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Introduction: Doctor José Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez is an example of dedication and discipline in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology in the center of the country. Objective: to highlight the life and work of the Doctor as an example of a professional committed to his patients and students. Method: a documentary research was carried out using the historical-logical method for the study of the chronological succession of the events that took place in his life, the documentary analysis of the work file, the curriculum vitae and the autobiography and the interviews granted by the professor. Development: a review is made of the main events of his career, his positions, his responsibilities and the role played in medical assistance and teaching in the Specialty. Conclusions: the trajectory, example and teachings of Dr. José Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez make him an example for present and future generations of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology Professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis caused by a group of dematiaceous fungi; Fonsecaea pedrosoi is one of the most frequent etiological agents and is found in tropical climates with abundant vegetation. The diagnosis is based on three fundamental pillars: clinical-epidemiological, pathological anatomy and microbiological. Objective: to describe the etiological diagnosis and epidemiological variables of interest of the disease in Villa Clara Province during the period from 2003 to 2018. Methods: descriptive, cross-sectional study in a population of 47 patients. Absolute and relative frequencies were used as summary measures and the Kulldorff technique was used for spatiotemporal exploration. Results: from the total number of patients, 19% were submitted to mycological studies in which the species Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Cladophialophora carrionii and Phialophora verrucosa were isolated. In the municipality of Manicaragua, a true spatial cluster with a high incidence rate was identified. It was 2.12 times more frequent in men than in women. Conclusions: in the province there is no clinical, anatomopathological and microbiological integration for the diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis; at least three known etiological agents, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Cladophialophora carrionii and Phialophora verrucosa, were the cause of the disease during the period studied. The mountainous municipality of Manicaragua constitutes a high-risk geographical area in the province. The sex most affected by the disease was male. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: it has been observed the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on a global scale during the last decades. This opportunistic pathogen, widely associated with healthcare-associated infections, produces mechanisms of resistance to various antibiotics. Objective: to enumerate known risk factors of patients and describe the resistance pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antimicrobials. Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the Angiology Service of the "Camilo Cienfuegos" Hospital from Sancti Spíritus between July 1st and December 31st, 2017 about Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in purulent samples from patients with healthcare-associated infections. The population was 47 samples. The automated Vitek® 2 Compact system was used to confirm the diagnosis and determine antimicrobial susceptibility to 13 antibiotics tested. Results: the main known risk factors found in the patients were type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic arterial insufficiency. Resistance was maintained to B-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenemics in more than 50%; however, low levels of resistance to aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, tigecycline and colistin were maintained. Conclusions: type 2 diabetes mellitus was the main risk factor in patients admitted to the Angiology Department for contracting a healthcare-associated infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, B-lactams were highly resistant and colistin may be a possible treatment option. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: invasive mycoses caused by Candida spp remain the most diagnosed in neonatal, pediatric and adult patients hospitalized in intensive care rooms at the provincial level. Objective: to identify the main type of sample by age group and Candida species by type of sample in neonates and children under 18 years. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional study on the isolates of Candida spp in blood cultures, urine cultures, cerebrospinal fluid, endotracheal tube and catheter tip obtained from neonatal, pediatric and adult patients hospitalized in serious care rooms in the five provincial hospitals of Villa Clara between on January 1, 2018 until August 31, 2019. The sample was 114 positive isolates. Absolute, relative, percent, and statistical frequency distributions were obtained as Pearson's chi-square. Results: adults provided higher numbers of positive isolates, followed by neonates and pediatric age, mainly in 2018. Blood samples, followed by urine samples in neonates and pediatric patients were the most diagnosed; in adults it was the other way around. In neonates Candida tropicalis and Candida spp were the most isolated species, without statistical significance, in pediatric patients were Candida spp and Candida krusei, both with statistical significance in blood cultures and catheter tip. Conclusions: invasive candidiasis was diagnosed in the three age groups, mainly in blood and urine, and with variability in Candida species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: phenotypic susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus are the best expression of its phenotypic study nowadays. Objective: to identify phenotypic patterns of susceptibility to methicillin resistant and sensitive strains. Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out at the Arnaldo Milián Castro Hospital from 2013 to 2017 on Staphylococcus aureus isolated in skin and soft parts of hospitalized patients that presented the complete antibiogram consisting of: methicillin, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin and cotrimoxazole, classified as resistant or sensitive; 16 patterns were created with the last four antimicrobials in that pre-established order. The population was 1 789 isolates. A distribution frequency of each pattern was obtained and statistical analysis was performed as Chi square of independence and Cramer’s V. Results: the 16 phenotypic patterns of susceptibility circulated; the 13, 1 and 15 were the largest isolates in the five years covered by the study. There was dependence between the methicillin susceptibility and patterns 13 (RSSS), 1 (SSSS), 15 (RSRR), 16 (RSRS), 2 (SSSR), 9 (RRRR) and 3 (SSRR); this association was moderate with patterns 13 and 1, while it was low with the remaining five patterns. Whenever sensitive methicillin was present, patterns 1, 2 and 3 were found more frequently, and if methicillin was resistant, the most frequent patterns were 13, 15, 16 and 9. Conclusions: there was pleomorphism of Staphylococcus aureus strains in skin and soft tissue infections with predominance of statistical association to resistant methicillin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]