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Increasing rates of Clostridium difficile infection in Mexican hospitals

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (5), 2017
Abstract Introduction The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has changed in the last two decades. There is a lack of information regarding incidence and severity of CDI, especially in the developing world. Methods This was a retrospective and observational study from four hospitals o...

Profile of Brazilian workers victims of occupational accidents with biological fluids

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the Brazilian workers victims of occupational accidents with biological fluids. Method: Epidemiological and descriptive research, in which 284,877 notifications of the Notifiable Diseases Information System were analyzed between 2007 and 2014. We used Stata 13 for da...

Incidence and treatment of chylothorax in children undergoing corrective surgery for congenital heart diseases

Abstract Introduction: Chylothorax is a lymphatic extravasation into pleural cavity and its incidence is 0.25%-5.3% in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Objective: To evaluate the incidence of chylothorax in pediatrics patients operated, linking it in each surgical intervention. Evaluate treatment t...

Tuberculosis incidence among people living with HIV/AIDS with virological failure of antiretroviral therapy in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (5), 2017
Abstract Antiretroviral therapy for HIV has led to increased survival of HIV-infected patients. However, tuberculosis remains the leading opportunistic infection and cause of death among people living with HIV/AIDS. Tuberculosis has been shown to be a good predictor of virological failure in this group. ...

Frecuencia y factores asociados a la histerectomía obstétrica en un hospital de segundo nivel en México
Frequency and factors associated with obstetric hysterectomy in a second level hospital in México

INTRODUCCION La histerectomía obstétrica es procedimiento de urgencia para resolver una situación grave, su incidencia es de 5 a 15 por cada 1000 eventos obstétricos OBJETIVO GENERAL Determinar la frecuencia y factores asociados a la histerectomía obstétrica en un hospital de segundo nivel en Méx...

Epidemiological study of facial fractures at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital Complex, Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 44 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: to investigate the incidence and etiology of face trauma with diagnosis of facial fracture treated at the Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology Service of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital Complex in Porto Alegre. Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional, retrospectiv...

Epidemiología, especies, resistencia antifúngica y evolución de las candidemias en un hospital universitario de Buenos Aires, Argentina, durante 16 años

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (5), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La epidemiologia de las candidemias varía en cada región. Objetivos: Conocer la epidemiología de las candidemias en un hospital durante 16 años. Material y Métodos: Se revisaron los episodios de candidemia ocurridos en el Hospital de Clínicas de Buenos Aires desde 01/01/98...

Epidemiología y susceptibilidad antifúngica de especies causantes de candidemia en la ciudad de Valdivia, Chile

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (5), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La epidemiología de la candidemia en Chile es poco conocida, a pesar de ser una enfermedad frecuente y grave. Objetivos: Analizar la incidencia y perfil de susceptibilidad in vitro de especies del género Candida causantes de candidemia en el Hospital Base Valdivia. Material y ...

Sexual function, anxiety and depression in women with benign breast disease. A case-control study

Summary Introduction: Sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent, affecting 40% of the female population. The incidence of such dysfunction is known to be higher among women with malignant breast disease and in patients with depression or anxiety. However, there are few data regarding the prevalence of sexu...