Essays on the history of brazilian dipterology: III. Three remarkable notices from the 18th century, mainly related to myiasis-producing flies (Cochliomyia and Dermatobia)

This paper registers reports about dipterans made by three Portuguese who lived in Brazil during the 18th century. Luiz Gomes Ferreira, in his book "Erário mineral" ["Mineral revenue"], wrote curious passages related with myiasis-causing flies of the genus Cochliomyia. José Rodrigues de Mello registered, in Latin verses, the folklore for curing myiases caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in cattle. Luiz dos Santos Vilhena, in the last of his twenty letters dealing with several aspects of life in Brazil, made reference to horseflies, human bot flies and mosquitos.

Composição e uso de ladrilhos nos quadros de portas e janelas em construções urbanas do século XVIII.

O artigo apresenta a caraterização e a análise dos ladrilhos utilizados em construções do século XVIII, na cidade de Paranaguá, no Estado do Paraná, avaliando principalmente sua composição química. Através da análise de microscópio eletrônico de varredura foi possível coletar informações que permitiram interpretações sobre a composição dessas peças. Em Paranaguá, grande parte das edificações setecentistas possui paredes em alvenaria de pedra enquanto a utilização desses ladrilhos esteve restrita às estruturas dos quadros de portas e janelas, como alternativa às vergas e umbrais de cantaria ou madeira usados em construções até a primeira metade do século XIX. Algumas ruínas existentes no centro histórico revelam fortes indícios dos materiais empregados, modo de assentamento e dimensões desses ladrilhos. Essas peças são mais delgadas do que os tijolos, ressaltando que estes elementos foram bastante empregados a partir da segunda metade do século XIX. Observando os ladrilhos a olho nu, é possível verificar a variedade de agregados que compõem as argilas. Sendo assim, este trabalho é uma contribuição para a história dos materiais e das técnicas construtivas da cidade de Paranaguá e sua relação de influências com a metrópole portuguesa, ao mesmo tempo em que permitiu apropriações e adaptações locais.

Adverse events related to vancomycin use in a University Hospital in Brazil

Introduction and Objectives: Vancomycin is indicated to patients who have not responded to treatment with other antibiotics in serious infections caused by organisms susceptible to it and resistant to other antimicrobials. However, over the last five years, many adverse reactions have been reported with this medicine in the University Hospital of the University of Silo Paulo (HU/USP), such as nephrotoxicity and toxicity related to infusion. Some critical patients, for example surgical patients with sepsis and severe trauma are generally susceptible to renal failure due to the severity of the underlying disease. The-aim of this study is to quantify and delineate the epidemiological profile of confirmed adverse reactions caused by vancomycin. Material and Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational quantitative study of medical records of patients who had confirmed.adverse reactions occurred with vancomycin in the period from January 2007 to May 2012, at the HU/USP - Brazil. All notifications related to vancomycin were evaluated in the following items: age and sex of patients, type and ward where the adverse event occurred involving this drug. Results and Conclusions: During the analysed period, were confinued 37 adverse events with vancomycn. The adults represented 75,7% of the cases, and the children 24,3%. The present study shows that adult patients admitted to the medical clinic had greater susceptibility to adverse reactions to vancomycin and for pediatric patients its higher frequency was at ICU. Despite the adverse skin reactions performed with greater frequency, it is known that the most severe reactions were related to the kidney resulting in more complex clinical interventions.