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Staphylococcus aureus y estafilococo coagulasa negativa resistentes a la meticilina
Staphylococcus aureus and negative coagulase staphylococcus resistant to methicillin

Medisan; 21 (12), 2017
Se realizó un estudio prospectivo de 47 cepas de estafilococo procedentes de muestras biológicas del Laboratorio de Microbiología del Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico Saturnino Lora Torres de Santiago de Cuba, desde febrero hasta abril de 2017, con vistas a determinar la frecuencia de es...

Características clinicoepidemiológicas de niños con quemaduras y evolución hacia el síndrome de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica
Clinical epidemiological characteristics of children with burns and course toward the systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Medisan; 21 (12), 2017
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo de 22 niños con quemaduras y evolución clínica hacia el síndrome de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica, ingresados en el Servicio de Caumatología del Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero de...

A study of pulmonary function in end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The aim here was to study acute effects of hemodialysis among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective study in tertiary-level care center. METHODS: Fifty ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis were studied. Spirometric pulmonary function tests we...

Prescripción de opioides al alta de un servicio de urgencia

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (12), 2017
Background There is a worrisome increase in opioid prescription worldwide. Their use and overuse may cause adverse outcomes. Aim To determine incidence and characteristics of opioid prescription at discharge at an emergency department (ED). Material and Methods A prospective observational study in a ra...

Efecto reno-protector y reno-reparador del Factor de Crecimiento Epidérmico en biomodelo de Insuficiencia Renal Crónica
Reno-protective and reno-restorative effect of the Epidermal Growth Factor in biomodel of Chronic Renal Failure

Introducción: La Enfermedad Renal es un problema de salud mundial. El Factor de Crecimiento Epidérmico actúa como citoprotector y trófico reparador. Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto reno-protector y reno-reparador del Factor de Crecimiento Epidérmico en biomodelo de Insuficiencia Renal Crónica. Material...

Distance education course about sexuality for obstetrics and gynecology residents

Abstract Purpose To describe the experience of a distance education course on sexual issues during pregnancy and after birth for residents. Methods This prospective educational intervention study was conducted by investigators from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, between April and Sep...

Assessment of length of maternal cervix between 18 and 24 weeks of gestation in a low-risk brazilian population

Abstract Purpose To determine cervical biometry in pregnant women between 18 and 24 weeks of gestation and the ideal mode of measurement of cervical length in cases of curved and straight cervical morphology. Methods The uterine cervices of 752 low-risk pregnant women were assessed using transvaginal...

Nylon, fibrin glue and Vicryl®- the graft fixation techniques in the conjunctival autotransplant for the treatment of primary pterygium

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (6), 2017
Abstract Objective: to compare nylon, fibrin glue and Vicryl® in the conjunctival autograft for treatment of primary pterygium. Methods: Prospective study approved by the Ethics Committee following the Declaration of Helsinki. 89 eyes were underwent pterygium excision and conjunctival autograft. They ...

Long-term virologic and immunologic responses on darunavir/ritonavir - containing regimens among highly antiretroviral therapy-experienced patients: 7-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study in São Paulo, Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (6), 2017

Serum markers as an aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary fungal infections in AIDS patients

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction: The etiology of pulmonary infections in HIV patients is determined by several variables including geographic region and availability of antiretroviral therapy. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted from 2012 to 2016 to evaluate the occurrence of...