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Gram-Negative Bacteria/isolation & purification , Methyltransferases/genetics , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Acinetobacter baumannii/enzymology , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics , Aminoglycosides/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Gram-Negative Bacteria/classification , Gram-Negative Bacteria/genetics , Gram-Negative Bacteria/pathogenicity , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/blood , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/drug therapy , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Humans , Male , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/drug effects , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/enzymology , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genetics , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Staphylococcus aureus/enzymology , Staphylococcus aureus/genetics , Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
We have compiled available records in the literature for medusozoan cnidarians and ctenophores of South America. New records of species are also included. Each entry (i.e., identified species or still as yet not determined species referred to as "sp." in the literature) includes a synonymy list for South America, taxonomical remarks, notes on habit, and information on geographical occurrence. We have listed 800 unique determined species, in 958 morphotype entries: 5 cubozoans, 905 hydrozoans, 25 scyphozoans, 3 staurozoans, and 20 ctenophores. Concerning nomenclatural and taxonomical decisions, two authors of this census (Miranda, T.P. & Marques, A.C.) propose Podocoryna quitus as a nomen novum for the junior homonym Hydractinia reticulata (Fraser, 1938a); Euphysa monotentaculata Zamponi, 1983b as a new junior synonym of Euphysa aurata Forbes, 1848; and Plumularia spiralis Milstein, 1976 as a new junior synonym of Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758). Finally, we also reassign Plumularia oligopyxis Kirchenpauer, 1876 as Kirchenpaueria oligopyxis (Kirchenpauer, 1876) and Sertularella margaritacea Allman, 1885 as Symplectoscyphus margaritaceus (Allman, 1885).
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Ctenophora/classification , Animal Distribution , Animals , Ecosystem , Female , Male , South AmericaABSTRACT
Recently a new species of bombyliid fly, Marleyimyia xylocopae, was described by Marshall & Evenhuis (2015) based on two photographs taken during fieldwork in the Republic of South Africa. This species has no preserved holotype. The paper generated some buzz, especially among dipterists, because in most cases photographs taken in the field provide insufficient information for properly diagnosing and documenting species of Diptera.
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Diptera/classification , Entomology/standards , Animals , Classification/methods , Diptera/anatomy & histology , Female , Male , South AfricaABSTRACT
Siphonophores are poorly studied despite their abundance and ecological importance in marine ecosystems. The genus Lensia Totton, 1932 contains the highest number of species within Siphonophora, but systematic studies of these organisms are scarce in the literature. This study presents a phylogenetic analysis for fifteen species of Lensia based on morphological data. The material for this study was obtained during two oceanographic campaigns made along the southeastern Brazilian coast. A total of twenty two characters of the anterior nectophore morphology were scored. The shortest trees were searched using parsimony (under different weighting regimes). All analyses provided the same topology: (M. kochi (D. dispar + D. bojani) (L. leloupi (L. havock (L. conoidea (L. subtilis; L. meteori; L. hardy; L. fowleri; (L. subtiloides (L. hotspur; L. cossack; L. campanella)); (L. multicristata (L. hunter (L. lelouveteau + L. grimaldii))). The monophyly of the genus Lensia is supported by the hydroecium measuring up to 1/4 the height of the nectosac.
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Hydrozoa/anatomy & histology , Hydrozoa/classification , Phylogeny , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures , Animals , Body Size , Brazil , DNA, Mitochondrial , Ecosystem , Hydrozoa/genetics , Hydrozoa/growth & development , Organ SizeABSTRACT
The genus Nemopsis, a bougainvillid hydrozoan with a dominant medusa phase, currently includes three species (Nemopsis bachei, N. dofleini and N. hexacanalis), all characterized by the presence of a pair of club-shaped tentacles in the median portion of the marginal bulbs. In this paper, we describe a fourth species, based on the medusa collected off Dichato, central Chilean coast.
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Hydrozoa/classification , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures/anatomy & histology , Animal Structures/growth & development , Animals , Body Size , Chile , Ecosystem , Female , Hydrozoa/anatomy & histology , Hydrozoa/growth & development , Male , Organ SizeABSTRACT
Ctenophores are poorly known in the tropical eastern Pacific, including the southern coast of Mexico. Previous records of ctenophores along the Pacific coast have been provided mainly from northern waters. For the coast of Oaxaca state, their occurrence has only been mentioned before at phylum level. In this paper, we provide the first three records of ctenophores for the Oaxacan coast, which represent new records of Beroe forskalii and Bolinopsis vitrea as well as the first record of Ocyropsis maculata in the tropical eastern Pacific. Descriptions of these three species, as well as a checklist of the ctenophores from the west coast of Mexico are provided.
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Ctenophora/classification , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures/anatomy & histology , Animal Structures/growth & development , Animals , Body Size , Checklist , Ctenophora/anatomy & histology , Ctenophora/growth & development , Female , Male , Mexico , Organ SizeABSTRACT
Beroe gracilis Künne, 1939 is a small neritic ctenophore, previously recorded only from cold waters of the northern hemisphere. The present study provides the first record of the species in the southern hemisphere, found in the surface layer of the Humboldt Current System off the central Chilean coast (32°-36.5° S). A complete description of this material is provided.
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Ctenophora/classification , Animal Distribution , Animal Structures/anatomy & histology , Animal Structures/growth & development , Animals , Body Size , Chile , Ctenophora/anatomy & histology , Ctenophora/growth & development , Female , MaleABSTRACT
Beroe forskalii Milne Edwards, 1841 is an oceanic ctenophore with a global distribution. The present study provides the first record of Beroe forskalii for the South American Atlantic coast, including a redescription of the species and a discussion on the utility of macrociliary patterns for the correct identification of at least some beroid species, exemplified by a comparison of the macrociliary patterns of Beroe forskalii and Beroe ovata (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821).
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Ctenophora/classification , Animal Structures , Animals , Ciliary Body/anatomy & histology , Ctenophora/anatomy & histology , Oceans and SeasSubject(s)
Bacteremia/microbiology , Desulfovibrio desulfuricans/isolation & purification , Desulfovibrionaceae Infections/microbiology , Postoperative Complications/microbiology , Adenocarcinoma/complications , Adenocarcinoma/surgery , Aged , Anaerobiosis , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Bacteremia/drug therapy , Bacteriological Techniques , Bacteroides Infections/complications , Bacteroides Infections/drug therapy , Campylobacter Infections/complications , Campylobacter Infections/drug therapy , Coinfection , Colonic Neoplasms/complications , Colonic Neoplasms/surgery , Desulfovibrio desulfuricans/growth & development , Desulfovibrionaceae Infections/drug therapy , Drug Therapy, Combination , Humans , Intestinal Perforation/complications , Intestinal Perforation/surgery , Intestine, Small/surgery , Male , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/complications , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/surgery , Peritonitis/etiology , Postoperative Complications/drug therapy , Postoperative Complications/surgery , Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/etiologyABSTRACT
We have studied the influence of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) applied in the combination with gaseous carbon dioxide baths and infrared laser therapy on the dynamics of clinical and functional abnormalities in the patients presenting with coronary heart disease (CHD) including those after surgical myocardial revascularization. The study was conducted on 40 patients of whom 20 suffered from chronic coronary heart disease and FC II-III angina of effort and the remaining 20 ones presented with coronary artery disease following myocardial revascularization (including 5 patients six months after coronary bypass grafting (CBG) and 15 ones three months after translumbar angioplasty (TLAP) in the combination with stenting of the coronary arteries). The study demonstrated that EECP in the combination with gaseous carbon dioxide baths and infrared laser therapy produced anti-ischemic and antianginal effects, stimulated myocardial contractility, contributed to economization of the cardiac activity, increased exercise tolerance, myocardial and coronary reserves. These changes resulted in the improvement of both the psychological status and the quality of life of the patients.
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Counterpulsation , Myocardial Ischemia/rehabilitation , Carbon Dioxide/therapeutic use , Combined Modality Therapy , Echocardiography , Electrocardiography, Ambulatory , Heart Rate/physiology , Humans , Low-Level Light Therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Ischemia/diagnostic imaging , Myocardial Ischemia/physiopathology , Myocardial Ischemia/surgery , Prospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Walking/physiologySubject(s)
Actinomycetaceae/isolation & purification , Actinomycetales Infections/microbiology , Bacteremia/microbiology , Catheter-Related Infections/microbiology , Coinfection/microbiology , Leg Ulcer/microbiology , Pressure Ulcer/microbiology , Soft Tissue Infections/microbiology , Actinomycetaceae/pathogenicity , Actinomycetales Infections/complications , Actinomycetales Infections/drug therapy , Aged , Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination/therapeutic use , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Bacteremia/drug therapy , Bacteroides Infections/complications , Bacteroides fragilis/isolation & purification , Catheter-Related Infections/drug therapy , Coinfection/drug therapy , Female , Gardnerella vaginalis/isolation & purification , Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/complications , Humans , Klebsiella Infections/complications , Klebsiella oxytoca/isolation & purification , Leg Ulcer/complications , Pressure Ulcer/complications , Skin/microbiology , Species Specificity , Urinary Catheterization/adverse effects , Urinary Tract Infections/complications , Urinary Tract Infections/drug therapy , Urinary Tract Infections/microbiologySubject(s)
Bacteremia/microbiology , Catheter-Related Infections/microbiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Pseudomonas Infections/microbiology , Pseudomonas/isolation & purification , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Blood Transfusion , Carcinoma/complications , Carcinoma/drug therapy , Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects , Central Venous Catheters/microbiology , Cisplatin/administration & dosage , Cisplatin/adverse effects , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Equipment Contamination , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Intensive Care Units , Lung Neoplasms/complications , Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Pseudomonas/classification , Pseudomonas/drug effects , Pseudomonas/pathogenicity , Sepsis/microbiology , Vinblastine/administration & dosage , Vinblastine/adverse effects , Vinblastine/analogs & derivatives , Vinorelbine , VirulenceABSTRACT
The introduction of statokinesitherapy with biological feedback into combined rehabilitative treatment of the patients presenting with coronary heart disease associated with arterial hypertension and clinical manifestations of dyscirculatory encephalopathy and/or vertebrobasilar insufficiency reduced the severity of clinical symptoms of cerebral syndromes. Specifically, it resulted in the decreased frequency of dizziness and shaky walk, improved coordination and sense of equilibrium, enhanced postural stability in the vertical position. The positive dynamics of clinical manifestations was confirmed by the results of stabilometry that suggested decreased deviation from the centre of pressure in the frontal and saggital directions and diminished total area of the statokinesiogram.
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Feedback, Physiological , Hypertension/therapy , Kinesthesis/physiology , Myocardial Ischemia/therapy , Physical Therapy Modalities , Postural Balance/physiology , Aged , Combined Modality Therapy , Female , Humans , Hypertension/complications , Hypertension/physiopathology , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Ischemia/complications , Myocardial Ischemia/physiopathology , Physical Therapy Modalities/instrumentation , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: A significant peripheral blood plasmacytosis is a rare finding associated with viral infections. We reported five consecutive cases of dengue virus infection, with circulating plasma cells. CASE REPORTS: Three women and two men, aged 26 to 75 years, had returned from French West Indies less than one week before the onset of the symptoms (mean: 2.5 days). The transient blood plasmacytosis was variable in intensity (0.1 to 0.8 G/L) with a maximal level between the fourth and the seventh day following the onset of the symptoms, and was associated in four patients, with activated lymphocytes and lympho-plasma cells. CONCLUSION: Reactive plasmacytosis during dengue fever is common and probably underestimated because it is transient and only identified by careful microscopic examination of a blood smear. Plasmacytosis could be explained by the intensity of the immunological response and the production of large amount of interleukins.
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Dengue/blood , Dengue/epidemiology , Plasma Cells/pathology , Adult , Aged , Dengue/complications , Dengue/pathology , Female , Hemolysis/physiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Travel , West IndiesABSTRACT
The authors report the results of the application of electrical pulses to the region of lumbar ganglia for the treatment of patients with obliterative atherosclerosis of the blood vessels in the lower extremities. It was shown that the temporary blockade of sympathetic regulation of the lower limb arteries promotes reduction of vascular tone in the distal segments of the lower extremities, stimulates collateral blood flow, and improves microcirculation in ischemic tissues(specifically, following reconstructive surgery on the lower limb arteries).
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Arteriosclerosis Obliterans/therapy , Electric Stimulation Therapy/methods , Leg/blood supply , Aged , Arteriosclerosis Obliterans/pathology , Electric Stimulation Therapy/instrumentation , Electrodes , Humans , Leg/pathology , Middle Aged , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Up-to-date approaches and methods for balneotherapy of chronic obliterative arterial diseases of the lower extremities are discussed with special reference to their confirmed clinical efficiency. The necessity of differential application of physical agents to the treatment and rehabilitation of the patients with these diseases is substantiated.
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Arteriosclerosis Obliterans/rehabilitation , Balneology/methods , Lower Extremity/blood supply , Arteriosclerosis Obliterans/physiopathology , HumansABSTRACT
The article describes the technique of nonpharmacological treatment of hypertension with light. Chromotherapy can be used in outpatient clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and sanatoria.
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Color Therapy/methods , Hypertension/therapy , Aged , Blood Pressure , Color Therapy/instrumentation , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Managers at Kino Community Hospital in Tucson, AZ, were growing concerned about patient violence and its effects. This worry resulted from an increasing number of injuries to staff caused by patients in addition to the escalating costs of workers' compensation claims. Managers theorized that staff injuries could be decreased by changing staffing patterns, practicing crisis intervention techniques more frequently, and establishing continuing education classes. The hospital therefore implemented a step-by-step violence prevention program for its inpatient psychiatric department, an action that led to markedly fewer staff injuries by the end of 1996. A detailed account of this program follows.