Does Resolution 8430 of 1993 respond to the current needs of ethics in health research with human beings in Colombia?

Verifying the compliance with the ethical principles of health research legitimizes its exercise in the eyes of the society and allows for the resolution of ethical dilemmas that emerge from new research interests and methods. Resolution 8430 of 1993 is one of the main ethical guidelines governing health research on human beings in Colombia. Considering that the resolution has not been revised or updated since its promulgation it becomes necessary to evaluate its current validity and adequacy to address the potential ethical dilemmas in the existing country’s health research.

[Phenotypic characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a high-complexity healthcare institution in the city of Cali].

Introduction: Phenotypic characterization of the Acinetobacter genus bacteria through biochemical and microscopic tests is possible. Studies have shown that the isolates from health-care associated infections show high resistance to first-line antibiotics.

Objective: To describe the resistance patterns of the A.

[Initial drug resistance as a threat for tuberculosis control: the case of Buenaventura, Colombia].

In 2001, Buenaventura, Colombia, the rate of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis was of 66 per 100,000 inhabitants. The poor control of the tuberculosis in this city during the last 10 years and the inadequate use of first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs was an opportune situation for the development of high resistance to these drugs. Two surveys of initial resistance to first-line antituberculosis drugs were conducted in new cases of pulmonary TB, in the city of Buenaventura--the first from August 1, of 1997 to January 31 of 1998 and the second from November 15, of 2000 to November 15, 2001.