Evaluation of the Sensititre Yeast One microdilution method for susceptibility testing of Candida species to anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin L. GARCÍA-AGUDO, P. GARCÍA-MARTOS, J. MARTOS-CAÑADAS, P. AZNAR-MARÍN, P. MARÍN-CASANOVA, M. RODRÍGUEZ-IGLESIAS Introduction. Echinocandins represent a new antifungal group with potent activity against Candida species. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the utility of the […]
Is it necessary to know which workers are carriers of MRSA in contact with cancer patients? T. GARCÍA-LOZANO, A. EGIDO, E. CONTEL, M. I. PICÓN, M. A. MARTÍNEZ, E. AZNAR Our objective was to determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in workers who had direct contact with oncologic patients infected with MRSA and admitted to […]
Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic evaluation of respiratory fluoroquinolones. Guideline to selection of the most appropriate fluoroquinolone J. PARRA-RUIZ, J. HERNÁNDEZ-QUERO Since its approval, fluoroquinolones have become one of the most prescribed antibacterial agents. Because of its widespread use, serious concerns about the emergence of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas spp, and entrobacteriaceae, has arisen, especially because of […]
Echinocandins: searching for differences. The example of their use in patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy N. DE LA LLAMA-CELIS, R. HUARTE-LACUNZA, C. GÓMEZ-BARAZA, I CAÑAMARES-ORBIS, M. SEBASTIÁN- ALDEANUEVA, R. ARRIETA-NAVARRO The echinocandins have a growing role in the treatment of fungal infections because of their novel mechanism of action. This is reflected in recently published […]
Consensus Document on vaccination against influenza in health care workers J. J. PICAZO, L. M. ALONSO, J. ARÍSTEGUI, J. M. BAYAS, J. SANZ, P. DEL AMO, J. L. COBOS, J. RODRÍGUEZ-SALAZAR, M. SÁNCHEZ-PASTOR, R. DE LA CÁMARA, J. CARRATALÁ, J. L. CAÑADA, J. GONZÁLEZ-DEL CASTILLO, P. ALDAZ, F. PÉREZ-ESCANILLA, J. BARBERÁN, A. RODRÍGUEZ, D. VIGIL-ESCRIBANO, […]
Impact of liposomal amphotericin B on renal function in critically ill patients with renal function impairment F. ÁLVAREZ-LERMA, M. C. SORIANO, M. RODRÍGUEZ, M. CATALÁN, A. M. LLORENTE, N. VIDART, M. GARITACELAYA, E. MARAVÍ, E. FERNÁNDEZ, F. ALVARADO, M. LÓPEZ, B. ÁLVAREZ-SÁNCHEZ, J. ESPINOSA, E. QUINTANA AND THE STUDY GROUP OF LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN B IN […]
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus bacteraemia: prognosis factors and influence of antibiotic treatment A. FERNÁNDEZ-RUFETE, E. GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ, A. HERNÁNDEZ-TORRES, M. CANTERAS, J. RUIZ, J. GÓMEZ Introduction: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are the most frequent isolated microorganism in blood cultures; mortality has been associated to severity and to adequacy of empirical treatment but the relevance of the latter is not […]
Long-term outcome of acute prosthetic joint infections due to gram-negative bacilli treated with retention of prosthesis N. JAÉN, J. C. MARTÍNEZ-PASTOR, E. MUÑOZ-MAHAMUD, S. GARCÍA-RAMIRO, J. BOSCH, J. MENSA, A. SORIANO Objective: To update the clinical information of the 47 patients with a prosthetic joint infection due to Gram-negative bacilli included in a previous study […]
Evaluation of the variability in the susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii to tigecycline in the same medium with two methods of quantitative diffusion different commercial R. TEJERO, M. CAUSSE, M. A. MORENO, F. SOLÍS, F. RODRÍGUEZ-LÓPEZ, M. CASAL Introduction: Tigecycline may be a therapeutic alternative for the control of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, although there is no […]
Antimicrobial resistance of the most frequently isolated microorganisms in the Hospital General La Mancha Centro between June 2009 and May 2010 M. A. ASENCIO, R. CARRANZA, M. HUERTAS Introduction: During the last two decades an increased incidence of infections caused by multiresistant bacteria has been observed. The spread of these microorganisms in the hospital is […]
