| course of antibiotic sensitivities in escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus from animals. | in order to establish the evolution of resistance against the common antibiotics from the beginning of their use up to the present time, the sensitivity of escherichia coli isolated from the cecum of wild boars was determined. the mic's of e. coli from these animals in a zoological garden was examined for comparison. the samples from the wild boars were collected in five forests in the belgian ardennes. the mic's obtained (table 1) are comparable to the mean values given in the early literature ... | 1979 | 397700 |
| prevalence of salmonella and campylobacter in retail chicken meat in spain. | from february to november 1999, 198 samples of chicken meat for sale in retail outlets and supermarkets in nine provinces of castilla and león (spain) were analysed for the prevalence of salmonella and campylobacter. salmonella was isolated from 71 (35.83%) of the samples analysed. the predominant serovars were s. enteritidis (47.88%), s. hadar (25.35%) and serotype 4,12:b:-(ii) (19.71%). other serovars such as s. mbandaka, s. derby, s. virchow and s. paratyphi b were isolated in much lower leve ... | 2002 | 11843408 |
| the incidence of chickenpox in the community. lessons for disease surveillance in sentinel practice networks. | sentinel practice networks have been established in many european countries to monitor disease incidence in the community. to demonstrate the value of sentinel networks an international study on the incidence of chicken pox has been undertaken. chickenpox was chosen as an acute condition for which incidence data are important to the determination of health policy on vaccine use. the project examined the incidence of chickenpox reported in sentinel networks in england and wales, the netherlands, ... | 2001 | 12380716 |
| microbiological quality of retail poultry carcasses in spain. | a total of 40 eviscerated and refrigerated chicken carcasses were collected from five retail outlets (three supermarkets and two poulterers' shops) in león (spain). the level of microorganisms on chicken carcasses was assessed using the excised breast-skin technique. mean counts (log10 cfu/g) of psychrotrophs, pseudomonads, fluorescent pseudomonads, enterococci, micrococcaceae, staphylococcus aureus, and yeasts and molds were 4.84, 4.11, 3.32, 2.72, 3.80, 3.67, and 2.99, respectively. a signific ... | 2001 | 11770624 |
| lymnaea truncatula, intermediate host of some plagiorchiidae and notocotylidae species in león, nw spain. | to study the distribution of lymnaea truncatula in the porma river basin (león, nw spain) and its helminth fauna, malacological samplings were carried out at 66 points in the basin and the presence of these molluscs was detected in 31. to trace the dynamics of this mollusc population and the prevalence and intensity of its infection by trematodes, malacological samplings were made at fortnightly intervals over two years at five locations, situated in the upper and middle regions of the river por ... | 1994 | 7930455 |
| [social and economic impact of chicken pox vaccine at 15 months of age. castile and leon, spain, 2004]. | chicken pox is a mainly childhood contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus which gives rise to major healthcare and social costs. in 2005, castile and leon added chicken pox vaccine injections to its childhood vaccination schedule for eleven year-olds subject to coming down with this disease. this strategy does not modify the major mobility generated thereby at younger ages. this study is aimed at evaluating the profitability of systematic vaccination for chicken pox in infants 15 ... | 2008 | 18398555 |