abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an important hospital-acquired pathogen, with transfer of the organism from a carrier or infected patient to uninfected patients by the hands or clothing of staff as the main mode of transmission. METHODS:Investigation of a cluster of new cases o...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Molina-Cabrillana J,Del Rosario-Quintana C,Tosco-Núñez T,Dorta-Hung E,Quori A,Martín-Sánchez AM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) requires institutional support. However, obtaining sufficient institutional support is often a complex task that requires convincing the hospital's managers of the benefits of these programs. Additionally, in the design and implementation of an ASP, antimic...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Paño-Pardo JR,Campos J,Natera Kindelán C,Ramos A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A gradual increase in severe cases due to Streptococcus pyogenes or Streptococcus beta-hemolytic group A (SGA), has been detected in the last few decades. METHODS:Retrospective study of bacteremia due to S.pyogenes detected between January 2009 and January 2013 in Cartagena. The annual incidence for sever...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Jimeno-Almazán A,Viqueira-Gonzalez M,Alcalde Mdel M,Alcaraz-Vidal B,Vera-Méndez F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telaprevir is an extremely potent antiviral drug. However, as with other direct-acting antiviral agents against the hepatitis C virus (HCV), this potency can be compromised by the rapid emergence of resistance mutations. This phenomenon is favored by the high rate of HCV replication, the lack of corrective activity to...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Poveda E,García F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nosocomial fungal infections have increased significantly in the last decade. Candida detection in clinical specimens can mean either colonization or an infection which can be local (muguet) or invasive. Knowledge of the species helps in choosing the best treatment. The aims of this study were to determine...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Cornistein W,Mora A,Orellana N,Capparelli FJ,del Castillo M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rilpivirine (RPV) is a new, second-generation nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) that has been recently approved for use in the initial antiretroviral therapy (ART) of treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients, combined with two nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI). The approved...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Domingo P,Ribera E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria represent a major health problem worldwide. This is related to the severity of the infections they cause, the difficulties for empiric (even directed) treatment, the ease of multiresistance spread, and the absence of new antimicrobial agents active against this group of pathogens....

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Fariñas MC,Martínez-Martínez L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There are few epidemiological studies on candidaemia in the paediatric population in Spain. We sought to determine the epidemiology of candidaemia in these patients. METHODS:Prospective, observational and multicentre study in 44 Spanish hospitals. All candidaemia episodes in paediatric patients from 0 to ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： García-Rodríguez J,Cantón E,Pemán J,Alvarez M,Ezpeleta G,Gómez-Nieto A,Iglesias I,Martín-Mazuelos E,Ramírez-de Ocariz I,Rezusta A,Royo-García G,Grupo de Estudio FUNGEMYCA.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In order to assess the relationship between the concentrations of airborne fungi and particles, particle counting was combined with fungal air sampling in several rooms of a hospital. METHODS:Concentrations of ≥0.5μm particles (P05) and ≥1μm particles (P1) were measured using a particle counter; fungal ai...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Armadans-Gil L,Rodríguez-Garrido V,Campins-Martí M,Gil-Cuesta J,Vaqué-Rafart J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of healthcare associated infections are endemic, but outbreaks or epidemic infections also occur. The most frequent nosocomial endemic infections are catheter associated bacteremia, ventilator-associated pneumonia, surgical site infections and urinary catheter associated infections. These are conditions w...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Horcajada JP,Padilla B

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Only automated phenotypic methods are currently used in Colombian hospitals for identifying isolates of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex (ACB). The phenotypical similarities in these species mean that they cannot be differentiated by manual or automated methods, thereby leading to their...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Reguero MT,Medina OE,Hernández MA,Flórez DV,Valenzuela EM,Mantilla JR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of novel direct antiviral agents (DAAs) against hepatitis C virus (HCV) has represented a breakthrough in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Telaprevir and boceprevir are the first two protease inhibitor (PI) DAAs to be approved for combination therapy with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavir...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Chueca Porcuna N,Alvarez Estévez M,Parra Ruiz J,Hernández Quero J,García García F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enteroviruses (EV) are the main aetiological agents of aseptic meningitis in children and a common cause of febrile illnesses in young infants in summer. A rapid diagnosis is essential to rule out other conditions. Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay performed in cerebros...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Menasalvas-Ruiz AI,Salvador-García C,Moreno-Docón A,Alfayate-Miguélez S,Pérez Cánovas C,Sánchez-Solís M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to analyse the genotypic characteristics of all Enterococcus isolates with acquired vancomycin resistance (VRE) recovered in the Hospital Clinic (Barcelona, Spain) in a period of three years and two months. METHODS:All VRE isolated in the referred Hospital in the period Januar...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： López M,Alvarez-Martínez MJ,Marco F,Torres C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of this study was to evaluate associated factors, clinical features and prognosis of healthcare-related infective endocarditis cases compared with community-acquired and intravenous drug user-related episodes. Changes in the distribution of healthcare-related infective endoca...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Núñez Aragón R,Pedro-Botet Montoya ML,Mateu Pruñonosa L,Vallejo Camazón N,Sopena Galindo N,Casas García I,Molinos Arbós S,Sabrià Leal M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The pathophysiological changes that determine the severity of dengue are still not well known, therefore it is important to study the probable relationship with the host genetic. METHODS:We analyzed the possible association between the FcγRIIa polymorphism and clinical signs in individuals who suffered de...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： García G,González D,Sánchez L,Pérez AB,Sierra B,Guzmán MG

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and seven Shigella spp. strains were isolated in our laboratory during the years 2000 to 2010. One Shigella sonnei harboured the genes that coded the β-lactamases TEM-1 and CTX-M-15, identifying the structure, ISEcp1+bla(CTX-M-15)+orf477, in their genetic environment. The strain also carried a class 2 inte...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Seral C,Rojo-Bezares B,Garrido A,Gude MJ,Sáenz Y,Castillo FJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine: (a) The prevalence of active infection by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in HIV-infected patients, as well as previous exposure to hepatitis A virus (HAV), HBV and HCV. (b) The proportion of patients who have been vaccinated against HAV and/or HBV. (c) The HCV genotype ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Cifuentes C,Mira JA,Vargas J,Neukam K,Escassi C,García-Rey S,Gilabert I,González-Monclova M,Bernal S,Pineda JA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although influenza is usually a self-limited disease, patients who develop complications are at increased risk of hospitalization, intensive care unit admission and death. Since preventive and early therapeutic measures should be prioritized in higher risk patients, identification of the risk factors for severe infect...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Rodríguez-Baño J,Paño-Pardo JR,Múñez Rubio E,Segura Porta F

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The VINCat Program is a standardized surveillance program of healthcare infections in Catalonia, Spain. This program includes monitoring of surgical site infections (SSI) of elective colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to define SSI rates in colorectal surgery among VINCat hospitals over a period of 4 years....

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Pujol M,Limón E,López-Contreras J,Sallés M,Bella F,Gudiol F,VINCat Program.

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in cytologically abnormal cervical samples from 106 women living in a region of the north of Spain. METHODS:Cytological classification was reported according to the 2001 Bethesda System and HPV genotyping was per...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Delgado D,Marín JM,de Diego J,Guerra S,González B,Barrios JL,Canut A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections are one of the main complications that decisively affect the final outcome of transplants. Clinical microbiology laboratory has a key role in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these complications. Centres with transplant programs must be technically supported with a well developed laboratory with speci...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Pérez JL,Ayats J,Fortún J,de Oña M,Pumarola T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The last few years has seen an increase in the number of immigrants and travellers from endemic areas where filariasis are mainly caused by Loa loa (L. loa), Mansonella perstans (M. perstans) and Wuchereria bancrofti (W. bancrofti) species. These demographic changes has led to the need for better filariae ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Jiménez M,González LM,Bailo B,Blanco A,García L,Pérez-González F,Fuentes I,Gárate T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this investigation was to study the epidemiology of nasopharyngeal (NP) colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae after the introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7). METHODS:NP swabs were obtained from 848 children aged 6 months to six years seen in four primary ca...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Obando I,Sánchez-Tatay D,Molinos-Quintana A,Delgado-Pecellin I,Porras A,Morillo-Gutiérrez B,Fenoll A,Lirola MJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic initially had a mild impact in Catalonian hospitals, but in the autumn there was an important pandemic wave. We describe the main characteristics of patients seen in the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona (HUVH) during this pandemic, the risk fac...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： González R,Balasso V,Uriona S,Rodrigo JÁ,Vaqué J,Campins M,Tórtola MT,Cebrián R,Jiménez J,Figueras C,Almirante B,Pérez-Hoyos S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the attitudes and practices of Primary Health Care professionals in the diagnosis of HIV infection according to current protocols and the degree of acceptance of simplified HIV testing (without a separate written consent and without asking about risk practices). MATERIAL AND METHODS:An observation...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Busto MJ,García San Miguel L,Castelao ME,Bermúdez E

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The guidelines on the treatment of invasive fungal disease by Aspergillus spp. and other fungi issued by the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) are presented. These recommendations are focused on four clinical categories: oncology-haematology patients, solid organ transplant recip...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Fortún J,Carratalá J,Gavaldá J,Lizasoain M,Salavert M,de la Cámara R,Borges M,Cervera C,Garnacho J,Lassaleta Á,Lumbreras C,Sanz MÁ,Ramos JT,Torre-Cisneros J,Aguado JM,Cuenca-Estrella M,Grupo de Estudio de Micología Médica

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To describe clinical features, complications, serotypes and antibiotic resistance in pneumococcal pneumonia in our environment after the generalization of the heptavalent conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) in paediatrics. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Prospective study of episodes of pneumococcal pneumonia, with positive c...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Payeras A,Villoslada A,Garau M,Borras M,Pareja A,Beingolea D,García-Gasalla M,Gallegos Mdel C,Alonso-Villaverde CJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) has affected humanity since the beginning of the recorded time and is associated with poverty, malnutrition, overcrowding, and immunosuppression. Since Koch discovered the infectious nature of the disease in 1882, knowledge about its history and physiopathology has advanced, but it continues to be a ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Orcau À,Caylà JA,Martínez JA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The echinocandins anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin have a broad and similar spectrum of in vitro and in vivo activity against most Candida spp. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for Candida spp. are usually below 1 μg/mL for most isolates. The exceptions are Candidaparapsilosis and C. guilliermondii. ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Espinel-Ingroff A,Cantón E

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia are, among others, the most important nonfermentative Gram-negative bacilli within hospitals. These organisms are able to cause different types of nosocomial infections in predisposed patients, and P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii in partic...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Fernández-Cuenca F,López-Cortés LE,Rodríguez-Baño J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present article is an update of the literature on bacteraemia in onco-hematologic patients. A multidisciplinary group of Spanish physicians with an interest in this field selected the most important papers published recently. Papers from the fields of basic science, epidemiology, causative microorganisms and clini...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Fortún J,Sanz MÁ,Madero L,López J,de la Torre J,Jarque I,Vallejo C

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is scant information available in Spain regarding virological markers and clinical status in Sub-Saharan patients infected with HVB. METHODS:A cross-sectional and retrospective study of virological markers and clinical status of HBV infection in 510 adult patients from Sub-Saharan Africa, not co-inf...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Salas J,Vázquez J,Cabezas T,Lozano AB,Cabeza I

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological surveillance of HIV infection has made notably progress over the last decade, improving knowledge of its characteristics and adapting treatment accordingly. On the other hand, the delayed diagnosis of HIV infection is still an important problem to reduce transmission and improve epidemic control both n...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Carnicer-Pont D,Vives N,Casabona I Barbarà J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe: 1) the main features of antimicrobial stewardship activities (ASA) in Spanish hospitals and 2) the perceptions of the Spanish Infectious Diseases (ID) community on ASA. METHODS:An online survey was designed and distributed through the e-mailing lists of several working groups of the Spanish Cli...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Paño-Pardo JR,Padilla B,Romero-Gómez MP,Moreno-Ramos F,Rico-Nieto A,Mora-Rillo M,Horcajada JP,Ramón Arribas J,Rodríguez-Baño J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Factors predicting short-term amputation during hospital treatment of patients admitted for acute diabetic foot infections are of interest for clinicians managing the acute episode. METHODS:A retrospective clinical records analysis of 78 consecutive patients hospitalized for acute diabetic foot infections...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Barberán J,Granizo JJ,Aguilar L,Alguacil R,Sainz F,Menéndez MA,Giménez MJ,Martínez D,Prieto J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients who did not have severe immunodepression were analysed for multiple demyelinating lesions. METHODS:Patients with a CD4 greater than 200/μL were selected after a search was made in a computerised data base. RESULTS:Four patients were found, three were co-i...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Estébanez-Muñoz M,Montes ML,Ruiz-Seco P,Royo-Orejas A,González-García J,Arribas JR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resistance pattern observed in the antibiogram of an isolate should be the sum of its natural resistance pattern, characteristic of the species, plus the acquired resistances. In Enterobacteriaceae, the production of inactivating enzymes is the main mechanism of resistance to beta-lactams and aminoglycosides. Each...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Navarro F,Miró E,Mirelis B

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alarms that have sounded in the last two decades of the 20(th) century in the feld of antimicrobial resistance in livestock farming have led to the development of various measures that have substantially improved the use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine. These measures mainly involve the implementati...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Rodríguez LD,Romo MA,Calonge MC,Peña ST

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Collaboration is essential for biomedical research. The Carlos III Health Institute (the Spanish national public organization responsible for promoting biomedical research) has encouraged scientific collaboration by promoting Thematic Networks and Cooperative Research Centres. Scientific collaboration in E...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： González-Alcaide G,Valderrama-Zurián JC,Ramos-Rincón JM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00