|
|
|
|
|
| Moreira-Silva,Sandra Fagundes; Moreno,Linda Marly C.; Dazzi,Mariana; Freire,Consuelo Maria Caiafa; Miranda,Angelica Espinosa. |
| BACKGROUND: Acute cor pulmonale is a clinical syndrome with signs of right-sided heart failure resulting from sudden increase of pulmonary vascular resistance. CASE PRESENTATION: A five-year-old male, infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), was admitted at the division of infectious diseases of this hospital with cough, tachydyspnea, fever, and breathing difficulty. Computed tomography scan showed ground-glass opacities, cystic lesions, and bronchiectasis. The patient had nasal flaring, intercostal and subcostal retractions, and keeled chest. Abdomen was depressible; liver was 3 cm from the right-costal border, while spleen was 6 cm from the left-costal border. Echocardiogram examinations showed signs of acute cor pulmonale characterized by... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Adult; Children; Respiratory tract infections. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000300013 |
| |
|
|
| Mendes,C.; Marin,M. E.; Quiñones,F.; Sifuentes-Osornio,J.; Cuilty Siller,C.; Castanheira,M.; Zoccoli,C. M.; López,H.; Súcari,A.; Rossi,F.; Barriga Angulo,G.; Segura,A.J.A.; Starling,C.; Mimica,I.; Felmingham,D.. |
| PROTEKT (Prospective Resistant Organism Tracking and Epidemiology for the Ketolide Telithromycin) is a global surveillance study established in 1999 to monitor antibacterial resistance of respiratory tract organisms. Thirteen centers from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico participat ed during 1999-2000; they collected 1,806 isolates (Streptococcus pneumoniae 518, Haemophilus influenzae 520, Moraxella catarrhalis 140, Staphylococcus aureus 351, S. pyogenes 277). Overall, 218 (42.1%) of the S. pneumoniae isolates had reduced susceptibility to penicillin, 79 (15.3%) were penicillin-resistant and 79 (15.3%) were erythromycin-resistant. Mexico had the highest prevalence of penicillin (76.5%) and erythromycin (31.2%) resistance. Of 77 erythromycin-resistant S.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: PROTEKT; Latin America; Resistance; Respiratory tract infections; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Haemophilus influenzae; Moraxella catarrhalis; Streptococcus pyogenes; Staphylococcus aureus. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000100006 |
| |
|
|
| Fica,Alberto; Dabanch,Jeannette; Andrade,Winston; Bustos,Patricia; Carvajal,Ita; Ceroni,Carolina; Triantafilo,Vjera; Castro,Marcelo; Fasce,Rodrigo. |
| Human rhinovirus (HRV) is an emerging viral pathogen. Aim: To characterize a group of patients admitted due to infection by this agent in a general hospital in Chile. Methods: Cases were identified by RT-PCR for 1 year through active surveillance of patients admitted with severe respiratory illness. Diagnosis was not available during hospitalization. Thirty-two cases were identified, 90% were ≥60 years old or had co-morbid conditions. Human rhinovirus-related admissions represented 23.7% of hospitalization due to severe acute respiratory infections among adults and ranked second to influenza (37.8%). Patients presented with pneumonia (68.8%), decompensated chronic lung conditions (21.9%), heart failure or influenza-like illness (6.3% each). Admission to... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Rhinovirus; Respiratory tract infections; Viral pneumonia; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; AdultHospitalization. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000200118 |
| |
|
|
| Nicodemo,A.C.; Mendes,C.M.F.; Oplustil,C.P.; Sinto,S.. |
| In recent years, the level of resistance of S. pneumoniae to beta-lactam and/or macrolides has increased around the world including some countries in South America. Because of this resistance, it is necessary to test the therapeutic alternatives for treating this pathogen, including the newer quinolones. This study was carried out in order to compare the in vitro activity of fluoroquinolones gatifloxacin, levofloxacin and trovafloxacin, to penicillin G, amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, cufuroxime sodium, ceftriaxone, azithromycin and clarithromycin, against 300 strains of S. pneumoniae. Of the 300 samples tested, 18.6% were not susceptible to penicillin (56 strains) and 7% (21 strains) were resistant to the second generation cephalosporin. Among the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: S. pneumoniae antimicrobial resistance; Susceptibility testing in vitro; Respiratory tract infections; Pneumococci. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000200001 |
| |
|
|
| Yang,Peng; Seale,Holly; MacIntyre,C Raina; Zhang,Haiyan; Zhang,Zhen; Zhang,Yi; Wang,Xiaoli; Li,Xinyu; Pang,Xinghuo; Wang,Quanyi. |
| OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine rates of mask-wearing, of respiratory infection and the factors associated with mask-wearing and of respiratory infection in healthcare workers (HCWs) in Beijing during the winter of 2007/2008. METHODS: We conducted a survey of 400 HCWs working in eight hospitals in Beijing by face to face interview using a standardized questionnaire. RESULTS: We found that 280/400 (70.0%) of HCWs were compliant with mask-wearing while in contact with patients. Respiratory infection occurred in 238/400 (59.5%) subjects from November, 2007 through February, 2008. Respiratory infection was higher among females (odds ratio [OR], 2.00 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.16-3.49]) and staff working in larger hospitals (OR, 1.72... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Masks; Respiratory tract infections; Health personnel. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000200002 |
| |
|
|
| Pecchini,Rogério; Berezin,Eitan Naaman; Souza,Maria Cândida; Vaz-de-Lima,Lourdes de Andrade; Sato,Neuza; Salgado,Maristela; Ueda,Mirthes; Passos,Saulo Duarte; Rangel,Raphael; Catebelota,Ana. |
| Background: Human parainfluenza viruses account for a significant proportion of lower respiratory tract infections in children.Objective: To assess the prevalence of Human parainfluenza viruses as a cause of acute respiratory infection and to compare clinical data for this infection against those of the human respiratory syncytial virus.Methods: A prospective study in children younger than five years with acute respiratory infection was conducted. Detection of respiratory viruses in nasopharyngeal aspirate samples was performed using the indirect immunofluorescence reaction. Length of hospital stay, age, clinical history and physical exam, clinical diagnoses, and evolution (admission to Intensive Care Unit or general ward, discharge or death) were assessed.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Parainfluenza; Paramyxoviridae infections; Respiratory tract infections; Respiratory virus. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000400358 |
| |
|
|
|
