Publications by authors named "Victor Monsalvez"
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have become one of the most important health problems. We aimed to assess whether international travel may facilitate their spread through the colonization of asymptomatic travelers. A cross-sectional study was conducted (November 2018 to February 2022).
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- The study investigates whether antibiotic therapy is necessary for low-risk catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) after catheter removal.
- Conducted in 14 Spanish hospitals, the trial randomized 27 patients—15 received no antibiotics while 12 received standard antibiotic treatment—focusing on complications and recovery time over 90 days.
- Results showed that one patient in the non-antibiotic group developed a complication, suggesting that low-risk CRBSI due to CoNS might be safely managed without antibiotics, although the trial was halted due to low participant numbers.