Effects of Lam. Supplementation on Inflammatory and Cardiometabolic Markers in Subjects with Prediabetes.

Different parts of the Lam. (MO) tree are consumed as food or food supplements for their nutritional and medicinal value; however, very few human studies have been published on the topic. The current work was aimed to provide ancillary analysis to the antidiabetic effects previously reported in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group intervention conducted in patients with prediabetes.

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated infections in pediatrics: Analysis of the epidemiology and mortality risk factors.

Introduction: Infections are the most common complications of ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunts. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical, microbiological, and evolutionary characteristics of children with ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated infections and analyze the risk factors for mortality.

Population And Methods: Descriptive, retrospective study carried out at Hospital "Prof.

First-time whole blood donation: A critical step for donor safety and retention on first three donations.

Aim Of The Study: Whole blood donation is generally safe although vasovagal reactions can occur (approximately 1%). Risk factors are well known and prevention measures are shown as efficient. This study evaluates the impact of the donor's retention in relation to the occurrence of vasovagal reaction for the first three blood donations.

Pneumococcal meningitis: a 12 year experience in a children's hospital prior to the universal immunization with a conjugate vaccine.

Introduction: Pneumococcal meningitis is causedby Streptococcuspneumoniae and hashigh morbidity and mortality rates. The objective of this study was to identify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics, antibiotic sensitivity and evolution of pneumococcal meningitis in children prior to the introduction of the vaccine in Argentina.

Methods: Patients younger than 18 years old hospitalizedat Hospital J.

Isolation of moderately penicillin-susceptible strains of Neisseria meningitidis in Argentina.

Four strains that were moderately susceptible to penicillin and/or ampicillin were found among 54 consecutive isolates of meningococci recovered from patients in one pediatric hospital in Argentina from October 1991 to December 1992. Disk diffusion tests performed with 2 U of penicillin failed to detect one strain. These findings suggest that attention should be paid to changes in the susceptibility patterns of meningococci in order to anticipate therapeutic failures in the future.