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Prevalência de exames laboratoriais desnecessários e custos evitáveis associados em unidade de terapia intensiva Anderson Magalhães Oliveira, Marcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Claudio Lima Souza DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140049 ABSTRACT Introduction: Because of the increase in diagnostic resources, laboratory tests have become an essential tool in diagnostic elucidation. Therefore, we observe an increase in the number of tests request. […]

Pesquisa da atividade de resíduos de antimicrobianos em amostras de urina de pacientes hospitalizados Daiane Cardozo, Gislene Maria Botão Kussen, Laura Lúcia Cogo DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140050 ABSTRACT Introduction: Urinary tract infection is quite frequent in a hospital environment, and the urine culture is the gold standard for diagnosis of this disease, because it allows bacterial identification

Resistência microbiana e frequência de betalactamase de espectro estendido (ESBL) em isolados de hemoculturas Ruan Carlos Gomes da Silva, Amanda Cristina de Oliveira Silva, Sibele Ribeiro de Oliveira DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140051 ABSTRACT Introduction: The emergence and spread of isolated carriers of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) have complicated the treatment of nosocomial infections, since its production is not

Marcadores de resposta de fase aguda no tratamento da tuberculose pulmonar Cristiane Martins, Antônio Carlos de Castro Gama, Daniela Valcarenghi, Anna Paula de Borba Batschauer DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140052 ABSTRACT Introduction: Tuberculosis promotes an acute phase response with an increase of blood reactants, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), among others, which are associated with increased erythrocyte sedimentation

Infecção por Elizabethkingia meningoseptica multirresistente: relato de casos Jailton Lobo da Costa Lima, Giwellington Silva Albuquerque, Lílian Rodrigues Alves, Kaliny Benicio Torres, Luciana Rezende Bandeira de Mello, Polliana Guabiraba e Silva Cavalcanti, Paulo Sérgio Ramos Araújo, Maria Amélia Vieira Maciel DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140053 ABSTRACT We report two cases of sepsis in critically ill patients in two