INTRODUCCIÓN: Las mordeduras causadas por animales de compañía constituyen el 5% de las heridas traumáticas registradas en los servicios de urgencias. OBJETIVO: Conocer los principales agentes infecciosos presentes en las mordeduras provocadas por perros y gatos, tanto de forma individual como conjun...
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of periodontal pathogens, systemic inflammatory mediators and lipid profiles in type 1 diabetes children (DM) with those observed in children without diabetes (NDM), both with gingivitis. Material and methods Twenty-four DM childr...
Um grupo de bactérias que têm a propriedade de "deslizar" sobre o ágar, hoje classificadas no gênero Capnocytophafaga tem atraído uma atenção considerável. Estes organismos, são bacilos Gran negativos anaeróbicos facultativos, capnofilicos, fusiformes. Sua motilidade deslizante na superfície d...
A male patient aged 32 developed infectious endocarditis on a congenital (and repaired) stenotic aortic valve defect. He presented with prolonged fever and wasting symptoms and also referred recurrent gingivitis. At admission, fever, systolic and diastolic aortic murmurs, and periodontitis were registere...
