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Pediatr Infect Dis J
January 2025
From the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Background: Streptococcus canis (S. canis), belonging to β-hemolytic group G streptococci, is increasingly reported to cause sepsis and severe infections in adults with comorbidities but is rarely reported in children.
Methods: We describe a case of S.
JCI Insight
January 2025
Division of Hematology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, United States of America.
Thrombin promotes the proliferation and function of CD8+ T cells. To test if thrombin prevents exhaustion and sustains antiviral T cell activity during chronic viral infection, we depleted the thrombin-precursor prothrombin to 10% of normal levels in mice prior to infection with the clone 13 strain of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. Unexpectedly, prothrombin insufficiency resulted in 100% mortality after infection that was prevented by depletion of CD8+ T cells, suggesting that reduced availability of prothrombin enhances virus-induced immunopathology.
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January 2025
Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Cattle and other domestic ruminants are the primary reservoirs of O157 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing (STEC). Living in areas with high ruminant density has been associated with excess risk of infection, which could be due to both direct ruminant contact and residual environmental risk, but the role of each is unclear. We investigated whether there is any meaningful risk to individuals living in ruminant-dense areas if they do not have direct contact with ruminants.
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January 2025
BridgeBio Gene Therapy, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in the form of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) has emerged as an immune complication of systemic adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer that was unforeseen based on nonclinical studies. Understanding this phenomenon in the clinical setting has been limited by incomplete data and a lack of uniform diagnostic and reporting criteria. While apparently rare based on available information, AAV-associated TMA/aHUS can pose a substantial risk to patients including one published fatality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics
January 2025
Key Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
Vibrio anguillarum acts as an infectious agent in the aquaculture industry that causes a fatal hemolytic septicaemic disease in fish and shellfish. Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) disease seriously impacts the healthy development of the aquaculture industry. While the detrimental effects of V.
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