A Culturally Competent Approach to Discharge Planning and Transfer of Care.

Culturally competent discharge planning and transfer of care play a leading role in communication and the effective provision of high-quality care to patients from diverse sociocultural backgrounds. However, no standardization has been established.Here, we present the case of a Spanish-speaking patient discharged with instructions in English on two separate occasions, which resulted in readmission and deleterious outcomes.

[Effect of bovine lactoferrin biofilms in the formation of clinical strains of enteroaggregative E. coli].

Objectives: To determine the effect of bovine lactoferrin (BLF) in the formation of biofilms in clinical enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) strains and whether this effect is independent of iron.

Materials And Methods: Two methods were used: (a) qualitative, by direct observation of optical microscopy, and (b) quantitative readings of the absorbance values using ELISA reader in the presence of bLf in concentrations of 0.01 mg mL and 1 mg/mL, with and without iron and no bLf (control).