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In vitro activity of tedizolid and other comparator drugs in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in skin and soft tissue infections in seven Colombian hospitals.

Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes severe skin and soft tissue infections in hospitals and, more recently, in the community. Tedizolid is a new second-generation oxazolidinone derivative having greater in vitro po...

Tuberculosis diagnosis support analysis for precarious health information systems.

Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary tuberculosis is a world emergency for the World Health Organization. Techniques and new diagnosis tools are important to battle this bacterial infection. There have been many advances in all those fields, but in de...

Influence of milking method, disinfection and herd management practices on bulk tank milk somatic cell counts in tropical dairy herds in Colombia.

Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of milking method, disinfection practices and other management factors on the bulk tank milk somatic cell count (BTSCC) in tropical dairy herds and to examine potential interactions with time. One h...

An automatic method for skeletal patterns classification using craniomaxillary variables on a Colombian population.

Forensic science international
BACKGROUND: The mandibular bone is an important part of the forensic facial reconstruction and it has the possibility of getting lost in skeletonized remains; for this reason, it is necessary to facilitate the identification process simulating the ma...

Impact of Blastocystis carriage and colonization intensity on gut microbiota composition in a non-westernized rural population from Colombia.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases
BACKGROUND: The role of Blastocystis, a common intestinal parasitic protist of humans and other animals, in human health and disease remains elusive. Recent studies suggest a connection between Blastocystis colonization, healthier lifestyles, and hig...

Artificial neural networks to predict the presence of Neosporosis in cattle.

Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE
The prediction of bovine infectious diseases is a constant challenge as generally, only laboratory data is available not allowing the study of their relationship with each disease's risk factors. The diseases neosporosis and bovine viral diarrhea, wh...

[Obesity and inflammation in students of a Colombian public university].

Revista de salud publica (Bogota, Colombia)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationship between obesity and proinflammatory variables in the student population of the University of Quindío.

Reparación de hernias paraesofágicas gigantes asistida por robot en un hospital de cuarto nivel en Bogotá, Colombia, Clínica Shaio: serie de casos y revisión de la literatura.

Cirugia y cirujanos
BACKGROUND: Giant paraesophageal hernias have a surgical indication in case of symptoms. Since twenty years ago robot-assisted repair was incorporated to overcome the limitations of the laparoscopic surgery, and to offer new advantages.

Lokomat therapy in Colombia: Current state and cognitive aspects.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Neurological disorders frequently affect walking function which is one of the most fundamental skills to improve quality of life and autonomy, and Lokomat has been a key piece for gait's rehabilitation. In this study, a diagnosis about the developmen...

[Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D state in healthy children ten year minors old of Barranquilla metropolitan area].

Salud publica de Mexico
OBJETIVE: To evaluate the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) levels in healthy children under 10 years of the Barranquilla metropolitan area.