A5100759804- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Military and Defense Studies
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Drilling and Well Engineering
- Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
Autonomous University of Chihuahua
2025
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2015-2024
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
2020-2024
Southern Polytechnic State University
2020-2024
Northwestern Medicine
2023
Clínica Santa María
2023
Central DuPage Hospital
2023
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2021
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
2020
Netherlands eScience Center
2020
The number of nosocomial infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii has increased in recent years. During a 12-month study, there were 1.8 episodes A. Baumannii bacteremia per 1,000 adults admitted to hospital Seville, Spain. Seventy-nine patients included the study. occurred after mean (+/- SD) hospitalization 18 +/- 20 days. In all cases acquired nosocomially; 71% wee intensive care units. Ampicillin/ sulbactam was found be most active agent against baumannii. common source respiratory...
To assess the safety and efficacy of topical 0.1% tacrolimus vs 0.05% clobetasol propionate.Randomized double-blind trial.Department Dermatology, Hospital Central Dr Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosí, México.From 20 children with vitiligo, 2 symmetrical lesions about same size evolution time were selected. They devoid any or systemic therapy for months prior to inclusion. Interventions Treatment a 2-month period.The grade repigmentation was evaluated by color slides at baseline again...
To describe what is, to our knowledge, the first nosocomial outbreak of infection with pan-drug-resistant (including colistin-resistant) Acinetobacter baumannii, determine risk factors associated these types infections, and their clinical impact.Nested case-control cohort study a clinical-microbiological study.A 1,521-bed tertiary care university hospital in Seville, Spain.Case patients were inpatients who had A. baumannii isolate recovered from or surveillance sample obtained at least 48...
In patients with Candida parapsilosis candidemia, the use of an echinocandin-based regimen for first 72 hours therapy had no impact on odds clinical failure, despite lower in vitro activity this class antifungals.
Objectives: To estimate the association between sensory impairment and cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans. Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting: The Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of Elderly from five southwestern states. Participants: sample consisted 2,140 noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 followed 1993/1994 until 2000/2001. Measurements: outcome, function decline, was assessed using Mini‐Mental State Examination blind version (MMSE‐blind)...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for falls among community-dwelling elders in Latin America Caribbean elderly Mexican-Americans southwestern United States. METHODS: Data study came from a project called Health, Well-Being, Aging (Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento en América Latina el Caribe) (the "SABE project") (surveys seven cities, with total 9 765 subjects) Hispanic Established Populations Epidemiologic Studies Elderly (H-EPESE) (1 483 subjects). RESULTS: The...
To study the effect of education and language response at interview on performance in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) domains, we studied 2861 Mexican Americans aged 65 older from Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies Elderly (EPESE) followed 1993 to 1994 until 2004 2005. The MMSE was examined as total score (0-30) or divided into 2 global domains: (1) no-memory (score 0-24): Orientation, attention, language; (2) memory 0-6): working delayed memory. Mean age were...
OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and survival in older patients with melanoma. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Surveillance, Epidemiology End Results (SEER): a population‐based cancer registry covering 14% of U.S. population. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty‐three thousand sixty‐eight aged 65 melanoma 1988 1999. MEASUREMENTS: Outcome was melanoma‐specific survival. Main independent variable SES (measured as census tract median household income)...
The objective of this study was to examine how the effect depressive symptoms on cognitive function is modified by church attendance.We used a sample 2759 older Mexican Americans. Cognitive assessed using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at baseline, 2, 5, 7, and 11 years follow-up. Church attendance dichotomized as frequent (e.g., going least once month) versus infrequent never or several times year). Depressive were Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; score >or=16...
To examine the association between presence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [CES-D] score >or= 16) and subsequent cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]) over a 7-year period in older Mexican Americans, prospective cohort study was performed. Five south-western states contributed data to Hispanic Established Populations Elderly. Participants included 2812 noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 followed from...
This study examines the associations between activity restriction related to fear of falling and sociodemographic health factors among people aged 60 older living in Colombian Andes mountains.The sample includes 1,668 community-living participants. Outcomes included no falling, alone, or falling.Fear was reported by 83.3%, these 52.2% restriction. Independent for (vs. alone) were low income, functional difficulty, decreasing physical activity, polypharmacy, poor self-perceived health,...
Melanoma incidence and mortality had a sustained increase in the last 3 decades United States, especially among white older men. Little is known about relationship between marital status melanoma outcomes people. The objective of this study was to determine association stage at diagnosis survival persons with cutaneous melanoma.Data are from Surveillance, Epidemiology End Results (SEER) registries-Medicare-linked database (1991-1999). sample consisted 14,630 men women 65 years old older....
Background To compare survival outcomes of patients with advanced or metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received immunotherapy as first‐, second‐ beyond line, versus matched receiving standard chemotherapy special characterization hyperprogressors. Methods A retrospective cohort study 296 unresectable/metastatic NSCLC treated either, second‐, third‐ fourth‐line was conducted. comparison a historical first‐line and random forest tree analysis to characterize hyperprogressors...
ObjectiveParadoxical growth (PG) and trailing effect (TE) are frequently observed during antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST). These two phenomena interfere with the determination of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC). The aim this study was to assess clinical impact TE PG.MethodsWe analysed frequency PG 690 Candida isolates collected from a population-based performed in Spain (CANDIPOP) correlated results outcome patients.ResultsAround 70% (484/690) exhibited azoles. tropicalis...
To estimate the prevalence of frailty and evaluate relationship with social determinants health in elderly residents urban rural areas Colombia.The SABE (Health, Wellbeing, Aging) Colombia project is a cross-sectional study, carried out 2014-2015, involving 24,553 men women aged 60 years older who live community Colombia. For this analysis, we used data from 4,474 participants included as subsample grip strength measurements. The syndrome was diagnosed according to Fried criteria (weakness,...
Mental health is currently highly relevant in society and one of the factors that could contribute to its improvement psychological well-being, hence importance conducting studies focus on analyzing variables predict well-being. Therefore, goal this research use models structural equations analyze relationships among sex resilience for The total sample was 1190 Mexican university students, with an average age 20.66 years (SD = 1.89). results indicate (strength confidence, family support,...
OBJECTIVE : To assess religious perceptions and activities of physicians older patients to determine whether are associated with life satisfaction. DESIGN AND SETTING A cross‐sectional survey practicing Virginia internists psychiatrists hospitalized or institutionalized (nursing home) adults. PARTICIPANTS One hundred randomly sampled 55 patients. METHODS mailed was used for the a structured interview All subjects provided information pertaining demographics satisfaction using Life...
Several studies have shown that involvement in religious activity appears to benefit health. To estimate the association between church attendance and fear of falling, we used a sample 1341 non-institutionalized Mexican-Americans aged 70 over from third wave (1998-1999) Hispanic Established Population for Epidemiological Study Elderly, followed until 2000-2001. Baseline potential predictors falling were attendance, socio-demographics, history falls, summary measure lower body performance...
Objective: To describe religious affiliation, importance of religion, and the relationship between religion self-rated health in persons aged 60 or older living Latin America Caribbean. Method: We used data from seven cities (n=10,587). Multivariate models were to analyze associations affiliation with socio-demographic factors health. Results: Overall, 92% total study population had a affiliation; among those who are religious, 80% considered be important their lives. Half (51%) reported...
Abstract Background: We have previously reported that cancer incidence for lung, female breast, and colon rectum Hispanics decreases with increasing percentage of at the census tract. In contrast, cervical increases Methods: this study, we investigate hypothesis living in tracts high percentages are diagnosed more advanced cancer, respect to tumor size stage diagnosis. Data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results registry U.S. Census Bureau were used estimate odds diagnosis a “late”...