Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Food Literacy Measure for Use With Young People in Canada.

Background: This article presents the culmination of a multiyear research project aimed at creating a comprehensive food literacy framework and corresponding measure. Specifically, this article documents the development and validation of a food literacy measure for young people facing social inequities.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify items to measure 12 attributes of food literacy; test the measure with the identified target groups, considering attribute, face, and content validity, inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability; and refine the measure.

Phages reconstitute NAD to counter bacterial immunity.

Bacteria defend against phage infection through a variety of antiphage defence systems. Many defence systems were recently shown to deplete cellular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) in response to infection, by cleaving NAD into ADP-ribose (ADPR) and nicotinamide. It was demonstrated that NAD depletion during infection deprives the phage of this essential molecule and impedes phage replication.

A Rare Case of Cerebral Abscess due to with Native Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis and Pyogenic Liver Abscess.

is a commensal pathogen typically found in the oral cavity, digestive tract, and urogenital system which has been associated with Lemierre's syndrome, periodontal diseases, sinusitis, endocarditis, and intra-abdominal and brain abscesses. Our case is of a 62-year-old male who presented with headaches, nausea, and vision loss. Brain imaging identified a right occipito-parietal brain abscess.

Dietary diversity and iron deficiency anemia among a cohort of singleton pregnancies: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is considered one of the most common medical disorders observed during pregnancy. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), anemia and micronutrients deficiencies among pregnant women are associated with low consumption of animal products, monotonous starchy-diets, and seasonal consumption of vegetables and fruits.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 198 pregnant mothers aged between 19-45 years who visited the antenatal care clinics in Northern Jordan to document the prevalence of IDA and to describe the associations between dietary diversity, diet quality scores and oral iron supplementation with the pregnant women iron status.

A Silent Threat Unveiled: Invasive Fungal Sinusitis in a High-Risk Hematologic Malignancy Patient.

Invasive fungal sinusitis (IFS) poses a fatal threat to patients with hematological malignancies or a history of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). While invasive aspergillosis, a subtype of IFS, remains rare in immunocompetent individuals, allogeneic HSCT recipients face a notable surge in incidence. Despite the rapid onset and progression of IFS, its clinical presentation is subtle, contributing to heightened mortality rates.

De Novo Cytomegalovirus Colitis in a Donor-Seronegative/Recipient-Seronegative Kidney Transplant Recipient.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most frequent microbes linked with kidney transplant recipients. CMV infection is typically classified as CMV virus isolation in any body fluid or specimen. We present a 43-year-old man who underwent a deceased donor kidney transplant with CMV donor-seronegative and recipient-seronegative (CMV D-/R-) status and completed three months of CMV prophylaxis with high-dose acyclovir given his low-risk status.

Maternal Immunization During the Second Trimester with BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Induces a Robust IgA Response in Human Milk: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: The human milk antibody response following maternal immunization with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine is important for the protection of the infant during infancy. The vaccine-specific antibody response is still unclear at different stages of human milk production, as are the effects of maternal immunization timing on the robustness of the antibody response.

Objectives: The study aimed to assess the antibody response (IgG/IgA/IgM) during various lactation stages and identify the best vaccination timing during pregnancy.

Incidence and association of high-risk HPVs and EBV in patients with advanced stages of colorectal cancer from Qatar.

High-risk Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) and Epstein - Barr virus (EBV) are present and involved in several types of human carcinomas, including cervical and, head and neck cancers. Nevertheless, their presence and association in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer is still nascent. The current study explored the association between the high-risk HPVs and EBV and tumor phenotype in colorectal cancers (CRCs) in the Qatari population.

Primary spontaneous listerial peritonitis.

A male in his mid-60s with chronic kidney disease, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and nonalcoholic cirrhosis due to congestive hepatopathy presented with fever and abdominal pain for two weeks. He underwent diagnostic paracentesis, which noted an ascitic neutrophil count over 7000/mm. Gram stain of the ascitic fluid showed Gram-positive cocci.

Osteochondroma as an Unusual Cause of Popliteal Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Occlusion.

Osteochondromas are the most common benign bony tumour, usually occurring in the 2nd/3rd decade of life and generally asymptomatic. However, there have been reports of bony tumours causing arterial vascular injuries via erosion into vessel walls. We present a case of a 16-year-old M with no significant past medical history who presented with acute-on-chronic Right Lower Extremity (RLE) pain and numbness who was found to have a popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm and occlusion.

Gastric-Type Enteric Duplication Cyst Communicating with an Accessory Pancreatic Duct.

Enteric duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies defined by the location along the gastrointestinal tract from which they communicate as well as the epithelial lining they contain. Enteric duplication cysts in communication with the pancreas are an even rarer subset that are often difficult to diagnose due to nonspecific presenting symptoms. In a pediatric patient with a history of recurrent pancreatitis episodes, a pancreatic duplication should be on the differential.

First case of chronic cell leukemia discovered incidentally in extra-saccular inguinal lymph node during laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair. Case report and literature review.

Introduction: Chronic cell leukemia discovered incidentally in extra-saccular inguinal lymph node during laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair is extremely rare.

Presentation Of Case: 62-year-old Romanian male presented at the outpatient general surgery clinic in April 2019 complaining of bilateral inguinal swelling that gradually increased in size mainly on right side and was diagnosed with bilateral inguinal hernia. During the laparoscopic repair of the hernia, a large lymph node in the left femoral canal was incidentally observed.

Pleomorphic Adenoma of Breast: Report of Two Cases, One in A Male Patient.

Pleomorphic adenoma of breast (PAB) is a rare mammary tumor of a mixed epithelial-myoepithelial nature. We report two patients with PAB, one of which is male. We believe our male patient is the sixth case of PAB in male breast in the literature.

Native joint septic arthritis due to in an adult.

A 65-year-old woman with chronic osteoarthritis of the knees presented with a one-week history of acutely worsening right knee pain and swelling. Arthrocentesis was performed and synovial fluid was indicative of septic arthritis with a negative Gram stain for bacteria. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was obtained, revealing a large anterior periarticular abscess with concomitant septic arthritis.

Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to .

Fungal periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are rare but associated with significant mortality. We report a case of a finger PJI secondary to in an immunocompetent patient with soil exposure, successfully treated with surgical debridement and voriconazole. Identification of is important because of intrinsic amphotericin B resistance.

GENE2D: A NoSQL Integrated Data Repository of Genetic Disorders Data.

There are few sources from which to obtain clinical and genetic data for use in research in Saudi Arabia. Numerous obstacles led to the difficulty of integrating these data from silos and scattered sources to provide standardized access to large data sets for patients with common health conditions. To this end, we sought to contribute to this area and offer a practical and easy-to-implement solution.

G3DMS: Design and Implementation of a Data Management System for the Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders.

Current health information systems used in genetic research centers and clinics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have failed to enable researchers and health care physicians to utilize genetic and clinical data in their research. In this paper, we aim to design and implement a Genetic Disorders Diagnosis Data Management System (G3DMS) to support clinicians in the process of diagnosing genetic diseases and conducting genetic studies. A case study was undertaken to analyze a health information system in Saudi to understand its design problems via a brainstorming method.

Data-Driven Development of an Institutional "Gross-Only" Policy for the Examination of Select Surgical Pathology Specimens.

Objectives: To determine diagnostic, workflow, and economic implications of instituting a gross-only policy at our institution.

Methods: Retrospective (2017) key word searches were performed to identify "gross-only" cases for which microscopic evaluation could potentially be omitted, but was performed, and those who underwent gross evaluation per surgeon request. Cases were evaluated for type(s), part(s), block volume, turnaround time, demographics, and diagnosis.

Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - Comparing the Automated LUCAS-2 Device and Manual CPR.

Introduction: Competency in and understanding of the factors impacting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are key to emergency medicine. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the automated LUCAS-2 device on survival to emergency department (ED) compared to manual CPR as part of the EMS response using a large data set collected in a mostly rural U.S.

Evaluation of WASPLab Software To Automatically Read chromID CPS Elite Agar for Reporting of Urine Cultures.

Urine cultures are among the most common specimens received by clinical laboratories and generate a major share of the laboratory workload. Chromogenic agar can expedite culture results, but technologist review is still needed. In this study, we evaluated the ability of the WASPLab software to interpret urine specimens plated onto chromID CPS Elite (CPSE) agar.

Evaluation, Validation, and Implementation of the Idylla System as Rapid Molecular Testing for Precision Medicine.

The Idylla Mutation Test System is an automated, PCR-based mutation testing system. The advantages of this system can greatly impact the delivery of precision medicine. We describe our evaluation, validation, and implementation of this system for routine testing of BRAF, EGFR, KRAS, and NRAS using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded cancer samples.

Cerebral Trypanosomiasis in an Immunocompromised Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Background: We document a case of central nervous system infection with Trypanosoma cruzi.

Case Description: An 88-year-old woman presented with altered mental status, right-sided weakness, and slurred speech. Her medical history was significant for methotrexate intake for rheumatoid arthritis, and she tested negative for human immunodeficiency virus.