Genomes of from Panama and from Brazil: Expansion of Multigene Families in Leishmaniinae Parasites That Are Close Relatives of spp.

The Leishmaniinae subfamily of the Trypanosomatidae contains both genus (monoxenous) and (dixenous). They are amongst the nearest known relatives of , which comprises many human pathogens widespread in the developing world. These closely related lineages are models for the genomic biology of monoxenous and dixenous parasites.

[Viral etiology of severe acute respiratory infections in a pediatric intensive care unit].

Objectives.: To identify the main viral etiological agents in patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) hospitalized in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and to analyze their clinical characteristics.

Materials And Methods.

Epidemiologic surveillance of nosocomial infections in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a developing country.

Background: Nosocomial Infections (NI) are a frequent and relevant problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of the three most common NI in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit from a developing country.

Methods: We performed a prospective study in a single Pediatric Intensive Care Unit during 12 months.

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in children.

Objective: Delineation of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is important because of its frequent occurrence in the pediatric intensive care unit and its association with high mortality. However, studies in children are scarce, all have been done in developed countries, and, unlike adult studies, some showed that sepsis is not related to mortality. The aim of this study was to learn about the epidemiology of MODS in our pediatric intensive care unit and to observe if sepsis is associated with mortality.