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| Miranda-Filho,D.B.; Ximenes,R.A.A.; Barone,A.A.; Vaz,V.L.; Vieira,A.G.; Albuquerque,V.M.G.. |
| The authors propose a clinical classification to monitor the evolution of tetanus patients, ranging from grade I to IV according to severity. It was applied on admission and repeated on alternate days up to the 10th day to patients aged > or = 12 years admitted to the State University Hospital, Recife, Brazil. Patients were also classified upon admission according to three prognostic indicators to determine if the proposed classification is in agreement with the traditionally used indicators. Upon admission, the distribution of the 64 patients among the different levels of the proposed classification was similar for the groups of better and worse prognosis according to the three indicators (P > 0.05), most of the patients belonging to grades I and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Tetanus; Progression; Classification; Clinical. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006001000009 |
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| Torres,M.C.M.R.; Pereira,L.M.M.B.; Ximenes,R.A.A.; Araújo,A.S.; Secaf,M.; Rodrigues,S.S.; Bezerra,A.C.S.; Conceição,I.B.; Valença,M.I.B.; Martinelli,A.L.C.. |
| Patients with sickle-cell anemia submitted to frequent blood transfusions are at risk of contamination with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Determination of HCV RNA and genotype characterization are parameters that are relevant for the treatment of the viral infection. The objective of the present study was to determine the frequency of HCV infection and the positivity for HCV RNA and to identify the HCV genotype in patients with sickle-cell anemia with a history of blood transfusion who had been treated at the Hospital of the HEMOPE Foundation. Sera from 291 patients were tested for anti-HCV antibodies by ELISA 3.0 and RIBA 3.0 Chiron and for the presence of HCV RNA by RT-PCR. HCV genotyping was performed in 19 serum samples. Forty-one of 291 patients (14.1%)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C; Anti-HCV antibodies; HCV RNA; HCV genotype; Sickle-cell anemia. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000300006 |
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| Monteiro,P.; Miranda-Filho,D.B.; Bandeira,F.; Lacerda,H.R.; Chaves,H.; Albuquerque,M.F.P.M.; Montarroyos,U.R.; Ximenes,R.A.A.. |
| We investigated the association between pulse wave velocity (PWV) and HIV infection, antiretroviral treatment-related characteristics, viral load, immune status, and metabolic changes in a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of HIV/AIDS patients who have been followed for metabolic and cardiovascular changes since 2007. The study included patients recruited from the cohort (N = 261) and a comparison group (N = 82) of uninfected individuals, all enrolled from April to November 2009. Aortic stiffness was estimated using the carotid-femoral PWV (Complior-Artech, Paris, France). The groups were similar with respect to age, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, Framingham score, and use of antihypertensive and hypolipidemic medications. Hypertension was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; AIDS; Antiretroviral therapy; Arterial stiffness; Pulse wave velocity. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000900005 |
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| Leite,S.R.R.F.; Amorim,M.M.R.; Sereno,P.F.B.; Leite,T.N.F.; Ferreira,J.A.C.; Ximenes,R.A.A.. |
| A 7.4% vaginal extract of the Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi) was compared with 0.75% vaginal metronidazole, both manufactured by the Hebron Laboratory, for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, used at bedtime for 7 nights. The condition was diagnosed using the combined criteria of Amsel and Nugent in two groups of 140 and 137 women, aged between 18 and 40 years. Intention-to-treat analysis was performed. Women were excluded from the study if they presented delayed menstruation, were pregnant, were using or had used any topical or systemic medication, presented any other vaginal infections, presented hymen integrity, or if they reported any history suggestive of acute pelvic inflammatory disease. According to Amsel’s criteria... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bacterial vaginosis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Brazilian pepper tree; Metronidazole vaginal gel. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000300012 |
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