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| Pasqualotto,Alessandro C.; Almeida,Camila S.; Kliemann,Dimas A.; Barcellos,Guilherme B.; Queiroz-Telles,Flávio; Abdala,Edson; Resende,Mariangela; Batista,Filipe P.; Vidal,José E.; Rocha,Jaime; Raboni,Sonia M.; Cimerman,Sergio; Gales,Ana C.. |
| ABSTRACT The Choosing Wisely Initiative aims to collect statements from medical societies all over the world on medical interventions that result in no benefit to patients, with the potential to cause harm. In this article we present the views of the Diagnostic Laboratory Group at the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI). Ten experts from SBI were asked to list 10 diagnostic tests that were perceived as unnecessary in the field of infectious diseases. After voting for the more relevant topics, a questionnaire was sent to all SBI members, in order to select for the most important items. A total of 482 votes were obtained, and the top 10 results are shown in this manuscript. The Choosing Wisely statements of SBI should facilitate clinical practice... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Choosing wisely; Quality; Safety; Infectious diseases; Microbiology; Diagnostic tests; Healthcare administration. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000500331 |
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| Lima,Ana Lucia L.; Oliveira,Priscila R.; Carvalho,Vladimir C.; Cimerman,Sergio; Savio,Eduardo. |
| With the advances in surgical treatment, antibiotic therapy and the current resources for accurate diagnosis and differentiated approaches to each type of osteomyelitis, better results are being obtained in the treatment of this disease. After a careful literature review carried out by a multiprofessional team, some conclusions were made in order to guide medical approach to different types of osteomyelitis, aiming to obtain better clinical outcomes and reducing the social costs of this disease. Acute and chronic osteomyelitis are discussed, with presentation of the general epidemiological concepts and the commonly used classification systems. The main guidelines for the clinical, laboratory and imaging diagnosis of infections are discussed, as well as the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Osteomyelitis; Bone and joint infection; Soft tissue infection; Infectious diseases. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702014000500526 |
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