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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1561-31942019000200187</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La neumonía nosocomial en hospital provincial de Pinar del Río]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Nosocomial pneumonia in the provincial hospital of Pinar del Río]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barcón Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Liliana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Reinier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. León Cuervo Rubio ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>187</fpage>
<lpage>194</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942019000200187&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942019000200187&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942019000200187&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  ante la presencia de una neumonía nosocomial, se debe prestar una adecuada atención, tratamiento, recuperación y seguimiento a los pacientes por lo que es imprescindible fortalecer estrategias y acciones para prevenir las defunciones y secuelas asociadas.  Objetivo: describir las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de la neumonía nosocomial en el Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. León Cuervo Rubio durante el año 2017.  Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal y retrospectivo en el hospital provincial de elección de Pinar del Río, durante el año 2017.El universo estuvo constituido por 157 pacientes y la muestra de estudio quedó conformada por 113 pacientes que cumplieron los criterios de selección muestral. El procesamiento estadístico de la información se realizó utilizando medios computarizados y reflejados por estadística descriptiva en frecuencias absolutas y relativas porcentuales.  Resultados: prevaleció el grupo etario de 70 a 79 años y el sexo masculino, resultando la hipertensión arterial la enfermedad prevaleciente en pacientes con neumonía nosocomial. El germen aislado más significativo resultó ser el estafilococo coagulasa positivo y dentro de las causas de ingreso se evidenciaron las enfermedades respiratorias.  Conclusiones: se describieron las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de la neumonía nosocomial en los pacientes hospitalizados en el Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. León Cuervo Rubio, un estudio que enriquece y amplía el trabajo asistencial hacia una mayor calidad de atención a dichos pacientes, así como disminución de las morbimortalidades.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  during the onset of nosocomial pneumonia, adequate assistance, treatment, recovery and follow-up must be given to patients. It is therefore essential to strengthen strategies and actions to prevent deaths and the associated sequelae.  Objective:  to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial pneumonia at Dr. León Cuervo Rubio Teaching Clinical Surgical Hospital in 2017.  Methods:  a descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted at this provincial hospital in Pinar del Río during 2017; 157 patients represented the target group and 113 patients met the inclusion criteria for sample choice. The statistical processing of the information was carried out using computerized means and reflected by descriptive statistics in absolute and relative percentage frequencies.  Results:  the age group of 70 to 79 years and male sex prevailed, where hypertension was the prevailing disorder in patients with nosocomial pneumonia. The most significant isolated germ was coagulase-positive staphylococcus and respiratory diseases were evidenced among the causes of admission.  Conclusions:  the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial pneumonia in patients hospitalized at Dr. León Cuervo Rubio Teaching Clinical Surgical Hospital were explained, a study that enriches and expands the medical assistance towards a care of better quality to these patients, as well as a reduction in morbidity and mortality rates.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[NEUMONÍA/complicaciones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[FACTORES DE RIESGO]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[EPIDEMIOLOGÍA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[VIGILANCIA/epidemiología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[PNEUMONIA/complications]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[RISK FACTORS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[EPIDEMIOLOGY]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[SURVEILLANCE /epidemiology]]></kwd>
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