The epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibilities of 111 Campylobacter fetus subsp . fetus strains isolated from 103 patients from 1983 to 2000 in Québec, Canada, were determined. The median number of patients infected annually with this bacteria was seven, with an incidence of 0.1 per 100,000 population. The male-to-female ratio was 1.1 to 1.0. The patients originated from 13 of the 18 Québec socioeconomic regions. The age range of the patients was 6 months to 90 years old, 53% being ≥70 years old and 2% being <20 years old. The isolation site was blood for 69% of the patients, stools for 20%, and other body fluids for 11% of them. Three patients suffered a relapse, with the same strain being isolated from the same site at different times as confirmed by pulse-field gel electrophoresis. All isolates were susceptible to ampicillin, gentamicin, meropenem, and imipenem, with 90% minimal inhibitory concentrations of 4, 1, 0.12, and ≤0.06 μg/ml, respectively. Three percent and two percent of the strains were, respectively, resistant and intermediate to ciprofloxacin. Thirty-four percent of the strains were resistant to tetracycline. There was a nonsignificant increase in resistance to ciprofloxacin ( P = 0.27) and to tetracycline ( P = 0.65) in recent years. The percentages of intermediate and resistant MICs were, respectively, 12 and 1% for cefotaxime and 71 and 0% for erythromycin. All strains were β-lactamase negative.

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L’objectif de cette étude exploratoire vise à évaluer la participation et l’évolution de 43 enfants présentant des comportements sexuels problématiques ayant participé à un programme d’intervention de groupe. L’évolution des enfants est évaluée à l’aide d’instruments standardisés, administrés avant et après l’intervention de groupe, mesurant diverses dimensions, notamment les comportements sexuels, les problèmes de comportement intériorisés et extériorisés, les habiletés sociales, etc. Les résultats révèlent que dans l’ensemble, toutes variables confondues, les enfants s’améliorent entre le début et la fin de l’intervention de groupe. Plus spécifiquement, les analyses de variance à mesures répétées montrent des améliorations significatives au niveau des comportements sexuels problématiques, des comportements intériorisés et des habiletés sociales. Cette étude suggère que l’intervention de groupe peut s’avérer une modalité d’intervention pouvant répondre aux besoins spécifiques de ces enfants.The purpose of this research is to examine the evolution of children with problematic sexual behaviour following their participation in a group treatment program. The sample was made up of 43 children (33 boys and 10 girls) with an average age of 9 years, 7 months (SD = 1.85) The evolution of the children is measured administering behavioural rating instruments, both before and after the treatment program, on multiple dimensions of problematic sexual behaviour, externalizing and internalizing problems and social skills. The actual level of the children’s participation is documented. The results indicate improvement for a significant portion of the children treated, particularly for those with problematic sexual behaviour, internalizing problems and social skills. This study highlights that treatment group might be a relevant choice of treatment modality.El objetivo de este estudio exploratorio es evaluar la participación y evolución de 43 niños que presentan comportamientos sexuales problemáticos y que participaron en un programa de intervención de grupo. La evolución de los niños se evalúa con ayuda de instrumentos estandarizados, administrados antes y después de la intervención de grupo, que miden diversas dimensiones, específicamente los comportamientos sexuales, los problemas de comportamientos interiorizados y exteriorizados, las habilidades sociales, etc. Los resultados revelan que en conjunto, todas las variables reunidas, los niños se mejoran entre el principio y el fin de la intervención de grupo. Más específicamente, los análisis de variación de medidas repetidas muestran mejoras significativas a nivel de los comportamientos sexuales problemáticos, los comportamientos interiorizados y las habilidades sociales. Este estudio sugiere que la intervención de grupo puede considerarse como una modalidad de intervención que puede responder a las necesidades específicas de estos niños.O objetivo deste estudo exploratório é avaliar a participação e a evolução de 43 crianças, que apresentam comportamentos sexuais problemáticos...

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