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Utilidad del score Quick-SOFA en el diagnóstico de sepsis en pacientes pediátricos: servicio Desconcentrado Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Agustín Zubillaga
Usefulness of the Quick-SOFA score in the diagnosis of sepsis in pediatric patients: Servicio Desconcentrado Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Agustín Zubillaga

Bol. méd. postgrado; 34 (1), 2018
El score Quick-SOFA (qSOFA) no ha sido diseñado para utilizarlo en niños, aunque se ha utilizado en numerosos estudios como marcador de disfunción orgánica en sepsis a falta de un score propio para tal fin. Con el objetivo de determinar la utilidad del score Quick-SOFA en el diagnóstico de sepsis en...

Microorganismos causantes de neumonía adquirida en la comunidad
Microorganisms that cause pneumonia acquired in the community in Guantanamo

Rev. inf. cient; 97 (4), 2018
Introducción: la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad (NAC) es una de las infecciones más frecuentes en el ámbito mundial, su incidencia es variable y está relacionada con la edad, presencia de enfermedades concomitantes y algunos factores de riesgo específicos como tabaquismo y abuso de alcohol. Obj...

Neumonía adquirida en la comunidad

Rev. pediatr. electrón; 14 (1), 2017
La neumonía adquirida en la comunidad ocurre en pacientes previamente sanos y su principal etiología es viral. Dentro de las etiologías bacterianas la principal en el recién nacido es el S. agalactiae y en los mayores es S. pneumoniae. Es la principal causa de muerte en niños menores de 5 años de e...

Air pollutants and hospital admission due to pneumonia in children: a time series analysis

Summary Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the association between expo sure to air pollutants and hospitalization for pneumonia among children in a medium-sized city located in the sugar cane plantation region of São Paulo State. Methods: An ecological time-series study was conducted wi...

Exposure to fine particulate matter and hospital admissions due to pneumonia: Effects on the number of hospital admissions and its costs

Summary Objective: Given that respiratory diseases are a major cause of hospitalization in children, the objectives of this study are to estimate the role of exposure to fine particulate matter in hospitalizations due to pneumonia and a possible reduction in the number of these hospitalizations and cost...

Effects of CpG oligodeoxynucleotide 1826 on acute radiation-induced lung injury in mice

Biol. Res; 49 (), 2016
BACKGROUND: The radiation-induced lung injury is a common complication from radiotherapy in lung cancer. CpG ODN is TLR9 activator with potential immune modulatory effects and sensitization of radiotherapy in lung cancer. This study aimed to examine the effect of CpG ODN on acute radiation-induced lung i...

Caracterización de las infecciones respiratorias en pacientes adultos oncológicos

Introduction: Infections are common in oncology. Aim: To characterize respiratory infections in hospitalized adult cancer patients. Methods: Prospective, descriptive study of febrile adult patients in oncology at the Hospital Clínico Universidad Católica de Chile, between April 2008 and April 2009. Res...

Pneumonias adquiridas na comunidade na infância e adolescência
Community-acquired pneumonia in childhood and adolescence

Rev. méd. Minas Gerais; 22 (supl.7), 2012
Infecções respiratórias agudas são responsáveis por elevada morbimortalidade na infância. As pneumonias comunitárias são comuns na prática diária do médico, especialmente nos meses do outono e inverno, podendo ter consequências graves, como óbitos infantis. Elas geralmente ocorrem como compl...

Etiología de la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en el adulto inmunocompetente

In an ideal clinical setting, empiric antimicrobial treatment prescribed in adult community acquired pneumonia (CAP) should be based on national etiological surveillance and in vitro susceptibility assays. Available information about etiology in ambulatory patients and intensive care unit (ICU) patients ...