The influence of sepsis on erythrocytes morphology: case report and literature review
Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2024 Jan-Mar;65(1):119-123. doi: 10.47162/RJME.65.1.15.ABSTRACTThis paper highlights a clinical case of sepsis caused by soft tissue infection. Peripheral blood smear, plasma value of inflammatory biomarkers and the white blood cells count were performed. Significant morphological changes were revealed through peripheral blood smear test two days after patient admission. Patient developed septic shock after the third day in intensive care unit (ICU). Laboratory results showed major morphological changes (erythrocytes deformity, abnormal neutrophils); these were correlated with elevated plasma value o...
Source: Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology - March 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cristian Mircea Nicolescu Silviu Daniel Moldovan Source Type: research

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Ukraine, 2017-2022
Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Apr;30(4):831-833. doi: 10.3201/eid3004.231732.ABSTRACTIn 2021, the World Health Organization recommended new extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and pre-XDR tuberculosis (TB) definitions. In a recent cohort of TB patients in Eastern Europe, we show that XDR TB as currently defined is associated with exceptionally poor treatment outcomes, considerably worse than for the former definition (31% vs. 54% treatment success).PMID:38526186 | DOI:10.3201/eid3004.231732 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Victor Naestholt Dahl Tetiana Butova Alex Rosenthal Alina Grinev Andrei Gabrielian Sergo Vashakidze Natalia Shubladze Bekzat Toxanbayeva Lyailya Chingissova Valeriu Crudu Dumitru Chesov Gulmira Kalmambetova Gulbarchyn Saparova Christian Morberg Wejse Dmyt Source Type: research

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Ukraine, 2017-2022
Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Apr;30(4):831-833. doi: 10.3201/eid3004.231732.ABSTRACTIn 2021, the World Health Organization recommended new extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and pre-XDR tuberculosis (TB) definitions. In a recent cohort of TB patients in Eastern Europe, we show that XDR TB as currently defined is associated with exceptionally poor treatment outcomes, considerably worse than for the former definition (31% vs. 54% treatment success).PMID:38526186 | DOI:10.3201/eid3004.231732 (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Victor Naestholt Dahl Tetiana Butova Alex Rosenthal Alina Grinev Andrei Gabrielian Sergo Vashakidze Natalia Shubladze Bekzat Toxanbayeva Lyailya Chingissova Valeriu Crudu Dumitru Chesov Gulmira Kalmambetova Gulbarchyn Saparova Christian Morberg Wejse Dmyt Source Type: research

Moving forward after the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned in primary care from the multi-country PRICOV-19 study
CONCLUSION: Policymakers, primary care associations, and the broader healthcare system are urged to collaboratively take responsibility and increase support for GP practices to enhance their resilience, adaptability, and capacity to deliver safe and equitable healthcare during future crises.PMID:38511848 | DOI:10.1080/13814788.2024.2328716 (Source: European Journal of General Practice)
Source: European Journal of General Practice - March 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sara Willems Pierre Vanden Bussche Esther Van Poel Claire Collins Zalika Klemenc-Ketis Source Type: research

Microscopic Positive Margins in Gastric Adenocarcinoma Following Oncological Resection: Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Survival
CONCLUSION: Tumor dimension, invasion of other organs, pT stage, pN stage, pL1 stage, pV1 stage, pPn stage, Lauren type, and tumoral grading could be regarded as factors for predicting microscopically positive margins. Moreover, positive resection margins have a detrimental impact on overall survival.PMID:38469603 (Source: Annali Italiani di Chirurgia)
Source: Annali Italiani di Chirurgia - March 12, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Emil Moi ș Nadim Ai Hajjar Septimiu Moldovan Vlad-Ionu ţ Nechita Dan V ălean Ion-Cosmin Puia Lumini ța Furcea Aida Puia Cornel Iancu C ălin Popa Florin Zaharie Ioana Rusu Florin Graur Source Type: research