Diagnóstico institucional: abordaje del hijo de madre adicta a drogas ilícitas: primera etapa / Institutional diagnosis: management of children of mothers addict to illicit substances

La drogadicción en embarazadas es un problema sanitariofrecuente. La vida que conllevan y el consumo suponenriesgo para ambos, dependiendo del tipo, frecuencia,cantidad, momento gestacional, combinación alcohol ytabaco. Recién Nacido (RN) requiere valoración y abordajemultidisciplinario. Objetivos: Determinar frecuencia deuso de drogas ilícitas en madres de RN. Evaluar aspectostécnicos y psicosocioculturales. Material y Método: Estudioretrospectivo descriptivo entre 2009-2011.Evaluación RN demadre consumidora: EG, peso, lugar y días de internación,morbilidad, lab., doping, egreso, control postalta, reingreso.Madre: edad, estado civil, instrucción, IMC, gestas, control,serología, patología, droga consumida, entrevista social, saludmental y ocupación. Calculo de % poblacional.

Drug addiction in pregnant women is a frequent health problem. The life they shareand consumption suppose risks for both, depending on the type, frequency, quantity,gestational age and combination of alcohol and tobacco. The newborn baby (NB) requiresassessment and a multidisciplinary approach. Objectives: To determine frequency of use ofillegal substances in NB mothers and to evaluate technical and psycosociocultural aspects.Material and method: Descriptive retrospective study between 2009 and 2011. Assessmentof NB of consumer mother: gestational age, weight, place and days in hospital, morbidity,lab., doping, discharge, follow-up control, readmission. Mother: age, marital status,education, BMI, pregnancies, control, serology, pathology, substance taken, social interview,mental health and occupation. Calculation of population percentage.

Effect of the complement system on the sensitivity of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli to human blood serum

We determined the sensitivity of five strains Compylobacter jejuni and C. coli isolated from children with diarrhea and from chicken feces to normal human blood serum (undiluted and at concentrationss of 10, 30, 50 and 70 per cent), hypogmmaglobulinemic serum and a complemented-deficient serum. Both species were highly sensitive to the bactecidal activity of human serum, regardless of their source. The highest bactericidal activity was observed with pooled fresh normal serum, with bacterial survival rates inversely correlated to serum dilutions. Inactivated serum had the least bactericidal activity. When complement was partially restored to inactivated serum, lower survival rates were observed. The hypogammaglobulinemic-normal complement-containing serum had strong bactericidal activity whereas the normal immunoglobulin-containing but complement-feficient serum had little bactericidal activity. These results suggest that Campylobacter may be able to directly activate complement by the alternative pathway