Microbiology

The Microbiology research group of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) focuses on the study of microbiological aspects —in basic, translational and clinical research— that could improve the outcome of patients with infectious diseases.

Our priority research areas are:

Microbiological surveillance of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
- Diseases due to viral infections of the respiratory tract
- Microorganisms that cause vaccine-preventable diseases
- Infectious diseases of sexual transmission
Antimicrobial resistance
Sepsis
Development and validation of rapid microbiological diagnostic devices.
International Health
Hepatitis

We actively collaborate with other microbiology laboratories, health services, national and international centres and organizations, as well as with the different research networks of the Carlos III Health Institute in Spain.

In addition, we carry out an important activity in the surveillance of the genotypic and phenotypic evolution of microorganisms present in the community in terms of their virulence, transmissibility, antigenic escape and antimicrobial resistance, in collaboration with public administrations, both at the national and international level.

Team

Ignasi Prats Méndez

Research technician
Microbiology
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Lidia Goterris Bonet

Research technician
Microbiology
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Maria Eugènia Agustí Carol

Senior researcher
Microbiology
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Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández

Microbiology
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Alisa Davtyan Avetisyan

Research technician
Microbiology
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Ana Alicia Martin Garcia

Research technician
Microbiology
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Ignasi Prats Méndez

Research technician
Microbiology
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Lidia Goterris Bonet

Research technician
Microbiology
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Maria Eugènia Agustí Carol

Senior researcher
Microbiology
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Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández

Microbiology
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Alisa Davtyan Avetisyan

Research technician
Microbiology
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Ana Alicia Martin Garcia

Research technician
Microbiology
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Projects

CATMAL - Compact Analytical Tool for robust MALaria decentralized diagnosis and community surveillance

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Francesc Zarzuela Serrat, Israel Molina Romero, Maria Urpí Castany, Adrián Sánchez Montalvá, Elena Sulleiro Igual, Judit Prat Trunas, Ines Mercedes Oliveira Souto, Briza Pérez López
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 392205
Reference: HR23-00679
Duration: 01/12/2023 - 30/11/2026

Caracterización de Neisseria meningitidis tras la introducción de la vacuna frente al serogrupo B e identificación de factores predisponentes para la enfermedad meningocócica invasiva.

IP: Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Collaborators: Judit Álvarez González, Josep Roca Grande
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 60000
Reference: INT22/00083
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024

Screening of new precision antibiotics for the treatment of multiresistant infections (ABPATHFINDER)

IP: Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Maria Belén Viñado Perez, Alba Mir Cros, Albert Moreno Mingorance
Funding agency: Fundació Institut Bioenginyeria de Catalunya
Funding: 0.01
Reference: D7357
Duration: 02/01/2023 - 31/12/2024

Bioquímica Clínica, Vehiculització de Fàrmacs i Teràpia (Clinical Biochemistry, Drug Delivery & Therapy, CB-DDT)

IP: Ibane Abasolo Olaortua
Collaborators: José Antonio Arranz Amo, Raquel Barquin Del Pino, Laura Conesa Milian, Clara Ramírez Serra, Yolanda Villena Ortiz, Joan López Hellin, Albert Blanco Grau, Roser Ferrer Costa, Joaquin Seras Franzoso, Diego Baranda Martínez-Abasca, Laura Castillo Ribelles, Clara Carnicer Cáceres, Marina Giralt Arnaiz, Ana Gomez Garcia, Simon Schwartz Navarro, Pablo Gabriel Medina, Zamira Vanessa Diaz Riascos, Marc Miquel Moltó Abad, Laura Castellote Bellés, Daniel Bravo Nieto, Luz María Cruz Carlos, Clara Sanz Gea, Alba Estela García Fernández, Maria del Pilar Reimundo Diaz-Fierros, Belen Garcia Prats, Noelia Díaz Troyano, JAUME VIMA BOFARULL, Fernanda Raquel Da Silva Andrade, Diana Fernandes de Rafael, Maria Francesca Cortese, Sandra Mancilla Zamora
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 60000
Reference: 2021 SGR 01173
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

Publications

Impact of viral detection in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: An observational cohort study.

PMID: 37598051
Journal: MEDICINA CLINICA
Year: 2023
Reference: Med Clin (Barc). 2023 Aug 17:S0025-7753(23)00468-2. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2023.07.018.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Anton, Andres; Bosch-Nicolau, Pau; Burgos, Joaquin; Eremiev, Simeon; Falco, Vicenc; Len, Oscar; Martin-Gomez, Maria Teresa; Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors; Romero-Herrera, Dani; Sellares-Nadal, Julia et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2023.07.018

Use of Biomarkers to Improve 28-Day Mortality Stratification in Patients with Sepsis and SOFA </= 6.

PMID: 37626646
Journal: Biomedicines
Year: 2023
Reference: Biomedicines. 2023 Jul 30;11(8):2149. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11082149.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Baldira, Jaume; Chiscano, Luis; Comas, Inma; Cortes, Alejandro; Ferrer, Ricard; Ferrer-Costa, Roser; Gonzalez-Lopez, Juan Jose; Larrosa, Maria Nieves; Ruiz-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos; Ruiz-Sanmartin, Adolfo et al.
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11082149

Genome-based epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Spain: a prospective multicentre study.

PMID: 37620291
Journal: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
Year: 2023
Reference: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Aug 24. doi: 10.1111/jdv.19458.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alcoceba, E; Arando, M; Buckley, C; Clavo, P; Romero, B; Salmeron, P; Serra-Pladevall, J; Whiley, D et al.
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19458

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in HTLV-1 non-endemic regions.

PMID: 37660433
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY
Year: 2023
Reference: J Clin Virol. 2023 Aug 28;167:105578. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105578.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aguilera, A; Aldamiz, T; Algarate, S; Arazamendi, M; Ayerdi, O; Barea, L; Barreiro, P; Baza, B; Benito, R; Blanco, L et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105578

Genetic Variations of the DPYD Gene and Its Relationship with Ancestry Proportions in Different Ecuadorian Trihybrid Populations.

PMID: 35743735
Journal: Journal of Personalized Medicine
Year: 2022
Reference: J Pers Med. 2022 Jun 10;12(6). pii: jpm12060950. doi: 10.3390/jpm12060950.
Impact factor: 4.945
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Cabrera-Andrade, Alejandro; Tejera, Eduardo; Burgos, German; Lopez-Cortes, Andres; Jaramillo-Koupermann, Gabriela; Flores-Espinoza, Rodrigo; Freire-Paspuel, Byron; Gallardo-Condor, Jennifer; Farinango, Camila et al.
DOI: 10.3390/jpm12060950

Early outcomes in adults hospitalized with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection receiving tocilizumab.

PMID: 35755602
Journal: MEDICINA CLINICA
Year: 2022
Reference: Med Clin. 2022 Jun 10;158(11):509-518. doi: 10.1016/j.medcle.2021.06.023. Epub 2022 Jun 18.
Impact factor: 1.725
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Sellares-Nadal, Julia; Almirante, Benito; Guillen-Del-Castillo, Alfredo; Sampol, Julia; Augustin, Salvador; Bosch-Nicolau, Pau; Monforte-Pallares, Arnau; Sempere-Gonzalez, Abiu; Eremiev-Eremiev, Simeon; Miarons, Marta et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcle.2021.06.023

Transforming a public university hospital and its area of influence into a comprehensive resource in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PMID: 35780057
Journal: Journal of healthcare quality research
Year: 2022
Reference: J Healthc Qual Res. 2022 Mar 10. pii: S2603-6479(22)00012-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.02.006.
Impact factor: 0
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Rodriguez, I; Barba, M-A; Cebrian, R; Abadias, M-J; Aller, M-B; Cossio-Gil, Y; Roman, A; Dominguez, J-M; Campins, M; Martinez, J et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.02.006

Endotoxin and Cytokine Sequential Hemoadsorption in Septic Shock and Multi-Organ Failure.

PMID: 34515070
Journal: BLOOD PURIFICATION
Year: 2022
Reference: Blood Purif. 2022;51(7):630-633. doi: 10.1159/000518229. Epub 2021 Sep 7.
Impact factor: 2.614
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Gonzalez, Juan Jose; Larrosa, Nieves; Perez-Carrasco, Marcos; Ruiz-Sanmartin, Adolf; Palmada, Clara; Chiscano-Camon, Luis; Ruiz-Rodriguez, Juan Carlos; Hernandez-Gonzalez, Manuel; Ferrer, Ricard et al.
DOI: 10.1159/000518229

Norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities in Catalonia from 2017 to 2018.

PMID: 34853333
Journal: Scientific Reports
Year: 2021
Reference: Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 1;11(1):23218. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02348-2.
Impact factor: 4.38
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Parron, Ignacio, de Simon, Merce, Rius, Cristina, Dominguez, Angela, Soldevila, Nuria, Bartolome, Rosa, Cornejo-Sanchez, Thais, Jane, Mireia, Martinez, Ana, Torner, Nuria et al.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02348-2

COVID-19 Clinical Profile in Latin American Migrants Living in Spain: Does the Geographical Origin Matter?

PMID: 34830495
Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Year: 2021
Reference: J Clin Med. 2021 Nov 9;10(22). pii: jcm10225213. doi: 10.3390/jcm10225213.
Impact factor: 4.242
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Sempere, Abiu, Salvador, Fernando, Monforte, Arnau, Sampol, Julia, Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan, Miarons, Marta, Bosch-Nicolau, Pau, Guillen-Del-Castillo, Alfredo, Aznar, Maria Luisa, Campos-Varela, Isabel et al.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10225213

Expression of Chimeric HPV-HIV Protein L1P18 in Pichia pastoris; Purification and Characterization of the Virus-like Particles.

PMID: 34834382
Journal: Pharmaceutics
Year: 2021
Reference: Pharmaceutics. 2021 Nov 20;13(11). pii: pharmaceutics13111967. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13111967.
Impact factor: 6.321
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Saubi, Narcis, Ferrer, Pau, Joseph-Munne, Joan, Eto, Yoshiki et al.
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13111967

Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021.

PMID: 34763750
Journal: Eurosurveillance
Year: 2021
Reference: Euro Surveill. 2021 Nov;26(45). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.45.2100998.
Impact factor: 6.307
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Jeannoel, Marion, Costa, Ines, Cottrell, Simon, Del Cuerpo, Margarita, Dean, Jonathan, Dembinski, Jennifer L, Diedrich, Sabine, Diez-Domingo, Javier, Dorenberg, DagnyHaug, Duizer, Erwin et al.
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.45.2100998

The Importance of Rapid Influenza Testing in Pediatric Primary Care: Experience During Three Consecutive Influenza Seasons (2016-2019) in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain).

PMID: 33163462
Journal: Frontiers in Pediatrics
Year: 2020
Reference: Front Pediatr. 2020 Oct 8;8:565. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00565. eCollection 2020.
Impact factor: 2.634
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Andres, Cristina, Iglesias, Sheila, Ferrer, Josep, Losada, Lucia, Ricos, Gemma, Sanchez, Lorena, Morera, Patricia, Perez, Mar, Ferrandez, M feminine Angeles, Hernando, Esther et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.00565

Consensus Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Pneumocystis jirovecii.

PMID: 33143112
Journal: Journal of Fungi
Year: 2020
Reference: J Fungi (Basel). 2020 Oct 30;6(4). pii: jof6040259. doi: 10.3390/jof6040259.
Impact factor: 4.621
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Martin-Gomez, M Teresa, Meyer, Wieland, Vargas, Sergio L, Ponce, Carolina A, Kan, Alex, Irinyi, Laszlo, Pasic, Lana, Goterris, Lidia, Guerrero-Murillo, Mercedes et al.
DOI: 10.3390/jof6040259

Necrotizing pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in children during the period of non-systematic use of PCV13 in Catalonia, Spain.

PMID: 33131931
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2020
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2020 Oct 29. pii: S0213-005X(20)30291-3. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.08.022.
Impact factor: 1.654
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Gonzalez-Peris, Sebastia, Campins, Magda, Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose, Diaz-Conradi, Alvaro, Dominguez, Angela, Ciruela, Pilar, de Sevilla, Mariona F, Hernandez, Sergi, Izquierdo, Conchita, Codina, Gemma et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.08.022

Design Concepts of Virus-Like Particle-Based HIV-1 Vaccines.

PMID: 33117367
Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Year: 2020
Reference: Front Immunol. 2020 Sep 30;11:573157. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.573157. eCollection 2020.
Impact factor: 5.085
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Chen, Chun-Wei, Saubi, Narcis, Joseph-Munne, Joan et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.573157

Rhodomyrtone decreases Staphylococcus aureus SigB activity during exponentially growing phase and inhibits haemolytic activity within membrane vesicles.

PMID: 30583020
Journal: MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
Year: 2019
Reference: Microb Pathog. 2019 Mar;128:112-118. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.12.019. Epub 2018 Dec 21.
Impact factor: 2.581
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Calbo, E, Martinez, J A, Marco, F, Chaves, F, Lagarde, M, Lopez-Medrano, F, Montejo, J M, Bereciertua, E, Hernandez, J L, von Wichmann, M A et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.12.019

Evaluation of perceived quality in non-restrictive interventions within the antimicrobial stewardship program in pediatrics (PROA-NEN).

PMID: 30606492
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2019
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2019 Mar;37(3):215-217. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.11.012. Epub 2018 Dec 31.
Impact factor: 1.685
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Barcelo, Maria Estrella, Navarro-Royo, Elisa, Melendo-Perez, Susana, Fenoy-Alejandre, Marina, Morey-Olive, Miriam, Soler-Palacin, Pere, Soler-Palacin, Pere, Melendo-Perez, Susana, Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia, Fernandez-Polo, Aurora et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.11.012

Is Polymerase Chain Reaction in Neonatal Dried Blood Spots Reliable for the Diagnosis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection?

PMID: 30199483
Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Year: 2019
Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 May;38(5):520-524. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002144.
Impact factor: 2.317
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Vives-Onos, Isabel, Codina-Grau, Maria Gema, Noguera-Julian, Antoni, Blazquez-Gamero, Daniel, Fortuny, Claudia, Baquero-Artigao, Fernando, Frick, Marie Antoinette, Saavedra-Lozano, Jesus, Goycochea-Valdivia, Walter, Rives-Ferreiro, Maria Teresa et al.
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002144

Microbiological diagnosis of bacteraemia and fungaemia: Blood cultures and molecular methods.

PMID: 29691073
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2019
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2019 May;37(5):335-340. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.03.005. Epub 2018 Apr 22.
Impact factor: 1.685
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Guna Serrano, Maria Remedio, Larrosa Escartin, Nieves, Marin Arriaza, Mercedes, Rodriguez Diaz, Juan Carlos et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.03.005

Effectiveness of antiviral treatment in preventing death in severe hospitalised influenza cases over six seasons.

PMID: 29606178
Journal: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2018
Reference: Epidemiol Infect. 2018 May;146(7):799-808. doi: 10.1017/S0950268818000663. Epub 2018 Apr 2.
Impact factor: 2.044
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Dominguez, A, Romero-Tamarit, A, Soldevila, N, Godoy, P, Jane, M, Martinez, A, Torner, N, Cayla, J A, Rius, C, Antón Pagarolas, Andres et al.
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268818000663

Septic Nonunion Caused by Mycobacterium canariasense: A Case Report.

PMID: 30431479
Journal: JBJS case connector
Year: 2018
Reference: JBJS Case Connect. 2018 Oct-Dec;8(4):e90. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00033.
Impact factor: 0
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Vicente, Matias, Lung, Mayli, Gulin, Carlos, Tortola, Maria Teresa, Corona, Pablo S et al.
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00033

Genetic diversity of rhinoviruses detected at a tertiary hospital in Catalonia (Spain) during the 2014-2017 seasons.

PMID: 30417657
Journal: Future Microbiology
Year: 2018
Reference: Future Microbiol. 2018 Nov;13:1565-1573. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0151. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
Impact factor: 3.19
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Campins-Marti, Magda, Andres, Cristina, Peremiquel-Trillas, Paula, Gimferrer, Laura, Isern, Anna, Pinana, Maria, Rodrigo-Pendas, Jose Angel, Codina, Maria Gema, Martin, Maria Del Carmen, Fuentes, Francisco et al.
DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0151

Sequential strategy for the LTBI screening of newly-arrived immigrants in vulnerable social situations.

PMID: 29223317
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2018
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2018 Nov;36(9):550-554. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2017.10.010. Epub 2017 Dec 7.
Impact factor: 1.714
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Trevino-Maruri, Begona, Tortola, M Teresa, Fernandez-Quevedo, Manuel, Soriano-Arandes, Antoni, Oliveira-Souto, Ines, Espasa, Mateu, Molina, Israel, Ascaso, Carlos et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2017.10.010

Emergence of Bordetella holmesii as a Causative Agent of Whooping Cough, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 29052540
Journal: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2017
Reference: Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;23(11):1856-1859. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.170960.
Impact factor: 8.222
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Mir-Cros, Alba, Codina, Gema, Martin-Gomez, M Teresa, Fabrega, Anna, Martinez, Xavier, Jane, Mireia, Van Esso, Diego, Cornejo, Thais, Rodrigo, Carlos, Campins, Magda et al.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2311.170960

Risk factors that influence the empirical treatment of patients with acute pyelonephritis: a cohort study.

PMID: 28971876
Journal: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2017
Reference: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Nov 22;61(12). pii: AAC.01317-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01317-17. Print 2017 Dec.
Impact factor: 4.302
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bosch-Nicolau, Pau, Falco, Vicenc, Vinado, Belen, Andreu, Antonia, Len, Oscar, Almirante, Benito, Pigrau, Carles et al.
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01317-17

Seroprevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection among HTLV-I infected blood donors in Barcelona, Spain: a cross-sectional study.

PMID: 28939495
Journal: ACTA TROPICA
Year: 2017
Reference: Acta Trop. 2017 Dec;176:412-414. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.09.018. Epub 2017 Sep 20.
Impact factor: 2.218
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Salvador, Fernando, Sulleiro, Elena, Piron, Maria, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Sauleda, Silvia, Molina, Israel et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.09.018

Strongyloides stercoralis infection increases the likelihood to detect Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in peripheral blood in Chagas disease patients.

PMID: 28869694
Journal: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
Year: 2017
Reference: Trop Med Int Health. 2017 Nov;22(11):1436-1441. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12970. Epub 2017 Sep 20.
Impact factor: 2.85
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Salvador, Fernando, Sulleiro, Elena, Piron, Maria, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Sauleda, Silvia, Molina-Morant, Daniel, Moure, Zaira, Molina, Israel et al.
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12970

Chikungunya virus infections among travellers returning to Spain, 2008 to 2014.

PMID: 27631156
Journal: Eurosurveillance
Year: 2016
Reference: Euro Surveill. 2016 Sep 8;21(36). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.36.30336.
Impact factor: 5.983
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Roblas, Ricardo Fernandez, Tenorio, Antonio, Franco, Leticia, Sanchez-Seco, Maria Paz, Serre, Nuria, Pou, Diana, Lopez-Velez, Rogelio, Fernandez-Garcia, Maria Dolores, Bangert, Mathieu, de Ory, Fernando et al.
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.36.30336

First recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection: clinical relevance, risk factors, and prognosis.

PMID: 26753991
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2016
Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;35(3):371-8. doi: 10.1007/s10096-015-2549-9. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
Impact factor: 2.857
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Larrainzar-Coghen, T, Rodriguez-Pardo, D, Puig-Asensio, M, Rodriguez, V, Ferrer, C, Bartolome, R, Pigrau, C, Fernandez-Hidalgo, N, Pumarola, T, Almirante, B et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2549-9

Norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak transmitted by food and vomit in a high school.

PMID: 26759924
Journal: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2016
Reference: Epidemiol Infect. 2016 Jul;144(9):1951-8. doi: 10.1017/S0950268815003283. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
Impact factor: 2.515
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Claveria, D, Godoy, P, Alseda, M, Bartolome, R, Mirada, G, Dominguez, A, Bach, P, Modol, I et al.
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268815003283

Increased infection risk after hip hemiarthroplasty in institutionalized patients with proximal femur fracture.

PMID: 26857632
Journal: INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED
Year: 2016
Reference: Injury. 2016 Apr;47(4):872-6. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.12.032. Epub 2016 Jan 7.
Impact factor: 1.91
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Gallardo-Calero, Irene, Larrainzar-Coghen, Thais, Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors, Pigrau, Carles, Sanchez-Raya, Judith, Amat, Carles, Lung, Maily, Carrera, Luis, Corona, Pablo S et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.12.032

Prospective multicenter study of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from 83 hospitals in Spain reveals high in vitro susceptibility to colistin and meropenem.

PMID: 25824224
Journal: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2015
Reference: Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Jun;59(6):3406-12. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00086-15. Epub 2015 Mar 30.
Impact factor: 4.476
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: de Benito, Ines, Rodriguez-Lucas, Carlos, Sanchez-Romero, Maria Isabel, Garcia-Picazo, Luisa, Aznar, Esteban, Campelo, Carolina, Gonzalez-Praetorius, Alejandro, Solis, Sonia, Giner, Salvador, Salavert, Miguel et al.
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00086-15

Benefits of physical activity on COPD hospitalisation depend on intensity.

PMID: 26206873
Journal: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
Year: 2015
Reference: Eur Respir J. 2015 Nov;46(5):1281-9. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01699-2014. Epub 2015 Jul 23.
Impact factor: 7.636
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Donaire-Gonzalez, David, Gimeno-Santos, Elena, Balcells, Eva, de Batlle, Jordi, Ramon, Maria A, Rodriguez, Esther, Farrero, Eva, Benet, Marta, Guerra, Stefano, Sauleda, Jaume et al.
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01699-2014

Evaluation of the Vitros Syphilis TPA chemiluminescence immunoassay as a first-line method for reverse syphilis screening.

PMID: 25609729
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Year: 2015
Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Apr;53(4):1361-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00078-15. Epub 2015 Jan 21.
Impact factor: 3.993
Publication type: Paper in international publication
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DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00078-15

Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis and Usefulness of Indirect Diagnostic Tests in School-Age Children in Cubal, Central Angola.

PMID: 26474169
Journal: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Year: 2015
Reference: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Oct 16;9(10):e0004055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004055. eCollection 2015 Oct.
Impact factor: 4.446
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bocanegra, Cristina, Gallego, Sara, Mendioroz, Jacobo, Moreno, Milagros, Sulleiro, Elena, Salvador, Fernando, Sikaleta, Nicolau, Nindia, Arlette, Tchipita, Daniel, Joromba, Morais et al.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004055

[Carbapenem antibiotics in hospitalised paediatric patients. Adherence to a therapeutic protocol.]

PMID: 24355607
Journal: ENFERM INFEC MICR CL
Year: 2014
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2014 Dec;32(10):647-53. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2013.10.013. Epub 2013 Dec 17.
Impact factor: 1.478
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Montesinos-Sanchis, Elena, Moraga-Llop, Fernando A, Soler-Palacin, Pere, Oliveras-Arenas, Maria, Larrosa Escartin, M Nieves, Martinez Gomez, Xavier, Figueras-Nadal, Concepcion et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2013.10.013

[Can we rule out a congenital cytomegalovirus infection when the result of polymerase chain reaction in dried blood spots is negative?]

PMID: 24268671
Journal: ENFERM INFEC MICR CL
Year: 2014
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2014 Nov;32(9):570-3. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2013.09.018. Epub 2013 Nov 21.
Impact factor: 1.478
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Soler-Palacin, Pere, Codina-Grau, Maria Gemma, Martin-Nalda, Andrea, Lopez-Galera, Rosa Maria, Marin-Soria, Jose Luis, Figueras-Nadal, Concepcio, Vives-Onos, Isabel et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2013.09.018

[Imported infectious diseases in tertiary hospital.]

PMID: 24246235
Journal: AN PEDIATR
Year: 2014
Reference: An Pediatr (Barc). 2014 Aug;81(2):69-76. doi: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2013.10.022. Epub 2013 Nov 15.
Impact factor: 0.867
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Rius Gordillo, N, Martin Nalda, A, Otero Romero, S, Soler-Palacin, P, Sulleiro Igual, E, Espiau Guarner, M, Fernandez-Polo, A, Figueras Nadal, C et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2013.10.022

Antibiotic susceptibility in gram-positive chronic joint arthroplasty infections: increased aminoglycoside resistance rate in patients with prior aminoglycoside-impregnated cement spacer use.

PMID: 24798194
Journal: J ARTHROPLASTY
Year: 2014
Reference: J Arthroplasty. 2014 Aug;29(8):1617-21. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.03.029. Epub 2014 Mar 29.
Impact factor: 2.369
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Flores, Xavier, Larrosa, Nieves, Pigrau, Carles, Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors, Espinal, Laia, Corona, Pablo S et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.03.029

Particle counting and microbiological air sampling: Results of the simultaneous use of both procedures in different types of hospital rooms.

PMID: 22525830
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2013
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2013 Apr;31(4):217-21. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.01.005. Epub 2012 Apr 22.
Impact factor: 1.478
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.01.005

Impact of the emergence of non-vaccine pneumococcal serotypes on the clinical presentation and outcome of adults with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia.

PMID: 22583156
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2013
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2013 Apr;19(4):385-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03895.x. Epub 2012 May 14.
Impact factor: 4.578
Publication type: Paper in international publication
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03895.x

Epidemiological and clinical complexity of amoxicillin-clavulanate-resistant Escherichia coli

PMID: 23637303
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Year: 2013
Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul;51(7):2414-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00999-13. Epub 2013 May 1.
Impact factor: 4.068
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Oteo, Jesus, Ortega, Adriana, Villar, Macarena, Conejo, M Carmen, Bou, German, Aranzamendi-Zaldumbide, Maitane, Cercenado, Emilia, Gurgui, Merce, Martinez-Martinez, Luis et al.
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00999-13

Tropical Diseases Screening in Immigrant Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Spain.

PMID: 23509119
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Year: 2013
Reference: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jun;88(6):1196-202. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0714. Epub 2013 Mar 18.
Impact factor: 2.534
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Salvador, Fernando, Burgos, Joaquin, Curran, Adrian, Eynde, Eva Van den, Villar Del Saz, Sara, Navarro, Jordi, Crespo, Manuel, Ocana, Inma, Ribera, Esteve, Falco, Vicenc et al.
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0714

Role of IncHI2 plasmids harbouring bla(VIM-1), bla(CTX-M-9), aac(6')-Ib and qnrA genes in the spread of multiresistant Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in different units at Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 22481058
Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Year: 2012
Reference: Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2012 Jun;39(6):514-7. Epub 2012 Apr 4.
Impact factor: 4.128
Publication type: Paper in international publication
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[Susceptibility to measles and varicella in healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in Catalonia.]

PMID: 22137370
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2012
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2012 Apr;30(4):184-8. Epub 2011 Dec 1.
Impact factor: 1.491
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2011.10.002

[Use of intravenous artemisinin derivatives in severe malaria.]

PMID: 22445607
Journal: ANALES DE PEDIATRIA
Year: 2012
Reference: An Pediatr (Barc). 2012 Jul;77(1):67-8. doi: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2012.02.001. Epub 2012 Mar 24.
Impact factor: 0.77
Publication type: Letter whit IF
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2012.02.001

First influenza season after the 2009 pandemic influenza: characteristics of intensive care unit admissions in adults and children in Vall d'Hebron Hospital.

PMID: 21851487
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2012
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012 Apr;18(4):374-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03617.x. Epub 2011 Aug 18.
Impact factor: 4.54
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03617.x

[Waterborne outbreak of Shigella sonnei caused by consumption of public supply water.]

PMID: 21802793
Journal: Gaceta Sanitaria
Year: 2011
Reference: Gac Sanit. 2011 Sep-Oct;25(5):363-7. Epub 2011 Jul 30.
Impact factor: 1.114
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.04.012

The spectrum of pneumococcal empyema in adults in the early 21st century.

PMID: 21765073
Journal: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2011
Reference: Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;53(3):254-61.
Impact factor: 8.186
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Pahissa, Albert, Burgos, Joaquin, Lujan, Manel, Falco, Vicenc, Sanchez, Ana, Puig, Mireia, Borrego, Astrid, Fontanals, Dionisia, Planes, Ana M, Rello, Jordi et al.
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir354

[Patient characteristics and health care burden during the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic in the university Hospital Vall d'Hebron of Barcelona.]

PMID: 21723000
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2011
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2011 Oct;29(8):593-600. Epub 2011 Jun 30.
Impact factor: 1.656
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2011.05.005

Group B streptococci causing neonatal infections in Barcelona are a stable clonal population: 18-year surveillance.

PMID: 21697333
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Year: 2011
Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Aug;49(8):2911-8. Epub 2011 Jun 22.
Impact factor: 4.22
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00271-11

Selection and viral load kinetics of an oseltamivir-resistant pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus in an immunocompromised patient during treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors.

PMID: 20955912
Journal: DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Year: 2010
Reference: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 Nov;68(3):214-9.
Impact factor: 2.451
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Anton, Andres, Lopez-Iglesias, Ana Alicia, Tortola, Teresa, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Abrisqueta, Pau, Llopart, Lluis, Marcos, Maria Angeles, Martinez, Miguel Julian, Tudo, Griselda, Bosch, Francesc et al.
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Gender-Associated Differences of Perforin Polymorphisms in the Susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis.

PMID: 20921521
Journal: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Year: 2010
Reference: J Immunol. 2010 Nov 1;185(9):5392-404. Epub 2010 Oct 4.
Impact factor: 5.646
Publication type: Paper in international publication
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DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000102

Foodborne norovirus outbreak: the role of an asymptomatic food handler.

PMID: 20843351
Journal: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2010
Reference: BMC Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 15;10:269. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-269.
Impact factor: 2.55
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Characterisation of the CTX-M-15-encoding gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from the Barcelona metropolitan area: plasmid diversity and chromosomal integration.

PMID: 20392607
Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Year: 2010
Reference: Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010 Jul;36(1):73-8. Epub 2010 Apr 13.
Impact factor: 3.032
Publication type: Paper in international publication
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Is the vaccination coverage established enough to control pertussis, or it is a re-emerging disease?

PMID: 19200822
Journal: VACCINE
Year: 2009
Reference: Vaccine. 2009 May 26;27(25-26):3489-91.
Impact factor: 3.298
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Cardenosa, Neus, Romero, Marcos, Quesada, Mariela, Oviedo, Manuel, Carmona, Gloria, Codina, Gemma, Jansa, Josep M, Dominguez, Angela et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.01.046

Detection of three stable genetic clones of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Barcelona metropolitan area, Spain.

PMID: 19628471
Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2009
Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Oct;64(4):862-4.
Impact factor: 4.328
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Mirelis, Beatriz, Coelho, Alicia, Miro, Elisenda, Cliville Abad, Raquel, Bartolome, Rosa Maria, Castaner, Mireia, Prats, Guillem, Johnson, James R, Navarro, Ferran, Gonzalez-Lopez, Juan Jose et al.
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[Diagnostic resources for sexually-transmitted infections in laboratories in Catalonia (Spain).]

PMID: 19596496
Journal: Gaceta Sanitaria
Year: 2009
Reference: Gac Sanit. 2009 Jul-Aug;23(4):348-50.
Impact factor:
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Authors: Juve, Rosa, Alberny, Mireia, Andreu, Antonia, Loureiro, Eva, Matas, Lourdes, Vilamala, Anna, Casabona, Jordi, Calmet, Montserrat et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2009.02.011

Impact of prior pneumococcal vaccination on clinical outcomes in HIV-infected adult patients hospitalized with invasive pneumococcal disease.

PMID: 19490180
Journal: HIV MEDICINE
Year: 2009
Reference: HIV Med. 2009 Jul;10(6):356-63.
Impact factor: 3.103
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Imaz, A, Falco, V, Penaranda, M, Jordano, Q, Martinez, X, Nadal, C, Curran, A, Planes, A M, Dalmau, D, Ribera, E et al.
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