J Ligero-López, L Escosa-García, C Schüffelmann-Gutiérrez, M Laplaza-González, M I Quiles-Melero, F Moreno-Ramos, F Baquero-Artigao, J Cacho-Calvo, E Cendejas-Bueno
{"title":"Is it in their eyes? Correlation between microorganisms isolated from bronchial aspirates and conjunctival swabs in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.","authors":"J Ligero-López, L Escosa-García, C Schüffelmann-Gutiérrez, M Laplaza-González, M I Quiles-Melero, F Moreno-Ramos, F Baquero-Artigao, J Cacho-Calvo, E Cendejas-Bueno","doi":"10.37201/req/116.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/116.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Our observational, retrospective study aimed to determine the correlation between bacteria isolated from bronchial aspirates of pediatric ICU patients (PICU) with respiratory infections and those obtained from conjunctival swabs of the same patients exhibiting clinical conjunctivitis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Throughout the period from 2015 to 2022, we reviewed all clinically significant bronchial aspirates (≥105 CFU/mL) and positive conjunctival swabs obtained from PICU patients. These records were retrieved from the microbiology database, cross-referencing the data to identify patients who tested positive for both during the same clinical episode.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median age of the patients was 5 months (interquartile range: 1-7). Among the cohort, twenty-one patients exhibited positivity in both bronchial aspirate and conjunctival swab samples, showcasing a microbial match in 85.71% of cases (18 out of 21). The most frequently isolated microorganisms were Haemophilus influenzae (55.6%), followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (14.3%), Klebsiella aerogenes (9.5%), and Escherichia coli, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Enterobacter cloacae, each accounting for 4.8% of the isolates.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study demonstrates a strong concordance between the isolated microorganisms from both samples in patients presenting clear symptoms of clinical conjunctivitis. These findings provide a basis for future prospective studies that may leverage conjunctival swabs as a predictive tool for identifying microorganisms involved in respiratory infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"176-179"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10945105/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139521781","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}
J M Martínez Sesmero, L Margusino Framiñan, M Gimeno Gracia, V Áreas Del Águila, H Navarro Aznares, M J Huertas Fernández, E Molina Cuadrado, P Díaz Ruiz, M T Martin Conde, E Alonso Grandes, A Lázaro López, R Morillo Verdugo
{"title":"[Comparison of quality of life in patients living with HIV infection through pharmaceutical care according to CMO methodology vs. conventional follow-up. MAS-VIH project].","authors":"J M Martínez Sesmero, L Margusino Framiñan, M Gimeno Gracia, V Áreas Del Águila, H Navarro Aznares, M J Huertas Fernández, E Molina Cuadrado, P Díaz Ruiz, M T Martin Conde, E Alonso Grandes, A Lázaro López, R Morillo Verdugo","doi":"10.37201/req/105.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/105.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare quality of life, in patients living with HIV infection with pharmaceutical care according to the CMO methodology: capacity, motivation and opportunity versus conventional follow-up.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Longitudinal, prospective, multicenter, health intervention study, conducted between October 2019 and November 2021 in 14 centers throughout Spain. Patients over 18 years of age, receiving antiretroviral treatment and attending the consultations of the participating Pharmacy Services for 1 year were included. Patients who did not have the autonomy to complete the planned questionnaires were excluded. At baseline, participating centers were randomized to continue using the same systematics of work (traditional follow-up) or to implement the CMO model using patient stratification models, goal setting in relation to pharmacotherapy, use of motivational interviewing, as well as longitudinal follow-up enabled by new technologies. The main variable was the difference in the number of dimensions positively affected in each follow-up arm at 24 weeks of follow-up according to the MOS-HIV questionnaire. In the CMO group, the interventions performed the most frequently were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>151 patients were included. The median age was 51.35 years. A significant improvement in quality of life was found at the end of follow-up in the CMO group, reducing the number of patients with negatively affected dimensions (2/11 vs 8/11). The most frequent interventions carried out in the CMO group, according to the taxonomy, were Motivation (51,7%) and review and validation (49,4%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The quality of life of patients is higher in those centers that develop Pharmaceutical Care based on the CMO methodology compared to traditional follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"149-157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10945106/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139492927","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}
B González Fernández, S Garcinuño Pérez, L Sánchez-de Prada, I Eiros-Bachiller, J A Brizuela Sanz, J M Eiros
{"title":"[Abscess in the psoas secondary to infection of the abdominal aortic stent by Listeria monocytogenes].","authors":"B González Fernández, S Garcinuño Pérez, L Sánchez-de Prada, I Eiros-Bachiller, J A Brizuela Sanz, J M Eiros","doi":"10.37201/req/135.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/135.2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"193-195"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10945103/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139907185","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}
J Ruiz Ramos, A Suárez-Lledó Grande, M R Santolaya Perrín, C Caballero Requejo, M Hijazi Vega, M López Vinardell, A García Martín, Y Campos Baeta, A J Marcos González, M Alonso Díez, S Conde Giner, S Herrera Carranza, A Such Diáz, M Prats Riera, L Menendez Liendo, C Toro Blanch, A Revuelta Amallo, C Calzón Blanco
{"title":"[Antibiotic stewardship programs in the Spanish emergency services: PROA-URG Study].","authors":"J Ruiz Ramos, A Suárez-Lledó Grande, M R Santolaya Perrín, C Caballero Requejo, M Hijazi Vega, M López Vinardell, A García Martín, Y Campos Baeta, A J Marcos González, M Alonso Díez, S Conde Giner, S Herrera Carranza, A Such Diáz, M Prats Riera, L Menendez Liendo, C Toro Blanch, A Revuelta Amallo, C Calzón Blanco","doi":"10.37201/req/138.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/138.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) have become a key tool in the adaptation of these drugs to the health system. The information available on the application and indicators used in these programs in emergency departments is scarce. The objective of this study is to know the extent of ASP implementation in the emergency departments, as well as the use of antimicrobials in these units.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Multicenter retrospective study. An invitation was sent to all participants of the REDFASTER-SEFH emergency pharmacist working group. A questionnaire was used consisting of 21 items, answered by a team made up of a pharmacist, emergency room specialist, infectious disease specialist and microbiologist.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighteen hospitals completed the survey. Fourteen (77.8%) had an ASP manager. The DDD value per 1000 admissions ranged between 36.5 and 400.5 (median: 100.4 [IQR:57.2-157.3]). Both carbapenem and macrolide group presented wide variability in use. Six (33.3%) hospitals had an annual report on the specific resistance profile for urine and blood cultures. The percentage of multi-drug resistant strains in urine cultures was 12.5% and in blood cultures 12.2%. The percentage of adequacy in the bacteremia treatment was 81.0% (IQR:74.6-85.0%), while in urinary tract infections was 78.0% (IQR:71.5-88.0).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the existence of ASP members in emergency services, as well as the training activity and local guidelines is common. knowledge of the use of antimicrobials and resistances is limited. Future activities must be aimed at improving information about the ASP results in these units.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"163-169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10945102/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139901106","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}
P Marín Oliván, S Ferrando Monleón, J R Bretón-Martínez, A Piolatti Luna, I Hernández Monleón, C Fuertes Latasa, D Navarro Ortega, J Colomina Rodríguez
{"title":"[Prevalence and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in children].","authors":"P Marín Oliván, S Ferrando Monleón, J R Bretón-Martínez, A Piolatti Luna, I Hernández Monleón, C Fuertes Latasa, D Navarro Ortega, J Colomina Rodríguez","doi":"10.37201/req/113.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/113.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objectives of this work were to know the prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections in the paediatric population of our health department, to describe the risk factors for infection by MRSA compared to those produced by methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and to know the antibiotic sensitivity profile of MRSA and MSSA isolates.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective, descriptive and analytical study of infections produced by MRSA versus those produced by MSSA was carried out during the years 2014 to 2018. Risk factors for MRSA infection were studied using a binary logistic regression model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>162 patients with S. aureus infections were identified. Of these, 25 (15.4%) were MRSA. The highest percentages of MRSA infection occurred among children who required hospital admission (23.4%). In the univariate analysis the need of hospital admission, antibiotic treatment in the last 3 months, the kind of infection and past MRSA infection or colonisation reached statistical significance. However, only the need of hospital admission and antibiotic treatment in the last 3 months maintained statistical significance in the binary logistic regression model. Correct antibiotic treatment was only prescribed in 26.7% of the MRSA infection cases admitted to the hospital.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results suggest the need to review empirical local treatment regimen using drugs active against MRSA in infections of probable staphylococcal origin admitted to the hospital, especially if they have received antibiotic treatment in the last 3 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"170-175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10945100/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139514479","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}
E Herranz-Bayo, R Huarte-Lacunza, P Sánchez-Chueca, I Aguiló-Lafarga, A Pinilla-Rello, E Sampedro-Calavia
{"title":"[Pharmacokinetic monitoring of isavuconazole in a patient with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support].","authors":"E Herranz-Bayo, R Huarte-Lacunza, P Sánchez-Chueca, I Aguiló-Lafarga, A Pinilla-Rello, E Sampedro-Calavia","doi":"10.37201/req/120.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/120.2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"183-185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10945098/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139708930","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}
X Larrea Urtaran, A Dordà Benito, L Gratacós Santanach, E Nogué Pujadas, R Aguilar Salmeron, X Salgado Serrano
{"title":"[Patient with allergy to first-line antituberculosis drugs].","authors":"X Larrea Urtaran, A Dordà Benito, L Gratacós Santanach, E Nogué Pujadas, R Aguilar Salmeron, X Salgado Serrano","doi":"10.37201/req/140.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/140.2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"196-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10945104/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139941406","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}
J M Serrano-Romero, A Román-de-la-Torre, J M Navarro-Marí, J Gutiérrez-Fernández
{"title":"[The β Carba® test can quickly determine the carbapenemases in the microbiology laboratory].","authors":"J M Serrano-Romero, A Román-de-la-Torre, J M Navarro-Marí, J Gutiérrez-Fernández","doi":"10.37201/req/128.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/128.2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"186-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10945107/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139725552","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}
I S Pérez Ramos, M L Gurruchaga Yanes, D Fernández Vecilla, U Oiartzabal Elorriaga, M J Unzaga Barañano, J L Díaz de Tuesta Del Arco
{"title":"Cavitary pneumonia and empyema thoracis caused by multidrug resistant Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in an elderly patient.","authors":"I S Pérez Ramos, M L Gurruchaga Yanes, D Fernández Vecilla, U Oiartzabal Elorriaga, M J Unzaga Barañano, J L Díaz de Tuesta Del Arco","doi":"10.37201/req/042.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/042.2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"97-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10874667/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92158165","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}
E Gómez-Vicente, J M Navarro-Marí, E Rodríguez-Guerrero, A Rosales-Castillo, J Gutiérrez-Fernández
{"title":"Concerning the presumptive identification of Candida kefyr on Uriselect™4 agar.","authors":"E Gómez-Vicente, J M Navarro-Marí, E Rodríguez-Guerrero, A Rosales-Castillo, J Gutiérrez-Fernández","doi":"10.37201/req/068.2023","DOIUrl":"10.37201/req/068.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Non-albicans Candida species, such as Candida kefyr, are emerging pathogens. Chromogenic media are highly useful for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs). The aim was to describe the behavior of this specie on a non-specific chromogenic medium.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study of cases of candiduria detected in the Microbiology laboratory of the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital in Granada (Spain) between 2016 and 2021 (N=2,130). Urine samples were quantitatively seeded on non-selective UriSelect™4 chromogenic agar.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 2016 and 2021, C. kefyr was the seventh most frequent Candida species responsible for candiduria in our setting (n=15). The macroscopic appearance of C. kefyr colonies, punctiform and bluish, allowed the direct identification of these microorganisms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides the first description of the specific behavior of C. kefyr on UriSelect™4 agar, which differentiates it from other Candida species based on its enzymatic characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":94198,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia","volume":" ","pages":"93-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10874673/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71490721","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}