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Evaluación de test rápidos y diseño de una estrategia para la detección y caracterización de carbapenemasas en cepas de bacilos gramnegativos

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (4), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La detección de bacilos gramnegativos productores de carbapenemasas es compleja, existiendo actualmente varios test disponibles. La confirmación mediante la caracterización molecular de la enzima no está disponible en todos los laboratorios del país. Objetivo: Plantear una e...

Evaluación de la técnica Xpert® MTB/RIF para la detección de Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex en muestras extra-pulmonares

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (4), 2017
Resumen La tuberculosis (TBC) extra-pulmonar alcanza al 26,2% de los casos totales de TBC en Chile. El cultivo es el método estándar de oro, pero es lento. La técnica Xpert® MTB/RIF permite detectar Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBc) por RPC en tiempo real en menos de 3 h, sin embargo, ha sido...

Evaluación del rendimiento de 1, 3-β -d-glucano como apoyo diagnóstico de infecciones invasoras por Candida spp. en pacientes críticos adultos

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (4), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La enfermedad fúngica invasora (EFI) se reconoce como causa importante de morbi-mortalidad en pacientes críticos. La mayoría de estas infecciones son provocadas por Candida spp. para cuyo diagnóstico existen importantes limitaciones. Objetivo: Realizar una evaluación inicial...

Evaluación del minimental abreviado de la evaluación funcional del adulto mayor (EFAM) como screening para la detección de demencia en la atención primaria

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (7), 2017
Background: The usefulness of the abbreviated Mini-Mental State Examination included in the Chilean Functional assessment of elderly people (MM-SE-EFAM) to detect Dementia has not been determined. Aim: To assess the performance of the MMSE-EFAM to detect dementia. Material and Methods: We studied a non...

The diagnostic value of narrow-band imaging for early and invasive lung cancer: a meta-analysis

Clinics; 72 (7), 2017
This study aimed to compare the ability of narrow-band imaging to detect early and invasive lung cancer with that of conventional pathological analysis and white-light bronchoscopy. We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Sinomed, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases for relevant studies. Meta-d...

Experimental study of peripheral-blood pro-surfactant protein B for screening non-small cell lung cancer

Acta cir. bras; 32 (7), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the possibility of using peripheral-blood presurfactant protein B (Pro-SFTPB) for screening non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: A total of 873 healthy volunteers and 165 lung cancer patients hospitalized in the Fifth People's Hospital of Dalian were tested Pro-SFT...

Urinary EN-2 to predict prostate cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary Introduction: Prostate cancer is the second type of cancer diagnosed and the fifth cause of death in men worldwide. Early diagnosis helps to control disease progression. Currently, prostate specific antigen is the standard biomarker, as it has a broad scope of identification and, thus, new and m...

Functional decline in the elderly with MCI: Cultural adaptation of the ADCS-ADL scale

Summary Objective: Translate, transcultural adaptation and application to Brazilian Portuguese of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) scale as a cognitive screening instrument. Method: We applied the back translation added with pretest and bilingual methods...

Evaluation of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) and electrocochleography for the diagnosis of Ménière's disease

Abstract Introduction: Ménière's disease (MD) is an inner ear disorder characterized by episodic vertigo, tinnitus, ear fullness, and fluctuating hearing. Its diagnosis can be especially difficult in cases where vestibular symptoms are present in isolation (vestibular MD). The definitive diagnosis is ...

Impact of the Use of Different Diagnostic Criteria in the Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Pregnant Women

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (1), 2017
Abstract Background: There is a physiologic elevation of total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) during pregnancy. Some authors define dyslipidemia (DLP) in pregnant women when TC, LDL and TG concentrations are above the 95th percentile (p95%) and HDL concentration is below the 5th percentile (P5%...