Intestinal Obstruction in a 3-Year-Old Girl by Ascaris lumbricoides Infestation: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Ascaris lumbricoides infection affects approximately 1.5 billion people globally. Children with environmental and socio-economic risk factors are more susceptible to infestation, with serious complications such as intestinal obstruction (IO), volvulus, intussusception, and intestinal necrosis.

Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms and acute coronary syndrome: no association in a Mexican population.

Objective: The objective of this study was to establish the role of the TLR-4 gene polymorphisms in individuals in risk of developing ACS.

Methods: The study included 457 Mexican patients with ACS and 283 control individuals. The TLR-4 Asp299Gly and TLR-4 Thr399Ile single nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped using 5' exonuclease TaqMan genotyping assays on an 7900HT Fast real-time PCR system according to manufacturer's instructions (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, USA).