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7-15

Authors: Julián Gallón Nausa

Objective. Identify isolations of C. albicans, in children from 4 to 12 years, of a population of 189 individuals and to evaluate the above mentioned isolations opposite to three concentrations (3 %, 5 % and 7 %) of Sulfate of Zinc. Methods. There were in use the technologies of the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (CMI) and Kirby Bauer's technology, according to the parameters of the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Results: In CMI's method, with the concentrations of 3 % and 5 % one found a decrease in the forming Units of Colonies (UFC) related to the time (24, 48 and 72 hours) compared with the vine-stock control. As for the concentration of 7 %, they did not present forming units of colonies in any of three observed times. With Kirby Bauer's technology, the concentration of 3 % did not present inhibition of the growth; to the concentrations of 5 % and 7 % one presented a halo of 16 mm and 20 mm respectively. The analysis of Microscopy and Electronic Sweep (MBE), it reveals that the Sulfate of Zinc of 3 % and 5 % they present formation of biopelicula and pseudomicelio, unlike the concentration of 7 % where it was observed lisis cellular in all the fields.

31-35

Authors: Socorro Camarillo Romero, Eneida Camarillo-Romero, Hugo Medieta-Zeron, José de Jesús Garduño-García, Gerardo Huitrón-Bravo M

Objetive. Establish the correlation between serum triiodothyronine concentrations and insulin resistance by HOMA index in a group of adolescent men with risk factors for developing diabetes. Material and Methods. It´s a descriptive cross-sectional study. Participating adolescents with some risk factor for diabetes. The presence of metabolic syndrome using the modified ATPIII criteria determined by Cook. T3, T4, TSH and basal insulin were determined. HOMA index was calculated for insulin resistance. Results. 36 men with an average age of 15.97 ± 0.9 years were studied. There was positive correlation between T3 and total population HOMA-IR (r = 0.380 p = 0.022), when analyzed in the group of SM correlation increased between T3 and HOMA-IR (r = 0.647 p = 0.031). Metabolic syndrome in adolescents with a positive correlation between indices of insulin resistance and thyroid hormone concentrations.

47-64

Authors: Geovanna Córdoba Argoti, Victor Julio Vera Alfonso, Jairo Correa Jaime, Gloria Consuelo Ramírez Nieto

Objective. Evaluate the serological dynamics against avian infectious bronchitis virus and its relationship with the presentation and / or a history of clinical signs and pathological findings, under field conditions. Materials and methods. A random sampling was conducted in two phases, in broiler and breeder farms located in the Department of Cundinamarca. In the first phase blood sample were taken from a total of 224 birds, distributed over the 7 farms. In the second phase, carried out 20 days after the first, a second sample was collected from the same number of birds used in the first phase. The serum samples were used to carry out the enzyme linked immunoassay (ELISA) intended to detect antibodies against avian infectious bronchitis virus in blood serum. Results. As a result it was found that from the total farms analyzed the 85.72% showed serologic reactivity against Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus (AIBV) that correlated to the presence of clinical signs or previous history of respiratory disease in the farm.

73-80

Authors: Sara Emilia Giraldo Quintero, María Consuelo Bernal Lizarazú, Adriana Morales Robayo, Alesdy Zuled Pardo Lobo, Leopoldo Gamba Molano

Objective. To describe information about traditional use of 26 plants, identifying plant drug, preparation and administration, medicinal purposes for recommended practices and possible misuse. Materials and Methods. This work was performed in 8 popular markets of Bogotá. By applying semi-structured interviews with 16 sellers of medicinal plants. Further taxonomic identification of medicinal plants was carried out with greater reporting by sellers and their traditional use was compared with pharmacological indications reported in the Vademecum Colombiano de Plantas Medicinales. Results. Report higher plants between sellers respondents were "cidrón", "calendula" and "manzanilla", followed by "cola de caballo", "ruda" and "albahaca", which presented at least three reports each one. It was found that some of the plants mentioned by the sellers do not appear in the Vademecum Colombiano de Plantas Medicinales plants including "paico", "chitato", "alfalfa", "laurel" and "suelda consuelda". Little knowledge was detected by sellers about possible contraindications or adverse effects of medicinal plants which leads to inadequate practices within the community. Ignorance of the differences between the forms of decoction and infusion preparation was also evidenced. Plants that may be promising therapeutic for new uses reported were identified including “albahaca”, “calendula”, “cidrón”, “cola de caballo” and “manzanilla”.

93-107

Authors: Yuri Lilian González

Objective. Assessing risk perception among employees of a company in the construction sector in Bogota DC from the psychometric paradigm. Materials and methods. Two questionnaires were applied, which helped identify the activities that workers considered as more dangerous, the magnitude of risk and the attributes that underlie perception. Results. The findings indicate that workers may be considering more often attributes of immediacy of consequences to determine the severity of the damage that the degree of fear or rejection by those activities which are considered as more harmful to health and wellness. In the same way became clear that a magnitude of high risk is perceived preferably in newfangled activities for workers and found that although the magnitude of the risk is high, perceived control over risks and knowledge of them that allows them to take risk without fear of causing damage to your health