Comparison of three antigenic extracts of Eurotium amstelodami in serological diagnosis of farmer's lung disease.

In France and Finland, farmer's lung disease (FLD), a hypersensitivity pneumonitis common in agricultural areas, is mainly caused by Eurotium species. The presence of antibodies in patients' serum is an important criterion for diagnosis. Our study aimed to improve the serological diagnosis of FLD by using common fungal particles that pollute the farm environment as antigens. Fungal particles of the Eurotium species were observed in handled hay. A strain of Eurotium amstelodami was grown in vitro using selected culture media; and antigen extracts from sexual (ascospores), asexual (conidia), and vegetative (hyphae) forms were made. Antigens were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which was used to test for immunoglobulin G antibodies from the sera of 17 FLD patients, 40 healthy exposed farmers, and 20 nonexposed controls. The antigens were compared by receiver operating characteristic analysis, and a threshold was then established. The ascospores contained in asci enclosed within cleistothecia were present in 38% of the hay blades observed; conidial heads of aspergillus were less prevalent. The same protocol was followed to make the three antigen extracts. A comparison of the results for FLD patients and exposed controls showed the area under the curve to be 0.850 for the ascospore antigen, 0.731 for the conidia, and 0.690 for the hyphae. The cutoffs that we determined, with the standard deviation for measures being taken into account, showed 67% for sensitivity and 92% for specificity with the ascospore antigen. In conclusion, the serological diagnosis of FLD by ELISA was improved by the adjunction of ascospore antigen.

Algunas reflexiones críticas sobre la lectura de Michel Foucault del Erótico (Amatorius) de Plutarco

El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar sobre la lectura de M. Foucault del Erótico de Plutarco en su Histoire de la sexualité, poniendo especial énfasis en el hecho de que, en contra de lo que afirma el pensador francés, el centro del debate no es, en opinión del autor, el tema del verdadero placer, el obtenido por el erastés de su erómenos o el obtenido por el marido de su mujer, sino la necesidad de atribuir también eros y amistad (éros kaì philia) al amor matrimonial.

Algunes reflexions crítiques al voltant de la lectura de Michel Foucault de L'Eròtic (Amatorius) de Plutarc

L'objectiu d'aquest article és fer una reflexió crítica de la lectura de M. Fouccault de l'Eròtic de Plutarc en la seva Histoire de la sexualité, posant especial èmfasi en el fet que, en contra del que afirma el pensador francès, el centre del debat no és, en opinió de l'autor, el tema del veritable plaer, l'obtingut per l'erastés del seu erómenos o l'obtingut pel marit de la muller, sinó la necessitat d'atribuir també éros i amistat (éros kaì philia) a l'amor matrimonial.

Some critical reflections on Michel Foucault's reading of Plutarch's Eroticus (Amatorius)

This aim of this article is to reflect on Michel Foucault's reading of Plutarch's Eroticus in his Histoire de la sexualité, putting emphasis on the fact that, against what it is affirmed by the French thinker, the real debate is not, in the author's opinion, about true pleasure, that obtained by the erastés from his erómenos or that obtained by husbands from their wives, but the need to assign also love and friendship (éros kaì philia) to the conjugal love.

[Illustrations de Histoire de la Nouvelle France] / [Non identifié] ; Marc Lescarbot, aut. du texte

Comprend : [Fig. à la Page de Titre : marque d'imprimeur de Jean Millot.] [Cote : 8 ° LK12 724 (A) (1-3)/Microfilm R 122139] ; [Carte dépl. en reg. p.66 : Brésil.] Figure du port de Ganabara au Brésil. [Cote : 8 ° LK12 724 (A) (1-3)/Microfilm R 122139] ; [Carte dépl. en reg. p.454 : Québec. Carte de la rivière du Dauphin pour accéder au Port Royal.] Figure du Port Royal en la Nouvelle France. [Cote : 8 ° LK12 724 (A) (1-3)/Microfilm R 122139]