ABSTRACT
Objetivos: Describir la información sobre la seguridad de los medicametos que cosumen los pacientes afiliados a la Obra Social Universitaria y conocer sí los pacientes tenían interés en recibir información sobre estos medicamentos. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo, observacional y de corte transversal, con una muestra no probabilística (por conveniencia) de n=81 de los pacientes que acudieron a dispensar su medicamento a la farmacia central de la Obra Social Universitaria, se utilizó un cuestionario validado. Resultados: El 64% de los encuestados fueron del sexo masculino, con una media de edad de 57,22 ± 1,36. El 63% alcanzó un nivel de instrucción universitario, siendo el 36% jubilado, además el 32% de los encuestados solicito información sobre el medicamento que consumía. En los aspectos evaluados por el cuestionario como el conocimiento sobre las precauciones respecto al medicamento, el 83% respondió de manera incorrecta o dijo no conocer ninguna precaución.
Objectives: To describe information about the safety of medicine taken by patients who have the university health insurance and know if these patients were interested in receiving this information. Methods: Descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study with nonprobabilistic sample (for convenience) of n=81 of patients who went to the University Health Insurance central chemist to be dispensed their medicine; a validated questionnaire was used. Results: 64 % of the respondents were male with average age of 57.22 ± 1.36, 63% reached university level of education, 36% were retired, besides, 32% requested information on the drugs they were taking. In aspects evaluated in the questionnaire such as knowledge about precautions regarding the drug, 83% answered incorrectly or said they did not know about any precaution.
Objetivos: Descrever as informações sobre a segurança dos medicamentos consumidos pelos pacientes afiliados ao Serviço Social da Universidade e saber se eles estavam interessados em receber informações sobre esses medicamentos Métodos: Estudo descritivo, observacional e transversal, através de uma amostra não probabilística (por conveniência) de n = 81 dos pacientes que adquiriram seus medicamentos na farmácia central do Serviço Social da Universidade, foi utilizado um questionário validado. Resultados: 64% dos entrevistados eram do sexo masculino, com média 57,22 ± 1,36. 63% atingiram um nível de ensino superior, 36% aposentados e 32% dos entrevistados solicitaram informações sobre os medicamentos que usavam. Nos aspetos avaliados pelo questionário, como conhecimento sobre as precauções em relação à medicação, 83% responderam incorretamente ou afirmaram não conhecer qualquer precaução.
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Drug Information Services , Argentina , Pharmaceutical Preparations , Pharmaceutical Preparations/administration & dosage , Pharmaceutical Preparations/supply & distributionABSTRACT
Se estudió la diversidad de una colección de cepas de Agrobacterium rubi aisladas de arándanos provenientes de distintas regiones de la República Argentina estableciendo su grado de heterogeneidad mediante pruebas microbiológicas clásicas y técnicas de biología molecular. Los resultados obtenidos en las pruebas bioquímicas y fisiológicas, así como mediante rep-PCR y RFLP del gen 23S ADNr, demostraron una alta variabilidad intraespecífica, tanto fenotípica como genotípica
The diversity of a collection of Agrobacterium rubi strains isolated from blueberries from different regions of Argentina was studied by conventional microbiological tests and molecular techniques. Results from biochemical and physiological reactions, as well as from rep-PCR and RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified 23S rDNA showed high phenotypic and genotypic intraspecific variation
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Blueberry Plants/microbiology , Agrobacterium/isolation & purification , Argentina , Genetic Variation , Microbiological Techniques , Agrobacterium/classification , Genotyping Techniques/methods , Molecular Biology/methodsABSTRACT
American foulbrood (AFB) is a bacterial disease caused by the spore-forming, grampositive bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, which affects honeybee broods worldwide. The aim of this work was to compare the Epsilometer test (Etest) to the agar dilution method for testing a collection of 22 P. larvae strains to tetracycline by using MYPGP and Iso- Sensitest agars. Results showed that a categorical agreement of 100
was found when using Iso-Sensitest, while a categorical agreement of 86.36
was found (with 3 minor errors) when MYPGP was tested. In conclusion, the Etest could be a rapid and reliable method for testing MIC values of tetracycline in P. larvae only when used in combination with Iso-Sensitest agar. Nevertheless, these results should be confirmed with future studies involving a larger number of isolates.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Paenibacillus/drug effects , Tetracycline/pharmacology , Bees/microbiology , Animals , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/methodsABSTRACT
El género Agrobacterium incluye especies ftopatógenas que inducen la formación de agallas en el cuello o la proliferación de raíces en cabellera en más de 600 especies de dicotiledóneas, y especies no patógenas cuyo hábitat natural es el suelo. Como no es posible erradicar a las especies patógenas y habida cuenta de que más del 80 % de las infecciones puede provenir de viveros, es importante evitar la diseminación de la enfermedad. Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo ha sido desarrollar técnicas sensibles y precisas que, aisladamente o combinadas, permitan detectar la presencia de especies y biovares de Agrobacterium a partir de muestras de material vegetal, suelo y agua. Se comprobó que con la estrategia combinada de realizar aislamientos en los medios semiselectivos D1, D1-M y YEM-RCT; PCR multiplex sobre el gen 23S ADNr; PCR específca sobre los genes virC1 y virC2 y bioensayos en plántulas de pimiento cv. California Wonder y en hojas cortadas de kalanchoe, se reduce la posibilidad de obtener falsos negativos y/o falsos positivos. Por lo expuesto, esta combinación de técnicas constituye una herramienta adecuada para el diagnóstico de cepas patógenas de Agrobacterium a partir de distintos tipos de muestras.
The genus Agrobacterium includes phytopathogenic bacteria that induce the development of root crown galls and/or aerial galls at the base of the stem or hairy roots on more than 600 species of plants belonging to 90 dicotyledonous families and non-pathogenic species. These bacteria being natural soil inhabitants are particularly diffcult to eradicate, which is a problem in nurseries where more than 80% of infections occur. Since early detection is crucial to avoid the inadvertent spread of the disease, the aim of this work was to develop sensitive and precise identifcation techniques by using a set of semi-selective and differential culture media in combination with a specifc PCR to amplify a partial sequence derived from the virC operon, as well as a multiplex PCR on the basis of 23SrDNA sequences, and biological assays to identify and differentiate species and biovars of Agrobacterium obtained either from soil, water or plant samples. The combination of the different assays allowed us to reduce the number of false positive and negative results from bacteria isolated from any of the three types of samples. Therefore, the combination of multiplex PCR, specifc PCR, isolations in semi-selective D1, D1-M and YEM-RCT media combined with bioassays on cut leaves of Kalanchoe and seedlings of California Wonder pepper cultivar constitute an accurate tool to detect species and biovars of Agrobacterium for diagnostic purposes.