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Previous hepatitis E virus infection, cirrhosis and insulin resistance in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in patients with pre-existing liver disease has shown high morbidity and lethality. The consequences of HEV superinfection in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are not fully understood. This study aimed to evaluate the associat...

Association between diabetes mellitus and depressive symptoms in the Brazilian population

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of current depressive symptoms in people with diabetes mellitus and their association with the disease. METHODS Data were collected from the Brazilian National Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde - PNS), a cross-sectional, population-based study con...

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 do consumo de alimentos fontes de ômega 3 por participantes de grupos de convivências

OBJETIVO: verificar o consumo de alimentos fontes de ômega 3 por participantes de grupos de convivências. MÉTODO: A pesquisa é do tipo transversal, descritivo/analítico, realizada com 850 idosos, participantes de grupos de convivência da Coordenadoria de Atenção ao Idoso (DATI), de uma cidade no...

Seroprevalence of trypanosoma cruzi infection among blood donors in the state of Bahia, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) affects 5.7-7.0 million individuals worldwide, and its prevalence reached 25.1% in the state of Bahia, Brazil. There is an association between the prevalence of CD, the socioeconomic status of the population, and the risk of re-emergence due to non-vectorial t...

Familial pulmonary fibrosis: a heterogeneous spectrum of presentations

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the clinical, functional, and radiological features of index cases of familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF) in Brazil. Methods: We evaluated 35 patients with FPF - of whom 18 (51.4%) were women - with a median age of 66.0 years (range, 35.5-89.3 years). All of the patients c...

Caracterización de sífilis en embarazadas controladas en la unidad de atención y control en salud sexual del hospital San José (HSJ), Santiago de Chile (2010-2016)

Rev. chil. dermatol; 35 (4), 2019
Introducción: La sífilis gestacional continúa sien-do un problema de salud pública en el mundo. Produce severos efectos adversos en la madre y en el feto de no ser tratada. En Chile, el Ministerio de Salud ha establecido un tamizaje para esta infección cada 3 meses en el embarazo y al momento del pa...

Panorama de la dependencia en Chile: avances y desafíos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (1), 2019
Chile is facing a process of rapid aging which poses several challenges. Among these challenges is the increase of dependency in the population. Despite its relevance, the topic has not been prioritized in the agenda. One explanation for this low-priority is the lack of information on the concept of depe...

Resultados de pacientes con linfoma del manto: impacto de terapias basadas en citarabina y trasplante hematopoyético

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (1), 2019
Background: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) has high relapse and mortality rates. There is a survival benefit when treatment is intensified with cytarabine (AraC), hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and maintenance with rituximab. Aim: To assess the outcomes of patients with MCL treated in a university...

Influence of parental smoking on the use of alcohol and illicit drugs among adolescents

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between parental smoking and the use of alcohol and illicit drugs among adolescent children. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 6,264 adolescents (59.7% female) aged between 14 and 19 years. To establish the sample, we used two-stage cluster random sam...