bacteremia (SAB) is one of the most common serious bacterial infections worldwide. In this study, we demonstrated changes in SAB epidemiology in an Argentinean University Hospital during an 8-year period (2009-2016). A total of 326 clinical isolates were recovered in three periods: P1: 2009-2010, P2: 2012-2014, and P3: 2015-2016.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To assess vaginal dysfunction using basic vaginal states and the presence of lactobacillary microbiota in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection with no squamous intra-epithelial lesions (SIL), with low-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions (L-SIL), and with high-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions (H-SIL) or squamous cell carcinoma compared with a control group (HPV-negative); to establish the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis, and trichomoniasis in the different age groups; and to characterize the species of lactobacilli according to the type of lesion.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out of patients who underwent clinical examination and collection of vaginal fornixes to study basic vaginal states and culture. Species identification of lactobacilli was performed by mass spectrometry.
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients with severe complications present comorbidities like cardiovascular-disease, hypertension and type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM), sharing metabolic alterations like insulin resistance (IR) and dyslipidemia. Our objective was to evaluate the association among different components of the lipid-lipoprotein profile, such as remnant lipoprotein (RLP)-cholesterol, in patients with COVID-19, and to analyze their associations with the severity of the disease and death. We studied 193 patients (68 (29-96) years; 49.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The vaginal microenvironment, regulated by an immune system, can be protected or altered by many factors, including contraceptive methods.
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of contraceptive methods on the basic vaginal states (BVSs) and to identify culturable vaginal Lactobacillus species.
Methods: This is a prospective, consecutive, longitudinal, and descriptive study.
Background: During pregnancy metabolic disorders that affect differently the fetus, are known. These could be early or late disorders.
Objectives: To analyze different biochemical parameters in umbilical cord blood (UCB) of healthy and pathological newborns from mothers with metabolic disorders.