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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bacteraemia due to Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum betalactamases (ESBL): clinical relevance and today’s insights A. M. GARCÍA-HERNÁNDEZ, E. GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ, A. HERNÁNDEZ-TORRES, J. RUIZ, G. YAGÜE, J. A. HERRERO, J. GÓMEZ Antibiotic resistance is an old problem with new face as the rate of infections due to multidrug resistant bacteria is higher everyday and the […]
Clinical experience with linezolid for the treatment of neurosurgical infections D. SOUSA, P. LLINARES, H. MEIJIDE, J.M. GUTIÉRREZ, E. MIGUEZ, E. SÁNCHEZ, L. CASTELO, A. MENA Objectives: We sought to evaluate the clinical use of linezolid for the treatment of neurosurgical infections. Methods: Retrospective observational study of a cohort of hospitalized patients who received […]
