Volkhard A. J. Kempf

TL;DR: The aim was to independently validate the prognostic value of the recently established EASL‐CLIF‐Consortium definition of ACLF and to identify new predictors of short‐term mortality.

TL;DR: The in vivo intergenus gene transfer of OXA-48 in the gut of an infected patient was verified in vitro and in 2 in vivo models, which both showed even higher transmission frequencies vs in vitro conditions, implying that the current in vitro protocols might not correctly reflect the HGT of carbapenemase genes in vivo.

TL;DR: Concern about the emergence of New Delhi metallo-βlactamase (NDM-1) in enterobacteria in India, Pakistan, and the UK is expressed and two K pneumoniae with a high level of resistance to many antibiotics including to carbapenems are isolated.

TL;DR: Recommendations to veterinarians for the management of canine vector-borne diseases, a growing global threat as they continue their spread far from their traditional geographical and temporal restraints as a result of changes in both climatic conditions and pet dog travel patterns, exposing new populations to previously unknown infectious agents and posing unprecedented challenges to Veterarians.

TL;DR: Compared to other real-time PCR-based molecular approaches and to conventional standard laboratory methods, the BD GeneOhm StaphSR turned out to be an appropriate diagnostic tool for a rapid (∼1.5 h), preliminary identification of S. aureus and MRSA from blood cultures.