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[en] Prostate cancer is the most common chronic disease among men in most parts of the world. According to the National Cancer Institute (INCA) in Brazil in 2018, 68,000 new cases were registered. Among the main treatments the radiotherapy has been shown to be effective in controlling and curing the disease. However, it is noted that the patient satisfaction index is not the most encouraging and there is little research that points to the sup-port of the hospital team. The aim of this study was to collect data from medical records about the adverse effect of the disease and through questionnaire the level of knowledge about the disease and the support offered by sector and to make recommendations for radiotherapy units Data were collected from 147 patients and of that total, 51 answered the questionnaire. The survey also shows that there was little referral to the complementary therapeutic service during of treatment. It is identified that more than 50% them knew very little about prostate cancer and 42% had no participation in the choice of treatment. It is observed that it is difficult to insert support policies for patients with prostate cancer, the professionals who work in oncology and radiotherapy centers underestimate the effects of the disease. It is observed, through research, that many of the symptoms and debilitations could be mitigated if there was a greater interaction between the health team and the patient, reducing the effects of radiation and accelerating the patient's integration for the social environment. (author)

[en] Staphylococcus aureus is highly prevalent among patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), and this pathogen may trigger and aggravate AD lesions. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. aureus in the nares of pediatric subjects and verify the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of the isolates in pediatric patients with AD. Isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility, SCCmectyping, and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) genes. Lineages were determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). AD severity was assessed with the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index. Among 106 patients, 90 (85%) presented S. aureus isolates in their nares, and 8 also presented the pathogen in their skin infections. Two patients had two positive lesions, making a total of 10 S. aureusisolates from skin infections. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus(MRSA) was detected in 24 (26.6%) patients, and PVL genes were identified in 21 (23.3%), including 6 (75%) of the 8 patients with skin lesions but mainly in patients with severe and moderate SCORAD values (P=0.0095). All 24 MRSA isolates were susceptible to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, while 8 isolates had a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) to mupirocin >1024 μg/mL. High lineage diversity was found among the isolates including USA1100/ST30, USA400/ST1, USA800/ST5, ST83, ST188, ST718, ST1635, and ST2791. There was a high prevalence of MRSA and PVL genes among the isolates recovered in this study. PVL genes were found mostly among patients with severe and moderate SCORAD values. These findings can help clinicians improve the therapies and strategies for the management of pediatric patients with AD