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Self-reported versus performance-based measures of physical function: prognostic value for survival
(2014)Background: Although previous studies have indicated that performance assessments strongly predict future survival, few have evaluated the incremental value in the presence of controls for self-reported activity and mobility ... -
SEPSIS Y CHOQUE SÉPTICO: Desde su definición hasta su abordaje terapéutico
(2022)Revisión bibliográfica extensa desde los inicios de su definición, hasta su abordaje terapéutico pasando por la epidemiología, etiología, fisiopatología y manifestaciones clínicas. -
Seroepidemiology of Chlamydia in Costa Rica
(1990)A population-based study of the sero-epidemiology of chlamydia was performed among a nationally representative sample of 760 Costa Rican women aged 25 to 59 years. Interviews and sera collection were completed between ... -
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori/CagA Antibodies in Guatemalan Gastric Cancer Patients: Association of Seropositivity with Increased Plasma Levels of Pepsinogens but not Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor
(2020)Infection by Helicobacter pylori is a major risk factor for gastric cancer (GC), the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Although biomarkers such as pepsinogens (PGs) and soluble urokinase plasminogen ... -
Seroprevalence of human T-Lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in Costa Rica
(1990)Infection within the human T linphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), a virus associated with two diseases, adult T-cell leukemia lyriphornal and tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy,2 is prevalent in Panama' ... -
Seroprevalencia de hepatitis B, C y VIH en indigentes en Costa Rica
(Revista Costarricense de Salud Pública Julio - Diciembre 2013. 22(2):113-118, 2013-07)Objetivos: Establecer la seroprevalencia de los infectados con hepatitis B, C y del Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana en población indigente. Determinar los factores de riesgo para la presencia de estas infecciones en la ... -
Serum Antibody Titres to Shigella Lipopolysaccharides and Invasion Plasmid Antigens in Healthy Costa Rican and Swedish Women
(1994)Specific serum antibody titres to defined lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Shigella spp. and Salmonella serogroup B (BO) and Shigella invasion plasmid antigens (Ipa) were determined by enzyme immunoassays in healthy Costa Rican ... -
Serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density-lipoprotein concentrations in men with different dietary and exercise regimens in Puriscal, Costa Rica
(1986)Mean serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were higher for two groups of sedentary middle-aged and elderly men than for a group of physically-active, middle-aged farmers, all from rural Puriscal, Costa Rica. ... -
Los servicios de planificación familiar
(1994)El presente capítulo analiza diversos aspectos de la oferta de servicios de planificación familiar, a saber: los proveedores de servicios públicos y privados, la accesibilidad y calidad de estos servicios y algunos costos ... -
Sex practices and knowledge about HIV/AIDS among drug users in a low-income urban community of Costa Rica
(2014)HIV/AIDS transmission among drug users is associated with education, sex practices and substance use. This study examined 159 drugs users’ knowledge, beliefs and sex behavior related to HIV/AIDS risk in Costa Rica. Results ... -
Sexual abuse and corporal punishment during childhood: a pilot retroperspective survey of university students
(1992-07)A sample of 497 students at the University of Costa Rica completed a survey on perceptions and experiences with various forms of punishment and experiences with sexual abuse during childhood. Spanking was shown to be the ... -
Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Risk of Cervical Cancer
(1995-03-14)To explore sexually transmitted diseases and sexual behavior as risk factors for cervical cancer, we analyzed data from a population-based case-control study of breast and cervical cancer in Costa Rica. Data from 415 cases ... -
Shared Genetic Factors Influence Risk for Bipolar Disorder and Alcoholism
(2014-06)Bipolar disorder and alcoholism have high rate comorbidity, with more than 50% of alcoholism occurrence in bipolar disorder. While there is evidence that both disorders are heritable, it is unclear if the same genetic ... -
Shigellosis
(Diseases of children in the Subtropics and Tropics. Jelliffe DB, Stanfield JP, ed. 3d edition. London, Edward Arnold, 1978. p. 492-498, 1978)Shigecllosis is an infectious disease caused by Shigellae, which are bacilli with capacity to invade the mucosa of the colon and less frequently the ileum. The disease occurs spora-dically and in epidemics with mild to ... -
Short-term exposure to benzalkonium chloride in bacteria from activated sludge alters the community diversity and the antibiotic resistance profile
(2021-12)The continuous introduction of cleaning products containing benzalkonium chloride (BAC) from household discharges can mold the microbial communities in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in a way still poorly understood. ... -
El SIDA en Costa Rica, a finales de 1988
(Rev. Cost. Cienc. Méd. 1988; 9(3): 1-5, 1988)Se indica el número anual y acumulativo de casos de SIDA en Costa Rica, a partir del inicio de la epidemia, de acuerdo al tipo de riesgo. La epidemia sigue el Patrón 1, de intensa transmisión del HIV en hombres homosexuales ... -
Sida, sexualidad y poder: variaciones de un mismo tema
(1995)En algunos ambientes académicos, donde hay una mayor participación de profesionales dedicados a la investigación y la docencia en las áreas relacionadas con las ciencias naturales y de la salud, existe un gran escepticismo ... -
Siesta and the risk of coronary heart disease: results from a population-based, case-control study in Costa Rica
(2000)Background The siesta (afternoon nap or rest), a common traditional behaviour in tropical areas, may increase the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) since the post siesta cardiovascular response very closely resembles the ... -
Simulación biológica humana en la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Costa Rica: Retos y expectativas en su implementación inicial
(2020-11)Introducción: A lo largo de la historia se ha evidenciado la importancia del uso cadavérico en el estudio de la anatomía humana y en años recientes se ha abierto el debate de la necesidad de contar con cuerpos humanos ... -
Sistema de clasificación de infecciones por virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana (HIV)
(Rev. Cost. Cienc. Med., 7, 1986, 1986)Las personas infectadas con el retrovirus del síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) (1- 4)*, pueden presentar una variedad de manifestaciones que van desde la infección asintomática hasta la inmunodeficiencia ...