Aetiological diagnosis in acute and recurrent pericarditis: When and how

The cause of acute and recurrent pericarditis is often a major concern for the clinicians in clinical practice. Several possible causes of pericarditis can be listed, as the pericardium may be involved in a large number of systemic disorders or may be diseased, as an isolated process. The reported diagnostic yield of extensive laboratory evaluation and pericardiocentesis is low in the absence of cardiac tamponade or suspected neoplastic, tuberculous, and purulent pericarditis. Patients with pericarditis can be safely managed on an outpatient basis without a thorough diagnostic evaluation unless a specific cause is suspected or the patient has high-risk features, or both. A targeted aetiological search should be directed to the most common cause on the basis of the clinical background, epidemiological issues or specific presentations. In developed countries the clinicians should rule out neoplastic, tuberculous, and purulent pericarditis, as well as pericarditis related to a systemic disease

Análise comparativa da flexibilidade de instrumentos endodônticos, submetidos ou não a tratamento térmico Comparative analysis of the flexibility of endodontic instruments, submitted or not to thermal treatment

O presente estudo buscou avaliar a flexibilidade de dois tipos de limas: tipo K e Flexofile® de diferentes números, submetidas ou não a um tratamento térmico recristalizador. Para tanto, utilizaram-se 144 limas que foram submetidas ao ensaio de flexão em um troptômetro e uma célula de carga. Os resultados evidenciaram que o tratamento térmico recristalizador foi capaz de provocar a redução na resistência à flexão das limas tipo K de 56,78 a 82,06%. Nas limas Flexofile®, a diminuição da resistência à flexão foi da ordem de 1,94 a 50,60%, quando comparadas com as Flexofile® não-tratadas. Concluiu-se que o tratamento térmico recristalizador, como o proposto, reduz a resistência à flexão das limas tipo K de forma significativa, e das limas tipo Flexofile® de maneira pouco sensível.<br>The aim of this study was to evaluate the bending resistance of 2 types of files: K and Flexofile®, from different numbers submitted or not to a recrystallizing thermal treatment. A hundred and forty-four files were submitted to the bending test in a torquemeter with a scale. The results made evident that the recrystallizing thermal treatment was able to cause a decrease on the bending resistance of the K type files between 56.78 and 82.06% (alpha = 0.05%). The Flexofile® files presented a decrease on the bending resistance between 1.94 and 50.60% (alpha = 0.05%), in comparison with non-treated Flexofile® files, except for number 25. In conclusion, the recrystallizing thermal treatment, as proposed, reduces the bending resistance of K type files in a significant way, and of Flexofile® files in a less marked way

A survey of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control strategies in Italy

Data regarding the implementation of state-of-the-art methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control procedures in Italy are lacking. There is a need to evaluate compliance with MRSA recommendations (CR) in Italian hospitals

Integrated coastal zone management in the context of COVID-19

With the increasing need for and emergence of research on ocean and coastal issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ocean & Coastal Management journal presents this Special Issue with relevant articles within the scope of Coastal Management in times of COVID-19. This Special Issue received 43 tentative abstracts, 29 manuscripts were submitted, and finally, 12 articles were accepted. We provide a wide panorama of those twelve articles that integrate the special issue, covering a diverse range of topics regarding coastal management in the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven papers are studies that discuss environmental and social problems during this time in coastal zones, while the other five explore the use of technology to face COVID-19 on beaches. These twelve articles give some insights to improve coastal management, focused on tourist beaches, natural disasters, and fisheries. In sum, this special issue offers an organized compendium of high-level articles, as a contribution to evolve towards the better ocean and coastal management within the rapid emerging of publications about COVID-19.Fil: Perillo, Gerardo Miguel E.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Botero, Camilo M.. Universidad Sergio Arboleda.; ColombiaFil: Milanes, Celene B.. Universidad de la Costa.; ColombiaFil: Elliff, Carla I.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Cervantes, Omar. Universidad de Colima; MéxicoFil: Zielinski, Seweryn. Sejong University; Corea del SurFil: Bombana, Briana. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Glavovic, Bruce C.. Massey University; Nueva Zeland