Poisoning Epidemiology
Mostrando 1-12 de 13 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Fulminant acute hepatitis in pediatrics in Latin America and the Caribbean
RESUMO OBJETIVO: O objetivo desta revisão foi investigar a epidemiologia da hepatite aguda fulminante na América Latina e Caribe e identificar possíveis ações objetivando melhor compreensão e melhora do suporte desses pacientes. MÉTODOS: Pesquisou-se o tema hepatite aguda fulminante em pediatria, publicado por autores da América Latina e Caribe nas
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.. Publicado em: 22/07/2019
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2. Pesquisa de genes de resistência a antimicrobianos beta-lactâmicos e de enterotoxina em cepas de Staphylococcus aureus presentes em amostras de alimentos / Search of antimicrobial beta-lactam resistance genes and enterotoxin genes in Staphylococcus aureus strains present in food samples
Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus are a bacterium that causes various types of diseases. There are two major aggravating to its presence: the toxins production and antimicrobial resistance. S. aureus produce heat-labile enterotoxina that, when present in food, can lead to poisoning of those who consume. This specie is also known to easily respond adaptivel
Publicado em: 2010
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3. Hospitalizações por causas externas em uma unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica
To ascertain epidemiological characteristics of hospitalizations due to external causes of children and adolescents admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This descriptive, observational study assessed hospitalizations due to external causes (Chapters XIX and XX of the International Disease Classification IDC-10) of children and adolescents unde
Publicado em: 2007
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4. Estudo descritivo das intoxicações notificadas ao Centro de Controle de Intoxicações da Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo no período de 1998 a 2002 e propostas de ações preventivas (OU) Centros de Controle de Intoxicação, ações estratégicas para o controle e prevenção das intoxicações em regiões metropolitanas / Poison Control Centers, strategic actions to control and prevent poisonings in metropolitan regions
Foi feito um estudo a partir dos dados provenientes das fichas de notificação do atendimento Centro de Controle de Intoxicações da Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo, CCI-SP no período de 1998 a 2002 com o objetivo de avaliar as intoxicações na população. Crianças de 1 a 4 anos foi o grupo mais exposto, com 38,8% seguido pelos adultos de 20 a 2
Publicado em: 2004
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5. Sistemas de informação em saude nas intoxicações por agrotoxicos e afins no Brasil : situação atual e perspectivas
Poisonings due to pesticides and the likes present a serious problem to public health in Brazil. This however is still not adequately documented and consequently not duly addressed because of a series of obstacles of distinct natures. Despite of the some progress observed at the end of the last decade, the strategies for the prevention and control of these i
Publicado em: 2002
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6. A Three-Year Study of Lead Poisoning in Chicago: PART I: Epidemiology
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7. Scombroid fish poisoning. Underreporting and prevention among noncommercial recreational fishers.
Food-borne diseases, including those caused by seafood products, are common and greatly underreported sources of morbidity. In this article we review the epidemiology of scombroid fish poisoning and its possible relationship to the noncommercial and recreational catch and sale of fish. More than 20% of all fish sold in the United States is caught by sport fi
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8. Epidemiology of accidental home poisoning in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
In a prospective study on 178 cases of accidental home poisoning admitted to the main children's hospital in Riyadh poisoning was found to account for 5.6% of the total annual admissions--greater than any other developing country and approaching Western proportions. The commonest ages were between 1 and 5 years. Drugs accounted for 52% of cases and household
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9. How is the source of food poisoning outbreaks established? The example of three consecutive Salmonella enteritidis PT4 outbreaks linked to eggs.
Three consecutive outbreaks of Salmonella enteritidis PT4 occurred in Wales in 1989 in which epidemiological and microbiological investigation established eggs as the likely source although kitchen inspection and food preparation histories suggested other vehicles of infection. This paper examines the contribution of analytical epidemiology in attributing ca
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10. October 1942: a strange epidemic paralysis in Saval, Verona, Italy. Revision and diagnosis 50 years later of tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate poisoning.
In the autumn of 1942 a strange epidemic paralysis started in Saval, at that time a country area but now part of the city of Verona. The epidemic went on for several months and affected 41 people, all working as owners or labourers on the same farm. Some of the farm animals (chickens, horses, cattle, pigs) also became ill. About 20 patients were admitted to
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11. Enumeration and Isolation of cpe-Positive Clostridium perfringens Spores from Feces
A hydrophobic grid membrane filter-colony hybridization (HGMF-CH) method for the enumeration and isolation of cpe gene-carrying (cpe-positive) Clostridium perfringens spores from feces was developed. A 425-bp DNA probe specific for the cpe gene was sensitive and specific when tested with bacterial DNA and pure cultures. The enumeration of cpe-positive C. per
American Society for Microbiology.
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12. A university's contribution to occupational health.
The first Chair of Occupational Health in the United Kingdom was established by Manchester University in 1945 and held by Ronald Lane, a consultant physician and experienced factor doctor. In his department, occupational medicine was taught as a clinical discipline to both undergraduates and postgraduates. Research was based mostly on clinical observation of