[Antibiotic sensitivity, serology and typing by pyocine in 154 cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (author's transl)].

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years there has been a change in the opportunistic diseases incidence in HIV-infected patients. The change could be related to the use antiviral therapy and chemoprophylaxis strategies. The aim of the present study was to evaluate if medical intervention is able to modificate the clinical presentat...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Delgado J,Pineda JA,Gallardo JA,Leal M,Macías J,Sánchez-Quijano A,Lissen E

更新日期：1998-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study, performed within the International Quality of Life Assessment project (including researchers from 15 countries) presents preliminary results of the process of adaptation of the SF-36 to be used in Spain. METHODS:The adaptation was based on the translation/back-translation methodology. Mee...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Alonso J,Prieto L,Antó JM

更新日期：1995-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Twin and family studies support large genetic influences on variability in body mass index (BMI), with heritability estimates ranging from 47% to over 90%. Our objective was to study the relative contributions of genetics and environment to BMI, evaluating sex differences, in an adolescent twin...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Iranzo-Tatay C,Gimeno-Clemente N,Livianos-Aldana L,Rojo-Moreno L

更新日期：2015-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaucher's disease (GD) is an inherited metabolic disease due to lack of activity of the enzyme betaglucocerebrosidase. The diagnosis of GD is usually performed by fluorimetric analysis of the enzyme betaglucocerebrosidase. It can also be done by measuring the activity of tandem mass spectrometry. This enzyme can be an...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Gort L,Coll MJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dual antiplatelet therapy with acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel has been the mainstay of both acute and chronic phase coronary artery disease, reducing importantly the risk of adverse events. Despite a correct compliance, a non-negligible rate of adverse events still happens. New compounds, with improved prope...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Tello-Montoliu A,Jover E,Valdés M

更新日期：2014-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss different interpretations of the term poison as well as the need of bringing up to date the changes in this matter according to the science progress. A clear and exact definition is proposed after analysing the factors that affect the relativity of the concept and its boundaries. The proposal for a definiti...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Guitart R,Giménez N

更新日期：2012-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess how patients with diabetes experience their condition. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Pilot study conducted in 10 selected patients with type 1 diabetes. A structured interview guide was prepared including physical, social and emotional areas. The information provided was analyzed qualitatively, key statemen...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Millán MM,del Campo J,Millán MD,Antón S,Reviriego J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent advances in sensitivity and specificity of hormone immunoanalysis and their automatization have brought about changes in clinical laboratories that led us to review the need for some endocrine dynamic tests. The specific aim of this study was to determine the basal cortisol values predicting a normal ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Alfayate R,Mauri M,de Torre M,Pardo C,Picó A

更新日期：2002-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The term cryptogenic stroke refers to a stroke for which there is no specific attributable cause after a comprehensive evaluation. However, there are differences between the diagnostic criteria of etiological classifications used in clinical practice. An improvement in diagnostic tools such advances in monitoring for ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Gutiérrez-Zúñiga R,Fuentes B,Díez-Tejedor E

更新日期：2018-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:A common Leu7Pro polymorphism in the signal peptide of neuropeptide Y has been associated with increased plasma cholesterol and accelerated atherosclerosis in the Finnish population. SUBJECTS AND METHOD:A cross-sectional design was carried out in 1,000 individuals from the Mediterranean Spanis...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Portolés O,Sorlí JV,González JI,Ruiz de la Fuente S,Ramírez JB,Corella D

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:B-mode ultrasonography is a simple and valid method to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis of the major superficial arteries. The aim of this study was toknow by this technique the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosisin patients with coronary disease and related factors. PATIENTS AND METHOD:In 232patients...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Fernández-Miranda C,Luis Aranda J,Paz M,Núñez V,Gómez González P,Díaz-Rubio P,Larumbe S,Teresa Gómez Izquierdo M

更新日期：2001-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Although constipation affects quality of life, questionnaires hardly exist for its evaluation. We aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire able to measure the quality of life in patients with constipation. PATIENTS AND METHOD:A Spanish multicenter study was performed in 2 stages: a) quest...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Perona M,Mearin F,Guilera M,Mínguez M,Ortiz V,Montoro M,Serra J,Casanova C,Rey E,Alarcón O,Bujanda L,Lima A,Andreu M,Castro M,López A,Carrillo R,Sempere L,Badia X,Study group on functional gastrointestinal disorders f

更新日期：2008-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:More information is needed on hypertension control in clinical practice, which includes taking at least two blood pressure (BP) readings and taking into account surgery times and previous antihypertensive drug intake. Our study aimed to assess the optimum degree of BP control in a broad sample ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Llisterri Caro JL,Rodríguez Roca GC,Alonso Moreno FJ,Lou Arnal S,Divisón Garrote JA,Santos Rodríguez JA,Raber Béjar A,de Castellar Sansó R,Ruilope Urioste LM,Banegas Banegas JR,Grupo de Trabajo de Hipertension Arterial de la Sociedad

更新日期：2004-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incorrect use of statistical techniques in medical articles may seriously compromise the validity of conclusions. This finding otherwise is relatively common. METHODS:A total of 84 original articles published in Medicina Clínica between 1962 and 1992 were reviewed with the aim of assessing the use and a...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： González JC,Pulido M,Sanz F

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To review the clinical findings of pancreatic tuberculosis and to establish a differential diagnosis with pancreatic tumours. PATIENTS AND METHODS:To describe three cases of pancreatic tuberculosis diagnosed in a 850 bed teaching hospital during the last two years. RESULTS:In the three case the imaging pro...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Martínez-Valle F,Capdevila JA,Ribera E,Pigrau C,Pahissa A

更新日期：2000-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of long-term highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to fully reconstitute the immune system in children with severe AIDS. PATIENT AND METHOD:Lymphoproliferative responses (LPR) were evaluated by incorporation of [3H]-thymidine. Cytokine p...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Resino S,Sánchez-Ramón S,Correa R,Navarro ML,Bellón JM,Muñoz-Fernández MA

更新日期：2003-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the possible protector role of Lactobacillus against vaginal candidiasis. PATIENTS AND METHOD:In vitro studies performed to assess the capacity of 15 Lactobacillus strains to block the adhesion of two Candida albicans and one C. glabrata strain to vaginal epithelial cells and to inhibit the grow...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Osset J,García E,Bartolomé RM,Andreu A

更新日期：2001-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease is common in people >65years of age. The development and improvement of dialysis techniques has allowed its generalisation to the entire population, when there is a situation of terminal nephropathy, without limit of use due to chronological age. Decision making in elderly patients with advanced...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Heras Benito M,Fernández-Reyes Luis MJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of risk behaviors related to drug use and to identify factors associated with of accepting and passing on used syringes among intravenous drug users (IDU) recruited in Barcelona city and other surrounding areas in 2004. SUBJECTS AND METHOD:A cross-sectional study of ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Folch C,Meroño M,Casabona J

更新日期：2006-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Pertussis remains an important cause of morbimortality despite current vaccination strategies. This study was designed to describe the results and characteristics of close contacts of pertussis cases diagnosed in children less than 16 years in a tertiary hospital in Barcelona. PATIENTS AND ME...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Uriona Tuma SM,Martínez Gómez X,Campins Martí M,Codina Grau G,Ferrer Marcelles A,Rodrigo Pendás JÁ,Pinós Tella L,Cebrian R,Moraga Llop FA

更新日期：2013-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring biomedical signals obtained from a patient generates information that processed conveniently, it has to allow detecting as soon as possible changes in the predicted evolution. The systematic register of one of these biomedical signals is named a time series. In this paper, a brief introduction appears to th...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Muñoz Gracia MP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a dysbaric accident with occurred in a professional athlete during a national competition is herein reported. The clinical symptoms and response to treatment in a depressurization chamber in addition to CT controls should alert physicians in coastal areas in which this sport is carried out in order to take...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： López Oblaré B,Campos Pascual F

更新日期：1995-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candida albicans is distributed in at least two serological groups (A and B) depending on its antigenic structure. These characteristics have been used to investigate the epidemiology of candidiasis. No information is available in this country about the distribution of these serotypes in a general population...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Torres-Rodríguez JM,Nicolás MC,Madrenys N,Gallach C

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen patients with primary hypothyroidism were prospectively studied before starting replacement therapy with thyroid hormones. Most patients had mild to moderate muscle symptoms: generalized muscle weakness, myalgia and cramps, and increased serum levels of muscle enzymes. In two patients these features were the ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Monforte R,Fernández-Solà J,Casademont J,Vernet M,Grau JM,Urbano-Márquez A

更新日期：1990-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Podoconiosis, mossy foot or endemic non-filarial elephantiasis, is a geochemical disease that causes lower limb lymphedema; it is directly related to walking barefoot over soils of volcanic origin, in areas with a high pluviometric annual index. It has a specific geographical distribution, affecting around 5% populati...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Prieto-Pérez L,Soriano Cea JJ,Górgolas Hernández-Mora M

更新日期：2015-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BASIS AND OBJECTIVE:Hepatic steatosis, also known as non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), is the most frequent liver disease in obese children. Due to an increase in infantile obesity, it is experiencing a significant increment in incidence. Our objetives are: Estimate the prevalence of NAFL in children with excess weight...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Guijarro de Armas MG,Monereo Megías S,Navea Aguilera C,Merino Viveros M,Vega Piñero MB

更新日期：2015-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The smoke fume, principal factor in the development of lung cancer, causes the expression of certain cytokines, including interleukin 4, 6, 8 and 10, which may act by inhibiting apoptosis and interfere cellular repair mechanisms and angiogenesis. To determine the possible relationship between g...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Jiménez-Massa AE,Alonso-Sardón M,Menacho-Miguel JA,Mirón-Canelo JA,González-Sarmiento R

更新日期：2014-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of an increasing number of apparently healthy carriers of the HBsAg demands a specific assisting attitude which must be highly reliable without increasing health care expenses. With that purpose, 129 asymptomatic carriers without prior history of jaundice and/or alcohol abuse were studied. The following ...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Simó Falcó MD,Lissen Otero E,Caraballo Guijarro R,Sánchez Quijano A,García de Pesquera F,Castro Artigas R,Leal Noval M,Andreu Kern F

更新日期：1981-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to a combination of ingested ethanol and inhaled trichloroethylene (Tri) a 28 year old man developed toxic hepatitis and acute oliguric renal failure, both of which had a favorable evolution. Tri has been described as a cause of hepatic disfunction and acute renal failure due to acute tubular necrosis, although so...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Teixidó Planas J,Martínez-Castelao A,Romero González R,Griñó Boira J,González Segura C,Caralps Riera A

更新日期：1981-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To study the factors associated with prolonged hospitalization in patients admitted for acute heart failure (AHF) in Spanish short-stay units (SSUs). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This was a multicentre, multipurpose cohort study with prospective follow-up including all patients admitted for AHF in the...

journal_title：Medicina clinica

authors： Martín-Sánchez FJ,Carbajosa V,Llorens P,Herrero P,Jacob J,Pérez-Dura MJ,Alonso H,Torres Murillo JM,Garrido M,López-Grima ML,Piñera P,Epelde F,Alquezar A,Fernández C,Miró O,en representación del grupo ICA-SEMES.

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00