Medicina intensiva
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Letter Case Reports
[Severe hypernatremia due to sodium chloride intake].
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To study if the utility of acridine orange (AO) staining method on blood extracted through intravenous device (ID) is a reliable method to diagnose catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRB). ⋯ Although the number of events does not allow for the estimation of the efficacy of AO to diagnose CRB, its high negative predictive value would make it possible to rule out this infectious complication with some degree of safety.
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In the last century, humankind has faced 3 major pandemics of influenza virus infections. The first one occurred in 1918 and caused a significant amount of deaths. It was also capable of crossing over species barrier and affecting mammals, and most worrisome, humans. ⋯ Since the virus lacks regulatory control of genetic division it undergoes constant mutations leading to new subtypes and, sometimes, new strains. The only drugs that have shown some protection are oseltamivir and zanamivir. It is crucial to develop effective and non-expensive vaccines to prevent the virus spread and infection not only in humans but in birds too.