The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between risk factors and vertical transmission of HIV in children born to seropositive mothers between the years 2017-2018. The study was non-experimental, quantitative, descriptive, correlating, cross-sectional and retrospective, the information collected corresponds to the years 2017 and 2018. The sample consisted of 60 children exposed to HIV born to seropositive mothers. The following techniques were used: the documentary review of the medical records, the record book and follow-up of the mother and the exposed child, the notification and follow-up sheet of the mother and the exposed child, used by the epidemiology office of MINSA-Peru. The instrument used was a verification form of risk factors and vertical transmission, it had a validity of 90%. The results indicate that 6.7% of children infected with HIV presented a ...

Introduction: Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by Plasmodium sporozoites. Peruvian National Regulations for Malaria and Severe Malaria state that active surveillance of febrile patients is the main activity to perform, since it allows early case detection.Objective: To determine the usefulness of fever as a clinical predictor for malaria in endemic areas of Loreto; sensitivity and specificity of fever were also assessed.Material and Method: We prospectively included 400 febrile patients who presented to the Malaria Program at Loreto Regional Hospital from October to December 2002.Results: We found a 42.1% sensitivity (95% CI: 31.6-53.3), 62.7% specificity (95% CI: 57.3-67.7), 20.9% positive predictive value (95% CI: 15.2-28.0), 82.2% negative predictive value 82.2 (95% CI: 76.9-86.5), 58,8% accuracy (95% IC: 53,9-63,5). Fever (axillary temperature > 37,5 degrees Celsius...

Introduction: Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by Plasmodium sporozoites. Peruvian National Regulations for Malaria and Severe Malaria state that active surveillance of febrile patients is the main activity to perform, since it allows early case detection.Objective: To determine the usefulness of fever as a clinical predictor for malaria in endemic areas of Loreto; sensitivity and specificity of fever were also assessed.Material and Method: We prospectively included 400 febrile patients who presented to the Malaria Program at Loreto Regional Hospital from October to December 2002.Results: We found a 42.1% sensitivity (95% CI: 31.6-53.3), 62.7% specificity (95% CI: 57.3-67.7), 20.9% positive predictive value (95% CI: 15.2-28.0), 82.2% negative predictive value 82.2 (95% CI: 76.9-86.5), 58,8% accuracy (95% IC: 53,9-63,5). Fever (axillary temperature > 37,5 degrees Celsius...