[Costs of serious adverse events in a community teaching hospital, in Mexico].

Background: Serious adverse events during hospital care are a worldwide reality and threaten the safety of the hospitalised patient.

Objective: To identify serious adverse events related to healthcare and direct hospital costs in a Teaching Hospital in México.

Material And Methods: A study was conducted in a 250-bed Teaching Hospital in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

[Prevalence of unsafe conditions associated to non-intentional needlestick injuries among trainee physicians].

Introduction: Physicians in training face high-risk clinical situations for needlestick injuries during their training.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and establish behaviors associated with needlestick injuries.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2012-2013 school year among undergraduate and graduate medical students of a Faculty of Medicine in Mexico.

[Knowledge and attitudes of teachers at a Medical School and the use of clinical practice guidelines].

Introduction: The National Center for Health Technology Excellence (CENETEC) has published 539 clinical practice guidelines (CPG) whose area of influence is nationwide.

Objective: To conduct an assessment of the knowledge and attitudes of teachers at a medical school and the use of CPGs.

Materials And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in 2012 among teachers at one medical school in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

[Seroprevalence of syphilis in pregnant women in San Luis Potosí].

Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of syphilis in pregnant women.

Methods: A seroepidemiologic survey was conducted in 1857 women giving birth at a general hospital in the city of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Results: Five women (0.