[What is self-plagiarism and how to avoid it?].

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[The author, key to the editorial process].

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What Are University Professors' Motivations? A Realistic Approach to Self-Perception of a Group of Spanish University Professors Belonging to the G-9 Group of Universities.

Universities face challenges on a number of levels. In this scenario, university professors play an important role as facilitators of knowledge. The main objective of this study was to analyse the motivations that influence the professional performance in a sample of 102 university professors from nine Spanish public universities (Male: 54 (52.

[2018 Acta Ortopédica Mexicana in perspective].

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[The perception of care received by patients with actinic keratosis].

Objective: To analyse barriers limiting an integral approach in the care process of patients with actinic keratosis, and to validate a questionnaire of their perception in order to assess this approach.

Method: A qualitative study (Focus Group) was conducted to assess the perception of the healthcare process of professionals (dermatologists, family doctors, nurses, pharmacists and managers), and patients. A validation study of a new tool was conducted, defining the scope and contents of a questionnaire of perceived quality.

A Scoring System to Predict the Severity of Hirschsprung Disease at Diagnosis and Its Correlation With Molecular Genetics.

Objectives Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) has a wide range of severity. There are nonsevere forms treated conservatively until surgery and severe forms that require an early stoma and prolonged hospitalization. Our objective was to establish a clinical scoring system to predict the severity of HSCR and to evaluate the possible existence of a clinical-genetic correlation.

Evaluation of rep-PCR/DiversiLab versus PFGE and spa typing in genotyping methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is the 'gold standard' for genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); however, the DiversiLab (DL) system, based on rep-PCR, is faster, simpler and could be better adapted to daily routine hospital work. We genotyped 100 MRSA isolates using PFGE, DL, and spa typing, and evaluated the discriminatory power of each technique and the correlation between them by Simpson's index(SI) and adjusted Rand coefficient (ARI), respectively. The isolates were from clinical samples from eight hospitals in Extremadura (Spain) during 2010.

An analysis of the association between genotype and antimicrobial resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates.

Genotyping methods are useful resources for the surveillance, detection, prevention and control of multidrug-resistant nosocomial agents, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). An understanding of the association between genotype and antibiotic susceptibility in MRSA clones may be useful in the surveillance of MRSA and to avoid inappropriate treatment future resistance. We genotyped MRSA clinical isolates from the Extremadura region of Spain using pulsed field electrophoresis (PFGE) and analyzed the spectrum of antibiotic susceptibility for each isolate to determine whether resistance is associated with specific genotypes.

[State of infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Extremadura: susceptibility, clonality and role of community-associated MRSA].

The correct surveillance and control of infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) needs of update knowledge of its specific properties in each place. Our study aims to describe the current characteristics of infection due to MRSA in Extremadura. During 2010, 309 MRSA were collected from clinical samples in our region.

[Validation of the telephone call as a method for measuring compliance to arterial hypertension treatment in Extremadura].

Introduction: Pharmacological non-compliance is a significant problem that can affect patient health. The main aim of this investigation is to validate the telephone call to the patient' home as a self-report method of counting the amount of tablets taken by the patient, as an alternative method to a simple tablet count in the clinic (gold standard).

Patients And Methods: An observational, multicentre, prospective, and longitudinal study was conducted by 25 researchers in different health centres in Extremadura, and which included 125 consecutively enrolled patients with uncontrolled arterial hypertension, 121 ended the study.

Mycobacterium africanum, an emerging disease in high-income countries?

Background: Mycobacterium africanum is a cause of tuberculosis (TB) that has mainly been described in Africa, but immigration and travel patterns have contributed to the spread of the disease to other countries.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed TB cases due to M. africanum during 2000-2010 in seven Spanish hospitals.

[Evaluation of the anal position in newborns and children with chronic constipation. Incidence of anterior ectopic anus].

Introduction: Anterior ectopic anus (AEA), continues to be a controversial issue. The objective is to determine the normal position of the anus or anal ano-genital index (AGI) in newborns (NB) and in a group of infants with chronic constipation, know the incidence of AEA in both groups, and its relationship with constipation.

Methods: A prospective aleatory study is performed in where the AGI is determined in 529 NB and 64 older patients with chronic constipation.

Determination of the anal position in newborns and in children with chronic constipation: comparative study in two European healthcare centres.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to determine the normal anal position index (API) in neonates and in a group of older children with chronic constipation, and to identify the incidence of anterior ectopic anus (AEA) in the two groups.

Materials And Methods: A prospective random study was carried out in two European hospitals determining the API in 1,012 neonates (529 in Group A, and 483 in Group B) and in 64 children suffering chronic constipation of ages between 3 months and 12 years (Group C). The API is defined as the ratio between the fourchette-anal and fourchette-coccygeal distances in girls and the scroto-anal and scroto-coccygeal distances in boys.

Novel tannin-based adsorbent in removing cationic dye (Methylene Blue) from aqueous solution. Kinetics and equilibrium studies.

Natural tannin-based adsorbent has been prepared on the basis of the gelification of Quebracho bark extract. The resulting product, Quebracho Tannin Gel (QTG) was tested as cationic dye adsorbent with Methylene Blue (MB). Kinetics of adsorption process were studied out and a period of 15 days was determined for reaching equilibrium.