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Objective To compare laparoscopic Keyhole repair with the modified Sugarbaker repair in a nonrandomized case-controlled prospective study of consecutive patients with parastomal hernia. Background Two reviews of uncontrolled studies concluded that the Sugarbaker repair is superior to the Keyhole repair. The present study challenges the claim. Materials and Methods In two time periods, 135 patients with a parastomal hernia were repaired with the Keyhole technique (74 patients, using a two-layer mesh of polypropylene and polytetrafluoroethylene [ePTFE] with a self-cut slit, 1997-2009) or the Sugarbaker technique (61 patients, using a coated polypropylene mesh, 2009-2015). The patients in the two groups matched with regard to clinical profile, colostomy or ileostomy hernia, previous repairs, size of fascial defect, and simultaneous repair of a concurrent incisional hernia. Observation time was defined as time to recurrence, stoma resiting, mesh removal, death, or last nonevent visit. Results In-hospital morbidity did not differ with two fatalities in each group. Seventy and fifty-eight patients after Keyhole and Sugarbaker repair, respectively, were available for follow-up. Two patients after Sugarbaker repair were lost to follow-up. After a median follow-up of 57 months, five recurrences were diagnosed in the Keyhole group (7%). U0126 molecular weight In the Sugarbaker group, six recurrences (10%) were observed after a median follow-up of 11 months. Late mesh-related morbidity occurred in 6 and 6 patients after Keyhole (8%) and Sugarbaker repair (10%), respectively. Conclusion The present study indicates that the Keyhole repair, using a polypropylene mesh with an antiadhesive layer, compares favorably with the Sugarbaker repair with regard to postoperative complications, recurrence rate, and late mesh-related morbidity. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT00000418 7235.Purpose The purpose of this study was to review quality benchmarks from hearing screening programs conducted at local Head Start centers and preschool and elementary schools associated with our university training programs. Method Hearing screening results from 6,043 children were reviewed. Hearing screening was accomplished using either distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) at Head Start centers, pure-tone audiometry at preschool and elementary schools, and tympanometry at all settings. All children who did not pass the initial screening were screened a second time. Referrals were made if a child did not pass the automated DPOAE pass criteria for one ear, failed at least one pure-tone frequency for one ear, or had abnormal tympanometry in one ear. Results Refer rates were 10.9% for DPOAEs and 11.4% for pure-tone audiometry and tympanometry, with an overall refer rate of 11%. Conclusions Our hearing screening program review yielded refer rates that are similar to other published reports for this population. Presently, there are no published target refer rates for hearing screening programs in preschool and elementary schools. Although we were not able to complete other program quality benchmark indicators including sensitivity and specificity, these data may support benchmarks for other hearing screening programs.Tick-borne protozoans of the genus Hepatozoon are obligate hemoparasites that can infect domestic and wild terrestrial vertebrates. Main hepatozoonosis affects canids and involves mainly Hepatozoon canis and Hepatozoon americanum. However, molecular studies revealed the capacity of H. canis to infect a wide range of wild mammals. In July 2018, we conducted an epidemiological survey for tick-borne pathogens in wild hosts, assaying Hepatozoon sp. occurrence of in 34 bats captured in different habitats within a conservation unit in the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Blood and spleen tissue DNA samples were submitted to PCR amplifications of Babesia/Theileria and Hepatozoon 18S rRNA gene and 21% (7/34) were positive for Hepatozoon sp. Phylogenetic inferences grouped the obtained sequences from Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) with the H. canis cluster, and from the great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) with rodent-associated Hepatozoon cluster. Further studies are needed to characterize the epidemiological role of Seba's short-tailed bat and the great fruit-eating bat in the wild transmission cycle of these hemoparasites in Brazil.Brucella ceti has been detected in several species of free-ranging odontocetes, in several geographic areas but it has not been reported in Indo-Pacific finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) nor in any odontocetes in waters in the South China Sea. Sampling of odontocetes stranded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, was carried out as part of a stranding monitoring program to evaluate the pathogens harbored by these threatened species. A real-time PCR method targeting the Brucella genus-specific 31kDa Brucella cell surface salt extractable (bcsp31) gene, gene sequencing, and phylogenetic characterisation produced three PCR products of the expected size and sequence, from two stranded Indo-Pacific finless porpoises. The PCR products were obtained from brain tissue from of a neonate and from mammary fluid from a sexually mature female. Further testing for this pathogen should be performed to determine whether Brucella ceti might have a detrimental effect on reproduction and calf survival in Indo-Pacific finless porpoises and pose a threat to the conservation of this species. The importance of biosafety and biosecurity measures when handling cetaceans or their tissues and products in the South China Sea is also highlighted.We screened raptors (n=186), vultures (n=2), and columbids (n=2) presenting to a Tampa, Florida, USA rehabilitation center from June 2016 to April 2017 for Trichomonas gallinae. One juvenile Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) was culture- and PCR-positive and sequencing identified as Genotype E1. A subset of culture-negative (10%, n=19) samples were negative via PCR.Our aim was to investigate the occurrence and distribution of Chlamydia suis and other Chlamydiaceae in the wild boar (Sus scrofa) population of Switzerland and Northern Italy and the detection of tetracycline resistance genes by PCR. We collected a total of 471 conjunctival swabs (n=292), rectal swabs (n=147), and lung tissue samples (n=32) belonging to 292 wild boars. The prevalence of Chlamydiaceae in the investigated wild boar populations was very low (1.4%, 4/292). We found C. suis in rectal or conjunctival swabs but not in lung samples. The low chlamydial prevalence might be attributed to limited contacts between wild boars and outdoor domestic pigs due to strict biosecurity measures or limited numbers of rural pig herds. The tetA(C) gene fragment was detected in six samples, which were all negative for Chlamydiaceae, and was probably not of chlamydial origin but more likely from other bacteria. The low tetracycline resistance rate in wild boar might be explained by the lack of selective pressure. However, transmission of resistance genes from domestic pigs to wild boar or selective pressure in the environment could lead to the development and spread of tetracycline-resistant C.
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