Publications by authors named "Valeria Prieto"

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  • The D-PRISM study investigated global practices for diagnosing and treating pneumonia in ICU settings, focusing on community-acquired, hospital-acquired, and ventilator-associated pneumonia across different countries.
  • A survey gathered responses from 1,296 ICU clinicians across 72 countries, revealing varied diagnostic processes and a lack of standardized microbiological testing, particularly in lower-income regions.
  • Findings indicated that the typical antibiotic treatment duration was 5-7 days, with shorter durations linked to effective antimicrobial stewardship programs in higher-income countries.
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The clam Ameghynomia antiqua is a highly important resource for fisheries due to its high catches volume. It is the bivalve mollusc with the highest fisheries landings from natural beds on the Pacific coast of southern South America; however, studies of the reproductive conditions of this species are scarce and date back many years. The object of the present work was to evaluate the reproductive characteristics of the species, analysing its gametogenic and gonadal cycle, and reproductive indices, in fishery locations that present the natural beds with the highest fisheries catches, as well as parasite loads in the species.

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