RESUMO
The efficacy of Lamstreptocide A & B was studied on 9 natural cases of bovine and caprine dermatophilosis in 8 different farms in St. Kitts, employing standard histopathologic and bacteriological methods. The lesions of 5 of the treated cases were dried-up and there was marked peeling-off of scabs of a severely affected case exposing erythematous underlying tissue, at 3 weeks post-application of the product. Apart from 3 mild cases which were not available for follow-up studies and which were reported to have recovered, there was no outright recovery of the 5 animals after treatment at 3 weeks, and even after a second application of the product. An in vitro sensitivity test of the product revealed a slowing down of growth of Dermatophilus congolensis at concentrations in excess of 1 percent by agarstreak method. However, there was no inhibition of growth of the bacterium by an agar-impregnated sensitivity method (AU)
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21003 , Actinomicose/veterinária , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Doenças dos Bovinos/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças das Cabras/tratamento farmacológico , Actinomicose/tratamento farmacológico , Bovinos , CabrasRESUMO
We present our first case of actinomycosis in Trinidad and we believe this is also the first reported case of hepatic actinomycosis in the West Indies.(AU)
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Humanos , Adulto , Masculino , Actinomicose/patologia , Hepatopatias/patologiaRESUMO
Five cases of actinomycosis seen at the University Hospital of the West Indies have been described. Unlike other reports, more than half of the cases (3) were of the thoracic type. There was no case of the cervico-facial form. In all instances, the correct diagnosis was not considered until the disease was well advanced. Pencillin therapy was effective in all the patients (AU)
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Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Actinomicose/diagnóstico , Pneumopatias Fúngicas/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , JamaicaRESUMO
The case of abdominal actinomycosis is, as far as we are aware, the first to be recorded from Jamaica. In addition, no reports on the occurrence of gangrene of the scrotum are known from this island. The presence of a member of the family, Pseudomonadaceae, which is at present under study is intriguing. Its possible role as the cause of the gangrene is discussed (AU)
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Humanos , Adulto , Masculino , Actinomicose/diagnóstico , Actinomicose/etiologia , Gangrena/diagnóstico , Gangrena/etiologia , Abdome , Escroto/patologia , Pseudomonadaceae/patogenicidadeRESUMO
A survey of the Caribbean area by questionnaire, reference to official reports, personal contacts and correspondence, was made in order to find out the incidence of brucellosis. It appears that while the incidence is low in animals and man in most territories, it can assume dangerous proportions in animals if given suitable conditions and can become a formidable public health problem. It is evident that brucellosis in the West Indies is a disease introduced from Europe and the U.S.A. by importation of animals to improve local breeds. It is emphasised that strict precautions must be taken in future to ensure that such animals are brucellosis free (AU)