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GBS colonization status should be determined by collecting both vaginal and rectal specimens at 35-37 weeks' gestation. Inadequate screening for GBS and incorrect IAP led to an increased incidence of early-onset disease in newborns. Local public health agencies should promote surveillance and educational programs to prevent neonatal GBS infections.

Introduction Orthognathic surgery involves making several osteotomies. Any osteotomies leads to varying degrees of post-operative swelling. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of anti-edema drugs for the control of edema, using Digitizer 3D TM for measuring softtissue thickness, in patients who underwent bimaxillaryorthognathic surgery. Materials and Methods In this double-blinded, randomized, control trial, 24 patients (study group: 12 patients, control group: 12 patients) in whom bimaxillary orthognathic surgery was indicated, were included in this study. All swelling measurements were expressed as total 3-D area of the landmarks (cm 2 ) in T0 pre-operative, T1 first day after surgery, T2 fourth day after surgery, T3 4 months after surgery. For each patient we compared, by adding left and right area, the increase of swelling between T1-T0, T2-T0 and T1-T3. Results The differences T0-T1 are highly significant (p \ 0.01) between group 1 or study group (treated with Venoplant Ò ) and group 2 (control group); the differences T0-T2 are significant (p \ 0.05) between group 1 (treated with Venoplant Ò ) and group 2 (control group). The differences T1-T3 are significant (p \ 0.05) between group 1 (treated with Venoplant Ò ) and group 2 (control group). Discussion The present study suggests that Venoplant Ò significantly decreases postoperative edema in orthognathic surgery, thus precluding long-term corticosteroid use.

We can treat HIV-related lipodistrophy more extensively with lipofilling because, after harvesting the fat graft, other body contouring procedures also can be performed; there is a better aesthetic outcome in facial rehabilitation performed with lipofilling, probably due to the possibility to fill deeper than with nonabsorbable fillers.