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Síndrome de TORCH: enfoque racional del diagnóstico y tratamiento pre y post natal. Recomendaciones del Comité Consultivo de Infecciones Neonatales Sociedad Chilena de Infectología, 2016

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
There is a lot of bacterial, viral or parasite infections who are able to be transmitted vertically from the mother to the fetus or newborn which implicates an enormous risk for it. The TORCH acronym is used universally to refer to a fetus or newborn which presents clinical features compatible with a ver...

Peritonitis fúngica por Rhodotorula mucilaginosa en una paciente en diálisis peritoneal automatizada: revisión de la literatura

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
Fungal peritonitis is a major complication of peritoneal dialysis associated with high mortality. Most survivors have a high rate of abandonment of peritoneal dialysis. We report a case of fungal peritonitis due to an unusual agent. An 83 year-old woman, with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and mul...

Endocarditis infecciosa fatal por Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
We present a case report of a infective endocarditis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum in a young patient eight years old with bicuspid aortic valve that led to a severe neurological embolism and death. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is part of the nasopharyngeal and skin flora. However, ther...

Lesión osteolítica de calota por sífilis secundaria

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
Bone involvement of syphilis can be observed in tertiary and congenital syphilis. It is infrequent during the secondary stage. The skull is the most affected bone in secondary syphilis, and its most frequent form of presentation is proliferative osteitis. If the skull is affected, headache is usual and c...

Obesidad, factor de riesgo de infección bacteriana ascendente durante el embarazo

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (4), 2016
Background: Obesity in pregnancy is associated with significantly higher rates of infection. Aim: To compare the infectious morbidity in pregnant women with normal and altered body mass index (BMI). Material and Methods: Cross sectional retrospective study of 6,150 patients who had delivery or second tri...

Association of three putative periodontal pathogens with chronic periodontitis in Brazilian subjects

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of Porphyromonas endodontalis, Filifactor alocis and Dialister pneumosintes with the occurrence of periodontitis. Material and Methods Thirty subjects with chronic periodontitis (ChP) and 10 with periodontal health (PH) were inc...

Detection of cfxA2, cfxA3, and cfxA6 genes in beta-lactamase producing oral anaerobes

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of this study was to identify β-lactamase-producing oral anaerobic bacteria and screen them for the presence of cfxA and BlaTEM genes that are responsible for β-lactamase production and resistance to β-lactam antibiotics. Material and Methods Periodontal pocket...

The effects of low level laser therapy on Staphylococcus aureus infected third-degree burns in diabetic rats

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To characterize the effects of low-level laser (LLL) on third-degree burn wounds which were infected with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in diabetic rats. METHODS: Thirty streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were divided into two groups: the control and the LLL groups. Third-degree burns w...

Prevalence of fungemia in a tertiary hospital: Analysis of the last decade

Summary Introduction: The prevalence of nosocomial fungemia has increased worldwide, and mortality caused by this disease is high. Objective: To assess progress in the last decade, and the prevalence and profile of fungal agents isolated in blood cultures performed in a tertiary university hospital. M...