El historial de Clínica Ensenada: dos querellas, auditorías de Fonasa y $71 mil millones desde el Estado

Una nueva querella penal acusa a Clínica Ensenada de prácticas clínicas irregulares, incluyendo la presunta muerte de una paciente, uso de insumos no autorizados y personal sin acreditación. La denuncia se suma a otra presentada en 2024 por un enfermero. Desde 2014, la clínica ha recibido más de $71 mil millones en fondos públicos y, según detalla un informe de la Contraloría General de la República, fue objeto de dos auditorías internas realizadas por Fonasa, además de un tercer proceso que no pudo concretarse debido a que la clínica no entregó los antecedentes requeridos.

Fast Check 🔍

Outbreak: #ClostridiumDifficile (C. difficile)*
Facility: Oshawa Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: OC6
Location: #Oshawa #Ontario
Date: 2025-01-13

Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health Department
Facility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0010
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHD

* https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/infectious-diseases/fact-sheet-clostridium-difficile-difficile.html

Click or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

Fact Sheet - Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) - Canada.ca

Explains how infection occurs, what role antibiotics often play in contributing to the growth of the bacteria, symptoms of infection, treatment, and prevention. Describes the Agency's role in preventing and monitoring C. difficile.

Reminder to pick your outcomes.

Vancomycin vs Fidaxomicin in #Cdiff- same mortality, but lower recurrence with fidaxo
#Clostridiumdifficile #antibiotics #microbiology #IDMastodon #infectiousdeseases

The Effect of Antibiotic Therapy for Clostridioides difficile Infection on Mortality and Other Patient-Relevant Outcomes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Clinical Microbiology and Infection https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00420-2/fulltext

Oh good, cos this is exactly what we do.

In #Clostridiumdifficile diarrhoea, we treat NAAT+ve, / toxin - ve if they have #diarrhea and no obvious reason for it.

#IDMastodon #MedMastodon #medicine #infectiousdiseases

Clinical Outcomes and Management of NAAT-Positive/Toxin-Negative Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciad523/7256092

Clinical Outcomes and Management of NAAT-Positive/Toxin-Negative Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

AbstractBackground. Standalone nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are frequently used to diagnose Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI), although they

OUP Academic

Tärkeä suositus #THL lta koskien #antibioottiripuli -nimellä tunnettua #clostridiumdifficile -infektiota ja sen ehkäisyä.

Sydämestä ottaa joka ikinen #turistiripuli’in kirjoitettu ”siproksiini”. Välttäkää niitä vaikka tohtori Turkissa tai Thaikuissa ryppy otsassa niitä kirjoittaisi.

https://thl.fi/fi/web/infektiotaudit-ja-rokotukset/taudit-ja-torjunta/infektioiden-ehkaisy-ja-torjuntaohjeita/suositus-hoitoon-liittyvien-clostridioides-difficile-infektioiden-torjuntaan

Suositus hoitoon liittyvien Clostridioides difficile -infektioiden torjuntaan - THL

Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos

Any transplantation carries a risk of infection transmission. Concern that faecal transplantation may 👉 H pylori transmission.

Not from this (small) case series. Also needs saying that faeces were screened for antigen, which ≭ live organism.

#IDMastodon #MedMastodon #transplant #feces #Clostridiumdifficile

https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00081-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

The antimicrobial stewardship Daily

A selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos recommended by Abid Hussain

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Über unseren Darm sprechen wir nicht so gerne. Aber er ist eines unserer wichtigsten Organe. Funktioniert er nicht, kommt es zu ernsthaften Problemen. Manchmal kann eine Stuhltransplantation helfen.
Stuhltransplantation - Wichtig ist, was hinten rauskommt | DW | 03.09.2020
#Stuhltransplantation #FäkaleMikrobiota-TransplantationFMT #Mikrobiomforschung #Bakterien #Darm #Mikro-Organismen #Clostridiumdifficile
Stuhltransplantation - Wichtig ist, was hinten rauskommt | DW | 03.09.2020

Über unseren Darm sprechen wir nicht so gerne. Aber er ist eines unserer wichtigsten Organe. Funktioniert er nicht, kommt es zu ernsthaften Problemen. Manchmal kann eine Stuhltransplantation helfen.