Incidence and risk factors for mortality in patients treated with combined ceftaroline for Gram-positive infective endocarditis.

Background: Ceftaroline is a fifth-generation cephalosporin and represents an alternative in the treatment of infective endocarditis (IE). The main objective of this study was to describe the incidence of in-hospital and 42-day mortality in patients with IE treated with ceftaroline.

Methods: An observational retrospective study included adult patients with IE admitted during a 3.

Liver-related events and mortality among elderly patients with advanced chronic hepatitis C treated with direct-acting antivirals.

Background: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are effective in patients aged ≥65 years. However, little is known about the effects of DAAs on survival, liver decompensation and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Objective: To compare the incidence of liver-related events and mortality between patients aged ≥65 and <65 years.

Darunavir/cobicistat maintains the effectiveness of darunavir/ritonavir in HIV-infected patients under mono or dual therapy.

Objectives: Darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) in mono or dual therapy has proven efficacy in selected patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of switching from DRV/r to DRV/cobicistat (DRV/c) in patients under mono or dual therapy.

Methods: This was a prospective multicenter cohort study of patients using DRV/r under mono or dual therapy plus lamivudine who changed to DRV/c maintaining the previous regimen.

Real life experience with direct-acting antivirals agents against hepatitis C infection in elderly patients.

Background: New direct-acting antivirals agents (DAAs) are very safe and well tolerated.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyse the efficacy and safety of DAAs in elderly patients, who have co-morbidities and are on chronic medications.

Study Design: All HCV-infected patients over 65 years old in clinical follow-up at two Hospitals in Spain who initiated anti-HCV therapy were included (August 2012-October 2015).

Long-term clinical experience with darunavir (2007-2015) in a large cohort of HIV-infected patients in Spain.

The clinical experience with the protease inhibitor darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) was retrospectively evaluated in a cohort of 173 HIV+ patients who initiated antiretroviral treatment including DRV/r (period 2007-2015). The 43.2% had a CD4 nadir ≤100 cells/mm , 64.

[Quality perceived by outpatients at the pharmaceutical care clinic].

Objective: To know the satisfaction degree manifested by outpatients presenting in the hospital pharmacy department pharmaceutical care clinic, and to identify organizational improvement items.

Method: A survey with 8 close-ended questions and 1 open-ended question was designed where patients recorded their suggestions or comments on the service provided. A sample size of 591 surveys was estimated, which allowed to estimate parameters of interest with a 95% confidence interval and a +/- 5% accuracy, adjusting by a 40% potential losses percentage.

Prevention of nosocomial infection in critically ill patients by selective decontamination of the digestive tract. A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a method of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract (SDD) on colonization, nosocomial infection (NI), bacterial resistance, mortality and economic costs.

Design: Randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study.

Setting: Polyvalent intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital with 27 beds.