Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Infected With in a Regional General Hospital in Bahia, Brazil.

It is necessary to know the resistance profile of to better control diabetic foot ulcer infections, to establish rational antibiotic therapy, and to avoid the development of resistant strains. This cross-sectional study evaluated the clinical parameters, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of in patients with diabetic foot disease admitted to a public hospital. strains were identified in patients with diabetes with amputation indication.

Endovascular and open repair for blunt aortic injury, treated in one clinical institution in Brazil: a case series.

Objective: The objective of this retrospective study is to analyze and compare the results of conventional surgical repair and endovascular treatment of blunt aortic injury over the past 8 years.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients (25 male; mean age, 35 years) were treated for blunt aortic injury between April 2001 and March 2009 in a university hospital in Brazil. Twenty-six patients were included in the study: five were treated with operative repair (OR) and 21 with endovascular treatment (TEVAR).

[Blood lead levels in children and environmental legacy of a lead foundry in Brazil].

Objective: To determine the blood lead levels in children living near an inactive lead foundry in the city of Santo Amaro da Purificação, state of Bahia, in September of 1998; and to identify factors associated with differences in these levels.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with children between 1 and 4 years of age living within 1 km of the lead foundry. Mothers or guardians of 47 children answered a questionnaire concerning ingestion of clay, soil, plaster and/or other materials (pica), and other relevant epidemiological aspects.