Background: Occult bacteremia (OB) is one of the possible diagnoses of children younger than 3 years with fever without source in the emergency room. Objective: describe OB in the era after introduction of pneumococcal vaccine in Chile. Patients and Methods: Prospective descriptive review of data of chil...
In Chile, high cost treatments required by selected medical conditions are financed by the State, according to Law 20.850. A bylaw under discussion by the Senate regulates clinical trials, posing complex issues that will endanger local interest in front-line research: 1) The exclusive and mandatory contr...
Diomedi, Alexis;
Chacón, Eiiana;
Delpiano, Luis;
Hervé, Beatrice;
Jemenao, M. Irene;
Medel, Myriam;
Quintanilla, Marcela;
Riedel, Gisela;
Tinoco, Javier;
Cifuentes, Marcela.
Proper use of antiseptics and disinfectants, is an essential tool to prevent the spread of infectious agents and to control of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Given the increasing importance of environmental aspects, as well as several advances and updates in the field of its proper use at local ...
Las Medicinas Complementarias/alternativas (MCA) cada día son más utilizadas por los pacientes, incluidos niños y adolescentes. En Chile el Ministerio de Salud (Minsal), ha ido reconociendo y regulando alguna de ellas, aunque todavía existe gran desconocimiento sobre su efectividad y seguridad. OBJET...
RESUMEN A nivel mundial el uso de drogas es un problema, la magnitud del consumo y el daño asociado siguen en au mento. En Chile el mayor consumo en los jóvenes se registra en alcohol y marihuana. De acuerdo a la Teoría de Normas Sociales, la influencia de los pares junto a la sobrestimación del cons...
RESUMEN Introducción: El ostracismo, forma de violencia social, puede afectar psicológica y académicamente a los es tudiantes de carreras de la salud. Empero, no existen herramientas válidas para medirla en población chilena. Objetivo: Evaluar la estructura factorial y confiabilidad de la Escala d...
Wielandt, Ana María;
Villarroel, Cynthia;
Hurtado, Claudia;
Simian, Daniela;
Zamorano, Diego;
Martínez, Maripaz;
Castro, Magdalena;
Vial, María Teresa;
Kronberg, Udo;
López-Kostner, Francisco.
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an heterogeneous disease. Three carcinogenic pathways determine its molecular profile: microsatellite instability (MSI), chromosomal instability (CIN) and CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP). Based on the new molecular classification, four consensus CRC molecular...
Adenocarcinoma/genética,
Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética,
Neoplasias Colorrectales/genética,
Metilación de ADN/genética,
ADN de Neoplasias/genética,
Inestabilidad de Microsatélites,
Adenocarcinoma/patología,
Chile,
Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología,
Consenso,
Mutación,
Fenotipo,
Estudios Prospectivos
Background: ABO and Rhesus blood systems are associated with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2). Gestational Diabetes (GDM) is a model to study DM. Aim: To study the association between GDM and ABO and Rhesus groups. Material and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed in 1,078 women who gave bir...
Assessing the normal range of manibular movement becomes an indispensable tool for the clinical evaluation of the function of the masticatory system. The aim of this study was to measure the range of mandibular movement in mouth opening, protrusion, and lateral movements in pediatric subjects from the ci...
