Publications by authors named "C G Calvo"
Tracheobronchitis in Noncritically Ill Children With Tracheostomy: Can Quantitative Tracheal Cultures Assist in the Management?
Pediatr Pulmonol
January 2025
Background And Objectives: Bacteria in tracheal aspirate samples from children with tracheostomy can indicate infection or colonization. Our study aimed to determine whether bacterial counts > 10 or > 10 CFU (colony forming units)/mL are more frequently associated with tracheobronchitis. Additionally, we aimed to examine the association between bacterial count and variables distinguishing colonization from infection in tracheobronchitis, along with clinical severity indicators.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA significant concentration of pharmaceuticals has been detected within composted sewage sludge. Their uncomplete removal and lack of monitoring during composting neglects their potentially toxic effects when used as a soil organic amendment. Previously, we successfully implemented a bioaugmentation-composting system focused on toxicity and pharmaceuticals' concentration reduction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTolerance of Atovacuona/proguanil in off-label indication in children.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Respiratory infections significantly affect hospitalization rates and costs for children with tracheostomies, prompting a study on antibiotic treatment patterns.
- The research analyzed medical records of 83 children to evaluate antibiotic use for tracheobronchitis and nonspecific respiratory episodes (NSRE), revealing that a high percentage of tracheobronchitis cases received antibiotics, while many NSRE cases did not require them.
- Factors like fever were linked to increased antibiotic prescriptions, but many cases resolved without treatment, indicating the need for careful antibiotic prescription practices to avoid unnecessary usage.
Enhanced echovirus 11 genomic surveillance in neonatal infections in Spain following a European alert reveals new recombinant forms linked to severe cases, 2019 to 2023.
Euro Surveill
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- In 2023, Europe raised concerns about rising severe neonatal infections due to a new lineage of echovirus 11 (E11), prompting an analysis of E11 cases in Spain from 2019 to 2023.
- Out of 1,288 samples, 103 were found to be E11-positive, but the detection rates and severity of infections among neonates did not significantly change after the new lineage appeared in June 2022.
- The findings suggest that the new lineage 1 is not responsible for increased neonatal infections, but the discovery of novel E11 recombinants linked to severe cases highlights the need for better monitoring and surveillance.