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Utilidad del método de la nitrato reductasa para la detección de resistencia a drogas antituberculosas de segunda línea
Usefulness of the nitrate reductase method to detect resistance to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 67 (1), 2015
Introducción: el creciente hallazgo de cepas de Mycobacterium tuberculosis multidrogorresistentes extremadamente resistentes ratifica la importancia de ofrecer, de forma rápida, los resultados de susceptibilidad de M. tuberculosis a drogas de primera y segunda línea como única alternativa para evitar...

Primary drug resistance in a region with high burden of tuberculosis: A critical problem

Salud pública Méx; 57 (2), 2015
Objective. To determine rates of drug resistance in new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in a region with a high burden of the disease. Materials and methods. New case suspects were referred for drug susceptibility testing. Results. 28.9% of new cases were resistant to at least one first line drug; 3.9% h...

In vitro Antibacterial Effect of 2% Chlorhexidine Against Enterococcus faecalis in Dentin Previously Irrigated with 5% Sodium Hypochlorite

The aim of this study was to observe whether the antibacterial effect of 2% chlorhexidine against Enterococcus faecalis in dentine is altered by previous irrigation with 5% sodium hypochlorite. Dentin discs were prepared with different irrigation protocols: group 1, immersed in 2% CHX for 25 min; group 2...

Evaluación del control de la presión arterial y la adherencia terapéutica en hipertensos seguidos en el programa de salud cardiovascular (PSCV): asociación con características clínicas, socioeconómicas y psicosociales

Rev. chil. cardiol; 34 (1), 2015
Antecedentes: Inadecuado control de presión arterial (PA) y baja adherencia a tratamiento farmacológico (Rx) en hipertensos son problemas persistentes globales y en Chile. Factores socioeconómicos y psicosociales han sido frecuentemente mencionados, pero escasamente en Chile. Objetivo: Evaluar control...

A double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial with Agaricus sylvaticus fungus in anthropometric profile of women with colon cancer

INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer is a disease influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Medicinal fungi and/or its extracts have been used in the adjuvant therapy of cancer because of their pharmacological, nutritional and immunomodulatory properties. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the anthropometric profi...

Anti-Toxoplasma activities of methanolic extract of Sambucus nigra (Caprifoliaceae) fruits and leaves

Rev. biol. trop; 63 (1), 2015
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular parasite that infects a wide range of warm-blooded animals and humans. Considering the severity of toxoplasmosis, side effects of current treatments, and the contribution of the ethnopharmacological knowledge for the treatment of parasitic infections, the ...

Efecto cicatrizante de la miel de ulmo (Eucryphia cordifolia) suplementada con ácido ascórbico como tratamiento en quemaduras

Int. j. morphol; 33 (1), 2015
Debido al daño de la piel producto de quemaduras, los microorganismos encuentran condiciones favorables para su desarrollo, produciéndose desnaturalización, necrosis, exudado, congestión y edema. La miel posee actividad antioxidante, antiinflamatoria y antibacteriana. A su vez, el ácido ascórbico m...

The effect of visfatin on inflammatory reaction in uterus of LPS-induced rats

Int. j. morphol; 33 (1), 2015
The present study was to investigate the effects of visfatin on the morphological structure and function of the rat uterus during inflammation. The expression and distribution of visfatin, morphological structure, eosinophils (EOS), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and cytokines in the uterus of the LPS-induced rat...

Protective effect of Tribulus terrestris hydroalcoholic extract against cisplatin­induced apoptosis on testis in mice

Int. j. morphol; 33 (1), 2015
Cisplatin is an anti-cancer drug used in chemotherapy. One of the limiting side effects of cisplatin is decreasing genital gland function, azoospermia and oligospermia. Tribulus terrestris (TT) has been used as an aphrodisiac. The present study amid to investigate protective effect of TT hydroalcoholic e...

Chemical composition and insecticidal activity of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil from Cuba and Brazil against housefly

Essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus collected from Brazil and Cuba was tested to a chemical characterization and then was tested on the post-embryonic development of Musca domestica. The chemical composition analysis by GC-MS of the oils from Brazil/Cuba allowed the identification of 13 and 12 major con...