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The first case of alveolar echinococcosis from southern Croatia: progressive course of the disease in an immunocompromised patient.
Germs
September 2024
MD, PhD, Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Split, HR-21000 Split, Croatia, and University of Split School of Medicine, HR-21000 Split, Croatia, and University Department of Health Studies of the University of Split, HR-21000 Split, Croatia.
Introduction: Alveolar echinococcosis is one of the most pathogenic zoonoses caused by the larval forms of . It is endemic in central Europe, but from 2001 to 2018, eight European countries reported their first cases of alveolar echinococcosis. These numbers testify to unprecedented spread of the infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrends in the growing impact of group A Streptococcus infection on public health after COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentral observational study in Okayama, Japan.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
December 2024
Department of Infectious Diseases, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Purpose: Following the COVID-19 pandemic, group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection has been surging worldwide. We aimed to compare the disease burden between notified cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) and unreported GAS infections.
Methods: This is a multicentral observational study, retrospectively performed at seven hospitals in Okayama prefecture in Japan from January 2022, to June 2024.
Impact of Fusobacterium nucleatum in the treatment of cancer, including radiotherapy and its future potential in esophageal cancer.
J Radiat Res
December 2024
Department of Surgical Oncology, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-0037, Japan.
Despite advances in multimodality therapy, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and chemoradiation, the fatality rate for esophageal cancer remains high. Specifically, Fusobacterium nucleatum, due to its aggregation capacity, has shown a tendency to form biofilms. The biofilm-forming capabilities of microbial communities are of utmost importance in the context of cancer treatment, as they have been shown to drive significant losses in the efficaciousness of various cancer treatments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnostic challenges of acute appendicitis in preschool children: A comprehensive case-control study.
J Paediatr Child Health
December 2024
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Aim: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency in children, yet it poses diagnostic challenges in preschool children due to atypical presentation. This case-control study aims to evaluate the distinct characteristics of acute appendicitis in preschool compared to school-aged children.
Methods: Children under 5 years and a control group of children aged 5-10 years, operated on due to acute appendicitis at our institution during 2009-2022 were included.
Survey of anatomic and clinical pathology services and infrastructure in Nigeria.
Am J Clin Pathol
December 2024
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, US.
Objectives: The paucity of data regarding the availability and extent of diagnostic medical services across sub-Saharan Africa hinders appropriate allocation of resources to improve health care in these regions. We assessed anatomic pathology (AP) and clinical pathology (CP) services in Nigeria, one of the most populous and fastest-growing countries in the world.
Methods: Two individual surveys (AP focused and CP focused) were developed by subject matter experts and administered to individuals involved in pathology and laboratory medicine diagnostic services at hospitals and laboratories across Nigeria between June and August 2022 using the American Society for Clinical Pathology email listserv.
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