Effectiveness of Mepolizumab in Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma with/without Nasal Polyposis: A Real-Life Study.

Introduction: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases and affects around 334 million people worldwide. The estimated prevalence of severe asthma is 3-10% of the asthmatic population. Mepolizumab has demonstrated efficacy in reducing exacerbations, oral corticosteroid use, and improving quality of life, asthma control, and lung function in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA).

Analysis of response of severe eosinophilic asthmatic patients to benralizumab.

Introduction: Clinical trials and real-life studies have been published showing effectiveness of benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthmatic patients. The aim of the present study is to describe super-responders to benralizumab in a series of 79 patients who completed at least 1 year of treatment, and to compare super-responders with non super-responders.

Methods: This is a multicenter study of the Register of Severe Asthma of the Region of Murcia (RE-ASGRAMUR) Group performed in eight hospitals under the conditions of routine clinical practice.

[Assessment of nurses' understanding of tuberculin testing at a general hospital].

Background: The last ten years have seen a resurgence of tuberculosis, yet little information is available about the implementation of tuberculin testing and consistency in its use and interpretation.

Objective: To evaluate knowledge of tuberculin testing among hospital nurses.

Material And Method: A questionnaire on various aspects of the tuberculin test was administered to registered nurses assigned to various services of our university hospital.