BACKGROUND To analyze the incidence and clinical-microbiological characteristics of osteomyelitis (OM) in a tertiary Spanish hospital. METHODS All cases diagnosed with OM between January 2007 and December 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. The variables examined include epidemiological characteristics, risk factors, affected bone, radiographic changes, histology, microbiological culture resu...

Despite international recognition of the importance of healthcare management in the development of high-performing systems, the path by which countries may develop and sustain a professional healthcare management workforce has not been articulated. Accordingly, we sought to identify a set of common themes in the establishment of a professional workforce of healthcare managers in low- and middle...

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical features and complications of patients hospitalized with influenza during the 1999-2000 influenza season. METHODS We reviewed all cases of patients with influenza admitted to a large metropolitan referral hospital during the 1999-2000 season. RESULTS Thirty-five adult patients (15 men and 20 women) tested positive for influenza A by direct enzyme immunoass...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Cutaneous melanoma represents around 3% of all skin tumors. About 20% of such patients will have advanced disease and will die before reaching five years of survival. The aim of this paper was to describe the clinical and histopathological variables and their correlations. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective, descriptive, epidemiological study at the Melanoma Unit, Dermatol...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES salmon patch is a congenital venous malformation that usually affects the midline. Although it is very common, few studies have analyzed its prevalence or predisposing factors. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of salmon patch in a group of newborn infants from a health care area in northwest Spain and to assess its asso...