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BACKGROUND: Congenital syphilis (CS) remains a major public health problem, and its incidence is increasing worldwide. METHODS: Retrospective, observational, and descriptive study of cases with CS and their mothers at a tertiary-level hospital in Mexico from 2017 to 2022. Medical records of patients with CS and a structured collection of epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory data were analyzed and classified in the Centers for Disease Control scenarios as confirmed, probable, less probable, or unlikely. RESULTS: One hundred eighty cases were diagnosed with a compatible definition of congenital syphilis, and we identified 43 (21.21%) confirmed proven. Among those proven cases, 15.6% had hematological, 13.3% skin, 12.2% liver, 6.7% pulmonary, 6.6% neurological, 5.8% eye, 5.6% bone, and 0.6% hearing involvements. According to the clinical stages of maternal syphilis, 119 (66.1%) were in the late latent phase, 49 (27.2%) in the early latent phase, 7 (3.9%) in the secondary stage, and 5 (2.8%) in the primary stage. Mothers with tertiary syphilis were not detected. CONCLUSION: Regardless of negative antenatal screening, health care workers should consider the diagnosis of congenital syphilis. Infants are still undiagnosed at birth, and only a tiny percentage exhibits symptoms. The wide range of clinical manifestations of this preventable infection can be misdiagnosed for various other diseases, causing diagnostic delays that can have serious consequences.
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Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez , Sífilis Congênita , Sífilis , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Gravidez , Hospitais , Incidência , México/epidemiologia , Relações Mãe-Filho , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/diagnóstico , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/epidemiologia , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/prevenção & controle , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sífilis/diagnóstico , Sífilis/epidemiologia , Sífilis/complicações , Sífilis Congênita/diagnóstico , Sífilis Congênita/epidemiologia , Sífilis Congênita/prevenção & controleRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Pyelonephritis is one of the most serious bacterial illnesses during childhood. Gram-negative organisms account for up to 90% of the cases. Gram-positive bacteria are uncommon causes of urinary tract infections, and only a few cases caused by Facklamia hominis have been reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A five-year-old girl with tracheostomy and gastrostomy and past medical history of congenital lymphangioma presented with a two-week history of with intermittent fever, frequent urination, and vesical tenesmus. Diagnosis of pyelonephritis was made. Urine culture reported colonies with alpha-hemolysis in blood agar at 48-h of incubation and Facklamia hominis was identified by MALDI-TOF. The patient was successfully treated with gentamicin. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first reported case of pyelonephritis by Facklamia hominis in a child, and the second involving infection in a pediatric patient. Although this pathogen is uncommon, current treatment of F. hominis is a challenge for physicians. This case illustrates the requirement to standardize identification and treatment of care to avoid treatment failure and antimicrobial resistance.
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Aerococcaceae/isolamento & purificação , Pielonefrite/diagnóstico , Infecções Urinárias/diagnóstico , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Febre/etiologia , Gentamicinas/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Pielonefrite/tratamento farmacológico , Resultado do Tratamento , Infecções Urinárias/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
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COVID-19 , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas/prevenção & controle , Parto , Gravidez , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/epidemiologiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: The objective of the present study is to describe the clinical, diagnostic, radiological and therapeutic aspects of osteoarticular tuberculosis (OATB) in patients in a tertiary pediatric hospital, to know if the diagnosis of OATB in pediatrics is a challenge due to its insidious clinical presentation. METHODS: A retrospective, descriptive study of the cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in children was carried out. A total of 159 cases met the condition for the analysis. RESULTS: The most frequent TB modality was extrapulmonary in 85%. Out of this, only 29% was OATB. The mean age was 4.9 years (range 8 months-16 years). Eighty-six per cent of cases received Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination at birth. Median time of symptoms prior to diagnosis was 8 months. Microbiological confirmation was achieved only in five cases, with a high sensitivity to the antimicrobial treatment. Mycobacterium bovis BCG strain Tokio 172 was confirmed in three cases. Mortality rate was 0% during the time of study CONCLUSION: Our study describes the epidemiological characteristics of OATB cases in Mexican children. This data revealed a high prevalence of bone and joint TB infection. Pediatric OATB should be considered in cases with lytic bone lesions, fever and local pain. In countries with BCG immunization program, M. bovis should not be forgotten as an etiological agent. The low detection rate with one technique approach highlights the urgent need for more sensitive test to diagnose OATB in children.
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Tuberculose Osteoarticular/diagnóstico , Tuberculose Osteoarticular/terapia , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Encaminhamento e Consulta , Estudos Retrospectivos , Centros de Atenção Terciária , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaeticus complex is the leader pathogen for the World Health Organization's list due to the escalating prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains. Insights into the molecular characterization of carbapenemase genes in A. baumannii-calcoaceticus complex infections among children are scarce. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic review to describe the molecular epidemiology of the carbapenemase genes in A. baumannii-calcoaceticus complex infections in the pediatric population. Methods: Adhering to the PRISMA 2020 guidelines for reporting systematic reviews, we conducted a review of in chore bibliographic databases published in English and Spanish, between January 2020 and December 2022. All studies conducted in patients ≤6 years with molecular characterization of carbapenemase-encoding genes in A. baumannii-calcoaceticus infections were included. Results: In total, 1129 cases were reviewed, with an overall carbapenem-resistance rate of 60.3%. A. baumannii-calcoaceticus was isolated from blood cultures in 66.6% of cases. Regionally, the Eastern Mediterranean exhibited the highest prevalence of carbapenem resistance (88.3%). Regarding the carbapenemase genes, blaKPC displayed an overall prevalence of 1.2%, while class B blaNDM had a prevalence of 10.9%. Class D blaOXA-23-like reported a prevalence of 64%, blaOXA-48 and blaOXA-40 had a prevalence of 33% and 18.1%, respectively. Notably, the Americas region showed a prevalence of blaOXA-23-like at 91.6%. Conclusion: Our work highlights the high prevalence of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii-calcoaceticus and class D carbapenemase genes in children. Of note the distribution of different carbapenemase genes reveals considerable variations across WHO regions. To enhance epidemiological understanding, further extensive studies in children are imperative.
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INTRODUCTION: We describe a series of pediatric cases of bacteremia, all of them with a history of heart disease, use of central venous catheter and coinfections. A review of the published literature was carried out in order to enrich the available information. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Pediatric observational retrospective study in which three cases of catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Chryseobacterium indologenes were reported in a period of two years in a tertiary care hospital. The analysis was performed with the cases previously reported in the literature. RESULTS: Three cases were reported in our center in a period of two years. We found 26 cases reported in the literature. Overall mortality was 26.92% (7/26). CONCLUSIONS: This microorganism with characteristics of multidrug resistance is associated with the use of medical devices in hospitalized patients. Early identification of this pathogen is crucial to starting treatment.
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BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a threat to public health due to the high prevalence of multidrug-resistant isolates. Information regarding the clinical and molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) infections in children is scarce. Our study aimed to describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of CRAB infections in children from a third-level center in Mexico. METHODS: Consecutive cases of CRAB infections were documented during 2017-2022. Clinical and demographic data were collected from clinical records. Mass spectrometry was used for the identification of the isolates. The identification of A. baumannii strains was confirmed by conducting a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay targeting the gyrB sequence. In addition, the carbapenemase-encoding resistance genes were detected by PCR. RESULTS: Twenty-one cases of CRAB infections were documented: 76% female and 62% were neonates. The median hospital length of stay at the time of positive culture was 37 days (interquartile range, 13-54). Sixty-four percent of the isolates were recovered from bronchial secretions. A co-resistance rate greater than 60% was observed for most groups of antibiotics. All carbapenem-resistant isolates carried blaOXA-24 genes. BlaIMP genes were detected in half of the cases, with all strains co-harboring blaOXA-24 genes. CONCLUSIONS: The present study demonstrated a high proportion of CRAB infections in the neonatal population, a high prevalence of co-resistance to antibiotics, and a high rate of isolates carrying blaOXA-24 and blaIMP genes. CRAB is a significant concern due to the mortality rate and the lack of therapeutic alternatives; implementing infection prevention and control programs is urgent to stop the spread of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii.
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Acinetobacter baumannii , Recém-Nascido , Humanos , Feminino , Criança , Masculino , Epidemiologia Molecular , México/epidemiologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , beta-Lactamases/genética , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Carbapenêmicos/farmacologia , Carbapenêmicos/uso terapêutico , Hospitais , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla/genéticaRESUMO
Acinetobacter baumannii poses a significant threat to public health due to the high rate of multidrug-resistant strains. However, information on the molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) bloodstream infections in children is scarce. This study aimed to describe the molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii infections in children from a hospital in Mexico. A retrospective study was conducted during the period 2017-2022. Clinical and demographic data were collected from the clinical records. Mass spectrometry was used for the identification of the strains. To confirm A. baumannii strains, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was applied using a gyrB sequence. The carbapenemase-encoding resistance genes were detected by PCR. Six cases of CRAB were documented, including five in neonates. The median intensive care unit stay was 20 days, and all cases had an invasive medical device. Half of the patients had at least one medical condition. A high prevalence of coresistance was observed in most of the antibiotic groups. Three of the six strains coharbored carbapenemase genes: blaOXA-51, blaOXA-24, and blaIMP. Mortality was reported in two neonate patients. The present study shows a high rate of coharboring blaOXA-51, blaOXA-24, and blaIMP-1, which has a direct impact on therapeutic decisions. Implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs is urgent to stop the spread of this microorganism.
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Acinetobacter baumannii , Sepse , Recém-Nascido , Humanos , Criança , Acinetobacter baumannii/genética , Estudos Retrospectivos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , beta-Lactamases/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Carbapenêmicos/farmacologia , Carbapenêmicos/uso terapêutico , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Although most cases of coccidioidomycosis are subclinical or self-limited respiratory disease, 1% lead to extrathoracic dissemination and become fatal, especially in patients with an associated immunodeficiency. Up to 30%-50% of patients with defects in cell-mediated immunity, those with AIDS and recipients of solid-organ transplants, may develop disseminated coccidioidomycosis (DC). Within the primary immunodeficiencies, an uncommon group is caused by C-terminal NFKB2 pathogenic variants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a literature search of core databases. Written informed consent for the study and for publication was obtained. CASE PRESENTATION: A 7-year-old Mexican girl, eldest of 3 sisters, no relevant family history, and a history of recurrent upper respiratory infections and alopecia totalis was admitted with DC involving pulmonary, soft tissue, skin, bone and joint compromise. The immunodeficiency assessment showed low IgM and NK cells. We found an NFKB2 de novo heterozygous nonsense mutation of c.2611C>T (p.Gln871*). She was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and itraconazole with surgical debridement. The clinical phenotype of this primary immunodeficiency is characterized by antibody deficiency and associated broncho-pulmonary predisposition to infection, but moreover also opportunistic infections and autoimmunity, most recognizable alopecia and adrenocorticotropic hormone-deficiency. After 1 year of her discharge, she continues under surveillance with antifungal therapy with itraconazole and replacement intravenous immunoglobulin until today. CONCLUSION: This is the first case report of DC in a patient with an NFKB2 pathogenic variant and it illustrates the importance of screening for primary immunodeficiencies in patients with disseminated fungal infections.
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Coccidioidomicose , Subunidade p52 de NF-kappa B/genética , Infecções Oportunistas , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária , Alopecia , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Coccidioidomicose/complicações , Coccidioidomicose/diagnóstico , Coccidioidomicose/tratamento farmacológico , Coccidioidomicose/patologia , Códon sem Sentido/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Infecções Oportunistas/complicações , Infecções Oportunistas/diagnóstico , Infecções Oportunistas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Oportunistas/patologia , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/complicações , Couro Cabeludo/patologiaRESUMO
Primary rib cage tuberculosis (TB) is an infrequent form of presentation and represents 1% of all cases of osteoarticular TB. We report three cases of children who were previously healthy and who began with swelling of the anterior surface of the rib as initial manifestation of TB. The most important clinical presentations in this series were swelling and pain, with lytic lesions and a soft tissue mass in image studies simulating oncologic pathologies. Because none of the cases had positive epidemiological contact, TB was initially not considered, so the delay in diagnosis from the onset of symptoms was 4, 1, and 2 months, respectively. The diagnosis was made through histomorphological analyses. Treatment was administered during 12, 10, and 9 months. Posttreatment studies did not show any evidence of extrapulmonary TB and until date, the patients remained without relapse or active disease. The findings in our cases illustrate that the diagnosis of chest wall TB should be suspected in all patients from endemic areas who present rib injury.