Emicizumab in two patients with acquired haemophilia A – case report by Zhao Milly, Kartika Thomas, Witenko Corey, Snead Jessica, DeSancho Maria T, Ciolek Alana

“…The first patient, an 82-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), presented with acquired haemophilia A (AHA) and spontaneous left tibia hematoma complicated by a persistent wound and infections. After a month of intermittent bleeding at the site and immunosuppression, the inhibitor level remained elevated and he was placed on emicizumab. …”
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Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Causative Organisms of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: A Single Centre, Six-Year Experience of 1981 Samples by Sara Sheikhbahaei, Alireza Abdollahi, Nima Hafezi-Nejad, Elham Zare

“…No significant changes in the proportion of gram-negative/gram-positive infections occurred during this period. A percentage of resistant strains to cefotaxime (62.5%, 85.7%), ceftazidim (73%, 82.1%), ciprofloxacin (30, 59.8%), ofloxacin (36.8%, 50%), and oxacilin (35%, 51.6%) were significantly increased. …”
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A Unique Case of Malignant Pleuropericardial Effusion: HHV-8-Unrelated PEL-Like Lymphoma—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Farhan Mohammad, Muhammad Neaman Siddique, Faraz Siddiqui, M. Popalzai, Masoud Asgari, Marcel Odaimi

“…First described in 1996 in HIV infected individuals who were coinfected with Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) or HHV-8 virus, it was included as a separate entity in WHO classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue in the year 2001. …”
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Prenatal diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type I on hepatosplenomegaly and coarse features: a case-report by Maxime Agranier, Florence Demurger, Christele Dubourg, Jerome Fromageot, Anne-Sophie Cabaret Dufour, Erika Launay, Magalie Gournay, Charles Lefèvre, Roseline Froissart, Magali Pettazzoni, Paul Rollier

“…The most prevalent etiologies are infections, anemia, and neoplasms. Case presentation A pregnant woman at 26.5 gestational weeks was referred to our center for fetal ultrasound findings of hepatosplenomegaly, distinct facial features, and liver, spleen and thymus echogenic spots. …”
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Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Yan Lin, Yu Dong, Yanfeng Gao, Ranran Shi, Yubing Li, Xiuman Zhou, Wenwen Liu, Guodong Li, Yuanming Qi, Yahong Wu

“…The epitopes identified here provide a foundation for the diagnosis and treatment of patients infected with drug resistant and the future development of a multiepitope vaccine.…”
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Prevalence of Oral Mucosal Disorders in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Compared with a Control Group by José González-Serrano, Julia Serrano, Rosa María López-Pintor, Víctor Manuel Paredes, Elisabeth Casañas, Gonzalo Hernández

“…Chronic hyperglycemia is associated with impaired wound healing and higher susceptibility to infections. It is unclear whether patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) present more oral mucosal disorders compared to control groups. …”
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Clinical Feature of Intrahepatic B-Lymphocytes in Chronic Hepatitis B by Ashraf Mohamadkhani, Elnaz Naderi, Masoud Sotoudeh, Aezam Katoonizadeh, Ghodratollah Montazeri, Hossein Poustchi

“…Humoral immunity constitutes major defense mechanism against viral infections. However, the association of hepatic injury and B-cells population in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers has not been studied well. …”
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Roles of human papillomavirus in cancers: oncogenic mechanisms and clinical use by Yu Zhang, Ke Qiu, Jianjun Ren, Yu Zhao, Ping Cheng

“…Each of the proteins is of crucial significance in infecting the epithelium of host cells persistently and supporting viral genome integrating into host cells. …”
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Double trouble: two retrotransposons triggered a cascade of invasions in Drosophila species within the last 50 years by Almorò Scarpa, Riccardo Pianezza, Hannah R. Gellert, Anna Haider, Bernard Y. Kim, Eric C. Lai, Robert Kofler, Sarah Signor

“…Possibly following hybridization, D. simulans infected the island endemic species D. mauritiana (Mauritius) and D. sechellia (Seychelles) with both TEs after 1995. …”
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Effects of Environmental Variability on the Genus Olea L. by Atayeva Leyla, Ahmadova Sariye, Nasirli Lala, Aghayeva Jamala, Zakharova Gulnar, Mammadova Vagida

“…As a result of the research conducted during the monitoring of Absheron parks and gardens, it was found that the trunks and branches of the species are infected with Saissetia oleae Olivier. At the same time, under climate change, differences in the life cycle of S.oleae colonies and increased resistance to insecticides were observed.…”
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Nicotinamide mononucleotide boosts the development of bovine oocyte by enhancing mitochondrial function and reducing chromosome lagging by Shu Hashimoto, Udayanga Gamage, Yuki Inoue, Hisataka Iwata, Yoshiharu Morimoto

“…Abstract Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(H)) and its metabolites function as crucial regulators of physiological processes, allowing cells to adapt to environmental changes such as nutritional deficiencies, genotoxic factors, disruptions in circadian rhythms, infections, inflammation, and exogenous substances. …”
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Civil Liability of Persons Related to Blood Transfusion with Allocation to the Blood Bank Department in the Conditions of Corona by Samaneh Zolfaghari, Abdolreza Farhadian

“…Due to the fact that the mentioned virus appears in different ways in people, it may cause blood loss in infected patients and it is necessary to supply the need from the blood bank. …”
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Thyme Essential Oil as a Potential Tool Against Common and Re-Emerging Foodborne Pathogens: Biocidal Effect on Bacterial Membrane Permeability by Martina Di Rosario, Leonardo Continisio, Giuseppe Mantova, Francesca Carraturo, Elena Scaglione, Daniela Sateriale, Giuseppina Forgione, Chiara Pagliuca, Caterina Pagliarulo, Roberta Colicchio, Mariateresa Vitiello, Paola Salvatore

“…., <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> contaminate food and cause several infections. This study investigates the potential of thyme essential oil (Thy-EO) as a natural antimicrobial agent against most common and re-emerging foodborne bacteria, including <i>S. enterica</i>, <i>Yersinia enterocolitica</i>, and <i>L. monocytogenes</i>. …”
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New Treatments for Bacterial Keratitis by Raymond L. M. Wong, R. A. Gangwani, Lester W. H. Yu, Jimmy S. M. Lai

“…Key words used for literature search: “infectious keratitis”, “microbial keratitis”, “infective keratitis”, “new treatments for infectious keratitis”, “fourth generation fluoroquinolones”, “moxifloxacin”, “gatifloxacin”, “collagen cross-linking”, and “photodynamic therapy”. …”
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Nursing management for 9 women with chickenpox at third trimester of pregnancy (9例妊娠晚期合并水痘孕妇护理体会) by LI Yan (李燕), LI Yuhua (李玉华), WANG Zhongying (王忠英)

“…This paper reviewed the clinical data of 9 women with chickenpox at third trimester of pregnancy, and summarized related nursing measures. Pregnant women infected with Varicella should be arranged in the isolation ward, and appropriate cleaning and disinfection of contaminated items were implemented in the isolation ward. …”
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Regulation of Ghrelin Receptor by Periodontal Bacteria In Vitro and In Vivo by Marjan Nokhbehsaim, Anna Damanaki, Andressa Vilas Boas Nogueira, Sigrun Eick, Svenja Memmert, Xiaoyan Zhou, Shanika Nanayakkara, Werner Götz, Joni Augusto Cirelli, Andreas Jäger, James Deschner

“…Due to the downregulation of the functional ghrelin receptor by long-term exposure to periodontal bacteria, the anti-inflammatory actions of ghrelin may be diminished in chronic periodontal infections, which could lead to an enhanced periodontal inflammation and tissue destruction.…”
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“Near Miss” Obstetric Events and Maternal Deaths in a Tertiary Care Hospital: An Audit by Roopa PS, Shailja Verma, Lavanya Rai, Pratap Kumar, Murlidhar V. Pai, Jyothi Shetty

“…Hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders are the leading causes of near miss events. New-onset viral infections have emerged as the leading cause of maternal mortality. …”
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Assessment of Bleeding Risks and Patient Knowledge Levels About Bleeding Disorders in Patients Referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic by Öykü Öztürk Gündoğdu, Dilek Aynur Çankal, Zühre Kaya, Abdullah Çege, Nur Mollaoğlu

“…These bleeding disorders were caused by drugs, infections, or other uncommon disorders. Conclusion: Increasing social media educational activity on bleeding disorders to raise awareness and knowledge in less educated people, as well as the use of ISTH-BAT score to identify a potential bleeder patient, may assist patients planning dental surgery.…”
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Cervical Stimulation in the Treatment of Children with Lymphedema of All Four Extremities: A Case Report and Literature Review by Livia Maria Pereira de Godoy, Paula Pereira de Godoy Capeletto, José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy

“…Today, the children are 5 and 6 years of age, without edema and with a normal life, without limitations, except with respect to precautions against injuries to the limbs and against infections particularly erysipelas. Conclusion. Cervical Lymphatic Therapy as monotherapy is an option in the treatment of primary congenital lymphedema.…”
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A Rare Case of Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy Associated with Hodgkin Lymphoma by Keiki Nagaharu, Yuka Sugimoto, Keiki Kawakami

“…Immunotactoid glomerulopathy (ITG) is characterized by Congo red-negative microtubular deposits, and it has been reported as a rare paraneoplastic syndrome due to hematologic malignancies, viral infections, or autoimmune diseases. In hematologic malignancies, multiple myeloma and other mature B-cell malignancies are the most common hematologic malignancies, and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is extremely rare. …”
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