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.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
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: 34544604 Journal: MEDICINA CLINICA Year: 2022 Reference: Med Clin (Barc). 2022 Jun 10;158(11):509-518. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.06.012. Epub 2021 Jun 18. Impact factor: 1.725 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Perez-Hoyos, Santiago, Salvador, Fernando, Dura, Xavier, Miarons, Marta, Anton, Andres, Eremiev-Eremiev, Simeon, Sempere-Gonzalez, Abiu, Monforte-Pallares, Arnau et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.06.012
PMID: 35660139 Journal: LANCET ONCOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Lancet Oncol. 2022 Jul;23(7):865-875. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00273-X. Epub 2022 Jun 2. Impact factor: 41.316 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Earnshaw, Irina, Handford, Jasmine, Sita-Lumsden, Ailsa, Apthorp, Eleanor, Vincenzi, Bruno, Bertuzzi, Alexia, Brunet, Joan, Lambertini, Matteo, Maluquer, Clara, Pedrazzoli, Paolo et al. DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00273-X
PMID: 35652817 Journal: MEDICAL MYCOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Med Mycol. 2022 Jun 2. pii: 6598867. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myac038. Impact factor: 4.076 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Puerta-Alcalde, Pedro, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Gudiol, Carlota, Salavert, Miquel, Barba, Pere, Morandeira, Francisco, Jarque, Isidro, Cuervo, Guillermo, Ayats, Josefina, Carratala, Jordi et al. DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myac038
PMID: 35635535 Journal: LIVER INTERNATIONAL Year: 2022 Reference: Liver Int. 2022 May 30. doi: 10.1111/liv.15327. Impact factor: 5.828 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martro, Elisa, Ouaarab, Hakima, Saludes, Veronica, Buti, Maria, Trevino, Begona, Roade, Luisa, Egea-Cortes, Laia, Reyes-Urena, Juliana, Not, Anna, Majo, Xavier et al. DOI: 10.1111/liv.15327
PMID: 34077524 Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2021 Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 Sep 15;76(10):2501-2518. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkab168. Impact factor: 5.79 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Antela, Antonio, Rivero, Antonio, Llibre, Josep M, Moreno, Santiago, Antela, Antonio, Llibre, Josep M, Moreno, Santiago, Rivero, Antonio, Alonso Montero, Marta, Bernal, Enrique et al. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab168
PMID: 33854064 Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2021 Reference: Nat Commun. 2021 Apr 14;12(1):2240. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22269-y. Impact factor: 14.919 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Mentre, France, van Werkhoven, Cornelis H, Ducher, Annie, Berkell, Matilda, Mysara, Mohamed, Lammens, Christine, Torre-Cisneros, Julian, Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Herghea, Delia, Cornely, Oliver A et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22269-y
PMID: 33854066 Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2021 Reference: Nat Commun. 2021 Apr 14;12(1):2241. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22302-0. Impact factor: 14.919 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Berkell, Matilda, Mysara, Mohamed, Xavier, Basil Britto, van Werkhoven, Cornelis H, Monsieurs, Pieter, Lammens, Christine, Ducher, Annie, Vehreschild, Maria J G T, Goossens, Herman, de Gunzburg, Jean et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22302-0
PMID: 33484237 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2021 Reference: Am J Transplant. 2021 Aug;21(8):2709-2718. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16503. Epub 2021 Feb 18. Impact factor: 8.086 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Hirzel, Cedric, Chruscinski, Andrzej, Ferreira, Victor H, L'Huillier, Arnaud G, Natori, Yochiro, Han, Sang H, Cordero, Elisa, Humar, Atul, Kumar, Deepali, Influenza in Transplant Study Group et al. DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16503
PMID: 31870646 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2020 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2020 Oct;38(8):379-389. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.10.016. Epub 2019 Dec 24. Impact factor: 1.654 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Dominguez-Gil, Beatriz, Vidal, Elisa, San-Juan, Rafael, Pumarola, Tomas, Los-Arcos, Ibai, Aguado, Jose Maria, Blanes, Marino, Bodro, Marta, Carratala, Jordi, Cordero, Elisa et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.10.016
PMID: 32996342 Journal: Expert Review of Hematology Year: 2020 Reference: Expert Rev Hematol. 2020 Nov;13(11):1235-1251. doi: 10.1080/17474086.2020.1831382. Epub 2020 Nov 3. Impact factor: 2.573 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Bacigalupo, Andrea, Metafuni, Elisabetta, Amato, Viviana, Marquez Algaba, Ester, Pagano, Livio et al. DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2020.1831382
PMID: 32954845 Journal: Future Microbiology Year: 2020 Reference: Future Microbiol. 2020 Aug;15:1139-1145. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0023. Impact factor: 2.907 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Silgado, Aroa, Moure, Zaira, de Oliveira, Maykon T, Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Salvador, Fernando, Oliveira, Ines, Molina, Israel, Pumarola, Tomas, Ramirez, Juan C, Sulleiro, Elena et al. DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0023
PMID: 32929472 Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2020 Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Dec 1;75(12):3517-3524. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa349. Impact factor: 5.439 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Del, Maria, Paredes, R, Santos, Jose R, Bravo, Isabel, Chamorro, Anna, Miranda, Cristina, Mican, Rafael, Gonzalez, Juan, Antela, Antonio, Diez, Marcos et al. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa349
PMID: 31377343 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS Year: 2019 Reference: Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019 Oct;54(4):442-448. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.07.017. Epub 2019 Aug 1. Impact factor: 4.615 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Paterson, David, Pascual, Alvaro, Martinez-Martinez, Luis, Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Torre-Cisneros, Julian, Almirante Gragera, Benito, Larrosa Escartin, María Nieves, Puig Asensio, Mireia, REIPI ESGBIS INCREMENT Grp, Carmeli, Yehuda et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.07.017
PMID: 31578265 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Nov 22;57(12). pii: JCM.01287-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01287-19. Print 2019 Dec. Impact factor: 4.959 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Goterris, Lidia, Fernandez, M A Mancebo, Aguilar-Company, Juan, Falco, Vicenc, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Martin-Gomez, M Teresa et al. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01287-19
PMID: 29960829 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2019 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2019 Oct;37(8):535-541. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.03.018. Epub 2018 Jun 28. Impact factor: 1.685 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Gavalda, Joan, Gudiol, Carlota, Guinea, Jesus, Gomez-Lopez, Alicia, Munoz, Patricia, Peman, Javier, Rovira, Montserrat, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Cuenca-Estrella, Manuel, Garnacho-Montero, Jose et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.03.018
PMID: 30590412 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2019 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 27;69(8):1320-1328. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1095. Impact factor: 9.055 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martinez-Picado, Javier, Moron-Lopez, Sara, Navarro, Jordi, Jimenez, Montse, Rutsaert, Sofie, Urrea, Victor, Puertas, Maria C, Torrella, Ariadna, Clercq, Laura De, Ribas, Bibiana Planas et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy1095
PMID: 28708458 Journal: Microbial Drug Resistance Year: 2018 Reference: Microb Drug Resist. 2018 Mar;24(2):199-202. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0129. Epub 2017 Jul 14. Impact factor: 2.344 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Piedra-Carrasco, Nuria, Miguel, Lucia, Fabrega, Anna, Vinado, Belen, Campany, David, Mir, Alba, Fox, Maria Laura, Almirante, Benito, Larrosa, Nieves, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel et al. DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0129
PMID: 29635437 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2018 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 15;67(9):1322-1329. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy294. Impact factor: 9.117 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Montejo, Miguel, Lopez-Medrano, Francisco, Farinas, Maria Carmen, Gavalda, Joan, Moreno, Asuncion, Levi, Marilyn, Fortun, Jesus, Torre-Cisneros, Julian, Englund, Janet A, Natori, Yoichiro et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy294
PMID: 29618394 Journal: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY Year: 2018 Reference: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jun;39(6):660-667. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.63. Epub 2018 Apr 5. Impact factor: 3.084 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Scheuerman, Oded, Schechner, Vered, Carmeli, Yehuda, Gutierrez-Gutierrez, Belen, Calbo, Esther, Almirante, Benito, Viale, Pier-Luigy, Oliver, Antonio, Ruiz-Garbajosa, Patricia, Gasch, Oriol et al. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.63
PMID: 29594953 Journal: INFECTION Year: 2018 Reference: Infection. 2018 Aug;46(4):461-468. doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1133-5. Epub 2018 Mar 28. Impact factor: 2.773 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Escola-Verge, Laura, Pigrau, Carles, Los-Arcos, Ibai, Arevalo, Angel, Vinado, Belen, Campany, David, Larrosa, Nieves, Nuvials, Xavier, Ferrer, Ricard, Len, Oscar et al. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-018-1133-5
PMID: 28837570 Journal: PLoS One Year: 2017 Reference: PLoS One. 2017 Aug 24;12(8):e0182998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182998. eCollection 2017. Impact factor: 2.806 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Latorre, Irene, Altet, Neus, Jimenez-Fuentes, Maria Angeles, Maldonado, Jose, Molina, Israel, Gonzalez-Diaz, Yoel, Mila, Celia, Garcia-Garcia, Esther, Muriel, Beatriz, Villar-Hernandez, Raquel et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182998
PMID: 28820707 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE Year: 2017 Reference: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Oct;97(4):1226-1231. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0159. Epub 2017 Aug 18. Impact factor: 2.549 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Moreno, Milagros, de Alegria Aznar, Maria Luisa Ruiz, Colmenares, Karen, Espasa, Mateu, Amor, Arancha, Lopez, Isabel, Ninda, Arlette, Kanjala, Joaquina, Guilherme, Domingas, Sulleiro, Elena et al. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0159
PMID: 28807509 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY Year: 2017 Reference: Int J Cardiol. 2017 Dec 1;248:396-402. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.08.008. Epub 2017 Aug 9. Impact factor: 6.189 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pizzi, Maria N, Dos-Subira, L, Roque, Albert, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Cuellar-Calabria, Hug, Pijuan Domenech, Antonia, Gonzalez-Alujas, Maria T, Subirana-Domenech, M T, Miranda-Barrio, B, Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.08.008
PMID: 28797327 Journal: Eurosurveillance Year: 2017 Reference: Euro Surveill. 2017 Jul 27;22(30). pii: 30581. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.30.30581. Impact factor: 7.202 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Sulleiro, Elena, Escola-Verge, Laura, Arando, Maider, Vall, Marti, Rovira, Roger, Espasa, Mateu, Barbera, Maria-Jesus, Zarzuela, Francesc, Armengol, Pere et al. DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.30.30581
PMID: 25525195 Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2015 Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Apr;70(4):1139-45. doi: 10.1093/jac/dku516. Epub 2014 Dec 18. Impact factor: 5.313 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Molto, Jose, Valle, Marta, Ferrer, Elena, Domingo, Pere, Curran, Adrian, Santos, Jose Ramon, Mateo, Maria Gracia, Di Yacovo, Maria Silvana, Miranda, Cristina, Podzamczer, Daniel et al. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku516
PMID: 25109886 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2015 Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Jan;34(1):177-86. doi: 10.1007/s10096-014-2221-9. Epub 2014 Aug 12. Impact factor: 2.668 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Burgos, J, Larrosa, M N, Martinez, A, Belmonte, J, Gonzalez-Lopez, J, Rello, J, Pumarola, T, Pahissa, A, Falco, V et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2221-9
PMID: 25378459 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2015 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 15;60(4):539-48. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu866. Epub 2014 Nov 6. Impact factor: 8.886 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Rodriguez-Lopez, Fernando, Tubau, Fe, Martinez-Martinez, Luis, Oliver, Antonio, Calbo, Esther, Granados, Ana, Pomar, Virginia, Pena, Carmen, Cabot, Gabriel et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu866
PMID: 25359351 Journal: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL Year: 2015 Reference: Eur Respir J. 2015 Mar;45(3):726-37. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00095214. Epub 2014 Oct 30. Impact factor: 7.636 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Riera, Jordi, Caralt, Berta, Lopez, Iker, Augustin, Salvador, Roman, Antonio, Gavalda, Joan, Rello, Jordi et al. DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00095214
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.
On European Antibiotic Awareness Day, we highlight the importance of using these medications responsibly and finding innovative solutions to combat this issue.
Vall d'Hebron has coordinated this initiative that has carried out numerous training and community awareness activities aimed at empowering young people in sexual and reproductive health issues.
