Publications by authors named "Carolina Perez-Jimenez"
Background: The proportion of older people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased. Non-communicable diseases occur earlier in PLWH than in the general population.
Objective: The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of comorbidities in PLWH and cancer in a tertiary referral center in Mexico City.
Article Synopsis
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients are at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19, and this study compares outcomes during the pre-Omicron and Omicron periods.
- The study analyzed 53 post-HSCT COVID-19 patients, finding that vaccination rates significantly increased from the pre-Omicron (16%) to the Omicron period (91%), leading to fewer severe cases (23% to 9%) and improved mortality rates (16% to 9%).
- The findings highlight the importance of vaccines and antivirals in reducing severe outcomes in high-risk patients, emphasizing the need for better infection control and access to healthcare resources.
Background: People living with HIV(PLWH) and cancer are among the most vulnerable patients and require constant access to medical services. We compared the characteristics of PLWH and cancer in Mexico, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Patients admitted 1 year before (pre-pandemic) and 1 year after the start of the pandemic (pandemic) were included.
Purposes: Patients with hematologic malignancies (HM) are among the individuals with highest risk of COVID-19 complications. We report the impact of remdesivir in patients with hematologic malignancies (HM) during Omicron in Mexico City.
Methods: All patients with HM and COVID-19 during December 2021-March 2022 were included.
Background: Literature on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in cancer patients is scarce in Latin America. This population seems to have a higher risk for adverse outcomes. This study aims to correlate clinical characteristics with outcomes in patients with cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the case of a man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and prolonged profound neutropenia, who developed an invasive infection by , acquired via non-cutaneous entry, with gastrointestinal symptoms, sigmoid perforation and liver abscesses due to portal dissemination. The etiologic agent was identified using the 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S rRNA sequence gene, from a liver biopsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe epidemiology of lymphomas has changed since the use of antiretroviral therapy. The incidence of Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas (NHL) has significantly decreased in high income countries but not in low and middle-income countries where AIDS-related events remain high. This observational study describes the characteristics, infectious complications and main outcomes of patients diagnosed with HIV and lymphoma at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Immunosupressed patients are at high risk of influenza-related complications. Influenza AH1N1 has been hypothesized to induce worse outcomes in patients with malignancies, but after the A(H1N1)pdm09 few publications have analyzed the presentation and complications related to influenza afterward.
Objectives: We aimed to describe the characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of influenza in an oncologic center after the 2009 pandemic and to compare our case distribution to the National community acquired influenza databases in Mexico and the United States.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening with rapid tests in an oncologic center in Mexico City, report the HIV prevalence, and describe contacts screening and linkage to HIV care while identifying barriers to the performance of the program. In 2014, an HIV rapid test program was implemented in four departments of the hospital "Instituto Nacional de Cancerología". From 2014 to 2016, 3032 HIV rapid tests were performed in the hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a benign breast disease that has been described as a rare granulomatous inflammation (GI). It can mimic inflammatory breast cancer.
Material And Methods: We included women with a diagnosis of IGM referred to an oncologic hospital between January 01, 2007 and to March 31, 2011, with diagnosis of breast cancer, in whom biopsy reported GI, without other cause related.
Introduction: Patients with hematologic malignancies have greater risk-factors for primary bloodstream infections (BSI).
Methods: From 2004-2009, we analyzed bacteremia caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) (n = 100) and we compared with bacteremia caused by cephalosporin-susceptible E. coli (n = 100) in patients with hematologic malignancies.
Background: Pandemic influenza A (hereafter 2009/H1N1) caused significant morbidity and mortality during the 2009 pandemia. Patients with chronic medical conditions and immunosuppressive diseases had a greater risk of complications. However, data regarding the characteristics and outcome of 2009/H1N1 infection in patients with solid tumors are nonexistent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe the clinical course of a confirmed influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in a patient with lymphoblastic lymphoma on chemotherapy.
Design: Case report.
Setting: Instituto Nacional de Cancerología located in Mexico City, a national referral center for cancer patients.
Familial Mediterranean fever (MFF) is an autosomic recessive, inherited inflammatory disease principally seen in persons from the Mediterranean area. Clinical findings include fever, abdominal pain, and pleuritis. The most severe complication of MFF is renal amyloidosis, manifested as nephrotic syndrome, which evolves into chronic renal failure.
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