Author

Luis Miguel Sosa Ávila

2 Publications

12. April 2019 | DOI: 10.17160/josha.6.4.551

CASE REPORT: ORALLY TRANSMITTED ACUTE CHAGAS’ DISEASE FROM A CASE IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN BUCARAMANGA CITY, COLOMBIA.

Angie Katherine Bello Suárez, Patrik Eliana Sarmiento Wilches, Luis Miguel Sosa Ávila

Universidad Industrial de Santander

CONCEPTS Chagas’ disease, a zoonosis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is present in South America. Can be vectorborne, bloodborne and congenital infection. It shows tropism through smooth cardiac and gastrointestinal muscle,…

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Urinary Tract Infection As A Predictor Of Poor Prognosis In Pediatric Patients With Severe Febrile Neutropenia Related To Chemotherapy

Maria Paula Gonzalez Galvis, Luis Alfonso Díaz-Martínez, Luis Miguel Sosa Ávila

Departamento de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Industrial de Santander. Bucaramanga

The diminished inflammatory response in patients with febrile neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy makes it hard to discard a urinary tract infection based solely on the physical evaluation of the patient…

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