Feasibility of selective anthelmintic therapy to horses in tropical conditions: the Cuban scenario.

For the past several decades, selective anthelmintic therapy (SAT) has been recommended in temperate climate countries for controlling gastrointestinal parasites in horses. However, the feasibility of this approach in tropical climates remains unknown, given the very different parasite transmission patterns and a larger representation of working equids. The aim of this study was to evaluate the bio-economic feasibility of SAT in horses kept under tropical conditions of Camagüey, Cuba.

Standardization, Harmonization, and Realization.

Point-of-care testing is useful when caring for patients in hospital settings and in emergency and disaster situations. However, point-of-care professional practice lacks components, such as standardization, harmonization, and consistency, which would substantially improve patient care if implemented. Therefore, we propose adoption of whole-blood standards, harmonization among testing methods, and tighter quality control constraints.

Neonatal stridor: a life-threatening condition.

Stridor, when present since birth, should alert the physician of the possibility of a major cause of airway obstruction. In some cases, it can be life-threatening if timely and adequate intervention is not performed. In this report we discuss an infant who presented with stridor since birth.

Flexible bronchoscopy in children at the University of Puerto Rico Pediatric Hospital. Review of 324 consecutive patients.

Described are the findings resulting from 324 bronchoscopies performed with the flexible bronchoscope during the past 8 years at the University of Puerto Rico Pediatric Hospital. Neonates, infants, children and adolescents were included. The most frequent indications for the procedure were stridor, recurrent or persistent pneumonia, atelectasis, recurrent croup and persistent wheezing.