A AIDS caracteriza-se como doença degenerativa, crônica e progressiva. Após a introdução da terapia antirretroviral (TARV), observou-se
uma importante redução na morbimortalidade. No entanto, ao longo do tratamento, os indivíduos podem apresentar alterações cardiometabólicas. Objetivo:
Avaliar...
ABSTRACT Objectives: Innate immunity is involved in the physiopathology of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), with the participation of Gram-negative bacteria, modulation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27 and the involvement of pattern recognition receptors, such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs). The aim of t...
ABSTRACT Introduction: This study, developed in a federal hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, has aimed to analyze the social representation of chronic disease and its treatment, in the perspective of adolescents and their caregivers. Methods: The sample consisted of 31 adolescents (11–21 yea...
ABSTRACT Fibromyalgia (FM) and hyperparathyroidism may present similar symptoms (musculoskeletal pain, cognitive disorders, insomnia, depression and anxiety), causing diagnostic confusion. Objectives: To determine the frequency of asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism in a sample of patients with FM and to e...
Abstract: Background: Topical antimicrobial drugs are indicated for limited superficial pyodermitis treatment, although they are largely used as self-prescribed medication for a variety of inflammatory dermatoses, including atopic dermatitis. Monitoring bacterial susceptibility to these drugs is difficu...
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Dermatitis Atópica/microbiología,
Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana,
Staphylococcus aureus/efectos de los fármacos,
Bacitracina/farmacología,
Estudios Transversales,
Pruebas Antimicrobianas de Difusión por Disco/métodos,
Ácido Fusídico/farmacología,
Gentamicinas/farmacología,
Mupirocina/farmacología,
Neomicina/farmacología
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate visual acuity and transient pattern reversal (PR) visual evoked potentials (VEPs) in the fellow eyes of children with strabismic and/or anisometropic amblyopia. Methods: Children diagnosed with strabismic and/or anisometropic amblyopia were recruited for electrophysiologic...
Ambliopía/fisiopatología,
Análisis de Varianza,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Potenciales Evocados Visuales/fisiología,
Ojo/fisiopatología,
Estimulación Luminosa,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Valores de Referencia,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Estrabismo/fisiopatología,
Factores de Tiempo,
Agudeza Visual/fisiología
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To verify the publication rate of the abstracts presented at the XII Brazilian Congress of Experimental Surgery. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study that evaluated if the abstracts accepted for presentation at the XII Brazilian Congress of Experimental Surgery were published...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the central corneal thickness (CCT), corneal volume (CV), and anterior and posterior corneal surfaces using the Scheimpflug imaging system in patients diagnosed with tilted disc syndrome (TDS). Methods: The study group (Group 1) and the control group (Group 2) comprised 35...
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Córnea/diagnóstico por imagen,
Córnea/patología,
Córnea/fisiopatología,
Paquimetría Corneal/métodos,
Topografía de la Córnea/métodos,
Estudios Transversales,
Presión Intraocular,
Disco Óptico/anomalías,
Disco Óptico/patología,
Disco Óptico/fisiopatología,
Enfermedades del Nervio Óptico/fisiopatología,
Tamaño de los Órganos,
Valores de Referencia,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Síndrome,
Agudeza Visual
Abstract Objective: To evaluate a child development surveillance tool proposal to be used in primary care, with simultaneous use of the Denver II scale. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 282 infants aged up to 36 months, enrolled in a public daycare in a countryside community in Rio Grande d...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Discapacidades del Desarrollo/diagnóstico,
Discapacidades del Desarrollo/epidemiología,
Monitoreo Epidemiológico,
Tamizaje Masivo/instrumentación,
Tamizaje Masivo/métodos,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Prevalencia,
Atención Primaria de Salud/métodos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to compare two different empiric treatments for late-onset neonatal sepsis, vancomycin and oxacillin, in a neonatal intensive care unit with a high prevalence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in an neonata...
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Transversales,
Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal/estadística & datos numéricos,
Sepsis Neonatal/tratamiento farmacológico,
Sepsis Neonatal/microbiología,
Sepsis Neonatal/mortalidad,
Oxacilina/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Infecciones Estafilocócicas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Infecciones Estafilocócicas/microbiología,
Infecciones Estafilocócicas/mortalidad,
Staphylococcus,
Staphylococcus aureus,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Vancomicina/uso terapéutico
