Publications by authors named "Jaime Saravia"
Article Synopsis
- Chagas disease (CD) is widespread in Bolivia, yet there is limited research on how it affects the digestive system in chronic patients.
- A study in Cochabamba included 85 seropositive individuals with chronic CD symptoms and 15 seronegative individuals with similar digestive issues to analyze the prevalence of digestive manifestations.
- Results showed a notable occurrence of digestive symptoms in both groups, with significant findings like high rates of constipation and gastritis, indicating that not all digestive issues in these patients are due to CD, emphasizing the need for thorough differential diagnoses.
[Mycobacteria-HIV/AIDS association in patients attending a teaching-hospital in Bogotá, Colombia].
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota)
October 2007
Objective: Evaluating the frequency of mycobacterium infection in an HIV-positive population and its influence on medium-term survival, along with clinical and epidemiological factors associated with co-infection.
Methods: Several clinical specimens were studied for mycobacteria in a sample of 92 HIV+ patients at the San Juan de Dios teaching-hospital in Bogota, Colombia, during 1996. Factors associated with infection were measured using a prevalence ratio (PR), CI=95%, and logistic regression was used in the multivariable models.