Characterization and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Species Isolated from Nosocomial Infections in a Saudi Tertiary Care Hospital over a Ten-Year Period (2012-2021).

Introduction: The Enterococcus genus is a common cause of nosocomial infections, with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) posing a significant treatment challenge.

Method: This retrospective study, spanning ten years (2012 to 2021), analyzes antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of species from clinical samples in a Saudi Arabian tertiary care hospital.

Result: A total of 1034 Enterococcus isolates were collected, 729 from general wards and 305 from intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Factors contributing to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on a mixed medical-surgical unit in a Canadian acute-care hospital.

Objective: To identify preventable factors that contribute to the cross transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to patients in healthcare facilities.

Design: A case-control study was conducted among inpatients on a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak unit.

Setting: This study was conducted in a medical-surgical unit of a tertiary-care hospital in Nova Scotia in May 2021.

pacemaker infection: A case report.

Background: is a rapidly growing mycobacterium, ubiquitous in soil and water, but it is an uncommon cause of infections in immunocompetent hosts. Cardiac device infections and bloodstream infections due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria are rare.

Case Presentation: We present the case of an 85-year-old patient with infective endocarditis and pacemaker lead infection secondary to .

Modified Two-Tiered Testing Enzyme Immunoassay Algorithm for Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease.

The modified 2-tier testing algorithm (MTTT) for Lyme disease (LD) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. In this study, we show that the MTTT detected 28% more cases of early infection compared with the standard 2-tier algorithm while retaining high specificity in a region with a high incidence of LD.

Raisonnement clinique : Avortement septique à Neisseria meningitidis.

Le choc septique post-avortement est une cause mondiale importante de mortalité maternelle, mais on l'observe rarement dans les pays développés. Nous décrivons ici un cas d'avortement septique associé à un nouvel agent pathogène : Neisseria meningitidis. Une femme multipare de 30 ans s'est trouvée en choc septique après un avortement spontané incomplet.

Clinical Conundrum: Neisseria meningitidis Septic Abortion.

Septic shock after abortion is an important cause of global maternal mortality but is rarely encountered in developed countries. We describe a case of septic abortion with a novel associated pathogen: Neisseria meningitidis. A 30-year-old multiparous woman presented in septic shock after an incomplete spontaneous abortion.

Maternal CD8 T-cell depletion alleviates intrauterine inflammation-induced perinatal brain injury.

We investigated the mechanisms by which CD8 T-cell trafficking in placenta contributes to perinatal brain injury by studying effects of maternal CD8 T-cell depletion (DEP) in a mouse model of intrauterine inflammation (IUI). Maternal CD8 T cells were depleted with anti-CD8 antibodies. IUI was induced with lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

P2X7 receptor blockade prevents preterm birth and perinatal brain injury in a mouse model of intrauterine inflammation.

The P2X7 is an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-gated ion channel involved in several facets of immune activation and neuronal function through its importance in interleukin (IL)-1β secretion. We hypothesized that blockade of P2X7 would prevent perinatal brain injury associated with exposure to intrauterine (IU) inflammation. Dams received 45 mg/kg of Brilliant Blue G (BBG), a specific P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) antagonist, on gestation day 17 (E17) prior to administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS).

Maternal dendrimer-based therapy for inflammation-induced preterm birth and perinatal brain injury.

Preterm birth is a major risk factor for adverse neurological outcomes in ex-preterm children, including motor, cognitive, and behavioral disabilities. N-acetyl-L-cysteine therapy has been used in clinical studies; however, it requires doses that cause significant side effects. In this study, we explore the effect of low dose N-acetyl-L-cysteine therapy, delivered using a targeted, systemic, maternal, dendrimer nanoparticle (DNAC), in a mouse model of intrauterine inflammation.

Intrauterine Zika virus infection of pregnant immunocompetent mice models transplacental transmission and adverse perinatal outcomes.

Zika virus (ZIKV) crosses the placenta and causes congenital disease. Here we develop an animal model utilizing direct ZIKV inoculation into the uterine wall of pregnant, immunocompetent mice to evaluate transplacental transmission. Intrauterine inoculation at embryonic day (E) 10, but not E14, with African, Asian or American strains of ZIKV reduces fetal viability and increases infection of placental and fetal tissues.

Maternal Fructose Consumption Disrupts Brain Development of Offspring in a Murine Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

 The objective of this study was to localize by neuroimaging the altered structural brain development of these offspring using an autism model of transgenic mice lacking contactin-associated protein-like 2 (Cntnap2).  Pregnant dams were randomly allocated to fructose solution (10% W/V) as only drinking fluid or water. Cntnap2 heterozygous (+/-) offspring from each group were euthanized at 6 months of age and their whole brains evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging.