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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the phenotype and genotype characterization of Clostridium difficile isolates among cancer patients with hospital-acquired diarrhea in 4 teaching hospitals in Isfahan, Iran. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross sectional study conducted on adult (>18 years old) between April 2015 and May 2017. METHODS: Over two years, 67 diarrheic fecal samples were collected. C. difficile isolates were characterized according to the presence of toxin genes and antibiotic resistance. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was performed to evaluate the genetic relationships between different lineages of toxigenic strains. RESULTS: Seven toxigenic and 12 non- toxigenic strains were detected among stool samples. Patients with a history of previous surgery during hospitalization were more than 7 times likely to develop Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). All isolates were susceptible to metronidazole, vancomycin and fusidic acid. Toxigenic C. difficile strains were divided into 3 different sequence types. The detected types were ST-54, ST-2 and ST-37, while none of the isolates was identified as ST-1 or ST-11. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first description of the MLST analysis of C. difficile strains isolated from cancer patients in Iran. All of the studied population were exposed to multiple antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents. Further research and clinical studies are recommended in the treatment through good antimicrobial stewardship and prevention of C. difficile infection in all healthcare settings.
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Clostridioides difficile/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Clostridium/epidemiologia , Diarreia/epidemiologia , Neoplasias/complicações , Adulto , Idoso , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Clostridioides difficile/efeitos dos fármacos , Clostridioides difficile/genética , Infecções por Clostridium/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Clostridium/microbiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/tratamento farmacológico , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Estudos Transversais , Diarreia/tratamento farmacológico , Diarreia/microbiologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Feminino , Genótipo , Hospitais de Ensino , Humanos , Irã (Geográfico)/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tipagem de Sequências MultilocusRESUMO
Iatrogenic and traumatic cerebral internal carotid artery injuries are uncommon but potentially lethal complications. Direct surgical repair of ICA injuries may be difficult in an acute setting. However, endovascular treatment with a flow-diverter embolization device is a feasible alternative technique that we experienced. In this clinical report, we describe demographic data, radiographic images, lesion characteristics, endovascular procedure notes, postprocedural hospital course, and follow-up digital subtraction angiography of 5 patients. At least 6-month follow-up was available in all patients without occurrence of rebleeding and other complications.
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Lesões das Artérias Carótidas/terapia , Embolização Terapêutica/instrumentação , Procedimentos Endovasculares/instrumentação , Adulto , Lesões das Artérias Carótidas/etiologia , Embolização Terapêutica/métodos , Procedimentos Endovasculares/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Doença Iatrogênica , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Stents/efeitos adversosRESUMO
We present a theory of adsorption of flexible polyelectrolytes on the interior and exterior surfaces of a charged vesicle in an electrolyte solution. The criteria for adsorption and the density profiles of the adsorbed polymer chain are derived in terms of various characteristics of the polymer, vesicle, and medium, such as the charge density and length of the polymer, charge density and size of the vesicle, electrolyte concentration and dielectric constant of the medium. For adsorption inside the vesicle, the competition between the loss of conformational entropy and gain in adsorption energy results in two kinds of encapsulated states, depending on the strength of the polymer-vesicle interaction. By considering also the adsorption from outside the vesicle, we derive the entropic and energy contributions to the free energy change to transfer an adsorbed chain in the interior to an adsorbed chain on the exterior. In this paper, we have used the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) method to solve the equation for the probability distribution function of the chain. The present WKB results are compared with the previous results based on variational methods. The WKB and variational results are in good agreement for both the interior and exterior states of adsorption, except in the zero-salt limit for adsorption in the exterior region. The adsorption criteria and density profiles for both the interior and exterior states are presented in terms of various experimentally controllable variables. Calculation of the dependencies of free energy change to transfer an adsorbed chain from the interior to the exterior surface on salt concentration and vesicle radius shows that the free energy penalty to expel a chain from a vesicle is only of the order of thermal energy.
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Here we report two cases of infection caused by Mycobacterium arupense in HIV-infected patients who had received Mycobacterium avium complex medication after primary treatment with antituberculous drugs. The causative agents were isolated from the respiratory and blood specimens of the patients. The identification was based on conventional and molecular tests. Our study provides further evidence on the role of this microorganism in clinical cases.
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Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por Mycobacterium/diagnóstico , Mycobacterium/classificação , Mycobacterium/isolamento & purificação , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/microbiologia , Adulto , Antituberculosos/uso terapêutico , Infecções por HIV/virologia , Humanos , Irã (Geográfico) , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mycobacterium/genética , Infecções por Mycobacterium/microbiologia , Complexo Mycobacterium avium , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Escarro/microbiologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Tuberculose Pulmonar/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
The objectives were to compare testicular physical characteristics and post-thaw sperm characteristics and their associations with fertility in Holstein bulls used for AI. Ten Holstein bulls (4-5 y old) were classified as either high-fertility (HF) or low-fertility (LF; n = 5 each), based on adjusted 56-d non-return rates [non-return rate (NRR); range (mean ± SD): 55.6 ± 4.6 to 71.8 ± 1.3%). Testicular physical characteristics were not significantly different between the two groups. Four ejaculates were collected from each bull and cryopreserved. Several indexes of sperm motion (based on computer-assisted sperm analysis) at post-thaw and post-swim-up were correlated with NRR. Sperm from HF bulls were in transition to a hyperactivated motility pattern, whereas those from LF bulls had only a forward progressive motility pattern. In HF vs LF bulls, there was a greater percentage of viable sperm after thawing (60.6 ± 9.7 vs 49.5 ± 8.0%, P < 0.05) and after swim-up (70.9 ± 11.0 vs 63.0 ± 8.8%, P < 0.01); these two end points were positively correlated with fertility (r = 0.45, P < 0.01 and r = 0.78; P < 0.01, respectively). Furthermore, in HF vs LF bulls, the ratio of sperm recovered after swim-up to viable sperm in post-thaw semen was higher (P < 0.001), and the proportion of moribund sperm expressed as a percentage of live sperm differed (12.6 ± 3.4 vs. 16.4 ± 3.1%, P < 0.001) and was negatively correlated (r = -0.33, P < 0.05) with fertility. In conclusion, fertility of Holstein bulls maintained in a commercial AI center was not predicted by testicular physical characteristics, but it was associated with differences in moribund sperm in the inseminate, as well as characteristics of sperm post-thaw and after swim-up.
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Bovinos/fisiologia , Fertilidade/fisiologia , Inseminação Artificial/veterinária , Preservação do Sêmen/veterinária , Sêmen/citologia , Motilidade dos Espermatozoides , Animais , Bovinos/anatomia & histologia , Criopreservação/veterinária , Temperatura Alta , Masculino , Escroto/anatomia & histologia , Preservação do Sêmen/métodos , Espermatozoides/fisiologia , Testículo/anatomia & histologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for closer monitoring of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) complications with specific efforts to distinguish BCG infection from tuberculosis. OBJECTIVES: To detect the presence of BCG infection using clinical and microbiological approaches. STUDY DESIGN: Between 2006 and 2008, 32 cases, including 30 children with suspected BCG-related complications and two adults with local skin infections, were referred to our laboratory. The definitive identification of the isolates was based on phenotypic and molecular testing. The genotype profile of the isolates was determined to evaluate the relatedness of the cases. RESULTS: Molecular microbiological results confirmed the presence of infection due to Mycobacterium bovis BCG in 11 patients, of whom 9 were aged 2 months to 6 years and 2 were aged > 40 years. Molecular fingerprinting revealed that all isolates were genetically related to each other and to M. bovis BCG Pasteur 1173P2. CONCLUSION: A high incidence of adverse reactions to the BCG vaccine in the population studied clearly points to the need for a thorough study on the issue. We hope our study will be viewed as an evidence-based document for more precise risk-benefit evaluation of BCG immunisation in immunocompromised patients.
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Vacina BCG/efeitos adversos , DNA Bacteriano/análise , Mycobacterium bovis/genética , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética , Tuberculose/microbiologia , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Genótipo , Humanos , Lactente , Irã (Geográfico) , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mycobacterium bovis/classificação , Mycobacterium bovis/isolamento & purificação , Mycobacterium bovis/patogenicidade , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/classificação , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolamento & purificação , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/patogenicidade , Fenótipo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Ribotipagem , Tuberculose/diagnóstico , Vacinação/efeitos adversos , Organização Mundial da SaúdeRESUMO
Human gammadelta T cells expressing a V gamma 9V delta 2 T-cell receptor (TCR) kill various tumour cells including autologous tumours. In addition to TCR-dependent recognition, activation of NKG2D-positive gammadelta T cells by tumour cell-expressed NKG2D ligands can also trigger cytotoxic effector function. In this study, we investigated the involvement of TCR versus NKG2D in tumour cell recognition as a prerequisite to identify tumour types suitable for gammadelta T-cell-based immunotherapy. We have characterized epithelial tumour cells of different origin with respect to cell surface expression of the known NKG2D ligands MHC class I-chain-related antigens (MIC) A/B and UL16-binding proteins (ULBP), and susceptibility to gammadelta T-cell killing. Most tumour cells expressed comparable levels of MICA and MICB as well as ULBP with the exception of ULBP-1 which was absent or only weakly expressed. Most epithelial tumours were susceptible to allogeneic gammadelta T-cell lysis and in the case of an established ovarian carcinoma to autologous gammadelta T-cell killing. Lysis of resistant cells was enhanced by pre-treatment of tumour cells with aminobisphosphonates or pre-activation of gammadelta T cells with phosphoantigens. A potential involvement of TCR and/or NKG2D was investigated by antibody blockade. These experiments revealed three patterns of inhibition, i.e. preferential inhibition by anti-TCR antibody, preferential inhibition by anti-NKG2D antibody, or additive blockade by anti-TCR plus anti-NKG2D antibodies. Our results indicate for the first time that the NKG2D pathway is involved in the lysis of different melanomas, pancreatic adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck, and lung carcinoma.
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Citotoxicidade Imunológica , Neoplasias Epiteliais e Glandulares/imunologia , Neoplasias Epiteliais e Glandulares/terapia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T gama-delta/fisiologia , Receptores Imunológicos/fisiologia , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Adenocarcinoma/imunologia , Adenocarcinoma/terapia , Adulto , Células CACO-2 , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/imunologia , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/terapia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/imunologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/terapia , Linhagem Celular , Feminino , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/imunologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/terapia , Humanos , Ligantes , Neoplasias Pulmonares/imunologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/terapia , Masculino , Melanoma/imunologia , Melanoma/terapia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Subfamília K de Receptores Semelhantes a Lectina de Células NK , Neoplasias Epiteliais e Glandulares/patologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/imunologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/terapia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T gama-delta/metabolismo , Receptores Imunológicos/metabolismo , Receptores de Células Matadoras Naturais , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Células Tumorais CultivadasRESUMO
A strain isolated from a lung abscess in an elephant that died from chronic respiratory disease was found to have properties consistent with its classification in the genus Mycobacterium. An almost complete sequence of the 165 rDNA of the strain was determined following the cloning and sequencing of the amplified gene. The sequence was aligned with those available on mycobacteria and phylogenetic trees inferred by using three tree-making algorithms. The organism, which formed a distinct phyletic line within the evolutionary radiation occupied by rapidly growing mycobacteria, was readily distinguished from members of validly described species of rapidly growing mycobacteria on the basis of its mycolic acid pattern and by a number of other phenotypic features, notably its ability to grow at higher temperatures. The type strain is Mycobacterium elephantis DSM 44368T.
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Elefantes/microbiologia , Abscesso Pulmonar/veterinária , Infecções por Mycobacterium/veterinária , Mycobacterium/classificação , Mycobacterium/isolamento & purificação , Animais , DNA Bacteriano/análise , DNA Bacteriano/genética , DNA Ribossômico/análise , DNA Ribossômico/genética , Abscesso Pulmonar/microbiologia , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mycobacterium/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Mycobacterium/fisiologia , Infecções por Mycobacterium/microbiologia , Fenótipo , Filogenia , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genéticaRESUMO
The potential of the randomly amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) technique to differentiate Carnobacterium divergens from other members of the genus Carnobacterium was examined. A numerical analysis of the genomic profiles obtained demonstrated that it was possible to differentiate the C. divergens strains from other Carnobacterium strains using this technique. The heterogeneity observed in the representatives of the species C. piscicola adds further weight to the suggestion in other taxonomic studies that subspecies of this species exist.
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Bactérias/classificação , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Técnica de Amplificação ao Acaso de DNA Polimórfico , Bactérias/genética , Sequência de Bases , Primers do DNA , DNA Bacteriano/análiseRESUMO
The recent emergence of invasive infections due to Nocardia spp., including nosocomial outbreak, is now evident. Newer molecular diagnostic and typing methods are developed. Although sulfonamide-based therapy is generally effective, optimal treatment may be guided by antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates. The improved classification of nocardiae and other related genera such as actinomadurae, using the 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing, provide a sound basis for improved diagnostic methods for the identification of members of clinically significant species. The commonest cause of eumycetoma in Sudan is Madurella mycetomatis, and Streptomyces somaliensis and Actinomadura madurae for actinomycetoma. The humoral immunity response in actinomycetoma patients and in experimental mice was measured and significant titre of anti-P24 antibody was demonstrated.
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Micetoma , Nocardiose , Actinomycetales/classificação , Actinomycetales/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana , Humanos , Camundongos , Micetoma/epidemiologia , Micetoma/microbiologia , Micetoma/terapia , Nocardia/classificação , Nocardia/isolamento & purificação , Nocardiose/epidemiologia , Nocardiose/microbiologia , Nocardiose/terapia , Sudão/epidemiologiaRESUMO
A strain isolated from a biopsy sample taken from a slowly spreading skin granulation on a child's hand was found to have properties consistent with its classification in the genus Mycobacterium. An almost complete gene sequence of the 16S rRNA of the strain was determined following the cloning and sequencing of the amplified gene. The sequence was aligned with those available for mycobacteria, and phylogenetic trees were inferred with four tree-making algorithms. The organism, which formed a distinct phyletic line within the evolutionary radiation occupied by rapidly growing mycobacteria, was readily distinguished from members of validly described species of rapidly growing mycobacteria on the basis of its mycolic acid pattern and a number of other phenotypic features, notably its ability to form yellow pigmented colonies when incubated in the light. The name proposed for this new species is Mycobacterium novocastrense. The type strain is DSM 44203.