Congenital and perinatal complications of chikungunya fever: a Latin American experience

Neurological complications in Chikungunya fever.

OBJECTIVE The present prospective study was undertaken to study the clinical manifestations and mainly neurological complication of an acute febrile illness termed chikungunya which has recently attacked india after 43 years. METHOD This prospective study has been conducted in hospitalised patients admitted in government and private hospitals of Kota city from August 2006 to October 2006. Pat...

Management of Perinatal Testicular Torsion: A Single Centre Experience

Perinatal testicular torsion (PTT) is a rare entity. The management of PTT is controversial, due to the low viability of the testis and the possibility of bilateral torsion. This is a review of our experience with six cases of PTT, highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of this condition.

Contributions from the Latin American Experience

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Hyperpigmentation and chikungunya fever*

Antibiotic Prescriptions in Critically-Ill Patients: A Latin American Experience

BACKGROUND It is widely acknowledged that the presence of infection is an important outcome determinant for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. In fact, antibiotics are one of the most common therapies administered in the ICU settings. AIM To evaluate the current usage of antibiotics in Latin American ICUs. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A one-day p-oint prevalence study to investigate the patterns o...