[Consumption coagulopathy in adenocarcinomas. Report of seven cases (author's transl)].

The authors present 7 cases of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), 4 of them with hemorragic syndrom, with appeared in the course of different adenocarcinomas (prostatic, pancreatic or undeterminated). Emphasis is set on 2 points : -- in all cases, metastasis of these cancers can be found in the bone marrow and/or the liver ; -- DIC may be the first sign of the disease. The pronostic is very bad, even with heparinic therapy because of the lack of specific treatment but for prostatic cancer.

[Human meat-borne salmonellosis: epidemiological reflections on a bacteriological survey of the butchers' shops of a large town (author's transl)].

The bacteriological examination of 100 butchers' blocks has led to the identification of eight strains (two from the same sample) of Salmonella belonging to the following serotypes: S. wien, S. coeln (horsemeat), S.