[Species diversity of the genus Candida in the oral cavity of cancer patients in Barranquilla, Colombia].

Candida spp. was characterized in the oral cavity of cancer patients in a health care center in Barranquilla, Colombia. This is a cross-sectional investigation including 60 oncological patients with oral candidiasis, selected by convenience sampling, from whom samples were subjected to culture in Sabouraud chloramphenicol agar, CHROMagar® Candida and Sabouraud dextrose agar were taken.

Unexpected high frequency of early mortality in COVID-19: a single-centre experience during the first wave of the pandemic.

We report the high frequency of early mortality in COVID-19 patients (48.6% of 72 deaths). Early deaths were not explained by differences in age, sex and comorbidities, but they had a more severe disease at hospital admission compared with late deaths.

Pharmacotherapy for community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an increasing problem in the elderly that is associated with elevated morbidity and mortality. Given the expected increased life expectancy, this problem is only likely to worsen, so it has been considered that treatment effects must be examined separately in elderly adults with CAP. Areas covered: In this narrative review, we give an update of the available data of antibiotics for elderly patients with CAP.

Fatal cases of Chikungunya virus infection in Colombia: Diagnostic and treatment challenges.

Although Chikungunya infection is emerging as an important public health problem in many countries, it is not regarded as a life-threatening disease. Information dealing with fatal cases is scarce. We herein describe three patients with Chickungunya infection who presented with multiple organ failure and died within 24h of admission.