Publications by authors named "Alfredo Milla"
Purpose: Chagas disease is a systemic chronic parasitic infection by Trypanosoma cruzi endemic in Latin America. Migration of women of childbearing age from Latin America to developed countries may spread the disease to non-endemic areas through vertical transmission.
Methods: Prospective study of seroprevalence of T.
Background: Universal HTLV antenatal screening is currently not mandatory in European countries. However, the large number of immigrants coming from HTLV-I endemic areas might force to change this recommendation in the near future.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of HTLV infections in immigrant pregnant women attended in a general Hospital in the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Introduction: To estimate the seroprevalence of infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in pregnant Latin American women.
Methods: Serological survey carried out in pregnant Latin American women attending the antenatal care clinic of a Spanish hospital from January 2006 to June 2007.
Results: Of the 229 women enrolled, 4 had antibodies against T.
This study was designed to evaluate the antitumor activity and tolerance of biweekly docetaxel plus vinorelbine as first-line chemotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Forty-one patients with measurable disease and no prior chemotherapy for MBC were treated with docetaxel 60 mg/m(2) plus vinorelbine 30 mg/m(2) on day 1, every 2 weeks for a maximum of 12 courses. Median age was 58 years (range, 23-75).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We assessed the response rate and the toxicity of cisplatin plus vinorelbine in patients with this condition.
Patients And Method: Forty-two patients were included. Therapy consisted of cisplatin, 100 mg/m(2) on day 1, and vinorelbine, 25 mg/m(2) on days 1 and 8, given every 21 days.