Risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma patients from bullfighting-related events in Spain.

Background: Unintentional Trauma injuries are one of the leading causes of posttraumatic stress disorder development. However, screening for this condition is not typically included in routine medical care. Research on posttraumatic stress disorder after unintentional injuries sustained during entertainment activities involving risk, has been scarce.

Organ xenotransplantation acceptance in veterinary students: A multicentric opinion study in Spain.

Background: The shortage of available transplant organs has made it necessary to search for alternatives, one of which is xenotransplantation. However, the use of animal organs could face rejection from society and the personnel involved in its implementation.

Objectives: (a) to analyze the attitudes of Veterinary Degree students in six Spanish Universities towards xenotransplantation; and (b) to determine the factors that affect its acceptance.

Recommendations of the Spanish Antibiogram Committee (COESANT) for in vitro susceptibility testing of antimicrobial agents by disk diffusion.

Disk diffusion is a well standardized method that provides reliable categorical results to guide antimicrobial therapy in numerous types of infections. Based on the guidelines of the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST), which are widely implemented in Spain, the Spanish Antibiogram Committee (COESANT) has drawn up recommendations for antimicrobial selection by the disk diffusion technique, including selective reporting and its use for the detection of resistance mechanisms. Factors affecting disk diffusion results, along with advantages and shortcomings of the method, are also discussed.

Do religious beliefs influence the acceptance of xenotransplantation? Veterinary students.

Background: Xenotransplantation could be a source of organs for transplantation given the global organ shortage. It is important to know the opinion and variables that influence the acceptance of xenotransplantation of the professionals who will work in the genetic manipulation, production, and care of animals to be used for this purpose.

Objective: Analyze the influence of religious beliefs on the attitude toward xenotransplantation in veterinary students.

A step forward in antibiotic use and resistance monitoring: a quarterly surveillance system pilot in 11 European Union/European Economic Area countries, September 2017 to May 2020.

BackgroundSurveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) in Europe is currently annual.AimTo study the feasibility and scalability of a quarterly AMR/AMU surveillance system in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA).MethodsWe conducted a longitudinal study within the scope of the EU-JAMRAI project.

Xenotransplantation and Risks: The Opinion of Veterinary Students at Spanish Universities.

Background: Understanding the perception of the risks associated with xenotransplant, especially among professionals who will contribute to the care of the animals, is important for xenotransplant to become a clinical reality. The objective of this study was to analyze opinions regarding the risks of organ xenotransplant among veterinary university students in Spain.

Methods: The study population was 2683 veterinary students from different courses and universities in Spain.

Spanish Antibiogram Committee (COESANT) recommendations for cumulative antibiogram reports.

The Spanish Antibiogram Committee (Comité Español del Antibiograma, COESANT) presents in this document a series of recommendations intending to unify how cumulative antibiogram reports must be made in Clinical Microbiology Spanish laboratories. This article is based on the information included in the Clinical Microbiology Procedure No. 51, «Preparation of cumulative reports on antimicrobial susceptibility» of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), published in 2014.

The Willingness to Donate Organs in Medical Students From an International Perspective: A Meta-Analysis.

Attitude toward organ donation mobilizes donation behavior and makes transplant surgery possible. As future health professionals, medical students will be a relevant generating opinion group and will have an important role in the organ requesting process. The goals of this meta-analysis were to obtain polled rates of medical students who are in favor, against, or indecisive toward cadaveric organ donation in the studies conducted around the world, and to explore sociocultural variables influencing the willingness to donate.

The Roma population's fear of donating their own organs for transplantation.

Background: The refusal rate for donating organs among the Roma people is much higher than that of any other social group.

Objective: To analyze the attitude towards the donation of one's own organs among the Roma population living in Spain.

Type Of Study: Spanish national observational sociological study stratified by gender and age.

African Immigrants Living in Spain: Awareness Toward Organ Donation and the Need for Specific Awareness Campaigns.

Objectives: The African population is an important, growing population group in Spain. Our objective was to determine attitudes toward organ donation among the African population living in Spain and to determine factors influencing attitudes.

Materials And Methods: A population sample was taken of Africans residing in Spain, stratified by age and sex (n = 4145).

International Population Study in Spain, Cuba, and the United States of Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Among the Cuban Population.

Cuban immigrants constitute an important group in both the United States and Spain, with different behaviors toward organ donation having been described among the different Latin American nationalities. We analyzed the attitude toward organ donation among the Cuban populations in Cuba, Spain, and Florida. The study population was Cuban immigrants over 15 years of age residing in Cuba, Spain, and Florida, with samples randomly stratified by age and sex.

Usefulness of an organ donation opinion survey as a tool to promote organ donation among the adolescent population.

Opinion surveys on health issues are considered health promotion tools. However, no studies have confirmed this in deceased organ donation for transplantation. This study aimed to analyse the impact of completing an opinion questionnaire about deceased organ donation on the attitude towards organ donation among the adolescent population.

Successful improvement of antibiotic prescribing at Primary Care in Andalusia following the implementation of an antimicrobial guide through multifaceted interventions: An interrupted time-series analysis.

Background: Most effective strategies designed to improve antimicrobial prescribing have multiple approaches. We assessed the impact of the implementation of a rigorous antimicrobial guide and subsequent multifaceted interventions aimed at improving antimicrobial use in Primary Care.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study was designed.

Differences in Attitude Toward Organ Donation in the Three Main Cities of Cuba.

Background: Cuba is one of the Latin American countries with the highest rates of organ donation. Social and cultural differences among the population throughout the country may also affect attitudes toward donation. Knowledge of these characteristics would facilitate awareness of the population most reluctant to donate and transplant.

Exploring Health Science Students' Notions on Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Multicenter Study.

Unlabelled: The knowledge acquired during university education about organ donation and transplantation (ODT) decisively influences the information future health professionals transmit. This is important in ODT where the participation of the general public is essential to obtain organs.

Objective: To determine notions of Spanish medicine and nursing students on ODT and its relationship with attitude toward ODT.

Analysis of the Socio-Personal Profile of Latin Americans Living in Spain and the United States: Does It Justify the Differences in Attitude Toward Organ Donation?

Introduction: There are differences in the attitude toward organ donation between Latin Americans living in Spain and those living in the United States.

Objective: We sought to analyze the socio-personal factors that can condition the difference in attitude toward donation between Latin Americans living in the United States and those living in Spain.

Materials And Methods: Participants in the study were Latin Americans living in Spain (group A; n=1237) and the United States (Florida) (group B; n=1450), extracted from the database of the International Collaborative Donor Project (PCID).

Impact of Catholicism on the Attitude Toward the Donation of Organs Among African Residents in Spain.

Introduction: The African population is one of the largest immigrant groups in Europe. Religious beliefs are deeply rooted in most African societies and condition their attitude toward organ donation.

Objective: We sought to analyze the influence of Catholicism in the attitude toward organ donation among Africans residing in Spain.

Confident Perception of Primary Care Physicians Correlates to the Attitude Toward Donation and Organ Transplantation: A Multicenter Study of Medical And Nursing Spanish Students.

Unlabelled: A primary care physician (PCP) not only accompanies the patient in the process of an illness, but throughout his or her life. The confidence we have in these health professionals is fundamental, and their favorable attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) has a significant influence on the population.

Objective: To analyze trust in PCPs among Spanish medical and nursing students, the relationship with their attitude toward ODT, and the factors that condition it.