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.
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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: 33973900 Journal: Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS Year: 2021 Reference: Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2021 Jul 1;16(4):193-199. doi: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000685. Impact factor: 4.283 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Astorga-Gamaza, Antonio, Buzon, Maria J et al. DOI: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000685
PMID: 33864153 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2021 Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Nov;40(11):2411-2419. doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04241-2. Epub 2021 Apr 16. Impact factor: 3.267 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors, Del Toro, Maria Dolores, Guio-Carrion, Laura, Escudero-Sanchez, Rosa, Fernandez-Sampedro, Marta, Garcia-Viejo, Miguel Angel, Velasco-Arribas, Maria, Soldevila-Boixader, Laura, Femenias, Magdalena, Iribarren, Jose Antonio et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-021-04241-2
PMID: 33253944 Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION Year: 2021 Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Apr;27(4):660-664. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.11.022. Epub 2020 Nov 28. Impact factor: 8.067 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Baz, Blanca Anaya, Escola-Verge, Laura, Cuervo, Guillermo, de Alarcon, Aristides, Sousa, Dolores, Barca, Laura Varela, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, de Alarcon, Aristides, Gutierrez-Carretero, Encarnacion, Luque-Marquez, Rafael et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.11.022
PMID: 33831047 Journal: PLoS One Year: 2021 Reference: PLoS One. 2021 Apr 8;16(4):e0249515. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249515. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 3.24 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Galindo, Maria Jose, Romero, Alberto, Espinosa, Nuria, Lozano, Fernando, Merino, Maria Dolores, Martinez, Elisa, Geijo, Paloma, Estrada, Vicente, Garcia, Josefina, Sepulveda, M Antonia et al. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249515
PMID: 31445815 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2020 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2020 Mar;38(3):99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.06.008. Epub 2019 Aug 21. Impact factor: 1.654 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Fernandez-Huerta, Miguel, Vall, Marti, Fernandez-Naval, Candela, Barbera, Maria-Jesus, Arando, Maider, Lopez, Luis, Andreu, Antonia, Pumarola, Tomas, Serra-Pladevall, Judit, Esperalba, Juliana et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.06.008
PMID: 31126691 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2020 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2020 Mar;38(3):123-126. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.04.006. Epub 2019 May 22. Impact factor: 1.654 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Burgos, Joaquin, Almirante, Benito, Marquez-Algaba, Ester, Nunez-Conde, Andrea, Falco, Vicenc et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.04.006
PMID: 31818756 Journal: BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS Year: 2020 Reference: Biosens Bioelectron. 2020 Feb 15;150:111925. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111925. Epub 2019 Nov 26. Impact factor: 10.257 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Molina, Israel, Ruiz-Vega, Gisela, Arias-Alpizar, Kevin, de la Serna, Erica, Borgheti-Cardoso, Livia Neves, Sulleiro, Elena, Del Campo, F Javier, Baldrich, Eva, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Fernandez-Busquets, Xavier et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111925
PMID: 32134108 Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Year: 2020 Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Jul 1;75(7):1955-1960. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa072. Impact factor: 5.439 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Navarro, Jordi, Gonzalez-Cordon, Ana, Casado, Jose Luis, Bernardino, Jose I, Domingo, Pere, Portilla, Joaquin, Llibre, Josep Maria, Colomer, Joan, Rial-Crestelo, David, Vizcarra, Pilar et al. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa072
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: 30748090 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Year: 2019 Reference: Am J Transplant. 2019 Aug;19(8):2318-2328. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15296. Epub 2019 Mar 18. Impact factor: 7.163 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Hirzel, Cedric, Ferreira, Victor H, L'Huillier, Arnaud G, Hoschler, Katja, Cordero, Elisa, Limaye, Ajit P, Englund, Janet A, Reid, Gail, Humar, Atul, Kumar, Deepali et al. DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15296
PMID: 30879163 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES Year: 2019 Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Jul;38(7):1241-1247. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03532-z. Epub 2019 Mar 16. Impact factor: 2.591 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Hidalgo, Laura, Salvador, Fernando, Sulleiro, Elena, Lopez, Isabel, Balladares, Martha, Garcia, Elena, Paz, Carmen, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Sao-Aviles, Augusto, Molina, Israel et al. DOI: 10.1007/s10096-019-03532-z
PMID: 30878312 Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA Year: 2019 Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2019 Oct;37(8):525-534. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.01.014. Epub 2019 Mar 14. Impact factor: 1.685 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Pineiro, Luis, Galan, Juan Carlos, Vall-Mayans, Marti et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2019.01.014
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.
