RESUMO
A retrospective and descriptive study composed of HIV and AIDS seropositive patients was conducted, 90 patients with infections caused by herpes simplex and zoster varicella were taken as a sample. Percentage was applied to them. Within the opportunistic infections, those caused by microorganisms from the Herpes viridae family, such as herpes simplex virus type I and II, cytomegalovirus, hoster varicella, and Epstein Barr's virus are very frequent among these patients. The nursing role in the attention to HIV and AIDS seropositive patients with infections produced by herpes simplex and zoster varicella was analyzed during two years. Herpes simplex infection (88.8% of the cases) showed the highest incidence and its genital localization was the most frequent one. 100% of the lesions of the skin and of the mucous membranes were cured. The efficiency of nursing care in these infections was proved and emphasis was made on how important it is to fulfil the biosafety measures with these patients.
Assuntos
Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/enfermagem , Varicela/enfermagem , Soropositividade para HIV/complicações , Herpes Simples/enfermagem , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/diagnóstico , Academias e Institutos , Varicela/diagnóstico , Cuba , Herpes Simples/diagnóstico , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medicina TropicalRESUMO
A case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosed at the "Pedro Kourí" Institute of Tropical Medicine was reported. This retrospective study was conducted through a bibliographic review. It is a HIV seropositive female patient that during her disease presented dermatological alterations, such as vesicles and ampullas that corresponded to the Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The nursing role in the treatment of an immunodepressed patient and the correct application of the biosafety measures are explained in detail. The nursing personnel is considered as an inseparable part of the medical team in the attention to the HIV immunodepressed patient from the Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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Soropositividade para HIV/complicações , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Controle de Infecções/métodos , Síndrome de Stevens-Johnson/complicações , Síndrome de Stevens-Johnson/enfermagem , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Schistosomiasis is one of the parasitical infections with widest world distribution and its epidemiological surveillance proves vital for Cuba. A pack of programs is presented for processing data of the surveillance system for this disease. It may provide information on the state of the screening of international travellers, both Cuban and foreign, who may be at risk.
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Processamento Eletrônico de Dados/métodos , Vigilância da População , Esquistossomose Urinária/epidemiologia , Esquistossomose mansoni/epidemiologia , África/epidemiologia , África/etnologia , Ásia/epidemiologia , Ásia/etnologia , Cuba/epidemiologia , Humanos , Incidência , SoftwareRESUMO
For many communities throughout the world schistosomiasis has been commonplace for many years. A large amount of Cubans periodically arrive in their country from areas where the disease is endemic. A pack of programs was designed for automatically processing clinical-epidemiological data about it. The output tables are presented of 233 Cubans with established diagnosis who were cared for at the Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute. Nurses play an important role in caring for these diseased by providing assistance, sanitary education and other activities.