[Demographics, morbidity, and mortality febrile neutropenic adult patients treated with cefepime].

Introduction: Cefepime efficacy for treatment of febrile neutropenia (FN) in cancer adult patients is a controversial issue.

Objective: To describe the demographic characteristics and general mortality of patients suffering from febrile neutropenia treated with cefepime in a fourth-level Latin American hospital.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was performed.

[Mass screening for hypothyroidism in a cohort of HIV infected patients in a Bogotá hospital, Colombia].

Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid function alterations and its associated factors in a group of patients from a university hospital in Colombia.

Methods: From June 2007 through June 2008, 636 HIV patients were followed in order to assess the relation of thyroid function with the use of HAART.

Results: The overall prevalence of hypothyroidism (TSH > 4.

[Necrotizing pneumonia by community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Colombia].

The emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) as a cause of severe infections has been described in the recent years. In 2006, the first report of skin and soft tissue infection by CA-MRSA was published in Colombia. Herein, two additional cases of CA-MRSA are reported with a clinical course characterized by rapid progression, prolonged stay in the intensive care unit and complication of pneumonia with the onset of empyema.