The Relationship between Selective Digestive Decontamination and Nosocomial Infections in Patients Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in ICUs: A Multicenter Study.

Nosocomial infections are a worldwide healthcare issue, especially in intensive care units (ICUs), and they had a prevalence of 21.1% in 2023 in Spain. Numerous predisposing risk factors have been identified, with the most relevant being invasive techniques, including renal replacement therapies (RRTs).

Pan-valvulitis in Children With Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

We present a rare case of pan-valvular involvement in a 5-month-old female with Kawasaki disease shock syndrome despite early treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and corticosteroids. She experienced a favorable outcome after the addition of infliximab, which was guided based on clinical, laboratory and echocardiogram findings, rather than recrudescence of fever, the most common indicator of intravenous immunoglobulin resistance.