Antibiotic Management of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: From Prophylaxis to Unusual Infections.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Patients with hematological malignancies are recognized for their high susceptibility and increased risk of developing infections associated with immunosuppression that can be caused by the infection itself or by the treatments that condition a decrease in the humoral and T lymphocyte response, so this review attempts to gather the main bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal agents that affect them and give recommendations for their approach and diagnosis. RECENT FINDINGS: In recent years, with the discovery and use of new therapies including immunological and targeted treatments, it has been possible to improve the survival and response of patients with hematological malignancies; however, antimicrobial resistance has also increased; we have faced new and unknown microorganisms, such as the SARS-CoV-2 that caused the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year, and therefore, new risks and more severe infections are presented. We present a review of the different circumstances where hematological malignancies increased the risk of infections and which microorganisms affect these patients, their characteristics, and the suggested prophylaxis.

Fisiología plaquetaria, agregometría plaquetaria y su utilidad clínica / Platelet physiology, platelet aggregometry and their clinical usefulness

Resumen Conocer la función plaquetaria y su repercusión en la fisiología y en la generación de enfermedad es importante, así como saber interpretar el estudio de agregometría que hoy es necesario para poder establecer diagnósticos y manejos terapéuticos.

Abstract Learning about platelet function and its impact on physiology and the generation of disease is important, as well as knowing how to interpret the study of aggregometry that is now necessary to integrate diagnoses and therapeutic management.