Different evolution of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible infections, Argentina.

(SA) is widespread among healthcare-associated-(HA) and the community-associated-(CA) infections. However, the contributions of MRSA and MSSA to the SA overall burden remain unclear. In a nationally-representative-survey conducted in Argentina, 668 SA clinical isolates from 61 hospitals were examined in a prospective, cross-sectional, multicenter study in April 2015.

A decrease in the incidence of Shiga toxin-related hemolytic uremic syndrome as a cause of kidney transplantation at an argentine referral center.

Background: In Argentina, Hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC HUS), is the main cause of acute kidney injury and the second cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in children. In recent decades, strategies have been implemented to reduce progression to ESRD, but it is not known whether the cumulative incidence of HUS requiring kidney transplantation (KTx) has decreased. We aimed to determine whether the cumulative incidence of STEC HUS in children undergoing KTx decreased and compared outcomes of HUS-related KTx vs.

[Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as a lung mass in children: case report].

Tuberculosis is one of the main causes of death due to infection around the world. Although tuberculosis frequently involves lung parenchyma, tuberculoma is a rare complication. We describe an atypical pulmonary presentation of tuberculosis.

Carbapenem-resistant bloodstream infections: A case-control study from a pediatric referral hospital in Argentina.

Background: Antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSI) remain a leading cause morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients with a high impact on the public health system. Data in resource-limited countries, including those in Latin America and the Caribbean region, are scarce. The aim of the study was to identify risk factors for acquiring carbapenem-resistant (CRE) bacteremia in children and to assess the use of resources.

[Ascariasis in the intrahepatic biliary duct: about a case in pediatrics].

Twenty five percent of the world population is affected by Ascaris lumbricoides. Hepatobiliary ascariasis occurs in areas with high endemicity and great amount of parasitic load, generating intense inflammation to fibrosis. We report a twoyear- old patient that consults about abdominal distension and cough of one month of evolution associated with 72 hours of fever.

[Experience with daptomycin in a tertiary pediatric hospital].

Background: Vancomycin has been considered the treatment of choice especially for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections; but its poor tissue penetration, renal toxicity, and requiring of dosages monitoring, raises the need for new treatment alternatives such as daptomycin.

Aims: To analyze the safety and effectiveness of daptomycin in children.

Methods: Children with microbiologically documented infections treated with daptomycin were retrospectively included.

[Histoplasmosis in Argentina: case series in children].

Background: Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease, endemic in South America, and seldom reported in paediatrics.

Aims: To report the epidemiology, clinical features and outcome of children diagnosed with histoplasmosis in an Argentinian Children's Hospital.

Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study was performed from January 2008 to December 2016 in Hospital de Pediatría 'Prof.

Epidemiological features and risk factors for mortality in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in children.

The objective was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, microbiological, and evolutionary characteristics and the risk factors for mortality. Retrospective, cohort study. A total of 100 patients were included.

[Use of posaconazole in children: Experience in a tertiary pediatric hospital].

There is limited information on the use of posaconazole in children. This retrospective and descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the clinical, microbiological characteristics and evolution of patients treated with posaconazole between August 2010 and March 2017. We included 16 children.

[Cerebral hydatid disease: report of six pediatric cases].

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection whose etiologic agent is Echinococcus granulosus. Human is an accidental intermediate host and the most common site is the liver. The brain involvement is unusual and up to 75% of cases are described in the pediatric population.

Anidulafungin in children: Experience in a tertiary care children's hospital in Argentina.

The experience using anidulafungin for the treatment of invasive fungal infections in pediatrics is limited. In this article, we describe our experience in 55 children. Anidulafungin was administered intravenously at a loading dose of 3 mg/kg once daily, followed by 1.

Echinococcosis in children: Experience in a tertiary care hospital outside the endemic area.

Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease that is widely spread across Argentina and worldwide. It is acquired during childhood but it is more common during adulthood. The pediatric population accounts for 10-20% of all cases.

[Severe infection by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin: reports of two cases].

Staphylococcus aureus is a major etiologic agent of infections in children from the community and the hospital setting. The severity of these conditions is associated with virulence factors, including the Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Both methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus produce this leukocidin although with varying frequency.

[Descriptive study of bone and joint infections in children in times of community-acquired methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)].

Background: Bone and joint infections (BJI) are relatively common in children, and community -acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is the leading cause in some countries.

Aim: To evaluate epidemiological data, clinical and microbiological features and outcome of BJI.

Methods: A prospective descriptive study was conducted.

[Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: 17 years of experience in Argentine children].

Background: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSa) emerged in recent years. Few studies analyzed the impact of these infections in bacteremias (B).

Objectives: To analyze clinical, epidemiological, microbiological and outcome of CASa B between two periods (Period I: 1993-2004, and Period II: 2004-2007).

[Community onset of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in previously healthy or health care-associated children in Argentina].

Introduction: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections (CA-MRSA) are prevalent in several countries of the world. These infections seem to differ clinically from those occurring within the health care system (HCS-MRSA).

Objective: To compare clinical characteristics of infections by CA-MRSA and HCA-MRSA in the same community.

[Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children: multicenter trial].

Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates are increasingly frequent causes of skin and soft-tissue infections or invasive infections in many communities. Local data are scarce.

Objective: To determine the frequency, clinical features and outcome of infections caused by MRSA.