Publications by authors named "M Laplaza-Gonzalez"
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- The study aimed to investigate the relationship between bacteria found in bronchial aspirates and conjunctival swabs of pediatric ICU patients with respiratory infections and conjunctivitis.
- Researchers analyzed data from 2015 to 2022, identifying 21 patients with positive results in both tests, revealing an 85.71% correlation.
- The most common bacteria identified were Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella aerogenes, suggesting that conjunctival swabs could help predict bacteria responsible for respiratory infections in similar cases.
T2Bacteria Panel detects six ESKAPE pathogens in around 3.5 h directly in whole blood. Our aim was to compare T2Bacteria with simultaneous blood culture in critically ill children with suspected bloodstream infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a novel and concerning entity related to severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Although MIS-C has been the subject of intensive research efforts, its pathophysiology and optimal treatment remain elusive. We studied the clinical features, laboratory findings, and immunoinflammatory profiles of seven children prospectively admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) during the first wave of the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Early diagnosis of invasive Candida infections is a challenge for pediatricians, intensivists, and microbiologists. To fill this gap, a new nanodiagnostic method has been developed using manual application of T2 nuclear magnetic resonance to detect Candida species. The aim of this study was to evaluate, prospectively, the usefulness as a tool diagnosis of the T2Candida panel in pediatric patients admitted at the PICU compared with blood culture.
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