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Rev Esp Quimioter ; 36(5): 486-491, 2023 Oct.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37458335

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OBJECTIVE: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a frequent reason for attendance at emergency department (ED). The present study evaluates the impact of a multidisciplinary program for the optimization of antibiotic therapy in patients with UTI caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria treated from the hospital ED. METHODS: Descriptive study of the implementation of a program in which emergency, microbiology and pharmacy departments participated. Antibiotic treatment of the patients who consulted the ED with positive urine cultures caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria was reviewed upon discharge. In those patients with inappropriate treatment, doctors and/or pharmacists of the next level of healthcare or patients in the case of home discharge were contacted. The impact of the program was evaluated based on new visits to the ED at 30 days after discharge, compared with the results obtained from the usual practice three months prior the intervention. RESULTS: During the first year, 2,474 urine cultures of patients with UTI were reviewed, 533 (21.7%) were caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. Empirical treatment was inappropriate in 287 (53.4%), making treatment modifications in 243 of them. 73 (19.3%) patients returned to the ED 30 days after discharge, being lower than the results obtained in the three months prior intervention (27.9%; p=0.031), without significant differences in new visits associated with UTI. CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a multidisciplinary program focused on multidrug resistant UTI at discharge form ED correct antibiotic therapy in a large number of patients, being a potentially tool to reduce the number of new ED visits.


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Antimicrobial Stewardship , Body Fluids , Urinary Tract Infections , Humans , Urinary Tract Infections/drug therapy , Urinary Tract Infections/microbiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Emergency Service, Hospital , Retrospective Studies
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Rev Esp Quimioter ; 36(5): 492-497, 2023 Oct.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37458336

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OBJECTIVE: The main objective of our investigation was to know the incidence and epidemiology of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in our area and the prevalence of comorbidities in patients with MNT infection. As secondary objectives, we studied the distribution by species of MNT, the forms of disease and the type of sample used for its diagnosis. METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out in which all the isolates of mycobacteria carried out by the microbiology laboratory of the Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa of Zaragoza during the period between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2018 were included. RESULTS: A total of 533 mycobacteria were isolated, of which 295 (55.35%) were tuberculosis (MTB) and 238 (44.65%) were MNT. Of the whole MNT isolates, only 15.54% were considered clinically significant. Twenty-one species were identified being the most frequent: M. gordonae (26.89%), M. fortuitum (19.75%) and M. avium (16.39%). 32.72% of the MNT isolates were found in people over 70 years of age. CONCLUSIONS: We can confirm that the reported number of MNT isolates in our area is higher than in previous periods. MNT infection is more common in men and those older than 70 years. The epidemiology, especially the risk factors, of MNT disease is changing.


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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous , Mycobacterium , Male , Humans , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Nontuberculous Mycobacteria , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/epidemiology , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/microbiology , Retrospective Studies , Incidence
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