A case of acute purulent pericarditis due to MRSA treated with daily pericardial lavage for one month followed by pericardial fenestration.

Unlabelled: Acute purulent pericarditis is a rare infection in developed countries. We herein report a case with diabetic nephropathy under maintenance hemodialysis who suffered from acute purulent pericarditis caused by methicillin-resistant (MRSA). The treatment of purulent pericarditis mainly involves rapid administration of appropriate antibiotics and drainage.

Development of a rural-urban classification system for public health research that accommodates structural differences between states.

Rural environments in the United States present challenges to wellness, but there is a lack of tools with which to categorize rurality at the subcounty level. The most common tool, the Food and Drug Administration's 2010 Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes, uses data that are over a decade old and cannot accommodate regional differences in rurality. The purpose of this study was to develop a census-tract classification system of rurality and demonstrate its use in describing HIV outcomes.

Clinical outcomes of spinal cord stimulation in patients with intractable leg pain in Japan.

Background: Neuromodulation through spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a therapeutic option for relieving leg pain and improving the chances of limb salvage in patients with intractable chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI); however, there is no consensus on its indications.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of SCS in patients with intractable leg pain caused by various diseases treated in the department of cardiovascular medicine in Japan.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients who underwent SCS for pain management.

Sexually Transmitted Infection Partner Services Outcomes Before and During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in King County, WA.

Background: SARS-CoV-2 pandemic mitigation efforts resulted in reallocation of public health personnel, likely impacting provision of timely sexually transmitted infection partner services (PS). We describe PS outcomes before and during the pandemic in King County, WA.

Methods: We examined PS outcomes for syphilis and gonorrhea cases diagnosed in 2019 and 3 periods in 2020 (pre-lockdown: January 1, 2020-March 23, 2020; lockdown: March 24, 2020-June 5, 2020; post-lockdown: June 6, 2020-December 31, 2020).