Enseñanza y aprendizaje de la Biología Celular en la educación superior en contexto de virtualidad en la pandemia de COVID-19 / Teaching and learning of Cell Biology in higher education in the context of virtuality in the COVID-19 pandemic

El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar y comparar las estrategias de enseñanza aprendizaje implementadas en la enseñanza de la Biología Celular en la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC)-Argentina y en la Universidad de Granada (UGR)-España, con el fin de realizar revisión y ajuste curricular de la oferta académica en la Facultad de Odontolgia UNC y comparar las condiciones académicas de alumnos, en los ciclos lectivos 2020 y 2021, en ambas universidades. Las estrategias que se implementaron para continuar con los estudios superiores, de modalidad virtual, no son suficientes para que los alumnos comprendan y aprendan destrezas, conceptos y actitudes requeridas para los estudios universitarios. Si bien la modalidad híbrida, es decir el dictado de los conceptos teóricos en modalidad virtual y las prácticas de modalidad presencial, permitiría acceso a los estudios superiores a alumnos que tienen condiciones económicas desfavorables

Perfil microbiológico en servicio de Neonatología / Microbiological profile in the Neonatology service

RESUMEN Se realizó este estudio en el servicio de Neonatología del Hospital Universitario Pediátrico José Luis Miranda, de Santa Clara, en el período de junio 2015 - mayo 2016. Se analizaron los aislamientos de microorganismos en los cultivos realizados a los neonatos hospitalizados, con el objetivo de investigar la prevalencia y sensibilidad de estos gérmenes. Se confirmaron 69 aislamientos, en los cuales predominaron los gérmenes grampositivos; el estafilococo prevaleció de forma significativa y ofreció resistencia creciente a cefazolina. Dentro de los gramnegativos, la escherichia coli resultó el microorganismo con mayor aislamiento, mientras que el acinetobacter se comportó resistente a las cefalosporinas.

ABSTRACT A study was carried out in the Neonatology service at "José Luis Miranda" Pediatric University Hospital, in Santa Clara, from June, 2015 to May, 2016. The isolations of microorganisms in the cultures performed on hospitalized neonates were analyzed with the aim of investigating the prevalence and sensitivity of these germs. Sixty-nine isolates were confirmed, in which the gram-positive ones predominated; staphylococcus prevailed significantly and offered a high resistance to cefazolin. Escherichia coli was the microorganism with the highest isolation among the gram-negative bacteria, while acinetobacter exhibited resistant to cephalosporins.

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms at HSPB1 rs7459185 and TGFB1 rs11466353 with radiation esophagitis in lung cancer.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Radiochemotherapy (RCT) success in lung cancer (LC) can be limited due to the onset of adverse effects in the adjacent normal tissue such as radiation-induced esophageal toxicity (RIET). Therefore, specific biomarkers to customize the RCT dose administration and esophageal toxicity prediction are necessary to improve treatment effectiveness. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 247 LC patients prospectively recruited between 2012 and 2016 from 3 institutions were genotyped for 7 SNPs along TGFB1 and HSPB1 genes seeking an association with RIET risk development. Kaplan-Meier cumulative probability and Cox proportional hazards analyses were used to evaluate the effect of TGFB1 and HSPB1 genotypes on such risk. RESULTS: Multivariate analyses showed that patients carrying the HSPB1 rs7459185 CC genotype were associated with a significantly higher risk of acute grade 3 RIET than those carrying the GG/GC genotypes (HR = 17.73; 95% CI = 2.896-108.49; p = 0.002). LC patients who received higher (>median) volume of esophagus exposed to 30 Gy and harboring the rs7459185 GG/GC genotypes showed a significantly lower RIET incidence (p < 0.001). Additionally, LC patients carrying the TGFB1 rs11466353 GG genotype were found to be associated with a lower risk of late grade 2 RIET compared with those with the TT/TG genotypes (HR = 0.29; 95% CI = 0.103-0.830; p = 0.021). Patients receiving a high (>60 Gy) radiation dose who presented the rs11466353 GG genotype had a significantly lower RIET incidence (p = 0.025). CONCLUSION: The presence of different rs7459185/rs11466353 genotypes in LC patients associated with RIET risk and may be useful biomarkers along with other risk factors for guiding therapy intensity in an individualized therapy.