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Antonio Franco

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Ureteral stent encrustation: evaluation of available scores as predictors of a complex surgery

2022

Background: Stent Encrustation is an uncommon event (13%) with a significant impact in patients' management. Aim of our study was to evaluate the available grading systems for encrusted stents. Methods: A retrospective analysis of encrusted stents was performed in four Italian centers between 2006 and 2020. Encrusted stents were classified according to four classifications: the Forgotten Encrusted Calcificated (FECal) score, the Kidney Ureter Bladder (KUB) score, the Visual Grading for Ureteral Encrusted Stent Classification and the Encrustation Burden Score (EBS). Classifications were evaluated to predict complex surgery defined as: long operative time (>60min); need of more than one su…

ureteral; stent; encrustationureteralencrustationUrolithiasisNephrologyUrologyUreteral stentstentEBSKUBFECalComplex surgery
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Degradation of simazine by microorganisms isolated from soils of Spanish olive fields.

2005

Special Issue: Pesticides, Microbial Functions and Biodiversity in Soil; The capability of the microbial flora isolated from an olive field soil from Andalusia to mineralize simazine has been analyzed. From this soil, a group of bacteria capable of degrading 60 mg simazine litre-1 in less than a week has been isolated. These microorganisms showed a low capacity for degrading this herbicide to carbon dioxide. When total DNA was isolated from this group of bacteria, we were able to detect by PCR the presence of only the atzC and the trzN genes. Some components of this bacterial population have been identified by sequencing of specific fragments from bacterial 16S rDNA, including Variovorax sp…

Methylopila capsulataDNA BacterialTime Factors[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]MicroorganismSimazineSimazinesoilchemistry.chemical_compoundOleaBotanyFood scienceMicrobial biodegradationPhylogenySoil MicrobiologybiologyBacteriaMolecular StructureChemistryHerbicidesGeneral MedicineBiodegradationbiology.organism_classificationBiodegradation EnvironmentalModels ChemicalGenes BacterialSpainInsect Science[SDE]Environmental SciencesPseudoxanthomonas mexicanamicrobial degradationAgronomy and Crop ScienceSoil microbiologyBacteriaPest management science
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Recomendaciones en el manejo de la pandemia por coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) en pacientes con trasplante renal

2020

The SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic is evolving very quickly and means a special risk for both immunosuppressed and comorbid patients. Knowledge about this growing infection is also increasing although many uncertainties remain, especially in the kidney transplant population. This manuscript presents a proposal for action with general and specific recommendations to protect and prevent infection in this vulnerable population such as kidney transplant recipients. Resumen: La pandemia por coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) está evolucionando de manera muy rápida y representa un riesgo especial en pacientes inmunodeprimidos y con comorbilidades añadidas. El conocimiento sobre esta in…

:Phenomena and Processes::Immune System Phenomena::Immunocompromised Host [Medical Subject Headings]:Anatomy::Urogenital System::Urinary Tract::Kidney [Medical Subject Headings]Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Population030230 surgerylcsh:RC870-923medicine.disease_causeKidney transplant:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk Factors [Medical Subject Headings]:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]Kidney transplantation03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine:Health Care::Health Care Quality Access and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Epidemiologic Factors::Comorbidity [Medical Subject Headings]PandemicCOVID-19 ; inmunodeprimido ; trasplante renal ; kidney transplantation ; immunosuppressed ; SARS-CoV-2MedicineVulnerable population030212 general & internal medicineeducationKidney transplantationCoronavirus:Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]education.field_of_studyInmunodeprimidoSARS-CoV-2business.industry:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks::Epidemics::Pandemics [Medical Subject Headings]lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urologymedicine.diseaseVirology:Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections [Medical Subject Headings]Trasplante renalImmunosuppressedNephrology:Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Physiological Effects of Drugs::Immunologic Factors::Immunosuppressive Agents [Medical Subject Headings]Covid-19businessNefrología (English Edition)
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