El año 2017 la Organización Mundial de la Salud publicó una lista de bacterias con alta resistencia a antimicrobianos. En la lista, se incluye al Campylobacter como un patógeno de alta prioridad debido a su progresiva, alarmante y alta resistencia a fluoroquinolonas a nivel global. Con la finalidad de determinar la sensibilidad antimicrobiana de Campylobacter aislados en pacientes pediátricos de un hospital de la ciudad de Lima, se realizó un estudio en el área de microbiología del Departamento de Ayuda al Diagnóstico del Hospital Nacional Docente Madre Niño San Bartolomé, en dos periodos comprendidos entre noviembre de 2012 a febrero de 2013, y diciembre de 2014 a julio de 2015.

Lophomonas infection is an emerging parasitic disease causing respiratory infections. After China, Peru is the second country with the highest number of cases. In the bright‑field microscopy evaluation of fresh samples, most of them are incorrectly estimated. Therefore, correct identification using cytological stains is to be supplemented. We report a case of a 29‑year‑old male with typical clinical symptoms of pneumonia, marked eosinophilia, and noninfiltrative pattern in chest X‑ray, who had bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis.

“Background: Cytological samples are cleared with xylene in two or three baths during a Pap test, however, this solvent has a high degree of toxicity, and being a controlled reagent infers high costs for its purchase and implications for environmental pollution. We estimated the impact of xylene during the Pap test in terms of the number of liters and cost of two baths of xylene, and also estimated the impact with three baths Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in four hospitals of EsSalud in Peru in two stages. First, the analysis of the impact due to the use of two baths of xylene was conducted during the period 2015–2019, and second, the estimates were calculated based on the assumption of three baths of xylene for the years 2020–2025. The assumption was based on the recommendations of the 2018 EsSalud cytology guideline. The monthly amount of xylene was ~10 lite...

COVID- 19 patients are prone to coinfections during their hospitalization. These coinfections are challenging as they involve longer hospital stays, high costs, and higher risk of mortality. Here, we present a case of a patient with multi- infection by resistant parasites, fungi, and bacteria during his hospitalization in a hospital in Lima, Peru