Clinical, hematological, biochemical, and histopathological evaluations in domestic cats (Felis catus) infected by Leishmania infantum.

A high frequency of feline leishmaniasis has been reported in several countries. However, much information about disease progression in cats still needs to be clarified. This study aimed to verify the occurrence of clinicopathological changes in cats infected with Leishmania infantum.

Effects of "Bacuri" Seed Butter ( Mart.), a Brazilian Amazon Fruit, on Oxidative Stress and Diabetes Mellitus-Related Parameters in STZ-Diabetic Rats.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of oral administration of Mart. ("bacuri") seed butter (BSB) on oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus-related parameters in streptozotocin-induced (STZ) diabetic rats. Diabetes mellitus was induced in female Wistar rats (180-250 g) by the intraperitoneal administration of STZ (45 mg/kg, b.

Development of castor polyurethane scaffold (L.) and its effect with stem cells for bone repair in an osteoporosis model.

The development of 'smart' scaffolds has achieved notoriety among current prospects for bone repair, especially for chronic osteopathy, such as osteoporosis. Millions of individuals in the world suffer from poor bone healing due to osteoporosis. The objective of this work was to produce and characterize castor polyurethane (PU) scaffolds (L.

[Matrix support and its relations with complexity theory].

The relationships between matrix support and the complexity theory have the Word articulation as a foundantion. Thus, there is a recognition that the notion of matrix support integrates a complex theoretical-methodological arrangement, wich inserts it in the Paideia methodology, placing it in relation to the circular method, the amplified and shared clinic, and the singular therapeutic project (PTS). The technical-assistance and pedagogical character, which characterizes the matrix support, is addressed by the aspect of non-linearity and incompleteness of knowledge, enabling the expansion of the reflective capacity of researches and, in this case, of health professionals.

Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells and xenogenic platelet rich plasma, associated or not, in the repair of bone failures in rabbits with secondary osteoporosis.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells and xenogenic platelet rich plasma in the treatment of bone failure of osteoporotic rabbits secondary to estrogenic deprivation and iatrogenic hypercortisolism.

Methods: Eight female rabbits underwent ovarian resection and corticoid therapy to induce clinical status of osteoporosis. Four failures were produced in the tibiae, with each failure being treated with hemostatic sponge, allogenic mesenchymal stem cells, xenogenic platelet-rich plasma and the association between both.

[Genital bacterial carriage during the last trimester of pregnancy and early-onset neonatal sepsis].

Unlabelled: Bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in newborn infants.

Objective: To determine the bacterial ecology and pathological status of the genital organs during the last trimester of pregnancy and the germs of the following early-onset neonatal sepsis, in order to evaluate the risk of materno-foetal infections and to find out a drug prophylaxis.

Method: Vaginal and endocervical samples, usually taken during the first trimester of pregnancy were delayed and taken during the last trimester of pregnancy.

[Actual experiences of menopause in 342 women].

The objective of this study is to assess the actual experiences of menopause in menopaused women without hormone replacement therapy. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 342 women who had natural menopause. The target population was recruited from subjects attending the Departement of Gynécologie-Obstétrique du CHU TOKOIN from November 1996 to October 1997.

[Contraceptive methods used by young women in the township of Lomé (Togo)].

Despite intensive development of reproductive health services among Togolese youth over the past ten years, contraceptive prevalence remains low, particularly among young women. To help understand the reasons for the low rate of use of reproductive health services by young women (adolescents and young adults) and to assess prevalence of their contraceptive use in Lomé. In a cross-sectional study in the five precincts of Lomé township from March 08, 1999, to April 17, 1999, approximately 500 adolescent girls and young women (aged 10-24 years) were interviewed according to a semi-structured questionnaire.

[Bacterial flora in the genital tract the last trimester of pregnancy].

Unlabelled: Very widespread in our clinical setting, early-onset sepsis is due to organisms that commonly colonize or infect the maternal genital tract; identifying such organisms would help improve prevention and treatment.

Objective: To determine the bacterial ecology and the pathological status of the genital organs during the last trimester of pregnancy, in order to evaluate the risk of materno-fetal infections and to improve the present prophylactic measures based on monitoring bacterial carriage during the first trimester.

Method: Vaginal and endocervical samples, usually taken during the first trimester of pregnancy were delayed and taken during the last trimester of pregnancy, in patients with no signs of sepsis and not taking antibiotics.

[Maternal deaths and anesthetics in the Lomé (Togo) University Hospital].

Aim: To assess the results of anesthesia practices in a department particularly inadequately staffed with physicians specializing in anesthesiology.

Setting And Methods: This six-month prospective study (from January through June 2002) took place in the anesthesiology/intensive care unit of the obstetrics and gynecology department of Lomé University Hospital Center. A case report file was completed for each patient, and all anesthetics administered in the obstetrical department (labor and delivery room) were recorded and considered.

[Risk factors associated with prematurity at the University Hospital of Lome, Togo].

Objective: To determine the premature birth rate and the risk factors of preterm delivery linked to local conditions of life.

Method: It is a prospective study including all births before 37 amenorrhoea weeks. All social, medical and behavioural factors linked to preterm deliveries have been analysed for and compared with those of the medical literature.

[Eclampsia perinatal mortality at the Tokoin University Hospital Center (Lome-Togo): report on 91 newborns].

Unlabelled: A one-year (January 1-december 31, 1998) case control study was carried out at the Gynaecology and Obstetrics ward and at the Paediatrics ward of the Lomé-Tokoin Teaching Hospital (Togo). Through following parameters (delivery, sex, pregnancy age at delivery, birth weight, early neonate period issue, moment and number of fits) newborns from 89 mothers with eclampsia were compared to those from 445 pregnant women without high blood pressure admitted during the study period. After every woman with eclampsia (study group) the five following without high blood pressure (control group) were included in the study.

Parasite-specific antibody and cellular immune responses in human infected with Necator americanus and Oesophagostomum bifurcum.

In this study parasite-specific antibody, cellular reactivity and Thl-type or Th2-type cytokine responses were investigated in humans concurrently infected with Necator americanus and Oesophagostomum bifurcum. The prospects for O. bifurcum-specific serodiagnosis based on IgG4 and IgE were evaluated.

Determining the prevalence of Oesophagostomum bifurcum and Necator americanus infections using specific PCR amplification of DNA from faecal samples.

Until recently infection of humans with Oesophagostomum bifurcum was regarded as a rare zoonosis. But in northern Togo and Ghana its prevalence is 50% or more in certain villages. Diagnosis is hampered by the fact that the eggs of O.

[Teenage knowledge about sex].

The aim of this study was to investigate the quality and sources of teenagers' information about sex. Between October 26th and December 16th 1997, 277 pupils from lower and upper schools agreed to participate in this study. Two hundred and seventy (97.

The capacity of the third-stage larvae of Oesophagostomum bifurcum to survive adverse conditions.

Human infections with the intestinal nematode Oesophagostomum bifurcum are commonly found in the Sudan savannah of northern Togo and Ghana. Apparently, the long and hot dry season in this region does not prevent transmission, which is believed to take place through ingestion of the infective, third-stage larvae (L3). Oesophagostomum L3 cultured from human stools, unlike the larvae of Necator americanus, were shown to survive desiccation.

Geographic distribution and epidemiology of Oesophagostomum bifurcum and hookworm infections in humans in Togo.

In contrast to the rest of the world, infections with Oesophagostomum bifurcum are commonly found in humans in northern Togo and Ghana. In addition, infections with hookworm are endemic in this region. In the present study, a detailed map of the geographic distribution of O.

[Sexual practices in the school milieu].

Objective: To appreciate the real sexual practice among students.

Population And Methods: From 29th April to 10th May 1997, 1,867 students from lower and upper schools have accepted to take part in the investigation being carried on their practice of sexuality.

Results: 1,333 students, that is 72% of the group, have already had sexual intercourse.

Diagnosis of Oesophagostomum bifurcum and hookworm infection in humans: day-to-day and within-specimen variation of larval counts.

Oesophagostomum bifurcum, as well as hookworm infections are hyperendemic among humans in northern Togo and Ghana. For parasite-specific diagnosis a coproculture is obligatory, because only the infective larvae, and not the eggs, can be distinguished morphologically. The sensitivity of duplicate coprocultures from a single stool sample was found to be above 90% in comparison to a gold standard of 10 coprocultures made from a single stool specimen.

[Neonatal mortality in the Tantigou pediatric hospital, Dapaong (north Togo) in 1984-1985 and 1994-1995].

370 deaths out of 1141 hospitalized cases of newborns aged 0-28 days were retrospectively analyzed in the Tantigou pediatric hospital of Dapaong, situated 645 km from Lome in northern Togo, in 1984-1985 and 1994-1995. A decreasing trend in neonatal mortality was noted: 42.5% and 27.