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Favier P, Wiemeyer GM, Arias MB, Lara CS, Vilar G, Crivelli AJ, Ludvik HK, Ardiles MI, Teijeiro ML, Madariaga MJ, Rolón MJ, Cadario ME. Chlamydia psittaci Screening of Animal Workers from Argentina Exposed to Carrier Birds. Ecohealth 2024:10.1007/s10393-024-01683-w. [PMID: 38637441 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-024-01683-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Different syndromes are involved in human psittacosis (flu-like syndrome, atypical pneumonia up to lacrimal gland lymphoma). Diagnostic methods include serology, culture, and PCR. The rate of Chlamydia psittaci (Cp) positive tests among exposed workers is still unknown. Our study aimed to assess the rate of positive tests among workers who have contact with carrier birds in natural reserves from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Secondary aims were to analyze risk factors linked to these outcomes and the occurrence of signs that suggest psittacosis. Nasopharyngeal swabs and serum pairs were collected from employees who had interacted with confirmed carrier birds. Those with detectable DNA of Cp and/or anti-Chlamydia spp. antibody baseline titer ≥ 160 mUI/ml, or at least quadruplicating, were considered positive. Activities performed with or near birds, personal protective equipment use, and previous chronic conditions were assessed. Possible Cp-related pathologies were evaluated during follow-up. A total of 63 exposed workers (71.4% men) with a median age of 35.7 years (IQR 26-39) were evaluated to detect 28.6% positives. Respiratory chronic conditions were the unique factor associated with positive tests (OR 5.2 [1.5-18.5] p < .05). Surprisingly, about a third of the workers resulted positive and all responded to medical treatment, none developing an acute atypical pneumonia syndrome associated with classical presentation of psittacosis. Active testing for early diagnosis and proper treatment in zoological workers exposed to carrier or potentially carrier birds is strongly suggested as part of zoonotic diseases preventive measures.
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- Patricio Favier
- Infectious Diseases Division, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Avenida Cerviño 3365, MO C1425AGP, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Animal Welfare Department, Ecoparque de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, República de la India 3000, MO C12425FGC, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Calle 5 esq. 116, MO L6360, General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina.
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- Service of Clinical Bacteriology, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas-Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán, Avenida Vélez Sarsfield 563, MO C1282AFF, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service of Clinical Bacteriology, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas-Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán, Avenida Vélez Sarsfield 563, MO C1282AFF, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service of Clinical Bacteriology, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas-Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán, Avenida Vélez Sarsfield 563, MO C1282AFF, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Avenida Cerviño 3365, MO C1425AGP, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Avenida Cerviño 3365, MO C1425AGP, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Prevention and Control of Zoonoses Department, Instituto de Zoonosis Luis Pasteur, Avenida Díaz Vélez 4821, MO C1405DCD, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biological Products Diagnosis, Serology and Molecular Biology Section, Instituto de Zoonosis Luis Pasteur, Avenida Díaz Vélez 4821, MO C1405DCD, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biological Products Diagnosis, Serology and Molecular Biology Section, Instituto de Zoonosis Luis Pasteur, Avenida Díaz Vélez 4821, MO C1405DCD, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Avenida Cerviño 3365, MO C1425AGP, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Service of Clinical Bacteriology, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas-Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán, Avenida Vélez Sarsfield 563, MO C1282AFF, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Salar-Vidal L, Chaves C, Dianzo-Delgado IT, Favier P, Giner-Almaraz S, Gómez-Gómez MJ, Martín-Gutiérrez G, Pereira I, Rodríguez-Fernández A, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Salas-Venero C, Esteban J. Multicenter evaluation of BioFire JI panel related to improved microbiological diagnostics on acute osteoarticular infections. Int J Med Microbiol 2023; 313:151588. [PMID: 37925748 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2023.151588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Microbiological diagnosis of osteoarticular infections (OI) is crucial for a successful treatment. A prospective multicenter study including 262 synovial fluids with suspicion of acute OI was performed between July 2021 and October of 2022. BioFire Joint Infection Panel multiplex-PCR test was performed and results were compared with conventional cultures of synovial fluid specimens. In total, 136 microorganisms were detected, and fourteen samples were positive for more than one microorganism. In monomicrobial infections (n = 87) agreement with culture was 69%. In 26 samples, the multiplex PCR yield an additional positive result when culture result was negative. It helped in the detection of fastidious microorganisms as K. kingae and N. gonorrhoeae. This multiplex PCR has proven to be a useful technique that can be used for patients with high suspicion of acute OI in a rapid and automated manner.
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- Llanos Salar-Vidal
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; CIBERINFEC-CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Parasitology, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- CIBERINFEC-CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Parasitology, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain; Department of Health Sciences, Loyola Andalucía University, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CIBERINFEC-CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; CIBERINFEC-CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Favier P, Raffo C, Torres D, Serio E, Pérez J, Primost I, Luna R, Kumar L, Pérez D. Restricción programada de cefalosporinas de tercera generación en contexto de un brote de bacilos gramnegativos productores de β-lactamasas tipo AmpC en unidades críticas: una experiencia de la vida real. Rev Chilena Infectol 2021; 38:597-604. [DOI: 10.4067/s0716-10182021000500597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Favier P, Torres D, Tabar M, Gismondi M, Piñeiro F, Perez J, Blugerman G, Erbin M, Rolon M, Macchi A, Pérez H. Living with dogs and cats: Is it a risk factor for skin and soft tissues infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? Int J Infect Dis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.3462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Liu X, Cassou K, Dupraz K, Favier P, Huang WH, Martens A, N'Diaye CF, Tang CX, Williams T, Yan LX, Zomer F. S-shaped non-paraxial corrections to general astigmatic beams. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis 2017; 34:576-582. [PMID: 28375327 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.34.000576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Non-paraxial perturbation wave equations are solved for general astigmatic Gaussian beams for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, in the angular spectrum representation by taking into account generic boundary conditions. Expressions for second-order corrections are derived and exemplified with an optical cavity made of two cylindrical mirrors. Non-paraxial corrections can lead, depending on the choice of boundary conditions, to a transverse S-shaped beam mode, which has been qualitatively been observed in a highly divergent non-planar four-mirror cavity.
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Andonian G, Williams O, Barber S, Bruhwiler D, Favier P, Fedurin M, Fitzmorris K, Fukasawa A, Hoang P, Kusche K, Naranjo B, O'Shea B, Stoltz P, Swinson C, Valloni A, Rosenzweig JB. Planar-dielectric-wakefield accelerator structure using Bragg-reflector boundaries. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 113:264801. [PMID: 25615344 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.113.264801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report experimental measurements of narrow-band, single-mode excitation, and drive beam energy modulation, in a dielectric wakefield accelerating structure with planar geometry and Bragg-reflector boundaries. A short, relativistic electron beam (∼1 ps) with moderate charge (∼100 pC) is used to drive the wakefields in the structure. The fundamental mode of the structure is reinforced by constructive interference in the alternating dielectric layers at the boundary, and is characterized by the spectral analysis of the emitted coherent Cherenkov radiation signal. Data analysis shows a narrow-band peak at 210 GHz corresponding to the fundamental mode of the structure. Simulations in both 2D and 3D provide insight into the propagating fields and reproduction of the electron beams dynamics observables and emitted radiation characteristics.
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- G Andonian
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- University of Colorado at Boulder, Center for Integrated Plasma Studies, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA and RadiaSoft LLC, Boulder, Colorado 80304, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Accelerator Test Facility, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Accelerator Test Facility, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Tech-X Corporation, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA
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- Accelerator Test Facility, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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n P, Favier P, naco M, Catena M, Chiapparrone M, No author NA, n A, rez A, No author NA. Search for the genome of bovine herpesvirus types 1, 4 and 5 in bovine semen. Open Vet J 2013. [DOI: 10.5455/ovj.2013.v3.i2.p126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BoHV-1) causes respiratory and reproductive disorders in cattle. Recently, bovine herpesvirus type 5 (BoHV-5) and bovine herpesvirus type 4 (BoHV-4) have been identified to be associated with genital disease. In this study, the presence of the genome of BoHV-1, BoHV-4 and BoHV-5 in bovine semen of Argentinean and international origin was analyzed by PCR assays. The most important finding of this study is the detection of the genome of BoHV-1 and BoHV-4 in semen of bulls maintained at artificial insemination centers. It is particularly relevant that BoHV-1 DNA was also identified in one sample of international origin suggesting the need for extensive quality control measures on international transport of bovine semen.
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Favier P, No author NA, Marin M, rez A, No author NA. Role of bovine herpesvirus type 5 (BoHV-5) in diseases of cattle. Recent findings on BoHV-5 association with genital disease. Open Vet J 2012. [DOI: 10.5455/ovj.2012.v2.i0.p46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Bovine herpesvirus type 5 (BoHV-5) belongs to the family Herpesviridae, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, genus Varicellovirus. This virus is a major causative agent of non-suppurative meningoencephalitis in young cattle. It was first isolated in 1962 from a neurological disease outbreak in Australia. BoHV-5 is genetically and antigenically related to bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BoHV-1), a highly prevalent virus responsible for respiratory and genital disease in cattle. Initially, BoHV-5 was considered a subtype of BoHV-1 (BoHV-1.3). However, the exclusive presentation of outbreaks of neurological disease suggested that the virus was a new agent with characteristics of neuropathogenicity. Even though both are neurotropic viruses, only BoHV-5 is capable of replicating extensively in the central nervous system and inducing neurological disease. Occasionally, encephalitis caused by BoHV-1 has been reported. Like other alpha-herpesviruses, BoHV-5 can establish latency in nervous ganglia and, by stress factors or glucocorticoid treatment, latent virus can be reactivated. During episodes of reactivation, the virus is excreted in nasal, ocular and genital secretions and transmitted to other susceptible hosts. Recently, BoHV-5 has been associated with infection of the reproductive tract. The virus has been isolated and the presence of viral DNA has been demonstrated in semen samples from Brazil and Australia and natural transmission of the virus through contaminated semen has also been described. Embryos and oocytes are permissive for BoHV-5 infection and BoHV-5 DNA has been detected in the central nervous system of aborted fetuses. The objective of this review is to compile the limited information on the recent association between BoHV-5 and reproductive disorders in cattle.
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Campone M, Fumoleau P, Tekiela A, Koralewski P, Bonneterre J, Blanchot G, Longerey B, Favier P. 453 Phase I study of vinorelbine (VRL) alternating i.v. and oral in combination with docetaxel (DTX) as 1st line chemotherapy (CT) of metastatic breast cancer (MBC). EJC Suppl 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(03)90485-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Favier P, André M. [Development groups, a practice for the very young]. Soins Psychiatr 1993:11-2. [PMID: 8128272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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