Mycobacterial disease is relatively common in patients with CGD living in countries in which tuberculosis is endemic, BCG vaccine is mandatory, or both. Adverse reactions to BCG and severe forms of tuberculosis should lead to a suspicion of CGD. BCG vaccine is contraindicated in patients with CGD.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare and severe condition that follows benign COVID-19. We report autosomal recessive deficiencies of
OAS1
,
OAS2
, or
RNASEL
in five unrelated children with MIS-C. The cytosolic dsRNA-sensing OAS1 and OAS2 generate 2′-5′-linked oligoadenylates (2-5A) that activate the ssRNA-degrading RNase L. Monocytic cell lines and primary myeloid cells with
OAS1
,
OAS2
, or
RNASEL
deficiencies produce excessive amounts of inflammatory cytokines upon dsRNA or SARS-CoV-2 stimulation. Exogenous 2-5A suppresses cytokine production in OAS1- but not RNase L-deficient cells. Cytokine production in RNase L-deficient cells is impaired by MDA5 or RIG-I deficiency and abolished by MAVS deficiency. Recessive OAS–RNase L deficiencies in these patients unleash the production of SARS-CoV-2–triggered, MAVS-mediated inflammatory cytokines by mononuclear phagocytes, thereby underlying MIS-C.
It is a generally
accepted perspective that type-II nanocrystal
quantum dots (QDs) have low quantum yield due to the separation of
the electron and hole wavefunctions. Recently, high quantum yield
levels were reported for cadmium-based type-II QDs. Hence, the quest
for finding non-toxic and efficient type-II QDs is continuing. Herein,
we demonstrate environmentally benign type-II InP/ZnO/ZnS core/shell/shell
QDs that reach a high quantum yield of ∼91%. For this, ZnO
layer was grown on core InP QDs by thermal decomposition, which was
followed by a ZnS layer via successive ionic layer adsorption. The
small-angle X-ray scattering shows that spherical InP core and InP/ZnO
core/shell QDs turn into elliptical particles with the growth of the
ZnS shell. To conserve the quantum efficiency of QDs in device architectures,
InP/ZnO/ZnS QDs were integrated in the liquid state on blue light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) as down-converters that led to an external quantum efficiency
of 9.4% and a power conversion efficiency of 6.8%, respectively, which
is the most efficient QD-LED using type-II QDs. This study pointed
out that cadmium-free type-II QDs can reach high efficiency levels,
which can stimulate novel forms of devices and nanomaterials for bioimaging,
display, and lighting.
The etiology of bacterial meningitis in Turkey changed after the implementation of conjugated vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in the Turkish National Immunization Program (NIP). Administration of Hib vaccine and PCV-7 (7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) was implemented in NIP in 2006 and 2009, respectively. In 2011, PCV-7 was replaced with PCV-13. Meningococcal vaccines have not yet been included in Turkish NIP. This prospective study comprised 27 hospitals located in seven regions of Turkey and represented 45% of the population. Children aged between 1 month and 18 years who were hospitalized with suspected meningitis were included. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected, and bacterial identification was made according to the multiplex PCR assay results. During the study period, 994 children were hospitalized for suspected meningitis, and Hib (n = 3, 2.4%), S. pneumoniae (n = 33, 26.4%), and Neisseria meningitidis (n = 89, 71%) were detected in 125 samples. The most common meningococcal serogroup was MenB. Serogroup W comprised 13.9% (n = 5) and 7.5% (n = 4) of the meningococci in 2015 to 2016 and 2017 to 2018, respectively. Serogroup C was not detected. There were four deaths in the study; one was a pneumococcus case, and the others were serogroup B meningococcus cases. The epidemiology of meningococcal diseases has varied over time in Turkey. Differing from the previous surveillance periods, MenB was the most common serogroup in the 2015-to-2018 period. Meningococcal epidemiology is so dynamic that, for vaccination policies, close monitoring is crucial.
IMPORTANCE Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is one of the most common life-threatening infections in children. The incidence and prevalence of ABM vary both geographically and temporally; therefore, surveillance systems are necessary to determine the accurate burden of ABM. The Turkish Meningitis Surveillance Group has been performing a hospital-based meningitis surveillance study since 2005 across several regions in Turkey. Meningococcus was the major ABM-causing agent during the 2015-to-2018 period, during which MenB was the dominant serogroup.
The results indicate that nurses are negatively affected to face the concepts of death, euthanasia and work with dying patient. This is reflected in their attitude. In order to gain positive attitude towards death, dying patient and euthanasia, the implementation of training and consulting services to nurses at appropriate intervals during both education and professional life are required.
ÖZETPalyatif bakım, tedavi seçeneklerinin azalması, prognozun giderek kötüleşme-si, ağrı ve diğer belirtilerin kontrolünün yetersiz kalması ve gerekli teknik desteğin sağlanamaması nedeniyle çoklu sorunları beraberinde getirmektedir. Palyatif bakımın karmaşık yapısı, yaşamın son dönemindeki hastanın kaliteli bakımının nasıl sağlanabileceği konusunda sıkıntı yaratmaktadır. Ölmekte olan hastaya bakım vermek duygusal olarak acı veren, üzüntülü bir deneyimdir. Ölen hastaya bakım verirken hemşire korku, üzüntü, düş kırıklığı, anksiyete gibi duygular hissedebilir. Hemşirenin kendi ölüm kaygısı fazla ise bu durum ölmekte olan hasta ile birlikte olmakta isteksizlik yaratabilir. Palyatif bakımda hemşireden, hastanın ailesine destek olması, psikososyal açıdan iyilik hallerini sürdürmelerine yardım etmesi beklenir. Bu beklentinin karşıla-nabilmesi için, hemşirenin nitelikli bir eğitim ile yaşam sonu bakıma hazır-lanması, yeterli kişilerarası iletişim becerilerine ve baş etme stratejilerine sahip olması gerekir.
Anahtar Sözcükler: Ölüm kaygısı, palyatif bakım, hemşirelik
ABSTRACTDiminishing treatment alternatives, losing hope for a possible recovery, insufficient control of pain and inability to provide the necessary technical support lead palliative care to bring multiple problems with itself. Along with technical and professional challenges, palliative care can put a humanitarian strain on the nurse. Caring for a dying patient is a worrisome experience which causes spiritual pain. An increase in nurses' death anxiety may cause unwillingness to be together with a dying patient. In terms of the end of life, it is expected that the nurse stands by patient's family to help them in sustaining their psychosocial wellness. In order to meet this expectation, nurses should get a qualitative training for end of life care along with good interpersonal communication skills and coping strategies.
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