scholarly journals Infectious keratoconjunctivitis and occurrence ofMycoplasma conjunctivaeand Chlamydiaceae in small domestic ruminants from Central Karakoram, Pakistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 181 (9) ◽  
pp. 237-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Fernández-Aguilar ◽  
Luca Rossi ◽  
Óscar Cabezón ◽  
Andrea Giorgino ◽  
Isis Victoriano Llopis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Ocular Infection ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Widespread Occurrence ◽  
Domestic Ruminants ◽  
Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis ◽  
Mycoplasma Conjunctivae ◽  
Control Study

Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) is a contagious eye disease primarily caused byMycoplasma conjunctivaein domestic and wild Caprinae.Chlamydophilaspecies have also been detected in ruminants with IKC. The objectives of this study are to investigate the ocular infection ofM. conjunctivaeand Chlamydiaceae and assess its interaction in relation to IKC in sheep and goats from remote communities around the Central Karakoram National Park in Pakistan, performing a combination of cross-sectional and case–control study design. Mostly asymptomatic and endemic infections ofM. conjunctivaeand Chlamydiaceae were found in sheep (19.3 per cent and 4.5 per cent, respectively) and goats (9.5 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively) from all communities, assessed by qPCR. Prevalence significantly differed between species only forM. conjunctivae(P=0.0184), which was also more prevalent in younger sheep (P<0.01).Chlamydophila pecorumwas identified by sequencing and was related with IKC only when coinfection withM. conjunctivaeoccurred, which suggest a synergic interaction. Cluster analysis ofM. conjunctivaestrains revealed higher diversity of strains than expected, evidenced interspecific transmission and suggested a higher local livestock trade than previously assumed. These results highlight the widespread occurrence ofM conjunctivaein sheep worldwide and its implications for wildlife should be assessed from a conservation perspective.

Blood Parathyrin and Mineral Metabolism Dynamics. A clinical analyze

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (10) ◽  
pp. 2754-2758
Author(s):  
Lucretiu Radu ◽  
Mara Carsote ◽  
Ancuta Augustina Gheorghisan Galateanu ◽  
Smaranda Adelina Preda ◽  
Veronica Calborean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Control Study ◽  
Mineral Metabolism ◽  
Lumbar Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Urinary Calcium ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Menopausal Women ◽  
Ionic Calcium ◽  
Control Study

Circulating parathyrin (PTH or parthormon) is increased in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) in association with high total/ionic calcium (T/I Ca) and others mineral metabolism anomalies. This is a clinical cross-sectional and case-control study analyzing these changes after PHP surgical correction in menopausal women. Baseline parameters were: mean age at diagnosis (59.63�9.6 years), TCa of 10.9�0.7 mg/dL, PTH of 138.02�59.36 pg/mL. Longitudinal data showed: final TCa p[0.00001, ICa p[0.00001, phosphorus p[0.0001, magnesium p=0.9, 24-h urinary calcium p=0.4, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol p=0.01, PTH p[0.00001. High circulating parathyrin values due to PHP normalized after surgery in addition to statistical significant changes of TCa, ICa, P, lumbar Bone Mineral Density provided by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry; Mg and 24-h Ca might not be a marker of general mineral metabolism improvement.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Balance Impairment and Factors Associated with Balance among Patients with Stroke. A Cross Sectional Retrospective Case Control Study

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 320
Author(s):  
Fayaz Khan ◽  
Mohamed Faisal Chevidikunnan
Keyword(s):  
Case Control Study ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Knee Extensors ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Balance Impairment ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Control Study

Stroke is a major cause of disability worldwide, and balance impairments are common disabling factors in patients with stroke, leading to falls. Thus, the study objectives were as follows: (i) To find the prevalence of balance impairment among patients with stroke. (ii) To find out the factors associated with balance impairment in patients with stroke. This cross-sectional retrospective case control study involved eighty-one post stroke patients with a mean age of 58.36 ± 14.06, recruited from six hospitals, who underwent an assessment of balance, walking speed, depression and isometric strength of the ankle and knee. These patients were later categorized into subjects with good balance (<45) in the Berg balance scale (BBS) and those with poor balance (≥45), as cases and controls, to assess the factors associated with balance impairment using binary logistic regression. The prevalence of balance impairment among patients with stroke was 48.1%. The reduction in power of knee flexors (OR = 0.858), knee extensors (OR = 0.880) and ankle dorsiflexors (OR = 0.820) was found to be significantly associated with balance impairment, along with speed (OR = 1.187 (95% CI = 1.100, 1.280)), depression (OR = 1.331 (95% CI = 1.055–1.679)) and activities of daily living (OR = 0.313 (95% CI = 0.150–0.650)). In summary, around half of the patients with stroke exhibited balance impairments, with females being more prone.

scholarly journals Attachment Characteristics Among Women Victimized in No, One, and Multiple IPV Relationships: A Case–Control Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122098115
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Christie Ørke ◽  
Stål Bjørkly ◽  
Mariana Dufort ◽  
Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Multiple Relationships ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Violent Relationships ◽  
Control Study

This cross-sectional study compared attachment characteristics among women victimized by intimate partner violence (IPV) in no, one, and multiple relationships ( N = 154). Results indicated that compared with the nonvictimized, victimized women had increased likelihood of higher attachment avoidance. Compared with women victimized in one relationship, women victimized in multiple relationships had higher likelihood of higher attachment anxiety scores. Adjusting for childhood adversities, childhood sexual abuse was an independent risk factor for IPV. Childhood emotional abuse mediated the association between attachment anxiety and IPV victimization in multiple relationships in particular. Attachment theory appeared useful for better understanding women’s vulnerability for multiple violent relationships.

Employment in Nursing and Preterm Birth: Are They Linked?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1197-1198
Author(s):  
JUDITH LUMLEY
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Neonatal Nurses ◽  
Fetal Health ◽  
Mailed Survey ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Specialist Group

The possibility that employment itself, with all its rewards, both intrinsic and monetary, could be harmful to maternal and fetal health is always a matter for concern. When that suggestion is made about an archetypical female form of employment (nursing), and a specialist group devoted to the health care of women and infants, it is deeply alarming. So the recent publication which states, "our results show that strenuous working conditions are an important risk factor for preterm birth among US nurses," has been widely reported and discussed. The study was a case-control study with cases and controls drawn from respondents to a cross-sectional mailed survey of members of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.

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