Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in European Wildlife.

Staphylococcus aureus is a well-known colonizer and cause of infection among animals and it has been described from numerous domestic and wild animal species. The aim of the present study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology of S. aureus in a convenience sample of European wildlife and to review what previously has been observed in the subject field.

Fibrinolytic response to exercise in women using third-generation oral contraceptives.

The use of oral contraceptives (OC) is associated with an increased risk of thrombosis, suggesting OC exert procoagulant and/or antifibrinolytic effects. Given that physical exercise physiologically leads to an activation of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis, this study tested the hypothesis that OC might compromise the fibrinolytic response to exercise. Fibrinolytic variables were measured in 10 women (24 +/- 2 years) using OC (a formulation containing 30 micro g ethinylestradiol and 150 micro g desogestrel) and in 11 women without OC (mean +/- SD, 27 +/- 3 years) before, during and after a 1-h run on a treadmill at a velocity corresponding to an oxygen demand of 75-80% of maximum (anaerobic threshold).