Regional Metabolic Abnormalities in Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Meta-analysis of 498 Cases With Brain FDG PET.

Purpose: Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is a group of conditions that are insufficiently understood and difficult to diagnose. Several publications indicate that FDG PET has superior sensitivity compared with MRI. This study aimed to perform a systematic review of publications to assess the characteristics and frequency of brain FDG PET compared with MRI findings at the individual level in AIE, including case reports and case series.

Trichinellosis in Hospitalized Children and Adults from Western Romania: A 11-Year Retrospective Study.

Trichinellosis, a serious and sometimes fatal human disease, is a consequence of consuming raw or improperly cooked meat containing the infective larvae of spp. The aim of this observational cohort retrospective study is to compare the epidemiological, laboratory, clinical and therapeutic aspects of trichinellosis in children and adults from Western Romania. We investigated the medical records of patients who were diagnosed with trichinellosis and hospitalized between 17 January 2010 and 31 December 2020.

Seroprevalence of Anti- Antibodies and Risk Factors for Infection in Blood Donors from Western Romania.

Cystic echinococcosis is a worldwide-distributed zoonotic parasitic disease. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors potentially associated with in healthy blood donors from Timis County, an endemic region in Western Romania. Serum samples were collected from 1347 Romanian blood donors.

Seroepidemiology of Infection in Blood Donors from Western Romania.

Background: Toxoplasma gondii is estimated to infect 33% of blood donors worldwide, and seroprevalence varies widely between countries. We aimed to evaluate, for the first time, the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii in blood donors from Western Romania.

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Infection in Blood Donors from Western Romania.

Trichinellosis, a serious and sometimes fatal human disease, is a foodborne zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution caused by parasitic nematodes of the genus . Humans are infected with larvae through the ingestion of meat that has not been properly cooked. Romania reported most of the confirmed cases of trichinellosis among the EU countries.

The extent of neuroradiological findings in COVID-19 shows correlation with blood biomarkers, Glasgow coma scale score and days in intensive care.

Background And Purpose: A wide range of neuroradiological findings has been reported in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ranging from subcortical white matter changes to infarcts, haemorrhages and focal contrast media enhancement. These have been descriptively but inconsistently reported and correlations with clinical findings and biomarkers have been difficult to extract from the literature. The purpose of this study was to quantify the extents of neuroradiological findings in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 and neurological symptoms, and to investigate correlations with clinical findings, duration of intensive care and biomarkers in blood.

Trichinellosis in hospitalized patients from Western Romania: A retrospective study.

Trichinellosis is a public health problem and an economic issue in porcine animal production and food safety. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the current epidemiologic, laboratory, clinical and therapeutic aspects of human trichinellosis in Western Romania. We retrospectively investigated the medical records of patients hospitalized in infectious diseases hospitals from three counties in Western Romania, between January 1st, 2012 and December 31st, 2016.