A cross-sectional study based on planned sampling was carried out to determine flock-level risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii antibody prevalence in dairy goat flocks in a semiarid region of northeastern Brazil. Serum samples from 975 adult dairy goats from 110 flocks were examined by indirec...
The present study aimed to analyze the occurrence of infection by Cryptosporidium spp. in mares and their respective foals. This study was carried out in 11 farms located in the municipalities of Araçatuba, Birigui, Guararapes and Santo Antônio do Aracangua, in the northwest region of the State of Sao ...
La ceftriaxona es ampliamente usada en pediatría debido a su espectro de acción, larga vida media y buena penetración en los sitios donde se asientan las infecciones más frecuentes. Es bien tolerada, aunque, con frecuencia, en niños que la reciben, se presenta barro biliar y pseudocolelitiasis. Esto...
Introducción: La otitis media con efusión (OME) sigue siendo la patología otológica más prevalente en los preescolares de Chile; su etiología y factores predisponentes aún no están del todo claro; por ende su tratamiento es controversial. Objetivo: Demostrar una correlación microbiológica en cu...
INTRODUCTION: White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon and characterized by nodules on hair shaft. METHODS: The authors report a family referred to as pediculosis. Mycological culture on Mycosel® plus molecular identification was performed to precisely identify the etiology...
Este relato aborda um caso atípico de úlcera de córnea em uma criança de 09 anos, causado pela bactéria Pseudomonas stutzeri, um micro-organismo oportunista cujo isolamento em olhos é extremamente raro....
We report a case of a child with meningoencephalitis of atypical etiology. The patient developed the disease after an infection in the upper airways with unfavorable evolution. The clinical recovery was only possible after the administration of adequate antibiotic therapy for the etiological agent. This ...
This is a short review related with the current concepts and controversies in the diagnosis of
intestinal bacterial overgrowth. This is a relatively complex entity present in diverse pathologies.
Its adequate diagnosis has impact in the therapy and management of the patients with this
condition. (AU)...