Ofuro bath in newborns in the rooming-in center: an experience report

Objetivo: RELATAR A EXPERIÊNCIA DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM DO ALOJAMENTO CONJUNTO DE UMA MATERNIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO QUANTO AO USO DA TÉCNICA DE BANHO DE OFURÔ, ASSOCIANDO AOS BENEFÍCIOS DO RELAXAMENTO E ASSISTÊNCIA HUMANIZADA JÁ DESCRITOS NA LITERATURA. Métodos: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA DA INTRODUÇÃO DE UMA NOVA TÉCNICA DE RELAXAMENTO PARA RECÉM-NASCIDOS. A EQUIPE FOI SENSIBILIZADA E CAPACITADA PARA UTILIZAÇÃO DA TÉCNICA E, APÓS ISSO, INICIARAM A REALIZAÇÃO NOS CUIDADOS AOS NEONATOS PREVIAMENTE SELECIONADOS. Resultados: OS RESULTADOS ALCANÇADOS DEMONSTRARAM QUE APÓS POUCOS MINUTOS DE IMERSÃO NO BALDE DE OFURÔ OS RECÉM-NASCIDOS APRESENTARAM-SE MAIS TRANQUILOS, CESSANDO O CHORO E ADORMECENDO NO DECORRER DO BANHO. TAMBÉM OBSERVOU-SE MELHORIA DE SUCÇÃO E MANUTENÇÃO DA PEGA NO ALEITAMENTO MATERNO, POIS ESTES ENCONTRAVAM-SE MAIS RELAXADOS APÓS A UTILIZAÇÃO DA TÉCNICA. Conclusão: CONSIDERA-SE ESTA EXPERIÊNCIA ENRIQUECEDORA, POIS POSSIBILITA A TRANSFORMAÇÃO DO MODELO ASSISTENCIAL, FAVORECENDO O CUIDADO INTEGRAL AOS RECÉM-NASCIDO

Ofuro bath in newborns in the rooming-in center: an experience report

Objetivo: RELATAR A EXPERIÊNCIA DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM DO ALOJAMENTO CONJUNTO DE UMA MATERNIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO QUANTO AO USO DA TÉCNICA DE BANHO DE OFURÔ, ASSOCIANDO AOS BENEFÍCIOS DO RELAXAMENTO E ASSISTÊNCIA HUMANIZADA JÁ DESCRITOS NA LITERATURA. Métodos: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA DA INTRODUÇÃO DE UMA NOVA TÉCNICA DE RELAXAMENTO PARA RECÉM-NASCIDOS. A EQUIPE FOI SENSIBILIZADA E CAPACITADA PARA UTILIZAÇÃO DA TÉCNICA E, APÓS ISSO, INICIARAM A REALIZAÇÃO NOS CUIDADOS AOS NEONATOS PREVIAMENTE SELECIONADOS. Resultados: OS RESULTADOS ALCANÇADOS DEMONSTRARAM QUE APÓS POUCOS MINUTOS DE IMERSÃO NO BALDE DE OFURÔ OS RECÉM-NASCIDOS APRESENTARAM-SE MAIS TRANQUILOS, CESSANDO O CHORO E ADORMECENDO NO DECORRER DO BANHO. TAMBÉM OBSERVOU-SE MELHORIA DE SUCÇÃO E MANUTENÇÃO DA PEGA NO ALEITAMENTO MATERNO, POIS ESTES ENCONTRAVAM-SE MAIS RELAXADOS APÓS A UTILIZAÇÃO DA TÉCNICA. Conclusão: CONSIDERA-SE ESTA EXPERIÊNCIA ENRIQUECEDORA, POIS POSSIBILITA A TRANSFORMAÇÃO DO MODELO ASSISTENCIAL, FAVORECENDO O CUIDADO INTEGRAL AOS RECÉM-NASCIDO

SARS-CoV-2 introductions and early dynamics of the epidemic in Portugal

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Portugal was rapidly implemented by the National Institute of Health in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic, in collaboration with more than 50 laboratories distributed nationwide. Methods By applying recent phylodynamic models that allow integration of individual-based travel history, we reconstructed and characterized the spatio-temporal dynamics of SARSCoV-2 introductions and early dissemination in Portugal. Results We detected at least 277 independent SARS-CoV-2 introductions, mostly from European countries (namely the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, and Switzerland), which were consistent with the countries with the highest connectivity with Portugal. Although most introductions were estimated to have occurred during early March 2020, it is likely that SARS-CoV-2 was silently circulating in Portugal throughout February, before the first cases were confirmed. Conclusions Here we conclude that the earlier implementation of measures could have minimized the number of introductions and subsequent virus expansion in Portugal. This study lays the foundation for genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Portugal, and highlights the need for systematic and geographically-representative genomic surveillance.We gratefully acknowledge to Sara Hill and Nuno Faria (University of Oxford) and Joshua Quick and Nick Loman (University of Birmingham) for kindly providing us with the initial sets of Artic Network primers for NGS; Rafael Mamede (MRamirez team, IMM, Lisbon) for developing and sharing a bioinformatics script for sequence curation (https://github.com/rfm-targa/BioinfUtils); Philippe Lemey (KU Leuven) for providing guidance on the implementation of the phylodynamic models; Joshua L. Cherry (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health) for providing guidance with the subsampling strategies; and all authors, originating and submitting laboratories who have contributed genome data on GISAID (https://www.gisaid.org/) on which part of this research is based. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the view of the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the United States government. This study is co-funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica (234_596874175) on behalf of the Research 4 COVID-19 call. Some infrastructural resources used in this study come from the GenomePT project (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022184), supported by COMPETE 2020 - Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation (POCI), Lisboa Portugal Regional Operational Programme (Lisboa2020), Algarve Portugal Regional Operational Programme (CRESC Algarve2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The complete genome sequence of Chromobacterium violaceum reveals remarkable and exploitable bacterial adaptability

Chromobacterium violaceum is one of millions of species of free-living microorganisms that populate the soil and water in the extant areas of tropical biodiversity around the world. Its complete genome sequence reveals (i) extensive alternative pathways for energy generation, (ii) ≈500 ORFs for transport-related proteins, (iii) complex and extensive systems for stress adaptation and motility, and (iv) wide-spread utilization of quorum sensing for control of inducible systems, all of which underpin the versatility and adaptability of the organism. The genome also contains extensive but incomplete arrays of ORFs coding for proteins associated with mammalian pathogenicity, possibly involved in the occasional but often fatal cases of human C. violaceum infection. There is, in addition, a series of previously unknown but important enzymes and secondary metabolites including paraquat-inducible proteins, drug and heavy-metal-resistance proteins, multiple chitinases, and proteins for the detoxification of xenobiotics that may have biotechnological applications

Ofuro bath in newborns in the rooming-in center: an experience report

Objetivo: Relatar a experiência da equipe de enfermagem do alojamento conjunto de uma maternidade do rio de janeiro quanto ao uso da técnica de banho de ofurô, associando aos benefícios do relaxamento e assistência humanizada já descritos na literatura. Métodos: Relato de experiência da introdução de uma nova técnica de relaxamento para recém-nascidos. A equipe foi sensibilizada e capacitada para utilização da técnica e, após isso, iniciaram a realização nos cuidados aos neonatos previamente selecionados. Resultados: Os resultados alcançados demonstraram que após poucos minutos de imersão no balde de ofurô os recém-nascidos apresentaram-se mais tranquilos, cessando o choro e adormecendo no decorrer do banho. Também observou-se melhoria de sucção e manutenção da pega no aleitamento materno, pois estes encontravam-se mais relaxados após a utilização da técnica. Conclusão: Considera-se esta experiência enriquecedora, pois possibilita a transformação do modelo assistencial, favorecendo o cuidado integral aos recém-nascidos

Hepatitis D virus infection in the Western Brazilian Amazon - far from a vanishing disease

INTRODUCTION: A decline in hepatitis D virus (HDV) occurrence was described in Europe and Asia. We estimated HDV prevalence in the Brazilian Amazon following hepatitis B vaccination. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional survey of HDV measured by total antibodies to HDV (anti-HD T). RESULTS: HDV prevalence was 41.9% whiting HBsAg carries and was associated with age (PR = 1.96; 95% CI 1.12-3.42; p = 0.01), hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (PR = 4.38; 95% CI 3.12-6.13; p < 0.001), and clinical hepatitis (PR =1.44; 95% CI 1.03-2.00; p = 0.03). Risk factors were related to HDV biology, clinical or demographic aspects such as underlying HBV infection, clinical hepatitis and age. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrated that HDV infection continues to be an important health issue in the Brazilian Amazon and that the implementation of the HBV vaccination in rural Lábrea had little or no impact on the spread of HDV. This shows that HDV has not yet disappeared from HBV hyperendemic areas and reminding that it is far from being a vanishing disease in the Amazon basin

NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Xenarthrans—anteaters, sloths, and armadillos—have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths. Our data set includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to the austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n = 5,941), and Cyclopes sp. have the fewest (n = 240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n = 11,588), and the fewest data are recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n = 33). With regard to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n = 962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n = 12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other data sets of Neotropical Series that will become available very soon (i.e., Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans data set. Please cite this data paper when using its data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are using these data

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