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Telemonitoring of Brazilian Nursing homes before Coronavirus and COVID-19 Infections

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 73 (supl.2), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: to report the experience of telemonitoring Brazilian nursing homes before coronavirus and COVID-19 infections. Methods: a descriptive experience report that occurred between March 18 and April 25, 2020 through telemonitoring nursing homes in Salvador, Bahia, following a script previ...

Clinical-epidemiological profile of deaths from influenza with a history of timely vaccination, Mexico 2010-2018

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (5), 2019
Introduction: Influenza epidemics are of higher risk at the extremes of life and in people with comorbidities. Effective vaccination prevents the occurrence of serious cases and decreases mortality. Objective: To describe deaths from influenza with a history of timely vaccination, from the 2010 to the 2...

Vigilância da resistência a antibióticos contra o Helicobacter pylori na região do Biobío (Chile) em uma década

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection in Chile remains as a public and private health-care system's challenge, with a prevalence of the infection over 70%. Nowadays, antibiotic treatment of the infection is mandatory to prevent the arising of severe associated diseases but failures in the e...

Tuberculosis: health care and surveillance in prisons

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify tuberculosis-related health care and surveillance actions in Prison Health Units. Method: Cross-sectional study, of quantitative, exploratory and descriptive character. We visited 13 Teams of Prison Health, and nurses and technicians were interviewed regarding epidemiolo...

Serosurveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases: A look inside the pertussis experience

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Serological surveillance (serosurveillance) provides the most direct measure of herd immunity of vaccine-preventable diseases. Little is known about the opportunities and challenges of serosurveillance experiences, particularly pertussis. Objective: To describe the process of ser...

Low tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine coverage among healthcare workers in a quaternary university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil: need for continuous surveillance and implementation of active strategies

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (4), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Vaccination with tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) has been recommended for healthcare workers (HCWs) by Brazilian Ministry of Health since November 2014. Objective: To describe the strategies implemented to improve Tdap uptake, cumulative vaccine coverage after each ...

Seguridad en vacunas: descripción de los eventos adversos notificados al sistema de vigilancia en Chile, 2014 a 2016

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (4), 2019
Resumen Introducción: Los sistemas de vigilancia pasiva de los eventos supuestamente atribuidos a vacunación o inmu nización (ESAVI) permiten monitorizar efectos adversos (EA) conocidos y pesquisar EA infrecuentes. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir los ESAVI notificados en Chile entre los añ...

Incidencia y subregistro de casos de leptospirosis diagnosticados con tres métodos diferentes en Urabá, Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.1), 2019
Resumen Introducción. La leptospirosis representa un problema de salud pública y es una causa importante de morbimortalidad en la región de Urabá, cuya notificación se ve afectada por las deficiencias en el diagnóstico. Objetivo. Establecer la incidencia de la leptospirosis en los municipios del ...

Super active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer - Opinion: No

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019

Acciones prioritarias para un programa nacional de detección, tratamiento y seguimiento de pacientes con hepatitis C

Salud pública Méx; 61 (2), 2019
Resumen: En el escenario de la salud mexicana, la epidemia por virus de la hepatitis C se encuentra presente junto con sus comorbilidades y mortalidad prematura. Actuar de manera inmediata permitirá una contención de la misma en el corto plazo dada la existencia de herramientas de prevención, diagnós...