C Amores-Antequera, A Delgado-Baena, P Parrado-Hernando, P Cantudo-Muñoz, L Velasco-Rodríguez
{"title":"[Streptococcus pyogenes vulvovaginitis in adult women].","authors":"C Amores-Antequera, A Delgado-Baena, P Parrado-Hernando, P Cantudo-Muñoz, L Velasco-Rodríguez","doi":"10.37201/req/046.2024","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/046.2024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"432-434"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11462322/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Detection of Epstein-Barr virus in female genital ulcers].","authors":"J Reina, A Iturbe","doi":"10.37201/req/005.2024","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/005.2024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"365-366"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231486/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141072307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Julián-Jiménez, R Lorenzo Álvarez, V Gutiérrez Bueno, M Sánchez Trujillo, D Eduardo García
{"title":"[Early source control of infection in patients seen in the emergency department: a systematic review].","authors":"A Julián-Jiménez, R Lorenzo Álvarez, V Gutiérrez Bueno, M Sánchez Trujillo, D Eduardo García","doi":"10.37201/req/027.2024","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/027.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The term source (or focus) control encompasses all those physical measures that can be used to reduce the inoculum and modify those factors in the infectious medium that promote microbial growth or foreign antimicrobial defenses of the host. The main objective of this systematic review (SR) is to know and compare whether early detection and control of the focus (in less than 6 hours) in adult patients treated in the ED for severe infection or sepsis, compared to not controlling the focus or delayed focus control (more than 12 hours) is more effective and safer (improves clinical evolution, mortality, complications, hospital stay or need for ICU admission).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review is carried out following the PRISMA regulations in the databases of PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Lilacs, Cochrane, Epistemonikos, Tripdatabase and ClinicalTrials.gov from January 2000 to December 31, 2023 without language restrictions and using a combination of MESH terms: \"Source Control\", \"Early\" \"Infection OR Bacterial Infection OR Sepsis\", \"Emergencies OR Emergency OR Emergency Department\" and \"Adults\". Observational cohort studies were included. No meta-analysis techniques were performed, but results were compared narratively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,658 articles were identified, of which 2 that met the inclusion criteria and were classified as high quality were finally analyzed. The included studies represent a total of 2,404 patients with 678 cases in which an intervention was performed to control the focus (28.20%). In the first study, 28-day mortality was lower in patients who underwent an intervention to control the focus (12.3% vs. 22.5%; P <0.001), with an adjusted HR of 0.538 (95% CI: 0.389-0.744; P<0.001). In the second, it was demonstrated that the time elapsed from when the patient was evaluated for the first time and was hemodynamically stabilized, until the start of surgery was associated with his survival at 60 days with an OR of 0.31 (95% CI: 0.19-0.45; P <0.0001). In fact, for each hour of delay an adjusted OR of 0.29 (95% CI: 0.16-0.47; P<0.0001) is established. So if the intervention is performed before 2 hours at 60 days, 98% of the patients are still alive, if it is performed between 2-4 hours it is reduced to 78%, if it is between 4-6 hours it drops to 55%, but if it is done for more than 6 hours there will be no survivors at 60 days.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This review shows that source control carried out after the evaluation of patients attending the ED reduces short-term mortality (30-60 days) and that it would be advisable to implement any required source control intervention as soon as possible, ideally early (within 6 hours).</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"323-333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231492/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140924206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F Cobo, V Pérez-Carrasco, L Castellano-Sánchez, J A García-Salcedo, J M Navarro-Marí
{"title":"[Bacteremia caused by Enterocloster aldenensis in an oncological patient].","authors":"F Cobo, V Pérez-Carrasco, L Castellano-Sánchez, J A García-Salcedo, J M Navarro-Marí","doi":"10.37201/req/025.2024","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/025.2024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"367-368"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231489/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140961384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M D Tirado-Balaguer, A Arnedo-Pena, S Sabater-Vidal, R Moreno-Muñoz
{"title":"[Evolution of serotypes and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp in the Castellón Health District (Spain)].","authors":"M D Tirado-Balaguer, A Arnedo-Pena, S Sabater-Vidal, R Moreno-Muñoz","doi":"10.37201/req/153.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/153.2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"362-364"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231491/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141076999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D Brandariz-Núñez, A Luances-Rodríguez, P Feijoo-Vilanova, J M Gutiérrez-Urbón, L Ramudo-Cela, M I Martín-Herranz, L Margusino-Framiñán
{"title":"Dalbavancin as consolidation therapy for infective endocarditis in patients with comorbidity. A real world experience.","authors":"D Brandariz-Núñez, A Luances-Rodríguez, P Feijoo-Vilanova, J M Gutiérrez-Urbón, L Ramudo-Cela, M I Martín-Herranz, L Margusino-Framiñán","doi":"10.37201/req/012.2024","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/012.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Infective endocarditis (IE) is a potentially life-threatening infection, the incidence of which has in creased in recent decades, particularly among elderly patients with comorbidity. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dalbavancin in the consolidation therapy of IE in patients with comorbidity six months after the end of treatment (EOT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An observational and retrospective study was conducted on patients with a Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) ≥ 3 who were diagnosed with IE and received consolidation therapy with dalbavancin.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-eight patients were included, 58.3% were male, mean age of 76.2 years (IQR: 66-88), and a mean age adjusted CCI of 6.5 (IQR: 5-7.5). Definite IE was diagnosed in 77% of cases. The most frequently isolated microorganisms were Staphylococcus aureus (45.8%) followed by Enterococcus spp. (31.3%). Complications of IE were observed in 67.7% of cases, and cardiac surgery was performed in 27% of patients. The primary reason for using dalbavancin was outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in 85.4% of cases. The effectiveness at EOT was 93.8%. At six months, six IE-related deaths, four unrelated deaths, and two IE relapses were observed. The effectiveness was 77%. Adverse effects related to DBV were reported in 4.2% of cases, of which 2% were considered serious.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dalbavancin has proven to be an effective alternative as consolidation antibiotherapy for IE in elderly patients with comorbidity. Moreover, a very favorable safety profile with few associated adverse effects has been observed in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"334-340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231482/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141332786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Fayos, F Arnaiz de Las Revillas, V González Quintanilla, C González-Rico, C Fariñas-Álvarez, J A Parra, M C Fariñas
{"title":"Progression of subclinical cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV.","authors":"M Fayos, F Arnaiz de Las Revillas, V González Quintanilla, C González-Rico, C Fariñas-Álvarez, J A Parra, M C Fariñas","doi":"10.37201/req/033.2024","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/033.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) stratifies cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic patients with subclinical atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to determine the ability of MCTD and clinical and laboratory parameters to assess subclinical CVD progression in HIV patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospective longitudinal cohort study of patients with at least 10 years of HIV infection and 5 years of antiretroviral therapy history, low cardiovascular risk and monitored for 6 years (2015-2021). All patients underwent clinical assessment, blood analysis, carotid ultrasound, and gated MDCT in 2015 and 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-three patients (63.5% male) with a mean age of 49.9 years (standard deviation [SD], 10.5) were included in 2015; 63 of them were followed until 2021. Comparing the results from 2015 with those from 2021, Systematic Coronary Risk Estimation-2 (SCORE2) was 2.9% (SD, 2.1) vs. 4.4% (SD,3.1); Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis score (MESA risk) was 3.4 (SD 5.8) vs. 6.0 (SD 8.6); coronary artery calcification CAC) score >100 was 11.1% vs. 25.4% (P < 0.05); and 11% vs. 27% had carotid plaques (P = 0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>After six years of follow-up, an increase in SCORE2, carotid plaques, CAC scoring and MESA risk was observed. MDCT findings, along with other clinical and laboratory parameters, could play an important role as a marker of CVD progression in the evaluation of patients with HIV and low cardiovascular risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"341-350"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231488/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140874000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L Alou, E Gómez-Rubio, M J Giménez Mestre, F J Alvaro-Afonso, P Coronel, D Sevillano
{"title":"Exploring therapeutic options for mild diabetic-related foot infections: a comparative in vitro study of cefditoren versus amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.","authors":"L Alou, E Gómez-Rubio, M J Giménez Mestre, F J Alvaro-Afonso, P Coronel, D Sevillano","doi":"10.37201/req/028.2024","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/028.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), and particularly diabetic-related foot infections (DFI), present diagnostic and therapeutic complexities, often leading to severe complications. This study aims to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of cefditoren and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid against typical DFI pathogens. Clinical samples from 40 patients with mild SSTIs were analyzed, revealing a predominance of Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. species. Cefditoren exhibited activity against 90% of isolates, with superior potency over amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. These findings underscore the utility of cefditoren in empirical treatment of DFI, although a larger sample size would be desirable for further validation.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"356-359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231490/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141307725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Bacterial meningitis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus in an adult patient: literature review].","authors":"A Buforn Pascua, A Hernández Belmonte","doi":"10.37201/req/139.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/139.2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"360-361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231483/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141428594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F Moraga-Llop, E Andradas, L C Blesa-Baviera, R Cantón, J González Del Castillo, F Martinón-Torres, E Moya, A Trilla, J Vazquez, R J Villena, J Ruiz-Galiana, P De Lucas Ramos, A García-Botella, A García-Lledó, T Hernández-Sampelayo, J Gómez-Pavón, M C Martín-Delgado, F J Martín Sánchez, M Martínez-Sellés, J M Molero García, S Moreno Guillén, F J Rodríguez-Artalejo, E Bouza
{"title":"Meningococcal meningitis in Spain in the Horizon 2030: A position paper.","authors":"F Moraga-Llop, E Andradas, L C Blesa-Baviera, R Cantón, J González Del Castillo, F Martinón-Torres, E Moya, A Trilla, J Vazquez, R J Villena, J Ruiz-Galiana, P De Lucas Ramos, A García-Botella, A García-Lledó, T Hernández-Sampelayo, J Gómez-Pavón, M C Martín-Delgado, F J Martín Sánchez, M Martínez-Sellés, J M Molero García, S Moreno Guillén, F J Rodríguez-Artalejo, E Bouza","doi":"10.37201/req/023.2024","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/023.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Meningococcal meningitis (MM) and invasive meningococcal disease remain a major public health problem that generates enormous public alarm. It is caused by Neisseria meningitidis, a Gram-negative diplococcus with an enormous capacity for acute and rapidly progressive disease, both episodic and epidemic in nature, with early diagnosis and treatment playing a major role. It occurs at any age, but is most common in children under 5 years of age followed by adolescents. Although most cases occur in healthy people, the incidence is higher in certain risk groups. Despite advances in reducing the incidence, it is estimated that in 2017 there were around 5 million new cases of MM worldwide, causing approximately 290,000 deaths and a cumulative loss of about 20,000,000 years of healthy life. In Spain, in the 2021/22 season, 108 microbiologically confirmed cases of MM were reported, corresponding to an incidence rate of 0.23 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This is a curable and, above all, vaccine-preventable disease, for which the World Health Organisation has drawn up a roadmap with the aim of reducing mortality and sequelae by 2030. For all these reasons, the Illustrious Official College of Physicians of Madrid (ICOMEM) and the Medical Associations of 8 other provinces of Spain, have prepared this opinion document on the situation of MM in Spain and the resources and preparation for the fight against it in our country. The COVID-19 and Emerging Pathogens Committee of ICOMEM has invited experts in the field to participate in the elaboration of this document.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"285-298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11231484/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140186811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}