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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic systemic inflammatory condition that can potentially adversely affect surgical outcomes in patients receiving elective ophthalmic procedures. In this case series, 21 eyes of 11 patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease underwent laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), or small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). Their surgical outcomes were followed up for an average of 8.9 ± 4.6 months. All the patients in this study did well, with 100% of eyes corrected for distance vision achieving uncorrected distance visual acuity 20/20 by postoperative month three. Common symptoms noted during the postoperative period included dry eyes, irritation, foreign body sensation, and blurry vision, all of which improved in prevalence and severity over the follow-up period, and none of the patients experienced a flare-up of their disease. Despite the successful outcomes in these patients, the authors recognize the inherent risks of operating on patients with IBD. Currently, there are no consensus guidelines for clinicians to follow to ensure that they are adequately screening these patients for eligibility, so the authors are suggesting a relevant, focused review of systems, a brief IBD history-related questionnaire, and a preliminary surgical decision-making flowchart for use in surgical evaluation.
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We present here the complete genomes of 18 phages that infect Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of American foulbrood in honeybees. The phages were isolated between 2014 and 2016 as part of an undergraduate phage discovery course at Brigham Young University. The phages were isolated primarily from bee debris and lysogens.
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Erwinia amylovora is the causal agent of fire blight, a devastating disease affecting some plants of the Rosaceae family. We isolated bacteriophages from samples collected from infected apple and pear trees along the Wasatch Front in Utah. We announce 19 high-quality complete genome sequences of E. amylovora bacteriophages.
