Prevention of perinatal group B Streptococcal disease. Updated Spanish recommendations J. I. ALÓS, A. ANDREU, L. ARRIBAS, L. CABERO, M. CUETO, J. LÓPEZ, J. C. MELCHOR, A. PUERTAS, M. DE LA ROSA, S. SALCEDO, M. SÁNCHEZ, M. J. SÁNCHEZ, R. TORREJÓN It has been a significant reduction in neonatal group B streptococcus (GBS) infection […]
Analysis of treatments used in infections caused by Gram-positive multiresistant cocci in critically ill patients admitted to the ICU F. ÁLVAREZ-LERMA, M. PALOMAR, P. OLAECHEA, J. INSAUSTI, M. J. LÓPEZ, M. P. GRACIA, R. GIMENO, I. SEIJAS The appearance of new antimicrobials with activity against Gram-positive multiresistant cocci and knowledge of the limitations of […]
Clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with pandemic 2009 Influenza A(H1N1)v virus infection admitted to hospitals with different levels of health-care M. GUTIÉRREZ-CUADRA, J.L. GONZÁLEZ-FERNÁNDEZ, P. RODRÍGUEZ-CUNDIN, C. FARIÑAS-ÁLVAREZ, M. V. SAN JUAN, J. A. PARRA, M. CARRASCOSA, M. C. FARIÑAS Background. The outcome of patients with influenza A 2009 (H1N1)v virus infection taking […]
Effect of protein binding on the activity of voriconazole alone or combined with anidulafungin against Aspergillus spp. using a time-kill methodology F. CAFINI, D. SEVILLANO, L. ALOU, F. GÓMEZ-AGUADO, M. T. CORCUERA, N. GONZÁLEZ, J. GUINEA, J. PRIETO Objectives: the aims of the study were to explore the activity of total and free (according […]
Phenotypes and mechanisms of resistance to macrolides and lincosamides in Streptococcus agalactiae isolates with clinical significance in an eight-year period (2002-2010) F. ARTILES, A. CAÑAS, I. ÁLAMO, B. LAFARGA Introduction. Streptococcus agalactiae is the most prevalent agent of invasive disease in the newborn (sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis), as well as an important cause of […]
Antimicrobial resistance in clinical patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa M. M. CASAL, M. CAUSSE, F. RODRÍGUEZ-LÓPEZ, M. CASAL Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic microorganism that is frequently the cause of nosocomial infections. Multiple mechanisms are involved in its natural and acquired resistance to many of the antimicrobial agents commonly used in clinical practice. We performed […]
Respiratory infections: etiology and patterns of resistance in the hospital general of Ciudad Real I. CLEMENTE, M. D. MAÑAS, J. MARTÍNEZ, C. MONROY, M. SIDAHI, J. YANES Objectives. Understanding the impact on our work place of increasing antibiotic resistance in respiratory infections.Material and methods. We have performed a retrospective observational study […]
Activity of vancomycin, teicoplanin and linezolid in methicillin resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolates from paediatric blood cultures M. FAJARDO, R. HIDALGO, S. RODRÍGUEZ, C. GAONA, R. M. SÁNCHEZ, R. HERNÁNDEZ, E. MARTÍNEZ, J. L. CORDEROM. T. MARTÍNEZ-IZQUIERDO Introduction. Coagulase-negative-Staphylococci (CNS) are the major cause of bacteraemia and sepsis in newborns. CNS methicillin resistance and its loss […]
Liposomal amphotericin B: a unique pharmacokinetic profile. An unfinished story J. R. AZANZA, J. BARBERÁN La anfotericina B en su formulación liposómica continúa siendo un fármaco de referencia en el tratamiento de las infecciones fúngicas sistémicas a pesar del tiempo transcurrido desde que se desarrolló. La ausencia de resistencias de los hongos, la farmacocinética, y […]
Macrolides and staphylococcal biofilms J. PARRA-RUIZ, C. VIDAILLAC, M. J. RYBAK Medical device-associated infections represent a growing problem with limited or no therapeutic options beyond implant removal. Bacterial biofilm is the major and the final determinant of the poor prognosis of these difficult-to-treat infections. Due to the high antimicrobial resistance level of bacteria organized in […]
