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Utilidad de una escala de riesgo para identificar pacientes con disglucemia
Utility of a risk scale to identify patients with dysglycemia

Rev. cuba. med. mil; 46 (2), 2017
Introducción: la prevalencia de diabetes y prediabetes ha ido en aumento a nivel global y en Cuba. Para identificar individuos en riesgo de disglucemia se han desarrollado varias escalas. Objetivo: evaluar el desempeño de la escala de Bang y otros, para identificar individuos con disglucemia, en una po...

Comparison of machine-learning algorithms to build a predictive model for detecting undiagnosed diabetes - ELSA-Brasil: accuracy study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease associated with a wide range of serious health complications that have a major impact on overall health. The aims here were to develop and validate predictive models for detecting undiagnosed diabetes using data from the Longitudinal ...

Comparison of Electrocardiographic Criteria for Identifying Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Athletes from Different Sports Modalities

Clinics; 72 (6), 2017
OBJECTIVES: In athletes, isolated electrocardiogram high voltage criteria are widely used to evaluate left ventricular hypertrophy, but positive findings are thought to represent normal electrocardiogram alterations. However, which electrocardiogram criterion can best detect left ventricular hypertrophy ...

Nuevo método para evaluar el Test Subjetivo Vertical

Introducción: La prueba Visual Subjetiva Vertical (SVV por sus siglas en inglés) corresponde a una prueba de bajo costo y complejidad que permite el estudio de la función vestibular "estática". En el año 2009 se valida la Prueba del Balde con igual confianza, sensibilidad y especificidad, que la pru...

Comparison of enterovirus detection in cerebrospinal fluid with Bacterial Meningitis Score in children

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To measure the role of enterovirus detection in cerebrospinal fluid compared with the Bacterial Meningitis Score in children with meningitis. Methods A retrospective cohort based on analysis of medical records of pediatric patients diagnosed as meningitis, seen at a private and ter...

Comparative performances of serologic and molecular assays for detecting human T lymphotropic virus type 1 and type 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT The present study evaluated several techniques currently available (commercial kits and in-house assays) for diagnosing human T lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 in two groups of patients enrolled at HIV/AIDS specialized care services in São Paulo: Group 1 (G1), n = 1608, 1237 male/371 female,...

Comparison of culture and PCR methods in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Our aim in this study is to compare the standard culture method with the multiplex PCR and the Speed-Oligo® Bacterial Meningitis Test (SO-BMT) – a hybridization-based molecular test method – during the CSF examination of the patients with the pre-diagnosis of acute bacterial meningi...

Development of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of the golden mussel ( Limnoperna fortunei, Mytilidae) in environmental samples

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT The golden mussel, Limnoperna fortunei, is among the most devastating invasive species in freshwater habitats worldwide, leading to severe environmental disturbances and economic losses. Therefore, management efforts would be greatly improved by methods that efficiently detect and quantify the a...

Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Brazilian cattle presenting with neurological syndrome

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) was investigated in the central nervous system of cattle with neurological syndrome. Two-hundred-ninety samples were analyzed by histology, and molecular methods to detect ovine herpesvirus type 2 (OvHV-2) were optimized and validated. The qualitative polymerase c...

Predicting outcomes in partial nephrectomy: is the renal score useful?

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction and Objective The R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry system (RNS) has been validated in multiple open, laparoscopic and robotic partial nephrectomy series. The aim of this study was to test the accuracy of R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry system in predicting perioperative outcomes in surgical treatmen...