Publications by authors named "C Touzon"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the consistency of scabies treatment and control measures across different prisons in Catalonia over a year-long period.
- A total of 269 scabies cases were identified, with significant variations in drug prescriptions, treatment duration, and cell disinfection methods across facilities.
- The findings highlight the need for a standardized protocol for managing scabies cases in Catalonian prisons to improve treatment consistency and effectiveness.
Background: Prisoners and other high-risk patients who show a sustained virological response (SVR) after treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) can become reinfected. We aimed to calculate the rate of HCV reinfection in a large cohort of inmates with SVR and to determine factors that predict reinfection.
Methods: We included all inmates treated for hepatitis C in Catalonia (Spain) from January 2002 to December 2016 who achieved SVR and in whom viral load was subsequently determined.
Background: Recommendations for diagnostic testing in hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia remain controversial. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of a therapeutic strategy based on the microbiological results provided by urinary antigen tests for Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila.
Methods: For a 2-year period, hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia were randomly assigned to receive either empirical treatment, according to international guidelines, or targeted treatment, on the basis of the results from antigen tests.