Publications by authors named "Maria F Ramirez-Hidalgo"
Randomized Clinical Trial of the Need for Antibiotic Treatment for Low-Risk Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci.
Laia Badia-Cebada João Carmezim María-Teresa Pérez-Rodríguez Elena Bereciartua Luis-Eduardo López Maria Fernanda Ramirez-Hidalgo
Antibiotics (Basel)
May 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates whether antibiotic therapy is necessary for low-risk catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) after catheter removal.
- Conducted in 14 Spanish hospitals, the trial randomized 27 patients—15 received no antibiotics while 12 received standard antibiotic treatment—focusing on complications and recovery time over 90 days.
- Results showed that one patient in the non-antibiotic group developed a complication, suggesting that low-risk CRBSI due to CoNS might be safely managed without antibiotics, although the trial was halted due to low participant numbers.
Antimicrobial stewardship program at a tertiary care academic medical hospital: Clinical, microbiological and economic impact. A 5-year temporary descriptive study.
Alfredo Jover-Sáenz María Fernanda Ramírez-Hidalgo Montserrat Vallverdú Vidal Merce García González Santiago Manuel Cano Marrón
Infect Prev Pract
June 2020
Introduction: Few prospective studies analyze, with sufficient duration, the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program (AMSP) carried out entirely in a hospital.
Methods: Descriptive study evaluating the consumption of antimicrobials expressed in defined daily doses (DDD) per 100 hospital occupied bed-days (OBDs) stratified in medical, surgical and intensive care unit (ICU) and the incidence of densities (ID) per 1,000 hospital OBDs of the prevalent multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) in a tertiary hospital, over a period of 5 years before and after the implementation of an AMSP. Analysis of direct costs and those associated with hospital stay and mortality.