Goretti Redondo Betancor , Melisa Hernández Febles , Raquel Zaragozá González , Rafael Granados Monzón , Ildefonso Quiñones Morales , Adolfo de Salazar , Federico García García , María José Pena López
{"title":"Prevalencia y características clínico-epidemiológicas de la hepatitis crónica por el virus de la hepatitis delta en la isla de Gran Canaria","authors":"Goretti Redondo Betancor , Melisa Hernández Febles , Raquel Zaragozá González , Rafael Granados Monzón , Ildefonso Quiñones Morales , Adolfo de Salazar , Federico García García , María José Pena López","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.06.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.06.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The objective of this study was to know the prevalence and clinical-epidemiological characteristics of patients with chronic infection due to hepatitis D virus (HDV).</div></div><div><h3>Patients and methods</h3><div>A retrospective descriptive study was carried out on patients with HDV infection under follow-up in a hospital in 2023. All patients carrying HBsAg were tested for antibodies against HDV. HDV RNA detection was performed in all antibody-positive samples. The medical records were reviewed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of the 340 patients carrying HBsAg, 24 (7.1%) had anti-HDV antibodies, and 6 (25%) had detectable HDV RNA (chronic infection). The prevalence of chronic hepatitis in HBsAg carriers was 1.8%. All patients had a genotype 1 infection. Half of the patients were of African origin and 29.2% were Spanish. Of the 6 patients with chronic infection, 5 (83.3%) had cirrhosis and 2 (33.3%) had hepatocellular carcinoma. Half of the patients had some exacerbation of the disease during follow-up. Of the 18 patients without viremia, 2 (11.1%) presented cirrhosis (one recently diagnosed). The mean follow-up time of patients without viremia was 13.5 years.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The prevalence of chronic HDV hepatitis in our area is low and in all cases it presents as an advanced disease, with exacerbations during follow-up. Patients without viremia have probably resolved the infection, as viremia was not detected in any moment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 9","pages":"Pages 507-511"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141842376","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":"Resultados de la encuesta nacional de REIV-TOXO sobre el cribado gestacional de la toxoplasmosis en España","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2023.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2023.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Currently, the status of serological screening for toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Spain is unknown, and there is no official recommendation. The objective of this study is to show the current practice of gestational screening for toxoplasmosis in hospitals belonging to the Spanish Network for Research on Congenital Toxoplasmosis (REIV-TOXO).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An electronic survey was sent between April 2021 and September 2021 to investigators from 118 hospitals of REIV-TOXO, representing all Spanish regions. Nine items related to gestational screening for toxoplasmosis were collected. This information was compared with cases of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) identified in REIV-TOXO to determine if these were diagnosed in the presence of gestational screening.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>During the study period, serological screening was performed in 53.3% (63/118) hospitals, with variations between regions and even among hospitals within the same region. Testing performed in each trimester was the most common practice (57.7%), followed by a single determination (24.4%). 89.4% of CT cases between January 2015 and September 2021 were diagnosed due to gestational screening.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The decision to perform gestational screening for toxoplasmosis in Spain is highly heterogeneous, with significant local and regional differences. Despite this, screening still allows the diagnosis of most CT cases. It is urgent to have current epidemiological data to inform decision-making in public health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 9","pages":"Pages 478-483"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135615278","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":"Índice de autores","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0213-005X(24)00397-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0213-005X(24)00397-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages S116-S121"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143149414","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":"Comité de Honor, Comité Organizador, Comité Científico y Responsables de TRACK","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0213-005X(24)00392-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0213-005X(24)00392-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages i-ii"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143150545","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":"Acute and recent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in men having sex with men (MSM): Is the test&treat strategy fundamental to reduce the incidence in this population?","authors":"Cristina Gómez Ayerbe","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 8","pages":"Pages 399-400"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420796","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":"Patología infecciosa importada desde el hemisferio norte","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2023.12.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2023.12.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 8","pages":"Pages 453-454"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139561668","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}
Jesús Fernández Plaza , Sandra Gregorio Malagón , Manuel Poyato Borrego , Rafael Luque Márquez
{"title":"Uso de isavuconazol en la meningitis criptocócica de un paciente cirrótico","authors":"Jesús Fernández Plaza , Sandra Gregorio Malagón , Manuel Poyato Borrego , Rafael Luque Márquez","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.04.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 8","pages":"Pages 460-462"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420220","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":"Lo agresivo no siempre es tumoral: osteomielitis por Bartonella henselae","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.03.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 8","pages":"Pages 457-458"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140796916","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}
Francisco Javier Membrillo de Novales , Jaime García Iglesias , Miriam J. Álvarez-Martínez , Luis E. Cuellar , María Eugenia Gutiérrez-Pimentel , Alexis M. Holguin , Virgilio Lezcano , Susana Lloveras , Mariella Raijmakers , Iván Arturo Rodríguez Sabogal , Adriana Sucari , Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales , en nombre de la Alianza Latinoamericana de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (ALEIMC)
{"title":"Proponiendo el cambio de denominación de la viruela del mono (Mpox) en español a viruela M","authors":"Francisco Javier Membrillo de Novales , Jaime García Iglesias , Miriam J. Álvarez-Martínez , Luis E. Cuellar , María Eugenia Gutiérrez-Pimentel , Alexis M. Holguin , Virgilio Lezcano , Susana Lloveras , Mariella Raijmakers , Iván Arturo Rodríguez Sabogal , Adriana Sucari , Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales , en nombre de la Alianza Latinoamericana de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (ALEIMC)","doi":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eimc.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11608,"journal":{"name":"Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica","volume":"42 8","pages":"Pages 397-398"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142420795","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}