Idiopathic aplastic anemia with concurrent complications of colonic perforation and mucormycosis: Case report.

We report a case of a 72-year-old female who presented with fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea accompanied by leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. The diagnosis of acute aplastic anemia was confirmed through bone marrow aspiration. Treatment included glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin therapy, and plasma exchange.

Clinical value of the Patient Global Assessment with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A cross-sectional study.

To analyze the factors associated with the overall patient condition and explore the clinical value of the Patient Global Assessment (PGA) index for assessing the disease state in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). This cross-sectional study used a standardized questionnaire to record the basic information of patients with AS. The collected data included the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)-C-reactive protein (CRP), ASDAS-erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), PGA, and other clinical indicators.

Appropriate empirical antifungal therapy is associated with a reduced mortality rate in intensive care unit patients with invasive fungal infection: A real-world retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database.

Objective: The study aimed to determine the prevalence and pathogens of invasive fungal infection (IFI) among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The next goal was to investigate the association between empirical antifungal treatment and mortality in ICU patients.

Methods: Using microbiological events, we identified all ICU patients with IFI and then retrieved electronic clinical data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database.

Thrombocytopenia in 737 adult intensive care unit patients: A real-world study of associated factors, drugs, platelet transfusion, and clinical outcome.

Objective: We aimed to identify and represent factors associated with thrombocytopenia in intensive care unit, especially the pathogens and drugs related to severe and extremely thrombocytopenia. Then, we aim to compare the mortality of platelet transfusion and non-transfusion in patients with different degrees of thrombocytopenia.

Methods: We identified all thrombocytopenic patients in intensive care unit by using platelet-specific values and then extracted electronic health records from our Hospital Information System.

[Effects of topographic factors on leaf traits of apricot in the Loess Plateau, Northwest China].

As important topographic factors, slope aspect and gradient affect plant growth and leaf functional traits by regulating the combination of water and heat. Exploring the response of leaf functional traits to topographic factors is helpful for understanding plant adaptation strategies. We investigated the effects of sunny slope (including half sunny slope) and shady slope (including half shady slope) and three slope gradient (15°-20°, 21°-25°, and 26°-30°) on the leaf functional traits of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.

Elevational variations of leaf stochiometry in Leontopodium leontopodioides on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China.

Topography has major impacts on the trade-off of plant survival strategies. Exploring the differential pattern of leaf ecological stoichiometry along the elevation gradient contributes to a better understanding of plant's response to environmental changes and its ecological adaptability. We investigated leaf C, N, and P concentrations and stoichiometric ratios of Leontopodium leontopodioides at three elevations, including from 4400 m to 4700 m, from 4701 m to 5000 m, and from 5001 m to 5300 m, on the northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in China.

[Effects of grassland management on soil nutrients and their spatial distribution on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China].

After grasslands were contracted to individual households on the Qinghai-Tibetan Pla-teau, two grassland management patterns were formed, i.e., the single-household management pattern (SMP) and the multi-household management pattern (MMP).