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M Jiménez Rodríguez

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[Antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from bacteriurias in Bierzo health area during 2003].

OBJECTIVE: Sensitivity to antibiotics of Escherichia coli isolated from intrahospital and extrahospital bacteriurias is analyzed. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sensitivity to nineteen antibiotics used in the clinical practice was determined in strains of Escherichia coli isolated from intrahospital and extrahospital bacteriurias. RESULTS: The prevalence of in-vitro susceptibilities to antibiotics were (hospital, state health service clinic, health center-primary-care): imipenem (100%-100%-100%; p=NS), amikacin (100%-100%-99.7%; p=NS), fosfomicyn (98.6%-98.4%-99.6%; p=NS), cefepime (96%-96.9%-98.3%; p=NS), piperacillin-tazobactam (96%-95.3%-96.6%; p=NS), aztreonam (93.5%-94.7%-97.7%; p<0.001), ceftazidime (93.5%-94.3%-97.8%; p<0.001), cefotaxime (93.1%-95%-97.7%; p<0.001), cefixime (92.7%-94.6%-96.7%; p<0.05), nitrofurantoin (92%-94.7%-94.7%; p=NS), cefuroxime (88.4%-93.1%-95%; p<0.001), amoxicillin-clavulanic (87.7%-88.7%-93.8%; p<0.001), tobramicyn (87%-93.7%-93.8%; p<0.001), gentamcin (85.9%-92.8%-93%; p<0.001), cefazolin (84.4%-88.7%-91.6%; p<0.01), ciprofloxacin (63.8%-71.4%-78.4%; p<0.001), norfloxacin (63%-70.8%-78.2%; p<0.001), cotrimoxazole (65.2%-68.6%-74.9%; p<0.01) and ampicillin (35.5%-42.5%-47.8%; p<0.01). (*NS= No significant differences). CONCLUSIONS: The knowledge of the sensitivity of uropathogens to antimicrobians can allow us to initiate empirical therapy of urinary tract infections.

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[Prevalence and risk factors for erectile dysfunction in the Region of Bierzo].

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence and risk factors for erectile dysfunction in Bierzo (León, Spain). METHODS: A study was conducted based on a self-administered survey in males aged 19 to 90 years that consulted at the urology and family medicine services of 10 health centers in Bierzo (León, Spain). To determine the existence or absence of erectile dysfunction, the male sexual health questionnaire (SHIM) was included, and those with a score of 21 or less were considered to have some degree of erectile dysfunction. Distribution of the questionnaire began in September 1999 and ended in May 2000. Submission of the questionnaires concluded on May 31, 2000. Of 935 questionnaire that were received, 830 were valid. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of erectile dysfunction in this study was 63.9%, which increased with age and was markedly higher after age 50 years (38.6% for age 41-50 years and 72.6% for age 51-60 years). The age-adjusted analysis showed the risk factors for erectile dysfunction were depression and arterial hypertension on treatment with drugs. Diabetes mellitus on treatment with oral glucose lowering agents or insulin, heart disease and hypercholesterolemia were also associated with the more severe forms. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of erectile dysfunction in patients consulting at the primary care and general urological services in Bierzo (León, Spain) was outstandingly high. The present study showed erectile dysfunction to be an age-dependent disease that caused concern in slightly more than half of the patients with this condition. Apart from age, depression and vascular disease were found to be risk factors.

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[Epidermoid carcinoma of the penis].

OBJECTIVE: To analyze our series and review the prognostic factors in the treatment of epidermoid carcinoma of the penis. METHODS: Age, time to consultation, circumcision, form of presentation, local treatment, tumor stage and grade, lymph node involvement and outcome were analyzed in 27 cases of carcinoma of the penis diagnosed at our hospital from 1981 to 1999. RESULTS: The incidence rate was 1.8 cases/100,000 men/year. No patient had been circumcised, except one who was circumcised in the adult age. The median time to consultation was 24 months (interquartile range: 60-7.75). The median follow-up was 37 months (interquartile range: 84-12). All patients with pT1GI-II and pT2G-II primary tumor (n = 21; 78% of the series) and with no lymphadenopathy were disease-free at 6 months' minimum follow-up [17 of the 21 patients (81%) had more than 32 months' follow-up]. Only one patient with pT1-GII tumor, but with a vertical growth pattern, had positive inguinal lymph nodes (pN2). The remaining patients with lymph node involvement showed infiltration of the erectile tissue and moderately or poorly differentiated tumors. Only two prophylactic lymphadenectomy procedures were performed (pN0). Regardless of treatment, 5 of the 6 patients with lymph node involvement died within one year after diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: Given the demonstrated relationship between carcinoma of the penis and hygiene, and phimosis which makes hygiene difficult, circumcision should be performed in childhood. Furthermore, circumcision at this age has been demonstrated to have a prophylactic value that disappears in the adult age.

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[Microbial sensitivity of Escherichia coli in community-acquired urinary tract infections].

OBJECTIVE: For effective empiric therapy of urinary tract infections in the extra-hospital setting the susceptibility pattern of uropathogens should be considered. Moreover, the evolution in sensitivity can be observed when comparing with susceptibility patterns in the previous years. This paper presents an analysis of our experience with Escherichia coli. MATERIAL AND METHODS: During 2002 and 1998, 895 and 595 strains of Escherichia coli respectively, isolated from extrahospitalary bacteriurias were collected in ten health centers in Bierzo (León, Spain). Sensitivity to nine most commonly antibiotics used in the clinical practise was determined. The existence of significant differences of susceptibility among years (2002-1998) was analyzed by the chi square test. RESULTS: Escherichia coli accounted for 63.4% of all isolates in 2002 and 50.8% in 1998. The prevalence of in-vitro susceptibilities to antibiotics were (2002-1998): fosfomycin (99.2%-99.3%; p = NS*), cefixime (98.3%-92.9%; p < 0.001), cefuroxime (96.5%-94.1%; p < 0.05), nitrofurantoin (94.5%-86.9%; p < 0.001), amoxycillin-clavulanic acid (93.1%-90.1%; p < 0.05), ciprofloxacin (77.1%-81.6%; p < 0.05), norfloxacin (75.8%-80.3%; p < 0.05), cotrimoxazole (71.5%-73.4%; p = NS*) and ampicillin (44%-41.4%; p = NS*). (*NS = No significant differences). CONCLUSION: The knowledge of the sensitivity of uropathogens to antimicrobians in a specific medium can allow us to use antibiotics rationally and initiate empirical therapy.

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