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Hepatitis E virus prevalence in Egyptian children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. HEV can cause chronic infections in immunocompromised individuals e.g. thalassemic patients with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. In addition there is possibility of HEV transmission t...

Etiología y perfil de resistencia antimicrobiana en pacientes con infección urinaria

Infectio; 23 (1), 2019
Introducción: La infección de vías urinarias (IVU) es una de las enfermedades más prevalentes en la práctica clínica Objetivo: Identificar los principales agentes etiológicos y la frecuencia de resistencia a antibióticos por parte de microorganismos aislados por urocultivos en pa cientes con IVU...

Smoking cessation during pregnancy: a population-based study

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To measure the prevalence of smoking cessation during pregnancy and to identify factors associated with its occurrence. METHODS The present survey included all puerperal women living in the municipality of Rio Grande, RS, whose birth occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2013. ...

Análise espacial da AIDS e os determinantes sociais de saúde

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (), 2019
RESUMO: Introdução: Os determinantes sociais de saúde (DSS) podem influenciar na distribuição das taxas da síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (AIDS) de uma região. Este trabalho teve o objetivo de analisar os DSS que se relacionam com a AIDS. Método: Estudo ecológico com técnicas de an...

Do N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels determine the prognosis of community acquired pneumonia?

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, especially in the elderly. The use of clinical risk scores to determine prognosis is complex and therefore leads to errors in clinical practice. Pneumonia can cause increases in the levels of cardiac biomarkers such as N-terminal ...

Proteína 3 contendo um domínio NACHT, porção C-terminal rica em repetições de leucina e de domínio pirina e LL-37: valor prognóstico de novos biomarcadores em pneumonia adquirida na comunidade

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo teve como objetivo determinar os níveis séricos de proteína 3 contendo um domínio NACHT, porção C-terminal rica em repetições de leucina e de domínio pirina (NLRP3) e catelicidina LL-37, bem como investigar sua importância prognóstica em pneumonia adquirida na comu...

Cardiovascular risk in children and adolescents with end stage renal disease

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate cardiovascular involvement in children and adolescents with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and to characterize the main risk factors associated with this outcome. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 69 children and adolescents at renal transplantation and 33 healthy individuals mat...

Effects of overnight fasting on handgrip strength in inpatients

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the effects of overnight fasting on handgrip strength of adult inpatients. Methods: A prospective clinical study enrolling 221 adult patients. The endpoints were handgrip strength obtained by dynamometry in three time points (morning after an overnight fasting, after ...

Hormone receptor-negative as a predictive factor for pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective To define a predictive factor for pathologic complete response, compare the oncologic outcomes associated with the degree of pathologic response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and to analyze pathologic complete response as a prognostic factor for overall survival and progression-free...

Age-related body composition differences in female police officers

Int. j. morphol; 37 (1), 2019
SUMMARY: Since performance in police occupations may depend on body composition and physical abilities, women are less likely to become police officers. However, information on age-related differences in body composition among female police officers (FPO) barely exists. Thus, this study aimed to investig...