Clinical course and prognostic factors of COVID-19 infection in an elderly hospitalized population.

Introduction: Older subjects have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection and a greater mortality. However, there is a lack of studies evaluating the characteristics of this infection at advanced age.

Patients And Methods: We studied 404 patients ≥ 75 years (mean age 85.

[Analysis of population attended in a tuberculosis unit in Madrid. Evolution and impact of immigration from 1997 to 2006].

Background: In Spain there is a high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study is to describe population attended in an Isolation Unit, analysing the changes that have occurred in 10 years, the impact of immigration and factors that may condition the loss of following.

Patients And Methods: Descriptive study of all patients admitted to the Isolation Unit of Hospital Cantoblanco-La Paz from 1997 to 2006.

Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a tuberculosis unit in Madrid, Spain.

The setting for this retrospective cohort study was a specialised tuberculosis unit in Madrid, Spain. The objective was to describe the risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The medical records of all patients admitted to the unit were reviewed retrospectively to identify factors associated with multidrug resistance.

[Liver disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Study of 100 biopsies].

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related liver disease is frequently diagnosed. We report a study about 100 liver biopsy samples (LB) in patients with HIV infection. The aim of the study has been to analyze the liver biopsy yield when a systemic disease (group A) or a chronic liver disease (group B) are suspected.