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The detection and significance of minimal residual disease in chronic myeloid leukemia

Medicina (B.Aires); 60 Suppl 2 (), 2000
The focus of the study of minimal residual disease (MRD) is to redefine the concept of remission by using more sensitive molecular techniques to detect level of disease burden below that of conventional pathology. The detection of the chimeric bcr-abl mRNA transcript in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is ...

Evaluation of red blood cell aggregation in diabetes by computerized image analysis

Medicina (B.Aires); 60 (5 Pt 1), 2000
Red blood cell (RBC) aggregation has been widely studied and its importance is well established in the rheology of microcirculation. RBC aggregation is a major factor responsible for the flow properties of blood. Increased RBC aggregation has been observed in several pathological states. Therefore, the m...

Uso de la trovafloxacina en el tratamiento de la neumonia adquirida en la comunidad
Use of trovafloxacin therapy in community-acquired pneumonia

Medicina (B.Aires); 59 (supl.1), 1999
En la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad (NAC), al momento del diagnóstico el microorganismo responsable es desconocido, por lo cual el tratamiento es empírico, basado en el cuadro clínico y el o los presuntos agentes causales. La internación es una decisión trascendente en los pacientes con NAC. D...

El papel de la trovafloxacina en el tratamiento de la neumonía nosocomial
[The role of trovafloxacin in the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia]

Medicina (B.Aires); 59 Suppl 1 (), 1999
In order to understand the role of trovafloxacin in the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia, the nature and characteristics of this infection have to be first reviewed. During the first part of this revision the principal aspects of the epidemiology are reviewed, some concepts which take part in the pathog...