The bacterial microbiome in paired vaginal and vestibular samples from women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

Composition of the bacterial microbiome in the vagina and vestibule from 30 women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) and 15 healthy controls were compared by pyrosequencing 16S rRNA gene amplicons. Vaginal concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1β were determined by ELISA. Questionnaires elicited clinical and symptom data.

[Frequency of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in patients with implanted pacemaker].

Introduction: In Colombia the impact of infections of Trypanosoma cruzi are known to produce chronic cardiopathy and expressed by bradycardia. In Colombia the extent and impact of these infections has not been examined.

Objective: The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of T.