Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli on broiler carcasses after chilling in southern Brazil

Campylobacter jejuniand C. colihave been associated with gastrointestinal disorders in human beings, due mainly to the consumption of chicken meat. Despite control measures for reducing contamination by these bacteria, the detection of Campylobacter in carcasses after chilling remains high.A total of 105 carcasses were assessed by the horizontal detection method in five federally inspected slaughterhouses in southern Brazil in 2012 and in the first three months of 2013. Campylobacterwas isolated in 37.1% of the carcasses, of which 97.5% contained C. jejuni and 2.5% were infected by C. coli. The rate of positive carcasses across the slaughterhouses ranged from 0 to 71.4%. Determining the occurrence of Campylobacteramong flocks is crucial for estimating the microbial load at specific points along the slaughtering process and for minimizing the risk of contamination of end products by Campylobacter.

Desenvolvimento de um método de análise de vitamina C em alimentos por cromatografa líquida de alta eficiência e exclusão iônica

A vitamina C é um nutriente extremamente importante para a fisiologia humana. No Brasil o consumo de vitamina C sob a forma de concentrados vitamínicos ainda é bastante restrito devido aos altos preços, restando para a maioria da população o consumo via alimentos como frutas e vegetais. A dosagem de vitamina C em alimentos tem, então, um papel crucial no que diz respeito aos estudos pós-colheita para a conservação e a minimização das perdas deste nutriente tão sensível. Neste estudo, é apresentado um método para análise de vitamina C por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência utilizando coluna de troca iônica forma hidrogênio, que demonstrou ser mais eficiente do que os métodos usuais por coluna de fase reversa (C18) para matrizes complexas e baixos teores do analito. A reprodução dos perfis cromatográficos foi em nível de linha de base com picos de pureza espectral comprovada por detector de arranjo de diodos. Esse método também foi avaliado segundo a extração mais adequada para estabilização da vitamina C, e mostrou que a fase móvel (ácido sulfúrico suprapuro® 0,05 M) foi uma solução extratora adequada para a estabilização da vitamina C.

Are serum cystatin C levels influenced by steroid doses in lupus nephritis patients?

INTRODUCTION: Cystatin C is considered a promising test to evaluate glomerular filtration rate, since it has characteristics of an ideal endogenous marker, being similar or even superior to serum creatinine according to some studies. However, it is possible that some factors (as corticotherapy) could have an influence on serum cystatin C levels regardless of the glomerular filtration rate. The aim of this study was to investigate if different doses of glucocorticoid could have an influence on serum cystatin C levels in lupus nephritis patients. METHODS: We evaluated 42 patients with lupus nephritis that performed 109 different blood collections; their mean age was 37.7 ± 13.1 years old, and 88% were female; the mean estimated glomerular filtration rate was of 61.9 ± 20.0 mL/min. Patients were divided according to their glucocorticoid dose in two groups: A - high (pulse therapy with methylprednisolone and prednisone > 0.5 mg/kg/d, n = 14) versus B - low doses (prednisone ≤ 0.5 mg/kg/d, n = 28). Serum creatinine levels were used as parameters for renal function comparison. Cystatin C was determined by an in-house methodology, using Luminex system flow citometry. RESULTS: Considering these groups, cystatin C levels were different only in the second visit (p = 0.106). But, when the serum creatinine levels were considered in the same groups, a marginally significant difference among them (p = 0.070) was observed, which suggested that the difference in cystatin C levels between the groups was caused by their respective glomerular filtration rate. There was not any difference between those groups that received or did not receive pulse therapy. CONCLUSION: Although some previous studies have shown that glucocorticoid has an influence on serum cystatin C levels, we have not observed such interference in the lupus nephritis patients submitted to corticotherapy.

Förteckning öfver framlidne majoren och riddaren C. F. Wallenstjernas boksamling, som kommer att försäljas å Kejserliga Akademiens auctions-kammare i Åbo den 26 november 1825

Julkaisuvuosi nimekkeestä.

Förteckning öfver aflidne lagmannen, verkelige stats-rådet och riddaren C. G. Hisings efterlemnade boksamling, hvilken kommer att säljas på Auktionskammaren i Helsingfors den [16, 17] april 1845

Imprimatur: J. M. af Tengström.

Förteckning å framlidne förste expeditions-secreteraren C. Boijes efterlemnade böcker, som komma att å offentelig auction försäljas

Imprimatur: N. A. Gyldén.