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A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0-5 years of age in Southern Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (4), 2017
Abstract Objectives: To estimate acute otitis media incidence among young children and impact on quality of life of parents/caregivers in a southern Brazilian city. Methods: Prospective cohort study including children 0-5 years of age registered at a private pediatric practice. Acute otitis media episo...

Cardiogenic shock with ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (ReNa-Shock ST)

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (4), 2017
Cardiogenic shock (CS) in the setting of an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a severe complication and constitutes one of the principal causes of death associated with this condition. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, treatment strategies and hospita...

Etiología y resistencia a antimicrobianos de la infección no complicada del tracto urinario
Etiology and antimicrobial resistance of uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (4), 2017
La infección urinaria no complicada en mujeres es un motivo frecuente de consulta e indicación de antimicrobianos. El objetivo de este estudio fue definir etiología y resistencia a antimicrobianos en episodios de infección urinaria no complicada. Este estudio prospectivo incluyó mujeres premenopáus...

Evaluación clínica y radiográfica de una nueva técnica percutánea para la corrección de la deformidad en hallux valgus moderada a severa

Acta ortop. mex; 31 (4), 2017
Resumen: El hallux valgus es considerado la deformidad del aparato locomotor más frecuente, con una prevalencia de 88%. Existen más de 130 técnicas quirúrgicas para su tratamiento; actualmente se encuentra de moda el uso de técnicas de anclaje percutáneas; sin embargo, no toman en cuenta la correcc...

Pilot study of homologous platelet gel in venous ulcers

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (4), 2017
Abstract: Background: Venous ulcers represent 70% of the lower limb ulcers. They are difficult to heal, requiring a correct diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Many products have been developed to healing, such as homologous platelet gel obtained from the platelet concentrate exceeding from blood trans...

Association of 5-HT2C (rs3813929) and UCP3 (rs1800849) gene polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes in obese women candidates for bariatric surgery

ABSTRACT Objective Obesity can cause systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) factor that is also influenced by genetic variability. The present study aims to investigate the association between gene polymorphisms related with obesity on the prevalence of SAH and DM2 in t...

Correlation between parameters of self-monitoring of blood glucose and the perception of health-related quality of life in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate how different parameters of short-term glycemic control would correlate with the perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Subjects and methods A total of 50 T1D patients aged 18 to 50...

Topical tacrolimus for the treatment of severe allergic keratoconjunctivitis in children

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: Administration of eye drops containing antihistamines or sodium cromoglycate and its derivatives for the treatment of allergic keratoconjunctivitis is often insufficient and usually requires the addition of corticosteroids. However, the risk of complications, such as glaucoma and catar...

Vitamin D level in patients with pterygium

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate blood vitamin D level in patients with pterygium. Methods: This prospective study, compared 58 eyes of 58 healthy individuals (control group) with 63 eyes of 63 patients with pterygium (study group). Subjects were stratified by time spent indoors or outdoors. Participants ...

Alternative ways to optimize treatment for retinal vein occlusion with peripheral capillary non-perfusion: a pilot study

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: We compared the efficacy and safety of ranibizumab versus ranibizumab plus scatter laser photocoagulation (SLP) in patients with chronic post-central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) macular edema (ME). Methods: This prospective non-randomized pilot study included 250 patients with perip...