[Antimicrobial stewardship program during the COVID-19 pandemic].

In spite of the low frequency of COVID-19 associated bacterial coinfections, the rate of empiric antibiotic use varies between 70% and 90%. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) on COVID-19 patients. The study design was an interrupted time series, assessing prevalence of antibiotic use, adequacy of treatment and antimicrobial consumption in adult patients hospitalized with COVID before the COVID-ASP implementation in June 2020, and on three subsequent periods (P2 in August 2020, P3 in October 2020 and P4 in June 2021).

[Multicenter study of COVID-19 incidence and determinants in Argentinian physicians].

Background: Information about COVID infection in physicians is limited. This knowledge would allow the implementation of actions to reduce its impact. The objective was determining the incidence of SARSCoV-2 infection in physicians from health institutions in Argentina, its characteristics, and associated factors.

Validation and adaptation of the Spanish version of the systemic lupus activity questionnaire (S-SLAQ) in an Argentinean population.

Objectives: To validate the systemic lupus activity questionnaire (SLAQ) in Spanish language.

Methods: The SLAQ questionnaire was translated and adapted in Spanish. Consecutive SLE patients from 8 centers in Argentina were included.

[Multicenter study of adherence to guidelines on surgical prophylaxis and the determinants of non-adherence in ArgentinaEstudo multicêntrico sobre a adesão a diretrizes de profilaxia cirúrgica e seus determinantes na Argentina].

Objective: Evaluate the level of adherence to guidelines on surgical prophylaxis in health facilities in Argentina and the determinants of non-adherence.

Methods: Cross-sectional multicenter study in 35 centers in Argentina. The level of adherence to guidelines and the forms of non-adherence were determined and these were compared based on the characteristics of the indicated antibiotic, anesthesiologist, surgery, and facility, as well as patient age.

Validation of the HAQ-UP-A (Health Assessment Questionnaire-Upper Limbs-Argentine Version) in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Unlabelled: HAQ is considered the gold standard for the evaluation of functional capacity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even though it does not focus on any particular anatomical region. With the objective of assessing functional disability of the hand in elderly patients with osteoarthritis, Baron et al. used a modified version of the HAQ which was calculated as the mean value for the categories mostly involving the upper extremities and named it 'HAQ-UP'.