Corynebacterium bovis surgical site infection and brain abscess: The first case report and literature review.

is a mainly zoonotic pathogen, a common cause of bovine mastitis. It is however rarely pathogenic in humans, with only few cases reported in the literature. We present the first reported case of neurosurgical site infection due to , resulting in a brain abscess.

An outbreak of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections among hospital personnel with high mRNA vaccine uptake.

Real-world studies have demonstrated impressive effectiveness of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in preventing symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. We describe an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a hospital with high vaccine uptake. We found a low secondary attack rate (7%), suggesting low infectivity of vaccinated persons with vaccine breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Neutrophil Elastase Activity as a Surrogate Marker for Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Impaired neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation compromises the host defense after engraftment following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) despite adequate neutrophil counts. The aims of the present study were to determine reference ranges for the activity of key enzymes of NET formation-neutrophil elastase (NE) and myeloperoxidase (MPO)-in a healthy population and to unravel the recovery dynamics of NET formation over time following HSCT, along with NE and MPO enzymatic activities. Reference ranges of NE and MPO activity were derived from 50 healthy volunteers.

Inconsistency between simultaneous blood pressure measurements in the arm, forearm, and leg in anesthetized children.

Study Objective: To determine the accuracy and precision of simultaneous noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement in the arm, forearm, and ankle in anesthetized children.

Design: Prospective, randomized study.

Setting: University medical center.