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Prolonged Zika virus viremia in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Trinidad and Tobago

ABSTRACT An emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus, Zika virus (ZIKV) is a significant public health concern because of the syndromes associated with the infection. In addition, ZIKV is considered a major problem due to large-scale spread of the disease and the possible clinical complications for the central...

Clinical performance of fluorescence-based methods for detection of occlusal caries lesions in primary teeth

Abstract We aimed to investigate the performance of fluorescence-based methods (FBMs), compared to visual inspection after histological validation, in detecting and assessing the activity status of occlusal carious lesions in primary teeth. One examiner evaluated 50 primary molars close to exfoliation in...

Effectiveness of different final irrigation techniques and placement of endodontic sealer into dentinal tubules

Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare two irrigation techniques and four devices for endodontic sealer placement into the dentinal tubules. Ninety-nine single-rooted human teeth were instrumented and allocated to either the control (CO) (n=11) or experimental groups according to the irrigation m...

Noncontact three-dimensional evaluation of surface alterations and wear in NiTi endodontic instruments

Abstract The aim of this study was to undertake a qualitative and quantitative assessment of nanoscale alterations and wear on the surfaces of nickel-titanium (NiTi) endodontic instruments, before and after use, through a high-resolution, noncontact, three-dimensional optical profiler, and to verify the ...

Comparison of two methods of irrigant agitation in the removal of residual filling material in retreatment

Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of passive ultrasonic irrigation and EasyClean for removing residual filling material in retreatment. Twenty-two maxillary lateral incisors with apical curvature were instrumented with ProTaper files and filled with Endofill using the lateral co...

Recomendações para elaboração, tradução, adaptação transcultural e processo de validação de testes em Fonoaudiologia

CoDAS; 29 (3), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo apresentar um guia com recomendações para a tradução, adaptação, elaboração e processo de validação de testes em Fonoaudiologia. Método as recomendações apresentadas foram baseadas em diretrizes internacionais tradicionais cujo enfoque está na elaboração, tradução, ada...

Evidencia Orientada a Pacientes (EOP): ¿Qué hay sobre el uso de inmunoterapia subcutánea alérgeno específica en asma y rinitis alérgica?
What about the use of specific allergen subcutaneous immunotherapy in asthma and allergic rhinitis?

La inmunoterapia alérgeno específica (ITA) consiste en la administración de cantidades crecientes del alérgeno al cual el paciente es sensible con el propósito de modular la respuesta inmune a ese alérgeno, y se propone como una opción terapéutica en pacientes con rinitis alérgica. A partir de u...

Acute hypotensive and diuretic activities of Berberis vulgaris root bark aqueous extract in normal rats

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of intravenous administration of Berberis vulgaris root bark aqueous extract (BRBD) on the cardiovascular and renal functions of healthy normotensive rats. The different doses of BRBD 1, 10 and 20 mg/kg were administered intravenously (i.v) in nor...

Proposta de um observatório epidemiológico do Sistema Único de Saúde

Após a criação do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), o Departamento de Informática do SUS (DATASUS) foi estabelecido em 1991, objetivando a organização de sistemas de informação e bases de dados em saúde. O acesso e visualização dos dados são realizados de forma gratuita e aberta pela Internet, ...

ADRB2 Gln27Glu polymorphism influenced changes in leptin but not body composition or metabolic and other inflammatory parameters after twelve weeks of combined training in overweight adolescents

Motriz (Online); 23 (spe2), 2017
ABSTRACT Aim To compare the anthropometric, metabolic, and inflammatory parameters of overweight adolescents after 12-weeks of resistance and aerobic training (CT), taking into account the Gln27Glu polymorphism of the β2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene. Methods Forty-seven adolescents (15.05±1.0...