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INTRODUCCIÓN. La resistencia a los antimicrobianos es un problema de salud pública actual asociado con alta mortalidad, hospitalización prolongada, alternativas terapéuticas reducidas, mayores costos económicos y la posibilidad de brotes hospitalarios. OBJETIVO. Describir los principales genes involucrados con resistencia antimicrobiana en hospitales del Ecuador. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS. Se realizó una descripción retrospectiva no experimental, de artículos indexados relacionados con resistencia antimicrobiana en hospitales del Ecuador, con evidencia desde el año 2009 al 2022. La revisión de bibliografías se llevó a cabo en bases de datos como Pubmed, Science Direct y Google Scholar. RESULTADOS. De un grupo original de 77 artículos, se seleccionaron 33 documentos. En Ecuador, varios estudios han descrito los mecanismos moleculares involucrados en la resistencia bacteriana. Sin embargo, en bacterias menos comunes, falta investigación sobre los genes asociados. CONCLUSIONES. Las principales bacterias multirresistentes descritas en Ecuador son Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli y Acinetobacter baumanni, las cuales presentan genes involucrados en la producción de carbapenemasas (blaKPC, blaNDM, blaOXA-48). Estas bacterias presentan altos niveles de resistencia a los antibióticos y son objeto de vigilancia epidemiológica por parte del sistema nacional de salud. A nivel local, otras bacterias presentan mecanismos de resistencia a los carbapenémicos (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter sp., Serratia marcescens, Citrobacter sp.), pero no existen descripciones detalladas del genotipo, sus características microbiológicas o la clínica del paciente. El conocimiento de las tasas de resistencia a los antimicrobianos en los diferentes hospitales, la implementación de un plan de administración de antibióticos, el uso correcto de los equipos de protección personal, el aislamiento de las personas con infecciones multirresistentes, así como el trabajo colaborativo entre las diferentes áreas del hospital, son esenciales para reducir la propagación de estos patógenos.

INTRODUCTION. Antimicrobial resistance is a current public health problem associated with high mortality, prolonged hospitalization, reduced therapeutic alternatives, increased economic costs, and the potential for hospital outbreaks. OBJECTIVE. To describe the main genes involved with antimicrobial resistance in hospitals in Ecuador. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A retrospective non-experimental description of indexed articles related to antimicrobial resistance in hospitals in Ecuador was carried out, with evidence from 2009 to 2022. The review of bibliographies was carried out in databases such as Pubmed, Science Direct and Google Scholar. RESULTS. From an original group of 77 articles, 33 papers were selected. In Ecuador, several studies have described the molecular mechanisms involved in bacterial resistance. However, in less common bacteria, research on the associated genes is lacking. CONCLUSIONS. The main multidrug-resistant bacteria described in Ecuador are Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumanni, which present genes involved in the production of carbapenemases (blaKPC, blaNDM, blaOXA-48). These bacteria present high levels of antibiotic resistance and are subject to epidemiological surveillance by the national health system. Locally, other bacteria present mechanisms of resistance to carbapenemics (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter sp., Serratia marcescens, Citrobacter sp.), but there are no detailed descriptions of the genotype, their microbiological characteristics or the patient's clinic. Knowledge of antimicrobial resistance rates in different hospitals, the implementation of an antibiotic stewardship plan, the correct use of personal protective equipment, the isolation of individuals with multidrug-resistant infections, as well as collaborative work between different areas of the hospital, are essential to reduce the spread of these pathogens.

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OBJECTIVE: Estimate the probabilistic potential of introduction of the causative agent of influenza type A in Mexico, using geo-intelligence applied to health. METHODS: Ecological study of 1,973 influenza outbreaks with a high degree of pathogenicity, worldwide during the period 2014-2016. Geospatial modeling was developed with geo-intelligence tools such as spatial representation, a relational model, spatial characterization of the inoculum source with the maximum entropy model and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, using multicriteria spatial analysis. This was validated with the Moran index and geographically weighted regression. RESULTS: Isochrones (at an initial distance of 548 km) were estimated for health risks and their exponential growth; at the fourth isochrone, the east and west coasts of the United States of America and a part of Central America were identified as possible areas that favor the introduction of the pathogen. Also, a COR curve = 0.923 was obtained; two risk periods for introduction were identified (September-March and April-August, with north-south and south-north trajectories, respectively) with high positive autocorrelation for geospatial modeling; and in one scenario, more than half of Mexico was found to be at high risk of introduction, with an estimated 78 million people exposed. A positive association was identified between significant risk areas (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: More than 50% of Mexican territory was found to be at risk of introduction of the causative agent of influenza type A, with approximately 70% of the population exposed.

OBJETIVO: Estimar o cenário probabilístico em potencial de introdução do vírus da influenza A no México com o uso de inteligência geográfica em saúde. MÉTODOS: Estudo ecológico de 1.973 surtos mundiais de influenza de alta patogenicidade ocorridos no período 2014­2016. Foi desenvolvido um modelo geoespacial com ferramentas de inteligência geográfica, como representação espacial, modelo de conexidade, caracterização espacial da fonte de inóculo com o modelo de máxima entropia e curva ROC (receiver operating characteristic) com avaliação espacial por múltiplos critérios e validação com o índice de Moran e regressão geograficamente ponderada. RESULTADOS: Foram estimadas isócronas do risco de saúde com uma distância de 548 km e o crescimento exponencial destes linhas; até a quarta isócrona, foram identificadas as costas leste e oeste dos Estados Unidos (EUA) e parte da América Central como possível superfície que favorece a introdução do vírus. Foi também estimada uma curva ROC de 0,923, sendo identificados dois períodos de risco de introdução do vírus (setembro­março e abril­agosto) com trajetórias de norte-sul e sul-norte, respectivamente, com elevada autocorrelação positiva para o modelo geoespacial. Foi estimado um cenário em que mais da metade do México apresenta alto risco de introdução do vírus da influenza, com 78 milhões de pessoas expostas. E foi observada uma associação positiva entre as áreas de risco significativo (P < 0,001). CONCLUSÃO: Observa-se que mais de 50% do território mexicano está sob risco de introdução do vírus da influenza A, com cerca de 70% da população exposta.

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RESUMEN Fundamento: el control de enfermedades transmisibles contribuye al empleo ilegítimo de los agentes biológicos, de manera inicial con fines bélicos o criminales y en la actualidad con fines terroristas. Objetivo: describir la problemática del empleo de las armas biológicas, sus diferentes aristas y en su forma actual con fines terroristas y los aspectos que prohíben su uso según la normativa internacional vigente. Métodos: se realizó una revisión bibliográfica con el método de análisis bibliográfico con una búsqueda realizada entre los años 2000 al 2017, donde se consultaron bases de datos especializadas y se seleccionaron 31 publicaciones científicas sobre el tema. Desarrollo: se realizó un análisis del tema de la guerra biológica basado en los agentes utilizados y la amenaza que constituye su empleo, pues provocan enfermedades y causan la muerte al afectar la salud de los seres vivos y el medio ambiente. Son dañinas e incluyen conocimientos de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería e involucran otras áreas, como la economía, el derecho, el marco jurídico que limita o no la obtención de materiales y los aspectos psicológicos ante tales ataques. Los avances tecnológicos en Biología e Ingeniería genética de las últimas décadas posibilitan modificar y crear nuevos microorganismos más resistentes al tratamiento y en particular en la búsqueda de inoculación de enfermedades como el cáncer. La biodefensa es el conjunto de medidas para la prevención y actuación frente a una alerta sanitaria donde está implicado el uso de los agentes biológicos con fines bélicos. Conclusiones: los agentes biológicos se utilizan como armas para ocasionar daños en circunstancias de guerra biológica y bioterrorismo, por ser de forma potencial el arma más destructiva conocida por la humanidad que implica aspectos políticos, económicos, científico-tecnológicos, jurídicos y psicológicos, por lo que la biodefensa protege a las personas y el medio ambiente con el uso de medidas sanitarias contra dichos agentes.

ABSTRACT Background: the control of transmittable diseases contributes to the illegitimate use of biological agents, initially for war or criminal purposes and currently for terrorist purposes. Objective: to describe the problem of the use of biological weapons, its different edges and in its current form for terrorist purposes and the aspects that prohibit its use according to current international regulations. Methods: a bibliographic review was made with the bibliographic analysis method with a search conducted between 2000 and 2017, where specialized databases were consulted and 31 scientific publications on the subject were selected. Development: an analysis on the issue of biological warfare was made based on the agents used and the threat that constitutes their use, since they cause diseases and cause death by affecting the health of living beings and the environment. They are harmful and include knowledge of science, technology, engineering and involve other areas, such as economics, law, the legal framework that limits or not the obtaining of materials and the psychological aspects of such attacks. The technological advances in Biology and Genetic engineering of recent decades make it possible to modify and create new microorganisms that are more resistant to treatment and in particular in the search for the inoculation of diseases such as cancer. The biodefense is the set of measures for the prevention and action facing a sanitary alert where the use of the biological agents with war aims is implied. Conclusions: biological agents are used as weapons to cause damage in circumstances of biological warfare and bioterrorism, as it is potentially the most destructive weapon known to humanity that involves political, economic, scientific-technological, legal and psychological aspects, which is why biodefense protects people and the environment with the use of sanitary measures against above-mentioned agents.

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RESUMEN Fundamento: El niño quemado es por definición un paciente quirúrgico, traumatizado y extremadamente complejo por las repercusiones vitales, funcionales, estéticas y psicológicas que presenta. Objetivo: Describir el comportamiento de las quemaduras de los niños en el Servicio de Quemados del Hospital Provincial General Camilo Cienfuegos de Sancti Spíritus para el manejo adecuado en la atención de urgencias. Metodología: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo de corte transversal; la población de estudio fueron los 94 menores de 18 años atendidos en el servicio. Se tuvo en cuenta la edad, el sexo, el agente causal, el lugar de ocurrencia, la extensión y profundidad de las lesiones. Resultados: La edad que predominó fue de 0-4 años con incidencia superior en los varones. La mayor parte de las lesiones se produjeron en la casa y los agentes etiológicos fueron: los líquidos calientes o hirvientes y los metales calientes; siguió en frecuencia el indicador calle con el rozamiento y los accidentes por los rayos de bicicleta. Según su profundidad predominaron las quemaduras dérmicas A y AB y la extensión menor de 5 %. Conclusiones: La edad más frecuente en que se presentaron lesiones por quemaduras en la edad pediátrica fue de 0-4 años con mayor incidencia en los varones. Las quemaduras que predominaron fueron las dérmicas A y AB. La etiología más frecuente: las escaldaduras y los metales calientes y las lesiones de segundo grado. Es importante por ello el correcto manejo de urgencia del paciente quemado pediátrico, así como tener en cuenta medidas para la prevención de las quemaduras de los niños en la comunidad.

ABSTRACT Background: The burned child is by definition a surgical patient, traumatized and extremely complex due to the vital, functional, aesthetic and psychological repercussions that he presents. Objective: To describe the behavior of the burns of children in the Burns Service at Camilo Cienfuegos General Provincial Hospital of Sancti Spíritus for the adequate management of emergency care. Methodology: A descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out; the population studied was 94 children under 18 years assisted in the service. Age, sex, causal agent, place of occurrence, extent and depth of injuries were taken into account. Results: The predominant age was 0-4 years with a higher incidence in males. Most of the injuries occurred in the house and the etiological agents were: hot or boiling liquids and hot metals; followed by the indicator referred to frictions and accidents by bicycle spokes in the street. According to their depth, the skin burns A and AB predominated and the extension was less than 5%. Conclusions: The most frequent age in which burns injuries occurred in the pediatric age was 0-4 years with the highest incidence in males. The prevailing burns were skin burns A and AB. The most frequent etiology: scalds and hot metals and second degree injuries. Therefore, the correct emergency management of the burned pediatric patient is important, as well as taking into account some measures for the prevention of burns of children in the community.

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ABSTRACT Objective: To identify and quantify the levels of three bacterial species that have recently been identified as potential "new" periodontal pathogens (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus warneri) in subjects with periodontal health and generalized chronic periodontitis. Methods: Thirty adults with generalized chronic periodontitis and 10 periodontally healthy were included in this study. Nine subgingival biofilm samples were collected per subject and individually analyzed by checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization technique. Results: The mean levels of E. faecalis and S. warneri were higher in chronic periodontitis than in periodontal health (p<0.05). Furthermore, a higher percentage of subjects with periodontitis were colonized by the three species evaluated in comparison with healthy subjects (p<0.05). This represented a difference of 40 percentage points between the two groups, for E. faecalis (present in 90% of individuals with periodontitis and 50% of the healthy individuals) and S. warneri (100% and 60%, respectively), and 26 percentage points for S. aureus (86% and 60%, respectively). Conclusion: E. faecalis and S. warneri have the potential to be periodontal pathogens. The role of S. aureus was less evident, since this species was more prevalent and at relatively higher levels in health than the other two species. These data might guide future studies on the role of these microorganisms in the etiology of periodontitis and help to establish more effective treatments for these infections.

RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar e quantificar os níveis de três espécies bacterianas que foram recentemente apontadas como possíveis "novos" patógenos periodontais (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus warneri e Staphylococcus aureus), em indivíduos periodontalmente saudáveis e com periodontite crônica generalizada. Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 30 indivíduos adultos com periodontite crônica generalizada e 10 periodontalmente saudáveis. Nove amostras de biofilme subgengival foram coletadas por indivíduo e analisadas individualmente pela técnica de checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization. Resultados: Os níveis médios de E. faecalis e S. warneri foram maiores no grupo com periodontite crônica do que no de saúde periodontal (p<0,05). Além disso, um maior percentual de indivíduos com periodontite estavam colonizados pelas três espécies avaliadas em comparação com os indivíduos saudáveis (p<0,05). Essa diferença entre os dois grupos foi de 40 pontos percentuais para E. faecalis (presente em 90% dos indivíduos com periodontite e 50% dos saudáveis) e S. warneri (100% e 60%, respectivamente), e de 26 pontos percentuais para S. aureus (86% e 60%, respectivamente). Conclusão: E. faecalis e S. warneri tem potencial para serem patógenos periodontais. O papel do S. aureus foi menos evidente, uma vez que esta espécie estava mais prevalente e em níveis relativamente mais altos do que as outras duas espécies em saúde. Estes dados podem guiar futuros estudos sobre o papel dessas espécies na etiologia das periodontites e ajudar a estabelecer tratamentos mais eficazes para essas infecções.

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Fundamento: la eficacia protectora de la actual vacuna contra la tuberculosis, sirve para contrarrestar las formas pulmonares de esta enfermedad, su reactivación resulta variable o poco eficiente, lo cual impone la búsqueda urgente de nuevas alternativas profilácticas contra la enfermedad. El avance en la obtención de vacunas y de nuevas drogas más efectivas, depende en gran medida del conocimiento de las características del microorganismo, así como la respuesta del sistema inmune en función del agente patógeno. Objetivo: realizar una revisión actualizada en bases de datos médicas sobre los candidatos vacunales contra Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Métodos: se realizó una revisión bibliográfica acerca del tema de un total de 60 artículos publicados en bases de datos médicas, se escogieron 38 artículos correspondientes a la última década para conformar la investigación. Se mostraron los temas más usados referentes al agente patógeno, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, candidato vacunal y los mecanismos de acción sobre el sistema inmune. Se profundizó sobre los tipos de vacunas y las potencialidades terapéuticas específicas para el Mycobacterium tuberculosis, además de evaluar la implicación inmunológica con relación al candidato vacunal. Conclusiones: la simulación de la infección y los eventos inmunes que le suceden en el establecimiento de la inmunidad natural sin causar la enfermedad, son condiciones esenciales de una vacuna clásica.

Background: The tuberculosis constitutes a serious sanitary problem. The vaccination is a powerful method to prevent the infections. The effectiveness protector of the current vaccine against the tuberculosis, to counteract the lung forms of this illness and its reactivation, is variable or not very efficient, that which imposes the urgent search of new alternative prophylaxes against this illness. The advance in the obtaining of bovine and of new more effective drugs, it depends in great measure of the knowledge of the characteristics of the microorganism as well as the answer of the immune system in the pathogen agent's function. Objectives: to carry out an up-to-date revision on the Candidates vaccinates them against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Methods: you real it hoisted a bibliographical revision of a total of 60 published articles, of them 40 articles corresponding to the last decade were chosen to conform the investigation. The relating more used topics were shown to pathogen agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis candidate vacunal and the mechanisms of action on the immune system. It was deepened on the types of vaccine and the therapeutic potentialities, specific for the M. tuberculosis, besides, to evaluate the immunologic implication with relationship to the candidate vacunal. Conclusions: The simulation of the infection and the immune events that happen him in the establish ment of the natural immunity, without causing the illness are essential conditions of a classic vaccine.

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Objetivos: Determinar el grado de contaminación bacteriana con bacterias patógenas de los estetoscopios del personal médico en un hospital general de Lima, Perú. Material y métodos: Estudio de tipo observacional,descriptivo y transversal, realizado en el Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, entre los meses de enero y juniodel 2013. Se estudiaron 124 muestras de estetoscopios del personal médico en las siguientes áreas: UCI 20; neonatología 13; quemados 3; medicina 52; emergencia 36. Se recolectaron las muestras con hisopos humedecidos,en condiciones estériles (En presencia de un mechero de vidrio para alcohol) y luego fueron introducidos en tuboscon preparado de caldo BHI (Infusión cerebro corazón) para ser incubados por 24 horas a 37°C; se cultivó en Agarsangre, Agar MacConkey, Agar manitol y Agar cetrimidepara su posterior determinación de bacterias patógenaspor procedimientos bioquímicos ,luego se identificó la susceptibilidad bacteriana con la técnica de Kirby- Bauer...

Objectives: To determine the degree of contamination with pathogenic bacteria by stethoscopes used for medical personnel in a general hospital in Lima, Peru. Methods: Cross sectional study carried-out at Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loaya between January and June 2013. A total of 124 samples were evaluated from the following areas: 20 from the ICU, 13 from the neonatology service, 3 from the burn unit; 52 from medicine wards, and 36 from the emergency room. The samples were collected using a moist cotton swab in sterile conditions (using a alcohol bunser burner) and introduced in tubes containing brain-heart infusion to be incubated at 37C for 24 hours. The determination of pathogenic bacteria used MacConkey and manitol agar with specific biochemical methods. The Kirby-Bauer method was used to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern...

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El orden Rodentia comprende el grupo de mamíferos con la mayor diversidad de especies vivientes que son hospederos y reservorios naturales de hantavirus. Los hantavirus que causan síndrome cardiopulmonar en América utilizan como reservorio a la subfamilia Sigmodontinae. Cada hantavirus posee afinidad con un roedor hospedero específico. En 1976 en Corea se cultivó del pulmón del ratón Apodemus agrarius, el primer virus Hantaan. En 1978 se identificó el virus Seoul de Rattus norvegicus. En 1997 en Finlandia se aisló el hantavirus Puumala del pulmón de Myodes glareolus. En 1993 se aisló hantavirus Dobrava (Eslovenia) de Apodemus flavicolis y en 1982 fue aislado de Microtus pennsylvanicus el primer hantavirus no patógeno en las Américas: Prospect Hill. No obstante, en 1993 una misteriosa enfermedad pulmonar se expandió en Four Corners (USA); los pacientes repentinamente enfermaron y muchos murieron debido a shock y/o edema pulmonar; los síntomas no fueron asociados con hantavirus. Más tarde se aisló un nuevo hantavirus del roedor Peromyscus maniculatis, el cual era desconocido, y se lo denominó como Virus Sin Nombre y se asoció como la causa de este brote epidémico. En Suramérica se han reportado hantavirus en distintos hospederos naturales. En Colombia, entre 2004 y 2015 se han publicado diversos estudios realizados en el Caribe colombiano y en Urabá en los que se evidenció la presencia de hantavirus en humanos y en roedores. Recientemente se tuvo el primer reporte serológico de infección por hantavirus en humanos en la región de la Orinoquia colombiana. Sin embargo, la hantavirosis no es considerada una enfermedad de notificación obligatoria, y es probable que actualmente esté en silencio epidemiológico.

The order Rodentia comprises the group of mammals with the greatest diversity of living species that are natural hosts and reservoirs of hantavirus. Guests are natural reservoirs and hantavirus. All hantavirus that cause cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Americas are linked to the subfamily Sigmodontinae. Each hantavirus has affinity for a specific rodent host. In Korea the first Hantaan virus was isolated in 1976 from a lung culture of field mouse Apodemus agrarius. In 1978, the Seoul virus was identified from Rattus norvegicus. In Finland, the Puumala hantavirus from Myodes glareolus lung. In 1993, hantavirus Dobrava from Apodemus flavicolis was isolated in Slovenia and in 1982 the first hantavirus in the Americas called Prospect Hill isolated form Microtus pennsylvanicus, which resulted nonpathogenic and for this reason it was believed that the American hantavirus were nonpathogenic. However, in 1993 a mysterious lung disease began spreading in Four Corners (USA), the patients suddenly became ill and many died due to shock and/or lung edema; these early symptoms were not associated with hantavirus but a virus subsequently isolated from Peromyscus maniculatis was a new virus now known as hantavirus without name was cause of this outbreak. In South America hantavirus have been reported in different natural hosts. In Colombia between 2004 and 2006 the first serological studies in the Colombian Caribbean, where they reported the circulation of hantavirus in humans and rodents, were published. However, hantavirus is not considered a reportable disease and probably currently it is in epidemiological silence.

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Os recém-nascidos e lactentes jovens apresentam seu sistema imunológico imaturo, oque os torna mais suscetíveis aos agentes infecciosos presentes nesse período. Sabe-seque os neonatos são mais vulneráveis às infecções que as crianças e os adultos. Diferençasobservadas na imunidade inata e adaptativa são responsáveis pelo prejuízo dasdefesas do neonato. Os defeitos da imunidade adaptativa requerem o contato préviocom antígenos, enquanto o sistema inato não necessita de experiência imunológicaprévia. A imunidade inata é a primeira linha de defesa contra os patógenos e é compostapela resposta de granulócitos, monócitos, macrófagos, células dendríticas e naturalkiller. Alguns patógenos responsáveis pelas infecções intraútero, intraparto e pós-partoestimulam a resposta imune fetal e neonatal. Esse agentes incluem o estreptococodo grupo B, a Escherichia coli, a Listeria monocytogenes, o herpes simples, o citomegalovírus,o vírus Epstein-Barr, o vírus varicella-zoster, o vírus respiratório sincicial, oToxoplasma gondii e a Candida albicans. O melhor entendimento do funcionamento dosistema imunológico no período neonatal é capaz de tornar o médico apto a desempenharmedidas preventivas e terapêuticas que melhorem os cuidados das infecçõesdurante esse período. Essa revisão tem como objetivo discutir avanços recentes e o entendimentoatual da imunidade do recém-nascido, dando ênfase aos aspectos imunológicosrelacionados à acentuada susceptibilidade às infecções, as quais são responsáveispor significante morbimortalidade no período neonatal.

Newborns and young infants present an immature immune system, which makes them more susceptible to infectious agents present during this period. It is known that newborns are more vulnerable to infections than children and adults. Observed differences in the innate and adaptive immunity are responsible for decreased neonate?s defenses. The defects in the adaptive immunity require previous contact with antigens, while theinnate system requires no prior immune experience. The innate immunity is the first line of defense against pathogens and is composed by the responses from granulocytes, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic and natural killer cells. Some pathogens, responsible for intra-uterus, intra-partum, and postpartum infections stimulate fetal and neonatal immune responses. These agents include the group B streptococcus, Escherichiacoli, Listeria monocytogenes, herpes simplex virus, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, varicella-zoster virus, respiratory syncytial virus, Toxoplasma gondii, and Candida albicans. A better understanding of the functioning of the immune system in the neonatal period allows the doctor to perform preventive and therapeutic measures that improve the care of infections during this period. This review aims to discuss recent advances and current understanding on the newborn?s immunity focusing on immunological aspects related to their enhanced susceptibility to infections, which are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period.

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Introducción: La adolescencia es la etapa de mayor riesgo para el inicio de consumo de sustancias, lo cual implica complicaciones a corto y largo plazo. En los países latinoamericanos ha aumentado el consumo de sustancias. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia del consumo de sustancias en niños y adolescentes escolarizados de Bucaramanga y su área metropolitana, Colombia. Método: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en una muestra aleatoria de 2.916 estudiantes adolescentes. Resultados: la edad promedio de los estudiantes fue de 14,4 años (DE 1,65); el 49,88% eran varones. El 2,75% fue la prevalencia anual para el consumo de sustancias legales (sin incluir alcohol y tabaco), en tanto 3,81% fue la prevalencia del consumo de sustancias ilegales. La prevalencia de consumo diario de cigarrillo durante el último mes fue 4,56%. La prevalencia anual de consumo de alcohol fue de 66,39%; de bazuco, 0,76%; de cocaína, 1,35%; de estimulantes, 1,28%; de éxtasis, 1,59%; de heroína, 0,45%; de inhalantes 0,8%; de marihuana, 2,64%, y de tranquilizantes, 1,62%. Conclusión: El consumo de sustancias legales e ilegales por parte de estudiantes de secundaria de Bucaramanga fue alto e inició a edades tempranas. El alcohol sigue siendo la más consumida, seguido por el cigarrillo. La marihuana fue la sustancia ilegal de mayor consumo y se pudo documentar la consolidación en nuestro medio del éxtasis y la emergencia del uso de heroína en niños y adolescentes. El consumo de mujeres tendió a equipararse con el de los hombres.

Introduction: Adolescence is the period of highest risk for starting the use of substances, with short and long term complications. The prevalence of substance use has risen in Latin-American countries. Objective: To establish the prevalence of substance use in children and adolescents who are attending school in Bucaramanga and metropolitan area in Colombia. Method: Descriptive transectional study with a random sample of about 2916 adolescent students. Results: The mean age of the students was 14.4 years (SD 1.65); 49.88% were men. An annual prevalence for legal substances of 2.75% was observed (excluding alcohol and tobacco), whereas the annual prevalence for illegal substances use was 3.81%. The annual prevalence for alcohol use was 66.39%, 0.76% for bazuco, 1.35% for cocaine, 1.28 for stimulants, 1.59% for ecstasy, 0.45% for heroin, 0.8% for inhalants, 2.64% for marihuana, and 1.62% for tranquillizers. Conclusion: The use of legal and illegal substances in school students from Bucaramanga was high and started early in life. Alcohol is still the most used substance followed by tobacco. Marihuana was the illegal substance used the most, and we established the consolidation of the use of substances like ecstasy and the emergence of heroin use in children and adolescents. The use of substances in women tended to match the use in men.

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