Objetive. To identify pathotypes of virulence genes of Escherichia coli from diarrheal samples of children under five years of age in the Lambayeque Region, in the period April-September 2018. The study: Descriptive and cross-sectional study. 75 E. coli strains from diarrheogenic samples were analyzed using real-time Multiplex PCR and primers for E. coli pathotype genes: daaD, aggR, eaeA, stx, ipaH and st. Findings: 34.66% (26/75) of virulence genes were detected from the total isolates. The enterotoxigenic E. coli pathotype presented the highest frequency, 18.67% (14/75) of the total isolates. It was also detected that the enterotoxigenic E. coli pathotype appeared in 53.86% (14/26) of the total positive strains. Also, in 11.54% of positive strains (3/26) they presented more than one pathotype. Conclusion: Molecular epidemiology will help a better, adequate and timely diagnosis of child...

Objective: This study aimed to detect, by multiplex PCR, genes associated with virulence factors of Escherichia coli de isolated from diarrheal samples of children under 5 years of age. Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, single-cohort study, in which diarrheal samples from children under five years of age collected from January 2014 to March 2015 were analyzed. Specific primers for detecting the genes of the six pathotypes that cause childhood diarrhea were used: daaD gene (diffusely adherent Escherichia coli - DAEC), aggR gene (Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli - EAEC), eaeA gene (enteropathogenic Escherichia coli - EPEC), stx gene (Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli - STEC), ipaH gene (Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli - EIEC) and st gene (Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli - ETEC). Results: Virulence genes were found in 37.74 % ( 40/106) of the 106 Escherichia co...

Respecting patient rights and establishing a relationship based on empathy is very important in a physician's professional practice, but some studies report low levels. This can lead to an increase in legal and ethical issues and dissatisfaction with patient care. Furthermore, there is an urgent need to humanize healthcare, and to achieve this, physicians must be empathetic and aware of patient rights. This study seeks to describe the level of knowledge about patient rights and the level of empathy among general practitioners in Lambayeque, Peru. To this end, a descriptive, cross-sectional, and observational study was conducted. The study involved a population of 310 general practitioners registered in Lambayeque, Peru; the sample consisted of 255 physicians. A questionnaire was administered to assess knowledge of patient rights, in addition to the Jefferson Physician Empathy Scale. The ...

Introduction: Informed consent respects the autonomy and will of the patient, and it is the duty of the physician to guide this process. The objective of the study was: to determine the level of knowledge about informed consent in health care, in doctors from Hospital I Naylamp - EsSalud, Chiclayo March - October 2018. The study: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional. A validated survey on the level of knowledge of informed consent was applied to 59 attending physicians of Hospital I Naylamp between March and October 2018. Findings: 78% were men, 55.9% between 45 and 60 years of age; 72.9% came from a public university. High level of knowledge: 35.1% of clinical physicians and 40.9% of surgical physicians; 51.7% in doctors with 10 and 20 years of service and 71.4% of doctors with a doctorate degree. Conclusions: An average of 12.95 was obtained, the average level of knowledge about ...

Objective: To describe the frequency and characteristics of the use of Informed Consent (IC) for the use of biological samples from clinical care for research purposes in a Peruvian hospital. Setting: Northern Peru Hospital. Material and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study developed during 2018, in 50 laboratory workers, through an interview using a questionnaire validated by 5 bioethic experts. Results: 30/50 were women; mean years of service: 6.5; 42% biologists, 30% medical technologists, and 25% technicians; according to academic degree: 46% Bachelor, 26% Master and 24% technicians; 24/50 reported training in ethics, being: 15/26 (talks), 8/26 (short courses) and 3/26 (graduates); 76% know of the need for IC to use samples; 78% and 64% of those surveyed explain the procedure to hospitalized patients and relatives of unconscious patients, respectively; 74% of those surveyed exp...

One Health is an initiative that aims to integrate human, animal and environmental health to better respond to public health challenges; This initiative takes a holistic and ecological perspective to address public health challenges, which involves protecting animal health as an important part of protecting biodiversity and investing in a healthier and more sustainable future. Bioethics appears as the first response to the conflicts derived from the rapid development of scientific knowledge in various fields of medicine and biology, and the verification of environmental damage derived from massive environmental pollution; acts as a balancing element in the concept of One Health, which focuses on the challenges of conflict and violations of human rights and animal protection, offering spaces for debate and facilitating theoretical and practical reflections and decisions regarding the just...

Objetive: Compare the required calories and calories consumed in university students of the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, 2018. The Study. Descriptive, cross-sectional study. A 24-hour reminder was applied to evaluate the amount of kilocalories ingested by students, designed by the National strategy of the Ministry of Health. Findings. 212 students from the schools of Human Medicine, Dentistry, Psychology and Nursing were interviewed; 62.7% were female and 37.3% were male. The average age was: 18.7 years ± 1.55. Of the total students of the Faculty interviewed, in the School of Human Medicine it was found that 31.03% have an excess of calories and 41.37% deficit. In the School of Dentistry, it was found that 77.55% have a calorie deficit, and 10.2% excess. The total average deficit of kilocalories 703,615 Kcal. ± 4.39. Conclusions. The calor...