Publications by authors named "Eliasib Mojica Jaimes"
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- Vaccines are crucial for protecting people from infectious diseases and are considered one of humanity's greatest discoveries.
- The Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition, led by Doctor Francisco Javier de Balmis y Berenguer, plays a significant historical role in vaccine development.
- In Mexico, the National Vaccination Campaign against COVID-19 started at the Dr. Eduardo Liceaga General Hospital, highlighting the ongoing importance of vaccination efforts.
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- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a rare immune response to the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, leading to symptoms like lung inflammation and high eosinophil counts in the blood.
- A 42-year-old male with diabetes exhibited severe respiratory issues and was found to have high eosinophils and elevated IgE for the fungus; he was treated with oxygen, prednisone, and itraconazole, resulting in improvement.
- The condition can be deadly, especially in immunocompromised individuals; diabetic patients have a higher prevalence of fungal infections, with nearly 37% potentially affected compared to only 4.7% in non-diabetics.
Introduction: Patients with respiratory diseases face adverse situations such as symptom management, general condition deterioration, and a hostile perception of the hospital environment, favoring the appearance of anxiety and depression.
Methods: A total of 317 patients hospitalized for a disease of pulmonary origin were analyzed and divided into the following subgroups: infectious, oncological, acute, and chronic diseases. Patients over 18 years of age with preserved cognitive capacity were included in the study.
is a yeast-like fungus of the Dipodascaceae family, capable of colonizing the skin and the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. We present a 56-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who was admitted to the hospital presenting with fever, cough and hemoptysis. The diagnosis of necrotizing pneumonia was made by direct microscopy of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid showed and was identified by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight (MALDI-TOF MS®).
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