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: 34331263 Journal: INFECTION Year: 2022 Reference: Infection. 2022 Apr;50(2):371-380. doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01662-1. Epub 2021 Jul 30. Impact factor: 3.553 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Kirkegaard, Cristina, Falco-Roget, Anna, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Valls, Angel, Clofent, David, Campos-Varela, Isabel, Garcia-Garcia, Sonia, Leguizamo, Lina Maria, Sellares-Nadal, Julia, Eremiev, Simeon et al. DOI: 10.1007/s15010-021-01662-1
PMID: 34954257 Journal: ACTA TROPICA Year: 2022 Reference: Acta Trop. 2022 Mar;227:106295. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106295. Epub 2021 Dec 24. Impact factor: 3.112 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Molina, Israel, Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan, Bosch-Nicolau, Pau, Simo, Marc, Salvador, Fernando, Escola-Verge, Laura, Barios, Marta, Belhassen-Garcia, Moncef, Tamayo-Alonso, Pilar, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106295
PMID: 34935145 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Eur J Immunol. 2022 Mar;52(3):447-461. doi: 10.1002/eji.202149502. Epub 2022 Jan 8. Impact factor: 5.532 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Buzon, Maria J, Balazs, Alejandro, Vrbanac, Vladimir, Martin-Gayo, Enrique, Allen, Todd M, Munoz-Fernandez, Maria Angeles, Sanchez-Madrid, Francisco, Calvet-Mirabent, Marta, Claiborne, Daniel T, Deruaz, Maud et al. DOI: 10.1002/eji.202149502
PMID: 35237700 Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases Year: 2022 Reference: Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 25;9(3):ofab595. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab595. eCollection 2022 Mar. Impact factor: 3.835 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Inciarte, A, Estrada, V, Rivero, A, Castro, A, Bernal, E, Vinuesa, D, Knobel, H, Troya, J, Macias, J, Montero, M et al. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab595
PMID: 34358497 Journal: Lancet HIV Year: 2021 Reference: Lancet HIV. 2021 Aug;8(8):e463-e473. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00100-4. Impact factor: 12.767 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rojas, Jhon, de Lazzari, Elisa, Negredo, Eugenia, Domingo, Pere, Tiraboschi, Juan, Ribera, Esteve, Abdulghani, Nadia, Podzamczer, Daniel, Gutierrez, Maria M, Paredes, Roger et al. DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00100-4
PMID: 34294520 Journal: REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA DE MICOLOGIA Year: 2021 Reference: Rev Iberoam Micol. 2021 Apr-Jun;38(2):47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.riam.2021.03.003. Epub 2021 Jul 20. Impact factor: 1.044 Publication type: Review in national publication Authors: Silva, Jose Tiago, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Aguado, Jose Maria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2021.03.003
PMID: 34297774 Journal: PLoS One Year: 2021 Reference: PLoS One. 2021 Jul 23;16(7):e0255141. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255141. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 3.24 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Navarro, Jose Augusto, San-Jose, Antonio, Andreu, Antoni L, Campins, Magda, Almirante, Benito, Santaeugenia, Sebastia, Ussi, Anton, Lopez-Segui, Francesc, Meis-Pinheiro, Uxio, Walsh, Sandra et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255141
PMID: 34311100 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2021 Reference: Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep;110:281-308. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.049. Epub 2021 Jul 24. Impact factor: 3.623 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bhering, Angelinda R, Floriani, Maiara A, Nascimento, Guilherme F, Farace, Barbara L, Monteiro, Luanna S, Souza-Silva, Maira V R, Sales, Thais L S, Martins, Karina Paula M P, Borges do Nascimento, Israel J, Fereguetti, Tatiani O et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.049
PMID: 32504166 Journal: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy Year: 2020 Reference: Int J Clin Pharm. 2020 Aug;42(4):1184-1189. doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01072-7. Epub 2020 Jun 5. Impact factor: 1.616 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Campany-Herrero, David, Larrosa-Garcia, Maria, Lalueza-Broto, Pilar, Rivera-Sanchez, Lucas, Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan, Mestre-Torres, Jaume, Pigrau-Serrallach, Carles et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11096-020-01072-7
PMID: 32497037 Journal: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Year: 2020 Reference: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Jun 4;14(6):e0008311. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008311. eCollection 2020 Jun. Impact factor: 3.885 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Tavares de Oliveira, Maykon, Sulleiro, Elena, Silgado Gimenez, Aroa, de Lana, Marta, Zingales, Bianca, Santana da Silva, Joao, Marin-Neto, J Antonio, Molina, Israel et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008311
PMID: 32462042 Journal: Open Forum Infectious Diseases Year: 2020 Reference: Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 10;7(5):ofaa120. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa120. eCollection 2020 May. Impact factor: 3.656 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fortes, Claudio Querido, Plesiat, Patrick, Doco-Lecompte, Thanh, Rizk, Hussein, Wray, Dannah, Lamas, Cristiane, Durante-Mangoni, Emanuele, Tattevin, Pierre, Snygg-Martin, Ulrika, Hannan, Margaret M et al. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa120
PMID: 31451540 Journal: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS Year: 2020 Reference: Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Jun;96(4):300-305. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054124. Epub 2019 Aug 26. Impact factor: 3.396 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fernandez-Huerta, Miguel, Barbera, Maria-Jesus, Esperalba, Juliana, Fernandez-Naval, Candela, Vall-Mayans, Marti, Arando, Maider, Serra-Pladevall, Judit, Broto, Claudia, Zarzuela, Francesc, Rando, Ariadna et al. DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054124
PMID: 31222620 Journal: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH Year: 2019 Reference: J Community Health. 2019 Aug;44(4):704-711. doi: 10.1007/s10900-019-00684-z. Impact factor: 1.572 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gomez I Prat, Jordi, Peremiquel-Trillas, Paula, Claveria Guiu, Isabel, Choque, Estefa, Oliveira Souto, Ines, Serre Delcor, Nuria, Sulleiro, Elena, Espasa, Mateu, Pastoret, Conxita, de Los Santos, Juan Jose et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10900-019-00684-z
PMID: 31222313 Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2019 Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Mar 1;74(Supplement_2):ii38-ii39. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz042. Impact factor: 5.113 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Munoz, Patricia, Richardson, Malcolm D, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel et al. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz042
PMID: 31205497 Journal: Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology Year: 2019 Reference: Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2019 May 10;11:1758835919833867. doi: 10.1177/1758835919833867. eCollection 2019. Impact factor: 5.67 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Bellet, Meritxell, Ahmad, Faten, Villanueva, Rafael, Valdivia, Carolina, Palomino-Doza, Julian, Ruiz, Ada, Gonzalez, Xavier, Adrover, Encarna, Azaro, Analia, Valls-Margarit, Maria et al. DOI: 10.1177/1758835919833867
PMID: 31162731 Journal: MYCOSES Year: 2019 Reference: Mycoses. 2019 Sep;62(9):765-772. doi: 10.1111/myc.12950. Epub 2019 Jun 25. Impact factor: 3.065 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Roldan, Elisa, Sampol, Julia, Martinez-Marti, Alex, Goterris-Bonet, Lidia, Martin, Maria Teresa, Aguilar-Company, Juan, Almirante, Benito et al. DOI: 10.1111/myc.12950
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
PMID: 27888402 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2017 Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;36(4):641-648. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2840-4. Epub 2016 Nov 25. Impact factor: 2.727 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lopez-Sanchez, C, Sulleiro, E, Bocanegra, C, Romero, S, Codina, G, Sanz, I, Esperalba, J, Serra, J, Pigrau, C, Burgos, J et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2840-4
PMID: 28329281 Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2017 Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2017 May 15;64(10):1374-1379. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix033. Impact factor: 8.216 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cuervo, G, Garcia-Vidal, C, Puig-Asensio, M, Vena, A, Meije, Y, Fernandez-Ruiz, M, Gonzalez-Barbera, E, Blanco-Vidal, M J, Manzur, A, Cardozo, C et al. DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix033
PMID: 28294487 Journal: Transplant Infectious Disease Year: 2017 Reference: Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Jun;19(3). doi: 10.1111/tid.12694. Epub 2017 May 9. Impact factor: 1.719 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cifrian, J M, Pastor, A, Roman, Antonio, Ussetti, Piedad, Redel-Montero, Javier, Borro, J M, Sole, A, Monforte, Victor, Sintes, Helena, Lopez-Gallo, C et al. DOI: 10.1111/tid.12694
PMID: 28267637 Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION Year: 2017 Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Sep;23(9):653-658. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.02.030. Epub 2017 Mar 6. Impact factor: 5.292 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, Sanchez-Rodriguez, Irene, Simonetti, Antonella Francesca, Burgos, Joaquin, Viasus, Diego, Martin, Maria Teresa, Falco, Vicenc, Carratala, Jordi et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.02.030
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.
