Preservation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: should swabs be refrigerated or not?: Neisseria gonorrhoeae preservation.

Although molecular diagnosis has replaced culture as the reference technique in gonococcal infection, conventional culture is still performed. The aim was to compare the survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) in transport swabs at room temperature (RT) and at 4°C. Fifty-four NG isolates were tested.

[Bacterial vaginosis].

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the main cause of vaginal dysbacteriosis in the women during the reproductive age. It is an entity in which many studies have focused for years and which is still open for discussion topics. This is due to the diversity of microorganisms that cause it and therefore, its difficult treatment.

[Streptococcus agalactiae late-onset neonatal infections in Barcelona (1996-2010)].

Objetive: To study the characteristics and evolution of group B Streptococcus (GBS) late-onset diseases, over a period of 15years in 8hospitals the Barcelona area and analyze the possible impact of prophylactic measures for the prevention of early-onset neonatal infections.

Methods: Retrospective review of all patients diagnosed with late-onset neonatal disease due to GBS from 1996 to 2010.

Results: A total of 143 patients were diagnosed.

[Neisseria gonorrhoeae: antimicrobial resistance and study of population dynamics. Situation in Barcelona in 2011].

Background: Due to the high rates of antimicrobial resistance to certain antibiotics, together with the emergence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) with reduced susceptibility and resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, gonococcal infection is becoming a public health problem. The objectives of the study were: To keep track of the antimicrobial susceptibility of NG strains obtained from January to August 2011. To study the population dynamics.

[Prevention of Neonatal Group B Sreptococcal Infection. Spanish Recommendations. Update 2012. SEIMC/SEGO/SEN/SEQ/SEMFYC Consensus Document].

Group B streptococci (GBS) remain the most common cause of early onset neonatal sepsis. In 2003 the Spanish Societies of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Neonatology, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Chemotherapy, and Family and Community Medicine published updated recommendations for the prevention of early onset neonatal GBS infection. It was recommended to study all pregnant women at 35-37 weeks gestation to determine whether they were colonised by GBS, and to administer intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) to all colonised women.

[Prevention of perinatal group B Streptococcal disease. Updated Spanish recommendations 2012].

It has been a significant reduction in neonatal group B streptococcus (GBS) infection in Spain following the widespread application of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis. In 2010, new recommendations have been published by the CDC and this fact, together with the new knowledge and experience available, has driven to the participating scientific societies publishing these new recommendations. In these recommendations is advised to study all pregnant women at 35-37 gestation weeks` to determine if they are colonized by GBS and to administer intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) to all colonized mothers.

[Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection, as evaluated by molecular biology methods].

Background: To determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in our area by molecular methods.

Methods: We describe the combined results of three studies carried out in the city of Barcelona including a total of 408 women considered to be at high risk for acquiring a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The first study was performed in 94 women attended at a public STD clinic located downtown, the second in 112 women attended at the Hospital Clinic and the third in 202 women attended at Hospital Vall d'Hebron (both third-level hospitals).