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Degree of risk for foot ulcer due to diabetes: nursing assessment

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To classify the level of risk for foot ulcers in people with diabetes mellitus and identify their main predictive risk factors. Method: Exploratory, descriptive study, in which patients were assessed in a municipal ambulatory of São Paulo through nursing consultation, following the...

Características del Papanicolaou y de la atención recibida como factores para adherir (o no) al tamizaje. Estudio cualitativo en mujeres chilenas
Characteristics of the Pap smear and the care received as factors to adhere (or not) to the screening. Qualitative study in Chilean women

RESUMEN Objetivo: Describir la percepción de un grupo de mujeres chilenas acerca de la calidad de la atención y las características del Papanicolaou (PAP) como factores que influyen en la decisión de realizarse o no el examen. Método: Investigación cualitativa descriptiva con análisis de conteni...

Assessment of conventional PCR and real-time PCR compared to the gold standard method for screening Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Group B Streptococcus is a causative agent of invasive neonatal infections. Maternal colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae is a necessary condition for vertical transmission, with efficient screening of pregnant women playing an essential role in the prevention of neonatal infections. In this...

Infección por Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana en Niños y Adolescentes, 30 Años en Chile

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (5), 2018
Resumen: El VIH ha sido la gran infección de fines del siglo XX. Esta revisión tiene como objetivos dar a cono cer la experiencia del Comité de VIH/SIDA Pediátrico de la Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría desde la detección del primer niño infectado con VIH en Chile, y promover la pesquisa y derivació...

Prostate Cancer Screening in Men of African Descent: 15-year Results of the Tobago Prostate Cancer Survey

West Indian med. j; 67 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare all-cause-mortality in screening-detected prostate cancer cases versus non-cases after a median 12.2-year follow-up. Methods: In this prospective, population-based study of 3089 Afro-Caribbean men aged 40-79 years in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, all men were ...

Diseño y validación de un score para detectar adultos con prediabetes y diabetes no diagnosticada

Salud pública Méx; 60 (5), 2018
Resumen: Objetivo: Diseñar y validar un score de riesgo de fácil aplicación para detectar prediabetes y diabetes no diagnosticada en población mexicana. Material y métodos: Empleando la información del estudio de cohorte de 10 234 adultos del Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición...

Classification tree to screen for the nursing diagnosis Ineffective airway clearance

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the defining characteristics of Ineffective airway clearance with better predictive power using classification trees. Method: the predictive power of the defining characteristics of Ineffective airway clearance was evaluated based on classification trees generated from t...

Detection of tuberculosis: respiratory symptoms flow and results achieved

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the flow of care to the person with symptoms of tuberculosis and the results achieved in the detection of cases in Primary Health Care units of two municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul. Method: descriptive of mixed methods, developed between 2013 and 2016. We used secondar...

Evaluation of the usefulness of a device for Human Papilloma Virus DNA collection and reservation in self-collected cervicovaginal samples stored dry in women with cervical dysplasia, Bogotá, Colombia

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of a device for collecting and preserving human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA in self-collected vaginal samples stored dry during 14 days. Materials and methods: Diagnostic concordance pilot study that included non-pregnant women over 25 years of age with a ...

Depresión posparto: tamizaje, uso de servicios y barreras para su tratamiento en centros de atención primaria

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (9), 2018
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a public health issue, and appropriate screening may lead to clinical gains. Aim: To describe the screening for PPD, its relationship with the use of health care services, and treatment access barriers in Chilean public primary health care (PHC) centers. Mater...