A new species of Bracon (Braconidae: Braconinae) from central Mexico, probable parasitoid of a weevil that feeds on roots of Argemone ochroleuca Sweet (Papaveraceae)

A new species of the braconine genus Bracon (subgenus Bracon), B. hidalguensis sp. nov., is described from the locality of Tasquillo in the state of Hidalgo, central Mexico. The new species was reared from roots of Argemone ochroleuca Sweet (Papaveraceae), where specimens of the weevil species Conotrachelus leucophaeus (Champion) (Curculionidae) were also obtained and thus probably it represents its host. The new Bracon species was characterised molecularly with DNA barcoding (COI) and a fragment of the variable D2–3 region of the nuclear ribosomal 28S gene.Fil: Rosa, Jaime Solis de la. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Facultad de Ciencias; MéxicoFil: Martinez, Juan Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa; ArgentinaFil: Benites, Pilar. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Facultad de Ciencias; MéxicoFil: Hernández Cumplido, Johnattan. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Facultad de Ciencias; MéxicoFil: Zaldívar Riverón, Alejandro. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Facultad de Ciencias; Méxic

Volume-assured pressure support mode plus pirfenidone as resuscitation therapy in patients with exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Introduction: Treatment among advanced stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is quite challenging, especially considering that no major evidence has been released about it. This case report demonstrates and discusses the benefit of non-invasive mechanical ventilation in volume-assured pressure support (AVAPS) mode plus pirfenidone based on the relief of a patient’s symptoms in combination with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) evidence.Material and methods: An 83-year-old female patient with multiple hospital admissions within a  six-month period initially presented with cardiac symptoms which were later attributed to a possible exacerbation of her primary diagnosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.Conclusion: The addition of non-invasive mechanical ventilation in AVAPS mode plus pirfenidone can improve the survival rates even in patients with current exacerbations of acute respiratory failure due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis