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Empiric therapy with vancomycin in the neonatal intensive care unit: let's "get smart" globally!

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016

Clinical significance, antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular identification of Nocardia species isolated from children with cystic fibrosis

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Nocardia is an opportunistic pathogen that causes respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiology, clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibility of Nocardia species isolated from eight children with cystic fibrosis. The isolate...

Atividade moduladora sobre antibióticos pelo extrato aquoso das folhas de Bauhinia ungulata L

Rev. cuba. plantas med; 21 (3), 2016
Introdução: cepas de Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli e Pseudomonas aeruginosa são caracterizadas como importantes causadores de infeções bacterianas e destacam-se como um preocupante problema de saúde pública. A atividade antibacteriana de várias plantas tem sido estudada com a finalidade...

Caracterización clinicoepidemiológica y microbiológica en úlceras corneales bacterianas y micóticas
Clinical, epidemiological and microbiological characterization of bacterial and mycotic ulcers

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 29 (3), 2016
Objetivo: describir la asociación entre aspectos clinicoepidemiológicos y los resultados microbiológicos en pacientes con queratitis infecciosa ingresados en el Servicio de Córnea del Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramón Pando Ferrer en el período 2010-2014. Métodos: se realizó un estudio obse...

Therapies for crohn's disease: a clinical update

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT The main objectives of clinical therapy in Crohn's disease are clinical and endoscopic remission without the use of corticosteroids for long periods of time, prevention of hospitalization and surgery, and improvement of quality of life. The main limitation of drug therapy is the loss of response...

Recurrence rate of helicobacter pylori in patients with peptic ulcer five years or more after successful eradication

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Background Infection with Helicobacter pylori is highly prevalent worldwide, especially in developing countries. Its presence in the gastroduodenal mucosa is related with development of peptic ulcer and other illnesses. The eradication of H. pylori improves mucosal histology in patients with pe...

Infecciones osteoarticulares en pacientes del Hospital del Instituto de Seguridad del Trabajador (IST) de Viña del Mar: periodo 2012-2013

INTRODUCCIÓN: Las infecciones osteoarticulares son un desafío frecuente en la práctica traumatológica diaria. En Chile y en los distintos hospitales de la región de Valparaíso son escasos los trabajos con relación al tema, lo que es fundamental para optimizar el tratamiento, tanto quirúrgico como...

Secondary syphilis in the oral cavity and the role of the dental surgeon in STD prevention, diagnosis and treatment: a case series study

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (4), 2016
Abstract Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has three clinical stages and may present various oral manifestations, mainly at the secondary stage. The disease mimics other more common oral mucosa lesions, going undiagnosed and with no proper treatment. D...

Resistencia bacteriana de cultivos de orina en un hospital oncológico: seguimiento a diez años

Salud pública Méx; 58 (4), 2016
Resumen: Objetivo: Describir los patrones de resistencia bacteriana en cultivos de orina de pacientes de un hospital oncológico en la Ciudad de México, de 2004 a 2013. Material y métodos: Se obtuvo el porcentaje de susceptibilidad para diferentes antibióticos, describiendo por separado las bacteria...

Actualización en técnica aséptica y uso de antibióticos profilácticos en procedimientos quirúrgicos ambulatorios que comprometan piel y mucosas

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (8), 2016
Aseptic techniques are those practices designed to reduce the risk of surgical site infection (SSI), defined as such, all those that occur within the first 30 days of the procedure. While the patient’s risk of developing an SSI in dermatologic surgery is low since many of the procedures are considered s...