Epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases in Río Cuarto, Argentina.

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are a group of transmittable diseases acquired fundamentally through sexual contact. STD are a social problem resulting from demographic explosion and changes in sexual conduct, which affects teenagers and adults of all socioeconomic strata. The goal of this work was to establish the actual state of the different STD within the studied population.

Antimicrobial sensitivity and adherence study in strains of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp.

Antimicrobial sensitivity was evaluated from 120 strains of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS), isolated from urinary infections. The isolated species were identified by conventional methods and sensitivity to vancomycin, tetracyclin, norfloxacin, cephalothin erythromycin, clindamycin, oxacillin, penicillin, cyprofloxacin, ampicillin and ampicillin/sulbactam was tested by the agar dilution technique and the diffusion in disc technique. The distribution of the species was: Staphylococcus epidermidis 26 (21.

[Acute infectious gastroenteritis in Rio Cuarto: clinic, diagnosis and epidemiology with special reference to viral infections].

The objectives of the present study are to describe the clinics view of acute infectious gastroenteritis (GE) at the community, in primary and secondary attention health centers, with special references to viral aetiology (VIGE); to correlate with drinkable water and excrete treatment; to develop for the first time a fast diagnostic using electron microscopy in Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina, considering the university and community collaboration in the viral diagnostic. It has been during one year, 122 cases of acute GE, over its clinics epidemiology and diagnostic aspects (1999-2000). With conventional laboratory methods, it has been determined the bacteria and micotic aetiology (NOVIGE); the virology diagnostic with electron microscopy; and the use of the statistics for the data analysis.

[A biotype study of Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from patients with and without symptoms of bacterial vaginosis].

Methods: A simple and reproducible proposed for Benito et al. scheme for identification biotypes of Gardnerella vaginalis has been developed, based on reactions for lipase, hippurate, hydrolysis, and beta-galactosidase.

Results: 11 biotypes were found among 130 strains from women with and without bacterial vaginosis (non-specific vaginitis) 1A, 5B; 8B, 5C, 8C, 1E, 6G and 7G in women with vaginosis and the biotypes 1A, 5B, 8B, 1C, 8F and 6H in women without vaginosis.

[Survey of sexually transmitted diseases in the region of Rio Cuarto].

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are acquired mainly through sexual intercourse, being one of the most frequent groups of infectious diseases worldwide and consequently an important public health problem. The aim of this paper was to determine the current state of STD and to compare different diagnostic methods in the population studied. A total of 1060 samples from vaginal flows, endocervical material and urethral discharge were studied during 3 years.

[In vitro inhibition of the growth of Gardnerella vaginalis by bacteriocins produced by strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa].

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa with inhibitory capacity in vitro was studied on Gardnerella vaginalis strains.

Methods: Antimicrobial activity was demonstrated by inhibitory halos of bacterial growth on solid media by two methods: crossed streak and agar well diffusion. The inhibitory activity of this substance produced by P.

[Herpes simplex: generalized infection in a newborn].

Background: Most mucose-cutaneous infections can be diagnosed by clinical history with explorative technique. Nevertheless the definitive etiologic diagnostic can only be established with the help of the isolation and identification of the causal agent.

Patient And Methods: We reported a case of generalized infection in a new born, with is clinical characteristics, virological diagnostic techniques and treatment of the disease.

[Clinical and microbiological evaluation of bacterial vaginosis in women in a hospital from Rio Cuarto, Argentina].

One hundred and seventy nine women of discharge vaginal were studied. Endocervical and exocervical samples were obtained. The vaginal fluids samples were processed by the following tests: pH, fishy odor, clue cells observation was done by Gram reaction.

[Pyoverdin from Pseudomonas fluorescens: binding to the globulin fraction of serum and its effect on serological reaction titers].

Pseudomonas fluorescens grows and produces pigment in refrigerated human blood at 4 degrees C. Saline precipitation of plasma showed that globulin and albumin fractions retained pyoverdin at different concentrations. By dialysis it was possible to determine that the pigment attached or aggregated to the protein in total plasma as well as in the fraction obtained by saline precipitation.