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[unable to retrieve full-text content] A Temperature-Sensitive Recombinant of Avian Coronavirus Infectious Bronchitis Virus Provides Complete Protection against Homologous Challenge | Journal of Virology    American Society for Microbiology

Besides being difficult to diagnose, sepsis develops rapidly, leaving physicians little time to get patients started on lifesaving antibiotics. In theory, augmented intelligence (AI) could help close this gap in care, but for years, sepsis detection tools using AI—often called artificial intelligence—have produced statistically minimal results. For a trio of studies published in Nature Medicine , senior author Suchi Saria, PhD, and her colleagues looked at a new AI sepsis early detection tool, the Targeted Real-time Early Warning System (TREWS) that was developed by Johns Hopkins and Bayesian Health. Leveraging eight years of research, the machine-learning system combines patient medical history and current symptoms with laboratory results and alerts doctors when patients are at risk for sepsis. Researchers found TREWS had dramatically higher sensitivity than other AI tools and also had greater adoption by physicians and other clinicians, resulting in big reductions in median ...

Bacteria are an important part of our environment and our bodies. While most of them are harmless or even helpful, bacteria in the blood (bacteremia) can cause infection. There are several types of infections that can be caused. If you have sepsis symptoms like fever, rash, rapid heartbeat, or confusion you should seek medical care immediately, because a blood infection can be deadly. Continue reading to learn more about bacterial infections in the blood, including how to recognize septicemia and sepsis symptoms, and how to get the help you need.  Sukanya Sitthikongsak / Getty Images Types of Bacterial Infections in the Blood Bacteria are a natural, healthy part of our bodies, especially in certain areas like the skin or gut. These areas are known as microbiomes. Science still hasn't determined whether healthy humans have a blood microbiome (naturally occurring bacteria in the blood). However, when certain bacteria get into the ...

Hoban DJ, Nicolle LE, Badal R, et al. Antimicrobial susceptibility of global inpatient urinary tract isolates of Escherichia coli : results from the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART) program: 2009–2010. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011;70:507–11. Article  Google Scholar  Huang YWY, Alleyne A, Leung V, et al. Urosepsis due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli : a retrospective, single-centre review of risk factors and clinical outcomes. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2018;71:119–27. PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Hawser SP, Badal RE, Bouchillon SK, et al. Comparison of CLSI 2009, CLSI 2010 and EUCAST cephalosporin clinical breakpoints in recent clinical isolates of Escherichia coli , Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca from the SMART Global Surveillance Study. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010;36:293–...

Interstitial lung disease describes a wide spectrum of restrictive lung injury, with different subtypes often identified by histology. Organizing pneumonia is an acute form of interstitial lung disease describing irregular deposition of fibrin within alveoli [1,2]. This development of patchy lung fibrosis is rare and can develop following an insult to the alveoli, including various types of pathogen-associated pneumonia, connective tissue diseases, and medications. Treatment involves systemic steroids, which can result in rapid symptom and radiographic improvement [2]. Here we describe an interesting case of organizing pneumonia that developed in a patient who had previously undergone a prolonged hospitalization for Legionella pneumonia. A 69-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and tobacco use disorder presented from subacute rehabilitation with shortness of breath (SOB) after a chest X-ray (CXR) demonstrated bilateral lung infiltrates. The patient's histor...

Laurel Kelly Mayo Clinic News Network With September designated Sepsis Awareness Month, this is a good time to learn more about this potentially life-threatening condition. Nearly 270,000 people in the U.S. die each year as a result of sepsis, and one-third of people who die in a hospital have sepsis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sepsis occurs when the body's response to an infection damages its own tissues. When these infection-fighting processes turn on the body, they cause organs to function poorly and abnormally. As sepsis worsens, blood flow to vital organs, such as your brain, heart and kidneys, becomes impaired. Sepsis may cause abnormal blood clotting that results in small clots or burst blood vessels that damage or destroy tissues. If sepsis progresses to septic shock, blood pressure drops dramatically, which can lead to death. Signs of sepsis To be diagnosed with sepsis, you must have a probable or confirmed infection, and all of thes...

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health has developed an enriching experience for their students through their partnership with YMCA of Honolulu, the largest non-profit organization in the state. Since 2019, nearly 60 public health and social work students have been placed at the Atherton YMCA to conduct their field studies. The opportunity has given them a chance to learn how their disciplines are infused into aspects of the community while also contributing to it. YMCA of Honolulu serves more than 100,000 individuals annually in a variety of programs while promoting their core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. The Atherton YMCA , now located at the Queen Liliʻuokalani Center for Student Services on the UH Mānoa campus, is a unique branch of the YMCA focused on providing opportunities for teenagers, college students, and volunteers of all ages. …every student has left a positive impact on our team and ...

Bacteria are an important part of our environment and our bodies. While most of them are harmless or even helpful, bacteria in the blood (bacteremia) can cause infection. There are several types of infections that can be caused. If you have sepsis symptoms like fever, rash, rapid heartbeat, or confusion you should seek medical care immediately, because a blood infection can be deadly. Continue reading to learn more about bacterial infections in the blood, including how to recognize septicemia and sepsis symptoms, and how to get the help you need.  Sukanya Sitthikongsak / Getty Images Types of Bacterial Infections in the Blood Bacteria are a natural, healthy part of our bodies, especially in certain areas like the skin or gut. These areas are known as microbiomes. Science still hasn't determined whether healthy humans have a blood microbiome (naturally occurring bacteria in the blood). However, when certain bacteria get into the ...

​What is iGAS? Invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS) is caused by infection with group A Streptococcus (Strep A) bacteria. Strep A bacteria generally cause mild disease such as sore throats (strep throat) and skin sores (impetigo); however, it can also cause iGAS. iGAS is a severe disease which includes infection of the blood (sepsis), meningitis and pneumonia. It may also cause other serious diseases including toxic shock syndrome, flesh-eating disease (necrotising fasciitis), and infection of the uterus (womb) in women who have recently given birth (maternal sepsis). Outbreaks of iGAS can occur in residential aged care facilities, hospitals, and childcare centres. What are the symptoms? Symptoms depend on which part of the body is infected, and include: Fevers Chills and/or sweats Dizziness Shortness of breath and/or chest pain Headache and/or stiff neck Nausea and vomiting Red, warm, painful, and rapidly spreading skin infection which may have pus or ulceration. Lower abdom...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Readers reply: if everyone isolated for a month, would all transmissible diseases disappear?    The Guardian

When kids get sick, most of the time, viruses or bacteria cause their infections. While viral and bacterial infections can have similar symptoms, such as coughing, sore throat and fever, one big difference between the two is how they are treated. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic's Children's Center, explains the differences between the two infections and why antibiotics won't help and why they may even hurt if taken to treat viral infections. The most common circulating viruses for the fall and winter, such as colds and flus, rely on the immune system to fight them off. So don't expect your health care professional to prescribe an antibiotic. Antibiotics don't kill off viruses. Dr. Rajapakse says a common misconception she tries to dispel is that children with fevers need to be on an antibiotic before they can return to school or day care. "Giving a child with a viral infection, an ...

Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis (EBE) is a rare but severe ophthalmic emergency, which involves a vision-threatening complication of bacteria spreading contiguously through the blood-ocular border. It is often associated with a poor visual prognosis and has even resulted in death in its most severe form [1-3]. Endogenous etiology accounts for only 2-8% of all cases of endophthalmitis [2], with approximately 12% of those cases being bilateral [4]. We report a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia complicated by bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis and polyarthralgia in a 48-year-old diabetic female treated with intraocular and systemic antibiotics. A 48-year-old female with a past medical history of type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease presented to a rural clinic for sudden vision loss with minimal light perception in both eyes. MRI of the brain was significant for small multifo...