Recomendaciones para el uso racional de la prueba 25-hidroxivitamina D Resumen de política

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The exponential increase in the request for laboratory tests of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D or [25 (OH) D has ignited the alarms and generated a strong call for attention, since it may reflect deficiencies in the standardization of clinical practice and in the use non-systematic scientific evidence for decision-making in real life, which allows to analyze the indications of the test, its frequency, interpretation and even to assess the impact for health systems, especially when contrasted with the minimum or almost. No effects of the strategy of screening or supplying indiscriminately to the general population, without considering a comprehensive clinical assessment of risks and needs of people. From a purely public health impact point of view, the consequence of massive and unspecified requests is affecting most of the health systems and institutions at the global level. The primary studies that determined average population intake values have been widely used in the formulation of recommendations in Clinical Practice Guidelines, but unfortunately misinterpreted as cut points to diagnose disease and allow the exaggerated prescription of nutritional substitution. The coefficient of variation in routine tests to measure blood levels of 25 (OH) D is high (28%), decreasing the overall accuracy of the test and simultaneously, increasing both the falsely high and falsely low values. The most recent scientific evidence analyzes and seriously questions the usefulness and the real effect of the massive and indiscriminate practice of prescribing vitamin D without an exhaustive risk analysis. The available evidence is insufficient to recommend a general substitution of vitamin D to prevent fractures, falls, changes in bone mineral density, incidence of cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular disease, neoplasms and also to modify the growth curve of mothers' children. They received vitamin D as a substitute during pregnancy. The recommendations presented in the document are based on the critical analysis of current evidence and the principles of good clinical practice and invite to consider a rational use of 25 (OH) D tests in the context of a clinical practice focused on people and a comprehensive assessment of needs and risks. The principles of good practice suggest that clinicians may be able to justify that the results of the 25 (OH) D test strongly influence and define clinical practice and modify the outcomes that interest people and impact their health and wellness. Currently there is no clarity on how to interpret the results, and the relationship between symptoms and 25 (OH) D levels, which may not be consistent with the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency reported. For this reason, it is suggested to review the rationale of the request for tests for systematic monitoring of levels of 25 (OH) D or in all cases where substitution is performed. Consider the use of 25 (OH) D tests within the comprehensive evaluation of people with suspicion or confirmation of the following conditions: rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, hyper or hypoparathyroidism, malabsorption syndromes, sarcopenia, metabolic bone disease.

Presencia y persistencia de variantes moleculares del ORF E6 y ORF E7 del VPH 58 en mujeres con citología normal que pertenecen a la cohorte de Bogotá, Colombia / Presence and persistence of HPV 58 molecular variations ORF E6 and ORF E7 among women with normal cytology in the Bogotá, Colombia cohort

Objetivo: Analizar la presencia y persistencia de variantes en E6/E7/VPH 58 en muestras de mujeres con infecciones prevalentes por VPH 58, con citología normal, que pertenecen a la cohorte de Bogotá, Colombia. Métodos: Se utilizaron cepillados cervicales de 34 mujeres VPH 58, con citología normal, pertenecientes a la línea de base de la cohorte, con su respectivo seguimiento. Se amplificó la región E6/E7 del VPH 58 usando los iniciadores E6F1-E7R1 y los iniciadores E7P1-E7P2. Para el análisis de las variantes se utilizó la técnica de secuencia automática directa. La secuencia referencia del VPH 58 se utilizó para comparar las secuencias obtenidas. Resultados: En 27/34 muestras se lograron detectar variantes de E6/E7 de VPH 58. En total, se detectaron cinco variantes diferentes, dos de ellas nunca antes reportadas (A169/T307/A694/G744/A761 y T307/A694/G744/A761/G763). Los análisis de eliminación mostraron que el 75% de las variantes se habían eliminado antes de los dos años de seguimiento, y todas las variantes ya se habían eliminado a los seis años de seguimiento. Conclusiones: Dos nuevas variantes se reportaron a escala mundial de gran relevancia en los ámbitos filogenético y epidemiológico.

Objective: To analyze the presence and persistence of E6/E7 HPV58 variations in women with prevalent HPV 58 infection, with normal cytology, who belong to the Bogotá, Colombia cohort. Methods: Cervical cytobrush was used on 34 HPV58 women, with normal cytology, who are part of the cohort base line; respective follow was performed. The HPV58 E67/E7 region was broadened by using E6F1-E7R1 and E7P1-E7P2 indicators. Variation analysis was carried out with automatic direct sequencing. HPV58 sequence reference was used to compare the sequences that had been obtained. Results: In 27/34 samples, E6/E7 variations of HPV58 were successfully detected. A total of five different variations were detected, two of which had never been reported before (A169/T307/A694/G744/A761 and T307/A694/G744/A761/G763). Elimination analysis revealed that 75% of variations had been eliminated within two years of follow up, and that all variation had been eliminated at the end of six years of follow up. Conclusions: Two new variations of universal phylogenetic and epidemiologic noteworthiness were reported.

Actividad de la telomerasa e infección por VPH en raspados cervicales de mujeres que desarrollaron lesiones escamosas intraepiteliales de alto grado: un estudio de seguimiento / Telomerase activity and HPV infection in cervical smears of women with high grade squamous intraephitelial lesions: a follow-up study

Objetivo: Describir la AT y la infección por VPH en el seguimiento de mujeres que pertenecen a la cohorte de Bogotá. Métodos: Se analizaron 79 muestras del seguimiento de 25 mujeres que desarrollaron LEI-AG y 149 muestras del seguimiento de 34 mujeres con citología normal. La detección del VPH se realizó usando PCR-EIA GP5+/GP6+ y RLB. La AT se midió mediante TRAP-ELISA. Resultados: El análisis mostró que de los 25 casos, 8 fueron casos prevalentes (ingresaron al estudio con la LEI-AG) y los 17 casos restantes fueron incidentes (la lesión se detectó durante el seguimiento). De estas 17 mujeres, 12 (70,5%) presentaron AT y VPH al momento del diagnóstico o en una visita previa, con VPH de alto riesgo (VPH-AR), principalmente de la especie α-9. Tres mujeres (17,7%) mostraron infecciones transitorias por VPH y 2 (11,8%) no tuvieron VPH o AT al diagnóstico. El seguimiento de la mujeres con citología normal mostró que solo ocho mujeres tuvieron VPH y AT al mismo tiempo (23,5%), 21/34 mujeres (61,8%) tuvieron eventos transitorios de VPH durante el seguimiento y 5 (14,7%) no tuvieron VPH durante todo el seguimiento. Conclusiones: Detectar AT e infección por VPH-AR al mismo tiempo parecen predecir el riesgo de LEI-AG.

Objective: To describe telomerase activity (TA) and HPV infection in follow up of women in the Bogotá cohort. Methods: Analysis was carried out on 79 follow up samples from 25 women who developed LEI-AG, and 149 follow up samples from 34 women with normal cytology. HPV detection was made with PCR-EIA GP5+/GP6+ and RLB. TA was measured with TRAP-ELISA. Results: Analysis revealed that out of the 25 cases, 8 were prevalent (enrolled in the study with LEI-AG), and the remaining 17 incidental (lesion was detected during follow up). Among these 17 women, 12 (70.5%) had, at diagnosis or during a previous checkup, TA and high-risk HPV (HPV-AR), primarily type α-9. Three women (17.7%) had transitory HPV infections, and 2 (11.8%) had neither HPV nor TA at diagnosis. Follow up on women with normal cytology revealed that only eight women (23.5%) had HPV and TA at the same time, 21/34 women (61.8%) had transitory HPV event during follow up, and 5 (14.7%) had no HPV during entirety of follow up. Conclusions: Detection of TA and simultaneous HPV-AR infection apparently predicts LEI-AR risk.

Short-term risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 2 and 3 for women with normal cytology and human papillomavirus infection / Riesgo a corto plazo de lesiones intraepiteliales cervicales grados 2 y 3 en mujeres con citología vaginal normal e infección por el virus del papiloma humano

OBJECTIVE. To assess the risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 2, 3 or higher (CIN 2/3+) for women with normal cytology and concurrent high-risk human papillomavirus infection (HR-HPV). MATERIAL AND METHODS. We examined 2 200 women every 6 months for an average of 9 years. Cervical smears and samples for HPV DNA were obtained at each visit. Absolute risk of subsequent CIN2/CIN3+ was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS. The absolute risk of CIN2/CIN3+ among HR-HPV-positive women with normal Pap smear results was 1.06 percent (95 percentCI, 0.57-2.20), 5 times higher the risk among all women with normal Pap smears (0.20 percent; 95 percentCI, 0.12-0.32) but 7 times lower than that for women with HR-HPV infection and LSIL (7.24 percent; 95 percentCI, 3.78-15.2). CONCLUSION. Short-term absolute risk of CIN2/3+ after a normal Pap smear with concurrent HR-HPV infection is low (~1 percent), suggesting that the HR-HPV test has limited utility in short-term clinical decision-making for women with normal cytology.

OBJETIVO. Evaluar el riesgo a corto plazo de neoplasia intraepitelial cervical de alto grado (CIN2/CIN3+) en mujeres con citologí-a cervicouterina normal e infección por virus del papiloma humano de alto riesgo (HR-HPV). MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS. Cohorte prospectiva de 2200 mujeres evaluadas cada seis meses durante 9 años en promedio. En cada visita se tomó muestra cervical para extendido y detección de HPV DNA. El riesgo absoluto de CIN2/CIN3+ a la siguiente visita fue calculado utilizando el método de Kaplan-Meier. RESULTADOS. En mujeres con citologí-a normal e infección concomitante por HR-HPV el riesgo absoluto de presentar CIN2/CIN3+ fue de 1.06 por ciento (95 por cientoCI, 0.57-2.20). Este riesgo fue cinco veces mayor al observado en todas las mujeres con citologí-a normal (0.20 por ciento; 95 por cientoCI, 0.12-0.32) pero siete veces menor que el observado en mujeres con lesiones intraepiteliales escamosas de bajo grado con infección concomitante (7.24 por ciento; 95 por cientoCI, 3.78-15.2). CONCLUSIÓN. El riesgo absoluto de CIN2/3+ a corto plazo luego de una citologí-a normal e infección por HR-HPV es baja (~1 por ciento), sugiriendo que, a corto plazo, la prueba de HR-HPV tiene utilidad clí-nica muy limitada en mujeres con citologí-a normal.

Determinantes de la regresión de lesiones cervicales de bajo grado en una cohorte de mujeres colombianas / Determinants of LSIL regression in women from a colombian cohort

Objective: To analyze the role of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and other risk factors in the regression of cervical lesions in women from the Bogotá Cohort. Methods: 200 HPV positive women with abnormal cytology were included for regression analysis. The time of lesion regression was modeled using methods for interval censored survival time data. Median duration of total follow-up was 9 years. Results: 80 (40%) women were diagnosed with Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS) or Atypical Glandular Cells of Undetermined Significance (AGUS) while 120 (60%) were diagnosed with Low Grade Squamous Intra-epithelial Lesions (LSIL). Globally, 40% of the lesions were still present at first year of follow up, while 1.5% was still present at 5 year check-up. The multivariate model showed similar regression rates for lesions in women with ASCUS/AGUS and women with LSIL (HR= 0.82, 95% CI 0.59-1.12). Women infected with HR HPV types and those with mixed infections had lower regression rates for lesions than did women infected with LR types (HR=0.526, 95% CI 0.33-0.84, for HR types and HR=0.378, 95% CI 0.20-0.69, for mixed infections). Furthermore, women over 30 years had a higher lesion regression rate than did women under 30 years (HR= 1.53, 95% CI 1.03-2.27). The study showed that the median time for lesion regression was 9 months while the median time for HPV clearance was 12 months. Conclusions: In the studied population, the type of infection and the age of the women are critical factors for the regression of cervical lesions.

Objetivo: Analizar el papel del virus del papiloma humano (VPH) y otros factores en la regresión de lesiones del cuello del útero en mujeres de la cohorte de Bogotá, Colombia. Métodos: El tiempo medio de seguimiento fue nueve años. Se incluyeron 200 mujeres VPH positivas con citología anormal. El tiempo de regresión de lesión fue modelado mediante análisis de supervivencia censurando por intervalos. Resultados: 80 mujeres (40%) tuvieron células escamosas atípicas de significado indeterminado (ASCUS) o células glandulares atípicas de significado indeterminado (AGUS) y 120 (60%) tuvieron lesiones escamosas intraepiteliales de bajo grado (LEI-BG). El 40% de las lesiones estaban presentes en el primer año de seguimiento, mientras que el 1,5% aún estaba a los cinco años. Se observaron tasas similares de regresión para ASCUS/AGUS y LEI-BG (HR=0,82, IC 95% 0,59-1,12). Mujeres infectadas con VPH de alto riesgo y aquéllas con infecciones mixtas tuvieron tasas inferiores de regresión de las lesiones que las mujeres con VPH de bajo riesgo (HR=0,526, IC 95% 0,33-0,84, para los VPH de alto riesgo, y HR=0,378, IC 95% 0,20-0,69, para las infecciones mixtas). Las mujeres mayores de 30 años tuvieron una mayor tasa de regresión de lesiones que las menores de 30 (HR= 1,53, IC 95% 1,03-2,27). El tiempo medio de regresión de las lesiones fue 9 meses, y el tiempo medio para la eliminación del VPH fue 12 meses. Conclusiones: En la población estudiada, el tipo de infección y la edad de las mujeres son factores críticos para la regresión de lesiones cervicales.

Short-term risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 2 and 3 for women with normal cytology and human papillomavirus infection.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 2, 3 or higher (CIN 2/3+) for women with normal cytology and concurrent high-risk human papillomavirus infection (HR-HPV). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We examined 2 200 women every 6 months for an average of 9 years. Cervical smears and samples for HPV DNA were obtained at each visit. Absolute risk of subsequent CIN2/CIN3+ was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: The absolute risk of CIN2/CIN3+ among HR-HPV-positive women with normal Pap smear results was 1.06% (95%CI, 0.57-2.20), 5 times higher the risk among all women with normal Pap smears (0.20%; 95%CI, 0.12-0.32) but 7 times lower than that for women with HR-HPV infection and LSIL (7.24%; 95%CI, 3.78-15.2). CONCLUSION: Short-term absolute risk of CIN2/3+ after a normal Pap smear with concurrent HR-HPV infection is low (~1%), suggesting that the HR-HPV test has limited utility in short-term clinical decision-making for women with normal cytology.