"What pressure ulcers mean to me?" Representations of pressure ulcer in persons with spinal cord injury: A qualitative study.

Objectives: Explore the perceptions and beliefs related to pressure ulcers (PU), their prevention and treatment strategies, in order to discuss potential learning objectives for PU-related therapeutic education in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: Qualitative study, using grounded theory for the analysis of data collected via a questionnaire.

Setting: Nine SCI referral centers, inpatient care.

Assessing the impact of a patient education programme on pressure ulcer prevention in patients with spinal cord injuries.

Objectives: There is currently a low level of evidence for the impact of patient education on the management of patients with chronic neurological disease at risk of developing pressure ulcers. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of a patient education programme on pressure ulcer prevention in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries.

Materials And Methods: This study included adult patients with any spinal cord injury, regardless of the cause.

Kienböck's disease and cerebral palsy case report.

Introduction: Pain is the main problem in patients suffering from cerebral palsy, particularly in adults. The upper limbs are affected in 25% of cases. Here, we report the case of a patient with Kienböck's disease.

Development of a method for recovering rickettsial RNA from infected cells to analyze gene expression profiling of obligate intracellular bacteria.

The Rickettsia genus is composed of Gram-negative bacteria responsible for Typhus and spotted fevers. Because of the limitations imposed by their obligate intracellular location, the molecular mechanisms responsible for their pathogenicity remain poorly understood. Several rickettsial genomes are now available, thus providing the foundation for a new era of post-genomic research.