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| Luna,Carlos M; Rodríguez-Noriega,Eduardo; Bavestrello,Luis; Gotuzzo,Eduardo. |
| The global spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) means it is now a pathogen of worldwide public health concern. Within Latin America, MRSA is highly prevalent, with the proportion of S. aureus isolates that are methicillin-resistant on the rise, yet resources for managing the infection are limited. While several guidelines exist for the treatment of MRSA infections, many are written for the North American or European setting and need adaptation for use in Latin America. In this article, we aim to emphasize the importance of appropriate treatment of MRSA in the healthcare and community settings of Latin America. We present a summary of the available guidelines and antibiotics, and discuss particular considerations for clinicians... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: MRSA; Treatment; Antibiotic therapy; Latin America. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000800007 |
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| Soto,Alonso; Solari,Lely; Agapito,Juan; Acuna-Villaorduna,Carlos; Lambert,Marie-Laurence; Gotuzzo,Eduardo; Stuyft,Patrick Van der. |
| This study developed a clinical score based on clinical and radiographic data for the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SNPT). SNPT was defined as a positive culture in Ogawa in a patient with two negative sputum smears. Data from patients admitted to the emergency ward with respiratory symptoms and negative acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smears was analyzed by means of logistic regression to develop the predictive score.Two hundred and sixty two patients were included. Twenty patients had SNPT. The variables included in the final model were hemoptysis, weight loss, age > 45 years old, productive cough, upper-lobe infiltrate, and miliary infiltrate. With those, a score was constructed. The score values ranged from -2 to 6. The area under the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis; Pulmonary; Regression analysis; Scoring methods. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000200006 |
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