Publications by authors named "Soledad Martiren"
Article Synopsis
- - Western equine encephalitis (WEE) is a viral infection transmitted through mosquitoes, affecting both horses and humans, with recent human cases reported in Argentina after a long absence since 1983.
- - The report discusses two pediatric patients who exhibited brain-related symptoms and were diagnosed with WEE through cerebrospinal fluid analysis and serological testing showing specific antibodies.
- - One patient fully recovered before discharge, while the other had temporary right hemiparesis that improved after two months, but continued to require anticonvulsant medication due to abnormal EEG readings.
Introduction: Dengue is a public health problem worldwide. It was originally confined to tropical and subtropical areas, but it is now present in other regions, such as Argentina. Epidemic outbreaks have been observed in the City of Buenos Aires since 2008, with few reports in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacteraemia is a common cause of hospitalisation in children. The occurrence of secondary foci (SF) of SA infection is associated with higher morbidity and mortality.
Objectives: To identify risk factors for SF of infection in children with community-acquired SA bacteraemia.
Brain abscess is a focal infection that occurs with a frequency of 0.3-1.3 cases per 100,000 people/year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The association between enterovirus D68 and acute flaccid myelitis was first described in the United States in 2014. Since then, sporadic cases have been reported in Canada and Europe. This study describes a series of cases of acute flaccid myelitis at Hospital de Pediatría "Prof.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are a common, serious problem in pediatrics.
Objetive: To describe antibiotic resistance in community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacteremias. To compare the characteristics of SA bacteremias in terms of methicillin resistance.
Unlabelled: C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin(PCT) levels may distinguish between a systemic inflammatory response and an infection in burn children.
Objectives: To establish the operative capability of CRP and PCT to diagnose infections and mortality.
Methods: Burn patients admitted to the hospital with clinical suspicion of an infection were included.