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Estudio comparativo de equipos INR capilar "point of care" versus INR venoso, en pacientes en tratamiento con antagonistas de vitamina K

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (10), 2019
Background: INR is used to monitor the treatment with vitamin K antagonists. A strategy to reduce waiting times for sampling is to measure INR in a capillary sample using a portable point of care (POC) type coagulometer. Aim: To evaluate the correlation of CoaguChek Pro II™, Xprecia™ and mic...

Prescripción inapropiada de antifúngicos y la necesidad de programas para su uso racional

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (4), 2019
Resumen La enfermedad fúngica invasora (EFI) es una entidad que afecta pacientes inmunocomprometidos y críticamente enfermos. En los últimos años, el número de pacientes con riesgo de presentarla viene en aumento, con el consecuente incremento de la formulación de antifúngicos de manera profiláct...

Uso de medicamentos antidepressivos na amamentação: avaliação da conformidade das bulas com fontes bibliográficas baseadas em evidências científicas

O objetivo deste artigo foi avaliar a conformidade entre as recomendações de uso de medicamentos antidepressivos durante a amamentação, presentes em bulas, e as recomendações de fontes bibliográficas baseadas em evidências científicas. Foram avaliadas as bulas padrão de 23 antidepressivos com r...

Effective vancomycin concentrations in children: a cross-sectional study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective Analyze the microbiological effectiveness, based on the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics correlation of vancomycin in pediatric patients, and to propose dose adjustment. Methods This is an observational, cross-sectional study, conducted in a pediatric hospital, over a 1-year perio...

Restrictive measure for the commercialization of antimicrobials in Brazil: results achieved

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess whether the incidence of hospital infection by a resistant microorganism decreased after the implementation of the restrictive measure of the National Health Surveillance Agency for the commercialization of antimicrobials. METHODS A historical cohort study of medical reco...

Diagnostic accuracy of thromboelastometry and its correlation with the HPLC-MS/MS quantification test

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (4), 2019
The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thromboelastometry for assessing rivaroxaban concentrations. The accuracy of thromboelastometry was compared with the high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method, which is the gold standard for drug pl...

Serum Levels of Infliximab and Anti-Infliximab Antibodies in Brazilian Patients with Crohn's Disease

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative serum level of infliximab (IFX) as well as the detection of anti-infliximab antibodies (ATIs) in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHOD: Forty patients with CD under treatment at a tertiary center in southeastern Brazil were evaluate...

Utilidad de la monitorización terapéutica de infliximab en el manejo de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Primary non-response and secondary loss of response (LOR) are significant problems of biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in IBD patients receiving these drugs can improve outcomes. Aim: To measure serum infliximab levels and anti-inflix...

Evolução e elementos-chave do sistema de farmacovigilância do Brasil: uma revisão de escopo a partir da criação da Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária

Esta revisão de escopo objetiva descrever e caracterizar o sistema de farmacovigilância do Brasil (SINAF) e averiguar o atendimento aos requisitos mínimos propostos pela Organização Mundial da Saúde para um desempenho funcional de sistemas nacionais dessa natureza. A estratégia de pesquisa bibliog...

Dosagem do nível sérico do infliximabe em pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal em remissão: uma análise comparativa de dois diferentes métodos em uma coorte multicêntrica brasileira

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Infliximab (IFX) therapeutic drug monitoring is an important tool to guide therapeutic decision in inflammatory bowel disease patients. Currently, there are two methods to measure trough levels of IFX, ELISA assays or rapid tests. Despite that the ELISA assay is the most used metho...