Publications by authors named "Rosa M Alcobendas Rueda"
Clinical Utility of a Multiplex PCR Panel (BioFire Joint Infection) in the Adjustment of Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy: Experience in Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections.
Children (Basel)
October 2024
Background/objectives: This study aims to evaluate the impact of the PCR multiplex panel (BioFire JI) on the diagnosis and management of pediatric osteoarticular infections.
Methods: This retrospective study analyzed data from pediatric patients diagnosed with osteoarticular infections between January 2023 and April 2024. The effectiveness of the PCR multiplex panel in identifying pathogens was compared with traditional culture methods.
Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to spondylodiscitis in Spanish children through the RIOPed network: evaluation before and after the publication of the national consensus document.
An Pediatr (Engl Ed)
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- Pediatric spondylodiscitis (PSD) is a rare sickness in kids, and this study wanted to learn more about it since there are no specific guidelines for treating it.
- Researchers looked at two groups of patients from different times to see how well doctors followed the new treatment guidelines and to find out if any factors led to complications.
- They found that most kids improved without many problems, and doctors did a better job following the guidelines over time, especially in giving shorter antibiotic treatments.
Position statement on infection screening, prophylaxis, and vaccination in pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases and immunosuppressive therapies, part 2: infection prophylaxis.
Eur J Pediatr
September 2023
This study aims to provide practical recommendations on prophylaxis for infection in pediatric patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases receiving/scheduled to receive immunosuppressive therapy. A qualitative approach was applied. A narrative literature review was performed via Medline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Osteoarticular infections (OAIs) are typically treated initially with intravenous antibiotics. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether an exclusive oral treatment in selected children may be appropriate.
Methods: The Spanish Network of Osteoarticular Infections is a nationwide multicenter registry comprising 37 hospitals in Spain.
Correction to: Position statement of the Spanish society of pediatric rheumatology on infection screening, prophylaxis, and vaccination of pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases and immunosuppressive therapies: part 1 (screening).
Eur J Pediatr
June 2022
In most cases, feeding problems in young children are mild and of no consequence. However, it is one of the situations that generate more anxiety in parents and can lead them to incorrect feeding patterns. We present the case of a 20-month-old male child who came to the emergency room with a pathological elevation of alkaline phosphatase secondary to an error in his dietary pattern.
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