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Correlation between hemoglobin levels of mothers and children on exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the correlation between hemoglobin levels of mothers and their children on exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 221 binomials (mother-child) enrolled in a breastfeeding support program, who were stratified into six ...

Prevalence of chronic spinal pain and identification of associated factors in a sample of the population of São Paulo, Brazil: cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic spinal pain, especially low-back pain and neck pain, is a leading cause of years of life with disability. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic spinal pain among individuals aged 15 years or older and to identify the factors assoc...

Cardiovascular risk factors associated with frailty syndrome among hospitalized elderly people: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Identification of frailty syndrome and its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors among hospitalized elderly people is important, since this may contribute towards broadening of knowledge regarding this association within tertiary-level services. This study aimed ...

Infección por Chlamydia trachomatis en pacientes de una institución de salud de Bogotá y Medellín, 2012-2015

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (5), 2016
Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis presents clinical consequences and it is barely studied in Colombia. Objective: To compare the C. trachomatis infection in Bogotá and Medellín with specific frequencies by gender and age group, between 2012-2015. Methods: Descriptive study of multiple groups, with 1,...

Malignant extra-cranial germ cell tumors in children and adolescents: Results following the guidelines of SFOP/SFCE 95 Protocol

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (5), 2016
Between September 1995 and December 2010, 99 new consecutive assessable patients with extra-cranial MGCT were treated according to SFOP/SFCE TGM95 Protocol. A "watch and wait" strategy for completely resected stage I-II was observed in cases with preoperative high tumor markers levels. Metastatic disease...

Mortalidad atribuible al tabaquismo en Tucumán, Argentina 2001-2010
Smoking-attributable mortality in Tucumán, Argentina 2001-2010

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (5), 2016
El tabaquismo es la principal causa evitable de muerte en el mundo. En la Argentina, en 2000, el 16% de las muertes fueron atribuibles al tabaco en mayores de 35 años. En Tucumán existen datos de prevalencia de consumo de tabaco pero no del efecto del tabaquismo sobre la mortalidad. El objetivo fue est...

Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric rods and pseudomonads isolated from the dental prostheses biofilm

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Aspiration of oral bacteria leads to cardiac and respiratory infectious diseases and dentures can act as a reservoir for pathogenic microorganisms. Objective: To determine the occurrence and the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric rods and pseudomonads from the denture biofilm of 5...

Prevalence, severity, and risk indicators of gingival inflammation in a multi-center study on South American adults: a cross sectional study

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and severity of gingival inflammation and associated risk indicators in South American adults. Material and Methods: Multi-stage samples totaling 1,650 adults from Porto Alegre (Brazil), Tucumán (Argentina), and Santiago (Chil...

Mortality related to tuberculosis-HIV/AIDS co-infection in Brazil, 2000-2011: epidemiological patterns and time trends

Abstract: Co-infection of tuberculosis (TB)-HIV/AIDS is a persistent public health problem in Brazil. This study describes epidemiological patterns and time trends of mortality related to TB-HIV/AIDS co-infection. Based on mortality data from 2000-2011 (almost 12.5 million deaths), 19,815 deaths related ...

Histopathological features of post-mortem pituitaries: A retrospective analysis

SUMMARY Objective: As a result of the use of neuroimaging techniques, silent pituitary lesions are diagnosed more and more frequently; however, there are few published post-mortem studies about this gland. Incidence data of pituitary lesions are rare and in Portugal they are outdated or even non-existen...