized pairing for 96 mentees. Key findings of this study show that this nursing mentorship was beneficial for the majority of mentees on their decision to remain in nursing, and on their self-confidence, problem-solving, professional communication, and transition to practice, with perceived benefits steadily increasing for mentees up to 2 years.

Evaluation of commercial probiotics for antimicrobial resistance genes.

The objective of this study was to determine if transferable antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes are present in commercial animal probiotics. DNA was extracted from 50 probiotics, tested for the presence of bacterial DNA, and analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of 8 transferrable AMR genes, including tetracycline, erythromycin, aminoglycoside, sulfonamide, and trimethoprim. Samples that were positive by PCR were confirmed by genome sequencing.

Evaluation of commercial veterinary probiotics containing enterococci for transferrable vancomycin resistance genes.

Objective: Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) are of significant public health concern. The identification of VRE in livestock and food has increased. The objective of this study was to determine if the transferrable vancomycin resistance genes vanA and vanB were present in probiotics marketed for use in animals that claimed to contain Enterococcus spp.

Toward the improvement of total nitrogen deposition budgets in the United States.

Frameworks for limiting ecosystem exposure to excess nutrients and acidity require accurate and complete deposition budgets of reactive nitrogen (Nr). While much progress has been made in developing total Nr deposition budgets for the U.S.