Cali, Colombia, Key learning City C/Can 2025: City Cancer Challenge
Colomb. med; 48 (2), 2017
Results: 4639
Real-time PCR assay for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis
Colomb. med; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis requires an invasive and time-consuming reference method. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is rapid, but validation in pleural tuberculosis is still weak. Objective: To establish the operating characteristics of real-time polymerase chain re...
Derrame Pleural/diagnóstico, Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la PolimerasaMétodos, Tuberculosis Pleural/diagnóstico, Colombia, Estudios Transversales, Hospitales Universitarios, Mesotelioma/diagnóstico, Mycobacterium tuberculosis/aislamiento & purificación, Pleuresia/diagnóstico, Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas, Sensibilidad y Especificidad
NEDOCS vs subjective evaluation, ¿Is the health personnel of the emergency department aware of its overcrowding?
Colomb. med; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: An emergency department (ED) is considered to be "overcrowded" when the number of patients exceeds its treatment capacity and it does not have the conditions to meet the needs of the next patient to be treated. This study evaluates overcrowding in the emergency department of a hos...
Mutational spectrum in breast cancer associated BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in Colombia
Colomb. med; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: The risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer is higher in families that carry mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, and timely mutation detection is critical. Objective: To identify the presence of mutations in the Colombian population and evaluate two testing strategies. Met...
Population attributable fractions for colorectal cancer and red and processed meats in Colombia - a macro-simulation study
Colomb. med; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract: Aim: to estimate the population attributable risk of consumption of red and processed meat for colorectal cancer in Colombia. Methods: to model the expected incidence of colorectal cancer in the hypothetical situation of no red and processed meat consumption in Colombia, for the year 2010. ...
Reflections on Afro-descendant origin and the outcome of dengue fever cases in Colombia
Colomb. med; 48 (2), 2017
Caracterización de la Impactación de Segundos Molares Mandibulares Permanentes en una Población Sudamericana
Int. j. odontostomatol. (Print); 11 (2), 2017
El objetivo de este estudio fue describir las características epidemiológicas de segundos molares mandibulares permanentes impactados unilateralmente en una muestra de la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia. Se trató de un estudio retrospectivo en el cual se evaluaron radiografías panorámicas de 6785 paci...
Conocimientos y prácticas en anticoncepción de los estudiantes de medicina y enfermería de Manizales, Colombia 2015
Knowledge and practices in contraception of medical and nursing students of Manizales
Rev. chil. obstet. ginecol. (En línea); 82 (3), 2017
PROPÓSITO Establecer el grado de conocimientos y prácticas que tienen los estudiantes de medicina y enfermería de último año de Manizales, Colombia, respecto a los programas de anticoncepción. MATERIAL Y MÉTODO En el segundo semestre de 2015 se citaron los estudiantes de los cuatro programas de ...
Editorial. Queremos construir nuestros territorios
Agora USB; 17 (1), 2017
Impacto del uso racional de antimicrobianos en una clínica de tercer nivel en Colombia
Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (3), 2017
Background: The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics threatens the survival of patients and health costs. Aim: To determine the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program in bacterial resistance and antibiotic consumption. Materials and Methods: Quasi experimental study in a third level c...