[Venous thromboembolic prophylaxis. Guidelines for adults in Argentina].

The venous thromboembolic disease (VTD) in adults has a high morbidity and mortality. It can be also associated to disabling chronic conditions. In spite of this, prophylaxis in healthcare assistance is still underused.

[Plasmodium falciparum malaria acquired in Sub-Saharan Africa].

The purpose of this paper is to present the cases of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum in travelers coming from tropical Africa, who were treated at the Hospital Alemán (Buenos Aires). African malaria was defined as an infection acquired in any country within Africa, diagnosed and treated in Argentina. Diagnostic tools included clinical features and optic microscopy with Giemsa stained peripheral blood films.

[Acute cholecystitis and biliary tract infections due to Candida].

Candida biliary tract infection is a rare disease. Most of the reported cases have been diagnosed in patients with surgery or invasive procedures of the biliary tract, critical illness, immunosuppression or antibiotic treatment. This report deals with an 85 years old female patient with Candida albicans cholecystitis without previous risk factors and with a literature review on the subject.

Ten-year persistence of antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen in healthcare workers vaccinated against hepatitis B virus, and response to booster vaccination.

This study estimated the number of HCWs with protective antibody levels 5 and 10 years after HBV vaccination. Kaplan-Meier probabilities of protective levels were 0.95 at 60 days after vaccination, 0.