[Sensitivity pattern of E. coli at the National Medical Center of Bajío].

Background: Antimicrobial resistance represents a serious public health problem that has caused an increase in the morbidity and mortality of infections, a greater use of antibiotics and excessive hospitalization costs.

Objective: To describe the frequency of Escherichia coli and its pattern of bacterial susceptibility in cultures of blood, urine and other body fluids in a tertiary care hospital.

Material And Methods: A quantitative and retrospective test was designed to evaluate the sensitivity pattern of the data obtained in the Microbiology Department.

[Perception of working environment in the Laboratory of the Bajío's National Medical Center].

Background: Since the development of the concepts of organizational climate and working environment, at the beginning of the 20th century, very important advances have been made to improve and increase the quality of professional performance in the health area. Belonging to an emblematic institution in health services, it is necessary to establish how the working environment is perceived within it.

Objective: To assess the perception of the working environment in the Clinical Analysis Laboratory of the Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío (Bajío's National Medical Center).