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This study was planned and carried out as a pilot study to determine the life satisfaction of men from the Official Social Security Institutions in Turkey (n = 231). The Life Satisfaction Index was used as the measure. Among this group of retired men, the most popular leisure activities were audio-visual and reading. The strongest predictor of life satisfaction was the frequency of participation in leisure activities, followed by the level of satisfaction with health, income, and planning of leisure activities.
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Satisfacción Personal , Calidad de Vida , Jubilación , Anciano , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , TurquíaRESUMEN
This study aims to provide information on the occurrence of spotted fever rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus ticks in southern Germany. A total of 2,141 I. ricinus ticks was collected in Bavaria. Pools of 5-10 ticks were studied by a PCR targeting the rickettsial citrate synthase gene gltA. The average prevalence rate was 12% (257 of 2,141). Sequencing data exclusively identified Rickettsia helvetica DNA. Results and other data demonstrate the possible role of R. helvetica in I. ricinus as a source of human infections in southern Germany.
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Ixodes/microbiología , Infecciones por Rickettsia/prevención & control , Infestaciones por Garrapatas/prevención & control , Animales , ADN Bacteriano/genética , ADN Bacteriano/aislamiento & purificación , Femenino , Alemania , Humanos , Ixodes/crecimiento & desarrollo , Larva , Masculino , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Densidad de Población , Rickettsia/genética , Rickettsia/aislamiento & purificación , Infecciones por Rickettsia/transmisiónRESUMEN
Hereditary alkaptonuric ochronosis is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that affects approximately one in one million individuals. The most common clinical features are homogentisic aciduria, pigmentation of cartilages and other connective tissues, ochronotic arthritis and cardiovascular ochronosis. We report a case of ochronosis which has all these clinical features mentioned above. We detected homogentisic acid in the patient's plasma and urine sample by using a high-performance liquid-chromatographic method. The patient was HLA-B27 negative. The case was evaluated with both conventional radiography and helical CT. The main characteristic manifestations of ochronotic arthritis were observed in conventional radiographs. We also obtained Ray-Sum and maximum intensity projections (MIP) images of ankylosed ochronotic spine of our patient. Such images of an ochronotic patient were not encountered in the literature. Echocardiographic examination revealed thickening of the right coronary cusp which may be related to ochronotic calcific deposition, along with coaptation deficiency and slight aortic regurgitation (grade I-II). No other abnormalities concerning the other valves and ventricular function were detected.
