Pharmaecology J. GONZÁLEZ, A. ORERO, V. OLMO, D. MARTÍNEZ, J. PRIETO, J. A. BAHLSEN, F. ZARAGOZÁ, J. HONORATO Two of the main characteristics of western societies in the last fifty years have been the medicalization of the human life and the environmental degradation. The first one has forced human being to consider medicines use […]
Activity of vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, daptomycin, and linezolid against coagulase-negative staphylococci bacteremia M. FAJARDO, R. HIDALGO, S. RODRÍGUEZ, F. F. RODRÍGUEZ-VIDIGAL, A. VERA, M. ROBLES Objective. Multiresistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) infections are mainly increased in hospitalized patients. We have studied the activity of vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, daptomycin and linezolid in methicillin-resistant CNS strains, isolated from true […]
Do general practitioners follow the therapeutical recommendations of cystitis in women?. INURA study G.RABANAQUE, A. LÓPEZ, J. M. COTS, C. LLOR Objective: The management of lower urinary tract infections varies from physician to physician. The aim of this study was to assess whether general practitioners follow the evidence-based guidelines for the management of cystitis […]
Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from Lebanese patients between 2005 and 2009 Z. DAOUD, M. KOURANI, R. SAAB, M. A. NADER, M. HAJJAR Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important organism in view of its prevalence and ability to cause serious infections; its resistance to antimicrobial agents is increasing worldwide. The purpose of this study […]
Antimicrobial susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from outpatient individuals L. GARCÍA-AGUDO, M. HUERTAS, M. A. ASENCIO EGEA, R. CARRANZA, P. GARCÍA-MARTOS Background: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has emerged worldwide as a cause of infections among patients without risk factors. This CA-MRSA is different from nosocomial strains in terms of epidemiology, microbiology and […]
Results of a counselling programme in antibiotic treatment in a secundary hospital A. DEL ARCO, B. TORTAJADA, J. DE LA TORRE, J. OLALLA, J. L. PRADA, N. MONTIEL, J. GARCÍA-ALEGRÍA Background: The inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents may contribute to the development of bacterial resistance to the principal antimicrobial drugs. There is no provision […]
Consumption of antibiotics of the general population of Segovia area during the period between 1999 to 2007 J. M. PINILLA, J. M. EIROS, F. ARAHUETES, S. VEGA, E. MORENO Introduction. The antibiotics are the medicaments most used after the analgesics, being prescribed more than 85 % in Primary Care. The aim of the study […]
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: changes in the susceptibility pattern to daptomycin during a 10-year period (2001-2010) J. J. PICAZO, C. BETRIU, E. CULEBRAS, I. RODRÍGUEZ-AVIAL, M. GÓMEZ, F. LÓPEZ-FABAL AND VIRA GROUP Introduction. The objective of this study was to evaluate the activity of daptomycin and other agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates collected from […]
Empirical antifungal treatment: a valid alternative for invasive fungal infection C. VALLEJO, J. BARBERÁN Empirical antifungal therapy refers to initiation of an antifungal agent at the first possible clinical evidence of fungal infection. It is frequently recommended in neutropenic highrisk hematological patients of invasive fungal infection in order to guarantee an early approach. An […]
Side effects of benznidazole treatment in a cohort of patients with Chagas disease in non-endemic country B. CARRILERO, L. MURCIA, L. MARTINEZ-LAGE, M. SEGOVIA Chagas disease is a disease endemic in Latin America, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Benznidazole is the most commonly used drug for the etiological treatment of the disease although […]
