Non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae bacteraemia: case report and review of the literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 1357-1359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Marek ◽  
Teresa Inkster ◽  
Eleanor Anderson ◽  
Claire Jenkins ◽  
John Boyd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Vibrio Cholerae ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The Uk

Vibrio cholerae is a serious public health problem worldwide, but in the UK, V. cholerae infections are rare. Here, we report a case of V. cholerae bacteraemia in an elderly patient. To our knowledge, this is the first non-travel-related V cholerae bacteraemia in the UK.

scholarly journals ‎“Sukuday” As a Dangerous Unknown Drink: A Fatal Case at Cotonou

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cedric BIGOT
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Energy Drink ◽  
Benzenedicarboxylic Acid ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Ethylhexyl Phthalate

Energy drinks have been around for a long time, but they have just become popular in the markets in the last few years. This is a case report on fatal toxicity involving suicidal ingestion of a traditional energy drink called “Sukuday”. An autopsy of the corpse was done and it revealed multi-organ congestion and the presence of spume in the respiratory tract. The toxicological analyses of a sample of Sukuday revealed essentially alcans (C14 -C31).C24 H38 O4 probably 1, 2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester also called (Diisooctyl Phthalate, DIOP) was found at 22.8%, or the C16H22O4 (1, 2 Benzenedicarboxylic acid, mono [2 ethylhexyl]) ester also called (Mono [2-ethylhexyl] phthalate, MEHP). Traces of oxycodone were detected and identified by UPLC DAD/UV and confirmed in GC-MS. The literature on the toxicity of such substances was discussed. This case report is a description of a problem, which has become a public health problem. 

scholarly journals Intoxicação medicamentosa

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Claudiana Aguilar Gonçalves ◽  
Cleide Avilar Gonçalves ◽  
Valdeir Areia dos Santos Areia Dos Santos ◽  
Leandro Sarturi ◽  
André Tomaz Terra Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Information System ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Rational Use

As intoxicações medicamentosas esta se tornando um problema alarmante de saúde publica segundo publicado pelo Sistema Nacional de Informações Tóxico-Farmacológicas (SINITOX) Os medicamentos ocupam o primeiro lugar nas intoxicações no Brasil. O propósito do presente artigo tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão bibliográfica dos casos de intoxicações medicamentosas envolvendo todas faixas etárias e as causas determinantes. Fazendo necessária destacar o papel do Profissional farmacêutico, para dispensarão orientação alem de prestar Assistência farmacêutica quanto ao uso racional de medicamentos em todos os aspectos da farmacoterapia. ABSTRACT: Drug intoxications are becoming an alarming public health problem as published by the National Toxic-Pharmacological Information System (SINITOX). Medicines are the number one poisoning in Brazil. The purpose of this article is to carry out a bibliographical review of the cases of drug intoxications involving all age groups and the determining causes. Making it necessary to highlight the role of the pharmaceutical professional, for dispensing guidance as well as providing pharmaceutical assistance regarding the rational use of drugs in all aspects of pharmacotherapy. This study is a review of the literature covering drug intoxications, indiscriminate drug use and self-medication. The main causes of this problem are the abusive use of the drug due to lack of knowledge about its dosage and administration, prescription errors and self-medication.

scholarly journals Low dietary calcium in European postmenopausal osteoporotic women

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Bruyere ◽  
Caroline De Cock ◽  
Catherine Mottet ◽  
Audrey Neuprez ◽  
Olivier Malaise ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Uk

AbstractObjectiveThe WHO recommends a daily Ca intake for postmenopausal women of 1300 mg. The objective of the present study was to assess the dietary Ca intake in European postmenopausal osteoporotic women.Design, setting and subjectsAssessment of dietary Ca intake (food and supplements) was performed with a validated self-questionnaire in 8524 osteoporotic women from nine European countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK).ResultsMean age of the patients was 74·2 (sd 7·1) years, mean BMI was 25·7 (sd 4·2) kg/m2. Of the study population, 37·2 % of the women took Ca supplements. The mean dietary intake of Ca was 930·7 (sd 422·9) mg/d. The lowest Ca intake was found in Hungary (586·7 (sd 319·1) mg/d) and the highest in Denmark (1145·6 (sd 463·0) mg/d). In the whole study population, only 19·1 % of the women had a dietary Ca intake >1300 mg/d. Only 17·1 % of women aged over 75 years achieved 1300 mg/d compared with 20·5 % of women aged less than 75 years (P = 0·0001 for the difference between the two groups).ConclusionDietary intake of Ca is very low in European postmenopausal women. A greater awareness is needed to resolve this public health problem.

scholarly journals Framing drug and alcohol use as a public health problem in Britain

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Mold
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Drugs And Alcohol ◽  
Drug And Alcohol Use ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

Recent attempts to approach drug and alcohol problems as a public health issue in the UK and globally have begun to achieve some success. Yet, in historical terms, the idea that the use of psychoactive substances should be regarded as a public health problem is a relatively new one. In the UK, it was only in the latter half of the 20th century that what were termed “public health” approaches to alcohol and drugs began to gain purchase. Moreover, what was meant by a “public health” framing of psychoactive substance use changed over time and between substances. This article examines the development of public health approaches to drugs and alcohol in Britain since the 19th century. It suggests that a public health view of substance use existed alongside, and interacted with, other approaches to drug and alcohol use. To understand the meaning of a “public health” framing of drugs and alcohol we need to locate this in historical and geographical context.

scholarly journals Seizures and Praziquantel. A case report

1988 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 433-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime R. Torres R. ◽  
Oscar Noya G. ◽  
Belkysyolé A. de Noya ◽  
Alejandro Mondolfi G.
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Hymenolepis Nana ◽  
Rule Out

A 27 year Old male developed seizures after receiving a single 20 mg/kg dose of praziquantel for the treatment of an intestinal Hymenolepis nana infection. On further clinical and laboratorial evaluations, he was found to suffer from an until then asymptomatic parenchymal brain cysticercosis. Praziquantel must be used with caution in those areas where cysticercosis represents a mayor public health problem. The occurrence of unexpected seizures in an individual being treated with the compound, must prompt clinicians to rule out cysticercosis of the CNS.

Prevalence and Characterization of Vibrio cholerae Isolated from Shrimp Products Imported into Denmark

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 694-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDERS DALSGAARD ◽  
THYRA BJERGSKOV ◽  
VIBEKE FROM JEPPESEN ◽  
LARS BO JØRGENSEN ◽  
PETER ECHEVERRIA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cholera Toxin ◽  
Vibrio Cholerae ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Heat Stable ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Frozen Shrimp ◽  
Or Genes

A total of 3,555 metric tonnes of warm water shrimp were imported into Denmark from December 1994 to July 1995. V. cholerae O1 was not detected in any of the 748 samples analyzed. Non-O1 V. cholerae was found in a single (0.1 %) cooked frozen shrimp product and in five (0.7%) raw frozen products, all originating from shrimp produced in aquaculture. Six isolated strains agglutinated in polyvalent O antisera, but did not agglutinate in Ogawa or Inaba antisera. The six strains were resistant to colistin and sulfisoxazole; three strains also showed resistance to ampicillin. None of the strains contained plasmids or genes encoding cholera toxin (CT) or heat-stable enterotoxin (NAG-ST). The absence of V. cholerae O1 and the low number of samples containing CT and NAG-ST negative non-O1 strains in imported shrimp suggest that V. cholerae in such products may not constitute a public health problem.

scholarly journals Double Retroperitoneal Hydatid Localization: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-284
Author(s):  
Ramzi Mejri ◽  
Kays Chaker ◽  
Mokhtar Bibi ◽  
Sami Ben Rhouma ◽  
Yassine Nouira
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Hydatid Cyst ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Psoas Muscle ◽  
Unusual Presentation ◽  
Hydatid Cysts ◽  
Uncommon Location

The hydatid cyst is a parasitic pathology which is endemic in Tunisia and presents a public health problem. Hydatid cysts located in the retroperitoneum, especially around or in the kidney, are rare and only represent 5% of visceral locations. The kidney is the most commonly affected organ of the urinary tract. The psoas muscle is an uncommon location and not less than 70 cases have been cited. We report the case of an unusual presentation of a right kidney hydatid cyst associated with a psoas muscle location. To our knowledge, this association of double retroperitoneal location has not been reported in the literature.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atousa Hakamifard ◽  
Tahereh Gholipur-Shahraki
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Acute Pancreatitis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Gastrointestinal Manifestations

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) became a serious public health problem and caused a rapid pandemic. Fever, dry cough, and dyspnea are the most common symptoms of COVID-19. In addition to the respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 are also increasingly recognized. Herein, the authors present a patient with COVID-19 complicated with acute pancreatitis.

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