Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of Salmonella in artificially inoculated chicken meat.

The aim of this study was to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol for the detection of Salmonella in artificially contaminated chicken meat. Tests were performed with different dilutions of Salmonella Typhimurium or Salmonella Enteritidis cells (10(-7), 10(-8) or 10(-9) CFU/mL) inoculated in chicken meat samples, in order to establish the limits of detection, incubation times (0, 6, 8 and 24 hours of pre-enrichment in PBW 1%) and three DNA extraction protocols (phenol-chloroform, thermal treatment and thermal treatment and Sephaglass). The assay was able to detect until 10(-9) CFU/mL of initial dilution of Salmonella cells inoculated in chicken meat, which allows detection of Salmonella within 48 hours, including 24 hours of pre-enrichment and using the phenol-chloroform DNA extraction protocol. As the results are obtained in a shorter time period than that of microbiological culture, this procedure will be useful in the methodology for detection of Salmonella in chicken.

[The teaching of primary health care: diagnostic and educational evaluation by microcomputers]. / O ensino de atenção primária à saúde: avaliação diagnóstica e formativa através de microcomputadores.

The study aims to explore the utilization of the Formative Evaluation by the microcomputer in the teaching of primary attention to the health. The experiment is composed of eight modules, programmed in Basic software "Formative Evaluation". For each module, a "Question Bank" with three sorts of feedbacks was organized. The sample includes 16 subjects. The results show that the Formative Evaluation by Microcomputer proportioned to the students a cognitive domain significantly higher than the traditional instruction. However, it didn't provide a significantly superior performance to the students who experienced this system.

[Self-care in treatment following the Ilizarov method--a case study]. / Auto cuidado no tratamento pelo método de Ilizarov-um estudo de caso.

The authors performed a case study using Dorothea Orem's self-care model as a framework in the treatment by llizarov's method, administering care and specific orientations for recovery and prevention of further disorders. The operational system of the study consisted of procedures related to demands of universal and therapeutic care during hospitalization. Demands were detected in the pre-operative and care developed in the postoperative phase, providing the patient with the knowledge and achievement of the necessary procedures to be followed at home.