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Background Asthma Action Plans (AAPs) are recommended for pediatric patients to help improve asthma control. Studies have shown variable results for unscheduled doctor and emergency room visits. AAPs may have an impact on parental self-efficacy for asthma management as well as on other daily living factors that are valuable for patients and families, such as the number of missed school days and parental workdays, and on school and caregiver management. Objective The purpose of this study is to understand parent perceptions of AAPs. The goals of this analysis were threefold, including examining (1) the association between pediatric AAPs and parental self-efficacy, (2) parent perceptions of the helpfulness of an AAP for daily living factors, and (3) associations with the type of provider who gave the AAP (a primary care provider or an asthma specialist). Methods A national cross-sectional online survey was completed in October 2018 by parents of children with asthma aged 0-17 years. Survey questions included the presence or absence of a pediatric AAP, the Bursch Parental Self-efficacy for Asthma scale, parental perceptions of the AAP's helpfulness with regard to daily living factors ranked on a 5-point Likert scale, and the provider type who gave the AAP. Survey responses were summarized in terms of percentages or means and standard deviations. A 2-sample t test and analysis of covariance were used to compare self-efficacy for asthma and parental-perception-of-helpfulness scores between subjects with an AAP versus subjects without an AAP. All reported P values were 2-sided. Results A total of 704 parents with a child with asthma completed the survey. The parents had a mean age of 37.5 years (SD 10.9), and 82% (577/704) were women and 18% (127/704) were men. Most (564/704, 80%) parents had an AAP for their child; 65% (367/564) were written, 51% (286/564) were online, and 84% (474/564) were available at school. The Bursch Self-efficacy scale was significantly higher for parents with an AAP (mean 57.7, SD 8.6) versus no AAP (mean 55.1, SD 9.9; P<.001). Parents reported that they agreed/strongly agreed that an AAP was helpful for daily living factors, including managing asthma (446/544, 82%), decreased parental missed workdays (367/544, 68%), decreased child missed-school days (396/542, 73%), and for when a child is at school (422/541 78%), with other caregivers (434/543, 80%), doing normal activities (421/540 78%), and leading a normal life (437/540 81%). Parents agreed/strongly agreed that an AAP was helpful from all provider types: a pediatric provider (583/704, 82.8%), a family practice provider (556/704, 79%), and an asthma specialist (594/704, 84.4%). There was no significant difference (P=.53) between the type of provider who gave the AAP. Conclusions Parents who had pediatric AAPs for their children reported increased parental self-efficacy compared to those who did not have AAPs. Parents found AAPs helpful for decreasing missed time from work and school, and for asthma management when at home, school, and with other caregivers. Significant AAP helpfulness was seen regardless of the provider who gave the AAP, the parent's education, and income level. Findings support the usefulness of pediatric AAPs for families and the development of easily sharable electronic AAPs for children.

SUMMARYWe investigated the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in a convenience sample of purposely selected populations of dogs, cats and horses in the Greater London area. Swabs from carriage sites were pooled, enriched and processed by standard bacteriological methods. The presence of nuc and mecA was confirmed for MRSA. Risk factors were investigated among veterinary treatment group animals using exact logistic regression analysis. Twenty-six (1·53%) MRSA carriers were identified in the 1692 animals (15/704 dogs, 8/540 cats, 3/152 horses). Animals presenting for veterinary treatment more frequently carried MRSA than healthy animals (OR 7·27, 95% CI 2·18–24·31, P<0·001). Concurrent carriage of non-MRSA coagulase-positive staphylococci was associated with MRSA carriage (OR 0·088, 95% CI 0·016–0·31, P<0·001); none of the other 13 putative risk factors was significant. MRSA carriage was rare in the selected companion animal populations. The absence of typical risk factors indicates that companion animals act as contaminated vectors rather than as true reservoirs.

Gd-doped ceria electrolyte (Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9, GDC, 700 μm thick), 30 vol% Ni-GDC cermet anode and perovskite cathode La0.6Sr0.4CoO3 (LSC) or La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3 (LSCF) were used to evaluate the electric power of the cell using 3 vol%-H2O containing H2 fuel at 873 and 1073 K. Terminal voltage, ohmic resistance and overpotential were analyzed during the operation of the cell. The maximum power density with LSC and LSCF cathode was 53 and 113 mW/cm2 at 1073 K, respectively. The ohmic resistance and overpotential at the cathode was smaller for LSCF than for LSC.

Background. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory factor involved in the pathogenesis of immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV). The association between serum TNF-α and disease severity in adult patients with IgAV nephritis (IgAV-N) has been inadequately evaluated. Methods. Serum TNF-α was measured by chemiluminescence immunoassay in 53 renal biopsy-proved IgAV-N patients, 53 healthy controls, and 53 IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients. The correlations of clinicopathologic parameters of IgAV-N patients with serum TNF-α were analyzed. Results. In this cross-sectional study, the median age of IgAV-N patients was 29 (25-37) years, and 67.9% were female. Serum TNF-α was significantly higher in the IgAV-N group than in the healthy group [7.4 (5.7-9.4) pg/mL vs. 5.9 (5.0, 7.1) pg/mL, P = 0.001 ], but comparable with sex, age, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) grade-matched IgAN patients. Serum creatinine ( P = 0.006 ) and serum cystatin C ( P = 0.001 ) were positively correlated with serum TNF-α level, while albumin ( P = 0.014 ) and eGFR ( P = 0.021 ) were negatively correlated with serum TNF-α level. Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that eGFR ( P = 0.007 ) was an independent clinical predictor of serum TNF-α. Patients with higher pathological classification grade also had higher serum TNF-α. Conclusions. Serum TNF-α is associated with renal function and the pathological classification of adult patients with IgAV-N. TNF-α is a potential biomarker for the assessment of IgAV-N severity.

4139 Background: Nearly all stage IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) patients progress after first-line treatment, and second-line options are limited. SGT-53 is an investigational product for tumor-targeted TP53 gene therapy that has completed phase Ia/Ib trials [Senser et al (2013), Mol Ther 21:1096; Pirollo et al (2016) Mol Ther 24:1697]. Methods: Here we provide an interim analysis of a Phase II trial (SGT53-02-1; NCT02340117) combining SGT-53 with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (GEM/ABX). Eligible were first-line patients or those who had progressed after FOLFIRINOX (FFX) and/or gemcitabine-based therapy (second-line). In a 7-week treatment cycle, SGT-53 (3.6 mg DNA) was given once or twice weekly with GEM/ABX (1000 mg/m2/wk and 125 mg/m2/wk, respectively, for 3 of 4 weeks). Progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) are primary endpoints.Overall survival (OS) and PFS are estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Results: Of all evaluable patients (n=20), best response in 7 patients was determined to be partial response (PR) and 13 had stable disease (SD); none had progressive disease. In the second-line patients (n=11) there were 5 PR and 6 SD after 9 had failed FFX treatment, 3 had failed gemcitabine-based treatment and 1 had failed both. For patients with elevated CA19-9, SGT-53 + GEM/ABX resulted in marked reductions in the tumor marker. Published data for patients with PAC after therapy failure [Mita et al (2019) J Clin Med 8: 761; Portal et al (2015) Br J Cancer 113:989; Wang-Gillam et al (2016) Lancet 387:545] are shown for comparison. Notably, mPFS in our second-line patients was 7.4 months versus 3.1 months for the approved second-line therapy [Wang-Gillam et al (2016)]. This improvement in PFS exceeds the benchmark proposed to predict a clinically meaningful Phase III trial [Rahib et al (2016) Lancet Oncol 2:1209]. Conclusions: Our data suggest a clinically meaningful benefit of adding SGT-53 to GEM/ABX particularly for second-line PAC patients, most of whom had failed prior FFX treatment. Clinical trial information: NCT02340117. [Table: see text]

Performance testing for a single-cell solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack is carried out to optimize its operating conditions. In this study, the Taguchi method is employed to effectively define the test matrix. The single-cell stack is composed of a 10x10 cm2 commercial anode-supported cell, metallic interconnects, current collectors, and glass-ceramic sealant. The major parameters for the experiments include: flow rates of fuel (hydrogen) and oxidant (air) gases, and temperatures. The target indices are the electrical power output, electrical efficiency, and fuel utilization. The fuel flow rates (400, 500, and 600 sccm), air flow rates (1000, 1500, and 2000 sccm) and temperatures (650, 675, and 700°C) are evaluated for different experimental combinations. The results reveal that, the operating temperature is the most crucial factor to the stack performance. The maximum power reaches to 46 W (570 mW/cm2) with a current of 58 A (715 mA/cm2) at test conditions of 700°C and fuel and oxidant flow rates of 600 sccm and 2000 sccm, respectively. As the fuel flow rate decreases to 400 sccm, the electrical efficiency can reach to 53% while the power at 34.6 W (427 mW/cm2) and current 42 A (518 mA/cm2). As the current increases to 44 A (543 mA/cm2), the fuel utilization reaches to 83%, nevertheless concentration polarization is observed in such operating condition.

Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: Heveny myocardialis infarctusban a szívizommentés sikere, a beteg életkilátása nagymértékben függ a panasz kezdete és az elzáródott koszorúér rekanalizálása között eltelt ischaemiás időtől. Jelenleg az ér nyitása optimális esetben minden betegnél koszorúér-intervencióval történik. Célkitűzés: Annak vizsgálata, hogy öt év alatt mennyit változtak az ischaemiás idő összetevői, és miben változott az elzáródott ér nyitásának módszere ST-elevációs myocardialis infarctus (STEMI) miatt végzett primer coronariaintervencióban. Módszer: 2014. 01. 01. és 2018. 12. 31. között 1663, STEMI miatt koszorúér-intervencióval kezelt betegnél (1173 férfi és 490 nő) vizsgáltuk évenkénti bontásban a panasztól a koszorúér nyitásáig eltelt idő összetevőit és a 30 napos halálozást. Eredmények: Öt év alatt a panasztól az első egészségügyi kontaktusig medián 2:53 vs. 2:10 óra (p = 0,0132), ettől az intervenciós centrumba történt felvételig medián 1:17 vs. 1:03 óra (p = 0,009), a felvételtől a ballon nyitásáig medián 0:31 vs. 0:29 óra (p = ns) telt el. A panasztól a ballon nyitásáig eltelt idő (medián 5:29 vs. 4:07 óra, p = 0,0001) rövidült, döntően 2014 és 2015 között. A gyógyszerkibocsátó stent beültetése 15%-ról 96%-ra nőtt. A vizsgált években a légzés/keringés támogatás aránya 8,2–10,6–13,9–7,6–8,4, a 30 napos halálozásé 4,1–6,8–11,1–7,4–5,7% volt; a két érték korrelációt mutat (p = 0,827). Következtetés: Öt év alatt a panasztól az első egészségügyi kontaktusig és a kórházi beszállításig eltelt idő rövidült, de az Európai Kardiológiai Társaság ajánlásához képest hosszú; a kórházi felvételtől a ballon nyitásáig eltelt idő megfelelő. A négy órán belüli reperfúzió a betegek közel felében valósult meg. Az intervenciós centrumba való gyorsabb bekerülés javíthatna az eredményen. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(13): 497–503. Summary. Introduction: In acute myocardial infarction, the heart muscle salvage, the patient’s life expectancy is highly dependent on the elapsed ischaemic time from the onset of complaint to target vessel recanalisation. Nowadays, target vessel recanalisation is performed with coronary intervention in all patients in optimal case. Objective: To examine how the components of ischemic time and the opening procedure of the occluded coronary have changed over five years in primary intervention done in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Method: Authors studied data of 1663 (1173 male and 480 female) STEMI patients in annual breakdowns treated with coronary intervention between 01. 01. 2014 and 31. 12. 2018, time from complaint to coronary artery opening, details of intervention and 30 days mortality rate. Results: During the five years, time intervals were as follows: from onset of complaint to first medical contact: median 2:53 vs. 2:10 hours (p = 0.0132), from this to admission in the interventional centre: median 1:17 vs. 1:03 hours (p = 0.009), from hospital admission to balloon opening: median 0:31 vs. 0:29 hours (p = ns). In total, the complaint to balloon opening time (median 5:29 vs. 4:07 hours, p = 0.0001) diminished, decisively from 2014 to 2015. Ratio of drug-eluting stent implantation increased from 15% to 96%. In the investigated years, the need of respiratory and/or circulatory device support ratio was 8.2–10.6–13.9–7.6–8.4, 30-day mortality rate between 4.1–6.8–11.1–7.4–5.7%; these two values showed a correlation (p = 0.827). Conclusion: The time from complaint to first medical contact and transfer to hospital against the significant decrease is still longer than the recommendation of the European Society of Cardiology. The time from hospital admission to balloon opening is adequate. Reperfusion within four hours was achieved in half of the patients in total. Faster hospitalization may improve results. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(13): 497–503.

Unintentional accidents are very common in children and are the main reason for consultation and hospitalization in paediatric surgery. Aim: To determine the factors associated with unintentional accidents resulting in hospitalization. Material and methods: This is a cross sectional study carried out in the Paediatric Surgical Emergency Department of the Children's Hospital of Rabat over a period of 4 years. We processed 1205 children's files; the data was collected and analysed by Jamovi. Results: for the 545 files selected, the median was 8 years [4; 12] and boys were predominant (70.4%). Sociodemographic factors were represented by low health insurance. In 95.1% of cases, the family lived in a house (50.1%) or an apartment (45%) compared to 4.9% who had insanitary house. For parents' level of education, fathers had a high school education (43.6%) or never attended school (16.9%), compared to 32.9% of mothers who did not attend school. No adult was present during the accident (54.6%). The accident occurred on weekdays (73.2%), especially on winter and summer (41.6% and 33.8%). The main lesions were fractures (53%). The lesions involved the limbs (52.5%) and the head (30.2%) and were multiple in 6.5% of cases. The outcome was simple in 96.1%.

Abstract Current non-invasive measurement techniques of hepatic iron concentration (HIC) include magnetic susceptometry (SQUID) and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods utilising T2 and T2*. HIC can be quantified through image measurement of the proton transverse relaxation rate (R2) (St. Pierre et al Blood 2004). The potential for using the St Pierre method to monitor changes in HIC of patients with β-thalassemia/Hb E undergoing iron chelation therapy was investigated. Seventeen non-tansfusion dependant β-thal/Hb E patients who had not previously undergone chelation were studied. Subjects were chelated with the oral iron chelator Deferiprone (DFP) and had their HIC measured using both the R2-MRI and biopsy non-heme iron techniques pre and post treatment. Ferritin levels were also assayed for comparison. The subjects ages ranged from of 13 to 53 years (mean 31.6, SD 11.5). DFP was administered at a low dose of 50 mg/kg/Day with divided doses 2 –3 times daily. The periods of drug exposure ranged between 53 and 77 weeks (mean 64.1, SD 8.4). HIC by R2-MRI and tissue iron chemical analysis, and serum ferritin Measurement R2-HIC (mg/g DW) Biopsy-HIC (mg/g DW) Serum Ferritin (ng/ml) Mean ± SD Range Mean ± SD Range G.Mean ± SE Range Initial 17.8 ± 6.6 5.7 – 29.7 18.3 ± 9.0 6.0 – 40.1 2526 ± 432 842 – 6072 Final 8.4 ± 7.9 1.0 – 23.9 7.4 ± 7.3 0.2 – 25.5 416 ± 236 113 – 4030 The results show a significant decrease of HIC after long term administration of DFP with MRI and biopsy (p= .0004 and p<0.0001 respectively). Spearman rank correlations of R2-HIC with the liver non-heme Fe and serum ferritin measures gave positive values of 0.866 (p < 0.0001) and 0.768 (p < 0.0001) respectively. The mean reduction of R2-HIC, biopsy-HIC and serum ferritin were 53%, 69%, and 74%, respectively. A decrease of 20.5% (SD ±14.9%) in the standard deviation of the R2 distribution was observed suggesting a decrease in iron heterogeneity accompanied the mean HIC decrease. The results suggest that R2 MRI has the potential to be used as a clinical monitoring tool in chelation therapy.

Abstract Abstract 3896 Chronic lymphocitytic leukaemia/Small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) is a neoplasm composed of monomorphic small neoplastic B cells that usually co-express CD5 and CD23. The current WHO classification considers CLL/SLL as the same entity being SLL the non-leukemic lymphoma presentation of CLL. The criteria for SLL include the presence of lymphadenopathy with less than 5×109/L peripheral blood B cells. Patients with SLL usually develop PB involvement during the evolution of the disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the main clinico-biological features and outcome of a series of SLL patients and compare them with the CLL patients diagnosed in the same period of time.Patients and methods: we have included 588 patients (353M/ 233F; median age 61 years) diagnosed with CLL or SLL according to the WHO classification criteria in the same period of time.The main clinico-biological features and the outcome were recorded and analysed according to the CLL/SLL diagnosis. Results: five hundred forty-five patients (93%) fulfil the criteria for CLL and 43 patients (7%) for SLL. The main clinico-biological variables according to the CLL/SLL criteria are detailed in the table. No differences were observed in gender distribution, age at diagnosis or ECOG. Patients with SLL had more frequently Binet C stage, low haemoglobin levels and platelet counts. 320 patients eventually received therapy, including purine analogues containing regimens (159 patients), chlorambucil (113), CHOP-like regimens (31), and other therapies (17). Sixty-nine patients received rituximab in combination. SLL patients received more frequently CHOP-like regimens than CLL patients, but this difference did not reach statistical significance. During the follow-up, 58% of the SLL patients eventually developed leukemic presentation, after a median time from diagnosis of 4.6 years (0.2–15 years). Patients with SLL not receiving treatment progressed to PB involvement sooner than treated SLL (median time, 1 year vs 6 year, respectively; p=0.06).Twenty four of the 588 patients eventually developed Richter syndrome, with this proportion being higher in the SLL than in CLL patients (13.1% vs 3.5%; p=0.001). Moreover, the proportion of second neoplasm (excluding non melanoma skin cancer) was higher for SLL patients than for CLL patients. After a median follow-up for surviving patients of 7.4 years (range, 0.1 to 28), 207 patients eventually died with no differences in overall survival between the two groups of patients. In addition, the causes of death were also similar (50% in SLL and 43% in CLL due to disease progression). In conclusion, although the outcome is similar in SLL and CLL groups, SLL patients more frequently had cytopenias as well as higher risk to develop Richter syndrome and second neoplasias. Genetic and other biological studies are warranted to elucidate the particular presentation and features of SLL.Patients (n=588)CLL (=545)SLL (n=43)pMedian age (years)6161Gender (Male/female)324/21929/14Binet C27/536 (5%)8/43 (18%)<0.001Hemoglobin <110 g/L26/526 (5%)7/39 (18%)0.001Platelets <100x109/L22/525 (4%)4/39 (10%)0.08High serum LDH (%)57/496 (11%)7/37 (18%)n.s.High B2 microglobuline191/442 (43%)17/32 (53%)n.s.High CD 38 expression135/484 (27%)18/38 (47%)0.011High ZAP 70 expression138/527 (26%)14/41 (34%)n.s.Unmutated IGHV160/335 (48%)10/15 (66%)n.s.Presence of Monoclonal Paraprotein28/545 (5%)4/43 (9%)n.s.Second Neoplasia (excluding Skin)74/545 (14%)11/43 (25%)0.03110-year risk of Richter Syndrome5.3%32.8%0.00110-year OS59%53.1%n.s. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Hayes and Williams’ Family Law, now in its sixth edition, provides critical and case-focused discussion of the key legislation and debates affecting adults and children. The volume takes a critical approach to the subject and includes ‘talking points’ and focused ‘discussion questions’ throughout each chapter which highlight areas of debate or controversy. The introductory chapter within this edition provides a discussion of the law’s understanding of ‘family’ and the extent to which this has changed over time, a detailed overview of the meaning of private and family life within Article 8 of the ECHR, and a discussion of the Family Justice Review and subsequent developments. Part 1 of this edition, supplemented by the ‘Latest Developments’ section, outlines the most up-to-date statistics on the incidence of marriage, civil partnerships and divorce, discusses recent case law on the validity of marriage such as Hayatleh v Mofdy [2017] EWCA Civ 70 and K v K (Nullity: Bigamous Marriage) [2016] EWHC 3380 (Fam), and highlights the recent Supreme Court decision (In the Matter of an Application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2017] 1 WLR 519) on the pension rights of unmarried cohabitants. It also considers the litigation concerning the prohibition of opposite-sex civil partnership registration from the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Steinfeld and Keidan v Secretary of State for Education [2017] EWCA Civ 81 to the important decision of the Supreme Court in R (on the application of Steinfeld and Keidan) (Application) v Secretary of State for International Development (in substitution for the Home Secretary and the Education Secretary) [2018] UKSC 32. This edition also provides an in-depth discussion of the recent Supreme Court decision in Owens v Owens [2018] UKSC 41 regarding the grounds for divorce and includes discussion of Thakkar v Thakkar [2016] EWHC 2488 (Fam) on the divorce procedure. Further, this edition also considers the flurry of cases in the area of financial provision on divorce such as Waggott v Waggott [2018] EWCA Civ 722; TAB v FC (Short Marriage: Needs: Stockpiling) [2016] EWHC 3285; FF v KF [2017] EWHC 1903 (Fam); BD v FD (Financial Remedies: Needs) [2016] EWHC 594 (Fam); Juffali v Juffali [2016] EWHC 1684 (Fam); AAZ v BBZ [2016] EWHC 3234 (Fam); Scatliffe v Scatliffe [2016] UKPC 36; WM v HM [2017] EWFC 25; Hart v Hart [2017] EWCA Civ 1306; Sharp v Sharp [2017] EWCA Civ 408; Work v Gray [2017] EWCA Civ 270, and Birch v Birch [2017] UKSC 53. It also considers the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Mills v Mills [2018] UKSC 38 concerning post-divorce maintenance obligations between former partners, and the Privy Council decision in Marr v Collie [2017] UKPC 17 relating to the joint name purchase by a cohabiting couple of investment property.Part 2 focuses on child law, examining the law on parenthood and parental responsibility, including the parental child support obligation. This edition includes discussion of new case law on provision of child maintenance by way of global financial orders (AB v CD (Jurisdiction: Global Maintenance Orders)[2017] EWHC 3164), new case law and legislative/policy developments on section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (parental orders transferring legal parenthood in surrogacy arrangements), and new cases on removing and restricting parental responsibility (Re A and B (Children: Restrictions on Parental Responsibility: Radicalisation and Extremism) [2016] EWFC 40 and Re B and C (Change of Names: Parental Responsibility: Evidence) [2017] EWHC 3250 (Fam)). Orders regulating the exercise of parental responsibility are also examined, and this edition updates the discussion with an account of the new Practice Direction 12J (on contact and domestic abuse), and controversial case law addressing the tension between the paramountcy of the child’s welfare and the protected interests of a parent in the context of a transgender father’s application for contact with his children (Re M (Children) [2017] EWCA Civ 2164). Part 2 also examines the issue of international child abduction, including in this edition the Supreme Court’s latest decision, on the issue of repudiatory retention (Re C (Children) [2018] UKSC 8). In the public law, this edition discusses the Supreme Court’s clarification of the nature and scope of local authority accommodation under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 (Williams v London Borough of Hackney [2018] UKSC 37). In the law of adoption, several new cases involving children who have been relinquished by parents for adoption are examined (Re JL & AO (Babies Relinquished for Adoption),[2016] EWHC 440 (Fam) and see also Re M and N (Twins: Relinquished Babies: Parentage) [2017] EWFC 31, Re TJ (Relinquished Baby: Sibling Contact) [2017] EWFC 6, and Re RA (Baby Relinquished for Adoption: Final Hearing)) [2016] EWFC 47).

Introdução: Solo de praças públicas tem sido apontado como indicador de contaminação humana, devido ao grande contingente de cães e gatos errantes que circulam livremente. Objetivo: verificar a contaminação por ovos e larvas de Ancylostoma sp, em amostras de solo coletadas em área de alimentação, na Cidade de Fortaleza-CE, Brasil. Material e métodos: Foram coletadas 480 amostras de solo. As amostras foram retiradas, no período seco (agosto a dezembro de 2018) e chuvoso (janeiro a julho de 2019). A área de 320m2 de onde foram colhidas as amostras, situada em torno da área de alimentação e circulação de uma Instituição pública da cidade de Fortaleza-CE. A mesma foi dividida em quatro quadrantes de 80 X 80, e em cada quadrante foram colhidas 30 amostras de solo. Foram retiradas 240 amostras de solo no período seco e 240 amostras no período chuvoso, perfazendo um total de 480 amostras. Para a retirada do solo, utilizou-se um retângulo de alumínio de dez centímetros de largura por três centímetros de altura, a um raio de cinco metros de distância de qualquer contaminação fecal. As coletas foram realizadas às 9:00 horas da manhã, com o auxílio de luva, colher-de-jardineiro e recipientes plásticos devidamente etiquetados. O retângulo de alumínio foi fixado no solo aproximadamente três centímetros de profundidade em relação à superfície. Foram removidas do solo cerca de 300g de solo, os quais foram acondicionados nos recipientes plásticos e conservados sob refrigeração a 4°C. As amostras foram processadas pelos métodos de Willia e Baermann Morais. Resultados: O helminto investigado neste trabalho foi o ancylostoma sp, sendo que a positividade para ovos foi de 53% (258/480) e para larvas foi de 51% (244/480). Das 480 amostras, 53% apresentaram positividade para ovos e 51% para larvas de Ancylostoma sp. Os maiores resultados concentram-se no período chuvoso, com 517 larvas encontradas. Conclusão: Conclui-se que os resultados demonstraram que cães e gatos desempenham um importante papel como fonte de contaminação ambiental, disseminadores e veiculadores de parasitos com potencial zoonótico, necessitando maior atenção da população, visando à diminuição do risco de infecções para o homem e aos próprios animais.