Browsing Documentos institucionales by Author "Wong McClure, Roy"

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    • Clostridium difficile outbreak in Costa Rica: control actions and associated factors 

      Wong McClure, Roy; Guevara Rodríguez, Moraima; Abarca Gómez, Leandra; Solano Chinchilla, Antonio; Marchena Picado, Margarita; O’Shea, Michele; Badilla Vargas, Xiomara (Los autores, 2012)
      Objective. To describe interventions implemented during a nosocomial outbreak of Clostridium difficile in a general hospital in Costa Rica from December 2009 to April 2010 in order to achieve outbreak control and the factors ...

    • Factores asociados a Enfermedad Renal Crónica, Región Chorotega 

      Wong McClure, Roy; Cervantes Loaiza, Marvin; Abarca Gómez, Leandra; Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. Sub Área de Vigilancia Epidemiológica (San José: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, 2014)
      La Enfermedad Renal Crónica (ERC) ha sido identificada como una enfermedad de importancia en Salud Pública con importantes implicaciones en la morbilidad y mortalidad asociada. Según el 52 Consejo Directivo de la Organización ...

    • Long term effect of infection control practices and associated factors during a major Clostridium difficile outbreak in Costa Rica 

      Wong McClure, Roy; Ramírez Salas, Elenita; Mora Brenes, Nury; Aguero Sandí, Lorena; Morera Sigler, Maritza; Badilla Vargas, Xiomara; Hernández de Merzerville, Marcela; O’Shea, Michele; Bryce, Elizabeth (2013)
      Introduction: The C. difficile BI/NAP 1 hyper virulent strain has been responsible for the nosocomial outbreaks in several Countries. The present study describes the infection control strategies utilized to achieve outbreak ...

    • Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in Costa Rica: Costa Rican National Cardiovascular Risk Factors Survey, 2010 

      Wong McClure, Roy; Gregg, Edward W; Barcelo, Alberto; Sanabria López, Laura; Lee, Kahye; Abarca Gómez, Leandra; Cervantes Loaiza, Marvin; Luman, Elizabeth T (Los autores, 2015)
      Background: The projected rising prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in developing countries warrants careful monitoring. The aim of this study was to present the results of the Costa Rican National ...

    • Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Central America: a cross-sectional population-based study 

      Wong McClure, Roy; Gregg, Edward W; Barceló, Alberto; Lee, Kahye; Abarca Gómez, Leandra; Sanabria López, Laura; Tortós Guzmán, Jaime (Los autores, 2015)
      Objective. To report the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as found by the Central American Diabetes Initiative (CAMDI) study for five major Central American populations: Belize (national); Costa Rica (San José); ...

    • Total adult cardiovascular risk in Central America 

      Barceló, A; Gregg, E. W; Wong McClure, Roy; Meiners, M; Ramirez Zea, M; Segovia, J (Los autores, 2015)
      Objetivo. Evaluar la prevalencia del riesgo de padecer enfermedades cardiovasculares en adultos de 40 años de edad o mayores mediante el uso de muestras poblacionales obtenidas de seis países de América Central. Métodos. ...

    • Vigilancia de los factores de riesgo cardiovascular 

      Wong McClure, Roy; Abarca Gómez, Leandra; Rovira Jiménez, Giselle; Cervantes Loaiza, Marvin; Badilla Vargas, Xiomara (CCSS, 2011)
      Desde hace varios años el perfil epidemiológico de Costa Rica ha evidenciado contar con una importante carga de enfermedad atribuida a las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles, lo que ha llevado a un verdadero reto en ...

    • Vigilancia de los factores de riesgo cardiovascular 

      Wong McClure, Roy (CCSS, 2016)
      Este estudio se enfoca en el seguimiento de la tendencia de las prevalencias de factores de riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares, que constituyen uno de los elementos medulares dentro de las acciones de vigilancia ...