5 research outputs found
Prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity of Escherichia coli and Salmonella species in field cases of rabbit intestinal coccidiosis treated with prebiotic
This study aimed to investigate the effect of prebiotic treatment on E. coli and Salmonella species during natural intestinal coccidiosis in rabbits. The experiment was conducted on 45 selected farm rabbits of which 15 were coccidian free (Negative control; NC, group) and 30 were naturally coccidian infected. The infected animals were allocated into two equal groups including positive control (PC) and prebiotic treated (PT) that were orally treated with prebiotic for 8 successive days. Fecal oocyst count was assessed daily during the course of treatment. Meanwhile, the PC group had a significantly high oocyst count (21.67Ă103 ± 0.82 OPG), with a significant increase in the prevalence of E. coli and Salmonella (86.7 % and 46.7 %, respectively). Moreover, the NC group remained coccidian free and exhibited E. coli infection only with no detection of salmonella isolates. Findings of in-vitro susceptibility testing showed that E. coli isolates were highly resistant to most of the tested antimicrobials while Salmonella isolates showed variable degrees of resistance. In conclusion, the prebiotic treatment significantly reduced the prevalence of E. coli and Salmonella infections coexisted with intestinal coccidiosis in naturally infected rabbits
Children patients with COVIDâ19: How can parental and peer support lessen the psychological burden of isolation
Abstract Aim To assess the effect of parental and peer support on children's selfâesteem during the isolation period in COVIDâ19âinfected children is the main objective of this study. Design This is a descriptive crossâsectional study. One hundred ninety children with a confirmed diagnosis of COVIDâ19 were included. Methods A survey questionnaire to assess family and children's demographic characteristics was used for this study. A 13âitem scale to assess parental support during the isolation period and a 10âitem scale to assess peers' support during the isolation period were evaluated. Along with it, a 10âitem scale to assess selfâesteem during the isolation period was also measured. Results Home isolation was associated with higher parental and peer support scores than hospital isolation. The mean age of study participants was 13.23â±â4.05âyears; 52.6% were isolated at home versus 47.4% in hospital isolation. Phone calling and WhatsApp/messenger chat were methods of communication for 44.2% and 33.2% of patients, respectively. 6.3% of them had no method of communication. Child selfâesteem was significantly affected by both parental and peer support during isolation. The increase in pronounced negative psychological effects such as disorientation, anger, low selfâesteem and postâtraumatic distress may be caused by a lack of parental care. No patient or public contribution to this study Patients or the general public were not involved in the design, analysis or interpretation of the data in this study. The study's aim and objectives were developed based on children's selfâesteem, which was limited by questionnaire data information, so the researchers completed demographic and diseaseârelated questionnaires by interviewing them