Evaluation of FilmArray ME panel for the rapid diagnosis of meningitis-encephalitis in emergency departments.

To assess the impact of a rapid diagnostic system based on nucleic acid amplification techniques (FilmArray ME) on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with meningitis or encephalitis admitted to our emergency department. Between November 2016, and June 2019 we studied 79 samples of cerebrospinal fluid from patients admitted to our emergency department with suspected diagnoses of meningitis or encephalitis. FilmArray ME panel was used routinely in addition to conventional laboratory methods for the identification of microorganisms in cerebrospinal fluid samples (CSF).

Epidemiology of Severe Acute Diarrhea in Patients Requiring Hospital Admission.

Background: Information on the epidemiology and susceptibility patterns of main pathogens causing severe acute diarrhea may help to reduce inappropriate antimicrobial use in emergency departments.

Objectives: We sought to investigate the micro-organisms causing severe acute diarrhea in patients requiring hospital admission by means of a commercial multiple polymerase chain reaction system.

Methods: Between November 2016 and October 2018 we studied 132 patients with acute diarrhea who required hospital admission at a 250-bed hospital in Spain.

[Hospital emergency health service care as a risk factor for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in residents of long-term care facilities].

Objectives: Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization because of age-related illnesses and high rates of hospital use, in particular, of visits to the emergency department (ED). We aimed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for MRSA colonization in LTCF residents.

Material And Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014 (April–June).