Complete Genome Sequence of Vibrio coralliilyticus Strain OCN014, Isolated from a Diseased Coral at Palmyra Atoll

Vibrio coralliilyticus is a marine gammaproteobacterium that has been implicated as an etiological agent of disease for multiple coral genera on reefs worldwide. We report the complete genome of V. coralliilyticus strain OCN014, isolated from a diseased Acropora cytherea colony off the western reef terrace of Palmyra Atoll

Percepción de efectos secundarios de inmunosupresores sobre calidad de vida en receptores de trasplante renal

Introducción. El tratamiento con inmunosupresor es prevenir la inmunosupresión primaria (antes de la cirugía) y tratar el rechazo agudo del órgano trasplantado por la respuesta inmunológica del receptor. Objetivo. Explorar el papel de los efectos secundarios de la terapia inmunosupresora en la percepción de la calidad de vida del receptor renal. Materiales y Método. Estudio cualitativo con enfoque fenomenológico, se entrevistaron a 10 pacientes con trasplante renal, discurso analizado a través de la narrativa interpretativa. Previo a la entrevista, se solicitó en consentimiento informado. Resultados. se estudiaron 10 receptores de trasplante renal, 70% hombres y 30% mujeres, entre 22 y 59 años, con un tiempo postrasplante de 12 a 21 años. Los síntomas más importantes desde la perspectiva de los pacientes fueron: patologías relacionadas con las infecciones, pérdida de la visión, equilibrio, gastritis e incertidumbre. Esta última, mencionada por una mujer. Hubo pacientes que no perciben algún efecto adverso. Conclusiones. La inmunosupresión del paciente con trasplante renal es un pilar básico para mantener el injerto funcionante, los fármacos inmunosupresores poseen efectos secundarios que influyen en la percepción de la calidad de vida en salud, y en ocasiones el síntoma más recurrente no son los más importantes para el pacient

Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013347Funder: Flemish Society for Critical Care NursesAbstract: Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU-acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat

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Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013347Funder: Flemish Society for Critical Care NursesAbstract: Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU-acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat

Online health information-seeking behavior among the UP Manila community during the COVID-19 pandemic: A preliminary report on data collection

Purpose/objectives. Being constantly confronted with COVID-19 pandemic information, protocols and restrictions resulted in fear and anxiety of going out of our households. This has hindered people from seeking professional help whenever we feel unusual symptoms or changes in our bodies. People resorted to seeking online help to gain a sense of relief from understanding these symptoms and changes and to improve their health treatment decision-making. The University of the Philippines Manila is known as the country’s premier institution for the health sciences and the leader in health, human resources, education, training, and research. With only the internet as the easiest way to access information, as a health sciences center, it is important to understand the Online Health Information (OHI)-seeking behavior of its constituents and get a clear description of how they utilize OHI personally and academically both from library subscribed resources and external online resources. This study aims to describe the OHI-seeking behavior of the health sciences community at the University of the Philippines Manila in terms of familiarity with the online resources available, awareness of the students of the library’s subscribed databases, and their knowledge and confidence in using the internet as a source of health information. It also aims to identify the usual OHI sources consulted by students and the factors they consider in selecting these sources. Design, methodology, approach. A quantitative research design is used for this study. Specifically, this study employs a descriptive research design. This study adapted the Survey on Online Health Information-Seeking among Patients Attending a Primary Care Clinic in Hong Kong questionnaire. This instrument was developed by Wong, D. K. K., & Cheung, M. K. and was used in their 2019 study entitled “Online health information seeking and ehealth literacy among patients attending a primary care clinic in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional survey.” Respondents of this study include currently enrolled Students, Faculty Members, Administrative Staff and Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS) of the University of the Philippines Manila through the non-probability, convenience sampling method. Convenience sampling is used by the researchers involved in selecting individuals or groups that happen to be available and are willing to participate in the research at the time. Data on demographics, OHI sources, approaches, and behaviors is collected, no identifying information will be collected. Open recruitment and active recruitment is used for this study. Open recruitment involved sending of the Google Form link on an email blast and social media postings for the participants to fill out. The gathering of the email addresses will be coordinated through proper channels. Active recruitment was also done personally by the researchers by inviting those who are eligible to participate. Statistical analysis of survey data will be conducted using Google Sheets and interpreted using graphs. Findings. The preliminary report of data collection of this research shows that online health information-seeking is frequent among the University of the Philippines Manila community during the COVID-19 pandemic. It shows that they are relying mostly on the use of online information to search for the health information they are looking for. It also suggests that most respondents are confident in the resources that they are consulting and their way of searching for the information online. Practical implication. The results of this study will offer insights into how the University of the Philippines Manila community utilizes library subscribed databases and online resources in their OHI-seeking activities. This will allow libraries to develop programs for students’ OHI- seeking behavior skills to ensure that they are accessing the appropriate health information sources. Moreover, this study will be of benefit to the librarians, administrators, and in the field of librarianship. The information gathered from the results is seen to be beneficial in developing marketing strategies for available library resources, it will also strengthen libraries’ justification in selecting and acquiring subscriptions. This study intends to fill the gap in the literature that will be able to develop best practices and might be of help in answering some issues and concerns in the OHI-seeking behavior of health sciences students. Originality of the paper: To describe the OHI-seeking behavior among the UP Manila community during the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper adapted the tool used in the study by Wong, D. K. K., & Cheung, M. K. (2019) entitled Online health information seeking and ehealth literacy among patients attending a primary care clinic in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional survey

The prevalence of microbial colonies present on the selected toilet seats of Lourdes E. Campos Building in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute

Microorganisms are small living organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye but can be found anywhere in the environment. One of these microorganisms are pathogens which can affect the health of a living organism through various ways. Furthermore, these microorganisms can be transferred through direct or indirect transmission which relates into toilet seats that act as a vehicle for the transmission of pathogens from one person to another. With that, the study was conducted to determine the prevalence of microbial organisms such as bacteria and fungi in toilet seats of Lourdes E. Campos Building of De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute. Also, the study aims to classify the bacterial organisms present into gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Ten samples were collected in different restrooms along the Lourdes E. Campos Building and each sample is divided into three dilution factors. The samples were subjected for the process of colony counting and gram staining. Out of all samples collected, most of them shows that there are more than 300 bacterial colonies on these toilet seats which some of them also contains another microorganism called fungi. On the other hand, significantly almost all samples were classified as a bacterium with a gram-negative classification. Data shows that toilet seats contain microbial organism which can create potential health problems with people using them