Revista chilena de infectología : órgano oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectología
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Rev Chilena Infectol · Oct 2012
[Procalcitonin for the diagnosis of late onset sepsis in newborns of very low birth weight].
Procalcitonin (PCT), a prohormone of calcitonin has been described as a specific biomarker of sepsis. ⋯ The determination of PCT could be more useful than CRP and WBC in the diagnosis of LOS in VLBW newborns.
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Rev Chilena Infectol · Oct 2012
[A comparative study for adenosine deaminase and anti-antigen A-60 antibodies detection for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis].
Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is hampered by the lack of rapid and accurate diagnostic tools. We evaluated the immunological response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis anti-A60 antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in comparison to adenosine deaminase (ADA) determination, for the diagnosis of TBM. ⋯ The ELISA test for anti-antigen A60 antibodies (IgM) is a rapid and sensitive tool for the rapid diagnosis of TBM that can be a complement to ALDA determination. The specificity of both tests is still a limitation in TBM diagnosis.
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Rev Chilena Infectol · Oct 2012
Case Reports[Failure of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia with concomitant use of leucovorin: Case report].
The concomitant use of leucovorin and cotrimoxazole in PCP can lead to therapeutic failure and increased risk of death due to antagonism. It is important to keep this possible antagonistic interaction in mind even during prophylaxis. This paper presents a case with this failure outcome.