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Prevention of bone infection after open fracture using a chitosan with ciprofloxacin implant in animal model

Acta cir. bras; 35 (8), 2020
Abstract Purpose To evaluate different concentrations of ciprofloxacin to prevent infection after open fracture contaminated with S. aureus in rats using absorbable local delivery system. Methods Fifty-two Wistar rats were assigned to six groups. After 4 weeks, all animals underwent 99mTc-ceftizoxima...

Características operativas de los marcadores inflamatorios para el diagnóstico de enfermedades infecciosas, autoinmunes y oncológicas en el ámbito de atención primaria
Operational characteristics of inflammatory markers for the diagnosis of infectious, autoimmune and oncological diseases in the primary care setting

Teaching experiences during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic in a Brazilian School of Dentistry

Braz. j. oral sci; 19 (), 2020
The coronavirus outbreak (2019) represents a public health emergency of global concern. Several measures have been taken to minimise the risk of infection among the population, including social distancing, working from home, closure of non-essential activities since the...

Predictive factors of lethality and complications of deep fascial space infections of the neck

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify predictive factors for lethality and complications of deep fascial space infections of the neck (DFSIN), establishing an early and aggressive treatment in the neck before the progression to descending mediastinitis. Methods: we retrospectively analyzed 133 cases of DFS...

Recomendaciones para la atención de recién nacidos con sospecha o confirmado de infección por SARS- Cov- 2 en Cuba
Recommendations for the care of newborns suspected or confirmed of infection by SARS-CoV-2 in Cuba

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 92 (supl.1), 2020
Se exponen las recomendaciones sobre la atención de los recién nacidos en Cuba, hijos de madres con diagnóstico de COVID -19. Se expresan las orientaciones generales sobre la organización de los servicios para el cuidado de los pacientes, los principales aspectos relacionados con la atención en el m...

Epidemiology and predictors of occurrence of SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI infection in a low-endemicity area in northeast Brazil

Rev. patol. trop; 49 (3), 2020
In Latin America 96% of the cases of schistosomiasis occur in Brazil in low-socioeconomic status populations. The epidemiological characteristics and occurrence predictors of Schistosoma mansoni infection were determined in the Bananeiras community, located in Capistrano, a town in Ceará state, Brazil. ...

Valor predictivo de proteína C reactiva y albúmina en la expulsión de litos ureterales de 6-10 mm del tercio inferior

Introducción La litiasis ureteral es responsable del 20% de casos de urolitiasis, el cólico renal afecta negativamente la calidad de vida, el mayor dilema es el elegir entre medidas conservadoras y cirugía. La mayoría de los litos ureterales de tercio distal menor de 6mm, pueden pasar espontáneame...

Scoring Systems. A Useful Tool to Resume Urological Surgery During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The rapid worldwide spread of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection has generated a significant health crisis.[1] [2] The focus was on the use of health resources to care for COVID-19 patients in emergency, hospitalization, and intensive care settings.[3] On the other hand, the vast majority of hospital instit...

The role of maternal infection in preterm birth: evidence from the Brazilian Multicentre Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP)

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: Evidence suggests that infection or inflammation is a major contributor to early spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the development and causes of maternal infection associated with maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with sPTB. METHODS: This was ...

Clostridium difficile toxins or infection induce upregulation of adenosine receptors and IL-6 with early pro-inflammatory and late anti-inflammatory pattern

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (9), 2020
Clostridium difficile causes intestinal inflammation, which increases adenosine. We compared the expression of adenosine receptors (AR) subtypes A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 in HCT-8, IEC-6 cells, and isolated intestinal epithelial cells, challenged or not with Clostridium difficile toxin A and B (TcdA and TcdB)...