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Aspectos epidemiológicos, clínicos y microbiológicos en pacientes menores de 5 años con neumonía bacteriana
Epidemiological, clinical and microbiologic aspects in patients under 5 years with bacterial pneumonia

Medisan; 25 (6), 2021
Introducción: Las infecciones respiratorias agudas abarcan entre 20 y 40 % del total de todas las hospitalizaciones y 20 - 34 % de las muertes en menores de 5 años de edad, fundamentalmente a expensas de neumonía. Objetivo: Describir aspectos epidemiológicos, clínicos y microbiológicos en pacient...

Complicated pneumonia with empyema caused by streptococcus anginosus in a child

ABSTRACT Objective: To highlight the pathogenicity of Streptococcus anginosus, which is rare in pediatric patients, but can cause severe infections that are known to have a better outcome when treated early with interventional procedures and prolonged antibiotic therapy. Case description: The patient ...

Recomendaciones para el diagnóstico y tratamiento antimicrobiano de la neumonía bacteriana adquirida en la comunidad en pediatría

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (4), 2019

Características clínicas de la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad del adulto inmunocompetente hospitalizado según el agente causal

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (12), 2018
Background: Molecular biological techniques allow the identification of more pathogens associated with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Aim: To compare clinical and laboratory parameters of patients with CAP caused by different groups of pathogens. Material and Methods: In a prospective study, immun...

Neumonía bacterémica por Neisseria meningitidis: primer caso reportado en Chile y revisión bibliográfica

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (2), 2018
Few cases of bacteremic pneumonia by Neisseria meningitidis (NM) have been described worldwide; mostly in elderly patients or those with comorbidities. They appear clinically indistinguishable from other acute infectious pneumoniae, that do not develope the syndrome of meningococcemia. We report a 17-yea...

Infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with or without radiologically confirmed pneumonia

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (1), 2018
Abstract Objective: Community-acquired pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity in childhood, but the detection of its causative agent remains a diagnostic challenge. The authors aimed to evaluate the role of the chest radiograph to identify cases of community-aquired pneumonia caused by typical bac...

Comparison of serum PCT and CRP levels in patients infected by different pathogenic microorganisms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (7), 2018
To avoid the abuse and misuse of antibiotics, procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been used as new approaches to identify different types of infection. Multiple databases were adopted to search relevant studies, and the articles that satisfied the inclusion criteria were included. Meta-...

Pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica in two HIV-positive patients

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Bordetella bronchiseptica (BB) is a Gram-negative coccobacillus responsible for respiratory diseases in dogs, cats and rabbits. Reports on its development in humans are rare. However, in immunosuppressed patients, especially in those with the immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...

Bacteriemia recurrente por Bordetella bronchiseptica en un paciente con trasplante de medula ósea

Biomédica (Bogotá); 35 (3), 2015
Se reporta un caso de bacteriemia recurrente por Bordetella bronchiseptica en un paciente inmunocomprometido con antecedentes de trasplante alogénico de medula ósea por síndrome mielodisplásico, quien ingresó al hospital por síndrome febril. Bordetella bronchiseptica es un agente patógeno veterina...

Incidencia de egresos por neumonía en niños menores de 24 meses antes y después de la implementación de la vacuna conjugada antineumocócica 10-valente en el Programa Nacional de Inmunizaciones de Chile

Rev. chil. pediatr; 86 (3), 2015
Introducción: Streptococcus pneumoniae es la primera causa de neumonía bacteriana en niños, principalmente en hospitalizados. La vacuna antineumocócica 10-valente fue introducida al Programa Nacional de Inmunizaciones de Chile el año 2011. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la incidencia de ...