Publications by authors named "Fabiola A Gomes"
Ventilator-associated pneumonia: the influence of bacterial resistance, prescription errors, and de-escalation of antimicrobial therapy on mortality rates.
Braz J Infect Dis
April 2017
Article Synopsis
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common infection in ICUs and has high mortality rates ranging from 14% to 70%.
- This study assessed factors affecting VAP mortality, focusing on antibiotic resistance, prescription errors, and treatment de-escalation.
- Findings indicated that inappropriate antibiotic dosing and failure to adjust for renal function significantly raised mortality, with incorrect renal adjustment being the only independent factor identified.
Obesity is characterized as an inflammatory state associated with a modification in the pattern of adipokine secretion. The present study aimed to assess the role of anorexigenic and orexigenic neuropeptides and peripheral signals in obese adolescents submitted to 1 year of weight loss interdisciplinary therapy and grouped according to quartiles of weight loss. A total of 111 post-puberty adolescents, with a BMI >95th percentile, were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Therapy for allergic rhinitis aims to control symptoms and improve the quality of life. The treatment of allergic rhinitis includes allergen avoidance, environmental controls, pharmacologic treatment, and specific immunotherapy.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical changes and the levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-5 (IL-5) in nasal lavage fluid from children with allergic rhinitis after different types of pharmacologic treatment (mometasone, montelukast, or desloratadine).