Karen Flores-Moreno

ORCID: 0000-0002-5780-3707
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Research Areas
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2014-2023

Objective. To establish the current situation of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption in Mexican hospitals. Materials methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility data from blood urine isolates were collected. Defined daily dose (DDD) consumption/100 occupied beds (OBD) was calculated. Results. Study period: 2016 2017. Of 4 382 isolates, E. coli K. pneumoniae most frequently reported, with >30% for drugs tested, only carbapenems amikacin <20%. A. baumannii had resis­tance...

10.21149/10543 article EN cc-by-nc-sa Salud Pública de México 2019-12-20

The rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has complicated the management of urinary tract infections (UTIs). objective this study was to evaluate susceptibility patterns Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Design: prospective observational study. Bacteria were classified as susceptible or resistant ampicillin-sulbactam, amikacin, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMZ), ertapenem, meropenem, fosfomycin. sensitivity fosfomycin...

10.3390/antibiotics11111656 article EN cc-by Antibiotics 2022-11-18

Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTb). In 2011, global mortality due to was 1·4 million individuals. The only available vaccine attenuated M. bovis [bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)] strain, which confers variable protection against pulmonary tuberculosis. Some widely distributed non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), such as avium and arupense, are also potential pathogens for humans. This work aimed produce characterize monoclonal antibodies BCG Mexico...

10.1111/cei.12309 article EN Clinical & Experimental Immunology 2014-02-28

The first level of medical care provides the largest number consultations for most frequent diseases at community level, including acute pharyngitis (AP), diarrhoea (AD) and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UAUTIs). inappropriate use antibiotics in these represents a high risk generation antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria causing infections. To evaluate patterns prescription offices adjacent to pharmacies, we used an adult simulated patient (SP) method representing three...

10.3390/antibiotics12050915 article EN cc-by Antibiotics 2023-05-16

Background: The use of antimicrobials and myeloablative chemotherapy regimens has promoted multiresistant microorganisms to emerge as nosocomial pathogens, such vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm). We described a polyclonal outbreak bloodstream infection caused by Efm in hemato-oncological ward Mexico. Our aim was describe the clonal complex (CC) strains isolated comparison with commensal environmental isolates. Methodology: Sixty clinical, environmental, were included....

10.1089/mdr.2019.0039 article EN Microbial Drug Resistance 2019-09-23
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