Lucía Platero , María del Mar Arcos , Gemma Carrión , Luz Martín-Carbonero
{"title":"Acute hepatitis A in a person living with HIV previously vaccinated with immune response","authors":"Lucía Platero , María del Mar Arcos , Gemma Carrión , Luz Martín-Carbonero","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503099","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503099"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147404493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neisseria meningitidis como causa de celulitis, una presentación infrecuente","authors":"Sofía Veiga Pereira, Rebeca Longueira Suárez, Antonio Moreno Flores, Martín Rubianes González","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2025.503062","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2025.503062","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503062"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147404828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nury Alejandra de León , Neri Alejandro Álvarez-Villalobos , Gloria M. González , Rogelio de J. Treviño-Rangel , Alexandra M. Montoya
{"title":"Novel antifungal compounds against Fusarium spp: A systematic review","authors":"Nury Alejandra de León , Neri Alejandro Álvarez-Villalobos , Gloria M. González , Rogelio de J. Treviño-Rangel , Alexandra M. Montoya","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503109","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503109","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Fusarium</em> spp. has increased in relevance due to its resistance, high mortality, increasing incidence, and low preventability. The scarce treatment options compelled the development of antifungals with novel mechanisms of action. We conducted a systematic review to report on novel compounds and their activity on <em>Fusarium</em> spp. We searched for terms related to novel antifungals against <em>Fusarium</em> across multiple databases, up to February 2024. From 622 articles, only 15 articles met the eligibility criteria. The antifungals reported were manogepix (10), olorofim (3), ibrexafungerp (1), and MGCD290 (1), evaluated against 480 <em>Fusarium</em> isolates. Manogepix MIC/MECs had broad ranges for most <em>Fusarium</em> species, with notable exceptions like <em>F. solani</em> (MEC: ≤0.12<!--> <!-->μg/mL) and <em>F. fujikuroi</em> (MEC: ≤0.25<!--> <!-->μg/mL). Olorofim could be a good candidate for fusariosis treatment based on <em>in vitro</em> activity. Ibrexafungerp and MGCD290 did not show good activity as monotherapy. Further work on applications and development of new treatments against the resistant <em>Fusarium</em> species is essential.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147404502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marta Díaz-Menéndez , Rosa De Miguel-Buckley , Fernando De la Calle-Prieto , Marta Arsuaga
{"title":"Cuando el viajero envejece: implicaciones sanitarias de los programas culturales para mayores","authors":"Marta Díaz-Menéndez , Rosa De Miguel-Buckley , Fernando De la Calle-Prieto , Marta Arsuaga","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2025.503066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2025.503066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503066"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147404497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Isabel Vargas Herrera , Miriam Torrecillas , Michele Hernández Cabrera , Ernesto Santana Suárez , Valentina González Pérez , Isabel de Miguel Martínez
{"title":"From chest to brain: Multiple intracranial mass lesions in an immunocompetent young man","authors":"Ana Isabel Vargas Herrera , Miriam Torrecillas , Michele Hernández Cabrera , Ernesto Santana Suárez , Valentina González Pérez , Isabel de Miguel Martínez","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503113"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147404829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Barrado Cuchillo , Adrián Valls Carbó , María José Núñez Orantos , Noemí Cabello Clotet , Juncal Pérez-Somarriba Moreno , Ana Muñoz Gómez , Carolina Olmos Mata , Virginia Víctor Palomares , Vicente Estrada Pérez
{"title":"Analysis of the clinical complexity of people living with HIV based on the GeSIDA stratification system","authors":"Julia Barrado Cuchillo , Adrián Valls Carbó , María José Núñez Orantos , Noemí Cabello Clotet , Juncal Pérez-Somarriba Moreno , Ana Muñoz Gómez , Carolina Olmos Mata , Virginia Víctor Palomares , Vicente Estrada Pérez","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503135","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503135","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Thanks to improvements in antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV infection has become a chronic disease in developed countries. The stratification of the complexity of chronic patients is a procedure used in other diseases that allows for identifying the risk level of patients and organizing care based on their characteristics.</div><div>The objective of this study is to analyze the complexity of a large cohort of people living with HIV (PLWH) on ART and in regular follow-up consultations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Descriptive study of complexity according to the GeSIDA stratification scale (GSS), which includes social aspects, risk behaviors, comorbidities, psychological and cognitive status, and viral control in a cohort of PLWH on ART. Patients were classified as extreme, high, medium, or low complexity based on their GSS score.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 1127 patients were included, 83.7% male, with a mean age of 48 years (SD: 13.10). 65.3% had low complexity, 18.5% medium, 8.3% high, and 7.9% extreme complexity. The most determining factors for higher complexity on the GSS were lower social support, drug use and risky sexual behaviors. Female sex, lower educational level, history of AIDS, a lower CD4 count and a lower CD4/CD8 ratio were associated with higher complexity.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The GSS identifies most PLWH on ART as low complexity. There are clinical factors associated with greater complexity, suggesting that there are subgroups of PLWH who should receive differentiated clinical care to prevent complications and improve their quality of life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503135"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147404827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Albert Bernet Sánchez , Alba Bellés Bellés , Eric López González , Iván Prats Sanchez , Saray Mormeneo Bayo , María Riesgo Magaña , Mercè García González
{"title":"Comparación entre RT-PCR y TMA en la detección de SARS-CoV-2 y propuesta de algoritmo diagnóstico basado en valores de corte","authors":"Albert Bernet Sánchez , Alba Bellés Bellés , Eric López González , Iván Prats Sanchez , Saray Mormeneo Bayo , María Riesgo Magaña , Mercè García González","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2025.503068","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2025.503068","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>SARS-CoV-2 caused a pandemic with more than 778 million cases and 7 million deaths. The high diagnostic demand forced laboratories to incorporate new techniques, such as transcription-mediated amplification (TMA). This study compares TMA with RT-PCR in routine clinical samples and evaluates the relationship between relative light units (RLU) and RT-PCR results to define possible cut-off ranges.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A prospective study was carried out over one year in the microbiology laboratory of Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida. All samples for SARS-CoV-2 were processed using TMA (Aptima® Hologic), and a portion was analyzed in parallel with RT-PCR (LightMix®, GeneXpert®, or Cobas®). Concordance between techniques, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated. RT-PCR was considered the reference technique.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 15,156 samples were analyzed with both techniques. Concordance was substantial (κ<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.692), with a sensitivity of 97.89% and a specificity of 64.74%. Of the results, 11.28% corresponded to false positives and 8.44% to false negatives for TMA. RLU values between 350 and 559, considered negative by the TMA system, were positive by RT-PCR in 20.56%. In intermediate RLU values (560-899), the probability of having a negative RT-PCR was around 50%, dropping to 3.78% for values between 1000 and 1099.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These results support the use of TMA as a screening method, provided the positivity threshold is lowered to 350 RLU and positive cases are confirmed by RT-PCR.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503068"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147404830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"No hay calma después de la tormenta: infecciones asociadas tras inundaciones y danas","authors":"Víctor García Bustos , Miguel Salavert Lletí","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503115","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503115"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iciar Echavarren Churruca , Gabriela Milagros Acuña Vila , Carmen Gómez Traseira , Begoña de Miguel Lavisier , Miguel Ángel Molina Gutiérrez
{"title":"Sospecha de alergia a amoxicilina en urgencias pediátricas: baja confirmación diagnóstica y elevada tasa de cambios antibióticos inapropiados","authors":"Iciar Echavarren Churruca , Gabriela Milagros Acuña Vila , Carmen Gómez Traseira , Begoña de Miguel Lavisier , Miguel Ángel Molina Gutiérrez","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2025.503077","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2025.503077","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Reactions to β-lactam antibiotics account for up to 80% of pediatric consultations for suspected drug allergy. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of children evaluated in the emergency department for suspected allergy to amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>We conducted a descriptive, retrospective study in a tertiary hospital (January 2019-May 2024), including patients ≤16 years with a diagnosis of suspected allergy to these antibiotics.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Eighty-two cases were analyzed; 93.9% presented with cutaneous lesions and none showed hemodynamic instability. Two patients received intramuscular epinephrine for immediate reactions consistent with mild anaphylaxis. Antibiotic treatment was discontinued in 95.1% of cases, and 54.7% of the substitutions were considered inappropriate. A total of 69.5% were referred to Allergy, and only 7<!--> <!-->patients (12.3%) were confirmed to have true amoxicillin allergy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Suspected amoxicillin allergy in pediatric emergency care generally has a favorable prognosis. The low diagnostic confirmation rate and frequent inappropriate antibiotic changes highlight the need to improve adherence to clinical guidelines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"44 3","pages":"Article 503077"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147404501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}