Expanding the complex: phylogenomic insights, proposal of sp. nov. and reclassification of two species.

A novel species was isolated as a contaminant in viral transport media at the District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences Public Health Laboratory. Phylogenomic and biochemical analyses of the isolate determined that it represented a novel species within . Related strains in public genome databases suggested that this novel species is associated with clinically acquired infections, similar to closely related .

Increasing in-person medical interpreter utilization in the NICU through a bundle of interventions.

Background: In-person medical interpretation improves communication with patients who have preferred language other than English (PLOE). Multi-dimensional barriers to use of medical interpreters limit their use in the NICU.

Local Problem: Medical teams in our NICU were not consistently using in-person medical interpreters, leading to ineffective communication with families with PLOE.

Evaluating the potential role of determinants of health on encephalocele patient outcomes - a combined retrospective study and systematic review.

Introduction: To evaluate the outcomes and demographics of encephalocele patients who were born and received treatment in our neonatal ICU and conduct a PRISMA literature review.

Methods: An Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved retrospective cohort study was undertaken to investigate the results of treating encephalocele patients at Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH) from 1998 to 2022. The study focused on assessing outcomes and the impact of maternal socioeconomic factors, such as religion, age, and education, along with the timing of diagnosis, in connection with a systematic review.

Using intent to get ahead of pediatric cranial firearm injuries.

Objective: Pediatric firearm injuries (PFI) are a public health crisis. Little is known about how injury intent may influence the outcome of pediatric cranial firearm injuries (PCFI). The current study sought to compare demographics and outcomes of PCFI based on intent of injury.

Recent Advances on Peptide-Based Biosensors and Electronic Noses for Foodborne Pathogen Detection.

Foodborne pathogens present a serious issue around the world due to the remarkably high number of illnesses they cause every year. In an effort to narrow the gap between monitoring needs and currently implemented classical detection methodologies, the last decades have seen an increased development of highly accurate and reliable biosensors. Peptides as recognition biomolecules have been explored to develop biosensors that combine simple sample preparation and enhanced detection of bacterial pathogens in food.