ABSTRACT Background There is a notable increase in sexual behaviors closely related to the increased risk of sexually transmitted infections, which is a problem that affects public health. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between sexual behaviors and the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in the population who attended ...
Cristina Guerra‐Marmolejo +6 more
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Conocimientos y actitudes de los adolescentes respecto al VIH. Intervención enfermera [PDF]
El Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana es un problema de salud pública mundial, que retoma su índice de propagación en España. Los adolescentes son considerados población de riesgo debido a la falta de información y al cambio de conductas sexuales.
Torroglosa Villafruela, Blanca
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at nonresidential sites might be related to transmission of dengue virus in Monterrey, Northeastern Mexico [PDF]
has been assumed to be households. In Mexico, dengue outbreaks continue year after year despite intense control efforts. Nonresidential sites (public and private spaces) infested with Aedes aegypti (L.) were evaluated. In total, 141 nonresidential sites
Alvarado Moreno, Marcela Selene +10 more
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Exposure to West Nile Virus in Wild Lagomorphs in Spanish Mediterranean Ecosystems
ABSTRACT Background West Nile virus (WNV) is the most widely distributed mosquito‐borne flavivirus. Over the past decade, its spread across Europe has raised significant concerns for both public and animal health. Although WNV exposure has been evidenced in various wild mammal species in Spain, no seroepidemiological studies have been conducted on this
Sabrina Castro‐Scholten +8 more
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Comportamiento clínico epidemiológico de las pacientes embarazadas ingresadas en la unidad de atención a febriles como caso sospechoso de Zika del servicio de Gineco obstetricia del Hospital Alemán Nicaragüense Julio -Septiembre del año 2016 [PDF]
El Zika es una enfermedad febril exantemática causada por el virus Zika (ZIKAV), un arbovirus del género flavivirus (familia Flaviviridae), muy cercano filogenéticamente a virus como el dengue, fiebre amarilla, la encefalitis japonesa, o el virus del ...
Castro Vargas, Kenneth Jesús +1 more
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Perinatal Outcomes in Patients With Neural Tube Defects in a Middle‐Income Setting
ABSTRACT Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the second most common congenital malformation. Periconceptional, prenatal, and perinatal interventions have been implemented to reduce their incidence and improve those affected's survival and quality of life.
Berenice Velazquez‐Torres +7 more
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SARS‐CoV‐2 Infection Among Children in Rondônia, Western Brazilian Amazon
We analyzed 364 children symptomatic or asymptomatic for respiratory symptoms, aged 0.1 month–17 years, selected from primary healthcare units of different municipalities of Rondônia from June 2021 to September 2022. Data were collected from medical and electronic records for epidemiological characterization. The positive cohort (n = 96) was quantified
Gil Guibson Mota Amaral +10 more
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Factores relacionados con la incidencia de flebitis por cateter endovenoso. Centro Médico Cemesa, San Pedro Sula- Honduras. Mayo - julio 2015. [PDF]
Se encontró 48 pacientes que cumplieron con la definición de caso, la tasa de incidencia se dio en el mes de julio y el menor en el mes de mayo, el grupo más alto fue el de 60 años con 4 casos (8.33%), de 41 a 50 años con 3 casos (6.25%), de 21 a 40 años
Pinto Portillo, Karina Etelvina
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Notifiable diseases are legally designated due to their epidemic potential, requiring mandatory reporting by healthcare professionals to support public health surveillance and control. This narrative review analyzes weaknesses in the compulsory notification process, with emphasis on dengue, revealing critical gaps in surveillance systems and health ...
Carlos Letacio Silveira Lessa +6 more
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La vigilancia epidemiológica es una herramienta fundamental en el control de los procesos que se desarrollan en el ambiente hospitalario y en la salud pública.
Javier Eslava, Aura Lucia Leal
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