Browsing by Author "Garcia Huidobro, Diego"

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    Clinical and epidemiological description of severe outbreak of foodborne infection by Salmonella Enteritidis
    (SOC CHILENA INFECTOLOGIA, 2012) Garcia Huidobro, Diego; Carreno, Monica; Alcayaga, Sergio; Ulloa, Jenny
    Background: Foodborne diseases have increased considerably. Aim: To report a foodborne outbreak, remarking the importance of early notification to activate the epidemiological surveillance system. Results: During February 2011 we observed a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. 31.6% of the cases were seen in the same Emergency Care Unit where all required intravenous fluid rehydration, and 41.7% were hospitalized because of severe dehydration. In the Emergency Room 45.5% of cases required a second visit to be diagnosed correctly. Discussion: Physicians under report the cases of this disease, delaying the activation of the epidemiological surveillance system. Conclusions: Besides providing good treatment to patients, physicians need to be qualified to recognize foodborne diseases and communicate early the suspicion of an outbreak to the epidemiological surveillance system in order to prevent new cases of disease in the community.
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    Family functioning style and health: opportunities for health prevention in primary care
    (ROYAL COLL GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, 2012) Garcia Huidobro, Diego; Puschel, Klaus; Soto, Gabriela
    Scores on the Family Functioning Style Scale, validated in Chile, are correlated with the extent of common health problems, particularly mental and psychosocial health problems, in a primary care population
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    Family intervention to control type 2 diabetes: a controlled clinical trial
    (OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2011) Garcia Huidobro, Diego; Bittner, Marcela; Brahm, Paulina; Puschel, Klaus
    Methods. Patients with T2DM from three primary care clinics in Santiago, Chile were randomly selected for inclusion if they had a recent HbA1c >= 7%, were between 18 and 70 years old and lived with a family member. Patients from one clinic received the family oriented intervention; patients from the other two (control) clinics received standard care. The intervention involved family members in care and included family counselling during clinic visits, family meetings and home visits. The primary outcome was HbA1c, measured at 6 and 12 months.
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    Increased morbidity and use of Primary Care medical services in patients with major depressive disorder and their families: A retrospective cohort study
    (EDICIONES DOYMA S A, 2012) Garcia Huidobro, Diego; Leon, Tomas; Vidal, Guillermo; Poblete, Fernando; Rojas, Patricio
    Objective: To study the impact of non-psychiatric medical visits by patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and their family members, compared to healthy people and their relatives in Primary Care.