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Ann Pharmacother ; 58(2): 140-147, 2024 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37131300

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BACKGROUND: The evaluation of bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) in clinical trials has shown high rates of virological suppression but information about its use in real-life settings is scarce. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, durability, and predictive variables of therapeutic failure of BIC/FTC/TAF in a real-life cohort. METHODS: This observational, retrospective, multicentered cohort study included treatment-naive (TN) and treatment-experienced (TE) adult patients living with HIV (PLWH) who started treatment with BIC/FTC/TAF from January 1, 2019, to January 31, 2022. Treatment effectiveness (based on intention-to-treat [ITT], modified ITT [mITT], and on-treatment [OT]), tolerability, and safety were evaluated in all patients who started BIC/FTC/TAF antiretroviral therapy. RESULTS: We included a total of 505 PLWH of whom 79 (16.6%) were TN and 426 (83.4%) were TE. Patients were followed up for a median (interquartile range [IQR]) of 19.6 (9.6-27.3) months, and 76% and 56% of PLWH reached month 6 and month 12 of treatment, respectively. Rates of TN PLWH with HIV-RNA <50 copies/mL in the OT, mITT, and ITT groups were 94%, 80%, and 62%, respectively, after 12 months of BIC/FTC/TAF treatment. Rates of TE PLWH with HIV-RNA <50 copies/mL were 91%, 88%, and 75% at month 12. The multivariate analysis revealed that neither age, sex, CD4 cell count <200 cells/µL, or viral load >100 000 copies/mL were associated with therapeutic failure. CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE: Our real-life data showed that BIC/FTC/TAF is effective and safe for use in the treatment of both TN and TE patients in clinical practice.


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Fármacos Anti-VIH , Infecciones por VIH , Adulto , Humanos , España , Estudios de Cohortes , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tenofovir/uso terapéutico , Combinación de Medicamentos , Compuestos Heterocíclicos de 4 o más Anillos/uso terapéutico , Emtricitabina/uso terapéutico , ARN , Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico , Fármacos Anti-VIH/uso terapéutico , Compuestos Heterocíclicos con 3 Anillos
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Aten Primaria ; 54(6): 102366, 2022 06.
Artículo en Español | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35569427

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OBJETIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of vagino-rectal swab autotomy for prenatal screening for GBS infection and to identify the barriers and facilitators encountered by the pregnant woman for this intervention. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of diagnostic tests. PARTICIPANTS AND SITE: A total of 213 pregnant women who attended the primary care midwife's office in 6 health centers of the Basque Health Service/Osakidetza in Bizkaia, who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study, participated in the study. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: The result of the vagino-rectal culture obtained by the pregnant woman was compared with the result of the vagino-rectal culture taken by the midwife in consultation on the same day, and the barriers and facilitators encountered by the women in the self-test were collected. RESULTS: Self-testing as a test for GBS was found to have a sensitivity of 93.3% (95% CI 78.7-98.2), a specificity of 99.4% (95% CI 96.5-99.9), a positive predictive value of 96% (95% CI 82.8-99.4) and a negative predictive value of 98.8% (95% CI 95.6-99.7). 27.3% of respondents encountered some difficulty in the collection, only 4.8% did not feel qualified, 84.2% felt comfortable, 99.5% considered the information provided to be adequate and complete, 94.7% did not find the steps to follow complicated, and 96% were satisfied with the study. CONCLUSIONS: Self-collection of vagino-rectal exudate for GBS detection has proved to be valid and reliable, which would make it possible to offer this option to pregnant women in the systematic screening for GBS infection.


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Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo , Infecciones Estreptocócicas , Estudios Transversales , Exudados y Transudados , Femenino , Humanos , Embarazo , Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Prenatal , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/diagnóstico , Streptococcus agalactiae
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Molecules ; 26(7)2021 Mar 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33810499

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Post-modification of a series of NCN-pincer platinum(II) complexes [PtX(NCN-R-4)] (NCN = [C6H2(CH2NMe2)2-2,6]-, R = C(O)H, C(O)Me and C(O)Et), X = Cl- or Br-) at the para-position using the McMurry reaction was studied. The synthetic route towards two new [PtCl(NCN-R-4)] (R = C(O)Me and C(O)Et) complexes used above is likewise described. The utility and limitations of the McMurry reaction involving these pincer complexes was systematically evaluated. The predicted "homo-coupling" reaction of [PtBr(NCN-C(O)H-4)] led to the unexpected formation of 3,3',5,5'-tetra[(dimethylamino)methyl]-4,4'-bis(platinum halide)-benzophenone (halide = Br or Cl), referred to hereafter as the bispincer-benzophenone complex 13. This material was further characterized using X-ray crystal structure determination. The applicability of the pincer complexes in the McMurry reaction is shown to open a route towards the synthesis of tamoxifen-type derivatives of which one phenyl ring of Tamoxifen® itself is replaced by an NCN arylplatinum pincer fragment. The newly synthesized derivatives can be used as potential candidates in anti-cancer drug screening protocols. Two NCN-arylpincer platinum tamoxifen type derivatives, 5 and 6, were successfully synthesized and of 5 the separation of the diastereomeric E-/Z-forms was achieved. Compound 6, which is the pivaloyl protected NCN pincer platinum hydroxy-Tamoxifen® derivative, was obtained as a mixture of E-/Z-isomers. The new derivatives were further analyzed and characterized with 1H-, 13C{1H}- and 195Pt{1H}-NMR, IR, exact mass MS and elemental analysis.


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Estructura Molecular , Tamoxifeno , Paladio/química , Platino (Metal)/química , Tamoxifeno/síntesis química , Tamoxifeno/química
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Am J Pathol ; 186(6): 1623-34, 2016 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27106764

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Valosin-containing protein (VCP) mutations cause inclusion body myopathy with Paget disease and frontotemporal dementia. However, the mechanisms by which mutant VCP triggers degeneration remain unknown. Here, we investigated the role of VCP in cellular stress and found that the oxidative stressor arsenite and heat shock-activated stress responses evident by T-intracellular antigen-1-positive granules in C2C12 myoblasts. Granules also contained phosphorylated transactive response DNA-binding protein 43, ubiquitin, microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B light chains 3, and lysosome-associated membrane protein 2. Mutant VCP produced more T-intracellular antigen-1-positive granules than wild-type in the postarsenite exposure period. Similar results were observed for other granule components, indicating that mutant VCP delayed clearance of stress granules. Furthermore, stress granule resolution was impaired on differentiated C2C12 cells expressing mutant VCP. To address whether mutant VCP triggers dysregulation of the stress granule pathway in vivo, we analyzed skeletal muscle of aged VCPR155H-knockin mice. We found significant increments in oxidated proteins but observed the stress granule markers RasGAP SH3-binding protein and phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α unchanged. The mixed results indicate that mutant VCP together with aging lead to higher oxidative stress in skeletal muscle but were insufficient to disrupt the stress granule pathway. Our findings support that deficiencies in recovery from stressors may result in attenuated tolerance to stress that could trigger muscle degeneration.


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Adenosina Trifosfatasas/genética , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/genética , Demencia Frontotemporal/patología , Distrofia Muscular de Cinturas/patología , Mioblastos/patología , Miositis por Cuerpos de Inclusión/patología , Osteítis Deformante/patología , Estrés Oxidativo/fisiología , Animales , Línea Celular , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente , Demencia Frontotemporal/genética , Humanos , Immunoblotting , Inmunohistoquímica , Ratones , Distrofia Muscular de Cinturas/genética , Mioblastos/metabolismo , Miositis por Cuerpos de Inclusión/genética , Osteítis Deformante/genética , Transfección , Proteína que Contiene Valosina
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Gastroenterology ; 145(1): 121-128.e1, 2013 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23562754

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Strategies to eradicate Helicobacter pylori infection could be improved by suppressing acid and extending the duration of therapy (optimization). We compared the efficacy of 2 different optimized nonbismuth quadruple regimens in areas of high resistance to antimicrobial agents. METHODS: We performed a prospective noninferiority multicenter trial in which 343 consecutive individuals with H pylori infection were assigned randomly to groups given hybrid therapy (40 mg omeprazole and 1 g amoxicillin, twice daily for 14 days; 500 mg clarithromycin and 500 mg nitroimidazole were added, twice daily for the final 7 days) or concomitant therapy (same 4 drugs taken concurrently, twice daily for 14 days). We assessed bacterial resistance to these drugs in a subset of patients using the E-test. Efficacy, side effects, and compliance were determined. RESULTS: In per-protocol analysis, rates of eradication for hybrid and concomitant therapies were 92% (95% confidence interval [CI], 87%-95%) and 96.1% (95% CI, 93%-99%), respectively (P = .07). In intention-to-treat analysis, rates were 90% (95% CI, 86%-93%) and 91.7% (95% CI, 87%-95%), respectively (P = .35). Almost all patients (95.5%) were fully compliant; 23.5% of patients had H pylori strains that were resistant to clarithromycin (Italy, 26%; Spain, 19.5%), 33% were resistant to metronidazole (Italy, 33%; Spain, 34%), and 8.8% were resistant to both drugs (Italy, 7.1%; Spain, 11.5%). Side effects (only mild) were reported in 51.5% of patients (47% hybrid vs 56% concomitant; P = .06). Compliance greater than 80% was the only significant predictor of eradication (odds ratio, 12.5; 95% CI, 3.1-52; P = .001). Significantly more patients were compliant with hybrid therapy (98.8%) than concomitant therapy (95.2%; P = .05). CONCLUSIONS: Optimized nonbismuth quadruple hybrid and concomitant therapies cured more than 90% of patients with H pylori infections in areas of high clarithromycin and metronidazole resistance. ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT01464060.


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Antiinfecciosos/administración & dosificación , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana , Infecciones por Helicobacter/tratamiento farmacológico , Helicobacter pylori , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Humanos , Levofloxacino/administración & dosificación , Masculino , Cumplimiento de la Medicación , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos
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Med Clin (Barc) ; 162(1): 9-14, 2024 01 12.
Artículo en Inglés, Español | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37813726

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INTRODUCTION: Mortality from COPD has decreased in Spain in recent years, but it is unknown whether this decline has been homogeneous among the different regions. METHODS: From the Statistical Portal of the Ministry of Health of Spain we obtained the age-adjusted mortality rates/100,000 inhabitants for men and women in Spain and the Autonomous Communities for the years 1999-2019, using the coding of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10, sections J40-J44). With the adjusted rates we performed a jointpoint regression analysis to estimate an annual percentage change (APC), as well as identify possible points of trend change. Statistical significance was considered for a value of p<0.05. RESULTS: During the study period, COPD mortality rates adjusted in Spain decreased from 28.77 deaths/100,000 inhabitants in 1999 to 12.14 deaths/100,000 inhabitants in 2019. We observed a linear decline in COPD mortality in men at national level of -3.67% per year (95% CI -4.1 to -3.4; p<0.001), with differences between the Autonomous Communities. Mortality in women also experienced a decrease in mortality in two phases, with a first period from 1999 to 2006 with a fall of -6.8% per year (95% CI -8.6 to -5.0; p<0.001) and a second period from 2006 to 2019 with a decrease in mortality of -2.1% (95% CI -2.8 to -1.3; p<0.001), with again differences between the Autonomous Communities. CONCLUSION: Mortality rates from COPD have decreased heterogeneously among the different Autonomous Communities in both men and women.


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Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica , Masculino , Humanos , Femenino , España/epidemiología , Análisis de Regresión , Mortalidad
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Cancer Nurs ; 47(1): E18-E27, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35984921

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BACKGROUND: To the best of our knowledge, no studies have yet examined the emotional repercussions of the care processes among people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus who participate in preventive anal cancer screening programs. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the knowledge, emotions, sexuality, barriers, and facilitators perceived by this patient group during the process of anal cancer screening and diagnosis. METHODS: Detailed, semistructured, qualitative interviews were completed with 17 men and 3 women to explore their knowledge, experiences, and emotions regarding the screening process. Purposive sampling was conducted on the basis of age, gender, and type of lesion diagnosed in the anal biopsy. RESULTS: Four major themes were identified: 1) knowledge of the disease and its treatment, 2) emotions perceived by the patients, 3) the influence of screening on sexual practices, and 4) facilitators and obstacles during the care provision process. Patients reported appropriate knowledge of anal cancer and human papillomavirus. Predominant emotions were worry and fear with avoidance as one of the coping strategies. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that communication of information and clinical results can be improved. IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE: Understanding the facilitators and barriers to the program will allow the integration of interventions designed to improve healthcare provision into direct care.


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Neoplasias del Ano , Infecciones por VIH , Masculino , Humanos , Femenino , VIH , Emociones , Servicios Preventivos de Salud , Neoplasias del Ano/prevención & control , Neoplasias del Ano/diagnóstico
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Rev Esp Enferm Dig ; 105(7): 378-84, 2013 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24206547

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BACKGROUND: non-anesthesiologist administration of propofol (NAAP) using continuous infusion systems may achieve a more sustained sedative action. AIM: to compare intermittent boluses (IB) with pump continuous infusion (PCI) for NAAP, targeted to moderate sedation, for colonoscopy. METHODS: 192 consecutive outpatients were randomized to receive IB (20 mg propofol boluses on demand) or PCI (3 mg/kg/h plus 20 mg boluses on demand). Sedation could be stopped at cecal intubation at the discretion of the endoscopist. Satisfaction rates of the patient, nurses and endoscopist, propofol doses, depth of sedation (at the beginning, at cecal intubation and at the end), recovery times, complications and were collected. RESULTS: there were no differences between groups regarding patient, nurse or endoscopist satisfaction rates with procedural sedation. Propofol doses (mg) were significantly higher during the induction phase -86 (30-172) vs. 78 [30-160], p 0.03- and overall -185 (72-400) vs. 157 (60-460), p = 0.003- for PCI group. 81 % of assessments of the depth of sedation were moderate. The level of sedation (O/AAS scale) was borderline significantly deeper at cecal intubation (2.38 vs. 2.72; p = 0.056) and at the end of the procedure (4.13 vs. 4.45; p = 0.05) for PCI group, prolonging thus early recovery time (6.3 vs. 5.1 minutes, p = 0.008), but not discharge time. Complications, all of them in minors, were non-significantly more frequent in the PCI group (9 vs. 7 %, p = 0.07). CONCLUSIONS: NAAP for colonoscopy was safely administered with comparable satisfaction and complication rates with either IB or PCI.


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Anestésicos Intravenosos/administración & dosificación , Colonoscopía , Propofol/administración & dosificación , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Diseño de Equipo , Femenino , Humanos , Bombas de Infusión , Infusiones Intravenosas/métodos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos , Adulto Joven
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Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 36(4): 254-60, 2013 Apr.
Artículo en Español | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23537750

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BACKGROUND: Split dosage of bowel preparations has been shown to substantially improve bowel cleansing. AIM: To compare the split dose (SD) sodium picosulphate/magnesium oxide/anhydrous citric acid (Citrafleet(®)) regimen for morning colonoscopies with standard cleansing the day before. METHODS: Consecutive outpatients were randomized to receive Citrafleet(®) the day before colonoscopy or SD, in whom the second half was administered on an individual basis from 2 to 6 hours before the procedure. No bisacodyl was administered. All procedures were performed with non-anesthesiologist administered propofol sedation. The Boston scale was used to assess the quality of bowel preparation (adequate cleansing if score ≥ 6, with no score of 0/1 in any segment). RESULTS: A total of 193 patients were included. Overall bowel cleansing was significantly better in the SD group (7 vs. 5.2, p<0.001), as well as in the cecum (2.4 vs. 1.4, p < 0.001), ascending colon (2.5 vs. 1.6, p<0.001) and transverse colon (2.4 vs. 2, p=0.004). A significant proportion of SD patients had adequate bowel cleansing (71% vs. 30%, p<0.001). Patients in the SD group drank a greater amount of liquid (4.9 vs. 4 liters, p=0.006) and more frequently perceived the cleansing process to be easy or very easy to complete (89 vs. 68%, p=0.04), although they slept significantly fewer hours (6.5 vs. 7.9, p<0.001). No bronchoaspiration pneumonia was reported. CONCLUSIONS: SD Citrafleet(®) 2 to 6 hours before colonoscopy increased the rate of procedures with adequate bowel cleansing by 40%, especially in the proximal colon, allowed more liquids to be drunk and increased the perception of ease in completing the preparation, with no sedation-related complications.


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Catárticos/administración & dosificación , Citratos/administración & dosificación , Ácido Cítrico/administración & dosificación , Colonoscopía , Compuestos Organometálicos/administración & dosificación , Picolinas/administración & dosificación , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Catárticos/efectos adversos , Citratos/efectos adversos , Ácido Cítrico/efectos adversos , Diarrea/inducido químicamente , Conducta de Ingestión de Líquido , Esquema de Medicación , Miedo , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Compuestos Organometálicos/efectos adversos , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud , Picolinas/efectos adversos , Privación de Sueño , Adulto Joven
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Helicobacter ; 17(4): 269-76, 2012 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22759326

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BACKGROUND: Using quadruple clarithromycin-containing regimens for Helicobacter pylori eradication is controversial with high rates of macrolide resistance. AIM: To evaluate antibiotic resistance rates and the efficacy of empirical and tailored nonbismuth quadruple (concomitant) therapy in a setting with cure rates <80% for triple and sequential therapies. METHODS: 209 consecutive naive H. pylori-positive patients without susceptibility testing were empirically treated with 10-day concomitant therapy (proton pump inhibitors (PPI), amoxicillin 1 g, clarithromycin 500 mg, and metronidazole 500 mg; all drugs b.i.d.). Simultaneously, 89 patients with positive H. pylori culture were randomized to receive triple versus concomitant therapy for clarithromycin-susceptible H. pylori, and sequential versus concomitant therapy for clarithromycin-resistant strains. Eradication was confirmed with ¹³C-urea breath test or histology 8 weeks after completion of treatment. RESULTS: Per-protocol (PP) and intention-to-treat eradication rates after empirical concomitant therapy without susceptibility testing were 89% (95%CI:84-93%) and 87% (83-92%). Antibiotic resistance rates were: clarithromycin, 20%; metronidazole, 34%; and both clarithromycin and metronidazole, 10%. Regarding clarithromycin-susceptible H. pylori, concomitant therapy was significantly better than triple therapy by per protocol [92% (82-100%) vs 74% (58-91%), p = 0.05] and by intention to treat [92% (82-100%) vs 70% (57-90%), p = 0.02]. As for antibiotic-resistant strains, eradication rates for concomitant and sequential therapies were 100% (5/5) vs 75% (3/4), for clarithromycin-resistant/metronidazole-susceptible strains and 75% (3/4) vs 60% (3/5) for dual-resistant strains. CONCLUSIONS: Empirical 10-day concomitant therapy achieves good eradication rates, close to 90%, in settings with multiresistant H. pylori strains. Tailored concomitant therapy is significantly superior to triple therapy for clarithromycin-susceptible H. pylori and at least as effective as sequential therapy for resistant strains.


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Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Claritromicina/uso terapéutico , Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana , Infecciones por Helicobacter/tratamiento farmacológico , Helicobacter pylori/efectos de los fármacos , Metronidazol/uso terapéutico , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Amoxicilina/uso terapéutico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Infecciones por Helicobacter/microbiología , Helicobacter pylori/fisiología , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Inhibidores de la Bomba de Protones/uso terapéutico , Adulto Joven
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Dig Dis Sci ; 57(9): 2385-93, 2012 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22615015

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BACKGROUND: Nonanesthesiologist-administered propofol (NAAP) is controversial due to deep sedation concerns. AIM: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of moderate sedation with two different NAAP regimens for colonoscopy. METHODS: This was a double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial allocating 135 consecutive outpatients to placebo (group P) or midazolam 2 mg (group M+P) before NAAP targeted to moderate sedation. Depth of sedation every 2 min throughout the procedure, propofol doses, recovery times, complications and patient and endoscopist satisfaction were measured. RESULTS: A total of 84 % of assessments of the depth of sedation were moderate. Mean induction (76 [40-150] vs. 53 [30-90]) and total propofol doses (mg) (136 [60-270] vs. 104 [50-190]) were significantly higher for group P (p < 0.001). However, deep sedation was significantly more prevalent in group M+P in minutes 4 (16 vs. 1 %, p = 0.05), 6 (20 vs. 3.5 %, p = 0.046) and 8 (17 vs. 1.8 %, p = 0.06) of the procedure, coinciding with midazolam peak action. From minute 8 on, moderate sedation was significantly deeper for M+P (p = 0.002). Early recovery time (6.8 min vs. 5.2, p = 0.007), but not discharge time (10.4 min vs. 9.8, p = 0.5), was longer for M+P. Pain perception (P 1.03 vs. M+P 0.3, p = 0.009) and patient satisfaction scores (P 9.4 vs. M+P 9.8, p = 0.047) were better for M+P. No major complications occurred. CONCLUSIONS: Moderate sedation was feasible with both NAAP regimens. Drug synergy in the midazolam plus propofol sedation regimen promotes a deeper and longer moderate sedation, improving patient satisfaction rates but prolonging early recovery time (Clinical Trials gov NCT01428882).


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Sedación Consciente/métodos , Hipnóticos y Sedantes/farmacología , Midazolam/farmacología , Propofol/farmacología , Periodo de Recuperación de la Anestesia , Colonoscopía , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Humanos , Hipnóticos y Sedantes/administración & dosificación , Masculino , Midazolam/administración & dosificación , Satisfacción del Paciente , Propofol/administración & dosificación , Factores de Tiempo
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Brain Struct Funct ; 226(6): 1855-1869, 2021 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34028612

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The neural underpinnings of social emotions such as pride and shame are largely unknown. The present study aims to add evidence by exploiting the advantage of event-related brain electrical potentials (ERP) to examine the neural processes as they unfold over time. For this purpose, a dot-estimation task was adapted to explore these emotions as elicited in a simulated social context. Pride prompted an early negativity seemingly originated in medial parietal regions (precuneus) and possibly reflecting social comparison processes in successful trials. This was followed by a late positivity originated in medial frontal regions, probably reflecting the verification of singularly successful trials. Shame, in turn, elicited an early negativity apparently originated in the cuneus, probably related to mental imagery of the social situation. It was followed by a late positivity mainly originated in the same regions as the early negativity for pride, then conceivably reflecting social comparison processes, in this occasion in unsuccessful trials. None of these fluctuations correlated with self-reported feelings of either emotion, suggesting that they instead relate to social cognitive computations necessary to achieve them. The present results provide a dynamic depiction of neural mechanisms underlying these social emotions, probing the necessity to study them using an integrated approach with different techniques.


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Emociones , Autoimagen , Encéfalo , Culpa , Humanos , Vergüenza
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Acad Radiol ; 28(4): 517-523, 2021 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32739076

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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes in clinical situations such as elderly population, in-hospital setting and oncologic patients. However, no direct measurement of muscular mass is routinely available for clinicians. The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between thenar musculature of the nondominant hand evaluated by ultrasound and body fat-free mass. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this one-center, cross-sectional, observational study, the width and depth of thenar muscles of both hands was assessed by ultrasonography. Nondominant hand musculature was taken as reference as a better estimator of total body muscular mass. These data were compared to body composition by bioimpedance analysis and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), hand grip strength, arm muscular area and physical activity (with International Physical Activity Questionnaire ). Statistical correlation was determined for each parameter. RESULTS: We obtained ultrasonographic measurements, International Physical Activity Questionnaire and hand grip strength from 83 subjects, whereas bioimpedance was performed in 64 subjects and DXA in 29 subjects. The strongest correlations were found between longitudinal thenar depth vs fat-free mass index (fat-free mass in DXA [kg]/height2 [m]) (r = 0.63, p < 0.001, 95%CI 0.34-0.81), longitudinal depth and hand dynamometry (r = 0.72, p < 0.001, 95%CI 0.59-0.81), longitudinal depth and DXA fat-free total mass (r = 0.76, p < 0.001, 95%CI 0.54-0.88), transversal thenar depth vs fat-free mass index (r = 0.67, p < 0.001, 95%CI 0.41-0.83), transversal width and DXA fat-free total mass (r = 0.62, p < 0.001, 95%CI 0.33-0.8), transversal depth and DXA nonfat total mass (r = 0.81, p < 0.001, 95%CI 0.63-0.91). CONCLUSION: Ultrasonographic examination of the nondominant thenar musculature is a fast and simple way of assessing total body fat-free mass, showing a good correlation with body composition measured by bioimpedance analysis and DXA, hand grip strength and arm muscular area.


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Composición Corporal , Fuerza de la Mano , Absorciometría de Fotón , Anciano , Índice de Masa Corporal , Estudios Transversales , Voluntarios Sanos , Humanos
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Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 33(8): 582-5, 2010 Oct.
Artículo en Español | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20851504

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Primary pancreatic tuberculosis (PPTB) is an extremely rare entity defined by an isolated pancreatic lesion with microbiological confirmation, in the absence of previously identified tuberculosis (TB) and involvement of any other organ. We report the case of a 47-year-old man referred for abdominal pain and weight loss, in whom several imaging techniques revealed a solid mass in the head of the pancreas. CT-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology was consistent with necrotic granuloma. Intradermic tuberculin reaction was positive, but acid fast bacilli staining was negative in repeat cytology. No additional evidence of TB was found after exhaustive diagnostic work-up. Exploratory laparotomy was proposed for a definitive diagnosis, but cultures grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis at 50 days. The pancreatic lesion disappeared after 4 months of antitubercular therapy. This is the first case report of PPTB in an immunocompetent person in Spain. A high index of suspicion and accurate samples for microbiology are mandatory to avoid unnecessary surgical procedures.


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Pancreatitis/diagnóstico , Tuberculosis/diagnóstico , Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico , Biopsia con Aguja Fina , Humanos , Inmunocompetencia , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/aislamiento & purificación , Pancreatitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Pancreatitis/epidemiología , Pancreatitis/microbiología , España/epidemiología , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Tuberculoma/diagnóstico , Tuberculoma/microbiología , Tuberculosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/microbiología
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Viruses ; 12(6)2020 06 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32545159

RESUMEN

Engineered luciferase reporter bacteriophages provide specific, sensitive, rapid and low-cost detection of target bacteria and address growing diagnostic needs in multiple industries. Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization and antibiotic susceptibility play a critical supportive role in preventing hospital-acquired infections and facilitating antibiotic stewardship. We describe the development and evaluation of a novel phage-based MRSA diagnostic screen for nasal swab specimens. The screen utilizes two luciferase reporter phages capable of recognizing genetically-diverse Staphylococcus aureus. The beta-lactam antibiotic cefoxitin is included to differentiate between resistant (MRSA) and susceptible organisms. The screen positively identified 97.7% of 390 clinical MRSA isolates at low bacterial concentrations. At higher inoculums, 93.5% of 123 clinical non-MRSA Staphylococcus aureus yielded appropriate negative results. Although cross-reactivity of the phage cocktail was observed with other staphylococcal and bacillus species, these false positives were absent under selective conditions. MRSA remained detectable in the presence of 38 distinct competing species and was accurately identified in 100% of 40 spiked nasal specimens. Thus, this six-hour screen sensitively detected MRSA both in vitro and in human nasal matrix.


Asunto(s)
Bacteriófagos/fisiología , Técnicas y Procedimientos Diagnósticos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina/virología , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/microbiología , Bacteriófagos/genética , Técnicas y Procedimientos Diagnósticos/instrumentación , Genes Reporteros , Humanos , Luciferasas/genética , Luciferasas/metabolismo , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina/fisiología , Nariz/microbiología , Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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