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Nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium bovis resistant to 11 drugs in people with advanced HIV-1 infectionA Guerrero
Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Lancet 350:1738-42. 1997..We describe an epidemic of nosocomial and primary MDR M bovis tuberculosis from December, 1993, to February, 1995, among HIV-1-infected patients in a district of Madrid...
Risk factors for nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis among HIV-infected patientsJ Cobo
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 5:413-8. 2001..To identify risk factors for transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among hospitalized human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients exposed during a nosocomial outbreak...
Genetic characterization of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium bovis strains from a hospital outbreak involving human immunodeficiency virus-positive patientsJ Blazquez
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
J Clin Microbiol 35:1390-3. 1997..To our knowledge, this is the first characterization at the molecular level of an MDR M. bovis strain responsible for a nosocomial outbreak...
Improved outcome of cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients after introduction of protease inhibitorsJ L Casado
Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 19:130-4. 1998..Therefore, protease inhibitor therapy reduces retinitis progression and improves survival. However, the immunologic response may not provide initial sufficient protection to avoid, or even may play a role on, early CMV progression...
Salmonella lung involvement in patients with HIV infectionJ L Casado
Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Chest 112:1197-201. 1997..To determine the frequency, clinical features, and outcome of lung involvement in HIV-infected patients having nontyphoid strains of Salmonella bacteremia...
Zidovudine therapy protects against Salmonella bacteremia recurrence in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsJ L Casado
Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Cra Colmenar, 28034, Madrid, Spain
J Infect Dis 179:1553-6. 1999..Due to its direct effect on Salmonella species, a zidovudine-containing regimen may protect against the recurrence of the disease...
Predicting tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients admitted to hospital: comparison of a model with clinical judgment of infectious disease specialistsJ Cobo
Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Ramĵn y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 20:779-84. 2001..Thus, a simple model based on clinical variables may be useful in helping physicians identify tuberculosis carriers among HIV-infected patients, but infectious disease specialists are able to identify them more efficiently...
Semiquantitative culture of subcutaneous segment for conservative diagnosis of intravascular catheter-related infectionJ Fortun
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Alcala de Henares University, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 24:210-4. 2000..The purpose of the study was to evaluate the yield of the semiquantitative culture of the subcutaneous segment in the diagnosis of colonization of the catheter tip without removal of the catheter...
Diagnostic utility of a multiplex herpesvirus PCR assay performed with cerebrospinal fluid from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with neurological disordersC Quereda
Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain
J Clin Microbiol 38:3061-7. 2000..This multiplex HV PCR assay is a specific and clinically useful method for the evaluation of HIV-infected patients with neurological disorders related to HV...
Short-course therapy for right-side endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus in drug abusers: cloxacillin versus glycopeptides in combination with gentamicinJ Fortun
Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 33:120-5. 2001..A 14-day course of vancomycin or teicoplanin plus gentamicin is ineffective in this instance because it is associated with a high rate of clinical and microbiological failure...
Value of PCR for detection of Toxoplasma gondii in aqueous humor and blood samples from immunocompetent patients with ocular toxoplasmosisG Bou
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain
J Clin Microbiol 37:3465-8. 1999..PCR testing may be useful for discriminating between ocular toxoplasmosis and other ocular diseases, and also can avoid the problems associated with ocular puncture...
