For what indications are antidepressants being used in adults in Colombia?

Introduction: Antidepressants are useful in the pharmacological treatment of different depressive and anxiety disorders, as well as being potentially useful in other indications. The aim of the study was to determine the indications for which antidepressants are being prescribed in patients over 18 years of age registered with the Colombian Health System.

Methods: Retrospective study with data from patients over 18 years old, of either sex, registered with the Colombian Health System, who are prescribed antidepressants.

Clinical and epidemiological features of patients with COVID-19 reinfection: a systematic review.

Recurrent positivity in a patient with COVID-19 may be due to various reasons, not necessarily reinfection. There is concern about the occurrence frequency of reinfection. Five databases and a preprint/preprint repository were searched.

Neurocysticercosis in Latin America: Current epidemiological situation based on official statistics from four countries.

Background: Neurocysticercosis (NC) is one of the major parasitic diseases affecting the central nervous system and is endemic in much of Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Its epidemiology is difficult to assess, although official registries are available in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico.

Methodology/principal Findings: Using official statistics, we assessed trends in NC hospitalization rates during 1998-2019 in Brazil and Ecuador, during 2004-2019 in Mexico, and during 2009-2019 in Colombia.

Use of antibiotics in patients who were attacked by animals that can transmit rabies.

Animal bites have a high probability of becoming infected. In high-risk wounds, the use of antibiotics that kill the associated microorganisms is recommended. The aim of this study was to determine the use of inappropriate antibiotics in patients in different regions of Colombia who were attacked in 2020 by animals that can transmit rabies.

Pharmacological management, and potentially inappropriate prescriptions in patients with osteoporosis.

Background: The treatment of osteoporosis involves medications that reduce the risk of fractures, but some medications can decrease bone density. The aim was to identify the treatments, comorbidities, and prescriptions related to reducing bone mineral density in patients with osteoporosis.

Research Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study that identified patterns of anti-osteoporotic drug prescriptions for outpatient use and potentially inappropriate prescriptions for patients with osteoporosis based on the drug-dispensing database of 8.

Association between the Use of Antibiotics and the Development of Acute Renal Injury in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Hospital in the Peruvian Amazon.

A significant antibiotic prescribing pattern associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has been described. Multiple protocols included empirical antimicrobials, leading to a substantial increase in antimicrobial consumption in medical care. A higher mortality rate is described among patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who received antibiotics.

Clinical features, hospitalisation and deaths associated with monkeypox: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: A multicountry monkeypox disease (MPX) outbreak began in May 2022 in Europe, leading to the assessment as a potential Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on June 23, 2022. Some observational studies have partially characterised clinical features, hospitalisations, and deaths. However, no systematic reviews of this MPX outbreak have been published.

Prevalence of parents' non-intention to vaccinate their children and adolescents against COVID-19: A comparative analysis in Colombia and Peru.

We aimed to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with parents' non-intention to vaccinate their children and adolescents against COVID-19 in Colombia and Peru. We performed a secondary analysis using a database generated by the University of Maryland and Facebook (Facebook, Inc). We Included adult (18 and over) Facebook users residing in LAC who responded to the survey between May 20, and November 5, 2021.

Monkeypox - a description of the clinical progression of skin lesions: a case report from Colorado, USA.

A rapidly emerging global outbreak of monkeypox virus infection (MPXV) in over 50 non-endemic countries was identified in May 2022. We report the case and images of a patient with MPXV presenting with genital lesions later complicated by superimposed cellulitis in Colorado, USA. MPXV lesions are susceptible to bacterial superinfection, and with the advent of new cases, the early identification of skin lesions and their evolution during MPXV are imperative for treating clinicians.