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Las posibles causas del aumento de la incidencia de la tuberculosis en Chile

La tuberculosis continúa siendo una de las principales causas de morbimortalidad a nivel mundial. En Chile, luego de un período de estancamiento, se ha observado un aumento de casos en los últimos dos años, llegando a una tasa de incidencia de 15,7 casos por 100.000 habitantes en 2018. El estudio bus...

Incidence of depression in patients with hepatitis C treated with direct-acting antivirals

Objective: Depression has been associated with hepatitis C, as well as with its treatment with proinflammatory cytokines (i.e., interferon). The new direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have minimal adverse effects and high potency, with a direct inhibitory effect on non-structural viral proteins. We st...

Implementation of the population-based cancer registry in the city of Mérida, Mexico: process and early results

Salud pública Méx; 62 (1), 2020
Abstract: Objective: To briefly describe the process of establishment and preliminary results of the Mérida Population-based Cancer Registry (Mérida-PBCR) Materials and methods: Mérida-PBCR started in 2016 as a research project in the IMSS, with a gradual increase in its information sources. It cov...

Impacto poblacional a 10 años de la vacunación contra rotavirus en México

Salud pública Méx; 62 (1), 2020
Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar el impacto de la vacunación contra rotavirus (RV) a 10 años de su universalización sobre la morbimortalidad por enfermedad diarreica aguda (EDA) en niños mexicanos menores de cinco años. Material y métodos: Se compararon las medianas anuales de casos nuevos, defuncione...

Cutaneous sarcoidosis: clinico-epidemiological profile of 72 patients at a tertiary hospital in São Paulo, Brazil,

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease of unknown cause that is characterized by the presence of granulomas in various organs. Cutaneous involvement is common and the reported incidence has varied from 9% to 37%. Studies on cutaneous sarcoidosis in Brazil are lacking. Objectives: To ...

Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: Clinical Outcomes and Complications

Abstract Objective To evaluate the clinical and functional results of transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy. Materials and Methods From August 2015 to January 2017, 101 patients with lumbar disc hernia refractory to clinical treatment underwent endoscopic discectomy. Through clinical evaluation b...

Clinical Evaluation of the Surgical Treatment of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures at a Hospital in the South of Santa Catarina

Abstract Objective To evaluate the results of the surgical treatment of fractures of the middle third of the clavicle. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study, in which 36 patients who suffered fractures of the middle third of the clavicle and who were surgically treated from January 2012 to Febr...

Arthrodesis versus Arthroplasty of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint in the Treatment of Hallux Rigidus - A Comparative Study of Appropriately Selected Patients

Abstract Objective Historical results of arthroplasty of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (1MTP) are relatively poor; however, improvements in the understanding of the normal foot biomechanics, implant materials and design currently make arthroplasty a reasonable option in appropriately selected pati...

Epidemiological profile of congenital syphilis in the municipality of São Luís, 2008-2017

Introduction: Congenital syphilis is a disease of great magnitude due to increasing numbers of new annual cases, affecting a large contingent of children, which translates into high incidence rates. The occurrence of syphilis cases evidences failures in health services, especially in prenatal care. Objec...