Reproducibility of a protocol for standardized reading of chest X-rays of children household contact of patients with tuberculosis.

Background: The interpretation of the chest radiograph may vary because it depends on the reader and due to the non-specificity of findings in tuberculosis (TB). We aim to assess the reproducibility of a standardized chest radiograph reading protocol in contacts of patients with pulmonary TB under the 5 years of age.

Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study with children under the age of five, household contacts of patients with confirmed pulmonary TB from Medellín, Bello and Itagüí (Colombia) between Jan-01-2015 and May-31-2016.

Air pollution, sociodemographic and health conditions effects on COVID-19 mortality in Colombia: An ecological study.

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the association between chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM), sociodemographic aspects, and health conditions with COVID-19 mortality in Colombia.

Methods: We performed an ecological study using data at the municipality level. We used COVID-19 data obtained from government public reports up to and including July 17th, 2020.

Prevalencia etiológica de infección del tracto urinario en gestantes sintomáticas, en un hospital de alta complejidad de Medellín, Colombia, 2013-2015.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), the microbiological profile and antibiotic resistance in pregnant women with suspected urinary tract infection.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional study of pregnant women with suspected community- acquired urinary tract infection referred to the outpatient clinic by prenatal care practitioners or seen in the emergency room, and hospitalized be- tween August 2013 and September 2015 in a referral teaching hospital located in Medellin, Colombia. Pregnant women who had received antibiotics on the day before admission were excluded.