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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33803688

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: This review aims to evaluate the level of scientific evidence for the effectiveness of Community Occupational Therapy interventions. METHODS: A systematic review was used to analyze and synthesize the studies collected. The databases of Cochrane, OTseeker, OTCATS, Web of Science, Scielo and Scopus were used in order to collect articles published between 2007 and 2020. PRISMA recommendations were followed. RESULTS: A total of 12 articles comprised part of the study (7 randomized controlled studies, 4 systematic reviews and 1 meta-analysis). The main areas of practice were geriatric gerontology (22.1%) and mental health (19.7%), which were statistically significant (χ2; p < 0.005) compared to the rest. Regarding the studies analyzed, all of them had scores of >7 on the PEDro and AMSTAR scales. CONCLUSIONS: Research on Community Occupational Therapy constitutes a consolidated line of research but the objectives and areas of research were limited. Descriptive qualitative methodology predominated and studies on the effectiveness of Community Occupational Therapy interventions showed a medium-low level of evidence.


Subject(s)
Occupational Therapy , Aged , Humans , Mental Health , Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic , Rest
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Rev. MED ; 24(1): 89-96, ene.-jun. 2016. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-957286

ABSTRACT

Trichosporon asahii es un hongo patógeno emergente reportado en la literatura médica principalmente en pacientes inmunocomprometidos. No obstante, el presente caso es inusual debido a que se trata de un paciente adulto joven inmunocompetente que presentó fungemia por T. asahii y al mismo tiempo desarrolló insuficiencia respiratoria aguda por bronquiolitis respiratoria y neumonía descamativa, la cual resolvió posterior al tratamiento antimicótico instaurado, soporte ventilatorio y vigilancia en Unidad de Cuidado Intesivo (UCI).


Trichosporon asahii is an emerging fungal pathogen reported in the medical literature mainly in immunologically compromised patients. However, this case is unusual because is a young immunocompetent patient who developed fungemia by T. asahii simultaneously with acute respiratory failure, respiratory bronchiolitis and desquamative interstitial pneumonia, who responded satisfactorily to ventilatory support and antifungal therapy.


Trichosporon asahii é um patógeno fúngico emergente relatado na literatura médica principalmente em pacientes imunologicamente comprometidos. No entanto, este caso é incomum porque é um jovem imunocompetente que desenvolveu fungemia por T. asahii simultaneamente com insuficiência respiratória aguda, bronquiolite respiratória e pneumonia intersticial descamativa, que responderam satisfatoriamente ao suporte ventilatório e à terapia antifúngica.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adult , Immunocompetence , Pneumonia , Trichosporon , Fungemia
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Int Urol Nephrol ; 46(10): 1983-95, 2014 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25118611

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To assess whether the correction dose recommended by the summary of product characteristics was adequate and to confirm the adequacy of the recommended conversion dosing strategies from shorter-acting erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (C.E.R.A) in anaemic chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in the clinical setting. METHODS: This was a 12-month, multicenter, prospective, observational study in anaemic CKD patients on haemodialysis and not on dialysis receiving C.E.R.A (at least one dose). RESULTS: A total of 227 patients were included (not on dialysis; n = 142; haemodialysis: n = 85). The present analysis was conducted on ESA-naïve patients (not on dialysis: n = 31) and patients switched from other ESA (not on dialysis: n = 63; haemodialysis: n = 57). Both on and not on dialysis patients switched from other ESA received lower starting C.E.R.A doses than those recommended, and remained stable during the 12-month period. The higher the previous ESA dose was, the more beneficial the C.E.R.A dose conversion factor was. The proportion of patients with stable haemoglobin within the target range (11-13 g/dL) did not vary during the 12-month period both in nondialysis CKD patients and in those undergoing dialysis [baseline: 42 (66.7 %) and 34 (59.6 %); month 6: 21 (55.3 %) and 26 (50.0 %); month 12: 20 (64.5 %) and 25 (69.4 %), respectively]. In naïve patients, the mean weight-adjusted C.E.R.A dose during the study (1.19 ± 0.49 µg/kg/month) was similar to the recommended one. C.E.R.A was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS: Conversion from shorter-acting ESAs to C.E.R.A doses lower than those recommended can efficiently maintain target haemoglobin levels both in nondialysis and haemodialysis CKD patients, particularly when switching from higher ESA doses. A monthly C.E.R.A dose of 1.2 µg/Kg seems adequate for anaemia correction.


Subject(s)
Erythropoietin/administration & dosage , Polyethylene Glycols/administration & dosage , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/drug therapy , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Renal Dialysis , Spain , Treatment Outcome
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Rev. MED ; 20(2): 82-100, jul.-dic. 2012. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-681743

ABSTRACT

El avance de la investigación médica, en los campos de la biología molecular y la ingeniería genética, ha traído consigo el desarrollo de una serie de nuevos medicamentos dirigidos a bloquear diferentes vías de la respuesta inmune celular. La terapia biológica, nombre con el cual se reconoce a estos nuevos medicamentos, ofrece una nueva oportunidad terapéutica para el manejo de enfermedades crónicas progresivas. En las enfermedades pulmonares crónicas como el asma, la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC), la enfermedad pulmonar parenquimatosa difusa (EPPD) y el cáncer de pulmón, el tratamiento con medicamentos biológicos ha aportado importantes avances para comprender con mayor claridad estas enfermedades y en algunos casos gracias a la eficacia de los mismos, mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes que las presentan. Debido al número cada vez mayor de medicamentos de terapia biológica y su aplicación terapéutica creciente en enfermedades inflamatorias crónicas y cáncer, creemos necesario revisar su estado actual en el manejo de la patología pulmonar crónica.


The advancement of medical research in molecular biology and genetic engineering has given rise to the development of new drugs aimed at blocking different pathways of cellular immune responses. Biological therapy is a new therapeutic option for progressive chronic disease management. In chronic lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) and lung cancer, treatment with biologics has made important advances in the understanding of these diseases, and in some cases, due to their effectiveness, has contributed to the improvement in life quality of patients who suffer them. Due to the increasing number of biological therapy drugs and their therapeutic application in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer, it is relevant to review their current status in the management of chronic lung diseases.


O avanço da pesquisa médica, nos campos da biologia molecular e da engenharia genética, trouxe consigo o desenvolvimento de uma série de novos medicamentos dirigidos a bloquear diferentes vias da resposta imune celular. A terapia biológica, nome com o qual são conhecidos estes novos medicamentos, oferece uma nova oportunidade terapêutica para o tratamento de doenças cônicas progressivas. Nas doenças pulmonares crônicas como a asma, a doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC), a doença parenquimatosa difusa pulmonar (DPDP) e o câncer de pulmão, o tratamento com medicamentos biológicos tem contribuído com importantes avanços para compreender com maior claridade estas doenças e em alguns casos graças à eficácia dos mesmos, melhorar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes que as apresentam. Devido ao número cada vez maior de medicamentos de terapia biológica e sua aplicação terapêutica crescente em doenças inflamatórias crônicas e câncer, acreditamos que é necessário revisar seu estado atual no tratamento da patologia pulmonar Crônica.


Subject(s)
Humans , Biological Factors , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive , Immunomodulation , Immunotherapy , Antibodies, Monoclonal
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J Clin Microbiol ; 41(11): 5186-7, 2003 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14605158

ABSTRACT

We report a prospective comparison of the efficacies of an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and shell vial culture (SVC) of throat swab and urine samples from patients with mumps. Throat swab samples were used for the IFA; the urine samples and throat swabs were inoculated into vials of Vero cells. We studied 62 patients by using 62 throat swabs and 50 urine samples (50 patients with both samples). Sixty (96.7%) throat samples were positive in the SVC, and 61 (98.3%) were positive in the IFA. For the 50 patients from whom both samples were available, the IFA was positive in 50 (100%) cases, the urine sample was positive in 49 (98%) cases, and the throat swab was positive in 48 (96%) cases (P > 0.05). This comparison of throat swabs and urine samples has shown that the two clinical samples are similar in efficacy.


Subject(s)
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect/methods , Mumps virus/isolation & purification , Mumps/virology , Humans , Mumps/urine , Pharynx/virology , Reproducibility of Results , Virology/methods
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J Clin Microbiol ; 40(9): 3515-7, 2002 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12202608

ABSTRACT

We report a prospective evaluation of a new dot blot enzyme immunoassay (EIA) method for the direct, rapid, qualitative, simultaneous, and differential detection of the influenza A (IA) and B (IB) virus antigen in different respiratory samples. The EIA method was compared with the shell vial culture system (MDCK cell line) used with the same samples. We studied 160 samples from 93 (58.1%) pediatric patients (hospital emergency room) and from 67 (41.9%) adult patients (sentinel network). Seventy-four(46.2%) samples were considered positive; of them, 46 (62.2%) were from pediatric patients and 28 (37.8%) were from an adult group (P < 0.05), with overall positive values of 49.9% and 41.7%, respectively. All 74 (100%) of the positive samples were isolated in cell culture versus the 68.9% that were detected as positive by the new EIA method (P < 0.05). Of the 41 samples positive for the IA virus, the EIA detected 34 (82.9%) positive samples; of the 33 samples positive for the IB virus, the EIA detected 17 (51.5%) positive samples (P < 0.05). No false-positive reaction was detected with the EIA method (specificity and positive predictive value of 100%). The overall results obtained in the comparison between the new EIA and the shell vial culture had a sensibility of 82.9% and predictive negative values of 92.4% for the IA virus and 51.5% and 84.3%, respectively, for the IB virus. This evaluation shows sensitivity and specificity percentages for the new EIA method that is acceptable for routine use in IA virus detection. The results obtained were worse for IB virus detection, but this new EIA method is actually the only one with the capacity to differentiate between the two influenza viruses.


Subject(s)
Antigens, Viral/analysis , Immunoenzyme Techniques/methods , Influenza A virus/isolation & purification , Influenza B virus/isolation & purification , Influenza, Human/virology , Respiratory System/virology , Adult , Child , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Influenza A virus/classification , Influenza B virus/classification , Prospective Studies , Virus Cultivation
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Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-4934

ABSTRACT

Fundamento. Evaluar de forma prospectiva la eficacia del método de extracción con dextrano salino en la prueba de la antigenemia pp65 (Ag-pp65) frente al citomegalovirus humano (CMV). Material y métodos. Durante un período de dos meses se han analizado las muestras de sangre procedentes de pacientes inmunodeprimidos. La extracción de los leucocitos polimorfonucleares (LPMN) se realiza con una solución de dextrano al 6 por ciento en cloruro de sodio al 0,9 por ciento. Se realizó el recuento total de leucocitos obtenidos y el porcentaje correspondiente a los LPMN. Simultáneamente se realizó el cultivo de los LPMN extraidos por el método de shell vial (CSV) en la línea MRC-5. Resultados. Las 144 muestras de sangre analizadas se han dividido en tres grupos según la positividad en la prueba de la Ag-pp65 y/o el CSV. Los pacientes con ambas pruebas positivas presentaron el menor recuento global de leucocitos y de LPMN, mostrando significación estadística con el grupo de Ag-pp65 negativa. No se han observado diferencias en el recuento global de los grupos con Ag-pp65 negativa. El porcentaje global de LPMN obtenidos fue del 87 por ciento. El valor medio de las muestras Ag-pp65 positivas fue de 48/100.000. LPMN, que sería de 51/100.000 LPMN si se corrigiera en función del porcentaje real de LPMN (p>0,05). Conclusiones. El método de extracción leucocitario con dextrano salino ha mostrado un elevado rendimiento en la mayoría de las muestras analizadas. El estado inmunológico del paciente y la presencia de infección y/o enfermedad por CMV determinan el grado de rendimiento de este método. En general no es necesario ajustar el valor de la Ag-pp65 en función del porcentaje real de LPMN obtenidos. (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Neutrophils , Viral Matrix Proteins , Virology , HIV Infections , Phosphoproteins , Prospective Studies , Cytomegalovirus Infections , Dextrans , Cytomegalovirus , Leukocyte Count
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Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-4638

ABSTRACT

Fundamento: Evaluar prospectivamente la eficacia de diferentes muestras clínicas y líneas celulares en el aislamiento de Enterovirus en pacientes pediátricos. Métodos: Durante el período comprendido entre julio de 1997 y julio de 1999 se han analizado muestras procedentes de 102 lactantes (< 2 años) con un síndrome febril de etiología desconocida. Todas las muestras tras su decontaminación fueron sembradas en las líneas celulares MRC-5, Hep-2 y Vero mediante el sistema shell-vial . A los 2-3 días de incubación a 37 °C las monocapas fueron reveladas con un anticuerpo monoclonal anti-VP1, siendo las cepas posteriormente identificadas como Poliovirus, ECHO-virus y Coxsackie mediante anticuerpos específicos. Resultados: Se han estudiado 96 muestras (45 de frotis faríngeo, 28 de heces, 13 de líquido cefalorraquídeo, 5 de sangre, 4 de orina y un lavado broncoalveolar). En 48 pacientes (47 por ciento) se aisló algún Enterovirus, correspondiendo a 60 muestras (62,5 por ciento). Se aislaron Enterovirus en el 75,5 por ciento de los frotis faríngeos, el 71,4 por ciento de las heces, el 30,7 por ciento de los líquidos cefalorraquídeos, una en sangre (20 por ciento) y en el lavado broncoalveolar. En 28 pacientes se disponía de forma simultánea de un frotis faríngeo y de heces; en este grupo, el empleo simultáneo de ambas permitió el diagnóstico en 26 casos (92,8 por ciento). De los 60 Enterovirus aislados, 59 (98,3 por ciento) lo fueron en la línea MRC-5, 23 (38,3 por ciento) en la Hep-2 y 14 (23,3 por ciento) en la Vero, observándose diferencias significativas entre la MRC-5 y las restantes. De los 60 Enterovirus aislados, 30 (50 por ciento) fueron identificados como ECHO-virus, 15 (25 por ciento) como Poliovirus vacunal, 12 (20 por ciento) no pudieron ser tipificados y 3 (5 por ciento) no crecieron. La línea MRC-5 ha resultado ser significativamente superior para el aislamiento de cada uno de los diferentes tipos de Enterovirus. Conclusiones: Para la obtención del máximo rendimiento diagnóstico frente a la sospecha de infección por Enterovirus es necesario utilizar varias muestras, preferentemente las más cercanas al foco infectivo (líquido cefalorraquídeo y sangre). La línea celular MRC-5 ha resultado ser la más eficaz en el aislamiento de los Enterovirus independientemente del tipo de muestra o del género vírico. El método de shell-vial permite el aislamiento y la identificación de los Enterovirus aislados en muestras clínicas (AU)


Subject(s)
Animals , Child, Preschool , Male , Infant , Female , Humans , Spain , Vero Cells , Bronchoalveolar Lavage , Prospective Studies , Chlorocebus aethiops , Enterovirus Infections
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