Las noticias de Madrid (News from Madrid) by Wahrle Suzanne

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Over 5,000 participants attended the 10th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD) and Related Disorders in Madrid, Spain from July 15–20, 2006. …”
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Increased Mortality in Patients With Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Toronto, Canada by Tayler A. Buchan, MSc, Lakshmi Kugathasan, PhD, Jeremy Kobulnik, MD, Stephanie Poon, MD, Kyle Runeckles, MSc, Steve Fan, PhD, PStat, Heather J. Ross, MD, Ana C. Alba, MD, PhD

“…Nous avons voulu déterminer les conséquences de ces tendances précoces sur la morbidité et la mortalité chez les patients atteints d’ICAD. Méthodologie: Nous avons comparé les données pour les patients consécutifs atteints d’ICAD de trois centres médicaux hospitaliers de Toronto (Canada) traités entre le 1er mars et le 28 septembre 2020 et durant la même période en 2019. …”
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Abstract 009: 1‐Year Outcomes of Resolute Onyx Zotarolimus‐Eluting Stent for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: Multicenter Comparison with SAMMPRIS by Saisree, Farhan, Ravi S, Syed Khalid, Inamullah Khan, Wondwossen G Tekle, Omar Tanweer, Jan‐Karl Burkhardt, Pascal M Jabbour, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, Nabeel A Herial, Adnan H Siddiqui, Ramesh Grandhi, Adnan I Qureshi, Ameer E Hassan

“…Introduction Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is one of the most prevalent causes of stroke across the world, with a high morbidity and mortality rate. …”
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Immunotherapy-responsive chorea as the presenting feature of LGI1-antibody encephalitis. by Tofaris, G, Irani, SR, Cheeran, B, Baker, I, Cader, Z, Vincent, A

Prevalence of Biofilm Associated Genes in Different Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus by Fahimeh Pourzal, Masoud Haghkhah

“…Thirteen BAGs including rbf, sigB, sasG, icaA, sarA, icaR, icaD, clfA, clfB, fib, fnbpB, bap and fnbpA were amplified by PCR assay. …”
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Evaluation of Biofilm Formation and Presence of Genes in Clinical Isolates by Maryam Kord, Abdollah Ardebili, Maryam Jamalan, Roghaye Jahanbakhsh, Naser Behnampour, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi

“…The presence of icaA and icaD genes was investigated by PCR. Validity of methods (sensitivity and specificity), and metrics for test performance (positive/negative predictive value, and positive/negative likelihood ratio) were determined. …”
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Virulence, biofilm formation ability and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cell phones of university students by Gabrielle Messias de Souza, Mariana Francelino Almeida de Jesus, Maria Vitória de Souza Ferreira, Karolinny Cristiny de Oliveira Vieira, Wilson Romero Nakagaki, Eliana Peresi Lordelo, Valéria Pereira Cataneli, Lizziane Kretli Winkelstroter

“…In addition, 92.5% of isolates contained the gene icaA and 60% of the gene icaD. Approximately 25% of the isolates presented the mecA gene. …”
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Staphylococcal slime layers and biofilm from different origins by Rodrigo Casquero Cunha, Michelle Dias Hornes da Rosa, Cleomar da Silva, Francisco Denis Souza Santos, Fábio Pereira Leivas Leite

“…Some isolates presented the icaA (6) and icaD (11) genes. Therefore, we suggested that the origin of an isolate can determine its expression of virulence factor and resistance to certain antibiotics.…”
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Down-regulation of biofilm-associated genes in mecA-positive methicillin-resistant S. aureus treated with M. communis extract and its antibacterial activity by Moj Khaleghi, Sadegh Khorrami

“…It could also inhibit biofilm development by significantly decreasing the expression of icaA, icaD, sarA and bap genes involved in biofilm formation and development. …”
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Ability of biofilm production and molecular analysis of spa and ica genes among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Mitra Omidi, Farzaneh Firoozeh, Mahmood Saffari, Hossein Sedaghat, Mohammad Zibaei, Azad Khaledi

“…Ability of biofilm production was evaluated targeting the icaA and icaD genes. Of 146 Staphylococcus aureus isolates, 24 (16.4%) carried mecA genes and identified as MRSA strains. …”
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Comparison on the rhetorical promotional strategies used in performing art and visual art research articles by Ab Rahim, Ina Suryani, Abd Rashid, Salleh, Yaacob, Aizan, Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima

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Robust design of web services supporting the home administration of drug infusion in pediatric oncology by Parretti Chiara, Pourabbas Elaheh, Rolli Fernando, Pecoraro Fabrizio, Citti Paolo, Giorgetti Alessandro

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Microbiological study of certain genes associated with biofilm forming capacity of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Egypt: An eye on Nifedipine repurposing by Ghada Ali, Nevine Seiffein

“…PCR was used to detect icaA, icaD, hla, sirB, ebpS, fnbA, clfA, sdr and can genes. …”
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Staphylococcus epidermidis ica genes in nasal samples of healthy individuals; an update on previous results by Malik Asif Hussain, Flavia Huygens

“…Results: We have detected 15 % positivity for icaA, 17.5 % for icaB, 32.5 % for icaC and 20% for icaD in nasal samples, respectively. In skin samples, 19.51 % tested positive for each of icaA, icaB and icaD genes, while 24.39 % were positive for icaC gene. …”
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci in Southern Brazil: looking toward its high diversity by Caio Fernando de Oliveira, Jorunn Pauline Cavanagh, Elizabeth G. Aarag Fredheim, Keli Cristine Reiter, Alexandre Rieger, Claus Klingenberg, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo, Johanna Ericson Sollid

“…S. epidermidis isolates showed a high prevalence of icaD, but had low phenotypic biofilm formation. PFGE and MLST revealed high genetic diversity in the S. epidermidis population. …”
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Characterization and presence of ica genes in coagulase-negative staphylococci isolates in a public hospital in Malaysia by Vnayakam, Subashini

“…Majority of CoNS harbored icaD (59.3%) and in 4 (2.5%) strains, all icaADBC genes were observed. …”
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Dynamic onset response of the internal carotid artery to hypercapnia is blunted in children compared with adults by Christine M. Tallon, Jack S. Talbot, Kurt J. Smith, Nia Lewis, Daniela Nowak‐Flück, Mike Stembridge, Philip Ainslie, Ali M. McManus

“…Assessment of internal carotid artery (ICA) vessel diameter (ICAd), blood velocity (ICAv), volumetric blood flow (QICA), and shear rate (ICASR) in response to a 4 min hypercapnic challenge was completed in children (n = 14, 8 girls; 9.8 ± 0.7 years) and adults (n = 17, 7 females; 24.7 ± 1.8 years). …”
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Evaluation of anti-biofilm activity of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Nisin on the expression of aap, ica-A and ica-D as biofilm-associated genes of Staphylococcus epidermidis by Mohammad Dalvand, Seyed Ali Mirhosseini, Kiumarss Amini, Soghra Khani, Hamideh Mahmoodzadeh Hosseini, Kowsar Mansoori

“…The relative mRNA expression of aap, icaA, and icaD genes was significantly reduced compared to the negative control after treating S. epidermidis with sub-MIC of Nisin (0.44, 0.25 and 0.6 fold, respectively) (P>0.05). …”
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Exploration of agr types, virulence−associated genes, and biofilm formation ability in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from hemodialysis patients with vascular access infections by Chi-Hsiang Lai, Min Yi Wong, Tsung-Yu Huang, Tsung-Yu Huang, Chih-Chen Kao, Chih-Chen Kao, Yu-Hui Lin, Chu-Hsueh Lu, Yao-Kuang Huang, Yao-Kuang Huang, Yao-Kuang Huang, Yao-Kuang Huang

“…Notably, combinations of biofilm-associated genes, such as eno−clfA−clfB−fib−icaA−icaD and eno−clfA−clfB−fib−fnbB−icaA−icaD, were prevalent among Staphylococcus aureus, isolates obtained from vascular access infections.DiscussionThese insights contribute to a better understanding of the molecular characteristics associated with Staphylococcus aureus, infections in hemodialysis patients and provided more targeted and effective treatment approaches. …”
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Biofilm formation of two genetically diverse Staphylococcus aureus isolates under beta-lactam antibiotics by Jinglong Liang, Jinglong Liang, Jinglong Liang, Teng Yi Huang, Yuzhu Mao, Xuejie Li, Xuejie Li

“…Strain 121940 carried the icaA, icaD, icaBC, atl, and agr genes, not the aap gene, and MLST and SCCmec typed as ST546 and IV, respectively. …”
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