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Incidence of virulence determinants in clinical Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolates collected in Bulgaria

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (2), 2016
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of some virulence genes among 510 clinical Enterococcus spp. isolates and to assess the association of those genes with the species, infection site, and patient group (inpatients/outpatients). Methods Adhesins genes (aggregation substances agg and asa1 of ...

Incidence of allergic contact sensitization in central Chinese subjects with chronic urticaria

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (2), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic urticaria (CU) can be provoked by a wide variety of causes. Some studies suggest contact sensitization may play a role in the disease. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and distribution characteristics of allergic contact sensitization in central Chinese subjects with...

Cancer patterns, trends and projections in Latin America and the Caribbean: a global context

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract: Objective: To develop a situation analysis encompassing the patterns and trends in cancer incidence and mortality in South and Central America and the Caribbean, with comparisons globally and with selected external countries. Materials and methods: Data on cancer incidence and mortality rates...

Oropharyngeal cancer: an emergent disease?

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Oropharyngeal cancer incidence has recently increased, thereby attracting public attention. Akin to other malignancies of the upper aerodigestive tract, it has been attributed to the carcinogenic effects of tobacco and alcohol use. However, recent evidence shows that a substantial increase in th...

Challenges in the development and implementation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, have become the leading cause of human morbidity and mortality. In Mexico, cancer is the third leading cause of death, with a high incidence among the economically active population, a high proportion of advanced stages at diagnosis and ...

Historical distribution of central nervous system tumors in the Mexican National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Salud pública Méx; 58 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in the first fifty years of the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Mexico Manuel Velasco Suárez (Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía de México, INNN) from 1965 to 2014. Materials and m...

Tumor filoide. Estado del arte

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 20 (2), 2016
El tumor filoide (TF) es una neoplasia fibroepitelial con una baja incidencia a nivel mundial, lo que limita el poder contar con estudios prospectivos acerca de su abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico. Se hace una revisión actualizada de su presentación, diagnóstico y tratamiento. Con las característ...

Las vacunas contra el dengue ¿una realidad para la Argentina?
Dengue vaccines. A reality for Argentina?

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (2), 2016
Los brotes de dengue se suceden anualmente en Argentina desde el año 1998. Existen vacunas contra esta enfermedad en distintos grados de desarrollo que han sido probadas en países endémicos. La más avanzada hasta el momento fue autorizada para su comercialización en tres países de América Latina, ...

Candida parapsilosis: principal causa de candidemia en un hospital de referencia para adultos de Costa Rica

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
Background: Invasive Candida bloodstream infections are frequent and display high mortality in clinical practice. There is scarce published on this topic in Central America. Objective: To characterize the epidemiology of candidemia in a hospital setting in Costa Rica. Methods: 210 cases of nosocomial can...

Epidemiology and outcome of patients with postoperative abdominal fistula

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to present the epidemiological profile, incidence and outcome of patients who developing postoperative abdominal fistula. Methods: This observational, cross-sectional, prospective study evaluated patients undergoing abdominal surgery. We studied the epidemiological profile, the in...