10 research outputs found

    Spécification de conception, de dimensionnement et de qualification des structures des lanceurs spatiaux : évolution suite à retour d'expérience de 30 ans d'exploitation

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    La famille des lanceurs Ariane aborde une phase de transition. AprĂšs le dĂ©veloppement de 5 versions successives et en particulier de la version Ariane 5 en cours de production et qui vient de passer le cap des 50 lancements successifs sans Ă©checs, une phase initiale de dĂ©veloppement vient d’ĂȘtre dĂ©cidĂ©e lors de la derniĂšre confĂ©rence ministĂ©rielle europĂ©enne de Naples. C’est une pĂ©riode propice pour la mise Ă  jour et la refonte des spĂ©cifications de conception qui s’est engagĂ©e depuis quelque temps. La premiĂšre Ă  avoir Ă©tĂ© mise Ă  jour par un groupe de travail constituĂ© par les industriels maitre d’Ɠuvre du systĂšme et de la propulsion ainsi que par la maitrise d’ouvrage est la spĂ©cification de conception, dimensionnement et essais de structure qui n’avait fait l’objet que de retouches mineures depuis les annĂ©es 80. Un retour d’expĂ©rience a permis d’identifier les lacunes de la spĂ©cification, les sujets Ă  expliciter voire mĂȘme Ă  introduire. La prĂ©sente communication vise Ă  donner les grandes lignes de ces Ă©volutions

    Structure and mechanical properties of AFS sandwiches studied by in situ compression tests in X-Ray microtomography

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    Al foam core / Al alloy skins sandwiches have potential for application in light weight structures. Recently, the foaming processes have improved and large, thick and 3D-shape panels can be produced using the precursor technology. The microstructure of an AFS sandwich is analysed in this paper at a microscale and a mesoscale using X-ray tomography and conventional SEM analysis. The main deformation mechanism of the core under compression is also studied thanks to in situ test. It is shown that the foam first present plastic buckling and then walls rupture. This is well correlated to the microstructure of the constitutive material of the core

    Diagnostic, clinical management, and outcome of bone flap-related osteomyelitis after cranioplasty

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    Objectives: We aimed to describe diagnostic, management, and outcome of bone flap-related osteomyelitis after cranioplasty. Methods: Patients followed up in our tertiary care hospital for bone flap-related osteomyelitis after cranioplasty were included in a retrospective cohort (2008-2021). Determinants of treatment failure were assessed using logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier curves analysis. Results: The 144 included patients (81 [56.3%] males; median age 53.4 [interquartile range [IQR], 42.6-62.5] years) mostly presented wound abnormalities (n = 115, 79.9%). All infections were documented, the main pathogens being Staphylococcus aureus (n = 64, 44.4%), Cutibacterium acnes (n = 57, 39.6%), gram-negative bacilli (n = 40, 27.8%) and/or non-aureus staphylococci (n = 34, 23.6%). Surgery was performed in 140 (97.2%) cases, for bone flap removal (n = 102, 72.9%) or debridement with flap retention (n = 31, 22.1%), along with 12.7 (IQR, 8.0-14.0) weeks of antimicrobial therapy. After a follow-up of 117.1 (IQR, 62.5-235.5) weeks, 37 (26.1%) failures were observed: 16 (43.2%) infection persistence, three (8.1%) relapses, 22 (59.5%) superinfections and/or two (1.7%) infection-related deaths. Excluding superinfections, determinants of the 19 (13.4%) specific failures were an index craniectomy for brain tumor (odds ratio = 4.038, P = 0.033) and curettage of bone edges (odds ratio = 0.342, P = 0.048). Conclusion: Post-craniectomy bone flap osteomyelitis are difficult-to-treat infection, necessitating prolonged antimicrobial therapy with appropriate surgical debridement, and advocating for multidisciplinary management in dedicated reference centers

    Large genomic rearrangements in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1ÎČ (TCF2) gene are the most frequent cause of maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5

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    Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) 5 is caused by mutations in the TCF2 gene encoding the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor-1ÎČ. However, in 60% of the patients with a phenotype suggesting MODY5, no point mutation is detected in TCF2. We have hypothesized that large genomic rearrangements of TCF2 that are missed by conventional screening methods may account for this observation. In 40 unrelated patients presenting with MODY5 phenotype, TCF2 was screened for mutations by sequencing. Patients without mutations were then screened for TCF2 rearrangements by the quantitative multiplex PCR of short fluorescent fragments (QMPSF). Among the 40 patients, the overall detection rate was 70%: 18 had point mutations, 9 had whole-gene deletions, and 1 had a deletion of a single exon. Similar phenotypes were observed in patients with mutations and in subjects with large deletions. These results suggest that MODY5 is more prevalent than previously reported, with one-third of the cases resulting from large deletions of TCF2. Because QMPSF is more rapid and cost effective than sequencing, we propose that patients whose phenotype is consistent with MODY5 should be screened first with the QMPSF assay. In addition, other MODY genes should be screened for large genomic rearrangements. © 2005 by the American Diabetes Association

    Avis de l'Anses relatif Ă  des nouveaux cas d’intoxications Ă  la vitamine D chez des nourrissonspar mĂ©susage de complĂ©ments alimentaires

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    Citation suggĂ©rĂ©e : Anses. 2023. Avis de l’Anses relatif Ă  « des intoxications Ă  la vitamine D chez des nourrissons par mĂ©susage de complĂ©ments alimentaires » (saisine 2022-VIG-0166). Maisons-Alfort: Anses, 13 pDans le cadre de son dispositif de nutrivigilance crĂ©Ă© en 2009 et depuis la publication de sonavis du 28 juillet 2021 relatif Ă  trois cas de signalements d’effets indĂ©sirables sĂ©vĂšresa chezdes nourrissons Ă  la suite du mĂ©susage de complĂ©ments alimentaires contenant de lavitamine Db (Anses 2021b), l’Anses a reçu trois nouveaux signalements d’effets indĂ©sirablessĂ©vĂšres (sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ© de niveau 3, dont deux cas avec menace du pronostic vital) chez desnourrissons susceptibles d’ĂȘtre liĂ©s au mĂ©susage de complĂ©ments alimentaires achetĂ©s surinternet contenant 5 000 UI et 10 000 UI par goutte de vitamine D. Ces trois cas, enregistrĂ©sdans la base de donnĂ©es de nutrivigilance sous les numĂ©ros 2022-140, 2022-335 et 2022-380ont Ă©tĂ© jugĂ©s d’imputabilitĂ© trĂšs vraisemblable.En raison de la sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ© des effets indĂ©sirables rapportĂ©s (hypercalcĂ©mies sĂ©vĂšres associĂ©esĂ  une nĂ©phrocalcinose, anorexie, hypokaliĂ©mie, trouble de la repolarisation cardiaque),l’Anses s’est Ă  nouveau autosaisie le 21 septembre 2022, estimant nĂ©cessaire de porter cescas de mĂ©susage Ă  la connaissance du public, des metteurs en marchĂ© et des professionnelsde santĂ©, dans un but d’amĂ©lioration de la sĂ©curitĂ© sanitaire du consommateur

    Avis de l'Anses relatif Ă  des nouveaux cas d’intoxications Ă  la vitamine D chez des nourrissonspar mĂ©susage de complĂ©ments alimentaires

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    Citation suggĂ©rĂ©e : Anses. 2023. Avis de l’Anses relatif Ă  « des intoxications Ă  la vitamine D chez des nourrissons par mĂ©susage de complĂ©ments alimentaires » (saisine 2022-VIG-0166). Maisons-Alfort: Anses, 13 pDans le cadre de son dispositif de nutrivigilance crĂ©Ă© en 2009 et depuis la publication de sonavis du 28 juillet 2021 relatif Ă  trois cas de signalements d’effets indĂ©sirables sĂ©vĂšresa chezdes nourrissons Ă  la suite du mĂ©susage de complĂ©ments alimentaires contenant de lavitamine Db (Anses 2021b), l’Anses a reçu trois nouveaux signalements d’effets indĂ©sirablessĂ©vĂšres (sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ© de niveau 3, dont deux cas avec menace du pronostic vital) chez desnourrissons susceptibles d’ĂȘtre liĂ©s au mĂ©susage de complĂ©ments alimentaires achetĂ©s surinternet contenant 5 000 UI et 10 000 UI par goutte de vitamine D. Ces trois cas, enregistrĂ©sdans la base de donnĂ©es de nutrivigilance sous les numĂ©ros 2022-140, 2022-335 et 2022-380ont Ă©tĂ© jugĂ©s d’imputabilitĂ© trĂšs vraisemblable.En raison de la sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ© des effets indĂ©sirables rapportĂ©s (hypercalcĂ©mies sĂ©vĂšres associĂ©esĂ  une nĂ©phrocalcinose, anorexie, hypokaliĂ©mie, trouble de la repolarisation cardiaque),l’Anses s’est Ă  nouveau autosaisie le 21 septembre 2022, estimant nĂ©cessaire de porter cescas de mĂ©susage Ă  la connaissance du public, des metteurs en marchĂ© et des professionnelsde santĂ©, dans un but d’amĂ©lioration de la sĂ©curitĂ© sanitaire du consommateur

    Correction of linezolid-induced myelotoxicity after switch to tedizolid in a patient requiring suppressive antimicrobial therapy for multidrug-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis prosthetic-joint infection

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    A 71-year-old man (85 kg) has a past history of vitiligo, ischemic myocardiopathy, and bilateral knee arthroplasties. A 1-stage exchange of the right prosthetic-joint infection (PJI) was done in 2016 for a mechanical prosthetic loosening. A massive constrained prosthetic joint was used to compensate for the bone loss (Supplementary Figure S1A). Iterative postoperative dislocations were followed by occurrence of a fistula in January 2017 and prosthetic loosening (Supplementary Figure S1B) without any pain. Because it was impossible to imagine a 2-stage exchange, a debridement and implant retention (DAIR) procedure followed by suppressive antimicrobial therapy was proposed. Daptomycin (700 mg/day) and ceftaroline (1200 mg/ day) were prescribed after the surgery. A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, which is only susceptible to dap-tomycin, vancomycin, fosfomycin, and linezolid, was found in culture from all operative samples. After 6 weeks of intravenous antimicrobial therapy, 600 mg of linezolid bid was prescribed in August 2017. Concomitant medications were ramipril, bisopr-olol, furosemide, and aspirin. Under therapy, the patient experienced a progressive decrease of hemoglobin and hematocrit (without decrease of white blood cells or platelets). Five months after linezolid introduction, the patient developed asthenia related to anemia, with a decrease of hemoglobin to 65 mg/dL, and without leucopenia or thrombocytopenia (Figure 1). The patient did not take any treatment with potential bone marrow toxicity, except linezolid. The patient has no other adverse drug reactions. A blood transfusion (2 bags) was performed, which led to an immediate increase of the hemoglobin level to 84 mg/ dL, and linezolid was switched to 200 mg of tedizolid once a day. In May 2018, 9 months after the DAIR surgery and 4 months after the switch, the patient was perfectly fine, walked despite rupture of the right knee extensor apparatus (video S2), without any pain, without any local signs of relapse (Supplementary Figure S1C), without clinical signs of neuropathy, and he experienced a continuous increase of the hemoglobin to 14 mg/dL under tedizolid therapy. No other treatment was changed or introduced

    Population pharmacokinetics and probability of target attainment of ertapenem administered by subcutaneous or intravenous route in patients with bone and joint infection

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    Descriptive epidemiology of 30,223 histopathologically confirmed meningiomas in France: 2006–2015

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