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Childbirth, puerperium and abortion care protocol during the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract The new coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2, SARSCoV- 2) is a virus that causes a potentially serious respiratory disease that has spread in several countries, reaching humans in all age groups, including pregnant women. The purpose of this protocol is to provide...

Covid-19 in Italy: A lesson to be learned

Conocimiento y preparación de los odontólogos mexicanos ante la pandemia por COVID-19
Knowledge and preparation of Mexican dentists facing the COVID-19 pandemic

Rev. ADM; 77 (3), 2020
Introducción: La pandemia a la que nos enfrentamos globalmente ha impactado de manera importante a la práctica odontológica, ya que, debido al uso de aerosoles, es una profesión de alto riesgo de transmisión de COVID-19. Objetivos: Describir los conocimientos generales sobre el SARS-CoV-2, recomenda...

Intervention Protocol of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of a High-Complexity University Hospital to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract Objective To describe the protocols implemented to adapt the orthopedic team to the COVID-19 pandemic; a secondary objective is to assess the behavior of hospital and departmental variables when implementing such measures. Methods The present is a retrospective study describing three protocols...

Occurrence of geohelminths in the soil of public squares in Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazilian Western Amazon

Soil contamination by dog and cat feces can become a public health problem due to the transmission of various etiologic agents that cause zoonoses. This study aimed to verify the occurrence of geohelminths in the soil of some public square areas of the municipality of Rio Branco, Acre State, Western Braz...

Lepra en la isla colombiana de Providencia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 40 (supl.1), 2020
San Andrés y Providencia son islas colombianas en el mar de las Antillas. San Andrés tiene 68.283 habitantes y allí se han registrado casos de lepra en inmigrantes provenientes del interior colombiano. Providencia tiene 5.037 habitantes e, históricamente, los programas de salud no tenían registros d...

Microfilaremia by Cercopithifilaria bainae in a dog from the central western region of Brazil: case report

Cercopithifilaria bainae is a nematode belonging to the family Onchocercidae that parasitizes the subcutaneous tissue of dogs. Its transmission occurs through the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and its geographical distribution overlaps that of this vector. The present study reports the detection of micro...

Guía para la limpieza de manos y superficies
Guide for cleaning hands and surfaces

La guía contiene información práctica para la limpieza y desinfección de manos y superficies en general, con la finalidad de evitar la transmisión de enfermedades infecciosas; además proporciona recomendaciones sobre limpieza y desinfección a nivel doméstico para los hogares en situaciones de ep...

Importancia del dentista y del equipo auxiliar de salud bucal en el proceso de diagnóstico de sífilis

Rev. cuba. estomatol; 57 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Syphilis is classified as a sexually transmitted infectious-contagious disease with the causative agent Treponema pallidum (Tp). It presents distinct stages of evolution: The primary phase is characterized by the appearance of the hard chancre, the secondary phase by the spread o...