Publications by authors named "C Lumbreras"

Background: Preventive management of tuberculosis in liver transplantation (LT) is challenging due to difficulties in detecting and treating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The aim of this study was to analyze the safety and efficacy of a screening strategy for LTBI with the inclusion of moxifloxacin as treatment.

Methods: We performed a retrospective single-center study of all LTs performed between 2016 and 2019 with a minimum 4-year follow-up and a standardized protocol for the evaluation of LTBI.

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  • Influenza virus infection can lead to severe outcomes like respiratory failure and death, but the mechanisms behind these effects are not well understood.
  • A study was conducted on hospitalized patients during the 2017/18 and 2018/19 flu seasons, measuring immune markers and other relevant factors to assess their impact on disease progression.
  • Findings revealed that patients with poor outcomes had lower levels of Apolipoprotein-H and higher levels of inflammatory markers, indicating that a dysregulated immune response contributes to worse prognoses in influenza cases.
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Background: The impact of co-management on clinical outcomes in neurosurgical patients is uncertain. This study aims to describe the implementation of a hospitalist co-management program in a neurosurgery department and its impact on the incidence of complications, mortality, and length of stay.

Methods: The authors used a quasi-experimental study design that compared a historical control period (July-December 2017) to a prospective intervention arm.

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Epidemiology and risk factors associated to bacterial resistance in solid organ cancer (SOC) patients has been barely described. This retrospective monocentric study analyzed clinical variables in SOC patients who developed bacteremia between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2022. We described rates of bacterial resistance in Gram negative bacteria (80.

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