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Primary pediatric brain tumors comprise a broad group of neoplasm subtypes that can be categorized based on their histological and molecular features according to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors. The majority of the pediatric brain tumors demonstrate a singular preference for this age group and have a unique molecular profile. The separation of certain tumor entities, including different types of embryonal tumors, low-grade gliomas, and high-grade gliomas, may have a significant impact by guiding appropriate treatment for these children and potentially changing their outcomes. Currently, the focus of the imaging diagnostic studies is to follow the molecular updates, searching for potential imaging patterns that translate this information in molecular profile results, therefore helping the final diagnosis. Due to the high impact of accurate diagnosis in this context, the scientific community has presented extensive research on imaging pediatric tumors in recent years. This article summarizes the key characteristics of the imaging features of the most common primary childhood brain tumors, categorizing them according to the recent WHO classification update, which is based on each of their molecular profiles. The purpose of this review article is to familiarize radiologists with their key imaging features and thereby improve diagnostic accuracy.
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Campylobacteriosis is a bacterial disease transmitted to humans through ingestion of contaminated food. Six hundred samples were collected, 200 from human stool samples, 200 from poultry products and 200 from poultry feces in Southern Brazil, and then inoculated on blood agar plates. A total of 58% of the poultry feces, 17% of the poultry meat, and 2% the of human stools tested positive for Campylobacter. Positive Campylobacter colonies were identified as Campylobacter jejuni or Campylobactercoli by multiplex PCR. Campylobacter isolates were analyzed using PFGE to compare different profiles according to the source. This study demonstrated that there are different Campylobacter clones distributed in different aviaries in Southern Brazil. In addition, PFGE molecular profiles suggested that broilers can be a source of contamination of poultry products. However, the human isolate studied did not show any relationship with other strains examined.
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Campylobacter coli/isolation & purification , Campylobacter jejuni/isolation & purification , Chickens/microbiology , Food Contamination , Poultry Products/microbiology , Adolescent , Adult , Animals , Brazil , Campylobacter Infections/microbiology , Campylobacter coli/classification , Campylobacter coli/genetics , Campylobacter jejuni/classification , Campylobacter jejuni/genetics , Child , Child, Preschool , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Feces/microbiology , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Poultry Diseases/microbiology , Young AdultABSTRACT
Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is still the most important ocular disease of cattle in the MERCOSUL region. The etiologic agent of IBK, the bacterium Moraxella bovis, has genetic differences responsible for antigenic and antibiotic susceptibility variability that interfere in its control. In this review, molecular, antigenic and antimicrobial susceptibility studies of strains recovered during the last 20 years in our region are discussed and compared with results obtained abroad.
A Ceratoconjuntivite Infecciosa Bovina (CIB) continua sendo a mais importante enfermidade ocular dos bovinos da região do MERCOSUL. O agente etiológico da CIB, a bactéria Moraxella bovis, apresenta diferenças genéticas que determinam variações antigênicas e de susceptibilidade aos fármacos, que dificultam seu controle. São discutidos, neste trabalho, resultados de estudos moleculares, antigênicos e de susceptibilidade a antimicrobianos realizados com cepas isoladas durante os últimos vinte anos na região e comparados com os de outras regiões.
ABSTRACT
Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is still the most important ocular disease of cattle in the MERCOSUL region. The etiologic agent of IBK, the bacterium Moraxella bovis, has genetic differences responsible for antigenic and antibiotic susceptibility variability that interfere in its control. In this review, molecular, antigenic and antimicrobial susceptibility studies of strains recovered during the last 20 years in our region are discussed and compared with results obtained abroad.
A Ceratoconjuntivite Infecciosa Bovina (CIB) continua sendo a mais importante enfermidade ocular dos bovinos da região do MERCOSUL. O agente etiológico da CIB, a bactéria Moraxella bovis, apresenta diferenças genéticas que determinam variações antigênicas e de susceptibilidade aos fármacos, que dificultam seu controle. São discutidos, neste trabalho, resultados de estudos moleculares, antigênicos e de susceptibilidade a antimicrobianos realizados com cepas isoladas durante os últimos vinte anos na região e comparados com os de outras regiões.