ABSTRACT
The isolation of V-factor (NAD)-independent, serovar C-1 of Avibacterium paragallinarum from growing layer hens with infectious coryza, is reported for the first time. Av. paragallinarum serovar C-1 isolates were PCR confirmed and shared a unique genetic profile. Isolation of Av. paragallinarum NAD-independent biovar, serotyping and genotyping of isolates at the avian diagnostic laboratories are discussed.
Se informa por primera ocasión el aislamiento de Avibacterium paragallinarum, serovariedad C-1, independiente del factor V de crecimiento (NAD), a partir de gallinas de reemplazo con coriza infecciosa. Los aislamientos de Av. paragallinarum serovariedad C-1 incluidos en el estudio fueron confirmados por PCR y compartieron un perfil genético único. Se discute considerar en los laboratorios de diagnóstico aviar el aislamiento de Av. paragallinarum de la biovariedad independiente de NAD, así como la necesidad de serotipificación y tipificación genética de los aislamientos.
ABSTRACT
Trobofilias hereditárias têm sido implicadas na patogênese da doenca de Legg-Calvé-Perthes. Uma investigação do fator de risco hereditário mais comum para hipercoagulabilidade - a mutação no gene do fator V (fator V de Leiden) - foi conduzida em 20 pacientes com Legg-Calvé-Perthes e 214 controles sadios. A prevalência do fator V de Leiden foi maior nos pacientes com Legg-Calvé-Perthes que no grupo controle (30 vs. 1,87 por cento). A razão de chances (odds ratio) para o desenvolvimento de Legg-Calvé-Perthes foi de 22,5 (p<0,05; intervalo de confiança: 5,68- 89.07). Estes dados sugerem, o fator V de Leiden como fator de risco hereditário para hipercoagulabilidade associada ao desenvolvimento da doença de Legg-Calvé-Perthes.
Inherited tendency to hypercoagulability has been suggested as a cause of vascular thrombosis resulting in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. An investigation of the most common inherited risk factor for hypercoagulability - the mutation in the V-factor gene (Leiden's V-factor) - was carried out among 20 Patients diagnosed with Legg- Calvé-Perthes disease. Patients were compared with 214 healthy controls. The prevalence of the Leiden's V-factor was higher in patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease than in controls (30 percent vs. 1,87 percent). The odds ratio for the development of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease in the presence of the Leiden's V-factor mutation was 22,5 (p<0,05; confidence interval: 5,68-89.07). These data suggest the Leiden's V-factor as an inherited risk factor for hypercoagulability associated with the development of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.