Publications by authors named "Eva Maria Lopez Medina"
Floods constitute one of the most widely described natural phenomena worldwide, and their frequency is increasing due to the consequences of climate change. Floods pose risks to the affected populations, including an increase in communicable diseases mainly due to population displacement and overcrowding, deficiencies in hygiene and dietary measures and difficulties accessing health care. The most frequently reported infectious diseases in the context of these disasters are gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases and diseases resulting from wound infection.
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- * Researchers looked at 780 children with TB, finding that 477 (61.1%) had nonsevere cases, which were less common in infants and older children, often detected through contact tracing and were typically asymptomatic.
- * Most cases of nonsevere TB had fewer complications and lower rates of confirmation through tests, with no reported deaths, suggesting that shorter treatment regimens could benefit many children with TB in low-burden areas.
Introduction: Childhood pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains a diagnostic challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in children in a low TB prevalence setting.
Methods: Prospective, multicentre, diagnostic accuracy study.
Malaria has been associated with acute acalculous cholecystitis, a very uncommon complication in children. We present a 5-year-old girl, originally from Equatorial-Guinea, diagnosed with severe malaria with acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia and acute acalculous cholecystitis. She was treated with intravenous quinine and clindamycin, plus cefotaxime and metronidazole with a full resolution without surgery.
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