Valle Giumentina (Abruzzes, Italie)

Gynandromorphs in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Gynandromorphs of Culex nigripalpus Theobald (2), Cx. pedroi Sirivanakarn and Belkin (1) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (2) are described. Two individuals of the latter species were reared in the laboratory, while the remaining three specimens were wild-caught with different traps in rural areas in Valle del Cauca department, southwestern Colombia. All of the individuals were mounted on microscop...

Two new species of the genus Longicheles Valle, 1953 from the Kelkit Valley, Turkey, with redescription Longicheles lagrecai (Valle, 1963) (Acari: Macrochelidae).

The Kelkit Valley is geographically a transitional zone between the Middle Black Sea and Inner Anatolia regions in Turkey. Two new species of Macrochelidae are described from this area--Longicheles ozkani sp. nov. and Longicheles ayyildizi sp. nov. Longicheles lagrecai (Valle, 1963) is recorded for the Turkish fauna and redescribed on the basis of specimens collected from the Valley. A world-wi...

Clinical experience in the management of penile fractures at Hospital Universitario del Valle (Cali--Colombia).

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES The main objective of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with penile fracture in the Hospital Universitario del Valle (Cali, Colombia). METHODS A descriptive study, reviewing all the medical records of patients diagnosed with penile fracture from January 2001 to December 2008 at Hospital Universitario del Valle (.HUV).in Cali. It t...

The cost of stroke in Valle d’Aosta: linking clinical registries and administrative data

Factors predictive of adherence to tuberculosis treatment, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

BACKGROUND Early diagnosis and treatment are fundamental to tuberculosis (TB) control. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of TB management continues to be influenced by treatment adherence. OBJECTIVE To determine which factors are predictive of adherence to TB treatment at the time of diagnosis in Colombia. METHODS A cohort of 300 patients newly diagnosed with TB was followed up over 26 weeks....