Skip to main content

Infectious Diseases

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.

Team

Tayná  Marques

Tayná Marques

Infectious Diseases
Read more
Vicente Descalzo Jorro

Vicente Descalzo Jorro

Infectious Diseases
Read more
Victoria Lopez Lopez

Victoria Lopez Lopez

Infectious Diseases
Read more
Yasmine Margaret Baktash

Yasmine Margaret Baktash

Postdoctoral researcher
Infectious Diseases
Read more
Tayná  Marques

Tayná Marques

Infectious Diseases
Read more
Vicente Descalzo Jorro

Vicente Descalzo Jorro

Infectious Diseases
Read more
Victoria Lopez Lopez

Victoria Lopez Lopez

Infectious Diseases
Read more
Yasmine Margaret Baktash

Yasmine Margaret Baktash

Postdoctoral researcher
Infectious Diseases
Read more

Publications

An evidence-based bundle improves the quality of care and outcomes of patients with candidaemia.

PMID: 31819991
Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2020
Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Mar 1;75(3):730-737. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz491.
Impact factor: 5.439
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Grau, I, Munoz, Patricia, Aguilar-Guisado, Manuela, Puerta-Alcalde, Pedro, Tasias, Mariona, Ruiz-Gaitan, Alba, Gonzalez, Fernando, Puig-Asensio, Mireia, Vena, Antonio, Marco, Francesc et al.
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz491

Microscopic examination after concentration techniques for Blastocystis sp. detection in serial faecal samples: How many samples are needed?

PMID: 32055721
Journal: Parasite epidemiology and control
Year: 2020
Reference: Parasite Epidemiol Control. 2020 Jan 10;9:e00137. doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2020.e00137. eCollection 2020 May.
Impact factor: 0
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Not, Anna, Salvador, Fernando, Goterris, Lidia, Sulleiro, Elena, Lopez, Isabel, Balladares, Martha, Garcia, Elena, Paz, Carmen, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Bosch-Nicolau, Pau et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2020.e00137

Use of micafungin as antifungal prophylaxis in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in Spain (GETH-MIC).

PMID: 32056418
Journal: Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia
Year: 2020
Reference: Rev Esp Quimioter. 2020 Apr;33(2):110-115. doi: 10.37201/req/094.2019. Epub 2020 Feb 14.
Impact factor: 1.132
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Rubio, V, Solano, C, Vazquez, L, Ruiz, I, Serrano, D, Lopez-Jimenez, J, Valcarcel, D, Lopez-Sanchez, C, Gomez, V et al.
DOI: 10.37201/req/094.2019

Donor-derived bacterial infections in lung transplant recipients in the era of multidrug resistance: Donor-derived infections in lung transplantation.

PMID: 31843689
Journal: JOURNAL OF INFECTION
Year: 2020
Reference: J Infect. 2020 Feb;80(2):190-196. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.12.006. Epub 2019 Dec 13.
Impact factor: 4.842
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ferrer, Ricard, Nuvials, Xavier, Deu, Maria, Peghin, Maddalena, Gonzalez-Lopez, Juan Jose, Lung, Mayli, Roman, Antonio, Gavalda, Joan, Len, Oscar, Berastegui, Cristina et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.12.006

Increased risk of chikungunya infection in travellers to Thailand during ongoing outbreak in tourist areas: cases imported to Europe and the Middle East, early 2019.

PMID: 30862335
Journal: Eurosurveillance
Year: 2019
Reference: Euro Surveill. 2019 Mar;24(10). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.10.1900146.
Impact factor: 7.421
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Johnston, Victoria, Cotar, Ioana Ani, Popescu, Corneliu, Hamer, Davidson H, Gautret, Philippe, Eldin, Carole, Pietroski, Nancy, Field, Vanessa, Molina, Israel, Javelle, Emilie et al.
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.10.1900146

Strongyloides stercoralis infection: A systematic review of endemic cases in Spain.

PMID: 30860995
Journal: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Year: 2019
Reference: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Mar 12;13(3):e0007230. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007230. eCollection 2019 Mar.
Impact factor: 4.487
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Barroso, Maria, Salvador, Fernando, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Bosch-Nicolau, Pau, Molina, Israel et al.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007230

Sterilization Procedure for Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogels Loaded with Silver Nanoparticles for Clinical Applications.

PMID: 30845683
Journal: Nanomaterials
Year: 2019
Reference: Nanomaterials (Basel). 2019 Mar 6;9(3). pii: nano9030380. doi: 10.3390/nano9030380.
Impact factor: 4.034
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Rafael, Diana, Andrade, Fernanda, Martinez-Trucharte, Francesc, Basas, Jana, Seras-Franzoso, Joaquin, Palau, Marta, Gomis, Xavier, Perez-Burgos, Marc, Blanco, Alberto, Lopez-Fernandez, Alba et al.
DOI: 10.3390/nano9030380

Safety and effectiveness of sodium colistimethate-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (SCM-NLC) against P. aeruginosa: in vitro and in vivo studies following pulmonary and intramuscular administration.

PMID: 30849549
Journal: Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
Year: 2019
Reference: Nanomedicine. 2019 Jun;18:101-111. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2019.02.014. Epub 2019 Mar 6.
Impact factor: 5.57
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aguirre, J J, Esquisabel, A, Igartua, M, Gainza, E, Hernandez, R M, Gavalda, J, Pedraz, J L, Gutierrez, F B, Bachiller, D, Fleischer, A et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2019.02.014

Zika virus dynamics in body fluids and risk of sexual transmission in a non-endemic area.

PMID: 29194880
Journal: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
Year: 2018
Reference: Trop Med Int Health. 2018 Jan;23(1):92-100. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13019. Epub 2017 Dec 21.
Impact factor: 2.541
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Molina, Israel, Almirante, Benito, Pumarola, Tomas, Serre, Nuria, Rando, Ariadna, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Pou, Diana, Sulleiro, Elena, Salvador, Fernando, Bocanegra, Cristina et al.
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13019

Opportunistic infections in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

PMID: 29314762
Journal: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Year: 2018
Reference: Int J Rheum Dis. 2018 Feb;21(2):487-496. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13255. Epub 2018 Jan 5.
Impact factor: 2.423
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Redondo-Benito, Ada, Curran, Adrian, Villar-Gomez, Ana, Trallero-Araguas, Ernesto, Fernandez-Codina, Andreu, Pinal-Fernandez, Iago, Rodrigo-Pendas, Jose Angel, Selva-O'Callaghan, Albert et al.
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.13255

Management of multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacilli infections in solid organ transplant recipients: SET/GESITRA-SEIMC/REIPI recommendations.

PMID: 28811074
Journal: Transplantation Reviews
Year: 2018
Reference: Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2018 Jan;32(1):36-57. doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2017.07.001. Epub 2017 Jul 26.
Impact factor: 2.364
Publication type: Clinical guide
Authors: Martin-Davila, P, Montejo, M, Moreno, A, Oliver, A, Pascual, A, Perez-Nadales, E, Roman-Broto, A, San-Juan, R, Seron, D, Sole-Jover, A et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2017.07.001

PHARMACOKINETIC AND TISSUE DISTRIBUTION OF BENZNIDAZOLE AFTER ORAL ADMINISTRATION IN MICE.

PMID: 28167558
Journal: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2017
Reference: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Mar 24;61(4). pii: AAC.02410-16. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02410-16. Print 2017 Apr.
Impact factor: 4.302
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Perin, Luisa, Moreira da Silva, Rodrigo, da Silva Fonseca, Katia, Mirelle de Oliveira Cardoso, Jamille, Mathias, Fernando Augusto Siqueira, Reis, Levi Eduardo Soares, Molina, Israel, Correa-Oliveira, Rodrigo, de Abreu Vieira, Paula Melo, Carneiro, Claudia Martins et al.
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02410-16

Impact of fluconazole susceptibility on the outcome of patients with candidemia: data from a population-based surveillance.

PMID: 28143788
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2017
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Sep;23(9):672.e1-672.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.01.014. Epub 2017 Jan 29.
Impact factor: 5.292
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aguado, Jose Maria, Cuenca-Estrella, Manuel, Puig-Asensio, Mireia, Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario, Guinea, Jesus, Lora-Pablos, David, Zaragoza, Oscar, Almirante, Benito et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.01.014

Clinical efficacy of beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations for the treatment of bloodstream infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in haematological patients with neutropaenia: a study protocol for a retrospective observational study (BICAR).

PMID: 28115333
Journal: BMJ Open
Year: 2017
Reference: BMJ Open. 2017 Jan 23;7(1):e013268. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013268.
Impact factor: 2.369
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Gudiol, C, Royo-Cebrecos, C, Tebe, C, Abdala, E, Akova, M, Alvarez, R, Maestro-de la Calle, G, Cano, A, Cervera, C, Clemente, W T et al.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013268

Reply to "Activity of Fosfomycin on Clinical Isolates of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli of Enteric Origin".

PMID: 28119318
Journal: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2017
Reference: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Jan 24;61(2). pii: e02448-16. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02448-16. Print 2017 Feb.
Impact factor: 4.302
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aguilar-Company, Juan, Los-Arcos, Ibai, Pigrau, Carlos, Almirante, Benito et al.
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02448-16

Blog

News

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.

This new method improves and streamlines drug development processes

Job offers

Clinical Investigator - Infectious Diseases..
Start date:
28/04/2021
End date:
12/05/2021
Document: Download
Pre-Doc Clinical Investigator - Infectious Diseases
Start date:
24/02/2021
End date:
09/03/2021
Document: Download
PhD candidate to apply for a PFIS fellowship - HIV translational laboratory
Start date:
04/02/2021
End date:
17/02/2021
Document: Download