Transtorno de estresse pós-traumático como acidente de trabalho em um bancário: relato de um caso Trastorno por estrés postraumático como accidente laboral en un bancario: relato de caso Post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of occupational injury: the case of a bank employee

Este artigo relata o caso de um gerente de banco atendido por uma equipe multidisciplinar através de anamnese psiquiátrica e ocupacional e aplicação de entrevista psiquiátrica semi-estruturada (SCID) para transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT). O objetivo do artigo é exemplificar, com um caso clínico, as relações entre o TEPT e eventos traumáticos ocorridos no trabalho, demonstrando que o TEPT pode ser uma conseqüência de acidente de trabalho bancário. A visão do TEPT como doença ocupacional é um conceito novo e relevante devido aos índices elevados de violência no Brasil. O reconhecimento do TEPT no contexto do trabalho bancário é importante para orientar serviços de saúde, administradores e profissionais de recursos humanos na prevenção de TEPT (treinamento adequado, suporte psicológico, emissão de Comunicação de Acidente de Trabalho, intervenções na organização do trabalho), visando à melhoria da qualidade de vida.<br>Este artículo relata el caso de un gerente de banco atendido por un equipo multidisciplinar a través de anamnesia psiquiátrica y ocupacional, y aplicación de entrevista psiquiátrica semi-estructurada (SCID) para trastorno por estrés postraumático (TEPT). El objetivo del artículo es ejemplificar, con un caso clínico, las relaciones entre TEPT y eventos traumáticos ocurridos en el trabajo, demostrando que el TEPT puede ser una consecuencia de accidente de trabajo bancario. La visión del TEPT como enfermedad ocupacional es un concepto nuevo y relevante, debido a los índices elevados de violencia en Brasil. El reconocimiento del TEPT en el contexto del trabajo bancario es importante para orientar los servicios de salud, administradores y profesionales de recursos humanos en la prevención del TEPT (entrenamiento adecuado, soporte psicológico, emisión de comunicación de accidente de trabajo, intervenciones en el ordenamiento del trabajo), visando a la mejoría de la calidad de vida.<br>This article reports the case of a bank manager assessed by a multidisciplinary team using psychiatric and occupational history taking and a semi-structured interview (SCID) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of this article is to use a clinical case to illustrate the relationship between PTSD and traumatic events in the workplace, showing that PTSD may result from an occupational injury. The notion of PTSD as an occupational disease is a new and relevant concept due to high levels of violence in Brazil. Acknowledging PTSD in the context of bank workers is important to guide health services, administrators, and human resource professionals in applying preventive measures (appropriate training, psychological support, filling out of Work Injury Reports and interventions in the organization of work) that will provide improved quality of life

Swine and Poultry Pathogens: the Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a Strain of Mycoplasma synoviae

This work reports the results of analyses of three complete mycoplasma genomes, a pathogenic (7448) and a nonpathogenic (J) strain of the swine pathogen Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a strain of the avian pathogen Mycoplasma synoviae; the genome sizes of the three strains were 920,079 bp, 897,405 bp, and 799,476 bp, respectively. These genomes were compared with other sequenced mycoplasma genomes reported in the literature to examine several aspects of mycoplasma evolution. Strain-specific regions, including integrative and conjugal elements, and genome rearrangements and alterations in adhesin sequences were observed in the M. hyopneumoniae strains, and all of these were potentially related to pathogenicity. Genomic comparisons revealed that reduction in genome size implied loss of redundant metabolic pathways, with maintenance of alternative routes in different species. Horizontal gene transfer was consistently observed between M. synoviae and Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Our analyses indicated a likely transfer event of hemagglutinin-coding DNA sequences from M. gallisepticum to M. synoviae

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved