InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.999
Gloria Celeste Samudio-Domínguez, Lidia María Ortiz-Cuquejo, G. Gómez, Lizette Heinichen
{"title":"Tigeciclina intraventricular como tratamiento de ventriculitis por Chryseobacterium indologenes multirresistente. A propósito de un caso pediátrico","authors":"Gloria Celeste Samudio-Domínguez, Lidia María Ortiz-Cuquejo, G. Gómez, Lizette Heinichen","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.999","url":null,"abstract":"La ventriculitis por Chryseobacterium indologenes puede ser un reto terapéutico importante, sobre todo cuando el germen adquiere resistencia intra tratamiento a los antimicrobianos habituales. La tigeciclina intraventricular podría ser una excelente opción en estos casos. Se presenta el caso de una escolar que recibió tratamiento intraventricular con tigeciclina, ante la ausencia de alternativas terapéuticas, con suceso exitoso.","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46747935","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.1001
Carlos Mauricio Martínez-Montalvo, L. Rodriguez, Luis Carlos Reyes, J. A. Carrillo-Bayona
{"title":"Hematogenous dissemination mediastinitis: case report","authors":"Carlos Mauricio Martínez-Montalvo, L. Rodriguez, Luis Carlos Reyes, J. A. Carrillo-Bayona","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.1001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.1001","url":null,"abstract":"1 Internal Medicine Resident, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-4395 2 Thorax Surgeon, Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi – Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá – Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3514-8916 3 Radiology Resident, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3962-2432 4 Medical Radiologist, Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi – Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá – Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4150-2915 * Autor para correspondencia: Correo electrónico: carlosm.martinez@urosario.edu.co Recibido: 27/02/2021; Aceptado: 24/05/2021","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46263629","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.986
J. E. Gómez-Marín
{"title":"La contribución de Manuel Elkin Patarroyo a la ciencia","authors":"J. E. Gómez-Marín","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.986","url":null,"abstract":"La contribución de Manuel Elkin Patarroyo a la ciencia","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42781695","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.997
I. Leon, Santiago Cruz, J. P. Rojas
{"title":"Virus respiratorios detectados a través de biología molecular en niños hospitalizados por Infección respiratoria aguda en tiempos de SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19","authors":"I. Leon, Santiago Cruz, J. P. Rojas","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.997","url":null,"abstract":"Introducción: las infecciones respiratorias agudas virales se consideran una de las principales causas de mortalidad y morbilidad en pediatría, El Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo o Grave 2 (SARS-CoV-2), se ha convertido en un importante problema para la salud pública mundial por su alta transmisibilidad, el objetivo del estudio es describir el comportamiento de los virus respiratorios detectados por RT-PCR en niños hospitalizados por infección respiratoria aguda (IRA) en tiempos de SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 en un centro de atención pediátrica de Cali-Colombia. Metodología: Estudio observacional de corte transversal retrospectivo, donde se evaluaron 113 pacientes mayores de 28 días y menores de 18 años entre marzo y noviembre del 2020, hospitalizados con diagnostico confirmado IRA y con Reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en tiempo Real (RT-PCR) positiva para virus respiratorios. Resultados: Predominio del género masculino (64.6%). en 74.3% se diagnosticó con IRA baja, los principales síntomas fueron tos en 92% y fiebre 74.3% Se identificó SARS-CoV-2 en 53%, Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus en 27.41% y Virus Respiratorio Sincitial en 15%. El 34.5% de los pacientes requirieron unidad de cuidados intensivos y 15.9% ventilación mecánica Conclusiones: La infección por SARS-CoV-2 fue más común en los pacientes hospitalizados tanto en salas generales como en la unidad de cuidados intensivos pediátricos.","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45855342","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.991
Andrea Ramirez-Varela, E. Behrentz, Guillermo Tamayo-Cabeza, L. Hernández, Pablo Rodríguez-Feria, Rachid Lajaaj, L. León-Núñez, G. Buitrago, Martha J. Vives-Flórez, Silvia Restrepo-Restrepo, Sandra Contreras-Arrieta, Yuldor Caballero-Díaz, Daniela Rodríguez-Sánchez, R. Bernal, Alejandro Gaviria-Uribe
{"title":"SARS-CoV-2 Drive/Walk-Thru screening centers in Colombia: The CoVIDA project","authors":"Andrea Ramirez-Varela, E. Behrentz, Guillermo Tamayo-Cabeza, L. Hernández, Pablo Rodríguez-Feria, Rachid Lajaaj, L. León-Núñez, G. Buitrago, Martha J. Vives-Flórez, Silvia Restrepo-Restrepo, Sandra Contreras-Arrieta, Yuldor Caballero-Díaz, Daniela Rodríguez-Sánchez, R. Bernal, Alejandro Gaviria-Uribe","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.991","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The CoVIDA project is a public-private collaboration led by Universidad de los Andes that contributed to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological surveillance in Bogota and nearby municipalities. We aimed to describe the development and performance of the Drive/Walk-through free RT- PCR for SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy implemented by CoVIDA. Material and method: We performed a descriptive analysis of the characteristics and performance of the CoVIDA Drive/Walk-through testing centers. The model and the process indicators to assess the model’s performance were based on international experiences and scientific literature. Two screening centers were implemented in shopping centers in the north and south of Bogota. We reported the number of tests taken, the number of positive tests, and the number of participants that used the model by the type of occupations. Results: In total, 36,689 nasopharyngeal RT-PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 were performed with a 5.75% cumulative positivity. Process indicators showed an excellent performance and an important contribution in reducing barriers to access to testing. Conclusions: the CoVIDA Drive/Walk-through testing centers supported the epidemiological surveillance in asymptomatic or mild-symptomatic population in Bogota. Low and middle-income countries can use this model as a cost-effective and innovative solution strategy to intensify testing and help mitigate the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44630640","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.990
Santiago Sánchez-Pardo, R. Meza, Diana Gomez, Sandra Feria, L. M. Ramiréz, Y. Santamaria
{"title":"Standardized Nutritional Intervention in Patients with COVID-19 Admitted to a Hospital in Bogotá, Colombia","authors":"Santiago Sánchez-Pardo, R. Meza, Diana Gomez, Sandra Feria, L. M. Ramiréz, Y. Santamaria","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.990","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) present an increase in oxidative stress, characterized by the production of reactive oxygen species and a concomitant deficiency of antioxidants. There are multiple defense mechanisms including enzymatic scavengers and non-enzymatic molecules (glutathione and vitamins A, C, D, E, and zinc). Methods: In this observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study, we aimed to describe the clinical behavior of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 (those treated with a standardized nutritional intervention versus those who received the COVID-19 standard treatment available at the time). A total of 214 medical records of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 who required nutritional intervention were analyzed. Descriptive analyses of continuous and categorical variables were performed, and an ANOVA test was performed for numerical variables. A logistic regression model and a propensity score matching determined the differences between the matched groups. Findings: 33·6% of the patients were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 28·5% required invasive mechanical ventilation, and the overall mortality was 19·6%. 44·8% of the patients received the standardized nutritional intervention. There were no statistically significant differences between intervention groups, except for the intervention time, in which the standardized nutritional intervention (days) was identified as a protective factor OR=0·550 (p <0·05;CI=0·324-0·936). Conclusions: This is the first study in Colombia to consider a standardized nutritional intervention in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. Despite not being able to meet the primary objectives, controlled experiments must be carried out to determine the role and possible therapeutic effects of micro and macronutrients in patients with COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48999978","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.993
Lizeth Mejía-Ortiz, C. Rosero-Galindo, Y. Carlosama-Rosero, Andrés Castillo-Giraldo
{"title":"Estimación de la frecuencia de infección por Helicobacter pylori en pacientes con lesiones potencialmente malignas gástricas del municipio de Pasto-Nariño, 2016-2019","authors":"Lizeth Mejía-Ortiz, C. Rosero-Galindo, Y. Carlosama-Rosero, Andrés Castillo-Giraldo","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.993","url":null,"abstract":"Objetivo: Estimar la frecuencia de infección por Helicobacter pylori en lesiones potencialmente malignas gástricas de pacientes de la ciudad de Pasto, Nariño. Materiales y métodos: Estudio retrospectivo con análisis secundario de información sociodemográfica e histopatológica obtenida de reportes de patología para biopsias gástricas de pacientes del departamento de Nariño, Colombia del año 2016-2019. Resultados: Los pacientes de la ciudad de Pasto (n=359) presentaron una frecuencia de infección por Helicobacter pylori de 35.6%, siendo significativamente mayor en hombres que en mujeres (p=0.037). La edad promedio de los hombres positivos para Helicobacter pylori fue de 44 años y de las mujeres de 47 años (p<0.001). La edad promedio de los casos de gastritis crónica atrófica en hombres y mujeres fue de 49 y 54 años respectivamente (p<0.001) y de metaplasia intestinal fue de 59 años en hombres y 61 años en mujeres (p<0.001) Conclusiones: En el presente estudio, la detección de Helicobacter pylori fue mayor en el grupo de hombres en comparación al de las mujeres (43.2% vs 31.6% respectivamente). La frecuencia de gastritis crónica atrófica y metaplasia intestinal en hombres fue de 37.9% y 23.1% respectivamente; mientras que en mujeres fue de 35.2% y 15.1% respectivamente.","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41818769","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.984
J. E. Gómez-Marín
{"title":"Bandera","authors":"J. E. Gómez-Marín","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.984","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>Bandera</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42964198","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.996
Nahún R Plasencia-Dueñas, Cynthia A Zegarra-Rodríguez, Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas, C. Díaz-Vélez
{"title":"Aislamiento microbiológico de superficies inanimadas en contacto con pacientes en un hospital peruano","authors":"Nahún R Plasencia-Dueñas, Cynthia A Zegarra-Rodríguez, Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas, C. Díaz-Vélez","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.996","url":null,"abstract":"Objetivo: describir el perfil microbiológico de las superficies inanimadas en contacto con el paciente en un hospital nivel III de la seguridad social de Chiclayo, Perú. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal, con los datos de los informes del Control microbiológico cualitativo de ambientes físicos de 5 servicios de un Hospital de Chiclayo nivel III del Perú. El método para la identificación de microorganismos fue el sistema automatizado VITEK MS. Se presentan análisis descriptivos como frecuencias y porcentajes. Resultados: Se reportaron un total de 177 aislamientos, de los cuales 97,74% (173) fueron positivos, de estos, el 50,87% (88) estuvo conformado por bacilos gramnegativos, siendo el microorganismo más aislado Acinetobacter baumannii (17 muestras) seguido de Rhizobium radiobacter (16) y Sphingomonas paucimobilis13. Conclusiones: El ambiente hospitalario se encuentra altamente contaminado, siendo la mayoría microorganismos patógenos. Estos resultados guardarían relación con el prolongado tiempo de vida de los microorganismos en las superficies inertes y el proceso de limpieza y desinfección del ambiente hospitalario, por lo que la evaluación de su eficacia y el posible desarrollo de nuevas y mejores técnicas de limpieza deben ser motivo de investigación.","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47186979","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}
InfectioPub Date : 2021-08-14DOI: 10.22354/in.v26i1.987
N. Yomayusa, J. Acevedo, Virginia Abello Polo, R. Izaguirre, C. Ramírez, M. Solano, S. Ramírez, Patricia Rodríguez, Lina Morón, Ilich Herbert De La Hoz, Kelly Rocio Chacón, P. Gutiérrez, C. Agudelo, Sonia Hernández, G. León, J. Accini, Gerardo Rodríguez Ortíz, A. Concha-Mejía, R. Contreras, Bibiana Escobar, T. Espinosa, C. González, Erica Yama, G. Aroca, Cecilia Guillermo, O. Hamann, Laura Horlandy, Claudia Moreno, N. Mejia, Fernán Mendoza, Jeffrey Castellanos, J. Rozo, Camilo Montero, J. Navarro, J. Oñate, D. Pinto, N. Restrepo, Oscar Sáenz, Lina Triana, Liliana Correa, L. Sabbagh, Ana Castillo, R. Torres, Alberto Lineros
{"title":"Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of persons with suspected vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)","authors":"N. Yomayusa, J. Acevedo, Virginia Abello Polo, R. Izaguirre, C. Ramírez, M. Solano, S. Ramírez, Patricia Rodríguez, Lina Morón, Ilich Herbert De La Hoz, Kelly Rocio Chacón, P. Gutiérrez, C. Agudelo, Sonia Hernández, G. León, J. Accini, Gerardo Rodríguez Ortíz, A. Concha-Mejía, R. Contreras, Bibiana Escobar, T. Espinosa, C. González, Erica Yama, G. Aroca, Cecilia Guillermo, O. Hamann, Laura Horlandy, Claudia Moreno, N. Mejia, Fernán Mendoza, Jeffrey Castellanos, J. Rozo, Camilo Montero, J. Navarro, J. Oñate, D. Pinto, N. Restrepo, Oscar Sáenz, Lina Triana, Liliana Correa, L. Sabbagh, Ana Castillo, R. Torres, Alberto Lineros","doi":"10.22354/in.v26i1.987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v26i1.987","url":null,"abstract":"In recent months, rare cases of thrombosis at unusual sites associated with thrombocytopenia, occurring within a typical risk window (i.e., 4-28 days) after receiving SARS CoV2 vaccines, have been reported. Healthcare professionals should be prepared to detect these cases on time. The Expert Panel of the Knowledge Management and Transfer Network conducted a free search of the related literature. With the available information and the clinical expertise of the working group, we formulated, reviewed, and endorsed recommendations for the timely suspicion, diagnosis (case definitions, the use of initial laboratory and imaging tests, specific tests), and management of these thrombotic conditions. This document is considered a living document that will be updated as new evidence emerges, and recommendations may change over time.","PeriodicalId":38132,"journal":{"name":"Infectio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43228350","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}