Relevance of codetection of respiratory viruses in the severity of acute respiratory infection in hospitalized children.

Introduction: Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allows simultaneous detection of respiratory viruses, raising questions about their relevance in the clinical feature.

Objective: To evaluate the contribution of clinical, epidemiological, and virological factors in the clinical course of children hospitalized due to ARI with viral co-detection.

Patients And Method: Pediatric patients ≤ 15 years old, hospitalized due to ARI at the UC-CHRISTUS Health Network Clinical Hospital between June and October 2014, and who presented a positive respiratory molecular panel test, were included.

[Risk of recurrence in differentiated thyroid cancer].

Background: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is generally associated with a favorable prognosis. Its treatment requires surgery, selective use of radioiodine and levothyroxine, and its intensity must be adjusted to the initial risks of mortality and recurrence.

Aim: To validate the risk of recurrence classification developed by the Chilean Ministry of Health in 2013 (MINSAL 2013), and compare it with the American Thyroid Association (ATA) 2009 and 2015 classifications.