Epidemiological and clinical differences of confirmed and discarded Mpox cases on the 2022 Chilean outbreak.

Objectives: To improve Mpox diagnosis by identifying distinctive symptoms in confirmed vs discarded cases due to outdated case definition. Methods: This is a case-control study conducted using data from the Institute of Public Health database, encompassing all suspected cases analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction between June 1 and September 30, 2022. We calculated means, frequencies, performed Fisher's test, and computed odds ratios (OR) using RStudio and Microsoft Excel. Results: Among 1415 suspected Mpox cases, 87% were men aged 30-39 with exanthema. Confirmed cases had higher rates of lymphadenopathy (31% vs 12%), fever (42% vs 29%), myalgia (35% vs 25%), and specific lesions: pustules (36% vs 27%), scabs (25% vs 17%), and umbilicated lesions (24% vs 7%) (P <0.05). Key risk factors for Mpox included contact with a positive case (OR 2.33), multiple sexual partners (OR 3.52), and male gender (OR 29.93). Conclusion: The symptomatology of confirmed Mpox cases closely aligns with that reported in the current outbreak. The primary risk factors identified include prior contact with another positive case, having multiple sexual partners, and male gender. However, to facilitate a more complete analysis, more evidence needs to be investigated.

The Commoditization of Ecosystems within Chile's Mapuche Territory: A Violation of the Human Right to Health.

The Araucanía region of Chile is characterized by a significant rural Indigenous population-the Mapuche people-who preserve their cultural beliefs about the world around them. This region is also distinguished by the conflict between the Mapuche people and the Chilean government. The Chilean state has supported the development of extractive projects such as industrial plantations, hydroelectric plants, and aquaculture, using nature to generate profits. This has collided with the Mapuche's inextricable relationship with nature and territory, which they value as a spiritual and historical space. Our qualitative study, conducted between 2016 and 2019 in three Araucanía territories with large Mapuche populations, sought to explore Mapuche perceptions of nature, their right to health, Indigenous rights generally, and Indigenous communities' relationship with the state. The results show an overall perception among Mapuche communities of an extractive mentality at the heart of the Chilean state, regardless of the administration in power, as well as a belief that the industrial occupation of their territories represents a process of colonialism and the transgression of ancestral rights. This extractivist approach by the state has caused Mapuche communities to witness enormous changes to their ecosystem, with negative impacts on their well-being.

Use of the diadochokinetic index DDKCCVP% in the detection of articulatory inaccuracies in Parkinson's disease: a preliminary exploratory study / Utilidad del índice diadococinético DDKCVP% para la detección de imprecisiones articulatorias en enfermedad de Parkinson: estudio exploratorio preliminar

ABSTRACT Purpose: to explore whether the diadochokinetic index of syllable production variability (DDKcvp%) is useful for the detection of articulatory inaccuracies in different stages of Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods: a diadochokinetic speech task of the consonant-vowel type [pa-pa-pa] was applied to 18 people with PD (classified in stages of progression from 1 to 5 according to the Hoehn & Yahr scale) to determine their diadochokinetic performance. Records of the study group were compared to a reference value obtained from a control group made up of 40 subjects. Results: 77.78% of the study group showed articulatory inaccuracies. The DDKcvp% index allowed to detect articulatory difficulties from stage 1 of PD, and its variation showed that articulatory deficits were permanent from stage 2 onwards. A significant and direct correlation was obtained between the increase in the DDKcvp% index and the increase in the stage of evolution of the participants. Conclusion: DDKcvp% index evaluated by means of a simple and fast consonant-vowel diadochokinetic task [pa-pa-pa], could be useful to determine articulatory inaccuracies in different stages of PD, although it is suggested that investigation of this index in larger sample sizes be conducted.

RESUMEN Objetivo: explorar si el índice diadococinético de variabilidad de la producción silábica (DDKcvp%) es útil para la detección de imprecisiones articulatorias en distintos estadios de la Enfermedad de Parkinson (EP). Métodos: se aplicó una tarea diadococinética de habla del tipo consonante-vocal [pa-pa-pa] a 18 personas con EP (clasificadas en estadios de evolución del 1 al 5 según la escala Hoehn & Yahr) para determinar su rendimiento diadococinético. Los registros del grupo de estudio fueron comparados con un valor de referencia obtenido de un grupo control compuesto por 40 personas. Resultados: el 77,78% del grupo de estudio evidenció imprecisiones articulatorias. Además, el índice DDKcvp% permitió pesquisar dificultades articulatorias desde el estadio 1 de la EP, y su variación evidenció que los déficits articulatorios son permanentes desde el estadio 2 en adelante. También, se obtuvo una correlación significativa y directa entre el aumento del índice DDKcvp% con el incremento del estadio de evolución en el que se encontraban los participantes. Conclusión: el índice DDKcvp%, evaluado mediante una tarea diadococinética simple y rápida tipo consonante-vocal [pa-pa-pa], podría presentar una correcta utilidad para determinar imprecisiones articulatorias en distintos estadios de la EP, aunque se sugiere continuar investigando este índice en tamaños muestrales más amplios.

Geographical disparities in obesity prevalence: small-area analysis of the Chilean National Health Surveys.

BACKGROUND: Previous representative health surveys conducted in Chile evidenced a high obesity prevalence rate among adults, especially in female and urban areas. Nevertheless, these have limited utility for targeted interventions and local source allocation for prevention. This study analyzes the increments in obesity prevalence rates in populations ≥15 years of age and the geographic variation at the regional level. We also assessed whether the obesity rates have different patterns on a smaller geographic level than national and regional ones. METHODS: This ecological study analyzed data from two representative national samples of adolescents and adults ≥15 years old, who participated in the last Chilean health surveys, 2009 (n = 5412) and 2016 (n = 6233). Obesity (body mass index≥30 kg/m2) rates were calculated on the national, regional, and Health service (HS) levels, being HS the smallest unit of analysis available. Obesity rates and relative increase to early identify target populations and geographic areas, with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), were calculated using the sampling design of the national surveys, at the national and regional level, and by gender, age groups, and socioeconomic status. The Fay-Herriot (FH) models, using auxiliary data, were fitted for obesity rate estimates at the HS level. RESULTS: The relative increase in obesity rate was 37.1% (95%CI 23.3-52.9) at the national level, with a heterogeneous geographic distribution at the regional one. Southern regions had the highest obesity rates in both surveys (Aysén: 35.2, 95%CI 26.9-43.5 in 2009, 44.3 95%CI 37-51.7 in 2016), but higher increases were predominantly in the northern and central areas of the country (relative increase 91.1 95%CI 39.6-110.1 in Valparaiso and 81.6 95%CI 14.4-196.2 in Tarapacá). Obesity rates were higher in females, older age, and lower socioeconomic groups; nevertheless, relative increases were higher in the opposite ones. The FH estimates showed an obesity rates variation at the HS level, where higher rates tend to converge to specific HS areas of each region. CONCLUSION: Obesity rates and relative increase are diverse across subnational levels and substantially differ from the national estimates, highlighting a pattern that converges to areas with low-middle income households. Our results emphasize geographical disparities in obesity prevalence among adults and adolescents.

Percepción de personas con tartamudez en cuanto a sus experiencias de tratamiento basado en el modelo multidimensional CALMS / Perception of people with stuttering regarding their treatment experiences based on the multidimensional CALMS model

Conocer la percepción de personas con tartamudez sobre sus experiencias de tratamiento en base al modelo multidimensional CALMS en sus cinco dimensiones; cognitiva, afectiva o emocional, lingüística, control motor del habla y social. Esta investigación se desarrolló con un enfoque cualitativo, análisis descriptivo y abordaje fenomenológico. Participaron cinco sujetos de género masculino de entre 19 a 39 años de edad, diagnosticados con tartamudez del desarrollo persistente. Cada uno de ellos respondió a una entrevista semiestructurada de manera individual, a través de preguntas abiertas categorizadas en las cinco dimensiones del modelo multidimensional CALMS. Para el análisis de la información se utilizó el software Atlas.ti versión 7. Los resultados de la encuesta realizada indicaron que los participantes perciben el abordaje multidimensional como un modelo de intervención que les ayuda a desarrollar su confianza, desempeñarse de mejor manera en su vida cotidiana y mejorar su calidad de vida, aunque aún persistan ciclos de sentimientos y pensamientos negativos dentro de los contextos de su vida diaria y entorno en general.A pesar de que los sujetos perciben de una manera positiva la intervención fonoaudiológica, las características personales de cada participante y el impacto del entorno social influyeron en las respuestas del ámbito cognitivo y emocional basadas en las preguntas de la encuesta.

To know the perception of people with stuttering about their treatment experiences based on the CALMS multidimensional model in its five dimensions; cognitive, affective or emotional, linguistic, motor control of speech and social. This research was developed with a qualitative approach, descriptive analysis and phenomenological approach. Five male subjects between 19 and 39 years of age, diagnosed with persistent developmental stutter, participated. Each of them responded to a semi-structured interview individually, through open questions categorized in the five dimensions of the CALMS multidimensional model. The Atlas.ti version 7 software was used for the analysis of the information. The results of the survey indicated that the participants perceive the multidimensional approach as an intervention model that helps them develop their confidence, perform better in their lives and improve their quality of life, even though cycles of negative thoughts and feelings still persist within the contexts of their daily life and environment in general. Although the subjects perceive the speech-language intervention in a positive way, the personal characteristics of each participant and the impact of the social environment influenced the answers in the cognitive and emotional domain based on the questions in the survey.

El concepto cultural de bienestar en niñas y niños Mapuche: Perspectivas de sus cuidadores y autoridades ancestrales / The well-being concept of Mapuche children: Cultural perspectives of their caregivers and ancestral authorities

El concepto de salud y bienestar es cultural, social e históricamente dependiente, y al mismo tiempo obedece a diversos enfoques socio-políticos. Lo que se considera sano, enfermo, o en buenas condiciones generales de salud depende de los valores y expectativas que se tiene de las personas y sus cuerpos en las diversas culturas. En nuestro país la infancia mapuche se encuentra en una interfaz entre valores de la modernidad y aquellos propias del mundo mapuche; así sus cuidadores velan por la protección y traspaso de valores culturales esenciales. Este estudio, se propone indagar en los conceptos de salud, bienestar y enfermedad asociados al desarrollo y crianza de niños y niñas mapuche desde la perspectiva de sus cuidadores, familiares y autoridades ancestrales. Es un diseño cualitativo basado en Teoría Fundamentada; los datos se recolectaron mediante entrevistas en profundidad y observaciones dirigidas hacia el cuidado infantil en el propio ambiente familiar. El análisis se realizó en el programa Atlas ti.8, mediante segmentación, codificación y elaboración de categorías. Los resultados indican que salud y bienestar se traduce en el concepto küme mongen, küme felen (estar bien, en armonía con todo). Así, estar sano es crecer conforme al entorno, como una planta que se alimenta naturalmente, los niños/as tienen ganas de nutrirse, no tienen enfermedades y sus cuerpos son firmes y fuertes. Niños y niñas deben demostrar la adquisición de destrezas especialmente autonomía, caerse y levantarse sin llorar, no ser temerosos, ser activos, atentos a mirar y escuchar lo que ocurre a su alrededor e interesados en aprender.

The concept of health and well-being is culturally, socially and historically dependent, and at the same time is dependent of various socio-political approaches. What is considered healthy or sick, depends on the values and expectations that people have in different cultures. In our country, Mapuche childhood is at in the interface between the values of modernity and those of the Mapuche world. Thus, their caregivers ensure the protection and transfer of essential cultural values. This study aims to investigate the concepts of children health and well-being, from their caregivers, relatives, and ancestral authorities' perspectives. It is a qualitative design based on Grounded Theory; the data were collected through in-depth interviews and observations. The analysis was carried out in the Atlas ti.8 program, through segmentation, coding and categories construction. The results indicate that health and well-being correspond to the mapuche concept of küme mongen, küme felen (means to be well, being in harmony with everything). Thus, to be healthy is to grow according to the environment and spiritual context, like a plant that feeds naturally children want to nourish themselves, their bodies must be firm and strong. Boys and girls must demonstrate the acquisition of certain skills especially autonomy, for example, to be strong, active and attentive to look and listen to what is happening around them and interested in learning.

Ingesta alimentaria y presbifagia en adultos mayores activos de la comunidad de Chillán, Chile / Food intake and presbyphagia in active elderly adults in Chillán, Chile

RESUMEN El propósito del presente estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de presbifagia en adultos mayores que viven en la comunidad y estudiar el estado nutricional e ingesta alimentaria. Material y métodos: Estudio de caso-control con personas mayores de 65 años, pertenecientes a clubes de adultos mayores de Chillán, Chile. La ingesta alimentaria se evaluó a través de la encuesta de tendencia de consumo cuantificada y encuesta de modificación alimentaria creada y validada para este estudio. La presencia de presbifagia se diagnosticó mediante el cuestionario EAT-10 y el diagnóstico de disfagia por MECV-V realizado por fonoaudiólogo. El estado nutricional se evaluó a través del índice de masa corporal. Resultados: La prevalencia de presbifagia fue de 29,5% y disfagia 14,5%. El 74% de los adultos mayores con presbifagia tenía malnutrición por exceso versus 48% de los con disfagia, el 55,5% tenía un cumplimiento insuficiente de energía, situación que no coincide con el estado nutricional predominante de malnutrición por exceso. Las calorías consumidas fueron en base a carbohidratos y proteínas. Tenían una baja ingesta de agua, fibra, calcio y vitamina D y alto consumo de sodio. Los adultos mayores con disfagia demoran más tiempo en comer y han dejado de consumir alimentos que dificultan la deglución como frutas, carnes y arroz. Conclusión: La prevalencia de adultos mayores que viven en la comunidad con presbifagia fue de 29,5%, con malnutrición por exceso en el 74%, para facilitar el proceso deglutorio los adultos mayores con disfagia realizan modificaciones alimentarias a los sólidos.

ABSTRACT The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of presbyphagia in community-living elderly persons and to study nutritional status and dietary intake. Material and methods: We conducted a case-control study with persons over 65 years of age, belonging to clubs for the elderly in Chillán, Chile. Dietary intake was evaluated through a food frequency questionnaire and food modification survey created and validated for this study. Presbyphagia was diagnosed by means of the EAT-10 questionnaire and dysphagia by a speech therapist with MECV-V. The nutritional status was evaluated through the body mass index. Results: The prevalence of presbyphagia was 29.5% and dysphagia 14.5%. 74% of those with presbyphagia had excess malnutrition versus 48% of those with dysphagia, 55.5% had insufficient energy compliance, a situation that does not coincide with the prevailing nutritional status of excess malnutrition. The calories consumed were based on carbohydrates and proteins. They had a low intake of water, fiber, calcium and vitamin D and high sodium in-take. Elderly persons with dysphagia took longer to eat and reported having stopped eating foods difficult to swallow such as fruits, meats and rice. Conclusion: The prevalence of community-living elderly persons with presbyphagia was 29.5% and, among those with presbyphagia, 74% had excess malnutrition. To facilitate the swallowing process, active elderly persons with dysphagia make food modifications to solid food intake.

Hantavirus: descripción de dos décadas de endemia y su letalidad / Hantavirus: description of two decades of endemia and its lethality

Introducción: la infección por hantavirus es una zoonosis endémica en Chile. En dos décadas la letalidad ha descendido a una cifra estable de alrededor de un 30 por ciento, pese a importantes esfuerzos por disminuirla. Objetivos: describir los eventos que ocurren antes de la hospitalización y analizar la relación entre estas variables y la letalidad, con el objetivo de identificar momentos de intervención para mejorar la sobrevida de los pacientes. Material y Métodos: se analizaron retrospectivamente todos los casos notificados a través del Boletín Notificación Enfermedades de Declaración Obligatoria (ENO), la Encuesta Epidemiológica de Investigación Ambiental de los casos de Hantavirus del Ministerio de Salud de Chile. Resultados: existieron diferencias significativas en la letalidad por HV determinada por zona geográfica, tipo de trabajo y hospital donde se atendió primariamente el caso. Conclusiones: Hantavirus, por su rápida evolución hacia una condición catastrófica debe tenerse siempre presente en el diagnóstico diferencial y proceder en consecuencia para tener un diagnóstico precoz y acceso a un centro hospitalario con experiencia en manejo de esta patología.(AU)

Introduction: Hantavirus infection is an endemic zoonosis in Chile. In two decades, lethality decreased to 30 percent and has remained stable,despite significant efforts to reduce it. Objectives: to describe the events occurred previous the hospitalization and to analyze the relationship between these variables and the lethality, in order to identify moments of intervention to improve patient's survival. Methods: we analyzed all the cases reported through the mandatory declaration diseases forms of the Ministry of Health of Chile. Results: There were significant differences in HV lethality determined by patient´s geographic area of residence, type of work and hospital category at admission. Conclusions: due to the rapid progress of hantavirus infection to HCPS, this infection must always be present in the differential diagnosis and proceed in order to have an early diagnosis and the opportunity to send the patient to a center with the best resources to manage the patient.(AU)

Percepción de un grupo de adultos mayores con presbifagia sobre el fenómeno de la alimentación y las propiedades organolépticas de los alimentos / Perception of feeding phenomenon and organoleptic properties of food by a group of elderly people with presbyphagia

El envejecimiento conlleva cambios fisiológicos y no fisiológicos que afectan la percepción del adulto mayor sobre el fenómeno de la alimentación, sin embargo, las investigaciones internacionales podrían no representar a la población chilena, existiendo escasa información acerca de la percepción del adulto mayor con presbifagia y los factores que influyen en su alimentación. El objetivo del presente estudio cualitativo y de diseño fenomenológico es conocer la percepción de los adultos mayores con presbifagia sobre el fenómeno de la alimentación, abarcando factores fisiológicos y no fisiológicos, junto a las propiedades organolépticas de los alimentos que prefieren. Para ello se aplicó una entrevista semiestructurada a ocho adultos mayores con presbifagia asistentes a un Centro de Actividades Prácticas (muestreo por saturación). El discurso se procesó mediante codificación axial en dos niveles: formación de códigos (a través de citas del entrevistado), memos (conceptos de los investigadores) y la codificación selectiva, mediante la integración de los códigos en familias, aplicando el método de comparaciones constantes, utilizando Atlas.ti 6. Los resultados indican que en la alimentación intervienen factores sociales y psicológicos. Las propiedades organolépticas que influyen en la percepción del adulto mayor son: tamaño, consistencia, sabor, temperatura e intensidad del color, las cuales afectan la elección de los alimentos. En conclusión la percepción del adulto mayor con presbifagia sobre la alimentación, está influenciada por factores fisiológicos y no fisiológicos, los cuales determinan la preferencia de propiedades organolépticas y elección de alimentos. Además de encontrarse influenciada por hábitos alimentarios adquiridos y ubicación geográfica(AU)

Aging involves physiological and non-physiological changes that affect the perception of the elderly on the phenomenon of food, however, international investigations could not represent the Chilean population, because of the little information about the perception of the elderly with presbyphagia and the factors that influence their diet. The purpose of this qualitative study with phenomenological design is to know the perception of older adults with presbyphagia about food phenomenon, considering physiological and non-physiological factors along with the organoleptic properties of foods that they prefer. For this, a semistructured interview was applied to eight older adults with presbyphagia attending at the Practical Activities Center (sampling by saturation). The speech was processed through axial coding in two levels: formation of codes (through appointments of the interviewee), memos (concepts of researchers) and selective coding, through the integration of family codes, applying the method of constant comparisons, using Atlas.ti 6. The results indicate that social and psychological factors are involved in feeding. Organoleptic properties that influence the perception of the elderly are: size, consistency, taste, temperature and intensity of the color, which affect the choice of food. In conclusion the perception of the elderly with presbyphagia food, is influenced by physiological and non-physiological factors which determine the preference of organoleptic properties and food choices. In addition to being influenced by acquired habits and geographic location(AU)

Medication Overdoses at a Public Emergency Department in Santiago, Chile.

INTRODUCTION: While a nationwide poison control registry exists in Chile, reporting to the center is sporadic and happens at the discretion of the treating physician or by patients' self-report. Moreover, individual hospitals do not monitor accidental or intentional poisoning in a systematic manner. The goal of this study was to identify all cases of intentional medication overdose (MO) that occurred over two years at a large public hospital in Santiago, Chile, and examine its epidemiologic profile. METHODS: This study is a retrospective, explicit chart review conducted at Hospital Sótero del Rio from July 2008 until June 2010. We included all cases of identified intentional MO. Alcohol and recreational drugs were included only when they were ingested with other medications. RESULTS: We identified 1,557 cases of intentional MO and analyzed a total of 1,197 cases, corresponding to 0.51% of all emergency department (ED) presentations between July 2008 and June 2010. The median patient age was 25 years. The majority was female (67.6%). Two peaks were identified, corresponding to the spring of each year sampled. The rate of hospital admission was 22.2%. Benzodiazepines, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) were the causative agents most commonly found, comprising 1,044 (87.2%) of all analyzed cases. Acetaminophen was involved in 81 (6.8%) cases. More than one active substance was involved in 35% of cases. In 7.3% there was ethanol co-ingestion and in 1.0% co-ingestion of some other recreational drug (primarily cocaine). Of 1,557 cases, six (0.39%) patients died. TCA were involved in two of these deaths. CONCLUSION: Similar to other developed and developing nations, intentional MO accounts for a significant number of ED presentations in Chile. Chile is unique in the region, however, in that its spectrum of intentional overdoses includes an excess burden of tricyclic antidepressant and benzodiazepine overdoses, a relatively low rate of alcohol and recreational drug co-ingestion, and a relatively low rate of acetaminophen ingestion.

Role of shellfish hatchery as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistant bacteria.

The main aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of resistant bacteria in florfenicol-treated and untreated scallop larval cultures from a commercial hatchery and to characterize some selected florfenicol-resistant strains. Larval cultures from untreated and treated rearing tanks exhibited percentages of copiotrophic bacteria resistant to florfenicol ranging from 0.03% to 10.67% and 0.49-18.34%, respectively, whereas florfenicol resistance among oligotrophic bacteria varied from 1.44% to 35.50% and 3.62-95.71%, from untreated and treated larvae, respectively. Florfenicol resistant microbiota from reared scallop larvae mainly belonged to the Pseudomonas and Pseudoalteromonas genus and were mainly resistant to florfenicol, chloramphenicol, streptomycin and co-trimoxazole. This is the first study reporting antimicrobial resistant bacteria associated to a shellfish hatchery and the results suggest that a continuous surveillance of antimicrobial resistance even in absence of antibacterial therapy is urgently required to evaluate potential undesirable consequences on the surrounding environments.

Application of water quality indices and analysis of the surface water quality monitoring network in semiarid North-Central Chile.

Surface water quality has increasing importance worldwide and is particularly relevant in the semiarid North-Central Chile, where agriculture and mining activities are imposing heavy pressure on limited water resources. The current study presents the application of a water quality index in four watersheds of the 29°-33°S realm for the period 1999-2008, based on the Canadian Council of Ministers for the Environment approach and the Chilean regulation for irrigation water quality. In addition, two modifications to the index are tested and a comprehensive characterization of the existing monitoring network is performed through cluster analysis. The basins studied show fairly good water quality in the overall, specially the Limarí basin. On the other hand, the lower index values were obtained for the headwaters of Elqui, associated with the El Indio mining district. The first modification of the indicator (i.e., to consider parameters differentially according to their effect on human health or the environment) did not produce major differences with respect to the original index, given the generally good water quality. The second modification (i.e., to consider as threshold values the more restrictive figures derived from a set of regulations) yielded important differences in the indicator values. Finally, an adequate characterization of the monitoring network was obtained. The results presented spatial coherence and the information can be used as a basis for the optimization of the monitoring network if required.

Cotidiano da educação continuada em enfermagem: valorização do cuidar / The Daily Life of Continued Nursing Education - Valuing Caretaking

Esta pesquisa buscou a apreensão da valorização do cuidar e sua relação com a prática da educação continuada em enfermagem. Estabeleceu como objetivos: revelar a expressão valorativa do cuidar na percepção do enfermeiro e identificar uma face de possível relação existente entre a educação continuada e a atuação do enfermeiro na área cuidativa. Para a revelação desse fenômeno, utilizaram o método fenomenológico e a fenomenologia da percepção de Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Os significados assim aparecem: sentimento de prazer relacionado com o fazer, imputando um valor ao enfermeiro assistencial, conflitos entre responsabilidades e estresse, a educação continuada como um novo despertar e influenciando o valor do cuidar pelo enfermeiro. Neste estudo a educação continuada aponta novos caminhos profissionais, delineando um novo horizonte de sentido à atividade assistencial do enfermeiro

Prevalencia de las enteroparasitosis en la población menor de 6 años de la comuna de Vichuquén / Prevalence of enteroparasotosis in a population under 6 years old at Vichuquen community

Se estudió la población infantil en control niño sano del consultorio de Vichuquén y sus estaciones de enfermería de Huiñe y Aquelarre, para determinar el grado de Enteroparasitosis y se trató de correlacionar con algunos factores de saneamiento ambiental, llegándose a los siguentes resultados: a) No se encontró Enteroparasitosis en los niños menores de 1 año. b) El 31,5% de la población encuestada estaba parasitada al momento del estudio, siendo mayor la proporción en el grupo etario entre 2 y 5 años 11 meses. (41,9-). c) La Enteroparasitosis más frecuente encontrada en éste estudio fue la Giardiasis. d) Al analizar la parasitosis en relación al saneamiento ambiental se encontró en éste trabajo la mayor proporción de los niños Enteroparasitados en el grupo que tenía noria y pozo negro. e) En los grupos Enteroparasitados se encontró un mayor número de especies animales presentes siendo más frecuentes los cerdos. f) La sintomatología no es un buen indice de la presencia y ausencia de enfermedad, ya que existen muchos falsos (+) y (-). g) Hay una relación importante entre el antecedente de Enteroparasitosis y enfermedad actual. h) Para diagnosticar y tratar a tiempo las Enteroparasitosis, hay que buscarlas en forma de Screening habitual en los niños mayores de 1 año dado el alto número de parasitosis encontradas (que no fue motivo de consulta) y que podría ser mayor ya que los coproparasitológicos también tienen falsos (-)

Síndrome de Reye: experiência clínica / Reye's syndrome: clinical experience

Se efectuó biopsia hepática por punción a 16 niños que ingresaron con diagnóstico de síndrome de Reye, a la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátrica, del Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río. En sólo 10 de ellos se comprobó dicho diagnóstico mediante este método. Los otros 6 correspondieron a hepatitis viral inespecífica, o daño hepático por drogas. De los 10 casos con síndrome de Reye, cinco tenían menos de 2 años y cinco de 2 a 6 años. Según la clasificación de Lovejoy, uno correspondía a grado I, cuatro a grado II, cuatro a grado III, uno a grado IV y ninguno a grado V. Uno de estos pacientes falleció y de los otros nueve, dos presentaron alteraciones neurológicas menores al alta. Se analizan además las características de presentación y su tratamiento