Objective. To define the antimicrobial resistance profiles of the microorganisms most commonly isolated from hospitalized adult patients in Dominican Republic (DR). Methods. A retrospective, cross-sectional study of phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility patterns was conducted using data from 3 802 clinical microbiology reports specifying positive bacterial cultures in samples collected from patients admitted to the clinical, surgery, and intensive care units (ICU) at three tertiary-level care hospitals in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros from 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2017. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test (P ≤ 0.05) were used to analyze the qualitative variables. Results. At the three hospitals, there were 932, 1 090, and 1 780 microbiology reports analyzed. Of the total, 1274 were from the ICU, 1 042 from the surgery unit, and 1 486 from the clinical unit. Methicillin resistance was found in 57.3% of the Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 75.3% of the coagulase-negative staphylococci. Third-generation cephalosporin resistance was detected in 54.4% of isolates identified as members of the Enterobacteriaceae family, 67.3% of the Acinetobacter spp., and 91.7% of the Pseudomonas, while carbapenem resistance was shown by 8.0%, 23.8%, and 51.0% of these, respectively. Most of the resistant Acinetobacter spp. isolates were found in just one hospital and the prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae resistant to carbapenems was highest in the ICU. Conclusion. Antimicrobial resistance levels are high among hospitalized patients in Dominican Republic and may cause enhanced risk factors that impact clinical outcomes. Urgent measures are needed to address antimicrobial resistance in DR.
Resumen: Esta investigación 2 busca elaborar el primer análisis de cinco fuerzas para conocer la situación actual del mercado inmobiliario; se pretende que sirva como herramienta para tomar decisiones con relación a la inversión del sector inmobiliario y que sirva como base para futuras investigaciones científicas y para la creación de metodologías de ingreso. El objetivo primordial de este análisis es identificar cómo se comportan las cinco fuerzas 1 Todos los autores son egresados de la carrera de Ingeniería Civil de INTEC. 2 Esta investigación contó con la asesoría intelectual del Dr. Tulio Rodríguez.Luz Then, Solange Pimentel, Paola Olivero, Ailec Soto, Abraham Luna, Gilbert Cruz, Miguel Peguero, Carlos Jáquez, Jorge Lluberes 442 Ciencia y Sociedad 2014; 39(3): 441-476 competitivas de Porter. El lugar escogido para la producción de este estudio fue el Gran Santo Domingo (Distrito Nacional y los municipios de la provincia de Santo Domingo: Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo Oeste, Santo Domingo Norte, Boca Chica y Los Alcarrizos). Los resultados muestran que la mayor fuerza del sector es la rivalidad entre competidores existentes, esto se debe a la presencia de grandes empresas y a la gran cantidad de empresas en el mercado, eso en primer lugar, en segundo lugar está el aspecto relativo al poder de los compradores es: la fuerza de estos radica en la facilidad de cambios y en la similitud de los productos ofertados. En tercer lugar tenemos el poder de los proveedores, seguido de la amenaza de nuevos entrantes y con menor influencia en el sector y la amenaza de productos sustitutos. Para el estudio también se analizó la llamada sexta fuerza que son los productos complementarios, en este caso, la banca y el gobierno.Palabras clave: Competitividad, industria de la construcción inmobiliaria, modelo de las Cinco Fuerzas de Porter. Abstract:This research seeks to elaborate the first Five Forces analysis to get to know the actual situation of the homebuilding market which works like a tool to make decisions respecting to the investments in the area like a base for future scientific investigations and the creation of income methods. The main objective of this analysis is to identify how the 5 forces of Porter behave. The place chosen to produce this study was the Gran Santo Domingo (Distrito Nacional and the places of the Santo Domingo province: Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo Oeste, Santo Domingo Norte, Boca Chica y Los Alcarrizos). As a result, the bigger force of the sector is the competitive rivalry, this is because of the presence of big companies and the high quantity of companies in the market. Second, the buyer power, this force lies on the facility of changes and the similarity of the product offered. In third place, we have the supplier power then, the threat of Análisis de las Fuerzas Competitivas de Porter en el sector de promoción inmobiliaria del Gran Santo IntroducciónEl presente estudio resume los resultados de un análisis de las cinco fuerzas competitivas de Porter aplicadas al sector de la promo...
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