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Treatment of a subdural empyema complicated by intracerebral abscess due to Brucella infection

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (5), 2017
A 55-year-old male presented with fever, stupor, aphasia, and left hemiparesis. A history of head trauma 3 months before was also reported. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed slight contrast enhancement of lesions under the right frontal skull plate and right frontal lobe. Because of deteriorati...

Queratolisis punctata

Rev. Nac. (Itauguá); 9 (1), 2017
Se presenta caso de paciente de 13 años, de sexo femenino, con historia de 2 meses de evolución de lesiones aspecto crateriforme en planta de pie izquierdo, acompañado de bromhidrosis, dolor y ardor e impotencia funcional. El cultivo reveló la presencia de Staphylococcus aureus meticilino sensible. ...

Automedicação em estudantes de enfermagem do Estado do Amazonas - Brasil

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 38 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Determinar a prevalência e os fatores associados à automedicação entre estudantes de enfermagem. Método Estudo transversal realizado com 116 estudantes de enfermagem de uma universidade pública do Estado do Amazonas – Brasil, no período de março a abril de 2014. Utilizou...

Antibiotic therapy as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the effect of systemic antibiotics in the periodontal treatment of smokers. The selection criteria were as follows: controlled randomized clinical trials; studies published in English; studies with smoker patie...

Peritonitis bacteriana espontánea por Listeria monocytogenes en un paciente con cirrosis hepática: reporte de un caso

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 28 (2), 2017
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent and severe complication in cirrhotic patients. Listeria monocytogenes is a rare cause of SBP, which should be suspected in individuals with impaired immunity such as advanced liver disease and inadequate response to standard antibiotic therapy. We rep...

Eficacia de terapia concomitante sin bismuto en la erradicación de Helicobacter pylori en Chile: estudio prospectivo

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 28 (3), 2017
Standard triple therapy (TT), used massively as first-line empirical therapy for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication, has shown a progressive decrease in its effectiveness, probably due to increasing resistance to clarithromycin. Recent studies in Chile show eradication under 90%, a limit suggest...

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A multicenter matched case-control study

Biomédica (Bogotá); 36 (4), 2016
Abstract Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent pathogen at critical care services. Its presence leads to increased hospital stays and mortality risk in patients with bacteremia. However, the etiology of this resistance marker has not been fully studied. Objective: To i...

The importance of integrons for development and propagation of resistance in Shigella: the case of Latin America

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (4), 2016
Abstract In Latin America, the disease burden of shigellosis is found to coexist with the rapid and rampant spread of resistance to commonly used antibiotics. The molecular basis of antibiotic resistance lies within genetic elements such as plasmids, transposons, integrons, genomic islands, etc., which a...

Analysis of risk factors and clinical manifestations associated with Clostridium difficile disease in Serbian hospitalized patients

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (4), 2016
Abstract Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of infectious diarrhoea in hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors important for the development of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease and clinical manifestations of Clostridium difficile-as...

Apendicitis aguda
Acute appendicitis

Con el uso de las imágenes de creciente sensibilidad, el número de pacientes con diagnóstico de apendicitis ha aumentado, y una significativa proporción de ellos puede no progresar a apendicitis clínicamente relevante o puede resolver espontáneamente y evitar la apendicectomía. Existen reglas de p...