Aim: To isolate and identify in a Chilean population, Enterococcus spp. from root canals with persistent chronic apical periodontitis (CAP) and to investigate the potential correlation between the bacteria and the observed clinical features. Methods: Twenty patients with indication for endodontic retreatment due to persistent CAP were selected. Data from patient general health and dental clinical history were recorded. During retreatment, a microbial sample was obtained from the root canal and inoculated in a selective Enterococcus medium. Using bacterial cultivation methods, bacterial isolates belonging to the genus Enterococcus were identified. The relationship between the number of colony-forming units of Enterococcus spp. and patient clinical data was assessed statistically by the Pearson Chi square and Fisher exact tests. Finally, a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay to determine the most prevalent species of Enterococcus spp. was conducted in the clinical samples, and the results were analyzed by a proportion comparison test. Results: Enterococcus spp. strains were isolated in 70% of the patients. Most of them (98.8%) accounted for Enterococcus faecalis and only 1.2% for Enterococcus faecium. A high frequency of E. faecalis was found in teeth with inadequate endodontic treatment or dental crown restorations. Conclusions: This study concluded that E. faecalis is prevalent in root canals with persistent CAP in a Chilean population. E. faecium as found in a single case with the poorest root canal filling. Further studies are still required to investigate the presence of other species, which may be linked to persistent chronic apical periodontitis.
El presente artículo consiste en la aplicación del modelo CAPM sobre las empresas que cotizan en la bolsa de valores y están relacionadas al sector de la construcción en Colombia durante el periodo del 1 de enero del 2015 hasta el 31 de diciembre del 2020. Esta investigación tiene un enfoque cuantitativo con un tipo de investigación descriptiva y longitudinal. Su metodología consistió en la aplicación de mínimos cuadrados ordinarios a las volatilidades diarias del activo en función de la estimación de los betas, los cuales cumplieron en su mayoría con los valores probabilísticos y los interceptos no eran diferentes de 0, lo que es coherente con la hipótesis del modelo. En cuanto a las variables que acompañan el modelo se escogió la tasa libre de riesgo TFIT16240724 y como variable que mide el riesgo de mercado al índice ICOLCAP. Finalmente, obtenidos los resultados, estos fueron evaluados, concluyéndose que el coeficiente beta es un indicador aceptable en la valoración riesgo-rentabilidad del activo durante el periodo en cuestión, más sin embargo como estimador no es efectivo, lo que refleja la poca eficacia del modelo.
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