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51. Epidemiología de COVID-19 en un hospital de tercer nivel mexicano

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César A. Arce-Salinas, Daniel López-Herrera, Adriana Hernández-Alarcón, Eva M. Luna-Rivera, Arely A. Bejarano-Juvera, Aditi K. Bustamante-Flores, Naomi Aguilar-Martínez, Jessica G. Azcorra-López, Berenice Cabañas-Espinosa, Yamile N. Esquivel-Torruco, and Jesús Reyna-Figueroa

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Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Internal medicine, RC31-1245
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2021
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53. Application of Candida Lipolytica Biosurfactant for Bioremediation of Motor Oil from Contaminated Environment

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Jullio Cesar V. dos Santos, Emilia Mendes da S. Santos, Yali A. da Silva, Isabela Regina A. da S. Lira, Renata Raianny Silva, Italo J. B. Durval, Leonie A. Sarubbo, and Juliana M. Luna

Subjects
Chemical engineering, TP155-156, Computer engineering. Computer hardware, TK7885-7895
Abstract

Contamination caused by hydrocarbons can produce permanent and irreparable damage to the environment. Biosurfactants' production has been intensively studied in the last years, for these agents are biodegradable and have applications in several industrial sectors. Moreover, they have, as well, managed to be ecologically compatible and to carry out the biodegradation of hydrophobic pollutants without damaging the environment. Bioremediation involves using microorganisms or their microbial metabolites for the degradation of contaminants, avoiding the use of chemicals. Biosurfactants are amphipathic biomolecules produced by microorganisms capable of allowing water-oil interaction and also providing biostimulation in the degradation process. In this work, it was used a medium formulated with distilled water supplemented with 2.5% corn steep liquor, 4.0% molasses, and 2.5% frying oil as substrates used to produce a biosurfactant Candida lipolytica (UCP 0988), at 28 ºC during 144 hours under 200 rpm. The biosurfactant's tensoactive properties were determined, and its isolation, toxicity, and bioremediation application were described. The surface tension values indicated a reduction in water tension from 72 to 28 mN/m and a yield of 21g/L in biosurfactant and Critical Micellar Concentration (CMC) of 0.5%. The biosurfactant produced demonstrated stability concerning emulsification and surface tension in extreme pH values (2 to 12), concentrations of NaCl (2 to 10%), and different temperatures (5 to 120°C), and it did not present toxicity to the vegetables. The crude or isolated biosurfactant showed efficiency in removing 57% - 70% of the motor oil in contaminated soil under static conditions. The results obtained demonstrated biosurfactant produced by C. lipolytica showed promising properties for use in bioremediation of hydrophobic compounds.

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2021
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54. Evaluation of the Stability of a Non-toxic Biodetergent for the Removal of Petroderivates in Industries

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Charles B. Barbosa Farias, Rita de Cassia F. Soares da Silva, Hugo Morais Meira, Thais Cavalcanti Souza, Fabíola C. Gomes Almeida, Ivison A. Silva, Juliana M. Luna, and Leonie A. Sarubbo

Subjects
Chemical engineering, TP155-156, Computer engineering. Computer hardware, TK7885-7895
Abstract

In the industrial environment, it is common to use toxic and petroleum-derived oils, which are difficult to remove from various surfaces on which they are adhered. For the cleaning of machines, equipment and other surfaces impregnated with these oils, the industries use products of high cost and that, some of them present high toxicity, presenting risk to the health of the workers and to the environment. In this context, the advancement of sustainable technologies has increasingly driven the search for natural and biodegradable surfactant compounds, which reduce impacts on the environment and guarantee the health of workers. This led to the development of natural detergents / degreasers, formulated from renewable / sustainable sources. Therefore, this work aimed to evaluate the stability of a biodetergent produced from non-toxic components such as organic vegetable solvent, natural surfactant and stabilizing gum for large-scale production for application in the removal of type 1 fuel oil (OCB1). The effect of the variation in the stirring time (5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 minutes) of the mixture was evaluated in relation to the volume increase (4, 5 and 6 liters) at 80 ºC using a rotor stirring equipment approximately 3,200 rpm. After mixing, the stability in relation to the storage time (48 and 96 hours) and the removal efficiency of OCB1 fuel oil on a smooth surface were evaluated. The results obtained demonstrated the interaction between the processing conditions, which directly influenced the final characteristics of the product after 96 hours of storage. All tests showed excellent results, with emphasis on the stirring time of 7 minutes, reaching almost 100% stability. The evaluation of the biodetergent for the removal efficiency of the OCB1 fuel oil showed satisfactory results, with removal of 100% of the oil impregnated on the smooth surface. Thus, it can be concluded that the formulation of the biodetergent showed reliability in increasing the scale of production, since it did not show variation when subjected to the investigation of physical factors in the production process.

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2021
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57. Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Mexican Children and Adolescents

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Alejandro Flores-Alanis, Zeus Saldaña-Ahuactzi, Israel Parra-Ortega, Pablo López-Ramírez, Marcela Salazar-García, Yolanda P. Alemán-García, Armando Cruz-Rangel, Alba Moreno-Paredes, Adrián Diaz-Rojas, Carmen Maldonado-Bernal, Jessica Quevedo-Moran, and Victor M. Luna-Pineda

Subjects
children and adolescents, COVID-19, epidemiology, comorbidities, viral load, IgG antibodies, Microbiology, QR1-502
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Background: We analyzed the demographic, clinical, and diagnostic data of children and adolescents in Mexico, from the first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to 28 February 2022. Methods: Using the open databases of the Ministry of Health and a tertiary pediatric hospital, we obtained demographic and clinical data from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic until 28 February 2022. In addition, quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction outputs were used to determine the viral load, and structural protein-based serology was performed to evaluate IgG antibody levels. Results: Of the total 437,832 children and adolescents with COVID-19, 1187 died. Of these patients, 1349 were admitted to the Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gómez, and 11 died. Obesity, asthma, and immunosuppression were the main comorbidities, and fever, cough, and headache were the main symptoms. In this population, many patients have a low viral load and IgG antibody levels. Conclusion: During the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, children and adolescents had low incidence and mortality. They are a heterogeneous population, but many patients had comorbidities such as obesity, asthma, and immunosuppression; symptoms such as fever, cough, and headache; and low viral load and IgG antibodies.

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2022
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58. Boil water alerts and their impact on the unexcused absence rate in public schools in Jackson, Mississippi

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M. Kim, R. De Vito, F. Duarte, K. Tieskens, M. Luna, A. Salazar-Miranda, M. Mazzarello, S. Showalter Otts, C. Etzel, S. Burks, K. Crossley, N. Franzen Lee, and E. D. Walker

Abstract

The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, has recently made national and international headlines as a major environmental catastrophe, impacting the public health and wellbeing of residents. Here we focus on Jackson’s most prevalent and vulnerable population, its children, by assessing how boil water alerts (BWAs) disrupt student learning. Using data on BWAs collected from the City of Jackson’s Water/Sewer Business Administration Office between 2015 and 2021, daily school attendance data from Jackson’s Public School District and community-level vulnerabilities from the American Community Survey, we add an important layer to the current conversation by analysing how BWAs disrupt student learning. After adjusting for community-level vulnerabilities, we show that each time a BWA is issued, unexcused absence rates statistically significantly increase by 1–10%. We also show statistically significant decreases in unexcused absences in schools where much of the student body receives free and reduced lunches. In a city that releases hundreds of BWAs each year, our findings highlight the urgency for addressing the root causes of the poor water quality in Jackson.

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2023
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59. DRUL for school: Opening Pre-K with safe, simple, sensitive saliva testing for SARS-CoV-2.

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Mayu O Frank, Nathalie E Blachere, Salina Parveen, Ezgi Hacisuleyman, John Fak, Joseph M Luna, Eleftherios Michailidis, Samara Wright, Pamela Stark, Ann Campbell, Ashley Foo, Thomas P Sakmar, Virginia Huffman, Marissa Bergh, Audrey Goldfarb, Andres Mansisidor, Agata L Patriotis, Karl H Palmquist, Nicolas Poulton, Rachel Leicher, César D M Vargas, Irene Duba, Arlene Hurley, Joseph Colagreco, Nicole Pagane, Dana E Orange, Kevin Mora, Jennifer L Rakeman, Randal C Fowler, Helen Fernandes, Michelle F Lamendola-Essel, Nicholas Didkovsky, Leopolda Silvera, Joseph Masci, Machelle Allen, Charles M Rice, and Robert B Darnell

Subjects
Medicine, Science
Abstract

To address the need for simple, safe, sensitive, and scalable SARS-CoV-2 tests, we validated and implemented a PCR test that uses a saliva collection kit use at home. Individuals self-collected 300 μl saliva in vials containing Darnell Rockefeller University Laboratory (DRUL) buffer and extracted RNA was assayed by RT-PCR (the DRUL saliva assay). The limit of detection was confirmed to be 1 viral copy/μl in 20 of 20 replicate extractions. Viral RNA was stable in DRUL buffer at room temperature up to seven days after sample collection, and safety studies demonstrated that DRUL buffer immediately inactivated virus at concentrations up to 2.75x106 PFU/ml. Results from SARS-CoV-2 positive nasopharyngeal (NP) swab samples collected in viral transport media and assayed with a standard FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) test were highly correlated with samples placed in DRUL buffer. Direct comparison of results from 162 individuals tested by FDA EUA oropharyngeal (OP) or NP swabs with co-collected saliva samples identified four otherwise unidentified positive cases in DRUL buffer. Over six months, we collected 3,724 samples from individuals ranging from 3 months to 92 years of age. This included collecting weekly samples over 10 weeks from teachers, children, and parents from a pre-school program, which allowed its safe reopening while at-risk pods were quarantined. In sum, we validated a simple, sensitive, stable, and safe PCR-based test using a self-collected saliva sample as a valuable tool for clinical diagnosis and screening at workplaces and schools.

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2021
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60. Updated guidance on the management of COVID-19: from an American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society coordinated International Task Force (29 July 2020)

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Chunxue Bai, Sanjay H. Chotirmall, Jordi Rello, George A. Alba, Leo C. Ginns, Jerry A. Krishnan, Robert Rogers, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Pierre-Regis Burgel, James D. Chalmers, Abigail Chua, Kristina A. Crothers, Abhijit Duggal, Yeon Wook Kim, John G. Laffey, Carlos M. Luna, Michael S. Niederman, Ganesh Raghu, Julio A. Ramirez, Jordi Riera, Oriol Roca, Maximiliano Tamae-Kakazu, Antoni Torres, Richard R. Watkins, Miriam Barrecheguren, Mirko Belliato, Hassan A. Chami, Rongchang Chen, Gustavo A. Cortes-Puentes, Charles Delacruz, Margaret M. Hayes, Leo M.A. Heunks, Steven R. Holets, Catherine L. Hough, Sugeet Jagpal, Kyeongman Jeon, Takeshi Johkoh, May M. Lee, Janice Liebler, Gerry N. McElvaney, Ari Moskowitz, Richard A. Oeckler, Iñigo Ojanguren, Anthony O'Regan, Mathias W. Pletz, Chin Kook Rhee, Marcus J. Schultz, Enrico Storti, Charlie Strange, Carey C. Thomson, Francesca J. Torriani, Xun Wang, Wim Wuyts, Tao Xu, Dawei Yang, Ziqiang Zhang, and Kevin C. Wilson

Subjects
Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2. Consensus suggestions can standardise care, thereby improving outcomes and facilitating future research. Methods An International Task Force was composed and agreement regarding courses of action was measured using the Convergence of Opinion on Recommendations and Evidence (CORE) process. 70% agreement was necessary to make a consensus suggestion. Results The Task Force made consensus suggestions to treat patients with acute COVID-19 pneumonia with remdesivir and dexamethasone but suggested against hydroxychloroquine except in the context of a clinical trial; these are revisions of prior suggestions resulting from the interim publication of several randomised trials. It also suggested that COVID-19 patients with a venous thromboembolic event be treated with therapeutic anticoagulant therapy for 3 months. The Task Force was unable to reach sufficient agreement to yield consensus suggestions for the post-hospital care of COVID-19 survivors. The Task Force fell one vote shy of suggesting routine screening for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Conclusions The Task Force addressed questions related to pharmacotherapy in patients with COVID-19 and the post-hospital care of survivors, yielding several consensus suggestions. Management options for which there is insufficient agreement to formulate a suggestion represent research priorities.

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2020
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61. Production of cupcake-like dessert containing microbial biosurfactant as an emulsifier

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Ivison A. Silva, Bruno O. Veras, Beatriz G. Ribeiro, Jaciana S. Aguiar, Jenyffer M. Campos Guerra, Juliana M. Luna, and Leonie A. Sarubbo

Subjects
Bioemulsifiers, Biosurfactants, Food technology, Candida bombicola, Industrial residues, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
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This work describes the application of the biosurfactant from Candida bombicola URM 3718 as a meal additive like cupcake. The biosurfactant was produced in a culture medium containing 5% sugar cane molasses, 5% residual soybean oil and 3% corn steep liquor. The surface and interfacial tension of the biosurfactant were 30.790 ± 0.04 mN/m and 0.730 ± 0.05 mN/m, respectively. The yield in isolated biosurfactant was 25 ± 1.02 g/L and the CMC was 0.5 g/L. The emulsions of the isolated biosurfactant with vegetable oils showed satisfactory results. The microphotographs of the emulsions showed that increasing the concentration of biosurfactant decreased the oil droplets, increasing the stability of the emulsions. The biosurfactant was incorporated into the cupcake dessert formulation, replacing 50%, 75% and 100% of the vegetable fat in the standard formulation. Thermal analysis showed that the biosurfactant is stable for cooking cupcakes (180 °C). The biosurfactant proved to be promising for application in foods low in antioxidants and did not show cytotoxic potential in the tested cell lines. Cupcakes with biosurfactant incorporated in their dough did not show significant differences in physical and physical–chemical properties after baking when compared to the standard formulation. In this way, the biosurfactant has potential for application in the food industry as an emulsifier for flour dessert.

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2020
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62. Decreased relative risk of pneumococcal pneumonia during the last decade, a nested case-control study

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Carlos M. Luna, Laura Pulido, Michael S. Niederman, Alberto Casey, Diego Burgos, Sebastián D. Leiva Agüero, Alejandra Grosso, Evangelina Membriani, Andrea C. Entrocassi, Marcelo Rodríquez Fermepin, Carlos A. Vay, Susana Garcia, and Angela Famiglietti

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Community acquired pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Urinary antigen test, Prevalence, Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
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Abstract Background Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) is one of the most common pathogens of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), but recent reports suggest that its incidence may be declining in relation to the use of the conjugate 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine in children. We compared the result of the immunochromatographic SP urinary antigen test (SPUAT) and clinical outcomes in patients with CAP admitted in two periods of time: 2001–2002(CAP1) and 2015–2016(CAP2). Methods This was a matched nested case-control study of two prospectively recorded cohorts of patients admitted with CAP, with SPUAT and blood culture performed in all patients. CAP2 cases and CAP1 controls were matched for age ± 4 years, sex, and Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) score ± 10 points. Odds ratios (OR) for having SPUAT positive was estimated by conditional logistic regression. A multivariate model assessed the contribution of individual variables. Results Four hundred ninety-eight patients were recruited; 307 during the CAP1 and 191 during the CAP2 periods. Comparing both periods we observed differences, in age, PSI score, and the percentage of smokers, outpatients, previously immunized with pneumococcal vaccine, and positive SPUAT. On the other hand, mortality, admission from nursing homes, pneumococcal bacteremia and hospital admission were not different. After matching, pneumonia due to SP per the SPUAT was observed in 34(23.4%) of CAP1 and in 12(8.3%) of CAP2 patients (p

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2018
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63. Male germ cells support long-term propagation of Zika virus

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Christopher L. Robinson, Angie C. N. Chong, Alison W. Ashbrook, Ginnie Jeng, Julia Jin, Haiqi Chen, Elizabeth I. Tang, Laura A. Martin, Rosa S. Kim, Reyn M. Kenyon, Eileen Do, Joseph M. Luna, Mohsan Saeed, Lori Zeltser, Harold Ralph, Vanessa L. Dudley, Marc Goldstein, Charles M. Rice, C. Yan Cheng, Marco Seandel, and Shuibing Chen

Subjects
Science
Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) can persist for months in semen and sperm. Here, the authors show that germ cells, compared to other cell types in the reproductive tract, are most susceptible to ZIKV and produce high levels of progeny virus, which coincides with decreased expression of the interferon-stimulated gene Ifi44l.

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2018
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64. Numerical Study of the Efficiency of a Solar Panel with Heat Sinks

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null Jorge Andrés Sierra Del Rio, null Yustin Roman Ardila, null Alejandro Ruiz Sánchez, null Edwin Correa Quintana, null D. Sanin-Villa, null C. Arrieta González, and null M. Luna-Del Risco

Subjects
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Modeling and Simulation
Abstract

The electrical efficiency of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels depends on their temperature. One of the significant problems consists in the overheating due to the total radiation energy, the ambient temperature, and the low capacity to dissipate this thermal energy. To improve the efficiency of solar panels, a numerical study was carried out using the ANSYS-Fluent 2021 commercial software in which the heat transfer between a solar panel with and without heat sinks was modelled, determining the incidence of fins in power generated by the photovoltaic cell. For the development of the study, initially, the theoretical calculation of the heat transfer and the generated power that occurs in the cell with and without a heat sink was carried out. Therefore, numerical simulation was conducted to analyse the effect of the geometry of the heat sink on the efficiency of the photovoltaic cells; different arrangements of rectangular fins were taken, varying their height (10 mm, 25 mm, and 50 mm). For the model’s configuration, boundary conditions corresponding to physical phenomena such as solar radiation and forced convection were considered. Results show an increase on the solar PV panel efficiency of 0.36%, 0.72%, and 1.07% for the height heat sinks of 10 mm, 25 mm, and 50 mm compared to the commercial PV solar panel without heat dissipation, respectively

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2023
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65. Development of a Bispecific Antibody Targeting Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

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Travis B Nielsen, Jun Yan, Matthew Slarve, Rachel Li, Jason A Junge, Brian M Luna, Ian Wilkinson, Udaya Yerramalla, and Brad Spellberg

Subjects
Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Allergy
Abstract

Background We previously reported developing 2 anticapsular monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) as a novel therapy for Acinetobacter baumannii infections. We sought to determine whether a bispecific mAb (bsAb) could improve avidity and efficacy while maximizing strain coverage in one molecule. Methods Humanized mAb 65 was cloned into a single-chain variable fragment and attached to humanized mAb C8, combining their paratopes into a single bsAb (C73). We tested bsAb C73’s strain coverage, binding affinity, ex vivo opsonic activity, and in vivo efficacy compared to each mAb alone and combined. Results The bsAb demonstrated strain coverage, binding affinity, opsonization, and in vivo efficacy superior to either original mAb alone or combined. Conclusions A humanized bsAb targeting distinct A. baumannii capsule moieties enabled potent and effective coverage of disparate A. baumannii clinical isolates. The bsAb enhances feasibility of development by minimizing the number of components of a promising novel therapeutic for these difficult-to-treat infections.

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2023
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70. Increasing Activity in T CrB Suggests Nova Eruption Is Impending

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Gerardo J M Luna, J L Sokoloski, Koji Mukai, and N Paul M Kui

Subjects
Astrophysics
Abstract

Estimates of the accretion rate in symbiotic recurrent novae (RNe) often fall short of theoretical expectations by orders of magnitude. This apparent discrepancy can be resolved if the accumulation of mass by the white dwarf(WD)is highly sporadic, and most observations are performed during low states. Here we use a re-analysis of archival data from the Digital Access to a Sky Century @Harvard survey to argue that the most recent nova eruption in symbiotic RN T CrB, in 1946, occurred during—and was therefore triggered by—a transient accretion high state. Based on similarities in the optical light curve around 1946 and the time of the prior eruption, in 1866,we suggest that the WD in T CrB accumulates most of the fuel needed to ignite the thermonuclear runaways (TNRs) during accretion high states. A natural origin for such states is dwarf-nova like accretion-disk instabilities, which are expected in the presumably large disks in symbiotic binaries. The timing of the TNRs in symbiotic RNe could thus be set by the stability properties of their accretion disks. T CrB is in the midst of an accretion high state like the ones we posit led to the past two nova eruptions. Combined with the approach of the time at which a TNR would be expected based on the 80 yr interval between the prior two novae (2026 ± 3), the current accretion high state increases the likelihood of a TNR occurring in T CrB in the next few years.

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2020
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72. Yeasts and bacterial biosurfactants as demulsifiers for petroleum derivative in seawater emulsions

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Fernanda Cristina P. Rocha e Silva, Bruno Augusto C. Roque, Nathalia Maria P. Rocha e Silva, Raquel D. Rufino, Juliana M. Luna, Valdemir A. Santos, Ibrahim M. Banat, and Leonie A. Sarubbo

Subjects
Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Candida, Demulsification, Cell hydrophobicity, Interfacial tension, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Microbiology, QR1-502
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Abstract Oil sludge or waste generated in transport, storage or refining forms highly stable mixtures due to the presence and additives with surfactant properties and water forming complex emulsions. Thus, demulsification is necessary to separate this residual oil from the aqueous phase for oil processing and water treatment/disposal. Most used chemical demulsifiers, although effective, are environmental contaminants and do not meet the desired levels of biodegradation. We investigated the application of microbial biosurfactants as potential natural demulsifiers of petroleum derivatives in water emulsions. Biosurfactants crude extracts, produced by yeasts (Candida guilliermondii, Candida lipolytica and Candida sphaerica) and bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas cepacia and Bacillus sp.) grown in industrial residues, were tested for demulsification capacity in their crude and pure forms. The best results obtained were for bacterial biosurfactants, which were able to recover about 65% of the seawater emulsified with motor oil compared to 35–40% only for yeasts products. Biosurfactants were also tested with oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) kerosene model emulsions. No relationship between interfacial tension, cell hydrophobicity and demulsification ratios was observed with all the biosurfactants tested. Microscopic illustrations of the emulsions in the presence of the biosurfactants showed the aspects of the emulsion and demulsification process. The results obtained demonstrate the potential of these agents as demulsifiers in marine environments.

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2017
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73. Global mapping of miRNA-target interactions in cattle (Bos taurus)

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Troels K. H. Scheel, Michael J. Moore, Joseph M. Luna, Eiko Nishiuchi, John Fak, Robert B. Darnell, and Charles M. Rice

Subjects
Medicine, Science
Abstract

Abstract With roles in development, cell proliferation and disease, micro-RNA (miRNA) biology is of great importance and a potential therapeutic target. Here we used cross-linking immunoprecipitation (CLIP) and ligation of miRNA-target chimeras on the Argonaute (AGO) protein to globally map miRNA interactions in the cow. The interactome is the deepest reported to date. miRNA targeting principles are consistent with observations in other species, but with expanded pairing rules. Experimental mapping robustly predicted functional miR-17 regulatory sites. From miRNA-specific targeting for >5000 mRNAs we determined gene ontologies (GO). This confirmed repression of genes important for embryonic development and cell cycle progress by the let-7 family, and repression of those involved in cell cycle arrest by the miR-17 family, but also suggested a number of unappreciated miRNA functions. Our results provide a significant resource for understanding of bovine and species-conserved miRNA regulation, and demonstrate the power of experimental methods for establishing comprehensive interaction maps.

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2017
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74. Expressing acetylcholine receptors after innervation suppresses spontaneous vesicle release and causes muscle fatigue

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Meghan Mott, Victor M. Luna, Jee-Young Park, Gerald B. Downes, Kimberly Epley, and Fumihito Ono

Subjects
Medicine, Science
Abstract

Abstract The formation and function of synapses are tightly orchestrated by the precise timing of expression of specific molecules during development. In this study, we determined how manipulating the timing of expression of postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) impacts presynaptic release by establishing a genetically engineered zebrafish line in which we can freely control the timing of AChR expression in an AChR-less fish background. With the delayed induction of AChR expression after an extensive period of AChR-less development, paralyzed fish displayed a remarkable level of recovery, exhibiting a robust escape response following developmental delay. Despite their apparent behavioral rescue, synapse formation in these fish was significantly altered as a result of delayed AChR expression. Motor neuron innervation determined the sites for AChR clustering, a complete reversal of normal neuromuscular junction (NMJ) development where AChR clustering precedes innervation. Most importantly, among the three modes of presynaptic vesicle release, only the spontaneous release machinery was strongly suppressed in these fish, while evoked vesicle release remained relatively unaffected. Such a specific presynaptic change, which may constitute a part of the compensatory mechanism in response to the absence of postsynaptic AChRs, may underlie symptoms of neuromuscular diseases characterized by reduced AChRs, such as myasthenia gravis.

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2017
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75. Molecular Epidemiology, Antibiotic Resistance, and Virulence Traits of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Strains Associated With an Outbreak in a Mexican Tertiary Care Hospital

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Ariadnna Cruz-Córdova, Jetsi Mancilla-Rojano, Víctor M. Luna-Pineda, Gerardo Escalona-Venegas, Vicenta Cázares-Domínguez, Christopher Ormsby, Isabel Franco-Hernández, Sergio Zavala-Vega, Mónica Andrés Hernández, Marisol Medina-Pelcastre, Israel Parra-Ortega, Daniela De la Rosa-Zamboni, Sara A. Ochoa, and Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes

Subjects
outbreak, S. maltophilia, molecular typing, virulence, resistance, Microbiology, QR1-502
Abstract

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, an emerging opportunistic pathogen, is widely distributed in the environment the resistance mechanisms, and virulence factors of this bacterium facilitate its dissemination in hospitals. This study aimed to characterize the molecular epidemiology of S. maltophilia strains associated with an outbreak in the Children's Hospital of México Federico Gómez (HIMFG). Twenty-one clinical S. maltophilia strains were recovered from cultures of blood and urine samples from 10 pediatric patients at the emergency department, and nine environmental S. maltophilia strains recovered from faucets in the same area were also included. Two of the 10 patients were related with health care-associated infections (HCAIs), and the other eight patients (8/10) were infected with environmental S. maltophilia strains. The outbreak was controlled by monthly disinfection of the faucets in the emergency department. Typing using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) showed a 52% genetic diversity with seven pulsotypes denoted P1–P7 among all S. maltophilia strains. Three pulsotypes (P2, P3, and P7) were identified among both the clinical and environmental S. maltophilia strains and associated with two type sequences (STs), namely, ST304 and ST24. Moreover, 80% (24/30) of the strains exhibited resistance mainly to tetracycline, 76.66% (23/30) to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and 23.33% (7/30) to the extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) phenotype. The main resistance genes identified by multiplex PCR were sul1 in 100% (30/30), qnr in 86.66% (26/30), and intl1 in 80% (24/30) of the samples, respectively. Furthermore, the pilU, hlylII, and rmlA genes were identified in 96.6% (29/30), 90% (27/30), and 83.33% (25/30) of the samples, respectively. Additionally, 76.66% (23/30) of the S. maltophilia strains exhibited high swimming motility, 46.66% (14/30) showed moderate biofilm formation capacity, 43.33% (13/30) displayed moderate twitching motility, and 20% (6/30) exhibited high adherence. The clinical S. maltophilia strains isolated from blood most strongly adhered to HTB-9 cells. In conclusion, the molecular epidemiology and some of the features such as resistance, and virulence genes associated with colonization patterns are pathogenic attributes that can promote S. maltophilia dissemination, persistence, and facilitate the outbreak that occurred in the HIMFG. This study supports the need for faucet disinfection as a control strategy for clinical outbreaks.

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2020
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76. Subgroup Discovery on Multiple Instance Data

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J. M. Luna, C. J. Carmona, A. M. García-Vico, M. J. del Jesus, and S. Ventura

Subjects
Supervised descriptive patterns, Subgroup discovery, Multi-instance data, Metaheuristics, Electronic computers. Computer science, QA75.5-76.95
Abstract

To date, the subgroup discovery (SD) task has been considered in problems where a target variable is unequivocally described by a set of features, also known as instance. Nowadays, however, with the increasing interest in data storage, new data structures are being provided such as the multiple instance data in which a target variable value is ambiguously defined by a set of instances. Most of the proposals related to multiple instance data are based on predictive tasks and no supervised descriptive analysis can be provided when data is organized in this way. At this point, the aim of this work is to extend the SD task to cope with this type of data. SD is a really interesting task that aims at discovering interesting relationships between different features with respect to a specific target variable that is of interest for the user or the problem under study. In this regard, this paper presents three different approaches for mining interesting subgroups in multiple instance problems. The proposed models represent three different ways of tackling the problem and they are based on three well-known algorithms in the SD field: SD-Map (exhaustive search approach), CGBA-SD (Comprehensible Grammar-Based Algorithm for Subgroup Discovery) and NMEEF-SD (multi-objective evolutionary fuzzy system). The proposals have been tested on a wide set of datasets, including 10 real-world and 20 synthetic datasets, aiming at describing how the three methodologies behave on different scenarios. Any comparison is unfair since they are completely different methodologies.

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2019
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77. Response of colonial Peruvian guano birds to flying UAVs: effects and feasibility for implementing new population monitoring methods

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Cinthia Irigoin-Lovera, Diana M. Luna, Diego A. Acosta, and Carlos B. Zavalaga

Subjects
Guano birds, Disturbance, Colonial birds, UAV, Aerial surveys, Peruvian islands, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
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Background Drones are reliable tools for estimating colonial seabird numbers. Although most research has focused on methods of improving the accuracy of bird counts, few studies have evaluated the impacts of these methods on bird behavior. In this study, we examined the effects of the DJI Phantom 3 drone approach (altitude, horizontal and vertical descent speeds) on changes in the intensity of behavioral response of guano birds: guanay cormorants (Phalacrocorax bougainvilli), Peruvian boobies (Sula variegata) and Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thagus). The breeding and non-breeding condition was also evaluated. Methods Eleven locations along the Peruvian coast were visited in 2016–2017. Drone flight tests considered an altitude range from 5 to 80 m from the colony level, a horizontal speed range from 0.5 to 15 m/s, and a vertical descent speed range from 0.5 to 3 m/s. The intensity of the behavioral response of birds was scored and categorized as: 0-no reacting, 1-head pointing to the drone (HP), 2-wing flapping (WF), 3-walking/running (WR) and 4-taking-off/flying (TK). Drone noise at specific altitudes was recorded with a sound meter close to the colony to discriminate visual from auditory effects of the drone. Results In 74% of all test flights (N = 507), guano birds did not react to the presence of the drone, whereas in the remaining flights, birds showed a sign of discomfort: HP (47.7%, N = 130), WF (18.5%), WR (16.9%) and TK (16.9%). For the drone approach tests, only flight altitude had a significant effect in the intensity of the behavioral response of guano birds (intensity behavioral response

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2019
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78. Curli of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Enhance Urinary Tract Colonization as a Fitness Factor

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Víctor M. Luna-Pineda, Leticia Moreno-Fierros, Vicenta Cázares-Domínguez, Damaris Ilhuicatzi-Alvarado, Sara A. Ochoa, Ariadnna Cruz-Córdova, Pedro Valencia-Mayoral, Alejandra Rodríguez-Leviz, and Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes

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uropathogenic Escherichia coli, curli, urinary tract infection, fitness factor, CsgA protein, Microbiology, QR1-502
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Curli, a type of fimbriae widely distributed in uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), are involved in adhesion to human bladder cell surfaces and biofilm development. The role of UPEC curli was evaluated in a murine model of urinary tract infection. The aim of this study was to establish the role of curli in C57BL/6 mice transurethrally infected with curli-producing and non-curli-producing UPEC strains. We confirmed that curli enhanced UPEC colonization in the urinary tract, resulting in damage to both the bladder and kidney. Intranasal immunization with recombinant CsgA protein protected against colonization by curli-producing UPEC in the urinary tract. Quantification of cytokines from urinary tract organs showed increases in interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) release in the kidneys 48 h postinfection with curli-producing UPEC. By contrast, mice infected with non-curli-producing UPEC showed the highest release of interleukin-6, -10, and -17A and TNF. Curli may obscure other fimbriae and LPS, preventing interactions with Toll-like receptors. When intranasal immunization with recombinant FimH and PapG proteins and subsequent infection with this strain were performed, cytokine quantification showed a decrease in the stimulation and release by the uroepithelium. Thus, curli are amyloid-like fimbriae that enhances colonization in the urinary tract and a possible fitness factor.

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2019
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79. Doppler spectrum measurements of vehicular radio channels using a narrowband sounder

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Carlos A. Gómez-Vega, Carlos A. Gutiérrez, Jose J. Jaime-Rodriguez, Javier Vázquez Castillo, Daniel U. Campos-Delgado, José M. Luna-Rivera, and Miguel A. Díaz-Ibarra

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doppler, measurements, vehicular communications, wireless propagation, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040
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This paper describes the implementation of a narrowband sounder for Doppler power spectrum (DPS) measurements of vehicular communication channels. The narrowband channel sounder is implemented using general purpose equipment, making such measurement platform easy to replicate for didactic and research purposes. To demonstrate the practical value of this framework, a measurement campaign was conducted to obtain empirical information about the spectral characteristics of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) multipath radio channels in the 700 MHz band. The collected data were processed to compute the average Doppler shift and the Doppler spread of the measured channels. The obtained results show that the spectral properties of frequency-dispersive vehicular radio channels can be effectively analyzed using narrowband sounding principles.

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2019
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80. Characteristics and outcomes of an international cohort of 600 000 hospitalized patients with COVID-19

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Kartsonaki, Christiana, Baillie, J Kenneth, Barrio, Noelia García, Baruch, Joaquín, Beane, Abigail, Blumberg, Lucille, Bozza, Fernando, Broadley, Tessa, Burrell, Aidan, Carson, Gail, Citarella, Barbara Wanjiru, Dagens, Andrew, Dankwa, Emmanuelle A, Donnelly, Christl A, Dunning, Jake, Elotmani, Loubna, Escher, Martina, Farshait, Nataly, Goffard, Jean-Christophe, Gonçalves, Bronner P, Hall, Matthew, Hashmi, Madiha, Sim Lim Heng, Benedict, Ho, Antonia, Jassat, Waasila, Pedrera Jiménez, Miguel, Laouenan, Cedric, Lissauer, Samantha, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Mentré, France, Merson, Laura, Morton, Ben, Munblit, Daniel, Nekliudov, Nikita A, Nichol, Alistair D, Singh Oinam, Budha Charan, Ong, David, Panda, Prasan Kumar, Petrovic, Michele, Pritchard, Mark G, Ramakrishnan, Nagarajan, Ramos, Grazielle Viana, Roger, Claire, Sandulescu, Oana, Semple, Malcolm G, Sharma, Pratima, Sigfrid, Louise, Somers, Emily C, Streinu-Cercel, Anca, Taccone, Fabio, Vecham, Pavan Kumar, Kumar Tirupakuzhi 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Wahab, Noor Hidayu Wahab, Nadirah Abdul Wahid, Marina Wainstein, Wan Fadzlina Wan Muhd Shukeri, Chih-Hsien Wang, Steve Webb, Katharina Weil, Tan Pei Wen, Sanne Wesselius, T Eoin West, Murray Wham, Bryan Whelan, Nicole White, Paul Henri Wicky, Aurélie Wiedemann, Surya Otto Wijaya, Keith Wille, Suzette Willems, Virginie Williams, Calvin Wong, Yew Sing Wong, Teck Fung Wong, Natalie Wright, Gan Ee Xian, Lim Saio Xian, Kuan Pei Xuan, Ioannis Xynogalas, Siti Rohani Binti Mohd Yakop, Masaki Yamazaki, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Nicholas Yee Liang Hing, Cécile Yelnik, Chian Hui Yeoh, Stephanie Yerkovich, Toshiki Yokoyama, Hodane Yonis, Obada Yousif, Saptadi Yuliarto, Akram Zaaqoq, Marion Zabbe, Kai Zacharowski, Masliza Zahid, Maram Zahran, Nor Zaila Binti Zaidan, Maria Zambon, Miguel Zambrano, Alberto Zanella, Konrad Zawadka, Nurul Zaynah, Hiba Zayyad, Alexander Zoufaly, David Zucman, University of Oxford, Infection, Anti-microbiens, Modélisation, Evolution (IAME (UMR_S_1137 / U1137)), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, CHU Pontchaillou [Rennes], ARN régulateurs bactériens et médecine (BRM), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ), This work was made possible by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Wellcome (215091/Z/18/Z, 205228/Z/16/Z, 220757/Z/20/Z), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1209135), UK Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship (MR/V001671/1), the philanthropic support of the donors to the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 Research Response Fund, CIHR Coronavirus Rapid Research Funding Opportunity (OV2170359) and the co-ordination in Canada by Sunnybrook Research Institute, endorsement of the Irish Critical Care—Clinical Trials Group, co-ordination in Ireland by the Irish Critical Care—Clinical Trials Network at University College Dublin and funding by the Health Research Board of Ireland (CTN-2014–12), the Rapid European COVID-19 Emergency Response research (RECOVER) (H2020 project 101003589) and European Clinical Research Alliance on Infectious Diseases (ECRAID) (965313), the COVID clinical management team, AIIMS, Rishikesh, India, the COVID-19 Clinical Management team, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru, India, Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, the dedication and hard work of the Groote Schuur Hospital Covid ICU Team, support by the Groote Schuur nursing and University of Cape Town registrar bodies co-ordinated by the Division of Critical Care at the University of Cape Town, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the University of Oxford, the dedication and hard work of the Norwegian SARS-CoV-2 study team, the Research Council of Norway (grant no. 312780) and a philanthropic donation from Vivaldi Invest A/S owned by Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, Imperial NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, the Comprehensive Local Research Networks of which PJMO is an NIHR Senior Investigator (NIHR201385), Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking under Grant Agreement No. 115523 COMBACTE, resources of which are composed of financial contribution from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007– 2013) and EFPIA companies, in-kind contribution, the French COVID cohort (NCT04262921) is sponsored by INSERM and is funded by the REACTing (REsearch & ACtion emergING infectious diseases) consortium and by a grant of the French Ministry of Health (PHRC n 20–0424), Stiftungsfonds zur Förderung der Bekämpfung der Tuberkulose und anderer Lungenkrankheiten of the City of Vienna (project no. APCOV22BGM), Italian Ministry of Health ‘Fondi Ricerca corrente–L1P6’ to IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore–Don Calabria, Australian Department of Health grant (3273191), Gender Equity Strategic Fund at University of Queensland, Artificial Intelligence for Pandemics (A14PAN) at University of Queensland, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS, CE170100009), the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation, Australia, grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Ciencia, Spain, Brazil, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (scholarship no. 303953/2018–7), the Firland Foundation, Shoreline, Washington, USA, a grant from foundation Bevordering Onderzoek Franciscus, the South Eastern Norway Health Authority and the Research Council of Norway, and preparedness work conducted by the Short PeRiod IncideNce sTudy of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection. Data and Material provision was supported by grants from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR, award CO-CIN-01), the Medical Research Council (MRC, and grant MC_PC_19059) and by the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections at University of Liverpool in partnership with PHE (award no. 200907), NIHR HPRU in Respiratory Infections at Imperial College London with PHE (award no. 200927), Liverpool Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (grant no. C18616/A25153), NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Imperial College London (award no. IS-BRC-1215–20013) and NIHR Clinical Research Network providing infrastructure support.

Subjects
Male, Epidemiology, MESH: Hospitalization, MESH: Proportional Hazards Models, MESH: Risk Factors, Risk Factors, MESH: Child, cohort study, MESH: COVID-19, Humans, MESH: SARS-CoV-2, Child, Proportional Hazards Models, MESH: Humans, MESH: Middle Aged, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, risk of death, General Medicine, Middle Aged, co-morbidities, symptoms, treatments, MESH: Male, Hospitalization, Intensive Care Units, MESH: Intensive Care Units, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, COVID-19/therapy
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Background We describe demographic features, treatments and clinical outcomes in the International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) COVID-19 cohort, one of the world's largest international, standardized data sets concerning hospitalized patients. Methods The data set analysed includes COVID-19 patients hospitalized between January 2020 and January 2022 in 52 countries. We investigated how symptoms on admission, co-morbidities, risk factors and treatments varied by age, sex and other characteristics. We used Cox regression models to investigate associations between demographics, symptoms, co-morbidities and other factors with risk of death, admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). Results Data were available for 689 572 patients with laboratory-confirmed (91.1%) or clinically diagnosed (8.9%) SARS-CoV-2 infection from 52 countries. Age [adjusted hazard ratio per 10 years 1.49 (95% CI 1.48, 1.49)] and male sex [1.23 (1.21, 1.24)] were associated with a higher risk of death. Rates of admission to an ICU and use of IMV increased with age up to age 60 years then dropped. Symptoms, co-morbidities and treatments varied by age and had varied associations with clinical outcomes. The case-fatality ratio varied by country partly due to differences in the clinical characteristics of recruited patients and was on average 21.5%. Conclusions Age was the strongest determinant of risk of death, with a ∼30-fold difference between the oldest and youngest groups; each of the co-morbidities included was associated with up to an almost 2-fold increase in risk. Smoking and obesity were also associated with a higher risk of death. The size of our international database and the standardized data collection method make this study a comprehensive international description of COVID-19 clinical features. Our findings may inform strategies that involve prioritization of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who have a higher risk of death.

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2023
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84. Determinación del contenido de proteína y nutracéuticos en la biomasa de Paramecium aurelia/Determination of protein and nutraceuticals content in the Paramecium aurelia biomass

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Manuel Sacristán de Alva and Víctor M. Luna-Pabello∗

Subjects
Ácidos grasos, biomasa, ciliado, cultivo axénico, vitaminas, Agriculture
Abstract

. La investigación se enfocó en la determinación del contenido proteico y nutracéutico en el ciliado de vida libre Paramecium aurelia, que fue aislado de una fuente silvestre y se identicó. Los cultivos axénicos de P. aurelia se realizaron en un bio-reactor automatizado con control de pH a 7.0, 28 ◦C, oxígeno disuelto superior a 2 mg L−1 y agitación a 70 rpm por 72 h. El medio de cultivo se integró con 700 mL de infusión de lechuga y trigo, diluidos en 1 L de agua destilada e inóculo de 300 mL con 3 x 103 células mL−1 . De estos cultivos se obtuvieron 74.1 mg L−1 de biomasa seca, 48.6 % de proteínas y 37.6 % de lípidos, conformados principalmente por ácidos grasos: oleico (20.8 %), linoleico (11.1 %), gama-linolénico (3.6 %) y araquidónico (6.0 %). Las vitaminas presentes fueron: A (retinol, 81.27 µg g−1 ), E (tocoferol, 28.73 mg g−1 ) y D3 (colecalciferol, 4.49 mg g−1 ). La biomasa de P. aurelia, podría constituir una fuente importante de proteína y de sustancias nutracéuticas

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2017
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85. Practices used by pesticides fumigators from the middle and low Sinú department of Córdoba

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Concepción E. Amador, José M. Luna, and Elsy C. Puello

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pesticides, occupational exposure, experience, knowledge, Agriculture
Abstract

In the agricultural sector, in most countries, there is a massive use of pesticides, and a deficit of knowledge of users on the management and risks of them, which can be a cause of labor type of poisoning. The objective of this research was to determine the practices and knowledge on management of agrochemicals in the crop dusters manners of the Middle and Lower Sinú in Cordoba (Colombia). A descriptive study, with quantitative approach using non-probability sampling, interviewing 486 sprayers was carried out. Among the results, it was observed that 89.8% of the sample did not have knowledge about the risks produced by the chemicals used and how to protect themselves. A 89% of them transport agrochemicals with other inputs and food, 87%, discard the packaging on the shores of crops; 14.4% usually safe management practices; 13.1% indicated that reuse pesticide containers for transporting liquids for consumption. Among the most commonly used chemical compounds, 23.7% corresponded to the group of component fertilizers with apparent predilection for the use of the herbicide glyphosate; 43.8% of the Exterminators reported the use of toxic compounds III and 25.9% of toxicity IV; 20.8% of the organochlorides used are prohibited in Colombia such as Aldrin, DDT, lindane, and Tiodan. It was concluded that the use of pesticides among the exterminators of the Middle and Lower Sinú is due to lack of knowledge and naivety regarding safe handling of pesticides, which is a potential risk to human and environmental health.

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2017
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86. Determinantes sociales de salud en los agricultores del resguardo indígena Zenú

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Elsy C. Puello A., Concepción E. Amador A, and José M. Luna R.

Subjects
Indígenas agricultores, escolaridad, pobreza, determinantes de salud, Medicine
Abstract

Objetivo: Analizar los determinantes sociales de salud presentes entre los indígenas agricultores del Resguardo Zenú de San Andrés de Sotavento. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo de corte, con enfoque cuantitativo, participaron 64 indígenas agricultores de las comunidades Celeste Imperio y Santa Elena del Municipio de San Andrés de Sotavento en el año 2012, se seleccionaron bajo la técnica del muestreo aleatorio simple. La recolección de la información se efectuó a través de encuestas estructuradas diligenciadas mediante entrevista. Resultados: El rango de edad de la población sujeto osciló entre 18 a 70 años, existe 41% de analfabetismo absoluto, las familias son extensas con orientación endogámica, las condiciones de vida son precarias, hay ausencia de actividad recreativa y actividad física programada, 97% percibe menos de un salario mínimo mensual legal vigente producto del trabajo comunitario, 95.3% pertenece al regimen de salud subsidiado, todos carecen de afiliación a riesgos laborales y pensión, 77% admitió que tuvo algún accidente laboral en el último año, así mismo, 70% manifestó morbilidad sentida relacionada con la actividad laboral. Conclusiones: Los determinantes de carácter social que influyen negativamente en la salud identificados fueron: sociopolítico, circunstancias materiales, factores biológicos, conductuales y laborales; los cuales se reflejan en deficiencias en su calidad de vida, morbilidad sentida, accidentalidad laboral, fragilidades en el Sistema de Protección Social, altos índices de analfabetismo absoluto, pobreza y características que indiscutiblemente reafirman la relación perversa e interdependiente entre analfabetismo, pobreza y salud. Sin embargo, la cohesión social se identificó como determinante social de influencia positiva para la salud (94%).

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2016
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87. Asociación entre la vacunación contra influenza y la mortalidad por COVID-19

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Arely A Bejarano-Juvera, Jessica G. Azcorra López, Aditi K Bustamante Flores, César Alejandro Arce-Salinas, Yamile N. Esquivel-Torruco, Eva M. Luna-Rivera, Berenice Cabañas-Espinosa, Jesús Reyna Figueroa, Naomi Aguilar-Martínez, and Adriana Hernández-Alarcón

Subjects
Gynecology, medicine.medical_specialty, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Immunology, Vacunación, COVID-19, Article, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, mortalidad, Medicine, business
Abstract

Resumen Antecedentes: Recientemente se ha sugerido que la vacunacion contra influenza puede ser un factor asociado con la disminucion de la mortalidad por COVID-19. Metodos: Mediante un estudio de casos y controles pareado por edad, basado en casos hospitalarios. Incluimos sujetos de 18 anos en adelante con diagnostico de COVID-19 moderado a grave. La infeccion se corroboro por RT-PCR para SARS-COV-2. Los sujetos fallecidos fueron considerados casos, los controles fueron los pacientes que egresaron por mejoria del cuadro agudo. Se utilizo analisis bivariado, para determinar los factores asociados con la muerte por COVID-19, con calculo de razon de momios e intervalos de confianza del 95%. Resultados: Un total de 560 pacientes fueron incluidos en el estudio, 214 (38.2%) fueron considerados casos y 346 (61.7%) controles. Se observo diferencia significativa con la presencia de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 [54% vs. 39.3% entre casos y controles, respectivamente (p=0.04)] y haber recibido la vacuna contra la influenza (p= 0.02). La diabetes mellitus tipo 2 se asocio con mayor mortalidad por COVID-19 [OR 1.8 (IC 95% 1.2-2.5) p=0.01], mientras que el haberse inmunizado contra influenza en 2019 se asocio con menor mortalidad en este grupo de pacientes [OR 0.6 (IC 95% 0.4-0.9) p=0.02]. Conclusiones: La vacunacion contra influenza en el ano previo parece asociarse con una menor mortalidad por COVID-19; mientras que se confirma a la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 como una condicion asociada con mayor mortalidad.

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2022
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88. Impact of vaccination on the epidemiology and prognosis of pneumonia

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C M, Luna

Subjects
Adult, Microbiology (medical), Pharmacology, COVID-19 Vaccines, Vaccines, Conjugate, SARS-CoV-2, Whooping Cough, Vaccination, COVID-19, Infant, General Medicine, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, Prognosis, Community-Acquired Infections, Humans, Aged
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Adults with lung diseases, comorbidities, smokers, and elderly are at risk of lung infections and their consequences. Community-acquired pneumonia happen in more than 1% of people each year. Possible pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia include viruses, pneumococcus and atypicals. The CDC recommend vaccination throughout life to provide immunity, but vaccination rates in adults are poor. Tetravalent and trivalent influenza vaccine is designed annually during the previous summer for the next season. The available vaccines include inactivated, adjuvant, double dose, and attenuated vaccines. Their efficacy depends on the variant of viruses effectively responsible for the outbreak each year, and other reasons. Regarding the pneumococcal vaccine, there coexist the old polysaccharide 23-valent vaccine with the new conjugate 10-valent and 13-valent conjugate vaccines. Conjugate vaccines demonstrate their usefulness to reduce the incidence of pneumococcal pneumonia due to the serotypes present in the vaccine. Whooping cough is still present, with high morbidity and mortality rates in young infants. Adult’s pertussis vaccine is available, it could contribute to the control of whooping cough in the most susceptible, but it is not present yet in the calendar of adults around the world. About 10 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been developed in a short time, requiring emergency use authorization. A high rate of vaccination was observed in most of the countries. Booster doses became frequent after the loss of effectiveness against new variants. The future of this vaccine is yet to be written.

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2022
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89. Foreign Language Needs Among Graduate Students of Marinduque State College

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Desiree M. Sto. Domingo and Cherie Ann M. Luna

Subjects
foreign language, Marinduque, post graduate, assessment
Abstract

This study aimed to assess the foreign language need of the Marinduque State College Graduate School students. The respondents were the 227 officially enrolled graduate students in the 1st Semester of the Academic Year 2022-2023. Mixed methods using quantitative and qualitative approaches were used in analysing the gathered data. The results revealed that most of the graduate students in MSC are young and mostly female, educators, and affiliated with the Department of Education. Based from the findings on the FL needs of the respondents, the graduate students prefer other Asian Languages, such as Korean and Chinese, as options for other Foreign Language courses aside from the Nihonggo and Spanish that were previously offered in MSC. Additionally, they also prefer language teachers who are knowledgeable about the culture and literature of the target language. The Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach is the preferred strategy in FL teaching through face-to-face modality. Based on the preference of the respondents, it is concluded that an assessment of FL needs is an integral part of assessing the overall needs of the graduate students of MSC for better higher education services delivery. The results could serve as reference in FL teacher selection, materials preparation, FL teaching strategies, and modalities to craft a responsive FL course that matches the need of the graduate students.

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2023
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90. Correction: ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia

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Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Antoni Torres, Blin Nagavci, Stefano Aliberti, Massimo Antonelli, Matteo Bassetti, Lieuwe D. Bos, James D. Chalmers, Lennie Derde, Jan De Waele, Jose Garnacho-Montero, Marin Kollef, Carlos M. Luna, Rosario Menendez, Michael S. Niederman, Dmitry Ponomarev, Marcos I. Restrepo, David Rigau, Marcus J. Schultz, Emmanuel Weiss, Tobias Welte, and Richard Wunderink

Subjects
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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2023
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91. Individual Components of Polymyxin B Modeled via Population Pharmacokinetics to Design Humanized Dosage Regimens for a Bloodstream and Lung Infection Model in Immune-Competent Mice

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Yuanyuan Jiao, Jun Yan, Michael Vicchiarelli, Dhruvitkumar S. Sutaria, Peggy Lu, Zeferino Reyna, Brad Spellberg, Robert A. Bonomo, George L. Drusano, Arnold Louie, Brian M. Luna, and Jürgen B. Bulitta

Subjects
Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology (medical)
Abstract

Polymyxin B is a “last-line-of-defense” antibiotic approved in the 1960s. However, the population pharmacokinetics (PK) of its four main components has not been reported in infected mice. We aimed to determine the PK of polymyxin B1, B1-Ile, B2, and B3 in a murine bloodstream and lung infection model of Acinetobacter baumannii and develop humanized dosage regimens.

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2023
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92. OX40L-expressing recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara induces potent antitumor immunity via reprogramming Tregs

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Ning Yang, Yi Wang, Shuaitong Liu, Shanza Baseer Tariq, Joseph M. Luna, Gregory Mazo, Adrian Tan, Tuo Zhang, Jiahu Wang, Wei Yan, John Choi, Anthony Rossi, Jenny Zhaoying Xiang, Charles M. Rice, Taha Merghoub, Jedd D. Wolchok, and Liang Deng

Subjects
Immunology, Immunology and Allergy
Abstract

Effective depletion of immune suppressive regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the tumor microenvironment without triggering systemic autoimmunity is an important strategy for cancer immunotherapy. Modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) is a highly attenuated, non-replicative vaccinia virus with a long history of human use. Here, we report rational engineering of an immune-activating recombinant MVA (rMVA, MVA∆E5R-Flt3L-OX40L) with deletion of the vaccinia E5R gene (encoding an inhibitor of the DNA sensor cyclic GMP-AMP synthase, cGAS) and expression of two membrane-anchored transgenes, Flt3L and OX40L. Intratumoral (IT) delivery of rMVA (MVA∆E5R-Flt3L-OX40L) generates potent antitumor immunity, dependent on CD8+ T cells, the cGAS/STING-mediated cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway, and type I IFN signaling. Remarkably, IT rMVA (MVA∆E5R-Flt3L-OX40L) depletes OX40hi regulatory T cells via OX40L/OX40 interaction and IFNAR signaling. Single-cell RNA-seq analyses of tumors treated with rMVA showed the depletion of OX40hiCCR8hi Tregs and expansion of IFN-responsive Tregs. Taken together, our study provides a proof-of-concept for depleting and reprogramming intratumoral Tregs via an immune-activating rMVA.

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2023
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97. COVID-19 epidemiology in a Mexican tertiary care hospital

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Aditi K. Bustamante-Flores, Yamile N. Esquivel-Torruco, Daniel López-Herrera, Eva M. Luna-Rivera, César Alejandro Arce-Salinas, Jesús Reyna-Figueroa, Adriana Hernández-Alarcón, Arely A Bejarano-Juvera, Jessica G. Azcorra-Lopez, Berenice Cabañas-Espinosa, and Naomi Aguilar-Martínez

Subjects
Adult, Male, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Population, Disease, Severity of Illness Index, Tertiary Care Centers, Young Adult, COVID-19. Mortalidad. Letalidad. México. Hospitalización, Outpatients, Severity of illness, Epidemiology, medicine, Humans, Hospital Mortality, Young adult, Child, education, Internal medicine, Mexico, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Incidence, Incidence (epidemiology), COVID-19, General Medicine, Middle Aged, RC31-1245, Hospitalization, Female, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, business
Abstract

As a result of COVID-19, many hospitals underwent a conversion for the care for this disease.To analyze COVID-19 hospital epidemiological behavior from March to August 2020.Through a series of cases, COVID-19 epidemiological behavior at the hospital was analyzed, for which simple case rates, percentages and incidence of COVID-19 per 100 hospital discharges were estimated.Out of 491 subjects who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, 156 (31.7 %) were hospitalized for clinical data of moderate to severe disease. Average age was 59.1 years; 121 cases (75 %) were discharged due to improvement, and 32 (20.5 %), due to death. Average age of those who died was 69.7 years, and the most affected age group was 60 to 80 years (45.4 %). Calculated lethality was 20.5 per 100 hospital discharges, while that calculated taking into account positive patients (outpatients and hospitalized patients) was 6.5.COVID-19 epidemiological behavior was similar to that described in other studies; however, lethality and mortality are above national average. The analysis of this and of the factors that favored it in our population is pending.A consecuencia de COVID-19, numerosos hospitales sufrieron una reconversión para la atención de esta enfermedad.Analizar el comportamiento epidemiológico hospitalario de COVID-19 entre marzo y agosto de 2020.En una serie de casos se analizó el comportamiento epidemiológico de COVID-19 en un hospital de tercer nivel, para lo cual se estimaron frecuencias simples de casos, porcentajes e incidencia por cada 100 egresos hospitalarios.De 491 sujetos con prueba positiva para SARS-CoV-2, 156 (31.7 %) fueron hospitalizados por datos clínicos de enfermedad moderada a grave. La edad promedio fue de 59.1 años; 121 casos (75 %) egresaron por mejoría y 32 (20.5 %), por defunción. El promedio de edad de quienes fallecieron fue de 69.7 años y el grupo etario más afectado fue el de 60 a 80 años (45.4 %). La letalidad calculada fue de 20.5 por 100 egresos hospitalarios, mientras que la calculada tomando en cuenta los pacientes positivos (ambulatorios y hospitalizados) fue de 6.5.El comportamiento epidemiológico de COVID-19 fue similar al descrito en otros estudios; sin embargo, la letalidad y la mortalidad están por encima de la media nacional. Está pendiente el análisis de estas y de los factores que las favorecieron en nuestra población.

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2023
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98. Whole-Genome Sequences of Five Acinetobacter baumannii Strains From a Child With Leukemia M2

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Jetsi Mancilla-Rojano, Semiramis Castro-Jaimes, Sara A. Ochoa, Miriam Bobadilla del Valle, Victor M. Luna-Pineda, Patricia Bustos, Almudena Laris-González, José Arellano-Galindo, Israel Parra-Ortega, Rigoberto Hernández-Castro, Miguel A. Cevallos, Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes, and Ariadnna Cruz-Córdova

Subjects
Acinetobacter baumannii, resistance, molecular typing, adherence, invasion, virulence factors, Microbiology, QR1-502
Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen and is one of the primary etiological agents of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). A. baumannii infections are difficult to treat due to the intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance of strains of this bacterium, which frequently limits therapeutic options. In this study, five A. baumannii strains (810CP, 433H, 434H, 483H, and A-2), all of which were isolated from a child with leukemia M2, were characterized through antibiotic susceptibility profiling, the detection of genes encoding carbapenem hydrolyzing oxacillinases, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus sequence typing (MLST), adherence and invasion assays toward the A549 cell line, and the whole-genome sequence (WGS). The five strains showed Multidrug resistant (MDR) profiles and amplification of the blaOXA-23 gene, belonging to ST758 and grouped into two PFGE clusters. WGS of 810CP revealed the presence of a circular chromosome and two small plasmids, pAba810CPa and pAba810CPb. Both plasmids carried genes encoding the Sp1TA system, although resistance genes were not identified. A gene-by-gene comparison analysis was performed among the A. baumannii strains isolated in this study and others A. baumannii ST758 strains (HIMFG and INCan), showing that 86% of genes were present in all analyzed strains. Interestingly, the 433H, 434H, and 483H strains varied by 8–10 single-nucleotide variants (SNVs), while the A2 and 810CP strains varied by 46 SNVs. Subsequently, an analysis using BacWGSTdb showed that all of our strains had the same resistance genes and were ST758. However, some variations were observed in relation to virulence genes, mainly in the 810CP strain. The genes involved in the synthesis of hepta-acylated lipooligosaccharides, the pgaABCD locus encoding poly-β-1-6-N-acetylglucosamine, the ompA gene, Csu pili, bap, the two-component system bfms/bfmR, a member of the phospholipase D family, and two iron-uptake systems were identified in our A. baumannii strains genome. The five A. baumannii strains isolated from the child were genetically different and showed important characteristics that promote survival in a hospital environment. The elucidation of their genomic sequences provides important information for understanding their epidemiology, antibiotic resistance, and putative virulence factors.

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2019
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99. Vaccines targeting Staphylococcus aureus skin and bloodstream infections require different composition.

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Brian M Luna, Travis B Nielsen, Brian Cheng, Paul Pantapalangkoor, Jun Yan, Susan Boyle-Vavra, Kevin W Bruhn, Christopher Montgomery, Brad Spellberg, and Robert Daum

Subjects
Medicine, Science
Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus infections represent a major public health threat, but previous attempts at developing a universal vaccine have been unsuccessful. We attempted to identify a vaccine that would be protective against both skin/soft tissue and bloodstream infections. We first tested a panel of staphylococcal antigens that are conserved across strains, combined with aluminum hydroxide as an adjuvant, for their ability to induce protective immunity in both skin and bacteremia infection models. Antigens were identified that reduced dermonecrosis during skin infection, and other non-overlapping antigens were identified that showed trends to protection in the bacteremia model. However, individual antigens were not identified that mediated substantial protection in both the skin and bacteremia infection models. We therefore tested a variety of combinations of proteins to seek a single combination that could mediate protection in both models. After iterative testing, a vaccine consisting of 3 antigens, ABC transporter protein (SACOL2451), ABC2 transporter protein (SACOL0695), and α-hemolysin (SACOL1173), was identified as the most effective combination. This combination vaccine provided protection in a skin infection model. However, these antigens were only partially protective in the bacteremia infection model. Even by testing multiple different adjuvants, optimized efficacy in the skin infection model did not translate into efficacy in the bacteremia model. Thus protective vaccines against skin/soft tissue infections may not enable effective protection against bloodstream infections.

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2019
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100. Natural history of Acinetobacter baumannii infection in mice.

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Brian M Luna, Jun Yan, Zeferino Reyna, Eugene Moon, Travis B Nielsen, Hernan Reza, Peggy Lu, Robert Bonomo, Arnold Louie, George Drusano, Jürgen Bulitta, Rosemary She, and Brad Spellberg

Subjects
Medicine, Science
Abstract

In 2017, the WHO identified Acinetobacter baumannii as the top priority for the development of new antibiotics. Despite the need for new antibiotics, there remains a lack of well validated preclinical tools for A. baumannii. Here, we characterize and validate a mouse model for A. baumannii translational research. Antibiotic sensitivity for meropenem, amikacin, and polymyxin b was determined by the broth microdilution MIC assay. LD100 inoculums, in both blood and lung infection models, were determined in male and female C3HeB/FeJ mice that were challenged with various A. baumannii clinical isolates. Blood (blood infection model) or blood and lung tissue (lung infection model) were collected from infected mice at 2 and 18 hours and the bacterial burden was determined by quantitative culture. Blood chemistry was analyzed using the iStat system. Cytokines (IL-1ß, TNF, IL-6, and IL-10) were measured in the blood and lung homogenate by ELISA assay. Lung sections (H&E stains) were scored by a pathologist. In the blood infection model, the cytokines and physiological data indicate that mice become moribund due to sepsis (low blood pH, falling bicarbonate, and a rising base deficit), whereas mice become moribund due to respiratory failure (low blood pH, rising bicarbonate, and a falling base deficit) in the oral aspiration pneumonia model. We also characterized the timing of changes in various clinical and biomarker endpoints, which can serve as a basis for future interventional studies. Susceptibility was generally similar across gender and infection route. However, we did observe that female mice were approximately 2-fold more sensitive to LAC-4 ColR in the blood infection model. We also observed that female mice were more than 10-fold more resistant to VA-AB41 in the oral aspiration pneumonia model. These results establish parameters to follow in order to assess efficacy of novel preventative and therapeutic approaches for these infections.

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2019
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