Nontuberculous mycobacteria in cystic fibrosis patients on the Island of Gran Canaria. A population study.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) colonization and disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.

Patients And Methods: All the CF patients followed-up from 2002 to 2012 with three acid-fast bacilli (AFB) cultures were included. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria for NTM lung disease were applied.

[Cochlear implant in hypoacusis with alteration of connexin 26].

Objective: The objective of this paper is to assess the benefits of cochlear implantation in a population of profound prelingual congenital deaf children with mutation of Connexin 26 (DFNB1 phenotype), compared with a population of profound congenital deaf children without mutation of this gene.

Patients And Method: This retrospective study was carried out in 36 children with cochlear implants under the age of 6. All had profound congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment, without cochlear malformation.

Adjuvant Ozonetherapy in Advanced Head and Neck Tumors: A Comparative Study.

Advanced head and neck (H&N) tumors have a poor prognosis, and this is worsened by the occurrence of hypoxia and ischemia in the tumors. Ozonetherapy has proved useful in the treatment of ischemic syndromes, and several studies have described a potential increase of oxygenation in tissues and tumors. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the clinical effect of ozonetherapy in patients with advanced H&N cancer in the course of their scheduled radiotherapy.