Results: 618

Resistencia de HIV-1 a drogas antirretrovirales en gestantes del área metropolitana de Buenos Aires
HIV-1 resistance to antiretroviral drugs in pregnant women from Buenos Aires metropolitan area

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
Se determinó la frecuencia de mutaciones asociadas a resistencia de HIV-1 a antirretrovirales en embarazadas del área metropolitana de Buenos Aires, 2008-2014. Se incluyeron 136 mujeres con carga viral ≥ 500 copias/ml: 77 (56.6%) eran naïve; las otras 59 (43.4%) eran expuestas, ya sea con tratam...

Evolución de una vasculitis renal asociada a anticuerpos anti-citoplasma de neutrófilos (ANCA) durante un embarazo: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (10), 2016
ANCA mediated vasculitis mainly occur between the fourth and fifth decade of life; therefore, it is very uncommon to see pregnant patients with the disease. Vasculitis may affect significantly the course of pregnancy; in turn pregnancy can change the course of vasculitis. We report a 20 years old woman w...

Cetoacidosis diabética normoglicémica en el embarazo: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (10), 2016
Normoglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis should be suspected in pregnant women presenting nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and anorexia. We report a 39 years old woman with a 32 weeks pregnancy who sought emergency care due to hyperemesis. She was hospitalized with the following diagnoses: pregnancy hypertens...

Serum levels of vancomycin: is there a prediction using doses in mg/kg/day or m2/day for neonates?

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (5), 2016
Abstract Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus has been identified as the main nosocomial agent of neonatal late-onset sepsis. However, based on the pharmacokinetics and erratic distribution of vancomycin, recommended empirical dose is not ideal, due to the inappropriate serum levels that have been measured ...

Fecal calprotectin levels in preterm infants with and without feeding intolerance

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016
Abstract Objectives: To assess the level of fecal calprotectin in preterm neonates with feeding intolerance, as well as to evaluate it as a marker of feeding intolerance and to determine a cut-off level of fecal calprotectin in feeding intolerance. Methods: Analytical, multicenter, case-control study, ...

Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy: A case report and literature review

Summary Introduction: Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy is a recently described placental alteration with varying degrees of involvement and often associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. The diagnosis is made histologically and therefore is postnatal, which makes it a challenge in clinical practice. Me...

Association of gestational age with the option of pregnancy termination for fetal abnormalities incompatible with neonatal survival

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the profile of women seen in a Fetal Medicine unit, diagnosed with fetal abnormality incompatible with neonatal survival in their current pregnancy, and to check the association of gestational age upon diagnosis with the option of pregnancy termination. Methods: This is ...

Frequency and risk factors for the birth of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a public maternity hospital

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency and risk factors of small-for-gestational-age newborns in a high-risk maternity. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, and case-control study, conducted in a public tertiary care maternity hospital. Data from 998 newborns and their mothers we...

Relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and depressive symptoms during late pregnancy and the early postpartum period: a longitudinal study

Objective: Perinatal depressive symptoms often co-occur with other inflammatory morbidities of pregnancy. The goals of our study were 1) to examine whether changes in inflammatory markers from the third trimester of pregnancy to 12 weeks postpartum were associated with changes in depressive symptoms; 2) ...

Do retractile testes have anatomical anomalies?

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess the incidence of anatomical anomalies in patients with retractile testis. Materials and Methods: We studied prospectively 20 patients (28 testes) with truly retractile testis and compared them with 25 human fetuses (50 testes) with testis in scrotal position. We analyzed ...