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Clinical and molecular profile of newborns with confirmed or suspicious congenital adrenal hyperplasia detected after a public screening program implementation

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (3), 2019
Abstract Objective: To describe the results obtained in a neonatal screening program after its implementation and to assess the clinical and molecular profiles of confirmed and suspicious congenital adrenal hyperplasia cases. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Newborns with suspected disea...

Hepatitis C disease burden and strategies for elimination by 2030 in Brazil. A mathematical modeling approach

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction and aim: Hepatitis C is a key challenge to public health in Brazil. The objective of this paper was to describe the Brazilian strategy for hepatitis C to meet the 2030 elimination goal proposed by World Health Organization (WHO). Methods: A mathematical modeling approach was used ...

Aporte de los inmigrantes a la tuberculosis en un Servicio de Salud de Chile

La evaluación del Programa de Control de la Tuberculosis de Chile muestra un creciente aumento de casos de tuberculosis en pacientes extranjeros en las comunas de Santiago de mayor incidencia de esta enfermedad. Mediante la evaluación de los casos diagnosticados durante una década se comprobó un crec...

Plan de acción nacional frente a la emergencia de la cepa W-135 responsable de enfermedad meningocócica invasora en Chile, 2012-2013

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (6), 2019
Invasive meningococcal disease is challenging for public health, mainly when it manifests with sudden changes in incidence, serogroups and hypervirulent clones that spread in the population, causing great alarm due to its sequelae and often fatal course, a situation that occurred in Chile, starting at we...

Anafilaxia: dados de um registro de pacientes atendidos em um serviço especializado

Introdução: Dados relacionados à prevalência e incidência da anafilaxia são escassos, especialmente no Brasil. Objetivo: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico e características das reações em pacientes com diagnóstico de anafilaxia assistidos em um ambulatório especializado de alergia. Métodos: ...

Real-world evidence of dengue burden on hospitals in mexico: insights from the automated subsystem of hospital discharges (saeh) database

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (3), 2019
Abstract Background The incidence of dengue in Mexico has increased in recent decades. It has been suggested that dengue outbreaks may compromise treatment quality in hospitals. Objective The objective of the study was to quantify the burden imposed by dengue on hospital services in Mexico. Methods We...

The descriptive epidemiology of lung cancer and tobacco control: a global overview 2018

Salud pública Méx; 61 (3), 2019
Abstract: Objective: To present the most recent national estimates of lung cancer burden globally in 185 countries and tobacco smoking prevalence (%) by sex. Materials and methods: Estimates of lung cancer incidence and mortality for 2018 were extracted from the Globocan database; observed incidence,...

Incidencia, mortalidad y costos de la atención por cáncer de pulmón en el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Salud pública Méx; 61 (3), 2019
Resumen: Objetivo: Analizar la tendencia temporal de la incidencia y la mortalidad del cáncer de pulmón, así como los costos asociados con su atención médica. Material y métodos: Se estimó el número de casos incidentes a partir de los egresos hospitalarios de 276 hospitales del Instituto Mexi...

Gastrosquisis: análisis de situación entre los años 2011 y 2016 en el Hospital Pediátrico Pereira Rosell

La gastrosquisis es el defecto congénito más frecuente de la pared abdominal anterior. Se clasifican en simple o complicadas según si presentan o no anomalías a nivel intestinal. El diagnóstico prenatal se realiza en un 75%-95% de los pacientes. El tratamiento es quirúrgico, lográndose un cierre p...

Características clínicas y epidemiológicas de pacientes con paracoccidioidomicosis diagnosticados en un hospital de Resistencia, Chaco
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis diagnosed in a hospital of Resistencia, Chaco

Rev. argent. microbiol; 51 (2), 2019
Con el objetivo de describir las características clínico-epidemiológicas de la paracoccidioidomicosis, se realizó un estudio descriptivo de los casos diagnosticados por el Servicio de Microbiología Clínica del hospital de adultos Dr. Julio C. Perrando, de la ciudad de Resistencia (Chaco, Argentina)...