Nuris G. Morales Pinto, Roberto José Herrera Acosta, Diego Llerena Calvo
Background: The street foods are distributed in all the countries of the world, representing a part of the culture and gastronomy of each country, they are ready for consumption and easily acquired. They are exposed to unfavorable conditions that lead to rapid deterioration and increased microbial load. The study consisted of microbiologically evaluating a street food outside the Universidad del Atlántico North Campus.Methods: A survey was applied to know the most consumed food in the university community. In addition, it structured a randomized 3x2 factorial arrangement, where two sampling points will analyze design: Black and Fritos Fritos Juanca, of which 3 samples of the same food were extracted for evaluation of their quality and microbiological safety. Results: Counting microorganisms yielded 16.67% of the samples contaminated by fecal coliforms with 25 CFU / g, total coliform count was present in 50% of the samples with 27.5 and 75.0 results between CFU/ g, whereas 100% of the samples had presence of aerobic mesophiles, and in the total of these there was no presence of sulfite-reducing spores and Staphylococcus aureus.Conclusion: Therefore, all quality control measures must be taken to reduce the growth of microorganisms and prevent food contamination through hygiene techniques, training in health education, basic principles of Good Manufacturing Practices and hygienic practices in food handling.
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Background: Guillen barre syndrome is the most frequent cause of flaccid paralysis in the world, it is characterized by an acute demyelinating, autoimmune and multiple etiology polyneuropathy, among which are included infectious agents such as Campylobacter jejuni, Zika virus, of genetic and environmental factors. Case Report: We present the case of a 56-year-old Colombian male patient with a history of hypertension, who entered the intensive care unit with symptoms of atypical asymmetric motor neurological compromise, which rapidly progressed to ventilatory failure and subsequent confinement síndrome. Discussion: Guillen barre síndrome establishes a potentially fatal disease, the semiology of pain, paresthesia, symmetric-progressive, distal weakness, instability, hipo/areflexia, constitute a neurological emergency. There are Clinical variants establishing a great.
{"title":"Unusual clinical presentation of Guillain Barre syndrome: a case report","authors":"A. Marenco, Juan M. Lozada","doi":"10.17081/INNOSA.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17081/INNOSA.60","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Guillen barre syndrome is the most frequent cause of flaccid paralysis in the world, it is characterized by an acute demyelinating, autoimmune and multiple etiology polyneuropathy, among which are included infectious agents such as Campylobacter jejuni, Zika virus, of genetic and environmental factors. \u0000Case Report: We present the case of a 56-year-old Colombian male patient with a history of hypertension, who entered the intensive care unit with symptoms of atypical asymmetric motor neurological compromise, which rapidly progressed to ventilatory failure and subsequent confinement síndrome. \u0000Discussion: Guillen barre síndrome establishes a potentially fatal disease, the semiology of pain, paresthesia, symmetric-progressive, distal weakness, instability, hipo/areflexia, constitute a neurological emergency. There are Clinical variants establishing a great.","PeriodicalId":92995,"journal":{"name":"Ciencia e innovacion en salud","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43686949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. López, G. L. Amell, Mariela Suárez Villa, Yoleines Fuentes Sandoval, Silvana Schonewolff Goenaga, Kiara Verdooren Muñoz
Introducción: Este artículo aborda aspectos relacionados con el estado nutricional de los niños menores de 5 años en una IPS del municipio de Soledad, Atlántico. Los indicadores antropométricos son de gran utilidad para valorar el estado de salud y nutrición de los niños, permitiendo medir de forma indirecta la calidad de vida de una población y el diagnóstico nutricional del niño. El objetivo es determinar los índices antropométricos relacionados con el estado nutricional en niños menores de 5 años en Soledad, Atlántico. Métodos: Investigación cuantitativa descriptiva transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 140 niños y niñas menores de 5 años asistentes al programa de recuperación nutricional, a los cuales se les evaluó el estado nutricional mediante el patrón de referencia y puntos de corte para la clasificación antropométrica del estado nutricional. Resultados: Los resultados obtenidos de esta investigación muestran que el 56% de la población son niñas, de las cuales el 59% está en riesgo de desnutrición global, siendo las menores de 2 años las más afectadas (35 %), el 36% en desnutrición global; en niños el 43% se encuentra en riesgo de desnutrición global, siendo el 24% menores de 2 años. Conclusión: Evaluar el crecimiento de los niños mediante la antropometría constituye un indicador que resume varias condiciones relacionadas con salud y nutrición, y reflejan la problemática que está afectando la salud de esta franja poblacional, por tanto la buena nutrición puede cambiar fundamentalmente la vida de los niños, mejorar su desarrollo físico, mental y proteger su salud.
{"title":"Estado nutricional de niños menores de cinco años en el caribe colombiano","authors":"M. López, G. L. Amell, Mariela Suárez Villa, Yoleines Fuentes Sandoval, Silvana Schonewolff Goenaga, Kiara Verdooren Muñoz","doi":"10.17081/INNOSA.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17081/INNOSA.62","url":null,"abstract":"Introducción: Este artículo aborda aspectos relacionados con el estado nutricional de los niños menores de 5 años en una IPS del municipio de Soledad, Atlántico. Los indicadores antropométricos son de gran utilidad para valorar el estado de salud y nutrición de los niños, permitiendo medir de forma indirecta la calidad de vida de una población y el diagnóstico nutricional del niño. El objetivo es determinar los índices antropométricos relacionados con el estado nutricional en niños menores de 5 años en Soledad, Atlántico. \u0000Métodos: Investigación cuantitativa descriptiva transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 140 niños y niñas menores de 5 años asistentes al programa de recuperación nutricional, a los cuales se les evaluó el estado nutricional mediante el patrón de referencia y puntos de corte para la clasificación antropométrica del estado nutricional. \u0000Resultados: Los resultados obtenidos de esta investigación muestran que el 56% de la población son niñas, de las cuales el 59% está en riesgo de desnutrición global, siendo las menores de 2 años las más afectadas (35 %), el 36% en desnutrición global; en niños el 43% se encuentra en riesgo de desnutrición global, siendo el 24% menores de 2 años. \u0000Conclusión: Evaluar el crecimiento de los niños mediante la antropometría constituye un indicador que resume varias condiciones relacionadas con salud y nutrición, y reflejan la problemática que está afectando la salud de esta franja poblacional, por tanto la buena nutrición puede cambiar fundamentalmente la vida de los niños, mejorar su desarrollo físico, mental y proteger su salud.","PeriodicalId":92995,"journal":{"name":"Ciencia e innovacion en salud","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49282114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}