First morphological and molecular identification of third-stage larvae of (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from marine fishes in Vietnamese water.

Anisakid nematodes are parasites of cetaceans, their larval stages live in marine fishes. The third-stage larvae of some species are also the etiological agents of human anisakiasis caused by consumption of raw or undercooked infected fish. Thus, identification of larvae at the species level is crucial for their ecology and epidemiology.

Molecular identification of morphologically similar microcercous cercariae of two trematode families, Paragonimidae and Troglotrematidae, concurrently found in the same snail species of the subfamily Triculinae.

Microcercous cercariae possess a very short tail and are produced by digenean species of several families including medically important species, such as members of the genera Paragonimus Braun, 1899, Nanophyetus Chapin, 1927 and Troglotrema Odhner, 1914. During our survey of cercariae of Paragonimus spp. in Vietnam, we found microcercous cercariae from ten (0.

Atelectatic children treated with intrapulmonary percussive ventilation via a face mask: clinical trial and literature overview.

Background: Persistent atelectasis in children is lacking a gold standard treatment. Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) is presented as a promising chest physiotherapy technique in the treatment of atelectasis. This study aimed to follow the evolution of atelectasis resolution with noninvasive IPV in young children and to detect eventual adverse effects.