Nutritional status of children from Cochabamba, Bolivia: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To assess the adequacy of energy and nutritional intakes compared to recommended daily intakes (RDIs) in schoolchildren from the Cochabamba region (Bolivia) and to determine micronutrient intake distributions across different ages and genders.

Methods: This nutritional study (n = 315) was part of a larger population-based crosssectional study (the "Bolkid" survey) that collected data on schoolchildren 5-16 years old in 2010 in the Cochabamba region. Information about food intake was gathered with a semiquan-titative, food-frequency, parent-administered questionnaire about l2 months before the study.

[Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents from Cochabamba (Bolivia); a cross-sectional study].

Background: The anthropometric status of school age children and young adolescents in Andean countries is not well known.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obese children and adolescents in the Cochabamba region (Bolivia), and their association with different variables, as well as to determine the agreement between two classifications (BAP, IOTF) of obesity and overweight.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional survey (n=441) was carried out in 2010 in pupils, aged 5 to 16 years old, living in the Cochabamba region (Bolivia).

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B in two period birth cohorts of Bolivian children: effect of universal vaccination.

Background: Since 2000 universal routine immunization against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) was implemented in Bolivia. This study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of markers against HBV in two different birth cohorts (pre-universal vaccine cohort and post-universal vaccine cohort) from Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Methods: We performed a school-based seroepidemiological survey (n = 424) of HBV in 2010 in the Cochabamba region.

Seroprevalence of varicella-zoster virus infection in children from Cochabamba: tropical or temperate pattern?

Objectives: To determine the seroprevalence of varicella-zoster viral (VZV) infections in schoolchildren from the Cochabamba region (Bolivia), and its association with socio-demographic variables, socio-economic status and geographical location.

Methods: Seroepidemiological survey (n = 436) on VZV of schoolchildren living in the Cochabamba region of Bolivia in 2010. An ELISA test was used to measure varicella antibodies.

Measles in Bolivia: A 'honeymoon period'.

Background: Although measles is a highly infectious disease, the live measles vaccine provides protection for over 20 years, and immunity may be lifelong. This study assessed measles seroprevalence in schoolchildren in the Cochabamba region of Bolivia.

Methods: A seroepidemiological survey of measles immunity in 5-16-year-old schoolchildren (n=441) living in the Cochabamba region of Bolivia was performed in March and April of 2010.

[Minimising hospital costs in the treatment of bile duct calculi: a comparison study].

Introduction: The treatment of bile duct calculi associated with cholelithiasis is controversial. The hospital costs could be a decisive factor in choosing between the different therapeutic options.

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness and costs of two options in the treatment of common bile duct calculi: 1) One-stage: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and bile duct exploration, and 2) Two-stage: sequential endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control in the 21st century: beyond the acute care hospital.

Purpose Of Review: To describe new trends in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community, among animals and in long-term care settings and to discuss potential infection control implications.

Recent Findings: Healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus rates have decreased in several European countries.