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Protein Sci ; 31(1): 92-106, 2022 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34529321

ABSTRACT

The antimicrobial peptide database (APD) has served the antimicrobial peptide field for 18 years. Because it is widely used in research and education, this article documents database milestones and key events that have transformed it into the current form. A comparison is made for the APD peptide statistics between 2010 and 2020, validating the major database findings to date. We also describe new additions ranging from peptide entries to search functions. Of note, the APD also contains antimicrobial peptides from host microbiota, which are important in shaping immune systems and could be linked to a variety of human diseases. Finally, the database has been re-programmed to the web branding and latest security compliance of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The reprogrammed APD can be accessed at https://aps.unmc.edu.


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Antimicrobial Peptides , Computational Biology , Databases, Protein , Antimicrobial Peptides/chemistry , Antimicrobial Peptides/genetics , Computational Biology/history , Computational Biology/trends , Databases, Protein/history , Databases, Protein/trends , History, 21st Century
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Health Secur ; 17(1): 3-10, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30724610

ABSTRACT

The Ebola epidemic of 2014 demonstrated that outbreaks of high-consequence infectious diseases, even in remote parts of the world, can affect communities anywhere in the developed world and that every healthcare facility must be prepared to identify, isolate, and provide care for infected patients. The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU), located at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, cared for 3 American citizens exposed in West Africa and confirmed with Ebola virus disease (EVD). Symptom monitoring of healthcare workers caring for these patients was implemented, which included twice daily contact to document the absence or presence of signs of fever or illness. This article describes the symptom monitoring experience of the NBU and local and state public health agencies. Based on lessons learned from that experience, we sought a more efficient solution to meet the needs of both the healthcare facility and public health authorities. REDCap, an open-source application used commonly by academic health centers, was used to develop an inexpensive symptom monitoring application that could reduce the burden of managing these activities, thus freeing up valuable time. Our pilot activities demonstrated that this novel use of REDCap holds promise for minimizing costs and resource demands associated with symptom monitoring while offering a more user-friendly experience for people being monitored and the officials managing the response.


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Containment of Biohazards/methods , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , Health Personnel/organization & administration , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/prevention & control , Infection Control/methods , Software , Data Collection , Ebolavirus/isolation & purification , Health Facilities/standards , Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola/therapy , Humans , Nebraska
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Crit Care Med ; 46(8): 1357-1366, 2018 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29957715

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a focused education program and implementation of a treatment bundle increases the rate of early evidence-based interventions in patients with acute infections. DESIGN: Single-center, prospective, before-and-after feasibility trial. SETTING: Emergency department of a sub-Saharan African district hospital. PATIENTS: Patients > 28 days of life admitted to the study hospital for an acute infection. INTERVENTIONS: The trial had three phases (each of four months). Interventions took place during the second (educational program followed by implementation of the treatment bundle) and third (provision of resources to implement treatment bundle) phases. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected at study enrollment; 24, 48, and 72 hours after hospital admission; and at discharge. A total of 1,594 patients were enrolled (pre-intervention, n = 661; intervention I, n = 531; intervention II, n = 402). The rate of early evidence-based interventions per patient during Intervention Phase I was greater than during the pre-intervention phase (74 ± 17 vs. 79 ± 15%, p < 0.001). No difference was detected when data were compared between Intervention Phases I and II (79 ± 15 vs. 80 ± 15%, p = 0.58). No differences in the incidence of blood transfusion (pre-intervention, 6%; intervention I, 7%; intervention II, 7%) or severe adverse events in the first 24 hours (allergic reactions: pre-intervention, 0.2%; intervention I, 0%; intervention II, 0%; respiratory failure: pre-intervention, 2%; intervention I, 2%; intervention II, 2%; acute renal failure: pre-intervention, 2%; intervention I, 2%; intervention II, 1%) were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that a focused education program and implementation of an infection treatment bundle in clinical practice increased the rate of early evidence-based interventions in patients with acute infections (mostly malaria) admitted to a sub-Saharan African district hospital. Provision of material resources did not further increase this rate. While no safety issues were detected, this could be related to the very low disease severity of the enrolled patient population (www.clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02697513).


Subject(s)
Communicable Diseases/therapy , Developing Countries , Emergency Service, Hospital/organization & administration , Inservice Training/organization & administration , Patient Care Bundles/methods , Adolescent , Adult , Blood Glucose , Blood Transfusion/methods , Blood Transfusion/statistics & numerical data , Body Temperature , Child , Child, Preschool , Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures , Evidence-Based Medicine , Feasibility Studies , Female , Fluid Therapy/methods , Humans , Infant , Malaria/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Organ Dysfunction Scores , Oxygen Inhalation Therapy/methods , Prospective Studies , Rwanda , Severity of Illness Index , Socioeconomic Factors , Young Adult
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Intensive Care Med ; 44(9): 1436-1446, 2018 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29955924

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a focused education program and implementation of a treatment bundle increases the rate of early evidence-based interventions in patients with acute infections. DESIGN: Single-center, prospective, before-and-after feasibility trial. SETTING: Emergency department of a sub-Saharan African district hospital. PATIENTS: Patients > 28 days of life admitted to the study hospital for an acute infection. INTERVENTIONS: The trial had three phases (each of 4 months). Interventions took place during the second (educational program followed by implementation of the treatment bundle) and third (provision of resources to implement treatment bundle) phases. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected at study enrollment; 24, 48, and 72 h after hospital admission; and at discharge. A total of 1594 patients were enrolled (pre-intervention, n = 661; intervention I, n = 531; intervention II, n = 402). The rate of early evidence-based interventions per patient during Intervention Phase I was greater than during the pre-intervention phase (74 ± 17 vs. 79 ± 15%, p < 0.001). No difference was detected when data were compared between Intervention Phases I and II (79 ± 15 vs. 80 ± 15%, p = 0.58). No differences in the incidence of blood transfusion (pre-intervention, 6%; intervention I, 7%; intervention II, 7%) or severe adverse events in the first 24 h (allergic reactions: pre-intervention, 0.2%; intervention I, 0%; intervention II, 0%; respiratory failure: pre-intervention, 2%; intervention I, 2%; intervention II, 2%; acute renal failure: pre-intervention, 2%; intervention I, 2%; intervention II, 1%) were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that a focused education program and implementation of an infection treatment bundle in clinical practice increased the rate of early evidence-based interventions in patients with acute infections (mostly malaria) admitted to a sub-Saharan African district hospital. Provision of material resources did not further increase this rate. While no safety issues were detected, this could be related to the very low disease severity of the enrolled patient population ( http://www.clinicaltrials.gov : NCT02697513).


Subject(s)
Infections/therapy , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Controlled Before-After Studies , Evidence-Based Medicine , Feasibility Studies , Fluid Therapy/methods , Fluid Therapy/mortality , Hospitals, District/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Infections/mortality , Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data , Medically Underserved Area , Patient Safety , Rwanda/epidemiology , Sepsis/therapy , Treatment Outcome , Young Adult
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