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Hospital admissions with influenza and impact of age and comorbidities on severe clinical outcomes in Brazil and Mexico by El Guerche-Séblain, Clotilde, Etcheto, Adrien, Parmentier, Frédéric, Afshar, Mohammad, E. Macias, Alejandro, Puentes, Esteban, Gresset-Bourgeois, Viviane, Akcay, Meral, Petitjean, Audrey, Coudeville, Laurent

“…Background The risk of hospitalization or death after influenza infection is higher at the extremes of age and in individuals with comorbidities. We estimated…”
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Comorbidities increase in-hospital mortality in dengue patients in Brazil by Werneck, Guilherme L, Macias, Alejandro E, Mascarenas, Cesar, Coudeville, Laurent, Morley, David, Recamier, Vincent, Guergova-Kuras, Mariana, Puentes-Rosas, Esteban, Baurin, Nicolas, Toh, Myew-Ling

“…Dengue remains an unmet public health burden. We determined risk factors for dengue in-hospital mortality in Brazil. Of 326,380 hospitalised dengue cases in…”
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Oral colonization by gram-negative bacilli in patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors compared with healthy controls by Santibañez-Bedolla, Karla E, Orozco-Uriarte, Maria J, Alvarez-Canales, Jose A, Macias, Alejandro E, Amador-Medina, Lauro F

“…Colonization of the oropharynx with gram-negative bacilli (GNB) is considered a negative prognostic factor in immunocompromised individuals. Hemato-oncologic…”
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Stethoscopes as potential intrahospital carriers of pathogenic microorganisms by Campos-Murguía, Alejandro, MD, León-Lara, Ximena, MD, Muñoz, Juan M., MD, Macías, Alejandro E., MD, Álvarez, José A., MD

“…Stethoscopes can take part in the transmission of health care-associated infections. We cultured 112 stethoscopes by direct imprint on blood agar to estimate…”
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Influenza A (H1N1pdm09)-Related Critical Illness and Mortality in Mexico and Canada, 2014 by Dominguez-Cherit, Guillermo, De la Torre, Alethse, Rishu, Asgar, Pinto, Ruxandra, Ñamendys-Silva, Silvio A., Camacho-Ortiz, Adrián, Silva-Medina, Marco Antonio, Hernández-Cárdenas, Carmen, Martínez-Franco, Michel, Quesada-Sánchez, Alejandro, López-Gallegos, Guadalupe Celia, Mosqueda-Gómez, Juan L., Rivera-Martinez, Norma E., Campos-Calderón, Fernando, Rivero-Sigarroa, Eduardo, Hernández-Gilsoul, Thierry, Espinosa-Pérez, Lourdes, Macías, Alejandro E., Lue-Martínez, Dolores M., Buelna-Cano, Christian, Ramírez-García Luna, Ana-Sofía, Cruz-Ruiz, Nestor G., Poblano-Morales, Manuel, Molinar-Ramos, Fernando, Hernandez-Torre, Martin, León-Gutiérrez, Marco Antonio, Rosaldo-Abundis, Oscar, Baltazar-Torres, José Ángel, Stelfox, Henry T., Light, Bruce, Jouvet, Philippe, Reynolds, Steve, Hall, Richard, Shindo, Nikki, Daneman, Nick, Fowler, Robert A.

“…OBJECTIVES:The 2009–2010 influenza A (H1N1pdm09) pandemic caused substantial morbidity and mortality among young patients; however, mortality estimates have…”
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Chlorhexidine is a better antiseptic than povidone iodine and sodium hypochlorite because of its substantive effect by Macias, Juan H., MD, Arreguin, Virginia, MD, Munoz, Juan M., MD, Alvarez, Jose A., MD, Mosqueda, Juan L., MD, Macias, Alejandro E., MD

“…Background The present study compared both the antiseptic efficacy of sodium hypochlorite against that of chlorhexidine gluconate in isopropyl alcohol and the…”
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A patient from Mexico with vaping-associated lung injury, seizures and renal failure by Macias, Alejandro E, Garcia, Francisco J, Saldana, Sonia G

“…Analyses of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples of patients with vaping-associated lung injuries has identified vitamin E acetate, an additive in some…”
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Surveillance of Candida spp bloodstream infections: epidemiological trends and risk factors of death in two Mexican tertiary care hospitals by Corzo-Leon, Dora E, Alvarado-Matute, Tito, Colombo, Arnaldo L, Cornejo-Juarez, Patricia, Cortes, Jorge, Echevarria, Juan I, Guzman-Blanco, Manuel, Macias, Alejandro E, Nucci, Marcio, Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis, Ponce-de-Leon, Alfredo, Queiroz-Telles, Flavio, Santolaya, Maria E, Thompson-Moya, Luis, Tiraboschi, Iris N, Zurita, Jeannete, Sifuentes-Osornio, Jose

“…Larger populations at risk, broader use of antibiotics and longer hospital stays have impacted on the incidence of Candida sp. bloodstream infections (CBSI)…”
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Chlorhexidine avoids skin bacteria recolonization more than triclosan by Macias, Juan H., MD, PhD, Alvarez, Mildred F., MSc, Arreguin, Virginia, MD, Muñoz, Juan M., MD, Macias, Alejandro E., MD, Alvarez, Jose A., MD, PhD

“…Highlights • Chlorhexidine has an antiseptic action prolonged in time. • Triclosan has a residual effect inferior than chlorhexidine. • Antiseptic application…”
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Lobectomy with ECMO Support in an Infant Who Developed Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema Following Repair of Hypoplastic Aortic Arch by Magarakis, Michael, Nguyen, Dao M, Macias, Alejandro E, Rosenkranz, Eliot R

“…Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) is a common problem in premature neonates with respiratory distress syndrome. This condition is often related to…”
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The disease burden of influenza beyond respiratory illness by Macias, Alejandro E., McElhaney, Janet E., Chaves, Sandra S., Nealon, Joshua, Nunes, Marta C., Samson, Sandrine I., Seet, Bruce T., Weinke, Thomas, Yu, Hongjie

“…Although influenza is primarily considered a respiratory infection and causes significant respiratory mortality, evidence suggests that influenza has an…”
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Contamination of intravenous fluids: A continuing cause of hospital bacteremia by Macias, Alejandro E., MD, Huertas, Martha, RN, Ponce de Leon, Samuel, MD, Munoz, Juan M., MD, Chavez, Alma R., RN, Sifuentes-Osornio, Jose, MD, Romero, Carmen, RN, Bobadilla, Miriam, PhD

“…Background Nosocomial bacteremia caused by the contamination of intravenous (IV) infusates is considered rare. Unfortunately, this problem has been…”
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Critically Ill Patients With 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico by Domínguez-Cherit, Guillermo, Lapinsky, Stephen E, Macias, Alejandro E, Pinto, Ruxandra, Espinosa-Perez, Lourdes, de la Torre, Alethse, Poblano-Morales, Manuel, Baltazar-Torres, Jose A, Bautista, Edgar, Martinez, Abril, Martinez, Marco A, Rivero, Eduardo, Valdez, Rafael, Ruiz-Palacios, Guillermo, Hernández, Martín, Stewart, Thomas E, Fowler, Robert A

“…CONTEXT In March 2009, novel 2009 influenza A(H1N1) was first reported in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The population and health care system in…”
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Transfer Factor: Myths and Facts by Macias, Alejandro E., Guaní-Guerra, Eduardo

“…Transfer factor (TF), also called “Lawrence transfer factor”, or dialyzable leukocyte extract (DLE), has been used since the mid-twentieth century to transfer…”
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Off-Pump Versus On-Pump: Should Graft Flow Confirmation at Time of Surgery Become Standard of Care? by Magarakis, Michael, Macias, Alejandro E., Salerno, Tomas A.

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How Does Time Affect the Antimicrobial Activity of Super-Oxidized Commercial Antiseptic Solutions? An In Vitro Test by Perez-Ayala, Marco S, Alvarez, José Antonio, Macias, Alejandro E, Torres-Murillo, Brenda J

“…This study aimed to identify variation in the minimum biocidal concentration (MBC) over time, comparing three commercial super-oxidized solutions with…”
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Cannulation Strategies for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery by Lamelas, Joseph, Aberle, Corinne, Macias, Alejandro E., Alnajar, Ahmed

“…Objective Operative techniques for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) have evolved dramatically over the past decade to include a wide demographic of…”
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Mortality among Hospitalized Dengue Patients with Comorbidities in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia by Macias, Alejandro E, Werneck, Guilherme L, Castro, Raúl, Mascareñas, Cesar, Coudeville, Laurent, Morley, David, Recamier, Vincent, Guergova-Kuras, Mariana, Etcheto, Adrien, Puentes-Rosas, Esteban, Baurin, Nicolas, Toh, Myew-Ling

“…Dengue patients with comorbidities may be at higher risk of death. In this cross-sectional study, healthcare databases from Mexico (2008-2014), Brazil…”
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Association between phenotypic characteristics of Escherichia coli and UTI recurrence in immunocompromised patients: A case-control study by Reyes-Gualito, Arturo, Macías, Alejandro E, Reyes-Escogido, Lourdes, Mendoza-Macías, Claudia L, Álvarez-Canales, José A

“…Urinary tract infection (UTI) recurrence is important in immunocompromised patients. There is a trend to study genotypically and phenotypically the role of…”
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Isolated tricuspid valve surgery—Repair versus replacement: A meta‐analysis by Sarris‐Michopoulos, Panagiotis, Macias, Alejandro E., Sarris‐Michopoulos, Constantine, Woodhouse, Palina, Buitrago, Daniel, Salerno, Tomas A., Magarakis, Michael

“…Objective There is a paucity of data on outcomes after isolated tricuspid valve surgery. This meta‐analysis aims to compile available data on isolated…”
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