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Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol
January 2025
Department of Emergency Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Toxicology Division, Department of Emergency Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan; MacKay Junior College of Medicine Nursing and Management, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Objective: Bongkrekic acid (BKA) is a life-threatening toxin linked to foodborne illnesses. Herein, we report two fatalities among 33 patients who ingested BKA in March 2024, East Taipei, Taiwan.
Case Report: Our first case involved a 40-year-old female who presented with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after consuming wet rice noodles.
J Virol
January 2025
Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Unlabelled: Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Currently, there are no targeted antivirals for the treatment of HuNoV infection. Histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) on the intestinal epithelium are cellular attachment factors for HuNoVs; molecules that block the binding of HuNoVs to HBGAs thus have the potential to be developed as antivirals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Family Med Prim Care
December 2024
Nursing Tutor, Vardhman Mahaveer Nursing Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Background: Post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PACS) is the persistence of sequel of acute SARS-COV-2 infection. Persistent/acquired gastrointestinal symptoms (GI-PACS) include loss of appetite, nausea, weight loss, abdominal pain, heartburn, dysphagia, altered bowel motility, dyspepsia, and irritable bowel syndrome. The study aimed to assess the short- and long-term GI-PACS syndrome on the GSRS scale.
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December 2024
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI.
Background: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a non-neoplastic proliferation and macrophage activation that induces cytokine-mediated bone marrow suppression and features of intense phagocytosis in the bone marrow and liver, leading to multi-organ dysfunction and ultimate failure. The diagnosis of HLH in an intensive care setting is challenging, and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. HLH-94 is the standard protocol for treatment, consisting of dexamethasone and chemotherapy like etoposide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVet Res
January 2025
College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) is a novel porcine coronavirus that was recently identified in southern China in 2017. At present, there is a lack of nationwide epidemiological investigations of the newly emerged SADS-CoV. Because Vietnam is geographically adjacent to southern China, many diseases have spread from China to Vietnam.
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