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Incidencia de sepsis precoz por Streptococcus agalactiae en recién nacidos del Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell en el período 2007-2015

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (4), 2018
Resumen Introducción La infección por Streptococcus agalactiae (β-hemolítico del grupo B (SGB) continúa siendo una de las principales causas de sepsis precoz en países desarrollados a pesar de la implementación de profilaxis efectiva. Objetivos Describir la incidencia, características clín...

Experiencia del trasplante de microbiota fecal a través de colonoscopía en el tratamiento de la infección por Clostridium difficile recurrente

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (8), 2018
Background: Most cases of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) respond to a standard course of antibiotics, however recurrent CDI is becoming common and alternative therapeutic strategies are needed. In this scenario, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been suggested. Aim: To describe the effic...

Endocarditis por Rothia aeria

Rev. chil. cardiol; 37 (2), 2018
Resumen Paciente de sexo femenino de 65 años, con antecedentes de hipertensión arterial crónica, resistencia a la insulina, histerectomía total y fractura tibioperonea antigua, es hospitalizada por cuadro febril, sin foco, de 2 meses de evolución, con sospecha de endocarditis por parámetros inflama...

Mortality in patients with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a meta-analysis

Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading cause of nosocomial infections with high mortality rates owing to the limited therapeutic options for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPA) and metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-producing strains. Herein, we present a meta-analysis exploring the asso...

Septic arthritis of native hip joint by Staphylococcus lugdunensis: a case report

Abstract Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a rare virulent coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) that behaves similarly to Staphylococcus aureus in causing deep abscesses, skin and soft tissue infections, and central nervous system infections. Additionally, there can be certain blood stream infections inc...

Central venous catheter-related infections caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and other multiresistant non-diphtherial corynebacteria in paediatric oncology patients

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Bloodstream and venous catheter-related corynebacterial infections in paediatric patients with haematological cancer were investigated from January 2003 to December 2014 at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We observed that during cancer treatment, invasive coryn...

Donovanosis in a child victim of sexual abuse: response to doxycycline treatment

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (4), 2018
Abstract: Donovanosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative bacteria Klebsiella granulomatis, which mainly affects the skin and mucous membranes of the genital, perigenital, and inguinal regions. Also known as venereal granuloma or granuloma inguinale, it is endemic in tropical and ...

Clinical, epidemiological, and etiological profile of inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia in a public hospital in the interior of Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the patient profile, mortality rates, the accuracy of prognostic scores, and mortality-associated factors in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a general hospital in Brazil. Methods: This was a cohort study involving patients with a clinical and laborato...

Spine surgery - the use of vancomycin powder in surgical site for postoperative infection prevention

Peritonitis manejada por laparoscopia como método terapéutico eficaz

La peritonitis es una de las principales complicaciones de las urgencias abdominales. La laparoscopia sirve tanto para el manejo diagnóstico y terapéutico del abdomen agudo; en manos expertas la morbimortalidad de este método es mínima. Objetivo: El objetivo es comprobar la eficacia de la laparoscopi...