Glycemic control and use of A1c in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Aims: To evaluate the degree of glycemic control and its relationship with disease characteristics and antidiabetic treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), as well as the frequency of A1c use.

Methods: For this purpose, an observational, cross-sectorial, and multicenter study was performed. A total of 443 patients were monitored in 17 Spanish primary healthcare centers.

Evaluation of diabetic foot screening in Primary Care.

Aim: To ascertain whether patients with type 2 diabetes are screened for diabetic foot, and to analyze the factors related to patients and centers associated to performance of such screening.

Material And Methods: A multicenter, epidemiological, cross-sectional study was conducted. The clinical records of 443 patients with type 2 diabetes monitored at Primary Care for at least 12 months were reviewed.

[Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among immigrants in the Toledo Health District, Spain].

Background: The rise in the frequency of tuberculosis is due to several factors: resistance to treatment, human immunodeficiency virus infection, unemployment, poverty and migratory movements. This study is aimed at ascertaining the prevalence of tuberculosis infection among the immigrant population in the Toledo Health District.

Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, multi-center study conducted at the Primary Care level.