abstract：BACKGROUND:Production of beta-lactamase by normal pharyngeal flora could account for penicillin treatment failure in patients with acute streptococcal pharyngitis. The aim of the present investigation was to study the beta-lactamase-producing bacteria (BLPB) in 58 patients with acute pharyngitis, and to investigate the...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Romero-Vivas J,Betriu C,Sánchez ML,Herranz B,Picazo JJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been observed an spectacular increasing of opportunistic Candida yeast infections. Many of them are fatal, and rapid and effective identification of the infecting species contributes to start the correct treatment. Several new methods for yeast identification have become available; Microring YT is one...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Torres-Rodríguez JM,Montsant-Montané L,Madrenys-Brunet N

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pyogenes is a bacteria which, at present, is seldom isolated in blood and articular fluid. An intravenous drug addict with human immunodeficiency virus infection, with bacteremia and arthritis by S. pyogenes, associated with tuberculosis is presented. METHODS:Blood and articular fluid cultures...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Santos J,Fernández A,Arana C,Falces A,Márquez M,Rivero A

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toxoplasmosis is a disease of increasing incidence. Its laboratory diagnosis is difficult, specially in acute toxoplasmosis. The data obtained in experimental models attempting to distinguish between acute and chronic toxoplasmosis by the simultaneous study of four serological tests: IgM and IgG antibodies, ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Acebes MV,Díez B,Nicolás R,Martín MT,Suñén E,Cisterna R

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the characteristics of the Campylobacter jejuni infection in HIV positive patients. DESIGN:We report all cases appeared in our hospital between September 1991 and October 1992 with: HIV infection, chronic diarrhoea and C. jejuni in stool culture. Epidemiologic factors, other opportunist infection...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Martínez RM,Figueras MP,Ramos C,Sanjuán F,Aguirre JM

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to know the clinical and etiologic features of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in elderly patients requiring hospital admission. METHODS:A prospective study of 36 consecutive patients aged over 70 years, admitted to a general hospital was performed. Standard analytical de...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Llorente JL,Zalacaín R,Gaztelurrutia L,Talayero N,Pérez M,Badiola C,Sobradillo V

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to define the incidence of cervico-vaginal colonization by group B Streptococcus (SGB) in full term pregnancy as well as vertical and horizontal transmission in newborns attended in two public hospitals in Valencia, Venezuela. METHODS:An study cervico-vaginal exudates from 171 full...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Riera L,Benavides G,Morillo N

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV infection and parenteral drug abuse (PDA) are frequently associated conditions. Both are at increased risk of developing specific types of Candida infections. Localized CNS infection is an exceptional finding. METHODS:We report two cases of meningitis in PDA due to Candida albicans--one of them HIV posi...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Sánchez-Portocarrero J,Pérez-Cecilia E,Roca V,Rábano J,Martín-Rabadán P,Ramírez C,Varela de Seijas E

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic venous access may constitute a serious problem in some patients and the subcutaneous venous reservoirs have demonstrated to be a useful alternative. AIDS patients require intense pharmacologic treatment, thus the use of subcutaneous venous reservoirs may be specially useful. However, the prevalence o...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Moral A,Targarona EM,Mallolas J,Martínez J,Pros I,Valverde M,Palombo H,Trias M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate a new chitin detection technique for the quantification of Aspergillus fumigatus infection in organs from air-borne infected mice. METHODS:Different groups of mice were air-borne infected with A. fumigatus spores. The mortality rate was studied as well as the extension of the infection by means ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Jáuregui A,Martínez Palacios ML,Arnaiz I,Pontón J,Cisterna R

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to develop a satisfactory technique to detect punctual mutations in blaTEM genes. METHODS:The strains [E. coli HB 101 pBR322 (TEM-1), E. coli J62 RP4 (TEM-2)] were submitted to PCR with primers PL1 and PL2 which amplify the genetic region susceptible of punctual mutations. Then...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Gallego L,Basaras M,Alonso R,Sarria L,Cisterna R

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to know the usefulness of a enzyme immunoanalysis (EIA) technique for the monitorization of the serologic to treatment of infection by Helicobacter pylori in Spanish children. METHODS:17 children with digestive symptomatology in whom the diagnosis of infection by Helicobacte...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： López-Brea M,Martín E,Alarcón T,Acuña MD,Gimeno M,Sanz JC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this work was to study the molecular basis of beta-lactamase production in ampicillin-resistant strains of Salmonella spp. METHODS:It was performed analytical isoelectric focusing of beta-lactamases produced by a group of 33 strains selected in basis of their resistance phenotype. Plasmid pro...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Gallego L,Fernández-Aránguiz A,Alonso R,Colom K,Morla A,Sarria L,Cisterna R

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present here 6 patients with Fasciola hepatica infection, all from rural origin, and with the risk factors of eating wild watercress. The more common symptoms were: fever (83%), abdominal pain (100%), weight loss (83%) and generalized myalgia and joint pain (67%). All patients presented with an absolute eosinophil ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： de Górgolas M,Torres R,Verdejo C,Garay J,Robledo A,Ponte MC,Fernández Guerrero ML

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recovery rate of Moraxella catarrhalis in a selective culture medium with acetazolamide and in a conventional blood-agar medium was compared from 1291 samples from the respiratory tract and conjunctivae of children and adults with respiratory and ocular symptomatology. M. catarrhalis was recovered in 215 samples o...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Pozuelo MJ,Ballestero S,Vírseda I,Borrajo E,Saiz T,Meseguer MA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of group B streptococci by the ICON Strep-B test an enzyme immunoassay, and culture in new Granada Medium was compared in tubes and plates in a total of 200 vaginal specimens from pregnant women. The group B streptococci were cultured in new Granada medium from 33 of these specimens (incidence of 16.5%)....

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： de Cueto M,Hernández P,Luna E,Gil A,Pareja L

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluate two different commercially available kits for detecting specific antibodies against Helicobacter pylori in a group of 48 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms that underwent an endoscopic procedure. We also study the seroprevalence of anti-H. pylori antibodies in asimptomatic individuals from o...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Navarro F,Coll P,Sáinz S,Mirelis B,Cardeñosa N,Alonso C,March F,Monés J

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteremia due to Campylobacter is a rare infection. Patients with HIV infection are an important risk group for this condition. We describe here two patients with Campylobacter bacteremia and advanced HIV infection. One case was due to C. jejuni infection in a drug addict, being also isolated C. jejuni in stool sampl...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Vargas J,Corzo JE,Pérez MJ,Lozano F,Martín E

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evaluation of health care workers role in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks and the efficacy of mupirocin as a topical agent for nasal carriers. METHOD:Microbiologic study of nasal microflora of 1547 health care workers from the San Carlos University Hospital and 108 health care work...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Gaspar MC,Uribe P,Sánchez P,Coello R,Cruzet F

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Study of the serologic response in two groups of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: with and without treatment. METHODS:Antibodies (type IgG) against the A60 antigen were studied in 103 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: 46 without specific treatment and 57 after the application of the chemotherapy. ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Ladrón de Guevara MC,Beltrán M,Gutiérrez A,Saz JV

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation and mechanism of protection against Y. enterocolitica O:8 using different immunization schedules. We immunize 3 groups of 20 mice each against an oral lethal dose of Y. enterocolitica O:8 using: 1) whole cells, 2) hyperimmune sera, and 3) LPS and common antigen. Animals immunized using whole live cells ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Frades MC,Díaz R

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection of immunosuppressed patients. We describe here 5 cases of mucormycosis: three with facial and eye involvement, one with lung involvement and one affecting skin and joints. All five patients had underlying diseases: diabetes, leukemia, lymphoma, neoplasia and AIDS. ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Pintado V,Valencia E,López-Dupla JM,Lavilla P,González A,Gil A

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyze the untoward effects due to cotrimoxazole (CMX) when this drug was used as initial therapy in 37 Spanish AIDS patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). A total of 46% of patients developed an adverse reaction, that was considered severe in 24.3% of cases, and prompted to stop CMX t...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Pérez-Cortés S,Pérez-Pérez M,Vergara de Campos A,Torres M,Lucero MI,Cifuentes N

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyze the experience in serologic diagnosis of Lyme's borreliosis. From a total of 551 patients studied from 1987 to 1989, we further evaluate 80 cases with erythema chronicum migrans or a clinical diagnosis of Lyme's disease and positive serological tests. The techniques used were IFI, ELISA1 (Whittaker Bioprodu...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Guerrero A,Quereda C,Escudero R,Cobo J,Morcillo R,Martí-Belda P

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacteroides fragilis over a five year period is described. We have studied 30 selected strains isolated each year at the University Hospital of Sevilla (total: 150 strains). We did not find any resistant strain to chloramphenicol, metronidazole or imipenem. Resistance t...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Borobio MV,Domínguez MC,Pallares JA,Perea EJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients (3 males and one female) suffering a sternoclavicular staphylococcal arthritis in whom risk factors such as parenteral drug addiction, alcoholism, diabetes, or immunosuppression were not observed. The etiopathogenesis, clinical picture, and diagnosis of this uncommon septic arthritis in reviewe...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Gómez Rodríguez N,Vidal Gayoso R,Graña Gil J,Lorenzo Porto JA,Sánchez Bursón JM,Galdo Fernández F,Atanes Sandoval A

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of therapy of febrile episodes during the pregraft phase in bone marrow transplant was retrospectively evaluated in 84 granulocytopenic patients. Most patients received co-trimoxazole and i.v. ticarcillin as antibacterial prophylaxis. 47 episodes were treated with a third generation cephalosporin plus an a...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Pérez M,Muruzábal MJ,Gómez Casares MT,Alsar MJ,Conde E,Iriondo A,Garijo J,Richard C,Baro J,Aguado JM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal invagination is rather frequently associated with local tumors, adenovirus infections, and occasionally with Yersinia enterocolitica. However, in many cases the etiology is not known. We have studied 88 children with intestinal invagination in whom cellular cultures of Hep 2 and pulmonary fibroblasts of hum...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Calicó I,Bertrán Sangués JM,Elcuaz Romano RI,Casal J,Suñé Gracia MJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of different methodologies to identify antigenemia and antibodies against HIV at the time of viral primary infection was evaluated. To this end, 6 consecutive serum samples of a patient who had had symptomatic seroconversion were assessed. The detection of antigenemia was earlier than that of antibod...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Soriano V,Tor J,Ribera A,Muga R,Rivas-Mundó M

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the variations and the evolution of the temporal trends of cumulative incidence of hospital infections, their different localizations and causative organisms in a hospital ward and intensive care area from a pediatric cardiac surgery unit during the period 1984-1988. We also evaluated the effectivene...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Monge Jodrá V,Asensio Vegas A,López-Abente Ortega G,Pla Mestre R

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From july 1982 to december 1987 we prospectively evaluated the primary resistance (PR) of 248 strains of M. tuberculosis isolated from patients with several clinical forms of tuberculosis. The results were compared with those of a similar study carried out between 1978-1982. PR persisted relatively stable with time, a...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Ausina V,García-Barceló M,Luquin M,Belda F,Fernández J,Esteban G,Sauret J,Mirelis B,Prats G

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacteria recovered from human infections such as skin, soft tissue, skeletal and pulmonary infectious diseases. We report 2 cases of M. fortuitum isolation from clinical samples from two patients placed on dialysis program. Our clinical findings were: The first, the pre...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Viguera J,Oliva JA,Pascual R,Lens XM,Carrió J,Mallafré JM

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the results of a serologic study of 34 patients with a possible chlamydial infection, obtaining three successive serum samples that were assessed with microimmunofluorescence (IIF) and complement fixation (CF) tests, so as to establish a comparison between the antibody titer measured by each of them....

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Cañada JL,Urkiola MA,Cisterna JR

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diffusion of hepatitis B virus was investigated in an open institution for mentally retarded patients, where 24 patients with Down's syndrome (DS) and 94 with other types of mental retardation (OMR) were being cared for. The immunogenic response to a recombinant vaccine intramuscularly injected to the deltoid musc...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： García O,Bruguera M,Mayor A,Sánchez-Tapias JM,Vall O,Rodés J

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the 60 patients with brucellosis and evaluation of bone marrow aspirate seen at the Hospital Base Cayetano Heredia from 1980 to 1986 were included. Iron deficiency was found in the bone marrow in 34.5% of patients, 31% in males and 36% in females. No correlation was found between iron deficiency a...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： García P,Yrivarren JL,Argumans C,Crosby E,Carrillo C,Gotuzzo E

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the study of 117 outbreaks of food poisoning in the Basque Autonomous Community during 1984-1986 are reported. In 76% of these outbreaks the causative agent could be isolated. Bacteria of the genus Salmonella accounted for 86.5% of the outbreaks with a known etiology, S. enteritidis being the most commo...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Perales I,Muñiz J,Zigorraga C,Dorronsoro M,Martín F,García-Calabuig MA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic effectiveness of a new test for the detection of bacteriuria (Filtrachek-UTI) was compared with Gram stain and semiquantitative culture in 955 urine samples. 276 of these were from inpatients (108 males and 168 females), and 677 from outpatients (206 males and 471 females). Overall 229 positive cultures...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Conejo MC,Pérez MJ,Palomares JC

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relevance of mixed genital infections in our area was evaluated, and we report their clinical and epidemiological features for both viral types. We evaluated overall 54 Herpes simplex virus (HSV) isolates from 44 patients seen at the clinic of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) of the Sevilla School of Medicine d...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Aznar J,Lomas M,Rodríguez-Pichardo A,Pascual A,Perea EJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen cases of otomycosis in 11 women and 4 men attending the Clinic Hospital in Salamanca during the period from 1984 to 1988 are discussed. A. niger was the species isolated on the majority of occasions (73.3%). The commonest form of presentation of otomycosis was simple chronic (73.3%). The clinical pictures was ...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： Martín AM,Canut A,Muñoz S,Pescador C,Gómez JL

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven males of 132 (5%) and 9 females of 85 (10%) out of 217 heterosexual individuals without addiction to drugs or previous blood transfusion who attended a STD clinic in Madrid because they had high risk sexual partners were found to have antiHIV antibodies by ELISA and immunofluorescence (CNMVIS). However, when var...

journal_title：Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

authors： de la Loma A,García S,del Romero J,Neila MA,Ramos P

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00