Asociación entre calidad de vida laboral y estilo de vida en personal de enfermería

The uniqueness and context of work in health professionals makes them more vulnerable to unsatisfactorily perceiving their quality of working life, affecting their performance and productivity, disrupting the personal sphere; Therefore, the present study was carried out with the objective of identifying the association between quality of professional life and lifestyle in nursing personnel, through a correlational, comparative cross-sectional study in 111 nurses working in a hospital. public of Zacatecas, Mexico. The Professional Quality of Life questionnaires (CPV-35) and the Practices and Beliefs on Lifestyles instrument were applied. On a scale from 0 to 100, the lifestyle obtained an average of 58.64 points (SD = 14.31) and the quality of professional life 62.38 (SD = 10.87), with a positive and significant association between both variables (r = .320, p=.01). Younger people, with less job seniority and less schooling, were the ones who presented less healthy lifestyles. It is necessary to implement strategies to improve the work and personal environment of these professionals, who, being the main promoters of health, should lead by example.La singularidad y contexto del trabajo en profesionales del área de la salud, los hace más vulnerables a percibir de manera no satisfactoria su calidad de vida laboral afectando su desempeño y productividad, trastocando el ámbito personal; por lo que el presente estudio se realizó con el objetivo de identificar la asociación entre calidad de vida profesional y estilo de vida en personal de enfermería, a través de un estudio correlacional, comparativo de corte transversal en 111 enfermeros(as) trabajadores de un hospital público de Zacatecas, México. Se aplicaron los cuestionarios de Calidad de Vida Profesional (CPV-35) y el instrumento de Prácticas y Creencias sobre Estilos de Vida. En una escala del 0 al 100, el estilo de vida obtuvo una media de 58.64 puntos (DE = 14.31) y la calidad de vida profesional de 62.38 (DE = 10.87), con asociación positiva y significativa entre ambas variables (r = .320, p=.01). Las personas de menor edad, con menor antigüedad laboral y escolaridad más baja, fueron quienes presentaron estilos de vida menos saludables. Es necesario implementar estrategias para mejorar el ambiente laboral y personal de estos profesionistas, quienes al ser los principales promotores de la salud, debieran predicar con el ejemplo

Risk factors and outcome associated with the acquisition of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis

Objectives: Linezolid is a synthetic oxazolidinone antibiotic frequently used to treat vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections. Vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis can develop resistance to linezolid in environments with excessive linezolid use. The aim of this study was to define risk factors and outcome associated with the acquisition of linezolid-resistant E. faecalis (LREfs). Methods: A retrospective case–control study was designed including patients hospitalised from January 2014 to October 2017 at Hospital Civil de Guadalajara ‘Fray Antonio Alcalde’ in Guadalajara, Mexico. A total of 50 patients culture-positive for LREfs and 100 control patients hospitalised in the same room and time as the cases were included. Clinical and demographic data were collected and analysed. Results: Risk factors for the presence of LREfs included prior linezolid use [odds ratio (OR) = 6.74], prior clindamycin use (OR = 6.72) and previous surgery (OR = 5.79). The mortality rate was 18% for LREfs cases versus 9% for controls. Conclusion: LREfs has emerged and spread in our hospital, an environment in which linezolid use is considerable. Risk factors for LREfs are prior antibiotic use, including linezolid, and previous surgery

Clinical predictors of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mexico.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a major global health problem. Early treatment of TB is critical; in the absence of rapid- susceptibility testing, the empiric selection of drugs should be guided by clinical data. This study aimed to determine the clinical predictors of DR-TB. From September 2010 to August 2017, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were collected from 144 patients with tuberculosis at the Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Mexico. Isolates were subjected to drug-susceptibility testing. Clinical predictors of DR-TB were determined using univariate and multivariate analysis. Any drug, isoniazid, and rifampin resistance rates were 47.7, 23.0, and 11.6%, respectively. The visualization of cavities and nodules through either chest radiography or computed tomography were independent predictors of DR-TB. In conclusion, early detection of DR-TB in this population could be based on multiple cavities being observed using chest imaging. This study's results can be applied to future patients with TB in our community to optimize the DR-TB diagnostic process

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data