About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
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The VHIR Infectious Diseases research group is made up of medical professionals, with healthcare and clinical or basic translational research activities; of Biomedicine dedicated to basic research; and Nursing, with activities to support clinical research.
The group's lines of research are mainly focused on four areas:
Infections related to immunosuppression. Includes infectious diseases related to immunocompromised patients, solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and recipients of biological therapies.
Sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection and other highly prevalent infections in our country (syphilis, gonorrhea, lymphogranuloma venere or infections caused by the human papillomavirus).
Infections related to health care, with special emphasis on those difficult to treat (cardiovascular infections or infections related to prosthetic materials) or caused by multi-resistant pathogens (MDRO) or affecting vulnerable populations.
Global Health and Tropical Diseases with special emphasis on prevalent diseases in our environment that affect the immigrant or displaced population.
PMID: 33496335 Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2021 Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 Mar 12;76(4):1085-1093. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa548. Impact factor: 5.79 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pigrau, Carlos, Murillo, Oscar, Horcajada, Juan P, Gomez, Reinaldo Espindola, Riera, Melchor, Gasch, Oriol, Blanco, Silvia, Galindo, Nieves Sopena, Rabunal, Ramon, Haddad, Sleiman et al. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa548
PMID: 33232216 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS Year: 2021 Reference: Int J STD AIDS. 2021 Jan;32(1):52-58. doi: 10.1177/0956462420958350. Epub 2020 Nov 24. Impact factor: 1.359 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Hernandez, David, Vall-Mayans, Marti, Coll-Estrada, Susanna, Naranjo-Hans, Lola, Armengol, Pere, Iglesias, Mireia Alberny, Barbera, Maria Jesus, Arando, Maider et al. DOI: 10.1177/0956462420958350
PMID: 33444752 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2021 Reference: Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;107:300-310. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.01.019. Epub 2021 Jan 12. Impact factor: 3.623 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Marcolino, Milena S, Ziegelmann, Patricia K, Souza-Silva, Maira V R, do Nascimento, Israel J Borges, Oliveira, Luana M, Monteiro, Luanna S, Sales, Thais L S, Martins, Karina P M P, Etges, Ana Paula B S, Molina, Israel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.01.019
PMID: 33422078 Journal: MALARIA JOURNAL Year: 2021 Reference: Malar J. 2021 Jan 9;20(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-03580-x. Impact factor: 2.979 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Omer, Samia, Franco-Jarava, Clara, Noureldien, Ali, Omer, Mona, Abdelrahim, Mutasim, Molina, Israel, Adam, Ishag et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03580-x
PMID: 31767220 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2020 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2020 Jan;38(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.10.002. Epub 2019 Nov 22. Impact factor: 1.654 Publication type: Editorial in national publication Authors: Ruiz Camps, Isabel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.10.002
PMID: 31504704 Journal: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE Year: 2020 Reference: J Travel Med. 2020 Feb 3;27(1). pii: 5554872. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taz065. Impact factor: 7.089 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vidal-Moreso, Anna, Gomez-Serrano, Maria, Sulleiro, Elena, Zarzuela, Francesc, Espiau, Maria, Soriano-Arandes, Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taz065
PMID: 31288102 Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION Year: 2020 Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Mar;26(3):351-357. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.06.034. Epub 2019 Jul 6. Impact factor: 7.117 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sanchez-Diener, Irina, Zamorano, Laura, Pena, Carmen, Ocampo-Sosa, Alain, Cabot, Gabriel, Gomez-Zorrilla, Silvia, Almirante, Benito, Aguilar, Manuela, Granados, Ana, Calbo, Esther et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.06.034
PMID: 31758828 Journal: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH Year: 2020 Reference: Trop Med Int Health. 2020 Mar;25(3):281-290. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13352. Epub 2019 Dec 10. Impact factor: 2.308 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Salvador, Fernando, Trevino, Begona, Bosch-Nicolau, Pau, Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Oliveira, Ines, Sulleiro, Elena, Luisa Aznar, M feminine, Pou, Diana, Sao-Aviles, Augusto et al. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13352
PMID: 30910479 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019 Apr;53(4):538-539. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.03.005. Epub 2019 Mar 23. Impact factor: 4.615 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J, Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors, Bonnet, Eric, JoseSalles, Mauro, Dolores Del Toro, Maria, Nguyen, Sophie, Blanco-Garcia, Antonio, Skaliczki, Gabor, Soriano, Alejandro, Benito, Natividad et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.03.005
PMID: 30909716 Journal: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES Year: 2019 Reference: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2019 Jun;35(6):513-518. doi: 10.1089/AID.2018.0178. Epub 2019 May 8. Impact factor: 1.805 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Molto, Jose, Paredes, Roger, Perez-Alvarez, Nuria, Santos, Jose Ramon, Curran, Adrian, Navarro-Mercade, Jordi, Ampuero, Mario F, Pelaez, Pablo, Clotet, Bonaventura et al. DOI: 10.1089/AID.2018.0178
PMID: 30904996 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2019 Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 May;38(5):951-958. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03537-8. Epub 2019 Mar 23. Impact factor: 2.591 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bosch-Nicolau, Pau, Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors, Pigrau, Carles, Pellise, Ferran, Haddad, Sleiman, Lung, Mayli, Almirante, Benito et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-019-03537-8
PMID: 30899958 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2019 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 15;69(9):1645. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz204. Impact factor: 9.055 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Willekens, Rein, Martin-Castillo, Mario, Almirante, Benito et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz204
PMID: 29381647 Journal: TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2018 Reference: Transplantation. 2018 Feb;102(2):193-208. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002027. Impact factor: 3.96 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vilela, Eduardo Garcia, Clemente, Wanessa Trindade, Pierrotti, Ligia Camera, Abdala, Edson, Morris, Michele I, Azevedo, Luiz S, Lopez-Velez, Rogelio, Cuenca-Estrella, Manuel, Torre-Cisneros, Julian, Petersen, Eskild et al. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002027
PMID: 29158277 Journal: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2018 Reference: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Jan 25;62(2). pii: AAC.01777-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01777-17. Print 2018 Feb. Impact factor: 4.255 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Almirante, Benito, Gavalda, Joan, Torrents, Eduard, Gomis, Xavier, Martin-Gomez, Maria Teresa, Luis Del Pozo, Jose, Basas, Jana, Palau, Marta, Ratia, Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01777-17
PMID: 29369304 Journal: AIDS REVIEWS Year: 2018 Reference: AIDS Rev. 2018 Jan-Mar;20(1):3-13. Impact factor: 2.775 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Burgos, Joaquin, Ribera, Esteban, Falco, Vicenc et al. DOI: 10.24875/AIDSRev.M17000010
PMID: 29165223 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE Year: 2018 Reference: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Jan;98(1):300-307. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0438. Epub 2018 Jan 1. Impact factor: 2.564 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Romero, Israel Molina, Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Ascaso, Carlos, Soriano-Arandes, Antoni, Sanchez, Francisco Collazos, Maruri, Begona Trevino, Sulleiro, Elena, Ciruelo, Diana Pou, Garcia, Cristina Bocanegra et al. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0438
PMID: 28231946 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Year: 2017 Reference: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Feb 28;69(8):939-947. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.12.023. Impact factor: 19.896 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Roberts, Robin, Beloscar, Juan, Gascon, Joaquim, Molina, Israel, Echeverria, Luis E, Colombo, Hugo, Perez-Molina, Jose Antonio, Wyss, Fernando, Meeks, Brandi, Bonilla, Laura R et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.12.023
PMID: 28215487 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2017 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2017 Mar;35(3):189-195. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.08.012. Epub 2017 Feb 16. Impact factor: 1.714 Publication type: Clinical guide Authors: Palomino, Julian, Parra, Jorge, Pigrau, Carlos, Del Pozo, Jose Luis, Riera, Melchor, Rodriguez, Dolores, Sanchez-Somolinos, Mar, Soriano, Alex, Del Toro, M Dolores, de la Torre, Basilio et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.08.012
PMID: 28193743 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE Year: 2017 Reference: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 May;96(5):1039-1041. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0943. Epub 2017 Feb 13. Impact factor: 2.549 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gonzalez-Beiras, Camila, Vall-Mayans, Marti, Gonzalez-Escalante, Angel, McClymont, Kelly, Ma, Li, Mitja, Oriol et al. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0943
PMID: 26895150 Journal: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Year: 2017 Reference: J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Feb;19(1):80-90. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0345-y. Impact factor: 1.314 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gomez I Prat, Jordi, Albajar-Vinas, Pedro, Gonzalez Mestre, Maria Asuncion, Caro Mendivelso, Johanna, Claveria Guiu, Isabel, Ouaarab Essadek, Hakima et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0345-y
PMID: 25336623 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2015 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 1;60(3):405-14. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu833. Epub 2014 Oct 21. Impact factor: 8.886 Publication type: Clinical Trials Authors: Suarez, Maria, Aguado, Jose Maria, Vazquez, Lourdes, Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario, Villaescusa, Teresa, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Barba, Pere, Silva, Jose T, Batlle, Montserrat, Solano, Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu833
The new protocol has the same efficacy as the standard one, but only a quarter of the duration, reducing dropout rates and side effects.
The initiative, carried out at the Consulate of Bolivia, has resulted in 307 new tests for the diagnosis of Chagas disease
The study shows that blocking the KLRG1 receptor helps to recover the activity of the natural killer cells of the immune system and reactivate the virus reservoir to fight infection.
