Gac Med Mex
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is recognized as the most common cause of congenital viral infection, which can occur as a result of primary infection, reinfection or infection reactivation in the pregnant woman and be the cause of delay in neuronal development and sensorineural hearing loss in the neonate. ⋯ The prevalence of HCMV infection is similar to that of worldwide reports, and only was detected by RT-PCR. Asymptomatic infection detected 12-14 h after birth had no long-term health consequences.
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The promotion of health is carried out in preventive services of medical units, in educational programs and textbooks from the general perspective of the population. ⋯ The educational program implemented can promote empowerment in health from childhood.
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Chronic kidney disease accounts for part of overall health expenditure; a potential etiology is related to variations, absence or presence of some human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles. ⋯ It is necessary to understand that kidney diseases can be associated with yet unknown immune processes, where the association of the absence or presence of any allele should be known.
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CONACYT's Mexican Science and Technology Journals Classification System (SCRMCYT) includes the area of medicine and health sciences (M&HS). ⋯ Approximately half the 2018 SCRMCYT M&HS journals lack publications indexed in 2018; this suggests that national and international relevance of these journals can be improved.
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The cox-maze III procedure is designed to eliminate atrial fibrillation (AF). ⋯ The cox-maze III procedure is efficacious for eliminating mitral valve disease-associated AF when LA postoperative size is ≤ 6.5 cm.