Si bien es una gran limitante el no haber realizado los exámenes complementarios mencionados (aislamiento viral, los hallazgos histopatológicos en la placenta), hubiese sido de gran valor el aislamiento del virus en aspirado traqueo-bronquial, ya que este es más específico (2). El hallazgo de un PCR positivo en un hisopado nasal dentro del contexto de una pandemia no necesariamente indica que e...

Recientemente apareció en México y en otras naciones la pandemia asociada al virus A/H1N12009. Presentamos un estudio de esta pandemia en el caso de México usando el modelo SIR de epidemias. Este modelo es uno de los modelos más simples pero ha tenido éxito en epidemias para poblaciones cerradas. Consideramos los datos para México y usamos el modelo SIR para hacer algunas predicciones. Después ...

During COVID-19 pandemia, orthopedic ward of Shariati Hospital continued its work as the refferral ward for trauma patients. As an educational center with undergrad and postgrad medical students, we were forced to acutely change our policies and the ward workflow in a way to limit the danger of disease transmission and continue education and giving medical service at the same time. Here we repo...

Influenza is a seasonally, acute respiratory disease, highly transmissible. The diversity of the natural reservoirs of influenza A virus and its faculty of reassortment increase the risk of a new pandemia. Prevention strategies during the outbreaks include vaccination indicated to risk population as infants between 6 to 2 years old, persons above 65 years old, pregnant women and patients with u...

Daniel Tarantola, editor asociado de la revista de la Asociación Americana de Salud Pública, escribı́a hace unos meses que fuera cual fuera la evolución de la pandemia provocarı́a vı́ctimas. Naturalmente, de cumplirse las previsiones, serı́an los afectados por el virus con su morbimortalidad y la repercusión económica y social consecuente. Pero se cumplieran o no, también lo serı́an quienes no hubie...

Obesity is a multi-factorial disease, resulting from genes, environment and behaviour interactions, and represents the most common metabolic disorder in the Western Hemisphere. Its prevalence has dramatically risen during the last three decades, reaching worldwide epidemic proportions. Recent cumulating evidence suggests that obesity may represent an adverse health consequence of exposure durin...

Chronic renal disease is frequent in the general population. In the case of epidemia or pandemia of avian influenza A (H5N1), the two neuraminidase inhibitors, oseltamivir and zanamivir will therefore be used in patients with renal impairment. Although zanamivir does not necessitate any adjustment of its dosage in patients with renal failure, because it is not absorbed after oral inhalation, os...

O objetivo desse estudo foi identificar se a pandemia viral modificou os indicadores maternos de admissão no alto risco obstétrico, descrever as causas das internações obstétricas e comparar relação em um espaço temporal antes após viral. Trata-se transversal, descritivo, caráter documental abordagem quantitativa, referente ao período seis meses antecedentes à instalação da Alagoas primeiros su...