Prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases among adult immigrants from Venezuela at a university hospital in Colombia from 2017 to 2018.

Since 2015 immigration has increased significantly into Colombia. As immigrants who are not insured to the national health system present to public hospitals for medical care. However, there is little knowledge about the prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases amongst them.

Malaria among migrants in a university hospital in Colombia during 2018: A case series.

Imported malaria has increased in Colombia since 2015 and has been attributed to migrants coming from Venezuela. We present a series of malaria cases, nested in a retrospective cross-sectional study between 2017 and 2018, aimed at calculating the prevalence of medical diseases among immigrants in a University Hospital in Colombia. Among 154 immigrants admitted for medical causes between 2017 and 2018, 8 were diagnosed with malaria, all due to Of these, seven had uncomplicated malaria, five had a previous history of malaria, one was critically ill, but none died.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of asymptomatic bacteriuria after renal transplantation: incidence, risk of complications, and treatment outcomes.

Background: Routine treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) after renal transplantation (RT) represents nowadays a controversial topic, being unknown its impact on the overall prognosis of the transplanted patient.

Methods: Studies published during 1970-2019 that evaluated the benefit of treating ASB after RT regarding the risk of renal complications were included. The primary outcome was to assess whether the treatment is associated with a lower risk of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) or an improved renal function at the end of the follow-up period.

Risk of Surgical Site Infection in Patients with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria or Abnormal Urinalysis before Joint Arthroplasty: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Routine screening and treatment for pre-operative asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) before joint arthroplasty are controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the impact of ASB and other bacterial colonization markers (BCM) observed in abnormal urine analyses, such as positive nitrites, leukocyturia, or positive leukocyte esterase in the risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) of joint arthroplasty patients.

Methods: Studies published between 1970 and 2017 that reported data on SSI and prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients after joint arthroplasty of the hip, knee, or shoulder with pre-operative ASB or BCM were included.