Pediatric angiostrongyliasis.

Angiostrongyliasis, the leading cause worldwide of eosinophilic meningitis, is an emergent disease due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae, transmitted accidentally to humans. Contamination of children usually occurs by direct contact with an infected mollusk. Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis is the major clinical feature of this parasitic infection in humans.

Structure, Ionic Conductivity, and Dielectric Properties of Li-Rich Garnet-type LiLaTaSmO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.55) and Their Chemical Stability.

Lithium garnet oxides are considered as very promising solid electrolyte candidates for all-solid-state lithium ion batteries (SSLiBs). In this work, we present a cubic garnet-type LiLaTaSmO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.55) system as a potential electrolyte for SSLiBs.

Correction: Synthesis and characterization of novel Li-stuffed garnet-like LiLaTaGdO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.55): structure-property relationships.

Correction for 'Synthesis and characterization of novel Li-stuffed garnet-like LiLaTaGdO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.55): structure-property relationships' by Dalia M. Abdel Basset, et al.

Synthesis and characterization of novel Li-stuffed garnet-like LiLaTaGdO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.55): structure-property relationships.

In this article, we report the preparation and characterization of novel Li-stuffed garnets LiLaTaGdO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.55) for all-solid-state Li ion batteries. The conventional solid-state method was used to prepare LiLaTaO in air at 1200 °C and LiLaTaGdO at 1150 °C.

Environmental and individual determinants of parasite richness across seasons in a free-ranging population of Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx).

Objectives: Parasites are ubiquitous and evolve fast. Therefore, they represent major selective forces acting on their hosts by influencing many aspects of their biology. Humans are no exception, as they share many parasites with animals and some of the most important outbreaks come from primates.

[Principle of the useful field of view and normative data].

Purpose: The useful field of view is a test which takes into account the influence of patient attention during the evaluation of the visual field. This study aims to generate normative data for an adaptation of the useful field of view (UFOV) test. These normative data are essential to judge, in a clinical setting, whether patients' performance is normal or not across demographically similar peers, in order to advise whether or not to resume driving after a brain injury (traumatic brain injury, stroke or cerebral tumour).

Longitudinal study assessing the return of chloroquine susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum in isolates from travellers returning from West and Central Africa, 2000-2011.

Background: Chloroquine (CQ) was the main malaria therapy worldwide from the 1940s until the 1990s. Following the emergence of CQ-resistant Plasmodium falciparum, most African countries discontinued the use of CQ, and now promote artemisinin-based combination therapy as the first-line treatment. This change was generally initiated during the last decade in West and Central Africa.

An epidemic of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in a renal transplantation center: role of T-cell lymphopenia.

Although only 2 cases of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia were observed in our center between 2004 and 2009, we diagnosed 9 cases in 2010. Each patient had been in contact in the hospital with at least 1 other patient suffering P jiroveci pneumonia. Genotyping of P jiroveci pneumonia strains demonstrates a total homogeneity of the DNA sequences in the 7 patients already analyzed.

Occurrence, removal and accumulation in sludge of protozoan cysts and helminth eggs in a full-scale anaerobic pond in Burkina Faso.

The present paper investigates the occurrence, removal, and accumulation of protozoan cysts and helminth eggs in a large anaerobic pond treating municipal wastewater of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). With a hydraulic retention time of 6.5 days, the anaerobic pond achieved 100% removal of helminth eggs and protozoan cysts most of the time, except during the hot period.

Ex vivo activity of the ACT new components pyronaridine and piperaquine in comparison with conventional ACT drugs against isolates of Plasmodium falciparum.

Background: The aim of the present work was to assess i) ex vivo activity of pyronaridine (PND) and piperaquine (PPQ), as new components of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), to define susceptibility baseline, ii) their activities compared to other partner drugs, namely monodesethylamodiaquine (MDAQ), lumefantrine (LMF), mefloquine (MQ), artesunate (AS) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA) against 181 Plasmodium falciparum isolates from African countries, India and Thailand, and iii) in vitro cross-resistance with other quinoline drugs, chloroquine (CQ) or quinine (QN).

Methods: The susceptibility of the 181 P. falciparum isolates to the nine anti-malarial drugs was assessed using the standard 42-hours 3H-hypoxanthine uptake inhibition method.

Seven imported histoplasmosis cases due to Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum: From few weeks to more than three decades asymptomatic period.

Histoplasma capsulatum is a nonendemic fungus in Europe. Epidemiological, clinical biological features and follow-up of seven imported cases in France were reported. These cases underlined the difficulties of such diagnosis in nonendemic areas due to greatly variable asymptomatic period, and lack of specific clinical signs.

Simple and efficient: validation of a cotton wick electrode for animal electroretinography.

Purpose: Electroretinography (ERG) is a widely used technique to test retinal function in humans and animals. Recordings are particularly dependent on the type of electrodes used, with the best electrodes often being expensive and not always easy to use. The need of a simple and effective electrode type has led us to search the efficacy of different types of electrodes used in practice and compare them with the modified cotton wick electrode.

[Hookworm discovered in a patient presenting with severe iron-deficiency anemia].

The purpose of this report is to describe a case involving severe anemia in a patient from New Caledonia. Endoscopic discovery of adult hematophagic hookworms in mainland France is novel because it is exceptional. However, this case also reminds us that hookworm disease is extremely widespread in the world.

Comparison of three real-time PCR methods with blood smears and rapid diagnostic test in Plasmodium sp. infection.

In cases of malaria, rapid and accurate diagnosis of Plasmodium sp. is essential. In this study three different quantitative, real-time PCR methods were compared with routine methods used for malaria diagnosis.

A history of scanning electron microscopy developments: towards "wet-STEM" imaging.

A recently developed imaging mode called "wet-STEM" and new developments in environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) allows the observation of nano-objects suspended in a liquid phase, with a few manometers resolution and a good signal to noise ratio. The idea behind this technique is simply to perform STEM-in-SEM, that is SEM in transmission mode, in an environmental SEM. The purpose of the present contribution is to highlight the main advances that contributed to development of the wet-STEM technique.

[Videophone assistance and home hospitalization: the ViSaDom program].

Objective: The purpose of this project was to study the clinical feasibility of videophone-based communication between patients in their homes, and the care teams who work in the Home Hospitalization department (HH).

Methods: This pilot study of videophone users compared them with a group of control patients also in HH. They came from either the adult, maternity or pediatric departments.

Visceral leishmaniasis in organ transplant recipients: 11 new cases and a review of the literature.

Eleven new cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are reported in organ transplant patients in France. The epidemiological, clinical, biological, diagnostic and therapeutic features are reviewed, based on these cases and 46 cases reported in the literature. VL was most commonly associated with renal transplantation (77% of the cases).

Wet STEM: a new development in environmental SEM for imaging nano-objects included in a liquid phase.

Environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) enables wet samples to be observed without potentially damaging sample preparation through the use of partial water vapour pressure in the microscope specimen chamber. However, in the case of latices in colloidal state or microorganisms, samples are not only wet, but made of objects totally submerged in a liquid phase. In this case, under classical ESEM imaging conditions only the top surface of the liquid is imaged, with poor contrast, and possible drifting of objects.

[Severe imported malaria in adults: a retrospective study of 32 cases admitted to intensive care units].

Introduction: Few studies have focused on severe imported malaria in patients admitted to intensive care units. We, therefore, undertook a retrospective study in the University Hospital of Montpellier.

Material And Methods: All patients, more than 15 years-old with falciparum malaria who were admitted to intensive care units between October 1997 and April 2004 were included.