Objetivo: Evaluar la prevalencia de Streptococcus pneumoniae resistente a penicilina (SPRP). Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal, multicéntrico, entre Noviembre de 1993 y Noviembre de 1994. Cultivos de sangre, líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR), líquido pleural (LP), material de timpanocentesis y esputo fueron coleccionados de los laboratorios de microbiología de cuatro hospitales de Lima. Las pruebas de concentración inhibitoria mínima (CIM), fueron realizados usando métodos de dilución en agar, en el laboratorio del Instituto de Medicina Tropical. Se aislaron 61 cepas. Resultados: Solo 2 (3.3%) fueron resistentes a penicilina (SPRP), con CIM > 0.12 =g/mL. Las otras 59(96.7%) fueron susceptibles a penicilina (CIM: 0.006 – 1.00=g/mL), no se encontraron cepas con alto nivel de resistencia a penicilina (CIM ≥ 2.0 =g/mL).Ambas cepas fueron susceptibles ...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) transmission is a well-recognized risk in healthcare facilities. This risk is variable considering to the nature of such facilities (primary, secondary, or tertiary care), the prevalence of TB in the community, occupational groups of healthcare workers (HCW), the particular area in which they work, and the effectiveness of control programs.Objectives: To describe the features of TB and results of therapy for this disease in HCW seen in the TB Control Program in Cayetano Heredia National Hospital in Lima, Peru.Material and methods: A descriptive observational study was performed, including cases (HCWs) and controls (patients) admitted in the TB Control Program in Cayetano Heredia National Hospital in Lima, Peru, between 1994 and 2007.Results: 957 TB cases were seen in the TB Control Program in Cayetano Heredia Hospital from January 1994 ...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) transmission is a well-recognized risk in healthcare facilities. This risk is variable considering to the nature of such facilities (primary, secondary, or tertiary care), the prevalence of TB in the community, occupational groups of healthcare workers (HCW), the particular area in which they work, and the effectiveness of control programs.Objectives: To describe the features of TB and results of therapy for this disease in HCW seen in the TB Control Program in Cayetano Heredia National Hospital in Lima, Peru.Material and methods: A descriptive observational study was performed, including cases (HCWs) and controls (patients) admitted in the TB Control Program in Cayetano Heredia National Hospital in Lima, Peru, between 1994 and 2007.Results: 957 TB cases were seen in the TB Control Program in Cayetano Heredia Hospital from January 1994 ...