ABSTRACT Objective: Exposures to sharps injuries occurring in the community are relatively frequent. We describe characteristics of community sharp exposures reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1997 to 2010. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of exposure reports to sharps in the community repo...
Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes frequently nosocomial infections, currently becoming more difficult to treat due to the various resistance mechanisms and different virulence factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors independently associa...
Bacteriemia/epidemiología,
Proteínas Bacterianas/genética,
Biopelículas/crecimiento & desarrollo,
Infecciones por Pseudomonas/epidemiología,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética,
Factores de Virulencia/genética,
Resistencia betalactámica,
beta-Lactamasas/genética,
Bacteriemia/microbiología,
Proteínas Bacterianas/análisis,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Infecciones por Pseudomonas/microbiología,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efectos de los fármacos,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/enzimología,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa/aislamiento & purificación,
Factores de Riesgo,
Análisis de Supervivencia,
beta-Lactamasas/análisis
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the level of agreement with effective tobacco control measures recommended by the World Health Organization and to assess the attitudes toward, knowledge of, and beliefs regarding smoking among third-year medical students at University of São Paulo School of Medicine, l...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Prevalencia,
Autoinforme,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Fumar/epidemiología,
Cese del Hábito de Fumar/métodos,
Prevención del Hábito de Fumar,
Estudiantes de Medicina/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores de Tiempo,
Tabaquismo/prevención & control
ABSTRACT Objective: To present official longitudinal data on the impact of asthma in Brazil between 2008 and 2013. Methods: This was a descriptive study of data collected between 2008 and 2013 from an official Brazilian national database, including data on asthma-related number of hospitalizations, mor...
Asma/economía,
Asma/mortalidad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Atención a la Salud/economía,
Atención a la Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Costos de la Atención en Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria/tendencias,
Hospitalización/economía,
Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos,
Programas Nacionales de Salud,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Objective: To infer the prevalence and variables predictive of isolated nocturnal hypoxemia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with COPD and mild hypoxemia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving clinically stable COPD outpatients with mild hypoxemia (oxygen saturation ...
Análisis de Varianza,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Hipoxia/epidemiología,
Hipoxia/etiología,
Hipoxia/fisiopatología,
Oximetría,
Oxígeno/metabolismo,
Polisomnografía,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Prevalencia,
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/complicaciones,
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/epidemiología,
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica/fisiopatología,
Valores de Referencia,
Pruebas de Función Respiratoria,
Factores de Riesgo,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/epidemiología,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/etiología,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/fisiopatología,
Sueño REM/fisiología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease. The incidence and prevalence of both conditions have increased and are progressively increasing. These diseases are frequently recurrent and clinically highly severe. In Brazil, the la...
Summary Introduction: Thrombocytopenia is commonly found in patients living in highly endemic areas for Schistosoma mansoni. Recently, different degrees of liver steatosis have also been associated with low platelet counts worldwide. We investigated the association of platelet counts with hepatosplenic ...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Enfermedades Endémicas,
Hígado Graso/diagnóstico,
Hígado Graso/epidemiología,
Hígado Graso/parasitología,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/diagnóstico,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/epidemiología,
Parasitosis Hepáticas/parasitología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/complicaciones,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/diagnóstico,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiología,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Trombocitopenia/diagnóstico,
Trombocitopenia/epidemiología,
Trombocitopenia/parasitología
Abstract INTRODUCTION Freshwater stingray envenomations are an important cause of morbidity in riverine populations living in various regions of Brazil. The sequelae include temporary or permanent disability. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects related to st...
Abstract Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephali...
