Guía de Sífilis Gestacional y Congénita: perspectivas de profesionales de la salud en Bolívar (Colombia) / Guidelines on Gestational and Congenital Syphilis: insights of health professionals in Bolívar (Colombia)

Objetivos: Describir los conocimientos, la idoneidad y las prácticas respecto a la "Guía de práctica clínica (GPC) basada en la evidencia para la atención integral de la sífilis gestacional (SG) y congénita (SC)". Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. Incluyó médicos generales, especialistas y enfermeras que laboraban en 52 instituciones de salud en el departamento de Bolívar (Colombia) y realizan el control prenatal o la atención al neonato en el 2020. Muestreo por conveniencia. Se aplicó cuestionario digital que recolectó información sociodemográfica; evaluó conocimientos, idoneidad y prácticas sobre la "Guía de práctica clínica (GPC)" mencionada en los objetivos. Se hace análisis descriptivo. Resultados: Se incluyeron 101 trabajadores. Hay deficiencias relacionadas con la aplicación correcta del algoritmo inverso de diagnóstico (48 %) y seguimiento de SG (77 %), manejo de la paciente con antecedentes de alergias de manifestaciones sistémicas (31 %) y tratamiento de la SG (61 %) y SC (10 %). La recomendación de no aplicar prueba de penicilina en pacientes sin antecedentes de alergias sistémicas se considera poco útil (60 %). El 23 % de los trabajadores no emplea las pruebas rápidas y el 44 % de los especialistas da tratamiento para sífilis al compañero sexual. Conclusiones: Es importante intensificar las estrategias de capacitación en el personal de salud con énfasis en el personal de enfermería y, de manera urgente, empoderar a este personal en las actividades relacionadas con el control de la sífilis. Se requiere hacer nuevas y continúas evaluaciones a nivel nacional y regional de la implementación de esta guía que permitan evaluar los indicadores que contiene la estrategia de eliminación de esta enfermedad.

Objectives: To describe the knowledge, appropriateness and practices regarding the evidence-based "Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for the comprehensive management of gestational syphilis (GS) and congenital syphilis (CS)". Material and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study including general practitioners, specialists and nurses working at 52 healthcare institutions in the Bolivar Department (Colombia) who provided prenatal control or neonatal care in 2020. Convenience sampling was used. A digital questionnaire was administered to collect sociodemographic information, assessed knowledge, appropriateness and practices in terms of the evidenced-based "Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)" mentioned in the objectives. A descriptive analysis followed. Results: A total of 101 workers were included. There are deficiencies associated with the correct use of the inverse algorithm of diagnosis (48 %) and GS follow-up (77 %), management of the patient with a history of systemic manifestation allergies (31 %) and treatment of GS (61 %) and CS (10 %). The recommendation of not using the penicillin test in patients with no history of systemic allergies is considered of little benefit (60 %). 23 % of the workers do not use rapid tests and 44 % of the specialists administer syphilis treatment to the sexual partner. Conclusions: It is important to intensify the training strategies for health personnel with emphasis on nurses and, as a matter of urgency, empower them in syphilis control activities. New and continuous national and regional evaluations of the implementation of these guidelines are needed to assess the indicators associated with the strategy for the elimination of this disease.

Guidelines on Gestational and Congenital Syphilis: insights of health professionals in Bolívar (Colombia) / Guía de Sífilis Gestacional y Congénita: perspectivas de profesionales de la salud en Bolívar (Colombia)

Objectives: To describe the knowledge, appropriateness and practices regarding the evidence-based "Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for the comprehensive management of gestational syphilis (GS) and congenital syphilis (CS)". Material and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study including general practitioners, specialists and nurses working at 52 healthcare institutions in the Bolivar Department (Colombia) who provided prenatal control or neonatal care in 2020. Convenience sampling was used. A digital questionnaire was administered to collect sociodemographic information, assessed knowledge, appropriateness and practices in terms of the evidenced-based "Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)" mentioned in the objectives. A descriptive analysis followed. Results: A total of 101 workers were included. There are deficiencies associated with the correct use of the inverse algorithm of diagnosis (48 %) and GS followup (77 %), management of the patient with a history of systemic manifestation allergies (31 %) and treatment of GS (61 %) and CS (10 %). The recommendation of not using the penicillin test in patients with no history of systemic allergies is considered of little benefit (60 %). 23 % of the workers do not use rapid tests and 44 % of the specialists administer syphilis treatment to the sexual partner. Conclusions: It is important to intensify the training strategies for health personnel with emphasis on nurses and, as a matter of urgency, empower them in syphilis control activities. New and continuous national and regional evaluations of the implementation of these guidelines are needed to assess the indicators associated with the strategy for the elimination of this disease.

Objetivos: describir los conocimientos, la idoneidad y las prácticas respecto a la "Guía de práctica clínica (GPC) basada en la evidencia para la atención integral de la sífilis gestacional (SG) y congénita (SC)". Materiales y métodos: estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. Incluyó médicos generales, especialistas y enfermeras que laboraban en 52 instituciones de salud en el departamento de Bolívar (Colombia) y realizan el control prenatal o la atención al neonato en el 2020. Muestreo por conveniencia. Se aplicó cuestionario digital que recolectó información sociodemográfica; evaluó conocimientos, idoneidad y prácticas sobre la "Guía de práctica clínica (GPC)" mencionada en los objetivos. Se hace análisis descriptivo. Resultados: se incluyeron 101 trabajadores. Hay deficiencias relacionadas con la aplicación correcta del algoritmo inverso de diagnóstico (48 %) y seguimiento de SG (77 %), manejo de la paciente con antecedentes de alergias de manifestaciones sistémicas (31 %) y tratamiento de la SG (61 %) y SC (10 %). La recomendación de no aplicar prueba de penicilina en pacientes sin antecedentes de alergias sistémicas se considera poco útil (60 %). El 23 % de los trabajadores no emplea las pruebas rápidas y el 44 % de los especialistas da tratamiento para sífilis al compañero sexual. Conclusiones: es importante intensificar las estrategias de capacitación en el personal de salud con énfasis en el personal de enfermería y, de manera urgente, empoderar a este personal en las actividades relacionadas con el control de la sífilis. Se requiere hacer nuevas y continúas evaluaciones a nivel nacional y regional de la implementación de esta guía que permitan evaluar los indicadores que contiene la estrategia de eliminación de esta enfermedad.

Systematics of the Central African Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus laevis (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with the description of two new species from the Albertine Rift.

The geographically widespread species Afrixalus laevis (Anura: Hyperoliidae) currently has a disjunct distribution in western Central Africa (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and possibly adjacent countries) and the area in and near the Albertine Rift in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries. At least two herpetologists have previously suggested that these disjunct populations represent distinct species, and herein, we utilize an integrative taxonomic approach with molecular and morphological data to reconcile the taxonomy of these spiny reed frogs. We sequenced 1554 base pairs of the 16S and RAG1 genes from 34 samples of A. laevis and one sample of A. orophilus (sympatric with eastern populations of A. laevis), and combined these data with previously sequenced GenBank Afrixalus samples via the bioinformatics toolkit SuperCRUNCH. Phylogenetic trees, dated phylogenetic analyses, and species-delimitation analyses were generated with RAxML, BEAST, and BPP, respectively. Eleven mensural characters were taken from multiple specimens of A. laevis and A. orophilus, and compared with paired t-tests and analyses of covariance. These combined results suggested populations of A. laevis in western Central Africa (Cameroon and Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea) represent one species, whereas populations from the Albertine Rift and nearby forests represent two undescribed taxa that are sister to A. dorsimaculatus. The two new species (A. lacustris sp. nov. and A. phantasma sp. nov.) are distinguished by our phylogenetic and species-delimitation analyses, significant differences in several mensural characters, qualitative morphological differences, and by their non-overlapping elevational distribution.

[Association of nutritional status and clinical factors with tuberculosis related death in Colombia]. / Asociación del estado nutricional y factores clínicos con muerte relacionada con tuberculosis en Colombia.

BACKGROUND: Studies link tuberculosis (TB) with sociodemographic characteristics of human populations and the presence of comorbidities in these patients. Today one of the most important comorbidities in Colombia is malnutrition; it would be important to verify its relationship with the mortality issue independently of the other variables present in the patients. AIM: To determine the association of nutritional status and the main clinical factors with death related to TB in Colombia. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a total of 12,778 patients who met defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Bivariate analysis was performed and a multivariate logistic regression model was constructed. RESULTS: The sociodemographic variables associated with death from TB were: male sex (OR 1.49 95% CI 1.14-1.95); indigenous population (OR 1.76 95% CI 1.09-2.85). The clinical variables: low weight (OR 1.32 95% CI 1.04-1.68) and clothing for HIV (OR 1.46 95% CI 1.06-2.00) were related to mortality and having forms of extrapulmonary TB were as a protective factor (OR 0.44 95% CI 0.29-0.67). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with low weight, HIV coinfection, male sex, and indigenous population presented a high risk of death from TB, making it necessary to implement comprehensive approach strategies.

Asociación del estado nutricional y factores clínicos con muerte relacionada con tuberculosis en Colombia / Association of nutritional status and clinical factors with tuberculosis related death in Colombia

INTRODUCCIÓN: Estudios relacionan la tuberculosis (TBC) con características socio-demográficas de las poblaciones humanas y la presencia de co-morbilidades en estos pacientes. Hoy, una de las co-morbilidades más importantes en Colombia es la desnutrición; sería importante verificar su relación con el tema de mortalidad, independientemente de las demás variables presentes en los pacientes. OBJETIVO: Determinar la asociación del estado nutricional y los principales factores clínicos con la muerte relacionada a TBC en Colombia. PACIENTES Y MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal sobre un total de 12.778 pacientes con acotados criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Se realizó análisis bivariado y se construyó modelo multivariado de regresión logística. RESULTADOS: Las variables socio-demográficas asociadas con muerte por TBC fueron: sexo masculino (OR 1,49 IC 95% 1,14-1,95); población indígena (OR 1,76 IC 95% 1,09-2,85). Las variables clínicas: bajo peso (OR 1,32 IC 95% 1,04-1,68) y co-infección por VIH (OR 1,46 IC 95% 1,06-2,00) se asociaron a mayor mortalidad; como factor protector detectamos tener formas de TBC extra-pulmonar (OR 0,44 IC 95% 0,29-0,67) CONCLUSIONES: En pacientes con bajo peso, co-infección por VIH, sexo masculino y población indígena se presentó un alto riesgo de muerte por TBC, por lo que se hace necesario implementar estrategias de abordaje integral.

BACKGROUND: Studies link tuberculosis (TB) with sociodemographic characteristics of human populations and the presence of comorbidities in these patients. Today one of the most important comorbidities in Colombia is malnutrition; it would be important to verify its relationship with the mortality issue independently of the other variables present in the patients. AIM: To determine the association of nutritional status and the main clinical factors with death related to TB in Colombia. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a total of 12,778 patients who met defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Bivariate analysis was performed and a multivariate logistic regression model was constructed. RESULTS: The sociodemographic variables associated with death from TB were: male sex (OR 1.49 95% CI 1.14-1.95); indigenous population (OR 1.76 95% CI 1.09-2.85). The clinical variables: low weight (OR 1.32 95% CI 1.04-1.68) and clothing for HIV (OR 1.46 95% CI 1.06-2.00) were related to mortality and having forms of extrapulmonary TB were as a protective factor (OR 0.44 95% CI 0.29-0.67). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with low weight, HIV coinfection, male sex, and indigenous population presented a high risk of death from TB, making it necessary to implement comprehensive approach strategies.