University Hospital of Basel

A community-validated tool for clinical outcome calculation in multiple sclerosis: Consensus development and scenario-specific recommendations

Background: Reproducibility and comparability of disability outcomes remain major challenges in multiple sclerosis (MS) research. Definitions of disability progression vary widely across studies, and calculation criteria are often insufficiently documented to enable replication....

Hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis caused by vaginal microbiota: metagenomic resolution of a polymicrobial anaerobic case

Abstract We describe a rare case of a 35-year-old female patient suffering from polymicrobial hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis caused by vaginal microbiota following sexual intercourse. Anaerobic blood cultures yielded Fannyhessea vaginae and Gemelliphila asaccharolytica , an...

Decoding the causes of ischemic stroke despite ongoing oral anticoagulation and their clinical impact: the ASPERA-R study

BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulants (OACs), including vitamin K antagonists and direct OACs, reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), yet breakthrough ischemic stroke still occurs in 1-2% of patients annually despite adequate therapy. The mechanisms underlying these events rem...

The Hsd17b13P260S patient variant knock-in male mouse model provides translational insights into HSD17B13 biology

Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent liver disease that can progress to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a condition marked by inflammation and fibrosis that increases the risk of cirrhosis, liver failu...

Establishment of a human osteocyte model to reveal mechanisms of chronic Staphylococcus epidermidis bone and joint infections

Aims Chronic bone and joint infections caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis can be difficult to treat and are prone to recurrence. In this study, established human osteoblast- and osteocyte-like cell line models were used in vitro to investigate the intracellular persistence of S...

Ly6d expression delineates two putative postnatal thymus epithelial progenitor cells that are differentially affected by aging

To date, the identity and maintenance of postnatal thymic epithelial progenitor cells (TEPCs) remain unclear, as does the persistence of bipotent TEPCs after birth or whether lineage-restricted progenitors independently maintain separate TEC compartments. Using an inducible linea...

Treatment with Cistus incanus and Rosmarinus officinalis reduces inflammatory processes in an in vitro virus mimicry approach

Acute respiratory viral diseases caused by single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses like influenza A infection occur frequently in all age groups, with significant impact on morbidity and mortality worldwide. The severity and burden of the disease is tightly connected to host inflamma...

From shunt to gut: managing a ventriculoperitoneal shunt–associated abdominal pseudocyst causing bowel obstruction – a case report

Introduction and importance: Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts (APCs) are a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, occurring in 1–4.5% of cases and potentially causing abdominal symptoms, bowel obstruction, or shunt malfunction. We present a case of a VP s...

Minced cartilage implantation for cartilage regeneration: a survey of current clinical practices

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study is to evaluate how minced cartilage implantation (MCI) is currently applied in clinical settings, focusing on the selection criteria, procedural execution, handling of concomitant joint pathologies, and postoperative management. MATERIAL...

Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Dynamics, Disease Progression, and Therapy Response in Multiple Sclerosis

Importance: Capturing individual multiple sclerosis (MS) progression is difficult; few studies have evaluated glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in large longitudinal cohorts with independent validation. Objective: To investigate whether serum GFAP levels and treatment-relate...

A matter of definition

Aims: The establishment of the fracture-related infection (FRI) consensus definition and the FRI classification system provide a foundation for research and the development of clinical recommendations. To date, however, the evaluation of treatment success is still impeded by a la...

Comorbidities in multiple sclerosis: acquired hepatocerebral degeneration mimicking disease progression

A 63-year-old patient with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) and comorbid liver cirrhosis presented with progressive cognitive decline, gait disturbance and elevated serum neurofilament light chain (NfL), suggesting disease progression independent of relapse activity (P...