Prevalencia de manifestaciones mucocutáneas en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2

Hernández-Pérez, Irlin Roselí; Morales-Godínez, Luis Carlos

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“…Given that studies on pathogenic bacteria in human head lice have not been reported in Latin America, the aim of the present work was to determine whether A. baumannii was present in head lice specimens collected in three Latin American countries from which previous studies on childhood infestations have demonstrated that this ectoparasitosis is of public health significance. In a small community in rural Honduras (one of the study sites for the present investigation), the proportion of head lice infestation in children 2–14 years of age was 83% [ 26 ], while a national survey of >15,000 children in 2014 found a pediculosis capitis prevalence of 9.9% [ 27 ]. In Argentina, a study in Buenos Aires in 2018 reported prevalence figures ranging from 26.4% to 69% in children enrolled in several primary schools [ 28 ].…”

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First Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in Pediculus humanus capitis from Latin America

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Several studies have documented the presence of Acinetobacter baumannii, a known multi-drug-resistant pathogen, in the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis. Since no reports from countries in Latin America have been published, the aim of the present study was to determine whether A. baumannii was present in head lice specimens collected in this geographic region. Head lice specimens from Argentina, Colombia, and Honduras were analyzed. PCR assays were performed to confirm the specimens’ species and to investigate whether the DNA of A. baumannii was present. The products of the latter were sequenced to confirm bacterial identity. Altogether, 122 pools of head lice were analyzed, of which two (1.64%) were positive for A. baumannii’s DNA. The positive head lice had been collected at the poorest study site in Honduras. The remaining specimens were negative. This study is the first to report the presence of A. baumannii in human head lice from Latin America. Further investigations are required to elucidate whether these ectoparasites can serve as natural reservoirs or even effectively transmit A. baumannii to humans.

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First Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in Pediculus humanus capitis from Latin America

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Prevalencia de manifestaciones mucocutáneas en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2

Abstract: Prevalencia de manifestaciones mucocutáneas en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2Prevalence of mucocutaneous manifestations in patients with diabetics type 2

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First Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in Pediculus humanus capitis from Latin America

First Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in Pediculus humanus capitis from Latin America

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