Biomédica : Revista Del Instituto Nacional De Salud

Overview

Biomédica : Revista Del Instituto Nacional De Salud is a scientific journal, published since 1981 in Spanish. The journal's country of origin is Colombia and its primary focus area is general medicine.

Details

Abbr. Biomedica

Start 1981

End Continuing

Frequency Quarterly

p-ISSN 0120-4157

e-ISSN 2590-7379

Country Colombia

Language Spanish

Specialty General Medicine

Metrics

h-index / Ranks: 9739 34

SJR / Ranks: 12490 260

CiteScore / Ranks: 11984 1.40

JIF / Ranks: 6961 0.9

Recent Articles

Nutritional status in pediatric patients with predominant antibody deficiency

Castano-Jaramillo L, Rodriguez O, Velez-Tirado N

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):51-62. PMID: 39836854

Introduction: Predominant antibody deficiency is the most frequent group of innate immunity errors, but information about patients’ nutritional status is scarce. Objectives: To characterize the nutritional status of Colombian patients...

Intra-mesenteric steroids for steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease in pediatric patients: A safe option

Aristizabal A, Montana L, Gutierrez J, Medina D, Franco A, Manzi E, et al.

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):63-71. PMID: 39836853

Introduction: Graft-versus-host disease is a serious complication after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and is a major cause of death post-transplantation. Approximately 50% of acute graft-versus-host disease patients do not respond...

Severe immunodeficiency spectrum associated with NHEJ1 gene mutation: Cernunnos/XLF deficiency

Navarro A, Mantilla G, Fernandez J, Unigarro M, Suarez A, Ortega M

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):16-21. PMID: 39836852

Cernunnos/XLF deficiency is a rare, severe combined immunodeficiency, inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern (OMIM number: 611290), related to the NHEJ1 gene. This gene participates in the DNA non-homologous end-joining...

Recommendations on vaccination in children and adolescents with inborn errors of immunity according to the expanded Colombian immunization program

Cortes-Marin N, Sosa-Avila L, Arias A, Escobar-Cortes L, Rojas-Hernandez J

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):220-235. PMID: 39836851

In this manuscript, we carried out an exhaustive analysis of the global recommendations for immunization in inborn errors of immunity patients. We examined the mechanisms of action and types of...

Lymphoproliferation and hyper-IgM as the first manifestation of activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ syndrome: A case report

Fernandes-Pineda M, Zea-Vera A

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):10-15. PMID: 39836850

Activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ syndrome is an inborn error of immunity due to mutations within the genes responsible for encoding PI3Kδ subunits. This syndrome results in an excessive activation of...

Standardization of the use of opsonized zymosan as stimulus in the 1,2,3-dihydrorhodamine technique for the assessment of neutrophil respiratory burst

Perez-Blanco U, Giron J, Juarez-Vega G, Jimenez M, Sanchez C, Rioja R, et al.

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):198-208. PMID: 39836849

Introduction: Chronic granulomatous disease is a defect in phagocytosis due to deficiency of gp91phox, p22phox, p47phox, p40phox, and p67phox (classic form of the disease). Recently, EROS and p40phox deficiency were...

Infections, autoimmunity and immunodeficiencies are the leading etiologies of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in adults from the southwest of Colombia

Zea-Vera A, Rodriguez C, Giraldo S, Chacon M, Guerrero L, Mosquera R, et al.

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):80-93. PMID: 39836848

Introduction: Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis is a complex medical condition with multiple etiologies, characterized by chronic productive cough and radiologic evidence of airway lumen dilation and wall thickening. Associated exacerbations and...

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, mycobacterial infections and rosacea in a Mexican adult with STAT1 gain of function

Valerio-Gomez V, Perez-Blanco U, Velazquez-Samano G, Velasco-Medina A, Albarran A, Sanchez I, et al.

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):22-30. PMID: 39836847

STAT1 is a cytoplasmic transcription factor associated with cell growth regulation, differentiation, proliferation, metabolism, and apoptosis. IFN-mediated JAK/STAT signaling pathway is involved in eliminating intracellular pathogens and viruses. However, pathogenic...

First part. A 45-year-old man with severe pneumonia, disseminated cytomegalovirus infection, and agammaglobulinemia

Fernandes Pineda M, Zea-Vera A

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):48-50. PMID: 39836846

A 45-year-old male patient presented with a persistent cough lasting four months, accompanied by fever and significant weight loss. A chest computed tomography revealed cryptogenic pneumonia, and subsequent investigations identified...

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A hidden enemy: Understanding the hemophagocytic syndrome in children under five years of age in a high-complexity institution in southwestern Colombia

Martinez S, Trivino J, Arias O, Medina D, Franco A, Patino J, et al.

Biomedica . 2025 Jan; 44(Sp. 2):140-154. PMID: 39836845

Introduction. Hemophagocytic syndrome is an under-recognized condition with high mortality in the pediatric population. It is characterized by excessive activation of immune cells and cytokine release, leading to persistent inflammation....