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AIM: To analyze, in a population of adolescents in school, the relationship between psychosomatic symptoms and the perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), differentiating by gender and age group. DESIGN: Transversal study. LOCATION: Five Secondary Schools. PARTICIPANTS: Eight hundred and forty four adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 in secondary school. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: HRQoL using KIDSCREEN-52 and psychosomatic symptoms with the psychosomatic problems scale (PSP). RESULTS: Girls and adolescents aged 17-18 years presented significantly higher psychosomatic symptoms, both groups also scored worse in all dimensions of HRQoL, although only the dimensions related to physical and mental wellness, mood and stress reached significance. All psychosomatic symptoms were inversely associated with the ten dimensions of KIDSCREEN-52. The regression models showed that sadness, concentrating difficulties and sleeping difficulties were the predictors of worse HRQoL in both sexes and age groups and these variables explained between 30 and 41% of the HRQoL variance of the adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Psychosomatic symptoms are frequent especially in girls and in older adolescents and predictors of worse HRQoL. It is important to distinguish them from medical conditions to avoid unnecessary interventions. As expressions of emotional discomfort they must be evaluated and treated in an integral way because they interfere with daily life and increase the vulnerability proper of adolescence.
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Trastornos Psicofisiológicos/complicaciones , Calidad de Vida/psicología , Adolescente , Factores de Edad , Atención , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Estado de Salud , Humanos , Masculino , Salud Mental , Trastornos Psicofisiológicos/psicología , Tristeza/psicología , Factores Sexuales , Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/complicaciones , Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/psicología , Estrés Psicológico/complicaciones , Estrés Psicológico/psicología , Estudiantes/psicología , Evaluación de SíntomasRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Currently, the Guatemalan population comprises genetically isolated groups due to geographic, linguistic and cultural factors. For example, Mayan groups within the Guatemala population have preserved their own language, culture and religion. These practices have limited genetic admixture and have maintained the genetic identity of Mayan populations. AIM: This study is designed to define the genetic structure of the Mayan-Guatemalan groups Kaqchiquel, K'iche', Mam and Q'eqchi' through autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphisms and to analyse the genetic relationships between them and with other Mayan groups. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Fifteen STR polymorphisms were analysed in 200 unrelated donors belonging to the Kaqchiquel (n = 50), K'iche' (n = 50), Mam (n = 50) and Q'eqchi' (n = 50) groups living in Guatemala. Genetic distance, non-metric MDS and AMOVA were used to analyse the genetic relationships between population groups. RESULTS: Within the Mayan population, the STRs D18S51 and FGA were the most informative markers and TH01 was the least informative. AMOVA and genetic distance analyses showed that the Guatemalan-Native American populations are highly similar to Mayan populations living in Mexico. CONCLUSIONS: The Mayan populations from Guatemala and other Native American groups display high genetic homogeneity. Genetic relationships between these groups are more affected by cultural and linguistic factors than geographical and local flow. This study represents one of the first steps in understanding Mayan-Guatemalan populations, the associations between their sub-populations and differences in gene diversity with other populations. This article also demonstrates that the Mestizo population shares most of its ancestral genetic components with the Guatemala Mayan populations.
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Genética de Población , Repeticiones de Microsatélite/genética , Femenino , Genética Forense , Frecuencia de los Genes/genética , Sitios Genéticos , Variación Genética , Geografía , Guatemala , Humanos , Indígenas Sudamericanos/genética , MasculinoRESUMEN
High levels of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) are involved in tumour escape mechanisms. The aim of this study is the evaluation of L-kynurenine of plasma as marker of diagnostic and prognostic in patients with colorectal cancer. The study included 78 patients with colorectal cancer, of whom 15 % were in stage I/II, 30 % in stage III, and 55 % in stage IV, and was compared with a control group of 70 healthy subjects. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed an area under the curve of 0.917, with a specificity of 100 % and with a sensitivity to detect cancer of the colon of 85.2 %, taking 1.83 µM as a cut-off point. The overall survival analysis also indicated that patients with low levels of L-kynurenine in plasma increased survival rate after 45 months of follow-up (P = 0.032). These results show that the plasma levels of L-kynurenine could be a good biomarker to differentiate individuals with colorectal cancer from healthy individuals.
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Biomarcadores de Tumor , Neoplasias Colorrectales/metabolismo , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenasa/metabolismo , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Neoplasias Colorrectales/mortalidad , Neoplasias Colorrectales/terapia , Activación Enzimática , Femenino , Humanos , Indolamina-Pirrol 2,3,-Dioxigenasa/sangre , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Clasificación del Tumor , Metástasis de la Neoplasia , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Pronóstico , Curva ROCRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Advanced heart failure (HF) is associated with high morbidity and mortality; it represents a major burden for the health system. Episodes of acute decompensation requiring frequent and prolonged hospitalizations account for most HF-related expenditure. Inotropic drugs are frequently used during hospitalization, but rarely in out-patients. The LAICA clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of monthly levosimendan infusion in patients with advanced HF to reduce the incidence of hospital admissions for acute HF decompensation. METHODS: The LAICA study is a multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group trial. It aims to recruit 213 out-patients, randomized to receive either a 24-h infusion of levosimendan at 0.1 µg/kg/min dose, without a loading dose, every 30 days, or placebo. RESULTS: The main objective is to assess the incidence of admission for acute HF worsening during 12 months. Secondarily, the trial will assess the effect of intermittent levosimendan on other variables, including the time in days from randomization to first admission for acute HF worsening, mortality and serious adverse events. CONCLUSIONS: The LAICA trial results could allow confirmation of the usefulness of intermittent levosimendan infusion in reducing the rate of hospitalization for HF worsening in advanced HF outpatients.
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Cardiotónicos/administración & dosificación , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/tratamiento farmacológico , Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos , Hidrazonas/administración & dosificación , Piridazinas/administración & dosificación , Cardiotónicos/efectos adversos , Método Doble Ciego , Esquema de Medicación , Humanos , Hidrazonas/efectos adversos , Piridazinas/efectos adversos , SimendánRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Cerebral and cerebellar pseudoatrophy is a rare adverse effect of valproic acid (VPA) that we need to be aware of, due to its diagnostic and therapeutic implications. CASE REPORT: We report three cases of children between 5 and 9 years old, with epilepsy and previous normal brain magnetic resonance imaging, who were taking the drug at correct doses. Pseudoatrophy manifests subacutely with symptoms and images of cerebral and/or cerebellar atrophy, reversible after drug withdrawal. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: This is a type of VPA-related encephalopathy, different from dose-dependent toxic encephalopathy, hyperammonaemic encephalopathy or encephalopathy related to liver failure. In children, it causes cognitive, motor, mood and behavioral deterioration, and may be accompanied by epileptic decompensation. Withdrawing the drug leads to complete clinical-radiological recovery, and reducing the dose leads to improvement.
TITLE: Pseudoatrofia cerebral y cerebelosa asociada a ácido valproico. Descripción de tres casos pediátricos.Introducción. La pseudoatrofia cerebral y cerebelosa es un efecto adverso infrecuente del ácido valproico (VPA) que debemos conocer por sus implicaciones diagnósticas y terapéuticas. Caso clínico. Presentamos tres casos de niños de entre 5 y 9 años, con epilepsia y resonancia magnética craneal previa normal, que llevaban el fármaco con dosis correctas. La pseudoatrofia se manifiesta de forma subaguda con síntomas e imagen de atrofia cerebral y/o cerebelosa, reversible tras la retirada del fármaco. Discusión y conclusiones. Se trata de un tipo de encefalopatía relacionada con VPA diferente a la encefalopatía tóxica dependiente de la dosis, la encefalopatía hiperamoniémica o la relacionada con fallo hepático. En niños, cursa con deterioro cognitivo, motor, anímico y conductual, y puede acompañarse de descompensación epiléptica. La retirada del fármaco conlleva una recuperación completa clinicorradiológica, y la disminución de dosis, una mejoría.
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Encefalopatías , Epilepsia , Síndromes de Neurotoxicidad , Humanos , Niño , Preescolar , Ácido Valproico/efectos adversos , Epilepsia/tratamiento farmacológico , Encefalopatías/inducido químicamente , Encefalopatías/diagnóstico , Encéfalo/patología , Cerebelo/diagnóstico por imagen , Síndromes de Neurotoxicidad/etiología , Anticonvulsivantes/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Human identification has made great strides over the past 2 decades due to the advent of DNA typing. Forensic DNA typing provides genetic data from a variety of materials and individuals, and is applied to many important issues that confront society. Part of the success of DNA typing is the generation of DNA databases to help identify missing persons and to develop investigative leads to assist law enforcement. DNA databases house DNA profiles from convicted felons (and in some jurisdictions arrestees), forensic evidence, human remains, and direct and family reference samples of missing persons. These databases are essential tools, which are becoming quite large (for example the US Database contains 10 million profiles). The scientific, governmental and private communities continue to work together to standardize genetic markers for more effective worldwide data sharing, to develop and validate robust DNA typing kits that contain the reagents necessary to type core identity genetic markers, to develop technologies that facilitate a number of analytical processes and to develop policies to make human identity testing more effective. Indeed, DNA typing is integral to resolving a number of serious criminal and civil concerns, such as solving missing person cases and identifying victims of mass disasters and children who may have been victims of human trafficking, and provides information for historical studies. As more refined capabilities are still required, novel approaches are being sought, such as genetic testing by next-generation sequencing, mass spectrometry, chip arrays and pyrosequencing. Single nucleotide polymorphisms offer the potential to analyze severely compromised biological samples, to determine the facial phenotype of decomposed human remains and to predict the bioancestry of individuals, a new focus in analyzing this type of markers.
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Víctimas de Crimen , Dermatoglifia del ADN , Antropología Forense/métodos , Genética Forense/métodos , Manejo de Especímenes , Bases de Datos Genéticas , Marcadores Genéticos , Genotipo , Humanos , LinajeRESUMEN
Our aim was to investigate the effect of chemotherapy on plasma total antioxidant capacity and polyphenols in patients with colon cancer. Plasma samples were collected from 70 CRC patients under chemotherapy treatment, and 15 non-treated patients. The control group included 71 healthy individuals. Plasma ABTS and FRAP were measured as biomarkers of antioxidant total capacity and the total phenols as an indicator to determine the polyphenols levels in plasma. Treatment with chemotherapy protocols resulted in a significant decrease of ABTS (-24 %, p < 0.048), FRAP (-15 %, p < 0.046) and polyphenols (-46 %, p < 0.05) compared with the values of those not treated. The total antioxidant capacity was significantly lower (-18 % for ABTS and -12 % for FRAP) in patients with metastasis as compared with patients without metastasis. The plasma total phenols, were also decreased (-16 %, p = 0.005) in metastasis patients. The patients with colorectal cancer have decreased total antioxidant capacity and the values are lower in patients treated with chemotherapy. Furthermore, CEA tumor marker levels are associated with a lower plasma total antioxidant capacity, and therefore with the progress and development of the disease.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Neoplasias Colorrectales/sangre , Polifenoles/sangre , Anciano , Biomarcadores de Tumor/sangre , Antígeno Carcinoembrionario/sangre , Neoplasias Colorrectales/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Metástasis de la Neoplasia , Estrés OxidativoRESUMEN
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate relevant new information about ADRs reported in the Spanish paediatric population over a 6-year period. METHODS: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) for individuals aged 0-17 years reported to the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System from 2004 to 2009 were analysed with respect to time, age and sex, category of ADR [System Organ Class (SOC)], seriousness, suspected medicines [level 2 of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System] and type of reporter. RESULTS: In total, 4,279 ADR reports corresponding to 8,196 ADRs were analysed, approximately two ADRs per report. The rate of paediatric ADR reports in 2009 was 165 per million, of which nearly half (46 %) were for children (age group 2-11 years). Similar total numbers of ADRs were reported for boys and girls. The most frequent ADRs reported were from the following SOCs: general disorders and administration site conditions (34 %); skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders (15 %); nervous system disorders (14 %). Reports encompassed medicines from various ATC groups: vaccines and anti-infectives for systemic use (67 %); nervous system (9 %); respiratory system (9 %). On average, 37 % of ADRs were classified as serious. There were 33 fatal ADRs, and 35 % of the paediatric population associated with the ADR notifications required hospitalization or extended hospital stay. CONCLUSIONS: In Spain, ADR reporting rate in the paediatric population has increased since 2004. The proportion of suspected ADR reports related to vaccines was predominant, which highlights the important role played by nurses. ADR notification of congenital malformations in newborn infants highlights the need for joint action between the Spanish System of Pharmacovigilance of Medicines for Human Use (SEFV-H) and paediatricians, obstetricians and gynaecologists. The publication of safety reports by regulatory agencies is determinant for the increased number of ADR notifications.
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Sistemas de Registro de Reacción Adversa a Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos , Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos , Pediatría/estadística & datos numéricos , Farmacovigilancia , Adolescente , Distribución por Edad , Niño , Preescolar , Quimioterapia/estadística & datos numéricos , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Características de la Residencia , Estudios Retrospectivos , Distribución por Sexo , España , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
Radioprotection with natural products may be relevant to the mitigation of ionizing radiation-induced damage in mammalian systems; in this sense, propolis extracts have shown effects such as antioxidant, antitumoral, anti-inflammatory, and immunostimulant. We report for the first time a cytogenetic study to evaluate the radioprotective effect, in vitro, of propolis against radiation-induced chromosomal damage. Lymphocytes were cultured with increasing concentrations of ethanol extract of propolis (EEP), including 20, 40, 120, 250, 500, 750, 1000, and 2000 µg mL(-1) and then exposed to 2 Gy γ-rays. A significant and concentration-dependent decrease is observed in the frequency of chromosome aberrations in samples treated with EEP. The protection against the formation of dicentrics was concentration-dependent, with a maximum protection at 120 µg mL(-1) of EEP. The observed frequency of dicentrics is described as negative exponential function, indicating that the maximum protectible fraction of dicentrics is approximately 44%. Free radical scavenging and antioxidant activities are the mechanisms that these substances use to protect cells from ionizing radiation.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the patterns of drug use in an adolescent population and to analyse the role of personal and social protective factors in alcohol consumption. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in five secondary schools in the city of Cuenca (Spain) in the period 2015-2016. The groups were randomly selected (3rd - 4th GCSE and 1st - 2nd GCE), with a total of 844 students giving their consent. A self-administered questionnaire was used, which included sociodemographic variables, consumption data, CD-RISC 10 scale to evaluate resilience, and KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire to measure individual and social aspects associated with health-related quality of life in adolescents. Descriptive bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed. RESULTS: Just over half (55.7%) of the pupils selected were girls, and the mean age was 16.3±1.01 years. The pupils began consumption when they became 13-14 years old. The percentages of habitual consumption were 70.9% for alcohol, 26.4% for tobacco, and 14.2% for cannabis. Multiple drug use was also found in 35%. The regression model for alcohol showed that non-consumers showed better values in emotional moods, self-perception, relationships with their parents, and their school environment. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents start using drugs, especially cannabis, at an earlier age. Availability and the perception of low-risk make alcohol the most widespread drug. Actions aimed at fostering emotional well-being and family support provides security for adolescents, as well as the resources that help them overcome the pressures of the group.
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Conducta del Adolescente , Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/epidemiología , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/epidemiología , Uso de Tabaco/epidemiología , Adolescente , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Relaciones Padres-Hijo , Factores Protectores , Calidad de Vida , España/epidemiología , Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Observational study on the difference between the number of cases of acidosis with hyperlactacidaemia suspected of being caused by metformin diagnosed in standard clinical practice and the incidence of this condition according to the datasheet. The study also explored the relationship between renal function and metformin-associated hyperlactacidaemia acidosis. PATIENTS: We identified cases of acidosis between 2013 and 2014 by analysing the minimum basic data set and laboratory requests. We selected patients who presented venous lactate levels >2.7 mmol/L at the time they were treated and for whom the use of outpatient metformin was confirmed. The causal relationship with metformin was independently evaluated by several researchers. The incident cases were calculated based on the number of patients who had been dispensed a drug containing metformin during the same period in the study area. RESULTS: We identified 476 cases of acidosis. Metformin was suspected of causing the condition of acidosis with hyperlactacidaemia in 20 of these cases, which represents an incidence rate of 6.57/10,000 patients. Eighty-five percent of the cases presented acute renal failure. CONCLUSIONS: The apparent incidence of acidosis with hyperlactacidaemia in patients treated with metformin is greater than that established in the datasheet (<1/10,000). The onset of metformin-associated hyperlactacidaemia acidosis is related to acute renal impairment.
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AIM: To determine the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTI) in a Spanish prison, analyze the main sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with this condition and estimate the percentage of individuals with LTI who have received chemoprophylactic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study including inmates hosted in the Madrid VI Prison on 16/07/2016. Exclusion criteria: history of tuberculosis; non-updated tuberculin test according to the Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program in Prisons protocol. Information of the variables was collected from SANIT and SIP programs, and by checking the clinical records of inmates. Description of the participant population and comparison between the frequency of distribution of the independent variables in LTI present and absent groups were performed, the last calculating the p value with Ji2 and Mann-Whitney U tests. Bivariate and multivariate analysis have been carried out with a logistic regression model. RESULTS: 936 individuals have been included. The prevalence of LTI in prison is 54.6%. This condition has been linked to the sociodemographic variables age, sex and nationality of origin, being age the one that has shown the strongest association. Among the other factors analyzed, only HCV infection behaves as a predictor of LTI. 30.3% of the individuals with LTI have completed or are receiving chemoprophylactic treatment in the moment of the study. DISCUSSION: LTI prevalence is high in the Spanish current prison population. The results of the study emphasize the relevance of the LTI screening in the prison setting, specially among high risk groups, and point out the need of a greater effort in the indication and completion of the chemoprophylactic treatment.
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Tuberculosis Latente/epidemiología , Prisioneros/estadística & datos numéricos , Adulto , Anciano , Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Tuberculosis Latente/tratamiento farmacológico , Tuberculosis Latente/etiología , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prevalencia , Prisiones , Factores de Riesgo , España/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
Introducción La pseudoatrofia cerebral y cerebelosa es un efecto adverso infrecuente del ácido valproico (VPA) que debemos conocer por sus implicaciones diagnósticas y terapéuticas. Caso clínico Presentamos tres casos de niños de entre 5 y 9 años, con epilepsia y resonancia magnética craneal previa normal, que llevaban el fármaco con dosis correctas. La pseudoatrofia se manifiesta de forma subaguda con síntomas e imagen de atrofia cerebral y/o cerebelosa, reversible tras la retirada del fármaco. Discusión y conclusiones. Se trata de un tipo de encefalopatía relacionada con VPA diferente a la encefalopatía tóxica dependiente de la dosis, la encefalopatía hiperamoniémica o la relacionada con fallo hepático. En niños, cursa con deterioro cognitivo, motor, anímico y conductual, y puede acompañarse de descompensación epiléptica. La retirada del fármaco conlleva una recuperación completa clinicorradiológica, y la disminución de dosis, una mejoría. (AU)
INTRODUCTION Cerebral and cerebellar pseudoatrophy is a rare adverse effect of valproic acid (VPA) that we need to be aware of, due to its diagnostic and therapeutic implications. CASE REPORT We report three cases of children between 5 and 9 years old, with epilepsy and previous normal brain magnetic resonance imaging, who were taking the drug at correct doses. Pseudoatrophy manifests subacutely with symptoms and images of cerebral and/or cerebellar atrophy, reversible after drug withdrawal. Discussion and conclusions. This is a type of VPA-related encephalopathy, different from dose-dependent toxic encephalopathy, hyperammonaemic encephalopathy or encephalopathy related to liver failure. In children, it causes cognitive, motor, mood and behavioral deterioration, and may be accompanied by epileptic decompensation. Withdrawing the drug leads to complete clinical-radiological recovery, and reducing the dose leads to improvement. (AU)
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Humanos , Preescolar , Niño , Encefalopatías/diagnóstico por imagen , Encefalopatías/tratamiento farmacológico , Encefalopatías/terapia , Enfermedades Cerebelosas/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Cerebelosas/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedades Cerebelosas/terapia , Ácido Valproico/efectos adversos , Anticonvulsivantes/efectos adversosRESUMEN
JUSTIFICACIÓN: la Consejería de Sanidad del Gobierno de Cantabria y el Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Cantabria colaboran en estrategias para asegurar la trazabilidad de resultados positivos de test de autodiagnóstico de antígenos SARS-COV-2 a través de las farmacias comunitarias. En enero de 2022, ambas entidades han iniciado un procedimiento mediante el cual la realización del test bajo supervisión por el profesional farmacéutico en farmacia es considerado para el diagnóstico de confirmación de infección activa, y los resultados positivos del test se consideran casos COVID-19 confirmados.OBJETIVOS: Realizar in situ en la farmacia, o acompañar a la población que lo solicite, test de autodiagnóstico de antígenos SARS-COV-2 Comunicar el resultado obtenido a la Consejería de Sanidad mediante la Aplicación móvil Plataforma CAÑIA. Informar a los usuarios sobre la actuación a seguir según el resultado obtenido.MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: la población susceptible de solicitar el test es toda persona que en riesgo de haber adquirido infección por SARS-COV-2 por presentar síntomas compatibles de COVID-19 o haber tenido contacto con un positivo. Las farmacias que participan voluntariamente se identifican con un cartel informativo, y comunican los resultados al Servicio Cántabro de Salud (SCS) mediante la aplicación móvil Cañía, de uso exclusivo para profesionales sanitarios, que mediante tecnología de inteligencia artificial realiza la lectura del resultado del test y de la identidad de la persona y la carga automáticamente en el sistema del SCS. Si el resultado es positivo, el paciente entra directamente en el circuito de Atención Primaria y de Farmacovigilancia del SCS. Si el resultado es negativo, el paciente puede descargar durante 48 horas un certificado a través del SCS. (AU)
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Humanos , Farmacias , Pandemias , Coronavirus Relacionado al Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo , Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología , Antígenos , 35170RESUMEN
INTRODUCCIÓN: el Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Cantabria (COF Cantabria) ha colaborado con la Consejería de Sanidad del Gobierno de Cantabria para crear un sistema de comunicación directo entre las 279 farmacias comunitarias de Cantabria y los Servicios de Farmacia de Atención Primaria del Servicio Cántabro de Salud (SFAP). El protocolo de comunicación, que comenzó en octubre de 2020 y en marzo de 2022 continúa en activo, constituye una herramienta que las OF han integrado en su práctica diaria para informar y solucionar incidencias relacionadas con la medicación prescrita en receta electrónica.OBJETIVOS: desarrollar e implantar un sistema de comunicación entre las farmacias comunitarias y los SFAP, para resolver incidencias relacionadas con la receta electrónica de los pacientes, asegurando la adherencia al tratamiento farmacológico y contribuyendo a descongestionar la Atención Primaria.MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: se creó un grupo de trabajo para desarrollar un protocolo de comunicación de incidencias con la medicación, con participantes del COF Cantabria, de la Consejería de Sanidad y de la Gerencia de Atención Primaria del Servicio Cántabro de Salud.RESULTADOS Y DISCUSIÓN: los resultados del seguimiento del protocolo se presentaron a los farmacéuticos/as en febrero de 2021 mediante una conferencia online, durante la cual se debatieron las incidencias más frecuentes y las propuestas para mejorar la comunicación de las mismas. El grado de satisfacción de los farmacéuticos/as con el funcionamiento del protocolo se evaluó mediante una encuesta online de seis preguntas. En las respuestas se observó que un 35,4 % de los farmacéuticos se muestra satisfecho con el funcionamiento y un 29,2 % valora positivamente el tiempo de resolución de incidencias por parte de SFAP. En cuanto a la utilidad para resolver la incidencia respecto al paciente, un 25 % se muestra bastante satisfecho. (AU)
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Humanos , Atención Primaria de Salud , Farmacias , Quimioterapia , Preparaciones Farmacéuticas , 35170RESUMEN
JUSTIFICACIÓN: de marzo a mayo de 2020, se desarrolló una experiencia piloto de continuidad asistencial en la atención farmacéutica de pacientes externos hospitalarios, en la que la medicación hospitalaria se entregaba en la farmacia comunitaria de elección del paciente. En septiembre de 2020 se consolidó dicho procedimiento, según el protocolo Entrega de Medicación Hospitalaria de Dispensación Ambulatoria -MHDA- por la farmacia comunitaria en el contexto de la COVID-19, elaborado por la Consejería de Sanidad del Gobierno de Cantabria, el Colegio de Farmacéuticos de Cantabria y la distribución farmacéutica que opera en Cantabria.OBJETIVOS: establecer un protocolo para limitar la presencia en centros hospitalarios de pacientes que recogen sus medicamentos hospitalarios (MH) en los Servicios de Farmacia Hospitalaria (SFH), y sustituirlo por el envío, a través del Distribuidor Farmacéutico (DF), de los MH a Farmacias de Cantabria (FC) que harán la entrega a los pacientes.MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: las FC reciben, a través del DF, la medicación de cada paciente desde los SFH. Los pacientes seleccionados son previamente contactados e informados por el SFH correspondiente, al que indican la farmacia a la que quieren que se envíe su medicación.RESULTADOS Y DISCUSIÓN: se analizan los datos de febrero a diciembre de 2021. El número total de pacientes a los que se ha entregado MH, a través de las FC es 6832. (El 80 % reside en la provincia y el 20 % en Santander capital).El número de FC que han entregado MH es 222. (El 72 % en la provincia y el 28 % en Santander capital).El número total de entregas de MH realizadas por los SFH ha sido 5644, correspondiendo 5066 al Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 565 al Hospital Sierrallana y 13 al Hospital de Laredo. En cuanto a la DF, Centro Farmacéutico del Norte (CENFARTE) ha realizado 2.447 repartos, Cooperativa Farmacéutica Española (COFARES) 1809 y Cooperativa Farmacéutica Asturiana (COFAS) 1213. (AU)
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Humanos , Atención Primaria de Salud , Farmacias , Preparaciones Farmacéuticas , Pacientes , Servicios Farmacéuticos , Coronavirus Relacionado al Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo , 35170 , QuimioterapiaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: To present our experience with the diagnosis and treatment of median raphe cysts treated in our department in the last 25years. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We conducted a retrospective study of 28men with median raphe cysts who underwent surgery in our department from June 1990 to March 2015. We analysed the age of presentation, reason for consultation, clinical manifestations, histological findings, treatment and outcome after exeresis. RESULTS: The majority of the patients (22; 79%) were asymptomatic and consulted for the aesthetic defect. Four cases (14%) presented urinary abnormalities, and 2 cases (7%) reported discomfort during sexual intercourse. In all cases, the treatment consisted of surgical extirpation of the cysts, with excellent aesthetic and functional results and no lesion recurrence in any of the patients during a mean follow-up of more than 10years. The most common histological type was the transitional cell type in 15 cases (54%), followed by the mixed type (transitional and squamous) in 11 cases (39%). One case (6%) was pure squamous type, and in another case (6%) the epithelium was glandular. CONCLUSIONS: Median raphe cysts are an uncommon type of disembryoplasia that can occur in any location of the median raphe, from the balanic meatus to the edges of the anus. These cysts are generally asymptomatic and their treatment of choice is surgical extirpation.
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Quistes , Enfermedades del Pene , Escroto , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Niño , Preescolar , Quistes/patología , Quistes/cirugía , Enfermedades de los Genitales Masculinos/patología , Enfermedades de los Genitales Masculinos/cirugía , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades del Pene/patología , Enfermedades del Pene/cirugía , Estudios Retrospectivos , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is one of the most common viral aetiological agents in the youngest population. In the present study a novel HRSV-B BA genotype is first described based on the phylogenetic analysis of the coding hypervariable region 2 sequences of G protein from strains detected during the 2014-2015 season. Among all strains detected in the last season, 44% belonged to this new genotype. Therefore, it highlights the importance of a continuous HRSV surveillance to monitor the emergence and spread of new genotypes or variants with genetic changes that may affect antigenic and tropism features.
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Genotipo , Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio/epidemiología , Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio/virología , Virus Sincitial Respiratorio Humano/clasificación , Virus Sincitial Respiratorio Humano/aislamiento & purificación , Humanos , Epidemiología Molecular , Filogenia , Virus Sincitial Respiratorio Humano/genética , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , España/epidemiología , Proteínas del Envoltorio Viral/genéticaRESUMEN
Initial and steady-state uptakes of serine and phenylalanine by human fibroblasts and human colon tumour cells were studied applying a double isotope dilution technique to perfused populations of cultivated cells retained on microcarrier beads. This new method permits the differentiation of the unidirectional transport parameters and can also distinguish between membrane-associated processes and independently intracellular events in isolated cells. High initial L-serine uptake values in colon adenocarcinoma cells became negative under steady-state conditions. To determine if the observed negative L-serine uptake was produced by the rapid efflux of intracellular L-[3H]serine, the cells were treated with methotrexate (MTX) (an inhibitor of cytosolic dihydrofolate reductase). The modified curve of L-[3H]serine uptake after MTX treatment suggests that, under these experimental conditions, net serine transport is non concentrative in colon tumour cells and could be modulated by the rate of intracellular serine metabolism; it also suggests that MTX does not directly affect serine transport in perfused human colon adenocarcinoma cells. Initial and steady-state uptakes of phenylalanine were high in both fibroblasts and tumour cells and were unaffected by MTX treatment.