Rev Invest Clin
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To assess and relate the nutritional status by type of abuse in a pediatric population diagnosed with physical abuse (PA) and sexual abuse (SA). ⋯ This study identified acute and chronic under nutrition in girls with PA, and overweight and obesity in girls with SA. These findings enrich the knowledge for the suspicion of maltreatment child syndrome during the search of the aetiology of the clinical expression studied.
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The administration of parenteral infusates is a frequent intervention that is considered innocuous; moreover, the risk of this procedure which offers a direct access to the bloodstream is minimized. ⋯ The strategies established to avoid the contamination of parenteral infusions were associated with a reduction in the proportion of gram-negative rods in blood cultures, although the proportion is still higher than that in developed countries, probably related to catheter contamination. We suggest establishing similar strategies in other hospitals from developing countries.
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Editorial Historical Article
[The Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery].