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Epidemiol Infect ; 144(5): 952-61, 2016 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26470913

RESUMO

Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections usually cause haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) equally in male and female children. This study investigated the localization of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) in human brain and kidney tissues removed from forensic autopsy cases in Japan. A fatal case was used as a positive control in an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease caused by STEC O157:H7 in a kindergarten in Urawa in 1990. Positive immunodetection of Gb3 was significantly more frequent in female than in male distal and collecting renal tubules. To correlate this finding with a clinical outcome, a retrospective analysis of the predictors of renal failure in the 162 patients of two outbreaks in Japan was performed: one in Tochigi in 2002 and the other in Kagawa Prefecture in 2005. This study concludes renal failure, including HUS, was significantly associated with female sex, and the odds ratio was 4·06 compared to male patients in the two outbreaks. From 2006 to 2009 in Japan, the risk factor of HUS associated with STEC infection was analysed. The number of males and females and the proportion of females who developed HUS were calculated by age and year from 2006 to 2009. In 2006, 2007 and 2009 in adults aged >20 years, adult women were significantly more at risk of developing HUS in Japan.


Assuntos
Surtos de Doenças , Infecções por Escherichia coli/epidemiologia , Síndrome Hemolítico-Urêmica/epidemiologia , Escherichia coli Shiga Toxigênica/fisiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Encéfalo/microbiologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Diarreia/epidemiologia , Diarreia/microbiologia , Infecções por Escherichia coli/complicações , Feminino , Síndrome Hemolítico-Urêmica/microbiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Japão/epidemiologia , Rim/microbiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Insuficiência Renal/epidemiologia , Insuficiência Renal/microbiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais , Triexosilceramidas/análise , Adulto Jovem
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Cornea ; 11(5): 418-26, 1992 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1424671

RESUMO

Although numerous studies have examined corneal epithelial wound healing, few reports describe conjunctival wound healing. Thus, we evaluated the conjunctival epithelium by brush cytology, in which a miniature brush was used to collect many cells relatively noninvasively. The temporal and superior conjunctivae were examined before and after cataract extraction on the first, third, seventh, and fourteenth days and then the first, second, and third months postoperatively, in a group of 20 patients (9 men and 11 women with a mean age of 69 years 3 months +/- 10 years). The cells collected were stained by the Papanicolaou method. Each postoperative specimen contained keratinized, polygonal, round, columnar, elongated, and inflammatory cells, as well as cells with nuclear alterations. No keratinized, elongated, or inflammatory cells were observed preoperatively. In contrast, columnar cells, which were present preoperatively, decreased during the wound healing process. Such nuclear changes as chromatin formation or the appearance of snake-like figures were observed in several patients postoperatively. These cellular changes may represent altered differentiation during the healing process. However, the conjunctival epithelium returned to normal within 2 months postoperatively in all patients.


Assuntos
Extração de Catarata , Túnica Conjuntiva/citologia , Cicatrização , Idoso , Túnica Conjuntiva/patologia , Conjuntivite/patologia , Epitélio/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Lentes Intraoculares , Contagem de Leucócitos , Linfócitos/patologia , Masculino , Neutrófilos/patologia
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Acta Cytol ; 34(2): 233-5, 1990.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2321456

RESUMO

In order to collect conjunctival cells efficiently, we developed a special brush that is a modification of the Cytobrush used in cervical cytology. The conjunctival brush is small and made of nylon bristles. Cells collected by these brushes were rinsed into a buffered solution, from which filter preparations were made. This technique produced adequately cellular samples from temporal bulbar conjunctiva; these preparations stained well with the Papanicolaou stain. Under normal conditions, three cell types were observed in the brushing samples; one was the polygonal epithelial cell, the second type was a small rounded cell, and the third type was a mucus-secreting goblet cell. Samples from dry-eyed patients contained keratinized cells with or without a decrease in goblet cells. Elongated cells were seen in samples from postirradiation and postoperative patients. Irritation caused by the brushing was of the same intensity as irritation caused by collecting cytologic specimens by impression or by the use of cotton swabs. These findings suggest that brushing cytology of the conjunctiva is a relatively noninvasive technique and can provide valuable information for evaluation of conjunctival conditions.


Assuntos
Biópsia/instrumentação , Túnica Conjuntiva/citologia , Adulto , Biópsia/métodos , Túnica Conjuntiva/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi ; 94(2): 224-30, 1990 Feb.
Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1695061

RESUMO

A special brush was developed for collection of conjunctival cells with better integrity of the harvested specimens. Using this brush, cells were collected from temporal bulbar conjunctiva of 20 normal eyes and 40 eyes with dry-eye, and were stained by the modified Papanicolau method, Keratinized cells (K) and goblet cells (G) were classified into 5 categories, from (-) to ( ) according to the numbers of the cells observed. Normal eyes were categorized as K (-):16, K(+/-):4, G (+):2, G(++):18, Eyes with dry-eye were K (-):3, K (+/-):8, K (+) 13, K (++):11, K ( ):5, and G (-):7, G (+/-):7, G (+):22, G (++):4. Clinical severity and the rose Bengal score corresponded to these categories. This technique can detect cytological changes in conjunctival cells in terms of shape and quality of staining. Eyes with dry-eye could be evaluated in relation to the numbers of keratinized cells and goblet cells.


Assuntos
Túnica Conjuntiva/citologia , Citodiagnóstico/instrumentação , Lágrimas/metabolismo , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Queratinas/análise , Aparelho Lacrimal/fisiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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