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Depressive symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease

Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (2), 2016
Objective.To assess the presence of depressive symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease in the preoperative period for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. Methods. A cross-sectional study with 63 hospitalized patients prior to CABG. Two instruments were used for da...

Prevalence of malnutrition in children with chronic hepatitis b infection

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Background - There have been limited studies investigating the impact of chronic hepatitis B virus infection on the growth of children. Objective - Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of malnutrition in children with chronic hepatitis B infection. Methods - The nutritional st...

Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among schistosomiasis patients in Northeastern Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (3), 2016
Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) can cause chronic infection with rapid progression to liver cirrhosis in immunocompromised patients. HEV seroprevalence in patients with Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil is unknown. We evaluated the prevalence of past or present HEV infection in schistosomiasis p...

Zika virus infection during pregnancy and microcephaly occurrence: a review of literature and Brazilian data

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (3), 2016
Abstract In November of 2015, the Ministry of Health of Brazil published an announcement confirming the relationship between Zika virus and the microcephaly outbreak in the Northeast, suggesting that infected pregnant women might have transmitted the virus to their fetuses. The objectives of this study w...

Facial trauma among victims of terrestrial transport accidents

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: In developing countries, terrestrial transport accidents - TTA, especially those involving automobiles and motorcycles - are a major cause of facial trauma, surpassing urban violence. OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional census study attempted to determine facial trauma occurrence w...

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in HIV patients with or without Kaposi's sarcoma. An analytic cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common neoplastic disease in AIDS patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, with or without KS manifestations and correlate HHV-8 detect...

Prevalencia y factores de riesgo de la disfunción sexual femenina: revisión sistemática
Prevalence and risk factors of female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review

ANTECEDENTES: La disfunción sexual femenina (DSF) se define como un trastorno en el deseo, excitación, orgasmo y/o dolor durante la relación sexual, que genera estrés personal y tiene impacto en la calidad de vida. OBJETIVO: Analizar datos epidemiológicos sobre prevalencia y factores de riesgo de DS...

Prevalencia del síndrome de HELLP en gestantes críticas: Maternidad "Dr. Armando Castillo Plaza", Maracaibo, Venezuela
Prevalence of HELLP syndrome in critical pregnant women: Maternity "Dr. Armando Castillo Plaza", Maracaibo, Venezuela

OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia de síndrome de HELLP (SH) en gestantes críticamente enfermas ingresadas a la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Obstétricos (UCIO) de la Maternidad "Dr. Armando Castillo Plaza", de Maracaibo, estado Zulia, Venezuela, periodo 2011 a 2015. MÉTODOS: Investigación descript...

Prevalencia de enfermedad renal crónica en pacientes con diabetes mellitus e hipertensión arterial en el Hospital Escandón
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension at Hospital Escandón

Salud pública Méx; 58 (3), 2016