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Lung cancer screening in people with HIV: A missed opportunity for better outcomes? 艾滋病病毒感染者的肺癌筛查：错失改善疗效的良机？

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.12.005

Mar Masiá , Félix Gutiérrez

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Uncommon lip lesions in an HIV individual 艾滋病毒感染者罕见的唇部病变

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Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.06.017

Diego Ulises Vázquez Omaña , Roxana Claudia Iquize Condori , Ariel García Torralba , Miguel Ángel Martínez Rojas , Pamela Monserrat Vidales Higuera , Alvaro López Iñiguez

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Endocarditis infecciosa por Achromobacter xylosoxidans después de implante de válvula aórtica percutánea: a propósito de un caso

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.11.004

Amparo Buforn Pascual , José Albors Martín , Coral Llopis Ruiz , Adriana Hernández Belmonte

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Programa de profilaxis pre-exposición de la Comunidad de Madrid: 2 años de experiencia 马德里社区的接触前预防计划：两年的经验。

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.03.014

Nuria Fernández Piñeiro , Oskar Ayerdi Aguirrebengoa , Eva Orviz García , Cristina González Pérez , Mar Vera García , Teresa Puerta López , Carmen Rodríguez Martín , Clara Lejarraga Cañas , Jorge Perez García , Begoña Baza Caraciolo , Monserrat González Polo , Florentina Alcudia Pérez , Marta Ruiz Fernández , Natividad Jerez Zamora , Diego Morales Irala , Beatriz López Centeno , Daniele Alioto , José Manuel Martínez Sesmero , Vicente Estrada Pérez , María Teresa Benítez Gimenez , Jorge del Romero Guerrero

{"title":"Programa de profilaxis pre-exposición de la Comunidad de Madrid: 2 años de experiencia","authors":"Nuria Fernández Piñeiro , Oskar Ayerdi Aguirrebengoa , Eva Orviz García , Cristina González Pérez , Mar Vera García , Teresa Puerta López , Carmen Rodríguez Martín , Clara Lejarraga Cañas , Jorge Perez García , Begoña Baza Caraciolo , Monserrat González Polo , Florentina Alcudia Pérez , Marta Ruiz Fernández , Natividad Jerez Zamora , Diego Morales Irala , Beatriz López Centeno , Daniele Alioto , José Manuel Martínez Sesmero , Vicente Estrada Pérez , María Teresa Benítez Gimenez , Jorge del Romero Guerrero","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.03.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.03.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an effective and safe preventive measure. However, it has not reached all target users who could benefit from it.</div><div>The study aimed to understand the sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral baseline characteristics of PrEP users. As a secondary objective, the use of concomitant medication and drug consumption were described.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>Observational, retrospective and descriptive study of the sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics of the users who were included in the PrEP program of the Community of Madrid during the first two years of experience.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Two thousand two hundred fifty-six PrEP users were included, 99.0% men, with a mean age of 36.9 years (SD: 8.68). 33.1% presented a sexually transmitted infection (STI) on the first visit, highlighting chlamydiasis and rectal gonococci. 70.4% reported using drugs associated with sex, and 42.4% participated in chemsex sessions in the last 3 months. A high percentage of users with concomitant medication was observed (37.6%), highlighting drugs related to mental health and alopecia.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>A multidisciplinary approach is required to cover all the needs of PrEP users, including mental health evaluation measures and addiction treatment with the clinical approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"43 3","pages":"Pages 133-138"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141058361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum in genitourinary tract samples

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.10.007

Ana Cotos Suárez, Fernando García-Garrote, Laura Sancha Domínguez, Ana María Blázquez de Castro, María del Mar Collado Llano, Eva María Lorenzo Iglesias

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Neumonía neonatal de mala evolución: un agente insospechado

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.10.003

Judith Lozano González, Alba de Tíscar Sánchez García

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Parvovirus B19 and central nervous system: A case series

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.10.005

Luis Gago , Elvira Baos , Mercedes Martínez-Rodríguez , Alberto Delgado-Iribarren

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Antimicrobial resistance and epidemiological aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the province of Lleida, Spain (2017–2024)

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.06.016

Alejandro Cumplido , Jesús Aramburu , María Font , Marina Montes , Raquel Abad , Eric López , Albert Bernet , Saray Mormeneo , Iván Prats , Mercè García , Elena Sánchez , Alba Bellés

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Effectiveness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis recombinant proteins-coated gold nanoparticles in improving the interferon-gamma release assay test

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.06.015

Najmeh Jomehpour , Mojtaba Sankian , Saman Soleimanpour , Mohammad Derakhshan , Kiarash Ghazvini , Safora Pordel , Malihe Moghadam

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An exceptional cause of brain abscess

IF 2.6 4区医学

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2024.09.011

Sofía De la Villa , Verónica Parras , Leire Pérez-Latorre , Pablo Martín-Rabadán

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