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| Vanni,T.; Morejón,K.M.; Santana,R.C.; Melo,L. de; Ferrão,S.B.R.L.; Amorim,A.P.; Gaspar,G.G.; Ponzi,C.C.; Golin,N.A.; Custódio,F.L.; Marangoni,A.T.D.; Campos Jr.,C.P.; Fonseca,B.A.L.. |
| Since there are some concerns about the effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy in developing countries, we compared the initial combination antiretroviral therapy with zidovudine and lamivudine plus either nelfinavir or efavirenz at a university-based outpatient service in Brazil. This was a retrospective comparative cohort study carried out in a tertiary level hospital. A total of 194 patients receiving either nelfinavir or efavirenz were identified through our electronic database search, but only 126 patients met the inclusion criteria. Patients were included if they were older than 18 years old, naive for antiretroviral therapy, and had at least 1 follow-up visit after starting the antiretroviral regimen. Fifty-one of the included... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS; HIV; Antiretroviral treatment; Efavirenz; Nelfinavir; Highly active antiretroviral therapy. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000700011 |
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| Carmona,F.; Prado,S.I.; Silva,M.F.I.; Gaspar,G.G.; Bellissimo-Rodrigues,F.; Martinez,R.; Matsuno,A.K.; Carlotti,A.P.C.P.. |
| The objective of this study is to retrospectively report the results of interventions for controlling a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) outbreak in a tertiary-care pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a University Hospital. After identification of the outbreak, interventions were made at the following levels: patient care, microbiological surveillance, and medical and nursing staff training. Data were collected from computer-based databases and from the electronic prescription system. Vancomycin use progressively increased after March 2008, peaking in August 2009. Five cases of VRE infection were identified, with 3 deaths. After the interventions, we noted a significant reduction in vancomycin prescription and use (75% reduction), and the last... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Infections; Antibiotics misuse; Drug resistance; Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000200011 |
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