Results: 799

Calidad de sueño del personal de enfermería

Rev. cienc. salud (Bogotá); 16 (spe), 2018
Resumen Introducción: El objetivo de esta investigación fue medir la calidad de sueño percibida por el personal de enfermería de la E.S.E. Hospital Regional de Vélez en 2012. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte trasversal con abordaje cualitativo; para la obtenció...

Evaluación clínica de la inestabilidad segmental lumbar en población trabajadora

Rev. cienc. salud (Bogotá); 16 (spe), 2018
Resumen Introducción: En la literatura existen estudios que determinan que, al menos una vez en su vida, el 70 u 80 % de la población ha presentado dolor lumbar inespecífico. Esto ha generando un impacto en el sistema de seguridad social por su alta implicación en costos de tratamientos, incapacidad...

Yellow Fever: still of concern for travelers of Colombia?: [Editorial]

Infectio; 22 (4), 2018
During the last years, the world has witnessed significant yellow fever (YF) epidemics. The one that occurred in Africa, particularly in Angola, during 2016, is a clear example of that. This outbreak included not only locally-transmitted cases in this country, but also 11 imported cases, unprecedently in...

Coxiella burnetii infection in sheep and goats: a public risk health, Colombia

Infectio; 22 (4), 2018
Objective. The aim of this study was to provide molecular evidence of C. burnetii in sheep and goats from some herds of Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia. Materials and methods. Fifteen herds of sheep and goats were chosen by convenience to investigate the infection by C. burnetii, during March and April of...

Artemeter-Lumefantrine therapeutic efficacy, safety and plasma levels in patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria from the Colombian Pacific region

Infectio; 22 (4), 2018
Introduction: In Colombia, the published studies for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria with Artemether-Lumefantrine are scarce. The aim of the study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety profile of this combination. Methods: A clinical trial was performed in ad...

Presence of anisakid larvae in commercial fishes landed in the Pacific coast of Ecuador and Colombia

Infectio; 22 (4), 2018
Introduction: Anisakidosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked fish or crustaceans parasitized by nematode larvae of the Anisakidae family. In this study, the presence of anisakid larvae was identified in fish species of consumer of the Pacific coast in Ecuador and Colo...

Atención primaria en salud mental en el conflicto armado en Colombia

Rev. colomb. enferm; 17 (1), 2018
El presente artículo de reflexión no derivado de investigación tiene el propósito rastrear la evolución de la estrategia de atenciónprimaria en salud mental desde su aparición en Colombia en 1981 y su renacimiento con la Ley 1616 del 2011, así como identificarlos elementos y retos que convergen e...

Conducta suicida en Colombia

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 47 (3), 2018
La incidencia de conducta suicida en Colombia viene aumentando en los últimos años. En 2017 se registró un incremento de suicidios de 10,0% con respecto al año 2016 y de 25,0% con relación a 2008. La tasa por 100.000 habitantes en el 2017 fue de 5,72, la mayor del decenio. Fue mayor el deceso de hom...

Foodborne parasites in Colombia: [Editorial]

Infectio; 22 (3), 2018
This number of Infectio includes the first report of Anisakis in edible fish in the Colombian pacific coast. Anisakidiasis has become an increasing threat given the extensive consumption of Sushi and raw fish worldwide as consequence of a global fad food. This report of Anisakis in 42% of the most popula...

First reporting of Anisakis sp. in the Armed Snook fish (Centropomus armatus) caught and commercialized in Buenaventura, Colombia

Infectio; 22 (3), 2018
Objective: Nematodes of the Anisakidae family are parasites found in aquatic organisms. The lack of studies on anisakidosis and Anisakis in Colombia has meant this type of parasitosis is not widely known by health personnel and underreporting of the disease is highly likely. The objective of this study ...