Katherine Anguizola, Michael Ariel Pimentel-Morales, Tirza De LeónC., Saily Bejarano, Yeraldinne De Arriba, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, Carlos A. Daza-Timaná
{"title":"Factores asociados de ingreso a un hospital de referencia de tercer nivel en Panamá durante el primer año de pandemia por COVID-19","authors":"Katherine Anguizola, Michael Ariel Pimentel-Morales, Tirza De LeónC., Saily Bejarano, Yeraldinne De Arriba, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, Carlos A. Daza-Timaná","doi":"10.4067/s0716-10182023000400351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182023000400351","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139352590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabián Herrera, D. Torres, Marcia Querci, Pablo Bonvehí, E. Temporiti, Patricio Duarte, Cristina Videla, Leandro Riera
{"title":"Letermovir para prevención de la infección por citomegalovirus en receptores de trasplante alogénico de progenitores hematopoyéticos","authors":"Fabián Herrera, D. Torres, Marcia Querci, Pablo Bonvehí, E. Temporiti, Patricio Duarte, Cristina Videla, Leandro Riera","doi":"10.4067/s0716-10182023000400328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182023000400328","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139352961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Sante Fernández, Silvia Campos Gutiérrez, Yaiza del Mar González Martin, María Lecuona Fernández
{"title":"Epidemiología y prevalencia de Mycoplasma genitalium y resistencia a azitromicina en el Área Norte de Tenerife, Islas Canarias","authors":"Laura Sante Fernández, Silvia Campos Gutiérrez, Yaiza del Mar González Martin, María Lecuona Fernández","doi":"10.4067/s0716-10182023000400347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182023000400347","url":null,"abstract":"Background : Infection and antimicrobial resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium is under-diagnosed in our community as it is not a Notifiable Infectious Disease and requires for its detection molecular biology techniques, which are not always available. Aim: To study the epidemiology and prevalence of M. genitalium and the rate of resistance to azithromycin in our Health Care Area. Methods : We conducted a retrospective study from April 2019 to July 2020 in the Northern Health Care Area of Tenerife, which is attended to the Universitary Hospital Complex of the Canary Islands. The RT-PCR Allplex™ STI Essential Assay (Seegene, South Korea) to diagnose Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) was used. Samples in which M. genitalium was detected were stored at -80ºC for subsequent diagnosis of resistance to azithromycin with the RT-PCR Allplex™ MG and AziR Assay (Seegene, South Korea). Results : Of a total of 111/3,849 (2.8% prevalence) patients diagnosed with M. genitalium , 59 (53.1%) were male with a mean age of 30 (19-61) years and mainly from Primary Care 55 (49.5%). Only 79 samples of the 111 patients could be tested to detect azithromycin resistance, of which 15 (18.3%) were resistant in vitro : 10 with A2059G, 4 with A2058G and 1 with both. Azithromycin resistance was more frequent in men 12 (15.8%) and detected mainly in urine samples 6 (60%). Discussion and Conclusions : This study highlights the prevalence of M. genitalium in our setting as well as the high rate of resistance to azithromycin, making it necessary to detect resistance to azithromycin in M. genitalium for its appropriate treatment in our Health Care Area.","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139352473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Afrashtehfar Cd, José Antonio Pineda-Pérez, Kelvin Ian Afrashtehfar
{"title":"Peritonitis asociada a diálisis peritoneal causada por el complejo Paecilomyces variotii","authors":"Afrashtehfar Cd, José Antonio Pineda-Pérez, Kelvin Ian Afrashtehfar","doi":"10.4067/s0716-10182023000400426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182023000400426","url":null,"abstract":"Peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis is a serious complication in patients with this type of renal replacement therapy modality, with fungal aetiology being one of the most associated with morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 22-year-old patient who developed fungal peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis caused by Paecilomyces variotii complex; a rare cause of peritonitis in","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139352619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Helena Sobrero, María José Mattos, Y. González, M. Moraes
{"title":"Prevalencia de sífilis gestacional y congénita en una maternidad pública de Montevideo, Uruguay, en los años 2018 y 2019","authors":"Helena Sobrero, María José Mattos, Y. González, M. Moraes","doi":"10.4067/s0716-10182023000400342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182023000400342","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139352820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simone Fellay L., Roberto Pino L., Megan Hardy C., C. Tapia P.
{"title":"Validación de la reacción de polimerasa en cadena en tiempo real como herramienta diagnóstica en la aspergilosis asociada a COVID-19 en pacientes hospitalizados en Clínica Dávila de Santiago, Chile, durante los años 2020 y 2021","authors":"Simone Fellay L., Roberto Pino L., Megan Hardy C., C. Tapia P.","doi":"10.4067/s0716-101820230004003374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-101820230004003374","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139352603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. L. Ávila-Agüero, J. Brea, Luiza H. Falleiros-Arlant
{"title":"Retos de la inmunización pediátrica contra SARS-CoV2 en la era post pandemia","authors":"M. L. Ávila-Agüero, J. Brea, Luiza H. Falleiros-Arlant","doi":"10.4067/s0716-10182023000400379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182023000400379","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139352774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Características clínicas y epidemiológicas de casos de viruela símica en personas que viven con VIH: análisis observacional","authors":"Paulo Charpentier Videla, M. Silva, Marcelo Wolff","doi":"10.4067/s0716-10182023000400396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182023000400396","url":null,"abstract":"Background . Monkeypox (mpox) is a zoonosis that has spread rapidly and globally since mid-2022 and has mainly affected men who have sex with men (MSM). Aim : To characterize mpox clinically and epidemiologically in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Method: A clinical and epidemiological analysis was carried out on PLHIV who consulted for suspected mpox in the Infectious Disease clinic of the San Borja Arriarán Clinical Hospital. Cases confirmed by PCR are reported between 07/11/2022 and 10/21/2022 . Results: Mpox was confirmed in 35 patients, all MSM and on antiretroviral therapy. The median age was 37 years. The average number of days between the initial non-specific systemic and eruptive phase was 1.7. The lesions were maculopapular, crusted, and umbilicated, mainly in the genital, perianal, back, and extremity areas. Thirteen patients presented complications and two required hospitalizations. Of those with a requested VDRL test, 46.4% were reactive in non-residual titers. Conclusions : Arrival of mpox was detected at the HIV care center in MSM at all levels of immune status. Mostly, the cases were mild to moderate and self-limiting. The clinical picture has been similar to that described globally.","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139353019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Izquierdo, Alejandra Sandoval, Fernando Abarzúa, Masami Yamamoto, Juan Guillermo Martínez Rodríguez, Macarena Silva, J. P. Torres, M. Aravena, D. Fuentes, A. Reyes, Natalia Conca, F. Cofré, L. Delpiano, M. Hernández, Loreto Twele, Yenis Labraña, Marcela Ferrés, Gloria Ribalta, Angela Chuang, X. Ortega, Bárbara Oliva, Estebeni Baltra
{"title":"Recomendaciones para el diagnóstico y manejo de la infección por citomegalovirus en la mujer embarazada y el recién nacido","authors":"G. Izquierdo, Alejandra Sandoval, Fernando Abarzúa, Masami Yamamoto, Juan Guillermo Martínez Rodríguez, Macarena Silva, J. P. Torres, M. Aravena, D. Fuentes, A. Reyes, Natalia Conca, F. Cofré, L. Delpiano, M. Hernández, Loreto Twele, Yenis Labraña, Marcela Ferrés, Gloria Ribalta, Angela Chuang, X. Ortega, Bárbara Oliva, Estebeni Baltra","doi":"10.4067/s0716-10182021000600824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182021000600824","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21191,"journal":{"name":"Revista chilena de infectología","volume":"1998 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88200546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}