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Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis
Athanazio,Rodrigo Abensur; Silva Filho,Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira da; Vergara,Alberto Andrade; Ribeiro,Antônio Fernando; Riedi,Carlos AntônioABSTRACT Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by dysfunction of the CFTR gene. It is a multisystem disease that most often affects White individuals. In recent decades, various advances in the diagnosis and treatment of CF have drastically changed the scenario, resulting in a significant increase in survival and quality of life. In Brazil, the current neonatal screening ...
Effect that an educational program for cystic fibrosis patients and caregivers ...
Zuana,Adriana Della; Garcia,Doroti de Oliveira; Juliani,Regina Célia Turola Passos; Silva Filho,Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira daOBJECTIVE: To describe the pathogens found in home nebulizers and in respiratory samples of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, and to evaluate the effect that a standardized instruction regarding cleaning and disinfection of nebulizers has on the frequency of nebulizer contamination. METHODS: We included 40 CF patients (22 males), all of whom used the same model of nebulizer. The median patient age was 11.2 ± 3.74 ...
Influência do tempo de hospitalização sobre o desenvolvimento neuromotor de rec...
Giachetta,Luciana; Nicolau,Carla Marques; Costa,Anna Paula Bastos Marques da; Zuana,Adriana DellaO objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência do tempo de hospitalização sobre o desenvolvimento neuromotor de recém-nascidos pré-termo (RNPT). Foi feito um estudo prospectivo com 67 RNPT de idade gestacional <36 semanas. O desenvolvimento neuromotor foi avaliado pela escala motora infantil de Alberta (Alberta infant motor scale, AIMS), aplicada no ambulatório de seguimento, quando os RN tinham mediana de id...