Importance of detection of Strongyloides stercoralis DNA in fecal samples from patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective: The association between diabetes and Strongyloides infection remains controversial. This study aimed to detect Strongyloides stercoralis DNA in the feces of patients with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (DM2).

Methods: Fecal samples were analyzed via the Lutz, Rugai, and agar plate culture methods.

Soil contamination with permissible levels of lead negatively affects the community of plant-associated insects: A case of study with kale.

This study investigated whether lead (Pb), at concentrations allowed for soil, affects the community of insects that live in the aerial part of plants. We evaluated the effect of Pb concentrations on accumulated species richness, composition, and abundance of different functional groups of insects. Kale plants were grown in soil experimentally contaminated with four concentrations of lead nitrate: 0 (control), 144 (T1), 360 (T2), and 600 (T3) mg/kg of soil.

Pregnant women's contribution in the construction and evaluation of an educational technology: the "Comics for Pregnant Women".

Objectives: to describe the contribution of pregnant women to the construction and evaluation of educational technology.

Methods: a participatory study developed in three stages, which occurred between March 2018 and June 2019 for identifying the content, construction, and evaluation of the comic. Non-directive interviews were conducted in educational groups with 34 pregnant women.

Evaluation of the genotoxicity and mutagenicity of Ca3SiO5-based cement.

Ca3SiO5 is new cement based on the composition of Portland that has been developed to have superior physicochemical and biological properties. In a clinical evaluation, the cement did not appear to have cytotoxic properties and allowed for the proliferation of pulp cells and gingival fibroblasts. However, no previous studies have evaluated the genotoxicity or the mutagenicity of Ca3SiO5in vivo.

Atypical location of pyogenic granuloma in two pediatric patients.

Pyogenic granuloma is a reactional lesion that is associated with dental calculi or trauma. It occurs most frequently in children and young adults, where the gingiva is affected most commonly. Its differential diagnosis is based on histopathological findings and treatment consists of surgical removal and elimination of the irritating factor.