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The role Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial resistance genes and toxins play in disease severity, management and outcome in childhood is an emerging field requiring further exploration.

A prospective multisite study of Australian and New Zealand children hospitalised with S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB) occurred over 24 months (2017-2018). Whole genome sequencing (WGS) data were paired with clinical information from the ISAIAH cohort.

353 SAB isolates were sequenced; 85% methicillin-susceptible S. aureus ([MSSA], 301/353) and 15% methicillin-resistant S. aureus ([MRSA], 52/353). There were 92 sequence types (STs), most commonly ST5 (18%) and ST30 (8%), grouped into 23 clonal complexes (CCs), most frequently CC5 (21%) and CC30 (12%). MSSA comprised the majority of healthcare-associated SAB (87%, 109/125), with principal clones CC15 (48%, 11/21) and CC8 (33%, 7/21). Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive SAB occurred in 22% (76/353); predominantly MSSA (59%, 45/76), community-onset (92%, 70/76) infections. For community-onset SAB, the only microbiological independent predictor of poor outcomes was PVL positivity (aOR 2.6 [CI 1.0-6.2]).

From this WGS paediatric SAB data, we demonstrate the previously under-recognized role MSSA has in harbouring genetic virulence and causing healthcare-associated infections. PVL positivity was the only molecular independent predictor of poor outcomes in children. These findings underscore the need for further research to define the potential implications PVL-producing strains may have on approaches to S. aureus clinical management.
From this WGS paediatric SAB data, we demonstrate the previously under-recognized role MSSA has in harbouring genetic virulence and causing healthcare-associated infections. PVL positivity was the only molecular independent predictor of poor outcomes in children. These findings underscore the need for further research to define the potential implications PVL-producing strains may have on approaches to S. aureus clinical management.
Inappropriate antibiotic dispensing is one of the key drivers of antibiotic resistance. This review documents the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving antibiotic dispensing practices at the community level by drug dispensers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).

We conducted a systematic search in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science (11 November 2019). Studies were included if they reported data on the outcome measure appropriate dispensing of medicine including antibiotics. The effectiveness of studies was assessed based on quantitative results reported in the studies included.

A total of 1158 articles were screened. Thirteen studies from Asia (six), Africa (five) and South America (one) and one study from both Africa and Asia were included in this review. Nine (69.2%) studies reported significant effectiveness of interventions on all or more than 50% of antibiotic-related outcomes. Cochrane Effective Practice and Organization of Care interventions frequently applied were educational meetings (9/13), distribution of educational materials (7/13), educational outreach meetings (7/13), reminders (6/13), local consensus processes (6/13), distribution of supplies (6/14) and clinical practice guidelines (4/14), Nine studies reported on stakeholder involvement.

This review shows that it is possible to improve antibiotic dispensing practices at the community level in LMIC. Stakeholders' involvement was key in the design and implementation of interventions.
This review shows that it is possible to improve antibiotic dispensing practices at the community level in LMIC. Stakeholders' involvement was key in the design and implementation of interventions.
The chitinase-like protein YKL-40 is associated with airflow limitation on spirometry and airway remodeling in patients with asthma. It remains unclear whether YKL-40 is associated with morphologic changes in the airways and parenchyma or with future progression of airflow limitation in severe asthma.

To evaluate the association of circulating YKL-40 levels with morphologic changes in the airways and parenchyma and with longitudinal progression of airflow limitation.

The patients were participants in the Hokkaido Severe Asthma Cohort Study (n=127), including smokers. This study consisted of 2 parts. In analysis 1, we analyzed associations between circulating YKL-40 levels and several asthma-related indices, including computed tomography-derived indices of proximal wall area percentage, the complexity of the airways (airway fractal dimension), and the parenchyma (exponent D) cross-sectionally (n=97). In analysis 2, we evaluated the impact of circulating YKL-40 levels on forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV
) decline longitudinally for a 5-year follow-up (n=103).

Circulating YKL-40 levels were significantly associated with proximal wall area percentage and airway fractal dimension (r=0.25, P=.01; r=-0.22, P=.04, respectively), but not with exponent D. The mean annual change in FEV
was -33.7 (± 23.3) mL/y, and the circulating YKL-40 level was a significant independent factor associated with annual FEV
decline (β=-0.24, P=.02), even after controlling for exponent D (β=-0.26, P=.01).

These results provide further evidence for the association of YKL-40 with the pathogenesis of airway remodeling in severe asthma.
These results provide further evidence for the association of YKL-40 with the pathogenesis of airway remodeling in severe asthma.
Several chronic conditions have been associated with a higher risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including asthma. However, there are conflicting conclusions regarding risk of severe disease in this population.

To understand the impact of asthma on COVID-19 outcomes in a cohort of hospitalized patients and whether there is any association between asthma severity and worse outcomes.

We identified hospitalized patients with COVID-19 with confirmatory polymerase chain reaction testing with (n=183) and without asthma (n=1319) using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, codes between March 1 and December 30, 2020. We determined asthma maintenance medications, pulmonary function tests, highest historical absolute eosinophil count, and immunoglobulin E. Primary outcomes included death, mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and ICU and hospital length of stay. Analysis was adjusted for demographics, comorbidities, smoking status, and timing of illness in the pandemic.

In unadjusted analyses, we found no difference in our primary outcomes between patients with asthma and patients without asthma. However, in adjusted analyses, patients with asthma were more likely to have mechanical ventilation (odds ratio, 1.58; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-2.44; P=.04), ICU admission (odds ratio, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.09-2.29; P=.02), longer hospital length of stay (risk ratio, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.09-1.55; P < .003), and higher mortality (hazard ratio, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.01-2.33; P=.04) compared with the non-asthma cohort. Inhaled corticosteroid use and eosinophilic phenotype were not associated with considerabledifferences. Interestingly, patients with moderate asthma had worse outcomes whereas patients with severe asthma did not.

Asthma was associated with severe COVID-19 after controlling for other factors.
Asthma was associated with severe COVID-19 after controlling for other factors.The cellular and molecular mechanisms of bone development and homeostasis are clinically important, but not fully understood. Mutations in integrins and Kindlin3 in humans known as Leukocyte adhesion deficiencies (LAD) cause a wide spectrum of complications, including osteopetrosis. Yet, the rarity, frequent misdiagnosis, and lethality of LAD preclude mechanistic analysis of skeletal abnormalities in these patients. Here, using inducible and constitutive tissue-specific Kindlin3 knockout (K3KO) mice, we show that the constitutive lack of embryonic-Kindlin3 in myeloid lineage cells causes growth retardation, edentulism, and skull deformity indicative of hydrocephaly. Micro-CT analysis revealed craniosynostosis, choanal stenosis, and micrognathia along with other skeletal abnormalities characteristic of osteopetrosis. A marked progression of osteosclerosis occurs in mature to middle-aged adults, resulting in the narrowing of cranial nerve foramina and bone marrow cavities of long bones. However, postnatal-Kindlin3 is less critical for bone remodeling and architecture. Etomoxir concentration Thus, myeloid Kindlin3 is essential for skeletal development and its deficiency leads to autosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO). The study will aid in the diagnosis, management, and treatment choices for patients with LAD-III and ARO.
The importance of bone status assessment in spine surgery is well recognized. The current gold standard for assessing bone mineral density is dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). However, DEXA has been shown to overestimate BMD in patients with spinal degenerative disease and obesity. Consequently, alternative radiographic measurements using data routinely gathered during preoperative evaluation have been explored for the evaluation of bone quality and fracture risk. Opportunistic quantitative computed tomography (QCT) and more recently, the MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score, have both been shown to correlate with DEXA T-scores and predict osteoporotic fractures. However, to date the direct association between VBQ and QCT has not been studied.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation between VBQ and spine QCT BMD measurements and assess whether the recently described novel VBQ score can predict the presence of osteopenia/osteoporosis diagnosed with QCT.

Cross-sectional bility to differentiate patients with normal BMD versus osteopenic/osteoporotic BMD based on QCT. VBQ may be an interesting adjunct to clinically performed bone density measurements in the future.
We found that the VBQ score showed moderate diagnostic ability to differentiate patients with normal BMD versus osteopenic/osteoporotic BMD based on QCT. VBQ may be an interesting adjunct to clinically performed bone density measurements in the future.
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs) are rare tumors associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Surgical resection is often indicated for symptomatic lesions but may result in new neurological deficits and decrease quality of life. Identifying predictors of these adverse outcomes may help target interventions designed to reduce their occurrence. Nonetheless, most prior studies have employed population-level datasets with limited granularity.

To determine independent predictors of nonroutine discharge, prolonged length of stay (LOS), and 30 day readmission and reoperation, and to deploy these results as a web-based calculator.

Retrospective cohort study PATIENT SAMPLE A total of 235 patients who underwent resection of IMSCTs at a single comprehensive cancer center.

Nonroutine discharge, prolonged LOS, 30 day readmission, and 30 day reoperation METHODS Patients who underwent surgery from June 2002 to May 2020 at a single tertiary center were included. Data was collected on patient demographics, clinical presentation, tumor histology, surgical procedures, and 30 day readmission and reoperation.
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