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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become an urgent public health issue, as pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to commonly used antimicrobials. While AMR isolate data are available in the NCBI Pathogen Detection Isolates Browser (NPDIB) database, few researches have been performed to compare antimicrobial resistance detected in environmental and clinical isolates. To address this, this work conducted the first multivariate statistical analysis of antimicrobial-resistance pathogens detected in NPDIB clinical and environmental isolates for the US from 2013 to 2018. The highly occurring AMR genes and pathogens were identified for both clinical and environmental settings, and the historical profiles of those genes and pathogens were then compared for the two settings. It was found that Salmonella enterica and E. coli and Shigella were the highly occurring AMR pathogens for both settings. Additionally, the genes fosA, oqxB, ble, floR, fosA7, mcr-9.1, aadA1, aadA2, ant(2")-Ia, aph(3")-Ib, aph(3')-Ia, aph(6)-Id, blaTEM-1, qacEdelta1, sul1, sul2, tet(A), and tet(B) were mostly detected for both clinical and environmental settings. Ampicillin, ceftriaxone, gentamicin, tetracycline, and cefoxitin were the antimicrobials which got the most resistance in both settings. The historical profiles of these genes, pathogens, and antimicrobials indicated that higher occurrence frequencies generally took place earlier in the environmental setting than in the clinical setting. Copyright © 2020 Megan Hua et al.Background Over 240 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide. The quantification of the HBV DNA level is critical for monitoring the efficacy of antiviral treatment of chronic HBV patients. Methods In our study, we compared the performance of the artus HBV QS-RGQ assay to the CAP/CTM v2.0 test, as a reference method, on 142 Moroccan patients. The analytical performance of the artus HBV QS-RGQ assay, such as the limit of detection, quantification, precision, reproducibility, and linearity, was determined using dilution series from 10 to 0.1 log10 IU/mL. Results Detection rates and viral loads quantified by the artus HBV QS-RGQ assay were significantly lower than those from the CAP/CTM v2.0 assay (73.94% vs. 82.39%; 3.34 ± 1.94 log10 IU/mL vs. 3.91 ± 2.45 log10 IU/mL; p less then 0.01). A Bland-Altman plot found a mean difference of (CAP/CTM v2.0 - artus HBV QS - RGQ) = 0.5717 log10 IU/mL, with an average range of -1.13 to 2.31 log10 IU/mL. The two methods demonstrated a high correlation (r = 0.88) for 100 positive samples, a moderate correlation for samples below 2000 IU/mL (r = 0.76), and a very high correlation for the samples above 2000 IU/mL (r = 0.95). Linearity of the artus QS-RGQ test ranged from 1.07 to 7.51 log10 IU/mL. Conclusion The artus HBV QS-RGQ assay showed a strong correlation, precision, and linearity in comparison with the CAP/CTM v2.0. However, viral loads determined by the artus HBV QS-RGQ assay were lower than those determined by the CAP/CTM v2.0 assay. Copyright © 2020 Salma Madihi et al.Background Pregnancy is one of the major risk factors for the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Objective To elucidate the circumstances surrounding pregnancy-induced deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), assess potential factors triggering thrombosis (e.g., thrombophilia, obesity, age, parity, and family history), initial and long-term management, and assess recurrence rate and mortality for VTE in pregnant Saudi women. Methods A retrospective chart review of 180 patients with objectively confirmed VTE (DVT, PE, or both) that occurred during pregnancy, or the postpartum period was conducted. All patients who experienced episodes of objectively confirmed VTE were included. Results Overall, 180 patients were included. Further, 60% (n = 109) and 40% (n = 71) of the VTE cases occurred during the postpartum and antenatal periods, respectively. Cesarean section was the most prevalent risk factor among study participants (n = 86 (47.8%)), followed by obesity (n = 73 (40.6%)). The most common clinical presentations were lower leg pain (57.2%) and lower limb swelling (54.4%). VTE recurrences were observed in approximately 11% of the participants, and maternal mortality occurred in 2 (1.1%) cases. Zanubrutinib Conclusion Pregnancy was the most common provoking factor for VTE in our study. Pregnant women should undergo formal, written assessments of risk factors for VTE at the first visit and delivery. Larger studies with a randomized design, and control groups are required to confirm the current findings. Copyright © 2020 Mohammed A. Alsheef et al.Aims The purpose of this study was to describe the challenge of cross-cultural care encounters from perspective of imported nurses in Lhasa, Tibet, as well as investigate the relationship of cross-cultural care encounters and its influencing factors. Methods A cross-sectional survey was designed among 300 imported nurses and 255 patients selected from four comprehensive hospitals (including two Grade III Class A hospitals and two Grade III Class B hospitals) in Lhasa. The average number, standard deviations, constituent ratios, T-tests, rank-sum tests, one-way ANOVAs, multiple stepwise regression analyses, and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze cross-cultural care encounters and its influencing factors. P less then 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The cross-cultural care encounter of nurses was 61.73 ± 11.86, mainly relating to age, technical titles, Tibetan language ability, and participation in humanistic training. Age, gender, educational level, technical titles, Tibetan language ability, years working in Tibet, and participation in language and humanities training were the influencing factors (P less then 0.05). The average total score of culturally competent care of imported nurses in Lhasa was 218 ± 31.09. Cross-cultural care encounters of nurses were positively correlated with culturally competent care (r = 0.126, P less then 0.01) and the needs of patients' cultural care (r = 0.183). Conclusion The scores of culturally competent care and cross-cultural care encounter of imported nurses were at a high level, and their culturally competent care was in the second stage of "conscious and incapable" status. The cross-cultural care encounter of nurses is positively related to culturally competent care and the needs of patients' cultural care. Abilities of language communication, understanding of Tibetan culture, and enhancement of the cultural ability needed optimization. Copyright © 2020 Mu Bai et al.
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