Antimicrobial susceptibility of Rhodococcus equi strains isolated from foals in Chile.

Rhodococcus equi is responsible for foal pneumonia worldwide, with a significant economic impact on the production and breeding of horses. In Chile, the first case was reported in 2000, and since then, its incidence has been increasing. Distinctive characteristics of R.

Chagas cardiomyopathy in the context of the chronic disease transition.

Background: Patients with Chagas disease have migrated to cities, where obesity, hypertension and other cardiac risk factors are common.

Methodology/principal Findings: The study included adult patients evaluated by the cardiology service in a public hospital in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Data included risk factors for T.

Autotransplantation of human carotid body cell aggregates for treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Objective: In this study, we assessed the feasibility of autotransplantation of carotid body (CB) cell aggregates into the striatum for the treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods: Six patients with advanced PD underwent bilateral autotransplantation of CB cell aggregates into the striatum. They were evaluated clinically preoperatively and for 18 months after surgery according to the recommendations of the Core Assessment Program for Intracerebral Transplantation.

Clinical Comparison of Dexketoprofen Trometamol and Dipyrone in Postoperative Dental Pain.

A total of 125 outpatients with moderate to severe pain after surgical removal of one impacted third molar were randomly assigned to receive dexketoprofen trometamol 12.5 or 25 mg or dipyrone 575 mg. For first-dose assessments, patients rated their pain intensity and its relief at regular intervals.