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Infection related to Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase in renal transplant patients

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the risk factors related to Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase infection after renal transplantation. Methods: This was a retrospective epidemiological (case-control) study, conducted from October 2011 to march 2016. Transplanted patients with infection by this bacteria...

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure in the elderly according to the ethnic group. Colombian survey

Colomb. med; 50 (2), 2019
Abstract Introduction: High blood pressure (HBP) is the main cardiovascular risk factor, it is more prevalent in the older adult population, and the prevalence can vary between ethnic groups. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of HBP, knowledge, treatment and control in population aged ≥60 ye...

A meta-analysis on the association of genetic polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme and coronary artery disease in the chinese population

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between genotype insertion or deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) and susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) in Chinese Han population. METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive search for the OR value of contrast ...

First psychotic episode in an adult with Becker muscular dystrophy

Migración y salud: una cuestión intercultural, 2018
Migration and health: an intercultural question, 2018

Se realizó un estudio cualitativo, etnográfico para conocer y analizar la percepción de los pacientes extranjeros respecto de su vínculo con el sistema de salud en Argentina, considerando la cultura de origen y proceso migratorio mediante trece entrevistas semiestructuradas. Se incluyeron pacie...

Different response to exposure to air pollutants in girls and boys

ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the association between exposure to fine particulate matter and hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases in children up to ten years of age in the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, stratifying the analysis by sex and calculating excess costs. Methods: Ecological study of ...

Jivi indigenous peoples: family functioning and health care, an analysis from Community Health Nursing practices

Rev. salud pública; 21 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the meaning of beliefs and practices related to family functioning and health care in a Venezuelan indigenous group. Materials and Methods A qualitative research study was conducted using a focused-ethnography (FE) method. The techniques implemented during data collection ...

Skin cancer incidence in rural workers at a reference hospital in western Paraná

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (2), 2019
Abstract BACKGROUND: Skin cancer is common in Brazil and is related to sun exposure, among other risk factors. There are no data on the incidence of malignant skin neoplasm in rural workers in western Paraná. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the incidence and profile of rural workers who were diagnosed with skin...

Self-reported Hearing Loss Associated with Frailty among Afro-Caribbeans

West Indian med. j; 68 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Data on ethnic differences in the relationship between hearing loss and frailty are sparse. We investigated the relationship between self-reported hearing loss and frailty in four ethnic groups. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a community-dwelling sample of African Amer...

Old Herb, 'New' Purpose: A Preliminary Analysis of Marijuana as a Medicine in Barbados

West Indian med. j; 68 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Barbadians, like their Caribbean neighbours, are not newcomers to using herbs for medicinal purposes. It has been suggested that prior to the 1930s and beyond, the herb Cannabis sativa was being used for various ailments. Much of the present debate in Barbados revolves around the increasing reco...