Objectives. To report the surveillance of COVID-19 pandemic in Chile and analyse the response to public health interventions implemented from 3 March to 30 June 2020 and to assess the risks of collapse of the health care system. Methods. We analysed the effective reproductive number, underreporting of cases, burden of critical beds, case fatality ratio and number of diagnostic RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2. Results. After an accelerated onset, the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to be relatively controlled in Chile (late April 2020), with reproductive numbers close to 1.00. However, at this time, the load of infected patients was high, with an important number of underreported cases; the diagnostic effort was still limited and heterogeneous across regions. After 1 May up to 30 June a marked exponential increase in the number of cases was observed with a peak on June 14. In this last period the occupation of intensive care unit beds increased to saturation level (89% nationally; 95% in the Metropolitan Region). Conclusions. Our findings suggest that the implemented public health interventions have been initially effective in decreasing the spread of the pandemic. Premature decisions to relax these interventions may have resulted in a rebound in cases with a rapid saturation of the health care system.

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Little research has been done to evaluate the occupational health of electronic waste (e-waste) recycling workers in Latin America. The objective of this study was to complete comprehensive health evaluations on e-waste recycling workers in Chile and to compare those that work in informal (i.e., independent) to those that work in formal (i.e., established company) settings. A cross-sectional study in the summer of 2017 recruited 78 informal recycling workers from two cities and 15 formal e-waste recycling workers from a single recycling facility to assess exposures and health outcomes. Participants completed a health questionnaire and underwent a full health assessment. Herein, only health questionnaire data are reported. Participants were primarily male, middle-aged, married with children, and had worked in e-waste recycling for an average of 12 years. Participants generally reported good health status, and their prevalence of chronic diseases was comparable to national rates. Workers frequently reported exposures to several occupational stressors, including noise and insufficient income, as well as other mental health stressors. Occupational injuries were commonly reported and use of safety equipment was low. Only a few significant differences, generally of a rather small magnitude, were found between informal and formal workers. In conclusion, from survey data, we did not identify major risks to health among e-waste workers, and only minor differences between workers in informal and formal settings.

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According to the RF revealed in this study we may suggest prevention standards to avoid ERV colonization. This is the first investigation in our country in hospitalized pediatric patients with oncological disease and processed with a multiplex PCR for ERV, therefore it is a great contribution about this subject in Chile.

Percepción de estar haciendo bien la dieta sin gluten y adherencia al tratamiento en pacientes pediátricos con enfermedad celíaca ResumenIntroducción: La enfermedad celíaca (EC) es una enteropatía crónica mediada inmunológicamente que afecta ~1% de la población. La dieta libre de gluten (DLG) es su único tratamiento y la principal limitante de su eficacia es la falta de adherencia. Objetivos: Evaluar factores que influyen en la adherencia a la DLG de pacientes celiacos pediátricos. Medir la concordancia entre la serología y un cuestionario nutricional de adherencia. Pacientes y Método: Estudio transversal en celiacos menores de 18 años, en DLG por más de 6 meses. Se aplicó un cuestionario con 5 grupos de factores (OMS). Se registraron características clínicas, dieta de los últimos 3 meses, percepción (de padres/cuidadores, y del paciente adolescente) de la DLG; el conocimiento de los alimentos permitidos y disponibles en el país de la simbología "libre de gluten", y si lee/no lee ingredientes de un alimento antes de comprarlo. Se aplicó un score dando un punto a cada respuesta correcta (0-4). A un subgrupo se le aplicó el cuestionario de adherencia a la DLG de Biagi. Se midió EMA y TTG dentro de las 2 semanas posteriores a la entrevista. Se usó índice Kappa para evaluar la concordancia entre TTG y encuesta nutricional de adherencia; Chi cuadrado para la asociación entre los factores evaluados y los resultados de EMA y TTG, y Odds ratio como medida de asociación. Se aplicó un modelo de regresión logística a los factores asociados a los resultados de los exámenes de anticuerpos EMA y TTG (positivo-negativo). Se definió "buena adherencia a la DLG" cuando EMA y TTG fueron negativos. Resultados: De 65 pacientes; 44% y 30,1% adherían correctamente a la DLG según medición de anticuerpos (TTG y EMA) y el cuestionario, respectivamente. La "edad de inicio de la enfermedad" (p = 0,049), "percepción de estar realizando bien la DLG" (p = 0,002) y la "conducta del paciente frente a alimentos en reuniones sociales" (p = 0,005), se asociaron significativamente con adherencia a DLG. Hubo concordancia entre los exámenes serológicos y el cuestionario de adherencia (p = 0,0001). Discusión: La adherencia fue menor que la reportada en la literatura. La intervención de variables asociadas a adherencia identificadas, podría ayudar al mejor seguimiento de los pacientes, especialmente en aquellos quienes por diversos motivos no puedan realizarse exámenes serológicos con la frecuencia adecuada. 217ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL AbstractIntroduction: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated enteropathy present in ~1% of population. Gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only treatment for this condition and the main limitation of its efficacy is the lack of adherence. Objective: To assess factors influencing adherence to GFD in pediatric patients and measure the concordance between serological results and a nutritional adherence questionnaire. Patients and Methods: celiac patients younger than 18 years of age, diagnosed CD following ESPGHAN criteria, ...

Los autores declaran no tener potencial conflicto de intereses alguno. Fuente de financiamiento: código del proyecto FAI MED-002-12.