Publications by authors named "Riquelme D Javier"

Background: In a decade, we faced two pandemic viruses, influenza A H1N1pdm09 and SARS CoV-2, whose most serious manifestation is pneumonia.

Aim: To compare the clinical, epidemiological and management aspects of pneumonias caused by each pandemic virus in adults requiring hospitalization.

Material And Methods: Comparative, observational study carried out at a regional Chilean hospital, including 75 patients with influenza A H1N1pdm09 prospectively studied in 2009 and 142 patients with SARS-CoV-2 studied in 2020.

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic posed a great strain in health services.

Aim: To describe the epidemiological and clinical features of patients with SARS-CoV-2 admitted to a regional hospital in southern Chile between April and August 2020.

Material And Methods: Clinical records of all hospitalized patients with RT-PCR (+) for SARS-CoV-2 were retrospectively analyzed.

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Background: Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP) is a preventable disease with high morbimortality.

Aim: To evaluate clinical aspects and mortality on BPP patients admitted to a Chilean regional hospital.

Patients And Methods: We looked for adult patients with Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from blood cultures between 2010 and 2014 years and reviewed clinical records of those who were admitted with pneumonia.

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Background: Pandemic flu (H1N1 ) strongly affected southern Chile during 2009.

Aim: To report the logistic and organizational changes implemented at a regional hospital to face the pandemic.

Material And Methods: All patients with flu like disease that were hospitalized, were prospectively enrolled at the Puerto Montt hospital.

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