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Overview of artemisinin effectiveness during outset years of its implementation in the western Brazilian Amazon

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 114 (), 2019
BACKGROUND The elimination of malaria depends on the blocking of transmission and of an effective treatment. In Brazil, artemisinin therapy was introduced in 1991, and here we present a performance overview during implementation outset years. METHODS It is a retrospective cohort (1991 to 2002) of pati...

Perfiles de susceptibilidad de grupos bacterianos aislados de productos cárnicos en Tunja, Boyacá

Introducción. Las bacterias son organismos que se encuentran en diferentes tipos de ambientes que actúan como reservorios, entre estos, los productos de consumo derivados de los animales. Algunas de estas bacterias son capaces de causar enfermedad a los humanos y, a su vez, han evolucionado generando r...

Búsqueda de nuevos fármacos anti Triatoma infestans para controlar la enfermedad de Chagas
Search for new drugs anti Triatoma infestans to control Chagas disease

En América del Sur, Triatoma infestans es el principal insecto vector del parásitoTrypanosoma cruzi, agente etiológico de la enfermedad de Chagas (Tripanosomiasis Americana). En la actualidad, el control de Triatoma infestans se realiza principalmente mediante el rociado con insecticidas piretroides d...

Falla o resistencia en la anestesia espinal para cesárea
Failure or resistance in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section

Introducción: La anestesia regional es la más empleada en la cesárea obstétrica. En particular, el uso de la anestesia intratecal tiene sus ventajas. Aunque la tasa de falla es baja, la aparición de este evento genera dificultades que merecen atención. Objetivo: Describir la conducta anestésica en...

Sintomas persistentes ao tratamento com inibidor da bomba de prótons são devidos à doença do refluxo gastroesofágico refratária ou decorrentes de outras afecções?

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a clinical condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation is the main pathophysiological mechanism of GERD. Symptoms and complica...

Changes in antimicrobial susceptibility of commonly clinically significant isolates before and after the interventions on surgical prophylactic antibiotics (SPAs) in Shanghai

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (3), 2018
Abstract Surveillances and interventions on antibiotics use have been suggested to improve serious drug-resistance worldwide. Since 2007, our hospital have proposed many measures for regulating surgical prophylactic antibiotics (carbapenems, third gen. cephalosporins, vancomycin, etc.) prescribing practi...

Resistencia a medicamentos en mycobacterium tuberculosis: contribución de mecanismos constitutivos y adquiridos

Rev. salud pública; 20 (4), 2018
RESUMEN En presencia de aislamientos de Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) multifármaco-resistentes (MTB-MDR) y con resistencia extendida (MTB-XDR) las tasas de fracaso de los esquemas estandarizados de tratamiento son altas, constituyéndose en un verdadero problema de salud pública a nivel mundial. La ...

Is preoperative clopidogrel resistance a predictor of bleeding and risks in patients undergoing emergency cabg surgery?

Abstract Objective: The aims of this study were to determine whether the detection of preoperative clopidogrel resistance in patients undergoing cardiac surgery while using clopidogrel could play a guiding role in the prediction of postoperative excessive bleeding, transfusion requirements, and risks an...

Triagem sorológica para doença celíaca em crianças com febre familiar do mediterrâneo colchicina-resistente

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever and celiac disease share some common clinical features such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, arthralgia and arthritis. Also, both of the diseases are associated with many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Previous studies have shown the association betw...