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Prevalence of household falls in long-lived adults and association with extrinsic factors

Resume Objective: to identify the prevalence of falls among older adults and the extrinsic factors associated with them. Method: population-based cross-sectional study with 350 older adults. A household survey was conducted using a questionnaire addressing socio-demographic, clinical, and environmental...

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A multicenter matched case-control study

Biomédica (Bogotá); 36 (4), 2016
Abstract Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent pathogen at critical care services. Its presence leads to increased hospital stays and mortality risk in patients with bacteremia. However, the etiology of this resistance marker has not been fully studied. Objective: To i...

Paradoxo dos fatores de risco na ocorrência de parada cardiorrespiratória em pacientes com síndrome coronária aguda

RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar pacientes admitidos com síndrome coronariana aguda sem prévia identificação de fatores de risco cardiovascular com pacientes que portavam um ou mais fatores de risco. Métodos: Análise retrospectiva dos pacientes admitidos com o primeiro episódio de síndrome coronariana...

Uso de biomarcadores na sepse pediátrica: revisão de literatura

RESUMO A despeito dos avanços nos últimos anos, a sepse ainda é uma das principais causas de internação e mortalidade em lactentes e crianças. A presença de biomarcadores na resposta a um insulto infeccioso resulta em seu uso na triagem, no diagnóstico, no prognóstico (estratificação de risco)...

Cáncer colorrectal en Nuevo León: factores de riesgo, hallazgos clínicos y cambios en el desempeño físico de los pacientes a los 12 meses de postcirugía
Colorectal cancer in Nuevo León: risk factors, clinical findings and changes in physical performance of patients 12 months after surgery

Salud pública Méx; 58 (6), 2016

Standardization of the face-hand test in a Brazilian multicultural population: prevalence of sensory extinction and implications for neurological diagnosis

Clinics; 71 (12), 2016
OBJECTIVE: The face-hand test is a simple, practical, and rapid test to detect neurological syndromes. However, it has not previously been assessed in a Brazilian sample; therefore, the objective of the present study was to standardize the face-hand test for use in the multi-cultural population of Brazil...

Age-related changes in the expression of ICAM-1 in the aorta of Wistar albino rats

Int. j. morphol; 34 (4), 2016
ICAM-1 which is expressed by endothelial cells and leukocytes are observed as first markers in diseases such as transplant rejection, diabetes and atherosclerosis and in infections caused by various pathogens. In the present study, it is aimed to reveal the age-related changes in the expression of ICAM-1...

Immunoexpression of cell proliferation markers in oral squamous cell carcinoma

This study aimed to assess the immunoexpression of cell proliferation markers (Ki-67 and Mcm-2) in oral tongue cancer, correlating it with patients' age and prognostic indicators. Sample was composed of 22 cases under 40 years and 22 over 50 years of age. Clinical staging and histological grade of malign...

Total protein composition of young and adult Biomphalaria alexandrina snails with different compatibilities to Schistosoma mansoni infection

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (4), 2016
Abstract:Schistosomiasis remains a disease of major global public health concern since it is a chronic and debilitating illness. The widely distributed Schistosoma mansoni that causes intestinal schistosomiasis represents a great threat. Its world-wide distribution is permitted by the broad geographic ra...