Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Mexico.

Background: There is no epidemiological registry in Mexico. The information about the epidemiology in our country is obtained by these types of studies, such as multicentric studies. A lot of improvements in the survival in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients had occurred in the last 20 years.

Tinidazole efficacy for amebic colitis therapeutic prophylaxis in patients with de novo acute leukemia receiving intensive chemotherapy.

Introduction: In Mexico, seroprevalence of Entamoeba histolytica is 8.4%. The intestinal amebiasis in patients with acute leukemia of novo, after the start of chemotherapy (CT) in the Hematology Service of the CMN 20 de Noviembre is 12%, even if patients show a negative baseline coprological test.

[Eficacia del tinidazol en la profilaxis terapéutica de la colitis amebiana en pacientes con leucemia aguda de novo que reciben quimioterapia intensiva].

Introduction: In Mexico, seroprevalence of Entamoeba histolytica is 8.4%. The intestinal amebiasis in patients with acute leukemia of novo, after the start of chemotherapy (CT) in the Hematology Service of the CMN 20 de Noviembre is 12%, even if patients show a negative baseline coprological test.