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Cambios clínicos y epidemiológicos de candidemias en pacientes adultos desde 2000 a 2013

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (1), 2017
Background: Invasive Candida spp. infections have been described more frequently. Aim: To characterize the epidemiological data of candidemia in recent years. Methods: A retrospective study of adult patients in a University Hospital in Santiago, Chile, with 1 or more documented episodes of candidemia, fr...

Incidencia poblacional, características epidemiológicas y desenlace funcional de pacientes con ataque cerebrovascular isquémico y afasia

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (2), 2017
Background: Sequelae after a stroke are common and may lead to disability. Aphasia - defined as an acquired language disturbance - can cause important limitations in quality of life. Aim: To describe the epidemiological features of patients who had an aphasia after a first episode of ischemic stroke and ...

Effects of climatic and social factors on dengue incidence in Mexican municipalities in the state of Veracruz

Salud pública Méx; 59 (1), 2017
Abstract: Objective: To assess links between the social variables and longer-term El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) related weather conditions as they relate to the week-to-week changes in dengue incidence at a regional level. Materials and methods: We collected data from 10 municipalities of the ...

Incidencia del síndrome de abstinencia en niños críticamente enfermos

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 88 (1), 2017
Objetivo: determinar la incidencia del síndrome de abstinencia (SA), describir presentación clínica e identificar la presencia de factores de riesgo. Metodología: se realizó un estudio prospectivo, observacional, de evaluaciones reiteradas usando la Sophia Observation Withdrawal Symptoms Scale (SOWS...

Complications of Liver Resection in Geriatric Patients

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Introduction and aims. Liver resection is the treatment of choice for many primary and secondary liver diseases. Most studies in the elderly have reported resection of primary and secondary liver tumors, especially hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal metastatic cancer. However, over the l...

Molecular and clinical epidemiological surveillance of dengue virus in Paraíba, Northeast Brazil

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Despite being the most prevalent arboviral disease worldwide, dengue has been neglected lately. However, recent epidemics of arboviruses such as Zika and chikungunya in locations throughout the world have alerted health authorities to these diseases. This study evaluated the incid...

Identifying the incidence of rash, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in patients taking lamotrigine: a systematic review of 122 randomized controlled trials

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Lamotrigine is an antiepileptic drug used for the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder and numerous off-label uses. The development of rash significantly affects its use. The most concerning of these adverse reactions is Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis. We performed a syst...

Early-onset neonatal sepsis and the implementation of group B streptococcus prophylaxis in a Brazilian maternity hospital: a descriptive study

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract Objectives: To describe early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) epidemiology in a public maternity hospital in Brasilia, Brazil. Methods: We defined EOS as a positive blood culture result obtained from infants aged ≤72 hours of life plus treatment with antibiotic therapy for ≥5 days. Inc...

Herpes zoster en adultos mayores en un hospital privado de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, junio 2013 - mayo 2014
Herpes zoster in elderly adults in a community hospital in Buenos Aires. June 2013-May 2014

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (1), 2017
El herpes zoster (HZ) se produce por reactivación del virus varicela zoster. Sus principales factores de riesgo son edad avanzada y presencia de comorbilidades (diabetes, inmunodepresión). Existen escasos datos de HZ en Sudamérica, y especialmente en adultos mayores. Analizamos retrospectivamente las ...

¿Es posible disminuir la incidencia de encefalopatía hipóxico isquémica?
Is it possible to reduce the incidence of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy?

Objetivo: Determinar si una política local, establecida en la Maternidad del Hospital Padre Hurtado (HPH), para bajar la incidencia de Encefalopatía Hipóxico Isquémica es efectiva, sin incrementar en forma relevante la tasa de cesáreas. Diseño: Estudio de cohorte. Escenario: Unidad de Gestión Clí...