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Infections are a frequent complication and a major cause of death among patients with cirrhosis. The important impact of infections in general and especially spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on the course of disease and prognosis of patients with cirrhosis has been recognized for many years. Nevertheless, such importance has recently increased due to the comprehension of infection as one of the most prominent risk factors for patients to develop acute-on-chronic liver failure. Furthermore, the issue of infections in cirrhosis is a focus of increasing attention because of the spreading of multidrug resistant bacteria, which is an emerging concern among physicians assisting patients with cirrhosis. In the present paper, we will review the current epidemiology of infections in patients with cirrhosis and particularly that of infections caused by resistant bacteria, demonstrating the relevance of the subject. Besides, we will discuss the current recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of different kinds of infections, including spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and we will highlight the importance of knowing local microbiological profiles and choosing empirical antibiotic therapy wisely. Finally, we will debate the existing evidences regarding the role of volume expansion with albumin in patients with cirrhosis and extraperitoneal infections, and that of antibiotic prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.Purpose To report the population-based incidence of pseudostrabismus in the first year of life and the subsequent diagnosis of strabismus. Design Retrospective population-based cohort study. Methods Setting A medical record linkage system that captures virtually all medical care provided to residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota. Study population Residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota less then 1 year of age diagnosed with pseudostrabismus from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2014. Main Outcomes and Measures The prevalence of pseudostrabismus in the study cohort and the subsequent diagnosis of strabismus. Results A total of 184 infants were diagnosed with pseudostrabismus during the 10-year study period, yielding a birth prevalence of one in 113 children in the first year of life. One hundred sixty five (89.7%) were diagnosed by a non-ophthalmology care provider (NOCP) and confirmed by an ophthalmologist, 13 (7.1%) by an ophthalmologist alone, and six (3.3%) by a NOCP alone. Eighty-eight (49.4%) had at least one follow-up visit with ophthalmology, and the median follow-up time from pseudostrabismus diagnosis to the last health care visit that included an eye examination was 7.7 years (interquartile range 5.8 years). Nine (4.9%) of the 184 infants were subsequently diagnosed with strabismus at a mean age of 4.5 years (range 1.3 to 8.7 years); seven with esotropia and two with exotropia. Conclusions Pseudostrabismus is a relatively frequent diagnosis in the first year of life. The prevalence of strabismus among pseudostrabismic infants in this cohort is lower than prior reports and similar to strabismus rates reported in the same population.Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of omidenepag isopropyl (OMDI), a selective, non-prostaglandin, prostanoid EP2 receptor agonist, in Japanese patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT). Design Phase 3, randomized, investigator-masked, active-controlled, parallel-group, non-inferiority study (NCT02623738). Methods After a washout period of 1-4 weeks, eligible patients were randomized (11) to OMDI 0.002% or latanoprost 0.005% once daily for 4 weeks. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured at 9 AM, 1 PM, and 5 PM at weeks 1, 2, and 4. The primary endpoint was the change from baseline in mean diurnal IOP at week 4. The non-inferiority margin for OMDI versus latanoprost was 1.5 mmHg. Adverse events (AEs) were recorded. Results Of the 190 patients randomized, 189 had at least 1 post-baseline IOP measurement. At baseline, patients receiving OMDI or latanoprost had a mean diurnal IOP (±SD) of 23.78±1.73 mmHg and 23.40±1.51 mmHg, respectively. At week 4, least-squares mean (±SE) reduction in IOP from baseline with OMDI (-5.93±0.23 mmHg) was non-inferior to that of latanoprost (-6.56±0.22 mmHg; 95% confidence interval between groups 0.01, 1.26). The most frequently reported treatment-related ocular AEs (OMDI versus latanoprost) were conjunctival hyperemia (23/94 [24.5%] versus 10/96 [10.4%]), corneal thickening (11/94 [11.7%] versus 1/96 [1.0%]), and punctate keratitis (0/94 versus 5/96 [5.2%]). No serious AEs were observed in either group and there were no discontinuations related to the study drug. Conclusions OMDI 0.002% was non-inferior to latanoprost 0.005% in reducing IOP in patients with OHT or POAG and was well tolerated.Purpose We investigated the efficiency of a convolutional neural network applied to corneal topography raw data to classify examinations of three categories Normal , Keratoconus (KC) and History of refractive surgery (RS). Design Retrospective machine learning experimental study. Method 3,000 Orbscan examinations (1000 of each class) of different patients of our institution were selected for model training and validation. 100 examinations of each class were randomly assigned to the test set. For each examination, the raw numerical data from 'Elevation against the anterior BFS', ´Elevation against the posterior BFS', 'Axial anterior curvature', and 'Pachymetry' maps were used. Each map was a square matrix of 2,500 values. The 4 maps were stacked and used as if they were 4 channels of a single image.A convolutional neural network was built and trained on the training set. Classification accuracy and class wise sensitivity and specificity was calculated for the validation set. Results Overall classification accuracy of the validation set (n = 300) was 99.3% (98.3%-100%). PCI-34051 Sensitivity and specificity were respectively 100% and 100% for Keratoconus, 100% and 99% (94.9% - 100%) for Normal examinations, and 98% (97.4% - 100%) and 100% for RS examinations. Conclusion Using combined corneal topography raw data with a convolutional neural network is a very effective way to classify examinations and probably the most thorough way to automatically analyze corneal topography. It should be considered for other routine tasks performed on corneal topography, such as refractive surgery screening.
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