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Septic arthritis of the knee: clinical and laboratory comparison of groups with different etiologies

Clinics; 71 (12), 2016
OBJECTIVES: To clinically and epidemiologically characterize a population diagnosed with and treated for septic arthritis of the knee, to evaluate the treatment results and to analyze the differences between patients with positive and negative culture results, patients with Gram-positive and Gram-negativ...

Efectos del disturbio humano sobre la dinámica poblacional de Ocypode quadrata (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) en playas del Caribe mexicano

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (4), 2016
Resumen:El cangrejo fantasma Ocypode quadrata, tiene una alta relevancia ecológica en las playas del Atlántico occidental y se ha propuesto como un indicador del impacto humano sobre este ecosistema. Sin embargo, no se han evaluado los efectos del disturbio humano sobre su dinámica poblacional. En est...

Incidence and prevalence of clinically relevant pituitary adenomas: retrospective cohort study in a Health Management Organization in Buenos Aires, Argentina

ABSTRACT Objectives The main purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence rate and prevalence of clinically relevant pituitary adenomas (PAs) within the Hospital Italiano Medical Care Program (HIMCP), a well-defined population of 150,000 members living in the urban and suburban area of the city ...

Impact of chronic urticaria on the quality of life of patients followed up at a university hospital

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic urticaria is a debilitating disease that considerably affects health-related quality of life, and the Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire is the only questionnaire specifically designed for its evaluation. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of life of patients w...

Obesity and its Association with Food Consumption, Diabetes Mellitus, and Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (6), 2016
Abstract Background: Obesity affects a large part of elderly individuals worldwide and is considered a risk predictor for the development of chronic diseases such as cardiac diseases, the leading causes of death in the elderly population. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of obesity and associat...

Oral mucosal diseases in children - casuistics from the Department of Dermatology - University of São Paulo - Brazil

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract There are no studies about pediatric oral mucosal diseases performed by dermatologists in Brazil. This study presents the casuistics of oral mucosal diseases in children examined at the Oral Diseases Clinic at the Department of Dermatology - University of São Paulo - Brazil. Cases were retrospe...

Recursos sociais e económicos nas pessoas muito idosas: diferenças de género

Rev. Kairós; 19 (4), 2016
Estudo descritivo-correlacional com ênfase na análise das diferenças de género atendendo a variáveis sociodemográficas, aos recursos sociais e económicos de pessoas muito idosas, utilizando o Questionário de Avaliação Funcional Multidimensional para Idosos (QAFMI/OARS). Dos resultados, distingu...

Características sociodemográficas y diagnósticas de los usuarios del Hospital Diurno Infanto Juvenil, de Viña del Mar, entre los años 2002 y 2016

El presente estudio se realiza en el Hospital Diurno Infanto Juvenil de Viña del Mar, buscando describir el tipo de usuario (sexo, edad, escolaridad, comuna de residencia, centro derivador) y si existe pertinencia entre el diagnóstico de ingreso y el de egreso. Se analizaron 266 fichas clínicas ent...

Aumento de la mortalidad infantil en niños con síndrome de Down: Chile 1997-2013

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: Down syndrome (DS) is associated with higher child mortality especially due to cardiac malformations. Aim: To describe the trend in Chilean infant mortality in DS in the period 1997-2013 as compared to the general population without DS. Material and Methods: Raw data on infant deaths were ext...

Determinantes sociales de la edad de fallecimiento por causa cardiovascular

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: The association of cardiovascular diseases with socio-demographic factors has not been fully explored. Aim: To analyze the association of socio-demographic features with the survival time of individuals who died due to cardiovascular diseases. Material and Methods: The death registries publis...