[Factors associated with the duration of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare professionals at a second-level public hospital in the Community of Madrid (Spain) during the sixth wave.].

Objective: The incidence of COVID-19 infections among health professionals during the sixth wave has suffered an exponential increase, mainly due to the rapid community transmission caused by the Omicron variant. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the time to negativization in COVID-positive health professionals during the sixth wave, according to the PDIA result; and secondarily, to evaluate the possible influence of other factors (previous infection, vaccination, sex, age, job position) on the time to get negative status.

Methods: A descriptive, longitudinal, observational and retrospective study was carried out at Infanta Sofía University Hospital (Madrid, Spain).

Pre-Surgical Nutrition Support Reduces the Incidence of Surgical Wound Complications in Oncological Patients.

Patients who suffer from cancer are at a higher risk of complications when they experience malnutrition. Evidence shows that oral nutritional supplements favor the healing process. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative oral nutritional intervention in oncological patients undergoing surgery.

[Risk factors of mortality in invasive pneumococcal disease].

Background And Objective: To analyze the risk factors associated with mortality in invasive pneumococcal disease in the university hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz (Madrid, Spain) during 11 years.

Patients And Method: We performed a retrospective study of patients attending the emergency service of the hospital from January 1993 to August 2003. We registered data on mortality, clinical and microbiological evolution and relapses.