Publications by authors named "Jose F Valverde-Canovas"

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are gaining interest with the increased number of infected patients. NTM Elite agar is designed specifically for the isolation of NTM without the decontamination step. We assessed the clinical performance of this medium combined with Vitek mass spectrometry (MS) matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) technology for the isolation and identification of NTM in a prospective multicenter study, including 15 laboratories (24 hospitals).

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Introduction: One of the most important strategies of PROA in the Emergency Department (ED) is the accurate diagnosis of infection to avoid inappropriate prescription. Our objective is to evaluate patients who receive antibiotics despite not having objective data of infection.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study of patients admitted to the ED of the Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón in which it was recommended to suspend the antibiotic through the PROA.

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The aim of this study is to report the epidemiological characteristics of a food poisoning outbreak due to scombroid fish in a hospital. A case-control study (1:4) was conducted. Patients either symptomatic of food poisoning (cases) or asymptomatic (controls) eating at the hospital cafeteria were included.

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Introduction: Anaerobic bacteremias are uncommon. There is no agreement on their clinical predictability and the usefulness of anaerobic blood cultures. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a model for the prediction of anaerobic bacteremias.

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Background And Objective: Although risk factors for extended spectrum beta lactamase E. coli (EBLE) infection have been explored, specific risk factors for bacteremic urinary tract infection by EBLE have been hardly analyzed.

Patients And Methods: We collected data from all patients with bacteremic urinary tract infection by E.

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