Objective: To compare oral hygiene practices, education and social background, food intake and oral malodor of Algerian adults suffering from dental caries with normal controls, and to determine and compare the bacter...Objective: To compare oral hygiene practices, education and social background, food intake and oral malodor of Algerian adults suffering from dental caries with normal controls, and to determine and compare the bacterial composition of the supragingival plaques from the above-mentioned groups.Methods: Participants completed a questionnaire and were clinically examined for dental caries using decayed, missing and filled teeth index according to the criteria laid down by the World Health Organization. Supragingival plaque samples were collected from 50 caries-free adults(CF) and 50 caries-active adults(CA). Standard procedures of culture and identification of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria were used. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test.Results: A total of 117 bacterial strains were isolated from supragingival plaques in CF group subjects, 76(64.96%) of them belonged to 9 aerobic genera, and 41(35.04%) to 9anaerobic genera(P < 0.05). While in the second group, 199 strains were isolated, 119(59.80%) of the strains belonged to 10 aerobic genera and 80(40.20%) to 10 anaerobic bacteria(P < 0.05). Streptococcus mutans, Enterococcus faecium, Aerococcus viridans,Actinomyces meyeri, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Eubacterium limosum showed a significantly higher prevalence in the CA group(P < 0.05). The findings revealed that CA group had a high sugar intake(80%). A significantly higher frequency of tooth brushing(P < 0.000) and a significantly less self-reported oral malodor(P < 0.000) and tooth pain(P < 0.000) were found in CF group, while there was no association of socioeconomic levels and intake of meal snacks with dental caries.Conclusions: This study confirms the association of some aciduric bacteria with caries formation, and a direct association of sugar intake and cultural level with dental caries.Furthermore, oral hygiene practices minimize the prevalence of tooth decay.展开更多
There is an extensive body of literature focused on sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction,but results are con-flicting and no objective definition of septic cardiomyopathy(SCM)has been established.SCM may be defined a...There is an extensive body of literature focused on sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction,but results are con-flicting and no objective definition of septic cardiomyopathy(SCM)has been established.SCM may be defined as a sepsis-associated acute syndrome of non-ischemic cardiac dysfunction with systolic and/or diastolic left ventricular(LV)dysfunction and/or right ventricular dysfunction.Physicians should consider this diagnosis in patients with sepsis-associated organ dysfunction,and particularly in cases of septic shock that require vasopres-sors.Echocardiography is currently the gold standard for diagnosis of SCM.Left ventricular ejection fraction is the most common parameter used to describe LV function in the literature,but its dependence on loading condi-tions,particularly afterload,limits its use as a measure of intrinsic myocardial contractility.Therefore,repeated echocardiography evaluation is mandatory.Evaluation of global longitudinal strain(GLS)may be more sensi-tive and specific for SCM than LV ejection fraction(LVEF).Standard management includes etiological treatment,adapted fluid resuscitation,use of vasopressors,and monitoring.Use of inotropes remains uncertain,and heart rate control could be an option in some patients.展开更多
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文摘Objective: To compare oral hygiene practices, education and social background, food intake and oral malodor of Algerian adults suffering from dental caries with normal controls, and to determine and compare the bacterial composition of the supragingival plaques from the above-mentioned groups.Methods: Participants completed a questionnaire and were clinically examined for dental caries using decayed, missing and filled teeth index according to the criteria laid down by the World Health Organization. Supragingival plaque samples were collected from 50 caries-free adults(CF) and 50 caries-active adults(CA). Standard procedures of culture and identification of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria were used. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test.Results: A total of 117 bacterial strains were isolated from supragingival plaques in CF group subjects, 76(64.96%) of them belonged to 9 aerobic genera, and 41(35.04%) to 9anaerobic genera(P < 0.05). While in the second group, 199 strains were isolated, 119(59.80%) of the strains belonged to 10 aerobic genera and 80(40.20%) to 10 anaerobic bacteria(P < 0.05). Streptococcus mutans, Enterococcus faecium, Aerococcus viridans,Actinomyces meyeri, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Eubacterium limosum showed a significantly higher prevalence in the CA group(P < 0.05). The findings revealed that CA group had a high sugar intake(80%). A significantly higher frequency of tooth brushing(P < 0.000) and a significantly less self-reported oral malodor(P < 0.000) and tooth pain(P < 0.000) were found in CF group, while there was no association of socioeconomic levels and intake of meal snacks with dental caries.Conclusions: This study confirms the association of some aciduric bacteria with caries formation, and a direct association of sugar intake and cultural level with dental caries.Furthermore, oral hygiene practices minimize the prevalence of tooth decay.
文摘There is an extensive body of literature focused on sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction,but results are con-flicting and no objective definition of septic cardiomyopathy(SCM)has been established.SCM may be defined as a sepsis-associated acute syndrome of non-ischemic cardiac dysfunction with systolic and/or diastolic left ventricular(LV)dysfunction and/or right ventricular dysfunction.Physicians should consider this diagnosis in patients with sepsis-associated organ dysfunction,and particularly in cases of septic shock that require vasopres-sors.Echocardiography is currently the gold standard for diagnosis of SCM.Left ventricular ejection fraction is the most common parameter used to describe LV function in the literature,but its dependence on loading condi-tions,particularly afterload,limits its use as a measure of intrinsic myocardial contractility.Therefore,repeated echocardiography evaluation is mandatory.Evaluation of global longitudinal strain(GLS)may be more sensi-tive and specific for SCM than LV ejection fraction(LVEF).Standard management includes etiological treatment,adapted fluid resuscitation,use of vasopressors,and monitoring.Use of inotropes remains uncertain,and heart rate control could be an option in some patients.
