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Estudo epidemiológico de pacientes portadores de infecção do complexo bucomaxilofacial tratados no Hospital Universitário de Maringá: estudo retrospectivo ao longo de 8 anos

RFO UPF; 23 (3), 2018
Infecções agudas bucomaxilofaciais podem ser condições clínicas graves e de ocorrência comum, caracterizadas pela disseminação do processo infeccioso a tecidos adjacentes e espaços faciais da região de cabeça e pescoço, podendo resultar em várias complicações, até mesmo em óbito, embora ...

Tomografia computadorizada multidetectores de baixa dose de radiação para avaliação de canino incluso

RFO UPF; 23 (3), 2018
Objetivo: avaliar caninos inclusos em tomografias computadorizadas multidetectores (TCMD) realizadas no Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria. Materiais e mé¬todo: foi realizado um estudo observacional transversal com imagens de um banco de dados de TCMD de baixa dose de radiação, solicitadas por in...

Epidemiological and clinical aspects of a sample of Brazilian patients with primary dystonia and the impact of the new classification on their clinical evaluation

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (12), 2018
ABSTRACT Dystonia is a relatively common movement disorder but some of its epidemiological and clinical aspects have not been well characterized in Brazilian patients. Also, a new clinical classification for the disorder has been proposed and its impact on clinical practice is unclear. We aimed to descri...

Tratamento cirúrgico de lesões císticas do pâncreas: uma experiência unicêntrica

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cystic lesions of the pancreas represent a group of pancreatic diseases with great histological heterogeneity, varying from benign lesions, some of them with malignant potential, to overt malignant lesions. OBJECTIVE: To describe the cases of cystic lesions of the pancreas which ...

Toothache and non-clinical individual and school factors in five-year-old children: multilevel analysis

Braz. dent. j; 29 (6), 2018
Abstract The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of individual and contextual factors on the occurrence of toothache in five-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 756 five-year-old children from public and private preschools in a city in the countryside of...

Perfil dos pacientes com hepatite C crônica em um programa de saúde pública do sul do Brasil

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) can progress to cirrhosis and its complications as hepatocellular carcinoma, leading to morbidity and mortality. To know the profile of patients with CHC virus is fundamental to optimize management. OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of patients with CHC...

Caracterização de Escherichia coli enteroagregativa entre crianças com diarreia na Amazônia ocidental brasileira

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is one of the main acute and chronic diarrhea causes both in children and adults, mainly in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to characterize EAEC strains isolated from faecal samples and to identify genes p...

Hepatite C no sistema público de saúde brasileiro: impacto da doença

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Infection by hepatitis C virus is one of the leading causes of chronic hepatitis C and cause severe burden for patients, families and the health care system. OBJECTIVE: The aims of this research were to assess the severity of liver fibrosis, comorbidities and complications of hep...

Genetic diversity and molecular survey of Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum ) theileri in cattle in Brazil's western Amazon region

Abstract Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) theileri is a flagellated protozoan that infects ruminants and it displays high genetic diversity. In this study, we investigated the prevalence rates of this protozoan based on hemoculture and molecular diagnosis. The isolates of T. theileri thus obtained were charact...

Rhinonyssidae (Acari) in the house sparrows, Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Passeridae), from southern Brazil

Abstract We report the occurrence and infection parameters of two species of nasal mites in Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (house sparrow). Nasal passages, trachea, lungs, and air sacs of 100 house sparrows captured in an urban area at the city of Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil...