Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2003
[Medical outcomes and antimicrobial compliance according to the Chilean Society of Respiratory Diseases guidelines for hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia].
The Chilean Society of Respiratory Diseases (SER) developed guidelines for the empirical treatment of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). ⋯ The degree of adherence to antibiotic treatment recommended by SER guidelines was moderate and they were applied mainly in patients with high risk CAP. This fact can explain the lack of evidence of improved medical outcome in patients treated according to SER guidelines.
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2003
[Results of a multidisciplinary and intensified treatment program for type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a Chilean Public Hospital].
During the last decade, the importance of glycemic control in the prevention of the microvascular complications of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM1) was clearly demonstrated. ⋯ A modified intensified modality of DM1 therapy for pediatric patients in a public hospital in Chile is feasible, achieving similar metabolic control, compared to international large centers.