Prevalencia de infecciones de transmisión sexual y por genitopatógenos en mujeres de la población general / Recent prevalence among females from the general population of agents responsible for sexually transmitted infections and other genital infections

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Listeria monocytogenes, a rare cause of endophthalmitis / Listeria monocytogenes, una rara causa de endoftalmitis

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Detección de Streptococcus pyogenes en muestras faringoamigdalares mediante técnica de detección de antígeno / Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes in throat swab samples using antigen detection technique

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Mycoplasma genitalium: utilización de una técnica molecular comercial que facilita el análisis rápido de mutaciones asociadas con resistencia a macrólidos / Mycoplasma genitalium: Using a commercial molecular technique that facilitates rapid detection of mutations associated with resistance to macrolides

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Prevalencia en varones de la población general de agentes productores de infecciones no ulcerativas del aparato genital, asistidos en atención especializada / Prevalence among males from the general population of agents responsible of not ulcerative genital tract infections, assisted in specialized care

OBJETIVO: Las infecciones de los órganos genitales en el hombre representan un grave problema por su frecuencia, morbilidad e implicación en casos de infertilidad masculina. En este trabajo se investiga, en varones asistidos en atención especializada, la presencia de los agentes productores de infecciones no ulcerativas del aparato genital. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se estudiaron de forma descriptiva y retrospectiva los resultados microbiológicos de 3.066 muestras de pacientes varones, con diagnóstico de sospecha de episodio de infección del tracto genital, recibidas entre el 1 de enero de 2016 y 31 de diciembre de 2017. La detección de los microorganismos en la muestra se realizó mediante técnicas de cultivo en medios artificiales y de PCR (BD-MAX). RESULTADOS: 451 (14,71%) muestras fueron positivas, siendo, mediante cultivo, los patógenos más frecuentes enterobacterias (18,40%), Enterococcus (13,75%), Haemophilus (8,65%), Neissseria gonorrhoeae (8,43%), Ureaplasma (5,10%) y Candida (3,77%). Mediante PCR se detectaron N. gonorrhoeae (28,37%), Chlamydia trachomatis (26,95%), Ureaplasma urealyticum (17,73%), Mycoplasma hominis y Ureaplasma parvum (10,64%), y Mycoplasma genitalium (7,10%). Se encontró mayor edad en el grupo de pacientes con presencia de enterobacterias, Candida o Enterococcus, y menor para los que tuvieron N. gonorrhoeae. CONCLUSIONES: N. gonorrhoeae y C. trachomatis siguen siendo los patógenos más frecuentes en la infección genital masculina, aunque otros microorganismos cultivables tienen un importante papel. Los ponen de manifiesto la importancia del uso sistemático tanto del cultivo tradicional como de las nuevas técnicas de PCR para la detección de patógenos

OBJECTIVE: Male genital infections are a major problem due to their high frequency and morbidity and their role in cases of male infertility. We studied the presence, in males assisted in specialized care, of non-ulcerative genital tract infections-producing agents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied descriptively and retrospective microbiological results of 3,066 samples of male patients, with diagnosis of genital tract infection episode, received between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017. Detection of microorganisms in the sample was performed using techniques of artificial culture and PCR (BD-MAX). RESULTS: Positive results were obtained in 451 samples (14.71%). By culture, the most frequent pathogens were Enterobacterales (18.40%), Enterococcus (13.75%), Haemophilus (8.65%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (8.43%), Ureaplasma (5.10%), and Candida (3.77%). By polymerase chain reaction (PCR), the most frequent were N. gonorrhoeae (28.37%), Chlamydia trachomatis (26.95%), Ureaplasma urealyticum (17.73%), Mycoplasma hominis/Ureaplasma parvum (10.64%), and Mycoplasma genitalium (7.10%). The age was older in patients infected with Enterobacterales, Candida, or Enterococcus and younger in those infected with N. gonorrhoeae. CONCLUSIONS: N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis are still more common in male genital infection pathogens, although other culturable microorganisms have an important role. These findings demonstrate the importance of systematically applying both conventional culture and PCR techniques for pathogen detection

Male genitourinary infections by Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum. A review and clinical experience / Infecciones genitourinarias por Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum en el varón. Revisión de la literatura y experiencia clínica

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Balanopostitis por Facklamia hominis en Pediatría / Balanopostitis by Facklamia hominis in pediatrics

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Perceived influence of oral health upon quality of life in heart transplant patients.

OBJECTIVE: A study was made of heart transplant patient perception of the influence of oral health upon quality of life, based on the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-49) questionnaire validated for Spanish speaking subjects. DESIGN: A cross-sectional evaluation was made of the heart transplant patients followed-up on in the Heart Transplantation Unit of Reina Sofía University Hospital (Spain), using the OHIP-49 questionnaire. The included patients were all over age 18 and signed the corresponding informed consent to participation in the study. The data were entered in a database and analyzed using the SPSS statistical package. RESULTS: A total of 150 heart transplant patients (118 males and 32 females, with a mean age of 54.94 years; range 19-79) were studied. The subjects showed a poor perceived influence of oral health upon quality of life, with a mean score of 24.43 out of a possible total of 196 points. Women showed significantly improved perception of the influence of oral health upon quality of life versus men. CONCLUSIONS: The subjects in our study showed a poor perceived influence of oral health upon quality of life.