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BACKGROUND: Non-contrast T1 hypointense infarct cores (ICs) within infarcted myocardium detected using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) T1 mapping may help assess the severity of left ventricular (LV) injury. However, because the relationship of ICs with chronic LV reverse remodeling (LVRR) is unknown, this study aimed to clarify it.MethodsâandâResults: We enrolled patients with reperfused AMI who underwent baseline CMR on day-7 post-primary percutaneous coronary intervention (n=109) and 12-month follow-up CMR (n=94). Correlations between ICs and chronic LVRR (end-systolic volume decrease ≥15% at 12-month follow-up from baseline CMR) were investigated. We detected 52 (47.7%) ICs on baseline CMR by non-contrast-T1 mapping. LVRR was found in 52.1% of patients with reperfused AMI at 12-month follow-up. Patients with ICs demonstrated higher peak creatine kinase levels, higher B-type natriuretic peptide levels at discharge, lower LV ejection fraction at discharge, and lower incidence of LVRR than those without ICs (26.5% vs. 73.3%, P<0.001) at follow-up. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the presence of ICs was an independent and the strongest negative predictor for LVRR at 12-month follow-up (hazard ratio: 0.087, 95% confidence interval: 0.017-0.459, P=0.004). Peak creatine kinase levels, native T1 values at myocardial edema, and myocardial salvaged indices also correlated with ICs. CONCLUSIONS: ICs detected by non-contrast-T1 mapping with 3.0-T CMR were an independent negative predictor of LVRR in patients with reperfused AMI.
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Infarto do Miocárdio , Humanos , Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico por imagem , Infarto do Miocárdio/terapia , Infarto do Miocárdio/patologia , Remodelação Ventricular , Função Ventricular Esquerda , Volume Sistólico , Miocárdio/patologia , Creatina Quinase , Imagem Cinética por Ressonância Magnética , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: The carbapenem inactivation method test (CIM) was developed as a method for detecting carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli, and the modified CIM (mCIM) was recommended by the CLSI for as an improved method in M100-S27. However, few studies have evaluated the influence of bacterial species and genotype on its sensitivity and specificity. In this study, we evaluate the performance of these improved modified CIM methods with mCIM. METHODS: As strains, clinical isolates from Naga Municipal Hospital and stored strains from the Study of Bacterial Resistance in the Kinki Region of Japan were used. The mCIM, CIM-Tris, and simple CIM (sCIM) test methods were applied to 120 Enterobacterales, 40 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and 37 Acinetobacter spp. The procedure and criteria for each method were based on the original papers and the CLSI M - 100 S27 documents. RESULTS: The sensitivity of the test methods in the detection of carbapenemase in Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas spp., and Acinetobacter spp. was as follows: mCIM, 98.9%, 90.0%, and 76.5%, respectively; CIM-Tris, 94.4%, 100%, 100%; and sCIM 98.9%, 85.0%, 76.5%. All methods showed 100% specificity in Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas spp., and Acinetobacter spp. Each method performed well in the detection of metallo ß-lactamase-producing strains, however, the sensitivity tended to be low in the detection of the organisms producing serine-type carbapenemase, such as GES, OXA-23, and OXA-51. CONCLUSIONS: Care must be taken when selecting test methods because the sensitivity of the detection differs depending on the bacterial species and genotype.
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Carbapenêmicos , beta-Lactamases , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Carbapenêmicos/farmacologia , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , beta-Lactamases/genéticaRESUMO
Obligate anaerobes exist as resident flora in various sites in humans, but they are also emphasized as endogenous causative microorganism of infections. We performed surveillance to understand the trend of drug susceptibility in obligate anaerobic bacteria in the Kinki area of Japan. In the experiment, we used 156 obligate anaerobe isolates collected from 13 institutions that participated in the Study of Bacterial Resistance Kinki Region of Japan. MALDI Biotyper was used to identify the collected strains, and among the 156 test strains, those that could be identified with an accuracy of Score Value 2.0 or more included 6 genera, 30 species, and 144 strains (Bacteroides spp. 77 strains, Parabacteroides sp. 2 strains, Prevotella spp. 29 strains, Fusobacterium spp. 14 strains, Porphyromonas spp. 2 strains, and Clostridioides difficile 20 strains), and they were assigned as subject strains for drug susceptibility testing. The drug susceptibility test was carried out by broth microdilution method using Kyokuto Opt Panel MP ANA (Kyokuto Pharmaceutical Industrial Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) and judged according to CLSI criteria. As a result, Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species showed good sensitivities to tazobactam-piperacillin, imipenem, metronidazole and chloramphenicol, and low sensitivities to ampicillin, cefoperazone and vancomycin. Prevotella species showed good sensitivities to sulbactam-ampicillin, tazobactam-piperacillin, cefmetazole, imipenem, doripenem and metronidazole. Susceptibility rates to other drugs were slightly different depending on the bacterial species. Both Fusobacterium spp. and Porphyromonas spp. showed high sensitivities to many drugs. C. difficile was highly sensitive to vancomycin and metronidazole, having MIC90s of 0.5 µg/mL and ≤2 µg/mL, respectively.
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Anti-Infecciosos/uso terapêutico , Bactérias Anaeróbias/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecções Bacterianas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Bacterianas/microbiologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Japão , Testes de Sensibilidade MicrobianaRESUMO
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are increasing worldwide. Rapid and accurate detection of CPE is necessary for appropriate antimicrobial treatment and hospital infection control. However, CPE contains some strains that are difficult to detect depending on genotype and MIC value of carbapenem, and a detection method has not been established. The recently reported modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) has been developed in CLSI M100-S27 as a phenotypic technique for detecting carbapenemase activity. In the present study, we examined mCIM as a new CPE detection method using 207 Enterobacteriaceae isolates in comparison with the three existing screening methods of modified Hodge test, Carba NP test and carbapenem inactivation method and evaluated its performance. Consequently, both the sensitivity and specificity of mCIM were 100%, indicating better results than the conventional screening methods. The mCIM is a useful tool for microbiology laboratories due to its simplicity, clear criteria, cost-effectiveness and availability at any laboratory.
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Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana/métodos , Enterobacteriáceas Resistentes a Carbapenêmicos/isolamento & purificação , Carbapenêmicos/farmacologia , Ensaios Enzimáticos/métodos , beta-Lactamases/metabolismo , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana/economia , Enterobacteriáceas Resistentes a Carbapenêmicos/classificação , Enterobacteriáceas Resistentes a Carbapenêmicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Enterobacteriáceas Resistentes a Carbapenêmicos/enzimologia , Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae/microbiologia , Ensaios Enzimáticos/economia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
A simple and efficient synthesis of 4-halo-3(2H)-furanones by halogenative intramolecular cyclization of sulfonium salts is described, which can expedite the production of a variety of 4-bromo- or 4-iodo-3(2H)-furanones, useful synthetic building blocks, in good to high yield under mild conditions.
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A number of genetically modified (GM) maize events have been developed and approved worldwide for commercial cultivation. A screening method is needed to monitor GM maize approved for commercialization in countries that mandate the labeling of foods containing a specified threshold level of GM crops. In Japan, a screening method has been implemented to monitor approved GM maize since 2001. However, the screening method currently used in Japan is time-consuming and requires generation of a calibration curve and experimental conversion factor (C(f)) value. We developed a simple screening method that avoids the need for a calibration curve and C(f) value. In this method, ΔC(q) values between the target sequences and the endogenous gene are calculated using multiplex real-time PCR, and the ΔΔC(q) value between the analytical and control samples is used as the criterion for determining analytical samples in which the GM organism content is below the threshold level for labeling of GM crops. An interlaboratory study indicated that the method is applicable independently with at least two models of PCR instruments used in this study.
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DNA de Plantas/análise , DNA de Plantas/genética , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real/métodos , Zea mays/genética , Calibragem , Alimentos Geneticamente Modificados , JapãoRESUMO
A 51-year-old woman presented with dyspnea that had progressed over the previous year. On a physical examination, harsh, hollow breath sounds with a high-pitched timbre, termed "amphoric breathing", were identified during inspiration and expiration. Chest radiography and thoracic computed tomography performed over the previous three years revealed an enlarging cyst in the right lung arising from an area of consolidation. Pulmonary adenocarcinoma (T4 N0 M1a, stage IV) was diagnosed and considered a possible cause of the cyst, resulting in amphoric breathing.
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Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Cistos/etiologia , Pneumopatias/etiologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Sons Respiratórios/etiologia , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/complicações , Cistos/complicações , Cistos/diagnóstico por imagem , Dispneia/etiologia , Expiração , Feminino , Humanos , Inalação , Pneumopatias/complicações , Pneumopatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Pulmonares/complicações , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiografia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Omphalotus japonicus is a poisonous mushroom that grows in Japan. It can be mistaken for edible mushrooms (Shiitake, Hiratake and Mukitake), and if ingested, it causes food poisoning within 30 min to 1 hr. We established a rapid detection method using PCR-RFLP to identify O. japonicus by restriction digestion of the amplified ITS region. By using Sau96I, Bpu10I, SfcI or DrdI/HincII as a restriction enzyme, it was possible to rapidly identify and discriminate O. japonicus based on the fragment length. This study also provided a short PCR-RFLP system comprising amplification and digestion of a short 200-bp DNA fragment within the ITS region. The system could identify and discriminate O. japonicus after in vitro gastric digestion of native and heated mushroom samples as a model of food poisoning. In addition, a confirmatory assay using real-time PCR was developed to achieve more sensitive detection of O. japonicus.
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Agaricales/genética , Agaricales/isolamento & purificação , Análise de Alimentos/métodos , Polimorfismo de Fragmento de Restrição , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real/métodos , DNA Fúngico/genética , DNA Fúngico/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Intoxicação Alimentar por Cogumelos/diagnóstico , Intoxicação Alimentar por Cogumelos/etiologia , Intoxicação Alimentar por Cogumelos/prevenção & controle , Filogenia , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Poisonous Entoloma rhodopolium and other similar species including edible E. sarcopum are morphologically diverse. People mistake poisonous species for edible species. Classification and the detection method of these species need to be defined. The morphological and phylogenetic studies have been reported in northern Europe. In Japan, the genetic study remains unsolved. Thus, phylogenetic analysis of E. rhodopolium was conducted using ITS and RPB2 sequences, and the result was compared with that of European species. Japanese E. rhodopolium was classified into three clades, none of which belonged to the true European E. rhodopolium and other known species. Three species were defined as new species. Entoloma rhodopolium clade-I (named E. lacus) was genetically close to but morphologically separated from E. majaloides. Clade-II (E. subrhodopolium) was classified to the same group as E. sinuatum and E. subsinuatum, but distinct from these species. Clade-III was segregated from known Entoloma species including E. lupinum, and named E. pseudorhodopolium. Based on the classification, a simple identification method PCR-RFLP was developed to discriminate between poisonous species and edible E. sarcopum, which is very similar in morphology. The study can help to clarify the taxonomy of complex E. rhodopolium-related species, and to prevent food poisoning.
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Agaricales/genética , DNA Fúngico/genética , Polimorfismo de Fragmento de Restrição , Agaricales/classificação , Agaricales/ultraestrutura , Europa (Continente) , Doenças Transmitidas por Alimentos/microbiologia , Humanos , Japão , Filogenia , Especificidade da EspécieRESUMO
Identification of transgenic sequences in an unknown genetically modified (GM) papaya (Carica papaya L.) by whole genome sequence analysis was demonstrated. Whole genome sequence data were generated for a GM-positive fresh papaya fruit commodity detected in monitoring using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The sequences obtained were mapped against an open database for papaya genome sequence. Transgenic construct- and event-specific sequences were identified as a GM papaya developed to resist infection from a Papaya ringspot virus. Based on the transgenic sequences, a specific real-time PCR detection method for GM papaya applicable to various food commodities was developed. Whole genome sequence analysis enabled identifying unknown transgenic construct- and event-specific sequences in GM papaya and development of a reliable method for detecting them in papaya food commodities.
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Carica/genética , Frutas/genética , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real/métodos , Análise de Sequência/métodos , Carica/química , Frutas/química , GenômicaRESUMO
This article is referred to research article entitled "Whole genome sequence analysis of unidentified genetically modified papaya for development of a specific detection method" (Nakamura et al., 2016) [1]. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection method for unauthorized genetically modified (GM) papaya (Carica papaya L.) line PRSV-YK (PRSV-YK detection method) was developed using whole genome sequence data (DDBJ Sequenced Read Archive under accession No. PRJDB3976). Interlaboratory validation datasets for PRSV-YK detection method were provided. Data indicating homogeneity of samples prepared for interlaboratory validation were included. Specificity and sensitivity test data for PRSV-YK detection method were also provided.