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Kipchumba SK, Njuguna FM, Nyandiko WM. Bacterial Isolates and Characteristics of Children With Febrile Neutropenia on Treatment for Cancer at a Tertiary Hospital in Western Kenya. JCO Glob Oncol 2024; 10:e2300313. [PMID: 38301180 PMCID: PMC10846791 DOI: 10.1200/go.23.00313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to identify the patient characteristics of children with febrile neutropenia, the associated bacterial organisms, and their sensitivity patterns. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) pediatric oncology ward, from June 2021 to April 2022. A total of 110 children who developed fever and neutropenia during chemotherapy were enrolled. Blood samples for culture were collected aseptically. Patient characteristics were presented in frequency tables. Antimicrobial sensitivity patterns were plotted in tables against the bacterial isolates cultured. Chi-square/Fisher's exact test was used to determine any association between patient characteristics, bacterial growth, and antimicrobial sensitivity. RESULTS The majority (n = 66; 60%) were males. The median age was 6.3 years (standard deviation, 3.7). The majority of patients 71 (64.5%) had hematologic malignancies, the most common being AML. There was a significant association between severity of neutropenia and hematologic malignancies (P = .028). In total, 31/110 (28.2%) blood cultures were positive for bacterial growth. Gram-positive bacteria were more frequent (n = 20; 58.1%). The most common organism was Escherichia coli (n = 6; 18.2%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (n = 5; 15.2%). All the isolates were sensitive to linezolid and vancomycin and also showed good sensitivity toward meropenem (n = 10/11; 90.9%). High resistance to cephalosporins was noted with ceftriaxone (n = 5/6; 83.3%), cefepime (n = 4/7; 57.1%), and ceftazidime (n = 3/4; 75%). CONCLUSION The most common malignancy associated with febrile neutropenia was AML. Gram-positive bacteria were the most common isolates. There was high resistance to cephalosporins.
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- Samuel Kipkemoi Kipchumba
- Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya
- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya
- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, Eldoret, Kenya
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Issa N, Coppry M, Ripoche E, Guisset O, Mourissoux G, Bessede E, Camou F. Impact of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) rectal carriage in cancer patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Infect Dis Now 2021; 52:104-106. [PMID: 34922035 DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2021.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Little data is available on extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) rectal colonization in cancer patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). We aimed to describe the epidemiology of ESBL-E in cancer patients hospitalized in the ICU compared with non-cancer patients. ESBL-E colonization was detected in 6.6% of 1,013 cancer patients and 6.4% of 1,625 non-cancer patients. At admission, among the 172 colonized patients: 48/67 cancer patients and 78/105 non-cancer patients developed an infection, documented with an ESBL-E for 21% and 24% of them, respectively. The in-hospital mortality rate among colonized patients was 33% in cancer patients and 12% in non-cancer patients. In cancer patients, ESBL-E infections are rare but systematic rectal screening identifies high-risk population and guides empirical antibiotic therapy. It also contributes to being aware of the ICU microbiological ecology.
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- N Issa
- Médecine intensive réanimation, CHU BORDEAUX, France; Maladies infectieuses, CHU BORDEAUX, France.
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- Hygiène hospitalière, CHU BORDEAUX, France
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- Médecine intensive réanimation, CHU BORDEAUX, France
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- Médecine intensive réanimation, CHU BORDEAUX, France
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- Médecine intensive réanimation, CHU BORDEAUX, France
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- Laboratoire de bactériologie, CHU BORDEAUX, France
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- Médecine intensive réanimation, CHU BORDEAUX, France; Maladies infectieuses, CHU BORDEAUX, France
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Yadav S, Mathew R, Sahu AK, Jamshed N, Mohindra R, Aggarwal P, Batra A, Halder D, Brunda RL. Prognostic Value of Serum Procalcitonin Levels in Patients With Febrile Neutropenia Presenting to the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med 2021; 60:641-647. [PMID: 33518374 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Various risk-stratification scores have been developed to identify low-risk febrile neutropenia (FN). The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) score is a commonly used validated scoring system, although its performance varies due to its subjectivity. Biomarkers like procalcitonin (PCT) are being used in patients with FN to detect bacteremia and additional complications. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the performance of MASCC score with PCT in predicting adverse outcomes in patients with FN. METHODS This was a prospective observational study that included chemotherapy-induced FN in hematologic or solid malignancy. The MASCC score, PCT levels, and blood cultures were taken at the first point of contact, and patient treatment was managed according to routine institutional protocol. The primary outcome was mortality at 30 days. RESULTS A total of 100 patients were recruited, of which 92 had hematologic malignancy and 8 had solid malignancy. Forty-six patients were classified as low risk by MASCC score (≥21). The PCT threshold, 1.42 ng/mL, was taken as a cutoff value, with area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.664 (95% confidence interval [CI] -0.55 to 0.77) for predicting mortality. AUROC for MASCC was 0.586 (95% CI 0.462 to 0.711). CONCLUSIONS PCT is a useful marker with better prognostic efficacy than MASCC score in patients with FN and can be used as an adjunct to the score in risk-stratifying patients with FN.
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- Sakshi Yadav
- Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Up-to-Date Infection Control Practices for Febrile Neutropenic Patients. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s40506-020-00214-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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García de Guadiana-Romualdo L, Cerezuela-Fuentes P, Español-Morales I, Esteban-Torrella P, Jiménez-Santos E, Hernando-Holgado A, Albaladejo-Otón MD. Prognostic value of procalcitonin and lipopolysaccharide binding protein in cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated febrile neutropenia presenting to an emergency department. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2019; 29:010702. [PMID: 30591812 PMCID: PMC6294152 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2019.010702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia are a heterogeneous group with a significant risk of serious medical complications. In these patients, the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) score is the most widely used tool for risk-stratification. The aim of this prospective study was to analyse the value of procalcitonin (PCT) and lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) to predict serious complications and bacteraemia in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia, compared with MASCC score. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected from 111 episodes of febrile neutropenia admitted consecutively to the emergency department. In all of them, MASCC score was calculated and serum samples were collected for measurement of PCT and LBP by well-established methods. The main and secondary outcomes were the development of serious complications and bacteraemia, respectively. RESULTS A serious complication occurred in 20 (18%) episodes and in 16 (14%) bacteraemia was detected. Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC AUC) of MASCC score, PCT and LBP to select low-risk patients were 0.83 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.74 - 0.89), 0.85 (95% CI: 0.77 - 0.91) and 0.70 (95% CI: 0.61 - 0.78), respectively. For bacteraemia, MASCC score, PCT and LBP showed ROC AUCs of 0.74 (95% CI: 0.64 - 0.82), 0.86 (95% CI: 0.78 - 0.92) and 0.76 (95% CI: 0.67 - 0.83), respectively. CONCLUSION A single measurement of PCT performs similarly as MASCC score to predict serious medical complications in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia and can be a useful tool for risk stratification. Besides, low PCT concentrations can be used to rule-out the presence of bacteraemia.
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Carmona-Bayonas A, Jimenez-Fonseca P, de Castro EM, Mata E, Biosca M, Custodio A, Espinosa J, Vázquez EG, Henao F, Ayala de la Peña F. SEOM clinical practice guideline: management and prevention of febrile neutropenia in adults with solid tumors (2018). Clin Transl Oncol 2018; 21:75-86. [PMID: 30470991 PMCID: PMC6339667 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-018-1983-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a common dose-limiting toxicity of chemotherapy, with a profound impact on the evolution of patients with cancer, due to the potential development of serious complications, mortality, delays, and decrease in treatment intensity. This article seeks to present an updated clinical guideline, with recommendations regarding the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of febrile neutropenia in adults with solid tumors. The aspects covered include how to properly approach the risk of microbial resistances, epidemiological aspects, considerations about the initial empirical approach adapted to the risk, special situations, and prevention of complications. A decision-making algorithm is included for use in the emergency department based on a new, validated tool, the Clinical Index of Stable Febrile Neutropenia, which can be used in patients with solid tumors who appear stable in the initial phase of neutropenic infections, and can help detect those at high risk for complications in whom early discharge must be avoided.
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- A Carmona-Bayonas
- Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, IMIB, Avenida Marqués de los Vélez, 30008, Murcia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.,CIBERONC (CB16/12/00398), Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital General de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.,Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Regional Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, IMIB, Avenida Marqués de los Vélez, 30008, Murcia, Spain.
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Carmona-Bayonas A, Gordo F, Beato C, Castaño Pérez J, Jiménez-Fonseca P, Virizuela Echaburu J, Garnacho-Montero J. Intensive care in cancer patients in the age of immunotherapy and molecular therapies: Commitment of the SEOM-SEMICYUC. Med Intensiva 2018. [PMID: 29519710 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cancer patients are a vulnerable group exposed to numerous and serious risks beyond cancer itself. In recent years, the prognosis of these individuals has improved substantially thanks to several advances such as immunotherapy, targeted molecular therapies, surgical techniques, or developments in support treatment. This coincides with the prolonged survival of oncological patients admitted to the ICU due to critical complications, and under the supervision of intensivists. The time has therefore come to revisit the intensive care support of these patients, which poses new professional as well as organizational challenges. An agreement was signed in 2017 between the SEOM and SEMICYUC with the aim of improving the quality of care of cancer patients with critical complications. The initiative seeks to aid in decision-making, standardize criteria, decrease subjectivity, generate channels of communication, and delve deeper into the ethical and scientific aspects of these situations. This document sets forth the most important reasons that have led us to undertake this initiative.
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- A Carmona-Bayonas
- Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), UMU, Murcia, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario del Henares (Coslada-Madrid), Grupo de investigación en patología crítica, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Intensive Care Department, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Intensive Care Clinical Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain.
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Rolston KVI, Wang W, Nesher L, Smith JR, Rybak MJ, Prince RA. Time-kill determination of the bactericidal activity of telavancin and vancomycin against clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cancer patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 87:338-342. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Solid tumors are much more common than hematologic malignancies. Although severe and prolonged neutropenia is uncommon, several factors increase the risk of infection in patients with solid tumors, and the presence of multiple risk factors in the same patient is not uncommon. These include obstruction (most often caused by progression of the tumor), disruption of natural anatomic barriers such as the skin and mucosal surfaces, and treatment-related factors such as chemotherapy, radiation, diagnostic and/or therapeutic surgical procedures, and the increasing use of medical devices such as various catheters, stents, and prostheses. Common sites of infection include the skin and skin structures (including surgical site infections), the bloodstream (including infections associated with central venous catheters), the lungs, the hepato-biliary and intestinal tracts, and the urinary tract, and include distinct clinical syndromes such as post-obstructive pneumonia, obstructive uropathy, and neutropenic enterocolitis. The epidemiology of most of these infections is changing with resistant organisms [MRSA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms] being isolated more often than in the past. Polymicrobial infections now predominate when deep tissue sites are involved. Conservative management of most of these infections (antibiotics, fluid and electrolyte replacement, bowel rest when needed) is generally effective, with surgical intervention being reserved for the drainage of deep abscesses, or to deal with complications such as intestinal obstruction or hemorrhage. Infected prostheses often need to be removed. Reactivation of certain viral infections (HBV, HCV, and occasionally CMV) has become an important issue, and screening, prevention and treatment strategies are being developed. Infection prevention, infection control, and antimicrobial stewardship are important strategies in the overall management of infections in patients with solid tumors. Occasionally, infections mimic solid tumors and cause diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
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Vila J, Gómez MD, Salavert M, Bosch J. [Methods of rapid diagnosis in clinical microbiology: Clinical needs]. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2016; 35:41-46. [PMID: 27993417 DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The diagnostic methods of infectious diseases should be fast, accurate, simple and affordable. The speed of diagnosis can play a crucial role in healing the patient, allowing the administration of appropriate antibiotic treatment. One aspect that increasingly determines the need for rapid diagnostic techniques is the increased rates of serious infections caused by multidrug resistant bacteria, which cause a high probability of error in the empirical treatment. Some of the conventional methods such as Gram staining or antigen detection can generate results in less than 1 hour but lack sensitivity. Today we are witnessing a major change in clinical microbiology laboratories with the technological advances such as molecular diagnostics, digital microbiology and mass spectrometry. There are several studies showing that these changes in the microbiological diagnosis reduce the generation time of the test results, which has an obvious clinical impact. However, if we look into the future, other new technologies which will cover the needs required for a rapid microbiological diagnosis are on the horizon. This review provides an in depth analysis of the clinical impact that the implementation of rapid diagnostic techniques will have on unmet clinical needs.
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- Jordi Vila
- ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Servicio de Microbiología, Centro de Diagnóstico Biomédico, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España.
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Servicio de Microbiología, Centro de Diagnóstico Biomédico, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España
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