Robinson Pacheco
ICESI University
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Infectio | 2011
Juan José Maya; Sory J. Ruiz; Robinson Pacheco; Sandra Liliana Valderrama; Maria Virginia Villegas
Health care related infections are one of the most common adverse events among hospitalized patients. These types of infections are related to an increased morbidity, mortality, hospitalization time, and health care related costs. Chlorhexidine has been proven to be useful for preventing health care related infections due to its wide antiseptic spectrum, effectiveness and safety. Different studies have shown evidence about the effectiveness of chlorhexidine in the prevention of infections related to surgical sites, vascular catheter related bloodstream infections, ventilator associated pneumonia, maternal and neonatal infections and other infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Most studies have found superiority of this compound against other antiseptics in the prevention and control of health care related infections.
Revista Chilena De Infectologia | 2016
Fernando Rosso; Robinson Pacheco; Sarita Rodríguez; Diego Bautista
The recent outbreaks of Chikungunya (CHIK-V) virus in endemic areas of dengue (DEN-V) could increase the risk of co-infection. CHIK infection has been considered not severe and with very unusual mortality, however DEN is associated with severe manifestations and increased mortality. Little is known about coinfection. It is possible that co-infection could generate severe cases. We present a case report of co-infection DEN-V -3 and CHIK-V in an elderly patient who developed acute renal failure, dengue shock syndrome (DSS), progresses to multiple organ failure and died. With the recent emergence of CHIK-V in Colombia, the possibility of co-infection with DEN-V should be suspected, especially in severe cases.
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2017
Luz Ángela Ocampo; Fernando Rosso; Robinson Pacheco; Adriana Villegas
To describe the epidemiology of BKV and to assess the presence of the African variant in bone marrow and kidney transplant patients who have suspected BKV reactivation. A descriptive study was conducted, using institutional records, at the Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali-Colombia. The overall prevalence of BKV during the study period was 51%. The African variant was identified in 49.4% of samples that were positive for BKV. 50.6% of the samples were found to have the wild strain of BKV. Among BKV positive patients, 57% were kidney transplant recipients and 43% were bone marrow transplant recipients. This is the first epidemiological study describing the African variant of BKV in Colombia.
Infectio | 2014
Ernesto Martínez Buitrago; Cristhian Hernández; Cristhian Pallares; Robinson Pacheco; Kelly Hurtado; Mónica Recalde
Resumen Introduccion La resistencia bacteriana se consolida como una amenaza para los sistemas de salud en el manejo de las enfermedades infecciosas. La vigilancia epidemiologica de la resistencia bacteriana ha demostrado ser una estrategia efectiva para conocer los patrones de susceptibilidad a los antimicrobianos regionales para el desarrollo de medidas de contencion y gestion del uso adecuado de antimicrobianos. Objetivo Describir los aislamientos microbiologicos y perfiles de resistencia a los antimicrobianos de las principales bacterias gram-negativas y gram-positivas en clinicas y hospitales de alta complejidad de Santiago de Cali, Colombia. Metodologia Estudio descriptivo enmarcado en la estrategia de vigilancia epidemiologica de la resistencia bacteriana desarrollado entre el ano 2010 al 2012 en 13 instituciones de alta complejidad. Se recolectaron archivos mensualmente en formato WHONET, se realizaron pruebas de calidad de datos. El analisis fue estratificado por tipos de localizacion hospitalaria, ademas de analisis de tendencia a traves de los 3 anos de seguimiento. Resultados El 65% de los aislamientos son bacterias de la familia enterobacteriaceae y el 11,4% corresponden a Staphylococcus spp., Escherichia coli presenta hasta un 17% de resistencia a cefalosporinas de 3.a generacion mientras que Klebsiella pneumoniae ha incrementado su perfil de resistencia a carbapenemicos hasta un 2,7% en las UCI; Pseudomonas aeruginosa presenta un perfil MDR de hasta el 21% en UCI y salas de hospitalizacion general. Conclusiones Existen altas prevalencias de resistencia a los antimicrobianos en la region; se requiere fortalecer estrategias de vigilancia, prevencion y control de la resistencia bacteriana en ambientes hospitalarios y de la comunidad.
Biomedica | 2010
David Felipe Briceño; Adriana Correa; Carlos Valencia; Julián Andrés Torres; Robinson Pacheco; María Camila Montealegre; Diego Ospina; Maria Virginia Villegas
Biomedica | 2013
Robinson Pacheco; Lyda Osorio
Biomedica | 2011
Christian Mauricio Rojas; Sonia Lorena Villegas; Hildegard María Piñeros; Ennid Margarita Chamorro; Carlos Eduardo Durán; Edna Lorena Hernández; Robinson Pacheco; Beatriz Eugenia Ferro
Biomedica | 2010
Christian Mauricio Rojas; Sonia Lorena Villegas; Hildegard María Piñeros; Ennid Margarita Chamorro; Carlos Eduardo Durán; Edna Lorena Hernández; Robinson Pacheco; Beatriz Eugenia Ferro
Biomedica | 2016
Carmenza Macía; Sandra Vargas; Ana María Mora; Ashly Melissa Sarmiento; Robinson Pacheco; Fernando Rosso
Biomedica | 2016
Fernando Rosso; Sara Vanegas; Sarita Rodríguez; Robinson Pacheco