Publications by authors named "R Montalvo-Otivo"
Evaluation of chronic diarrhea in patients newly diagnosed with HIV infection through the FilmArray® gastrointestinal panel.
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed)
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- * Out of 24 patients tested, 69% had bacterial infections, 18% had parasites, and 13% had viral infections, with common pathogens including different types of E. coli and Giardia lamblia.
- * The research highlighted that multiple infectious agents can be detected at once in HIV patients with chronic diarrhea, but certain agents like tuberculosis and fungi were not identified by the FilmArray® method.
Carbapenemases are one of the major mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, usually due to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics. The expansion of this mechanism of resistance at world level is imminent and control measures are limited. In the region of the Central Sierra of Peru - Huancayo, we report a case of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, with the purpose of discussing the problems related to this emerging mechanism of antibiotic resistance.
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