Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · May 1998
[Prospective 3-month study of intravascular catheter complications in HIV-infected patients: relation between phlebitis and infection].
The aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology of phlebitis (chemical or infectious) and the prevalence of infections related to intravascular catheters (IRIC) in patients with HIV infection admitted to a 22-bed Infectious Disease Unit with a high rate of HIV infection. ⋯ Despite the high number of immunosuppressed patients in related to HIV infection, a greater incidence of IRCI was not found in these patients. The most frequent cause of phlebitis by catheter was of chemical origin.
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Mar 1998
Editorial Comparative Study[The threat of an influenza pandemic].
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Jan 1998
Review[Diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterial infections in patients with HIV/AIDS].
Mycobacterial infection remains as a frequent complication associated to HIV infection. Although the widespread use of HAART has intensely decreased incidence of disseminated Mycobacterium avium (MAC) infection, it does not seem that it has affected tuberculosis occurrence so intensely. In spite of the intense search of new methods of rapid diagnosis, in the clinical practice the diagnosis of the mycobacterial illnesses continues based on culture, although the appearance of new media has allowed to shorten the time of growth. ⋯ The emergence of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to the antituberculosis drugs, the lack of adherence to treatment, and the frequency of adverse events hinders even more the control of the tuberculosis and they demand a narrow follow up of these patients. The treatment of the disseminated infection by MAC has improved in the last years with the generalization of the combinations including macrolides as claritromicin or azitromicin with ETB. The doubt persists about what combination is more effective, although like in other opportunists infections associated with a severe immunodeficiency, using antiretrovirals combinations that enhance the immune system could be a fundamental therapeutic approach.