Chlamydia suis and tetracycline resistance genes un Italian wild boar (Sus scrofa).

The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Chlamydia suis and tetracycline resistance determinants in conjunctival swabs of Italian wild boars, by PCR. Extracted DNA collected from 50 wild boars from Northern and Central Italy was examined by molecular methods. One sample (2%) from the Central Italy was positive for C.

Clinical, ultrasound, and videodermatoscopy monitoring of psoriatic patients following biological treatment.

Background And Purpose: Effective non-invasive techniques to monitor plaque psoriasis progression and treatment are desirable. The aim of the study was to evaluate changes in vascular pattern using videodermatoscopy (VD) and in skin thickness by ultrasound (US), along with clinical observation, during treatment with biologicals.

Methods: Forty-two patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis treated with adalimumab, etanercept, or ustekinumab were evaluated.

Usefulness of fetal three-dimensional ultrasonography for detecting of congenital heart defects and associated syndromes.

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) occur in 1% of live-born infants and frequently are associated with extracardiac malformations. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and accuracy of three-dimensional ultrasonography (3DUS) in fetuses with CHD and to investigate whether 3DUS can add information about the heart and general fetal morphology that shows other congenital malformations or suggests syndromes. For 30 fetuses affected by CHD, 3DUS was performed using a Sonos 7500 ultrasound machine with a cardiac 3D transducer.

[The switch prophylaxis with levofloxacin in surgical procedures for prosthetic inguinal hernia repair in one day surgery].

The installation of synthetic prosthesis in the repair of the hernial defects of the inguinal region, though it is part of cleaned surgical operations, it needs of an antibacterial prophylaxis for the prevention of the septic complications of the surgical wound and these, compared with complications following hernioplasty by straight suture, have a meaningful morbidity that can outweigh social and economic advantages of the hernioplasties. The Authors' experience is relative to 112 patients submitted to prosthetic hernioplasty by anterior approach (94 cases) and by transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopy (TAPP) (18 cases) and underwent to "switch prophylaxis" with Levofloxacin using this posologic scheme: 500 mg ev 30 m' before the surgical operation and 500 mg os in seven days following. The evaluation of the surgical wound has never evidenced septic and suppurative complications; only 11 of the 122 surgical wounds (9%) have documented light phlogosis never advanced to evident suppuration.

[Anterior inguinal hernioalloplasty by the modified Valenti's technique. Preliminary results of our experience].

The authors dwell upon the deep changes which the surgery of the inguinal hernia has recorded in the last years with the aim to reduce the rate of relapses and based on the philosophy tension free repair, particularly on the prosthetic patch and plug hernioplastics which represent the evolution of this concept and among these must be includes the D.SR.P.

[Comparison of orthotopic neobladders: Studer vs modified Camey II].

A comparative study between modified Camey II and Studer ileal orthotopic neobladder was performed. The Camey II was modified as follows: 1) The ureters were implanted, using wallace technique, in an undetubularized ileal loop, 15-18 cm. long, to prevent vesico-ureteral reflux; 2) The neobladder was made using staplers.

Low doses of alpha 2B interferon in the treatment of hairy cell leukemia: results of treatment and mean follow-up at 18 months in 13 patients.

We treated 13 Hairy Cell Leukemia patients with rIFN a 2b. In case of complete/partial response, the patients were submitted to maintenance treatment, while, in case of minimal/no response, a second induction cycle was administered, followed by a maintenance one. The patients were followed, on an outpatients basis, for 18 months at least, obtaining a 100% overall response rate; one patient had complete response, 7 had partial response, and 5 only minimal response.