Jorge O. Cáceres, Enrique Brandan,
The interaction between the Alzheimer amyloid precursor protein (APP) and an intact extracellular matrix (ECM), matrigel, obtained from Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm tumors was evaluated. Based on quantitative analyses of the binding data obtained from solid phase binding assays, two binding sites on the ECM were identified for [125I]-APP (with apparent Kd1 of 1.0 × 10 −11 M and Kd2 of 1.6 × 10 −9 M respectively). Over 70% of [125I]-APP was displaced by heparin and N-desulfated heparin but not by chondroitin sulfate. ...
Tópico(s): Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
1997 - Wiley | Journal of Cellular Biochemistry
Natalie Staplin, Richard Haynes, PK Judge, Christoph Wanner, Julie Green, Jonathan Emberson, David Preiss, KJ Mayne, SYA Ng, Emily Sammons, Dandan Zhu, Michael Hill, W. Grant Stevens, Karl Wallendszus, Susanne Brenner, AK Cheung, Zhihong Liu, J Li, LS Hooi, Wenjun Liu, Takashi Kadowaki, Masaomi Nangaku, Adeera Levin, David Z.I. Cherney, Aldo P. Maggioni, Roberto Pontremoli, Rajat Deo, Shinichi Goto, Xavier Rosselló, Katherine R. Tuttle, Dominik Steubl, Michaela Petrini, Siegfried Seidi, Martin Landray, Colin Baigent, WG Herrington, Sharirose Abat, Riaz Rahman, Rizna Abdul Cader, MI Abdul Hafidz, MZ Abdul Wahab, NK Abdullah, Talal Abdulsamad, Masami Abe, Ned Abraham, Sarah Acheampong, P Achiri, JA Acosta, A A Adeleke, Vicki Adell, R Adewuyi-Dalton, Nihad Adnan, A Africano, Mohsen Agharazii, Frank G. Aguilar, A Aguilera, Ahmad Mukhtar, MK Ahmad, NA Ahmad, NH Ahmad, NI Ahmad, Norazinizah Ahmad Miswan, H Ahmad Rosdi, Iffat Ahmed, Sofia B. Ahmed, Sofia B. Ahmed, Joan Aiello, Alastair Aitken, R AitSadi, Sendogan Aker, S Akimoto, Akinwande A. Akinfolarin, S. Akram, Federico Alberici, Christian Albert, Luke Aldrich, M Alegata, Lacy M. Alexander, S Alfaress, Mohammad Alhadj Ali, A Ali, A Ali, Radica Z. Alicic, Arta Aliu, Ricardo López Almaraz, Rashid Almasarwah, Jussara Carnevale de Almeida, Alessia Aloisi, Laith Al‐Rabadi, Mark Dominik Alscher, Pedro Álvarez, Bader Al-Zeer, M. Ochoa de Olza Amat, Christopher S. Ambrose, Hany Ammar, Yu An, L Andriaccio, K Ansu, A Apostolidi, N. Arai, Hiroaki Araki, Shin‐ichi Araki, A Arbi, O Arechiga, Sarah Armstrong, Taylor J. Arnold, S Aronoff, W Arriaga, J Arroyo, Daniel Arteaga, Shingo Asahara, Akira Asai, N Asai, S Asano, M Asawa, M.F. Asmee, Filippo Aucella, Marc Augustin, Amanda Avery, Ahmed K. Awad, IY Awang, Motoharu Awazawa, A Axler, W Ayub, Zaid Azhari, Rocco Baccaro, C Badin, Benjamin M. Bagwell, Elisabeth Bahlmann-Kroll, AZ Bahtar, Colin Baigent, Diksha Bains, Harpreet S. Bajaj, Rebecca Baker, Enke Baldini, Bernhard Banas, Debasish Banerjee, Shogo Banno, Shweta Bansal, Simona Barberi, Stephen L. Barnes, Cecilia Barnini, C Barot, Kelly M. Schiabor Barrett, R Barrios, B Bartolomei Mecatti, I Barton, Janet Barton, W Basily, Sunita Bavanandan, Alex Baxter, Lewis C. Becker, Srinivasan Beddhu, Joachim Beige, S.A. Beigh, Samira Bell, Urs Benck, Amanda Beneat, Aisleen Bennett, David Bennett, Sarah Benyon, Jocelyn Berdeprado, Tobias Bergler, Albrecht Bergner, Marla J. Berry, Michele Bevilacqua, J Bhairoo, Sudhir Bhandari, Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ankeet S. Bhatt, Mukul Bhattarai, M Bhavsar, Wei Bian, Francesca Bianchini, Simone Bianco, R. W. Bilous, Jennifer Bilton, Donatella Bilucaglia, C Bird, Divya Birudaraju, M Biscoveanu, Christine E. Blake, Nina Bleakley, K Bocchicchia, Sue C. Bodine, Richard Bodington, Simone Cosima Boedecker-Lips, Marie-Ève Bolduc, Shaun Bolton, Christopher Bond, Fadia El Boreky, Kenneth Boren, Ryotaro Bouchi, Laura Bough, Danijela Bovan, Chris Bowler, Louise Bowman, Navdeep Brar, C. Braun, A Breach, M. Breitenfeldt, Susanne Brenner, Brian Brettschneider, A Brewer, George J. Brewer, V Brindle, Elena Brioni, C. Titus Brown, Heather A. Brown, Louise Brown, R. H. Brown, Sarah Brown, Duncan L. Browne, K Bruce, Martina Brueckmann, Nigel J. Brunskill, Maria Bryant, Małgorzata M. Brzóska, Yang Bu, Cierra Buckman, Matthew J. Budoff, Michael Bullen, Andy Burke, Shane Burnette, Claire Burston, Martin Busch, John Bushnell, Susan Butler, Janine Büttner, Christopher D. Byrne, Antonio Gómez‐Caamaño, J Cadorna, Cesira Cafiero, Marianna P. Cagle, J. Cai, Kátia da Silva Calabrese, Carla L. Calvi, Brian Camilleri, S Camp, Danielle Campbell, Ryan Campbell, Haiyan Cao, Irene Capelli, M Caple, Ben Caplin, A Cardone, J Carle, V Carnall, Maurizio Caroppo, Sue Carr, Gianni Carraro, Michael W. Carson, P. Casares, Carmen E. Castillo, Claudia Castro, B Caudill, Vladimir Cejka, Martina Ceseri, Leslie Cham, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Jonathan Chambers, CBT Chan, J.C. Chan, YC Chan, Emily Chang, Emily Chang, Terri Chant, T Chavagnon, P Chellamuthu, Fei Chen, Jing Chen, Peng Chen, TM Chen, Y Chen, Y Chen, Ching‐Yu Cheng, Hong Cheng, MC Cheng, David Z.I. Cherney, AK Cheung, CH Ching, Nihil Chitalia, Rushab Choksi, Charles Nnanna Chukwu, Kevin K. Chung, Giuseppe Cianciolo, L Cipressa, Sarah L. Clark, Harry S. Clarke, Robert W. Clarke, Samantha Clarke, B. T. Cleveland, Edward Cole, H Coles, L Condurache, Andrew Connor,
Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce progression of chronic kidney disease and the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a wide range of patients. However, their effects on kidney disease progression in some patients with chronic kidney disease are unclear because few clinical kidney outcomes occurred among such patients in the completed trials. In particular, some guidelines stratify their level of recommendation about who should be treated with SGLT2 inhibitors ...
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Vivian Torres Vera, Diego Méndez-González, Diego J. Ramos-Ramos, Asmae Igalla, Marco Laurenti, Rafael Contreras‐Cáceres, Enrique López‐Cabarcos, Elena Díaz, Jorge Rubio‐Retama, Sonia Melle, Óscar G. Calderón,
The optimal dopant concentration in UCNPs for simultaneous visible and NIR luminescence was determined by controlling the sensitizer-to-activator ratio while maintaining the total amount of dopants.
Tópico(s): Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
2021 - Royal Society of Chemistry | Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Diego Gravotta, Andrés E. Perez Bay, Caspar T. H. Jonker, Patrick J. Zager, Ignacio Benedicto, Ryan Schreiner, Paulo S. Caceres, Enrique Rodriguez‐Boulan,
Megalin (gp330, LRP-2) is a protein structurally related to the low-density lipoprotein receptor family that displays a large luminal domain with multiligand binding properties. Megalin localizes to the apical surface of multiple epithelia, where it participates in endocytosis of a variety of ligands performing roles important for development or homeostasis. We recently described the apical recycling pathway of megalin in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells and found that it is a long-lived, fast ...
Tópico(s): Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
2019 - American Society for Cell Biology | Molecular Biology of the Cell
Paulo S. Caceres, Enrique Rodriguez‐Boulan,
The polarized phenotype of the retinal pigment epithelium is crucial for the outer retina-blood barrier and support of photoreceptors and underlying choroid, and its disruption plays a central role in degenerative retinopathies. Although the mechanisms of polarization remain mostly unknown, they are fundamental for homeostasis of the outer retina. Recent research is revealing a growing picture of interconnected tissues in the outer retina, with the retinal pigment epithelium at the center. This ...
Tópico(s): Glaucoma and retinal disorders
2019 - Elsevier BV | Current Opinion in Cell Biology
Manuel Abad, Tatiana Izquierdo, Miguel Cáceres, Enrique Bernárdez, Joaquin Rodrı́guez Vidal,
Abstract A Late Holocene cliff‐top deposit of large boulders well above the limits of modern storm waves is described from the southern coast of the Atacama Desert (northern Chile). The largest moved boulder weighs >40 t and field data point to a flood height >18·5 m above high tide level and an inland penetration greater than 284 m from the cliff edge. The minimum flow velocity needed for particle entrainment was estimated as 10·1 ms −1 and the most likely processes of sediment deposition for different ...
Tópico(s): Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
2018 - Wiley | Sedimentology
Bruno B. Campos, María Moreno Oliva, Rafael Contreras‐Cáceres, Enrique Rodrı́guez-Castellón, José Jiménez-Jiménez, Joaquim C. G. Esteves da Silva, Manuel Algarra,
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) coated with poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM-NH2) dendrimer are prepared from folic acid and phosphoric acid under a hydrothermal procedure. The obtained nanoparticles are successfully used as fluorescent sensor for Pt(IV) (in the form of chloroplatinate ion). CQDs possess many attractive features including uniform dispersion with average size about 13nm for unmodified particles and, ∼30nm when they are coated with PAMAM-NH2 dendrimer. The synthesized nanoparticles have been characterized ...
Tópico(s): Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
2015 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Cesar A. Cáceres, Enrique J. Gómez Aguilera, Felipe García, José M. Gatell, Francisco del Pozo,
In this article we will describe a new approach to improve the quality of care of chronic HIV/AIDS patients, combining the integral care approach with a telemedicine system.Following the integral care approach, we included the patient in a multidisciplinary care team, covering the whole process of care with a telemedicine system that allows the patient to improve his/her self-care and to be remotely followed-up by the healthcare professionals.This challenge has been met by the creation of the "VIHrtual ...
Tópico(s): Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
2006 - Elsevier BV | International Journal of Medical Informatics
Raquel Ramírez-Vázquez, Isabel Escobar, Guy A. E. Vandenbosch, Francisco S. Vargas, David A. Caceres-Monllor, Enrique Arribas Garde,
The last 25 years have seen an increase in the number of radiofrequency sources with the global adoption of smartphones as primary connectivity devices. The objective of this work was to review and evaluate the measured studies of personal exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields (RF-RMF) and meet the basic quality criteria eligible for inclusion in this Review, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, following the eligibility ...
Tópico(s): Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
2022 - Elsevier BV | Environmental Research
Nelson Morales, Sebastián Seguel, Alejandro Cáceres‐Mella, Enrique Jélvez, Maximiliano Alarcón,
Long-term open-pit mine planning is a critical stage of a mining project that seeks to establish the best strategy for extracting mineral resources, based on the assumption of several economic, geological and operational parameters. Conventionally, during this process it is common to use deterministic resource models to estimate in situ ore grades and to assume average values for geometallurgical variables. These assumptions cause risks that may negatively impact on the planned production and finally ...
Tópico(s): Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering
2019 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Minerals
Henry F Gomez, Irene Herrera-Insua, Mustafa M. Siddiqui, Vicente A. Diaz-Gonzalez, Enrique Caceres, David S. Newburg, Thomas G. Cleary,
Lactoferrin is an iron-binding protein found in human mucosal secretions such as milk. A variety of functions have been ascribed to this protein, it appears to contribute to antimicrobial host defense. Still its overall physiological role remains to be defined. We sought to study the role of recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLf) in Shigella infection. Invasion of epithelial cells is essential to the development of bacillary dysentery. Shigella flexneri 5 M90T, a virulent strain, was evaluated in the ...
Tópico(s): Infant Nutrition and Health
2001 - Springer Nature | Advances in experimental medicine and biology
Gloria P. Heresi, Enrique Caceres, Jane T. Atkins, James M. Reuben, Marilyn Doyle,
Weretrates.She developed bilateral pneumothoraces and required
Tópico(s): HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
1997 - Oxford University Press | Clinical Infectious Diseases
Paulino Alonso-Cristobal, M. Arturo López‐Quintela, Rafael Contreras‐Cáceres, Enrique López‐Cabarcos, Jorge Rubio‐Retama, Marco Laurenti,
This work proposes a novel method to obtain catalytically active gold clusters by using the water-soluble 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(4-trimethyl-ammonio-phenyl)porphyrin under mild conditions instead of using strong reducing agents.
Tópico(s): Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
2016 - Royal Society of Chemistry | RSC Advances
Enrique Gallardo, Dina Schächter, E Cáceres, Pedro Becker, Enrique Colin, Carlos R. Martinez, Camilo Henriquez,
Summary OBJECTIVE We assessed the frequency of endocrine or neurological disturbances and the results of surgery in patients with empty sella, diagnosed with cisternography and/or computerized tomography scanning. DESIGN AND PATIENTS Analysis of hospital records of 76 successive patients (73 primary, three secondary empty sella) from a single institution. MEASUREMENTS Clinical and neuro‐ophthalmological evaluation. Serum PRL, GH, TSH, LH, FSH, T4, T3 by radioimmunoassay. Diagnosis of empty sella ...
Tópico(s): Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
1992 - Wiley | Clinical Endocrinology
Carlos Torrens, E Melendo, Alberto Solano, E. Cáceres,
... Carlos MD; Melendo, Elena MD; Solano, Alberto MD; Cáceres, Enrique MD Author Information
Tópico(s): Hip disorders and treatments
2009 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
... discrecionalidad, representación, legitimidad. *Agradezco profundamente a los profesores Enrique Cáceres, Jorge Carpizo, Héctor Fix-Zamudio, Javier Saldaña y ...
Tópico(s): Criminal Justice and Penology
2002 - Elsevier BV | Boletín Mexicano de Derecho Comparado
Paulo S. Caceres, Ignacio Benedicto, Guillermo L. Lehmann, Enrique Rodriguez‐Boulan,
Paulo S. Caceres, Ignacio Benedicto, Guillermo L. Lehmann and Enrique J. Rodriguez-Boulan Margaret Dyson Vision Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New ...
Tópico(s): Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
2016 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press | Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
Santiago Grau, Sergi Hernández, Daniel Echeverría-Esnal, Alexander Almendral, Ricard Ferrer, Enrique Limón Cáceres, Juan Pablo Horcajada,
Antimicrobials have been widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the antimicrobial consumption of 66 hospitals in Catalonia.
Tópico(s): COVID-19 and Mental Health
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Antibiotics
Dolores Andreu-Périz, Antonio Ochando García, Enrique Limón Cáceres,
Objetivo: Profundizar en el conocimiento sobre las experiencias de vida y el soporte percibido por las enfermeras/os que atendieron a pacientes con enfermedad de COVID-19 en tratamiento con hemodiálisis hospitalaria durante los meses de mayor prevalencia de la pandemia en España. Metodología: Estudio cualitativo fenomenológico. El grupo participante fue de diez enfermeras/o de hospitales públicos de España que habían dializado a pacientes con COVID-19. La recolección de los datos se realizó mediante ...
Tópico(s): Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
2020 - Sociedad Española de Enfermería Nefrológica | Enfermería Nefrológica
Aina Gomila-Grange, Jordi Carratalà, Josep M. Badía, Daniel Camprubí, Marta Piriz, Evelyn Shaw, Vicens Díaz-Brito, E. Espejo, C. Nicolás, Montse Brugués, R. Pérez, Ana Lérida, Antoni Castro, Sebastiano Biondo, Doménico Fraccalvieri, Enrique Limón Cáceres, F. Gudiol, Miquel Pujol,
Healthcare-associated infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa are associated with poor outcomes. However, the role of P. aeruginosa in surgical site infections after colorectal surgery has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive factors and outcomes of surgical site infections caused by P. aeruginosa after colorectal surgery, with special emphasis on the role of preoperative oral antibiotic prophylaxis.We conducted an observational, multicenter, prospective ...
Tópico(s): Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
2018 - BioMed Central | BMC Infectious Diseases
Mohamed Abbas, Marlieke E.A. de Kraker, Emin Aghayev, Pascal Astagneau, M. Aupée, Michael Behnke, Ann Bull, Hee Jung Choi, Sabine C. de Greeff, Suzanne Elgohari, Petra Gastmeier, Dean Harris, M.B.G. Koek, Theresa Lamagni, Enrique Limón Cáceres, Hege Line Løwer, Outi Lyytikäinen, Kalisvar Marimuthu, John Marquess, Rebecca McCann, Ida Prantner, Elisabeth Presterl, Miquel Pujol, J. Reilly, Christopher Roberts, Luigi Segagni Lusignani, Damin Si, Emese Szilágyi, Juliette Tanguy, Simone Tempone, Nicolas Troillet, Leon J. Worth, Didier Pittet, Stephan Harbarth,
Surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) is a core component of effective infection control practices, though its impact has not been quantified on a large scale.To determine the time-trend of SSI rates in surveillance networks.SSI surveillance networks provided procedure-specific data on numbers of SSIs and operations, stratified by hospitals' year of participation in the surveillance, to capture length of participation as an exposure. Pooled and procedure-specific random-effects Poisson ...
Tópico(s): Clinical practice guidelines implementation
2018 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Hospital Infection
Aina Gomila-Grange, Josep M. Badía, Jordi Carratalà, Xavier Serra‐Aracil, Evelyn Shaw, Vicens Díaz-Brito, Antoni Castro, E. Espejo, C. Nicolás, Marta Piriz, Montserrat Brugués, Josefina Obradors, Ana Lérida, Jordi Cuquet, Enrique Limón Cáceres, Francesc Gudiol, Miquel Pujol,
Objective To determine current outcomes and predictors of treatment failure among patients with surgical site infection (SSI) after colorectal surgery. Methods A multicentre observational prospective cohort study of adults undergoing elective colorectal surgery in 10 Spanish hospitals (2011–2014). Treatment failure was defined as persistence of signs/symptoms of SSI or death at 30 days post-surgery. Results Of 3701 patients, 669 (18.1%) developed SSI; 336 (9.1%) were organ-space infections. Among patients ...
Tópico(s): Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
2017 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Infection
Aina Gomila-Grange, Jordi Carratalà, Sebastiano Biondo, Josep M. Badía, Doménico Fraccalvieri, Evelyn Shaw, Vicens Díaz-Brito, L. Pagespetit, N. Freixas, Montse Brugués, Laura Mora, R. Pérez, C. Sanz, Noelle S. Arroyo, Simona Iftimie, Enrique Limón Cáceres, Francesc Gudiol, Miquel Pujol,
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals in Europe. However, the risk factors for the development of early-onset (EO) and late-onset (LO) SSI have not been elucidated.This study investigated the predictive factors for EO-SSI and LO-SSI in a large cohort of patients undergoing colorectal surgery.We prospectively followed-up adult patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in 10 hospitals (2011-2014). Patients were divided into ...
Tópico(s): Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
2017 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Hospital Infection
Aina Gomila-Grange, Jordi Carratalà, Daniel Camprubí, Evelyn Shaw, Josep M. Badía, Antoni Cruz, Francesc Aguilar, C. Nicolás, Anna Marrón, Laura Mora, R. Pérez, Lydia Grisel López Martín, Rosa Maria Vazquez, Ana Felisa López, Enrique Limón Cáceres, Francesc Gudiol, Miquel Pujol,
Organ-space surgical site infections (SSI) are the most serious and costly infections after colorectal surgery. Most previous studies of risk factors for SSI have analysed colon and rectal procedures together. The aim of the study was to determine whether colon and rectal procedures have different risk factors and outcomes for organ-space SSI. A multicentre observational prospective cohort study of adults undergoing elective colon and rectal procedures at 10 Spanish hospitals from 2011 to 2014. Patients ...
Tópico(s): Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
2017 - BioMed Central | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Santiago Grau, Esther Fondevilla, N. Freixas, Sergi Mojal, Nieves Sopena, F. Bella, Francesc Gudiol, Antònia Balet, R. Pérez, Montserrat Pons, Rosa García-Penche, Pepa Pérez, Maria Teresa Barrera, Susana Boluda, Gabriel Mestre, Cristina Berbel, Gemma Enrique-Tarancón, Sílvia Caro, Glòria Gayola, Eva Palau, Montserrat Carrascossa, Camil·la Valls, Marı́a Jesús Martı́nez, Mireia Fuster, E. Espejo, Ludivina Ibáñez, María Sagalés, Rosa Vázquez, Mònica Calonge, Josep Maria Tricas, Lídia Salse, E. Fortea Gimeno, Juan Serrais, Montse Brugués, Ester López‐Suñé, Francesc Marco, M. Real Panisello, Susana Terrè, Ángeles García, Teresa Arranz, Maria Cuscó, Marisa Grañó, Francesc Pàez, J.C. de la Fuente, Susana Terrè, Roser Ferrer, Ana Ayestarán, Montserrat Sierra, Leonor Munell, Lourdes Grabulosa, Virginia Gol, Paula Gassiot, E Gamarra, Joaquı́n López-Contreras, Àlex Smithson, Lluís Campins, Ma Pilar Barrufet, Núria Bosacoma, Amaia Concepción Oteiza, Elisenda Flotats, A. Morón, I. Fernández, Olga Curiel, C Régulo Agusti, María José Lobato Fraile, Mercè Clarós, Natàlia Carrasco, Ana Lérida, Merçè Espona, Julià Gómez, Esther Vicente, Pilar Marcos, R. Malo, Carles Alonso-Tarrés, Anna Capellà, Vicens Díaz-Brito, Begoña Pascual, Jordi Manubens Grau, Maria Rosa Garriga, Montserrat Riera, Magda Montserrat, Raimon Camps, Núria Calduch Benages, David Blancas, M. López Isern, Margarida Curriu, Pilar Alemany, Josep Bisbe, Francesca Pujol, MA Gasós, Núria San Juan, Ana Coloma-Conde, Isabel Casabona Martínez, Pilar Capdevila, Irene Montardit, Laura Canadell, Graciano García, Santiago Manuel Cano, A Jover, Mercedes Palomar, Ariadna Padullés, Ana Hornero, Montse Motjé, David Campany, Nieves Larrosa, Ramon Borràs, María Dolores Quesada, Lurdes Matas, Pilar Salvador, Antoni Castro, M. Esther Julián, Mar Olga Pérez, Maria Àngels Vidal, Josep Manel Villó, Miquel Pujol, Enrique Limón Cáceres,
Abstract Objectives To analyse the possible relationship between consumption of old and new MRSA-active antibiotics and burden of MRSA in acute care hospitals in Catalonia during the period 2007–12. Methods Fifty-four hospitals participating in the VINCat Programme were included. Proportion of MRSA (resistant isolates of Staphylococcus aureus per 100 isolates of S. aureus tested), incidence of new cases of infection [new cases of MRSA per 1000 occupied bed-days (OBD)] and incidence of cases of bacteraemia ( ...
Tópico(s): Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
2014 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Miquel Pujol, Enrique Limón Cáceres,
Las infecciones relacionadas con el sistema sanitario son las que tienen relación con prácticas asistenciales en pacientes que están hospitalizados o ambulatorios, pero en contacto con el sistema. Afectan al 5% de los pacientes y comportan una elevada morbimortalidad y un mayor coste económico. Los principales tipos de infección relacionada con el sistema sanitario están relacionados con procedimientos invasivos y son la infección respiratoria, la quirúrgica, la urinaria y la bacteriemia de catéter ...
Tópico(s): Infection Control in Healthcare
2013 - Elsevier BV | Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
Enrique Limón Cáceres, Evelyn Shaw, Josep M. Badía, Marta Piriz, R Escofet, Francesc Gudiol, Miquel Pujol, D. Castellana, Fernando Barroso-Barcenilla, Gustavo Gabilondo Garcia, R. Antúnez, J. Rebull, M.F. Domenech, Dolors Domènech, D Garcia, Ana Lérida, Luis Gajate Martín, B Oller, Nieves Sopena, Benito Almirante, Carmen Ferrer, R. Pérez, F. Obradors, Gabriel Mestre, Cristina Berbel, P. Serrat, Elisabeth Masgoret Palau, Miquel Iborra, Miguel Servet Zaragoza, Antonio Torres García, Lourdes Grabulosa, F. Pericàs, M.C. Burgas, P. Girbal, Miriam L. González, M.L. Villegas, Laia Ferrer, Miriam Moreno, C. Nicolás, A. Navarro, J. Angás, Mariano Tomás Ros, Àlex Smithson, C. Porrón, M. Nolla, M. Rovira, L.R. Escudero, Marina Clemente Conde, Jordi Espinosa, G Serrate, Luis Falgueras, Isaac Fernandez, A.J. Cruz, V. Ferrer Díaz de Brito, Inés Naranjo Peña, Carlos Agustı́, L. Pagespetit, Marta Andrés Santamaria, Juli Rifà, A. Pinyana, Mercedes Herranz, María José Gil Quílez, Jaime Beltrán, Eduard Sanjurjo, Rosa Maria Vazquez, Jordi Cuquet, Miguel A. Morcillo, Ra- Fael Figueroa Hernández, X. Errando, Esther Kreisler Moreno, Ricardo Ferrer, Ana Casas, Christopher Ramos, I. Roura, Arturo Lopez, Antoni Castro, Ana Martínez Pérez, Joan Espinach, D. Castander, J.C. Paradiñeiro, Montes Claros, Marcelo Farías, Irene Montardit, R. Batlle, A. Cotura, Virginia Pomar, Joaquı́n López-Contreras, Price Cruz, L. Aguilar, J.M Calbet, Sergi Sabaté, Carlos Montilla, Raimon Camps, R.M. Garcia Penche, Maite Coll, Sílvia Caro, D. Ginesta, T. Doménech, Javier P. Gisbert, Emmanuel Redon, José Miguel Lera Tricas, A. Marrón, Montse Brugués, Sandra Santarrufina Martínez, Mireia Garcia Cusco, Oriol Estrada, E. Vidal, J. Roura, Anna Colomer, M. Calsina, M. Vaqué, M. Guillemat, Eva Armengol, B. García Vila, Antonio Torres García,
Surgical site infection (SSI) after colorectal procedures represents a measurable quality indicator of a healthcare system. There is an increasing interest in comparing SSI rates between different hospitals and countries: however, the variability of the data regarding the incidence of SSI makes this comparison difficult. For the purposes of evaluation, data collection must be standardized and must include reliable post-discharge surveillance (PDS).To determine impact and risk factors for PDS SSI after ...
Tópico(s): Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
2013 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Hospital Infection
Miquel Pujol, Enrique Limón Cáceres, Joaquı́n López-Contreras, Montserrat Sallés, F. Bella, Francesc Gudiol,
The VINCat Program is a standardized surveillance program of healthcare infections in Catalonia, Spain. This program includes monitoring of surgical site infections (SSI) of elective colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to define SSI rates in colorectal surgery among VINCat hospitals over a period of 4 years. We included consecutive elective colorectal interventions performed in VINCat hospitals from 2007 to 2010. Follow-up visits were performed 30 days after surgery. Prospective monitoring ...
Tópico(s): Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
2012 - Elsevier BV | Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
N. Freixas, Nieves Sopena, Enrique Limón Cáceres, F. Bella, Lourdes Matas, Benito Almirante, Miquel Pujol,
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common cause of healthcare-related infection. Surveillance and prevention of MRSA is a priority in infection control programs. The aim of this study was to describe rates and trends of MRSA colonization or infection in 40 hospitals participating in the VINCat Program from 2008 to 2010. The study included all patients treated in acute care areas of participating hospitals. Hospitals were stratified into 3 groups based on size. The following annual ...
Tópico(s): Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
2012 - Elsevier BV | Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
N. Freixas, F. Bella, Enrique Limón Cáceres, Miquel Pujol, Benito Almirante, Francesc Gudiol,
To determine the impact of a multimodal intervention designed to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) outside the ICU, we conducted a prospective, quasi-experimental, before-after intervention study in 11 hospitals participating in the VINCat programme in Catalonia, Spain. The intervention consists of: (i) an evidence-based bundle of practices relating to catheter insertion and maintenance; (ii) a training programme for healthcare workers; (iii) four point–prevalence ...
Tópico(s): Patient Safety and Medication Errors
2012 - Elsevier BV | Clinical Microbiology and Infection