Initial experience with the novel BioMime 60 mm-long sirolimus-eluting tapered stent system in long coronary lesions

Papel de la lipocalina asociada a la gelatinasa neutrófila en la detección precoz de la nefropatía inducida por contraste tras una coronariografía

Analysis of microbiota in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

To identify the bacterial diversity (microbiota) in expectorated sputum, a pyrosequencing method that investigates complex microbial communities of expectorated sputum was done in 19 stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients (mean (SD) FEV1: 47 (18%) of predicted value). Using conventional culture, 3 phyla and 20 bacterial genera were identified, whereas the pyrosequencing approach detected 9 phyla and 43 genera (p < 0.001). In sputum the prevalent genera with pyrosequencing approach were Streptococcus, Actinomyces, Neisseria, Haemophilus, Rothia, Fusobacterium, Gemella, Granulicatella, Porphyromonas, Prevotella and Veillonella. Enterobacteriaceae, detected frequently in convent…

Role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin in the Detection of Contrast-induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing a Coronary Angiography

Missing Cases of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection of the Central Nervous System When the Reller Criteria Are Applied for HSV PCR Testing: a Multicenter Study

ABSTRACT Previous studies suggested that herpes simplex virus (HSV) PCR testing can be safely deferred in patients with normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell (WBC) counts and protein levels as long as they are older than 2 years of age and are not immunocompromised, the so-called Reller criteria. In this multicenter study, we retrospectively assessed the validity of these screening criteria in our setting. A total of 4,404 CSF specimens submitted for HSV PCR testing to the respective microbiology laboratories at the participating hospitals between 2012 and 2018 were included. Six commercially available HSV PCR assays were used across the participating centers. Ninety-one of the …

Alteración renal en la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana

Fundamento y objetivo Aunque la enfermedad renal se esta convirtiendo en un problema emergente en la poblacion infectada por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), se tiene muy escasa informacion sobre su curso natural. El objetivo del presente estudio es analizar las lesiones renales en una serie de autopsias de pacientes con infeccion por el VIH en ausencia de tratamiento antirretroviral Pacientes y metodo Se han revisado retrospectivamente datos de las autopsias de 61 sujetos infectados por el VIH (edad media [DE], 36,9 [8,4] anos; un 58,6% eran adictos a drogas por via parenteral y el 84%, varones) fallecidos en nuestro hospital entre 1984 y 1997. Ningun paciente recibio tratami…