[Distribution and antifungal susceptibility of Candida clinical isolations coming from six health care centers in the metropolitan area of Caracas, Venezuela (years 2003-2005)].

The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and antifungal susceptibility of Candida clinical isolations coming from patients with candidiasis in six health care centers of Caracas, Venezuela metropolitan area. The laboratory reports were retrospectively revised from January 2003 through August 2005. The isolated yeasts identification was carried out by conventional methods and antifungal susceptibility was evaluated by ATB-fungus (bioMérieux, France) and Etest (AB Biodisk, Solna, Sweden).

Relationship between psychological complaints and vasomotor symptoms during climacteric.

Background: It has been suggested that hormonal changes and environmental alterations during the climacteric period are important in the development of psychological symptoms.

Objective: To evaluate the role of biological and psycho-social factors in the prevalence of climacteric symptoms.

Design: Open, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study.

Influence of psycho-social factors on climacteric symptoms.

Background: It has been suggested that psycho-social factors may be crucial in the development of climacteric symptoms.

Material And Methods: In order to evaluate the effect of psycho-social and biological factors on menopausal symptoms, Greene (climacterical symptoms), Cooper (psychosomatic symptoms of stress), Smilkstein (family dysfunction), Duke-UNC (social support) and Israel (life events) tests were passed to 300 Chilean women between 40 and 59 years of age. Data were evaluated with ANOVA, chi2 and logistic regression using the Epi-info package.