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Detección de infección aguda por Legionella pneumophila en pacientes con neumonia adquirida en la comunidad en la ciudad de Buenos Aires
[Detection of acute infection due to legionella pneumophila in patient with community acquired pneumonia in Buenos Aires city]

Medicina (B.Aires); 62 (2), 2002
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is caused by different microorganisms, their frequency varying in each community. Legionella pneumophila has been reported as etiologic agent of CAP. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of acute infection due to Legionella pneumophila in a group of adult...

El papel de la trovafloxacina en el tratamiento de la neumonía nosocomial
[The role of trovafloxacin in the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia]

Medicina (B.Aires); 59 Suppl 1 (), 1999
In order to understand the role of trovafloxacin in the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia, the nature and characteristics of this infection have to be first reviewed. During the first part of this revision the principal aspects of the epidemiology are reviewed, some concepts which take part in the pathog...

Patogenia e diagnóstico bacteriológico de pneumonias hospitalares em pacientes internados na UTI/HU/UFRJ
Pathogeny and bacteriological diagnostic of nosocomial pneumonias in patients admitted to IUT/HU/UFRJ

Foram estudados 26 pacientes submetidos à ventilaçäo mecânica e utilizando sonda nasogástrica internados na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva do Hospital da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, dos quais 13 desenvolveram pneumonia, diagnosticadas por critérios clínico-radiológicos. A avaliaçäo mi...