Publications by authors named "Salvador Martinez Cairo Cueto"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the prevalence and severity of asthma among school children in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, noting the increasing global trend of this respiratory condition.
- - Researchers randomly selected and surveyed 2,826 children aged six and seven from various primary schools, achieving a high response rate of 94.2%.
- - Results indicated that 9.9% of the children currently had asthma, with an additional 25.7% reporting a history of asthma; overall prevalence in Torreón is higher compared to other Mexican cities, with no significant gender differences.
Background: Bronchial asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, producing the highest absenteeism among children and adults.
Objective: To determine the relation between respiratory function in asthmatic children and contaminant and climatic environmental factors.
Material And Methods: It was performed a study with 26 asthmatic patients, from the Immuno-Allergies Department of the Specialties Hospital no.
Background: Prevalence of latex allergy in the general population is lesser than 1%. These patients have clinical and immunochemical cross-reactivity between latex and fruits; sometimes this has been referred to as the "latex-fruit-syndrome" (LFS); atopy was found to be a risk factor to sensitization to fruits.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of LFS, in a group of health care workers with latex-allergy.