Evaluación de la efectividad vacunal de la vacuna conjugada contra el meningococo C en España

Tesis doctoral inédita leída en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Faculta de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública y Micorobiología. Fecha de lectura: 11-12-201

Enfermedad meningocócica en España. Análisis de la temporada 2009-2010

La enfermedad meningocócica es de declaración obligatoria en España. Los casos se notifican de manera individualizada con periodicidad semanal y con una serie de datos epidemiológicos a través de la Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica (RENAVE). Se presenta el análisis de los resultados de la vigilancia epidemiológica de enfermedad meningocócica para la temporada 2009-2010 en España

Hypochlorous acid in a double formulation (liquid plus gel) is a key prognostic factor for healing and absence of infection in chronic ulcers. A nonrandomized concurrent treatment study

Background and aims: Diverse protocols prevent infection and/or improve ulcer epithelialization. The existing protocols tend to antagonize the risk factors that promote the chronicity of this type of wound. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is used to treat ulcers and wounds because of its antiseptic and noncytotoxic properties. Its liquid form is effective but has little residual effect, while in gel it has more residual power. Methods: An experimental nonrandomized study has been carried out treating 346 chronic ulcers of various etiologies in 220 patients. Ulcer outcomes were originally classified as: "complete healing," "incomplete healing without infection," and "incomplete healing with infection." Various antiseptic solutions were used as ulcers cleaning solutions: liquid HOCl, gel HOCl, polymeric biguanide, or chlorhexidine. Only one was applied to the lesion as monotherapy. But, in other cases, we used a combined HOCl (liquid then gel: bitherapy). Bivariate (Chi-square and variance tests) and multivariate studies (logistic regression) evaluated associations of ulcer characteristics and mono or bitherapy outcomes. Results: Four factors reduce the probability of complete ulcer healing: patient age (odds ratio [OR]: 0.97); weeks of ulcer evolution (OR: 0.99); poor granulation on admission (OR: 0.35); and need for antibiotic therapy (OR: 0.41). One factor favored healing: combined HOCl therapy with liquid plus gel (OR: 4.8). Infections were associated with longer times of evolution (OR: 1.002) and bad odor of the ulcer on admission (OR: 14), but bitreatment with HOCl reduced the risk of infection (OR: 0.3). Conclusion: A double HOCl formulation (liquid plus gel) reduces the probability of poor healing and infection, in chronic ulcers of various etiologies.S

Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in Spain: 2005-2009

BACKGROUND: European recent data about paediatric tuberculosis point out the importance of evaluate the trends of the disease to study the recent transmission, as well as the necessity of improving the microbiological diagnosis in paediatric cases. The aim of this paper is to study the epidemiology and trend evolution of paediatric tuberculosis in Spain during the period 2005-2009 and to establish the epidemiological differences between adult and paediatric tuberculosis. METHODS: Data reported to the National Surveillance Net (Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica) in Spain was checked. Lineal regression was developed to establish the trend of the disease in all, adult and paediatric cases. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to compare paediatric and adult cases reported in 2009 and estimate the influence of different factors in the development of the disease. RESULTS: A total 39775, 2690 paediatrics (6.76%) cases of tuberculosis were reported during 2005-2009 period. Paediatric tuberculosis rates showed a slight increasing tendency (y=0.15x+7.8), while adult rates decrease during the period (y=-0.28x+20.2). In 2009, rates were 8.1 and 18.3 cases/100,000 inhab. for children and adults respectively. Paediatric cases presented higher proportion of pulmonary locations (84% vs. 76% in adults) and lower percentages of cases confirmed by culture (51% vs. 82% in adults) and of cases in non-Spanish population (25% vs. 34%). CONCLUSIONS: Paediatric tuberculosis rates showed a slight increasing tendency, while global and adult rates decrease slightly during the period. Tuberculosis disease shows different epidemiology in children and adults, what it is important to take into account to design public heh interventions

Vigilancia epidemiológica de la hepatitis B en España. Años 1997 a 2008

Se ha realizado un estudio epidemiológico descriptivo de la incidencia y mortalidad por hepatitis B en España con datos desde 1997 a 2008. Se han utilizado como fuentes de información el Sistema de Enfermedades de Declaración Obligatoria y el Sistema de Información Microbiológica, ambos integrados en la Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica (RENAVE) junto con otras fuentes complementarias como son el Conjunto Mínimo Básico de Datos (Morbilidad Hospitalaria) y la Estadística de Causa de Muerte

Evaluation of mammographic density patterns: reproducibility and concordance among scales

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increased mammographic breast density is a moderate risk factor for breast cancer. Different scales have been proposed for classifying mammographic density. This study sought to assess intra-rater agreement for the most widely used scales (Wolfe, Tabár, BI-RADS and Boyd) and compare them in terms of classifying mammograms as high- or low-density.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The study covered 3572 mammograms drawn from women included in the DDM-Spain study, carried-out in seven Spanish Autonomous Regions. Each mammogram was read by an expert radiologist and classified using the Wolfe, Tabár, BI-RADS and Boyd scales. In addition, 375 mammograms randomly selected were read a second time to estimate intra-rater agreement for each scale using the kappa statistic. Owing to the ordinal nature of the scales, weighted kappa was computed. The entire set of mammograms (3572) was used to calculate agreement among the different scales in classifying high/low-density patterns, with the kappa statistic being computed on a pair-wise basis. High density was defined as follows: percentage of dense tissue greater than 50% for the Boyd, "heterogeneously dense and extremely dense" categories for the BI-RADS, categories P2 and DY for the Wolfe, and categories IV and V for the Tabár scales.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>There was good agreement between the first and second reading, with weighted kappa values of 0.84 for Wolfe, 0.71 for Tabár, 0.90 for BI-RADS, and 0.92 for Boyd scale. Furthermore, there was substantial agreement among the different scales in classifying high- versus low-density patterns. Agreement was almost perfect between the quantitative scales, Boyd and BI-RADS, and good for those based on the observed pattern, i.e., Tabár and Wolfe (kappa 0.81). Agreement was lower when comparing a pattern-based (Wolfe or Tabár) versus a quantitative-based (BI-RADS or Boyd) scale. Moreover, the Wolfe and Tabár scales classified more mammograms in the high-risk group, 46.61 and 37.32% respectively, while this percentage was lower for the quantitative scales (21.89% for BI-RADS and 21.86% for Boyd).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Visual scales of mammographic density show a high reproducibility when appropriate training is provided. Their ability to distinguish between high and low risk render them useful for routine use by breast cancer screening programs. Quantitative-based scales are more specific than pattern-based scales in classifying populations in the high-risk group.</p

Resultados de la vigilancia epidemiológica de las enfermedades transmisibles. Informe Anual. Año 2010

El objetivo final de la vigilancia de las enfermedades transmisibles es reducir su incidencia en la comunidad. La Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica (RENAVE) tiene entre sus funciones la recogida sistemática de la información epidemiológica, su análisis e interpretación y la difusión de los resultados. Este informe presenta los resultados para el año 2010 de la notificación de casos de las enfermedades transmisibles realizada por los servicios de vigilancia de las comunidades autónomas al Centro Nacional de Epidemiología (CNE) de acuerdo a los protocolos de la RENAVE. También se han incluido datos de mortalidad procedentes del registro de mortalidad del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) para los años 2005 a 2010

Increase of pertussis incidence in 2010 to 2012 after 12 years of low circulation in Spain

In Spain, whole cell pertussis vaccination started in 1975, with three doses before the age of 6-7 months. Doses at 15-18 months and 4-6 years were introduced in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Spain switched to an acellular vaccine in 2005. From 1998 to 2009, pertussis incidence rates remained ≤1.5 cases/100,000 inhabitants but increased from 2010 to 7.5 cases/100,000 in 2012. Data from 1998 to 2012 were analysed to assess disease trends and susceptible populations. We defined four epidemic periods: 1998-2001 (reference), 2002-05, 2006-09 and 2010-12. In 2002-05, the incidence rate increased in individuals aged 15-49 years (IRR: 1.41 (95% CI: 1.11-1.78)) and ≥50 years (IRR: 2.78 (95% CI: 1.78-4.33)) and in 2006-09 increased also in infants aged <3 months (IRR: 1.83 (95% CI: 1.60-2.09)). In 2010-12, the incidence rate increased notably in all age groups, with IRRs ranging between 2.5 (95% CI: 2.3-2.8) in 5-9 year-olds and 36.0 (95% CI: 19.4-66.8) in 20-29 year-olds. These results, consistent with the country's vaccination history, suggest a progressive accumulation of susceptible individuals due to waning immunity after years of low incidence. Further vaccination strategies should be assessed and implemented to prevent pertussis in pre-vaccinated infants, in whom the disease is more severe.S

<i>Salmonella</i> Surveillance Systems in Swine and Humans in Spain: A Review

Non-typhoid salmonellosis is a common and problematic foodborne zoonotic disease in which pork and pork products can be an important potential source of infection. To prevent this disease, important efforts to monitor the situation in the main source, livestock, are conducted in most developed countries. In the European Union, European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) and European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) compile information at the member-state level, even though important differences in production systems and surveillance systems exist. Here, Salmonella surveillance systems in one of the main sources of foodborne salmonellosis, swine, and humans in Spain were reviewed to identify potential gaps and discuss potential ways of integration under a &#8220;One-Health&#8222; approach. Despite the extensive information generated through the surveillance activities, source attribution can be only routinely performed through ad-hoc outbreak investigations, and national reports on human outbreaks do not provide sufficiently detailed information to gain a better understanding of the epidemiology of the pathogen. Human and animal monitoring of Salmonella would benefit from a better exchange of information and collaboration. Analysis of spatio-temporal trends in livestock and humans could help to identify likely sources of infection and to target surveillance efforts in areas with higher prevalence or where specific strains are found

Epidemiología de la tuberculosis pediátrica en España, 2005-2009

Background: European recent data about paediatric tuberculosis point out the importance of evaluate the trends of the disease to study the recent transmission, as well as the necessity of improving the microbiological diagnosis in paediatric cases. The aim of this paper is to study the epidemiology and trend evolution of paediatric tuberculosis in Spain during the period 2005-2009 and to establish the epidemiological differences between adult and paediatric tuberculosis. Methods: Data reported to the National Surveillance Net (Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica) in Spain was checked. Lineal regression was developed to establish the trend of the disease in all, adult and paediatric cases. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to compare paediatric and adult cases reported in 2009 and estimate the influence of different factors in the development of the disease. Results: A total 39775, 2690 paediatrics (6.76%) cases of tuberculosis were reported during 2005-2009 period. Paediatric tuberculosis rates showed a slight increasing tendency (y=0.15x+7.8), while adult rates decrease during the period (y=-0.28x+20.2). In 2009, rates were 8.1 and 18.3 cases/100,000 inhab. for children and adults respectively. Paediatric cases presented higher proportion of pulmonary locations (84% vs. 76% in adults) and lower percentages of cases confirmed by culture (51% vs. 82% in adults) and of cases in non-Spanish population (25% vs. 34%). Conclusions: Paediatric tuberculosis rates showed a slight increasing tendency, while global and adult rates decrease slightly during the period. Tuberculosis disease shows different epidemiology in children and adults, what it is important to take into account to design public heh interventions.Fundamentos: Los últimos datos europeos sobre tuberculosis pediátrica señalan la utilidad de evaluar las tendencias para estudiar la transmisión así como la necesidad de mejorar el diagnóstico microbiológico en estas edades. El objetivo es estudiar la epidemiología de la tuberculosis pediátrica en España, su evolución durante el periodo 2005-2009, y las diferencias respecto con la epidemiología de los adultos. Métodos: Se utilizaron los datos de la declaración individualizada de tuberculosis a la Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica en 2005-2009. Se estudió la tendencia de las tasas en niños y adultos mediante modelos de regresión lineal. Para estudiar los riesgos asociados a la tuberculosis en niños en relación a la de los adultos, se realizó un análisis bivariado y otro multivariado por regresión logística, empleando los datos de 2009. Resultados: En el periodo de estudio se declararon 39.775 casos de tuberculosis, 2.690 de ellos pediátricos (6,76%). La tendencia en las tasas de tuberculosis fue ascendente para la edad pediátrica (y=0,15x+7,8) y descendente para los adultos (y=-0,28x+20,2). En 2009 las tasas fueron 8,1 casos/100.000 en niños y 18,3/100.000 en adultos. Se encontró en niños una mayor proporción de localizaciones pulmonares (84% frente a 76%), menor porcentaje de confirmaciones por cultivo (51% frente a 82%) y de casos extranjeros (25% frente a 34%). Conclusiones: En el periodo de estudio las tasas de tuberculosis pediátrica mostraron una tendencia ligeramente ascendente, mientras que las tasas globales y en adultos la tuvieron descendente. La tuberculosis muestra escenarios diferentes en niños y adultos, lo que hay que tener en cuenta para dirigir las acciones de salud pública