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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

Dantas De Oliveira, Allisson

Dantas De Oliveira, Allisson

Research technician
Microbiology
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Ester del Barrio Tofiño

Ester del Barrio Tofiño

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Guillem Puigsech Boixeda

Guillem Puigsech Boixeda

Predoctoral researcher
Microbiology
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José María Velarde Collado

José María Velarde Collado

Research technician
Microbiology
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Manuel Jesus Iglesias Cabezas

Manuel Jesus Iglesias Cabezas

Predoctoral researcher
Microbiology
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Marc Bach Griera

Marc Bach Griera

Research technician
Microbiology
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Dantas De Oliveira, Allisson

Dantas De Oliveira, Allisson

Research technician
Microbiology
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Ester del Barrio Tofiño

Ester del Barrio Tofiño

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Guillem Puigsech Boixeda

Guillem Puigsech Boixeda

Predoctoral researcher
Microbiology
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José María Velarde Collado

José María Velarde Collado

Research technician
Microbiology
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Manuel Jesus Iglesias Cabezas

Manuel Jesus Iglesias Cabezas

Predoctoral researcher
Microbiology
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Marc Bach Griera

Marc Bach Griera

Research technician
Microbiology
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Projects

Grups de Recerca Consolidats

IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio
Collaborators: Judit Prat Trunas, Cristina Andrés Vergés, Briza Pérez López
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 0.01
Reference: 2021 SGR 00617
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

Grup de Recerca en Microbiologia de Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

IP: Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Maria Belén Viñado Perez, Gema Codina Grau, Virginia Rodríguez Garrido, Andres Antón Pagarolas, Juliana Esperalba Esquerra, Ariadna Rando Segura, Alba Mir Cros, Yannick Hoyos Mallecot, Joan Joseph Munné, Tomàs Pumarola Suñé, Mayli Lung Suarez, Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández, Albert Moreno Mingorance, Maria Piñana Moro, Aroa Silgado Gimenez, Elena Sulleiro Igual, Lidia Goterris Bonet, Josep Roca Grande, Alejandra Gonzalez Sánchez, Narcís Saubí Roca, Jesus Trejo Zahinos
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 0.01
Reference: 2021 SGR 01129
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

Development of a new intelligent and predictive tool for the early diagnosis and improved treatment of sepsis.

IP: Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Ricard Ferrer Roca, Juan Carlos Ruiz Rodriguez, Josep Roca Grande
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 339371
Reference: CPP2021-008464
Duration: 14/02/2022 - 13/02/2025

Ministerio de Ciencia

PROGRAMA DE CRIBATJE UNIVERSAL DE CMV AL PRIMER TRIMESTRE DE L'EMBARÀS: ESTUDI PILOT MULTICENTRIC A L'AREA DE BARCELONA (ESTUDI CITEMB)

IP: Maria Ángeles Sánchez Durán
Collaborators: Josefa Élida Vázquez Méndez, Nerea Maiz Elizaran, Ma Teresa Higueras Sanz, Juliana Esperalba Esquerra, Carlota Rodó Rodríguez, Maite Avilés García, Marie Antoinette Frick
Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut
Funding: 78897.17
Reference: SLT021/21/000051
Duration: 01/04/2022 - 31/12/2024

Publications

Adenovirus-induced hemorrhagic cystitis after CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in a patient with large B-cell lymphoma.

PMID: 37718888
Journal: Immunotherapy
Year: 2023
Reference: Immunotherapy. 2023 Sep 18. doi: 10.2217/imt-2023-0111.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Albasanz-Puig, Adaia; Albasanz-Puig, Adaia; Barba, Pere; Barba, Pere; Beas, Francisco; Carpio, Cecilia; Carpio, Cecilia; Esperalba, Juliana; Esperalba, Juliana; Iacoboni, Gloria et al.
DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0111

Impact of very early antiretroviral therapy during acute HIV infection on long-term immunovirological outcomes.

PMID: 37726066
Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2023
Reference: Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Sep 17:S1201-9712(23)00722-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.09.009.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alvarez-Lopez, Patricia; Alvarez-Lopez, Patricia; Arando, Maider; Arando, Maider; Burgos, Joaquin; Burgos, Joaquin; Buzon, Maria Jose; Buzon, Maria Jose; Curran, Adrian; Curran, Adrian et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.09.009

A single-dose strategy for immunization with live attenuated vaccines is an effective option before treatment initiation in multiple sclerosis patients.

PMID: 37728389
Journal: Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Year: 2023
Reference: Mult Scler. 2023 Sep 20:13524585231200303. doi: 10.1177/13524585231200303.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arrambide, Georgina; Bollo, Luca; Borras-Bemejo, Blanca; Braga, Nathane; Carbonell, Pere; Carvajal, Rene; Castillo, Joaquin; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro; Cobo-Calvo, Alvaro; Comabella, Manuel et al.
DOI: 10.1177/13524585231200303

Oral fosfomycin for treatment of acute bacterial prostatitis caused by multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales.

PMID: 37737627
Journal: Microbiology Spectrum
Year: 2023
Reference: Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Sep 22:e0213623. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02136-23.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arando, Maider; Arando, Maider; Burgos, Joaquin; Burgos, Joaquin; Falco, Vicenc; Falco, Vicenc; Ferre-Losa, Carles; Hoyos-Mallecot, Yannick; Hoyos-Mallecot, Yannick; Los-Arcos, Ibai et al.
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02136-23

A side-by-side comparison of the performance and time-and-motion data of VITEK MS.

PMID: 35841452
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECT
Year: 2022
Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Jul 16. pii: 10.1007/s10096-022-04472-x. doi: 10.1007/s10096-022-04472-x.
Impact factor: 3.267
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Capron, Nicolas, Louis, Barbara, Lassus, Anna, Pumarola, Tomas, Larrosa, M Nieves, Gonzalez-Lopez, Juan Jose, Jissam, Ali, Gaskin, Mark, Yamamura, Deborah, Caruso, Arnaldo et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-022-04472-x

Genomic features of predominant non-PCV13 serotypes responsible for adult invasive pneumococcal disease in Spain.

PMID: 35815569
Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2022
Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022 Jul 11. pii: 6639590. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac199.
Impact factor: 5.79
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Cercenado, Emilia, Larrosa, Nieves, Quesada, M feminine Dolores, Yuste, Jose, Casabella, Antonio, Cubero, Meritxell, Marimon, Jose Maria, Dominguez, M Angeles, Carrera-Salinas, Anna, Camara, Jordi et al.
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac199

Characteristics of 24 SARS-CoV-2-Sequenced Reinfection Cases in a Tertiary Hospital in Spain.

PMID: 35722299
Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
Year: 2022
Reference: Front Microbiol. 2022 May 26;13:876409. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.876409. eCollection 2022.
Impact factor: 5.64
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Codina, Maria Gema, Martin, Maria Carmen, Castillo, Carla, Garcia-Comunas, Karen, Vasquez-Mercado, Rodrigo, Martins-Martins, Reginald, Colomer-Castell, Sergi, Pumarola, Tomas, Campins, Magda, Quer, Josep et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.876409

Invasive pneumococcal disease in children under 60 months before and after availability of 13-valent conjugate vaccine.

PMID: 34238710
Journal: ANALES DE PEDIATRIA
Year: 2022
Reference: An Pediatr (Engl Ed). 2022 Jun;96(6):501-510. doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2021.06.005. Epub 2021 Jul 6.
Impact factor: 1.5
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Martinez-Osorio, Johanna, Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose, Moraga-Llop, Fernando, Diaz, Alvaro, Hernandez, Sergi, Sole-Ribalta, Anna, Gonzalez-Peris, Sebastia, Izquierdo, Conchita, Esteva, Cristina, Codina, Gemma et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2021.06.005

Changes in the microbiological diagnosis and epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in real-time PCR era: A six-year experience in a referral center in Barcelona.

PMID: 34758023
Journal: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Year: 2021
Reference: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Nov 10;15(11):e0009884. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009884. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Impact factor: 4.411
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Silgado, Aroa, Armas, Mayuli, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Goterris, Lidia, Ubals, Maria, Temprana-Salvador, Jordi, Aparicio, Gloria, Chicharro, Carmen, Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Ferrer, Berta et al.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009884

Identification of Recent Tuberculosis Exposure Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus, a Multicenter Study.

PMID: 34756079
Journal: Microbiology Spectrum
Year: 2021
Reference: Microbiol Spectr. 2021 Dec 22;9(3):e0097221. doi: 10.1128/Spectrum.00972-21. Epub 2021 Nov 10.
Impact factor: 7.171
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Balcells, Maria Elvira, Gazel, Deniz, Montiel, Natalia, Vicente, Diego, Goic-Barisic, Ivana, Schon, Thomas, Paues, Jakob, Marekovic, Ivana, Cacho-Calvo, Juana, Barac, Aleksandra et al.
DOI: 10.1128/Spectrum.00972-21

Isolation strategy for controlling the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms: Is this still an essential option in hospitals?

PMID: 34736746
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2021
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2021 Nov;39(9):425-428. doi: 10.1016/j.eimce.2021.04.007.
Impact factor: 1.731
Publication type: Editorail in international publication
Authors: Larrosa, Maria Nieves, Almirante, Benito et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimce.2021.04.007

Analytical Evaluation of Dried Blood Spot and Rapid Diagnostic Test as a New Strategy for Serological Community Screening for Chronic Chagas Disease.

PMID: 34604116
Journal: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Year: 2021
Reference: Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021 Sep 15;11:736630. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.736630. eCollection 2021.
Impact factor: 5.293
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Silgado, Aroa, Gual-Gonzalez, Lidia, Oliveira-Souto, Ines, Goterris, Lidia, Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Esperalba, Juliana, Gomez-I-Prat, Jordi, Fernandez-Naval, Candela, Molina, Israel, Pumarola, Tomas et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.736630

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Barcelona during a five-year period, 2013 to 2017.

PMID: 33094716
Journal: Eurosurveillance
Year: 2020
Reference: Euro Surveill. 2020 Oct;25(42). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.42.1900576.
Impact factor: 6.454
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alberny, Mireia, Jane, Mireia, Larrosa, Nieves, Pumarola, Tomas, Hoyos-Mallecot, Yannick, Serra-Pladevall, Judit, Barbera, Maria Jesus, Hernandez, Marta, El Ouazzani, Rachid, Vinado, Belen et al.
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.42.1900576

Isolated cerebral mucormycosis associated with intravenous drug use.

PMID: 33067115
Journal: JOURNAL DE MYCOLOGIE MEDICALE
Year: 2020
Reference: J Mycol Med. 2020 Dec;30(4):101046. doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2020.101046. Epub 2020 Oct 6.
Impact factor: 1.56
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Dura-Miralles, X, Escola-Verge, L, Moreno, D, Martinez-Ricarte, F, Lung, M, Fernandez-Hidalgo, N, Auger, C, Martin-Gomez, M-T et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2020.101046

Erratum for Hernandez et al., "Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Influenza Activity in a Pediatric Population: Impact of PCV13 Vaccination in Epidemic and Nonepidemic Influenza Periods".

PMID: 32963082
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Year: 2020
Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Sep 22;58(10). pii: 58/10/e02021-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02021-20. Print 2020 Sep 22.
Impact factor: 5.897
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose, Dominguez, Angela, Moraga-Llop, Fernando, Diaz, Alvaro, Codina, Maria Gemma, Izquierdo, Conchita, Hernandez, Sergi, Munoz-Almagro, Carmen, Ciruela, Pilar, Soldevila, Nuria et al.
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02021-20

Comparison of DNA extraction methods and real-time PCR assays for the molecular diagnostics of chronic Chagas disease.

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

A case report of long treatment with Itraconazole in a patient with chronic Chagas disease.

PMID: 31706289
Journal: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2019
Reference: BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 9;19(1):956. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4608-9.
Impact factor: 2.565
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bosch-Nicolau, Pau, Salvador, Fernando, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Sulleiro, Elena, Burgos, Joaquin, Molina, Israel et al.
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4608-9

Risk factors associated with severe outcomes in adult hospitalized patients according to influenza type and subtype.

PMID: 30633778
Journal: PLoS One
Year: 2019
Reference: PLoS One. 2019 Jan 11;14(1):e0210353. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210353. eCollection 2019.
Impact factor: 2.776
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Martinez, Ana, Soldevila, Nuria, Romero-Tamarit, Arantxa, Torner, Nuria, Godoy, Pere, Rius, Cristina, Jane, Mireia, Dominguez, Angela, Antón Pagarolas, Andres, Pumarola Suñé, Tomàs et al.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210353

External validation of the INCREMENT-CPE mortality score in a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia cohort: the prognostic significance of colistin resistance.

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

Molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia using oral wash samples in immunocompromised patients: usefulness and importance of the DNA target.

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

Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with Dientamoeba fragilis Infection.

PMID: 30328410
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Year: 2018
Reference: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Nov;99(5):1170-1173. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0433.
Impact factor: 2.564
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Miguel, Lucia, Salvador, Fernando, Sulleiro, Elena, Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Molina-Morant, Daniel, Lopez, Isabel, Molina, Israel et al.
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0433

Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Association of Molecular Factors With the Source of Infection.

PMID: 30319561
Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
Year: 2018
Reference: Front Microbiol. 2018 Sep 25;9:2210. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02210. eCollection 2018.
Impact factor: 4.019
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Perez-Montarelo, Dafne, Viedma, Esther, Larrosa, Nieves, Gomez-Gonzalez, Carmen, Ruiz de Gopegui, Enrique, Munoz-Gallego, Irene, San Juan, Rafael, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Almirante, Benito, Chaves, Fernando et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02210

Serotype, virulence profile, antimicrobial resistance and macrolide-resistance determinants in Streptococcus agalactiae isolates in pregnant women and neonates in Catalonia, Spain.

PMID: 29029763
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2018
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2018 Oct;36(8):472-477. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2017.08.006. Epub 2017 Oct 10.
Impact factor: 1.707
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Lopez, Yuly, Parra, Elena, Cepas, Virginio, Sanfeliu, Isabel, Juncosa, Teresa, Andreu, Antonia, Xercavins, Mariona, Perez, Josefa, Sanz, Sergi, Vergara, Andrea et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2017.08.006

Prognosis of Clostridium difficile infection in adult oncohaematological patients: experience from a large prospective observational study.

PMID: 30073433
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2018
Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Nov;37(11):2075-2082. doi: 10.1007/s10096-018-3341-4. Epub 2018 Aug 2.
Impact factor: 2.537
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Barba, Pere, Aguilar-Company, Juan, Rodriguez, Virginia, Roig, Gloria, Ferrer, Carmen, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Almirante, Benito, Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors, Larrainzar-Coghen, Thais et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-018-3341-4

Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and Other Intestinal Parasite Infections in School Children in a Rural Area of Angola: A Cross-Sectional Study.

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

Effectiveness of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in preventing invasive pneumococcal disease in children aged 7-59 months. A matched case-control study.

PMID: 28806737
Journal: PLoS One
Year: 2017
Reference: PLoS One. 2017 Aug 14;12(8):e0183191. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183191. eCollection 2017.
Impact factor: 2.806
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: F de Sevilla, Mariona, Dominguez, Angela, Ciruela, Pilar, Hernandez, Sergi, Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose, Soldevila, Nuria, Izquierdo, Conchita, Moraga-Llop, Fernando, Diaz, Alvaro, Uriona, Sonia et al.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183191

Outbreak of intestinal amoebiasis among men who have sex with men, Barcelona (Spain), October 2016 and January 2017.

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

Imported Zika Virus in a European City: How to Prevent Local Transmission?

PMID: 28769893
Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
Year: 2017
Reference: Front Microbiol. 2017 Jul 18;8:1319. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01319. eCollection 2017.
Impact factor: 4.076
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Millet, Joan-Pau, Montalvo, Tomas, Bueno-Mari, Ruben, Romero-Tamarit, Arancha, Prats-Uribe, Albert, Fernandez, Lidia, Camprubi, Esteve, Del Bano, Lucia, Peracho, Victor, Figuerola, Jordi et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01319

Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility in Barcelona: penA, ponA, mtrR, and porB mutations and NG-MAST sequence types associated with decreased susceptibility to cephalosporins.

PMID: 27255221
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2016
Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Sep;35(9):1549-56. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2696-7. Epub 2016 Jun 2.
Impact factor: 2.857
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Serra-Pladevall, J, Barbera, M J, Rodriguez, S, Bartolome-Comas, R, Roig, G, Juve, R, Andreu, A et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2696-7

Serotypes and Clonal Diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Invasive Disease in the Era of PCV13 in Catalonia, Spain.

PMID: 26953887
Journal: PLoS One
Year: 2016
Reference: PLoS One. 2016 Mar 8;11(3):e0151125. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151125. eCollection 2016.
Impact factor: 3.057
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Del Amo, Eva, Esteva, Cristina, Hernandez-Bou, Susanna, Galles, Carmen, Navarro, Marian, Sauca, Goretti, Diaz, Alvaro, Gassiot, Paula, Marti, Carmina, Larrosa, Nieves et al.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151125

[Screening of parasitic diseases in the asymptomatic immigrant population].

PMID: 27474244
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2016
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Jul;34 Suppl 3:25-31. doi: 10.1016/S0213-005X(16)30216-6.
Impact factor: 1.53
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Goterris, Lidia, Bocanegra, Cristina, Serre-Delcor, Nuria, Moure, Zaira, Trevino, Begona, Zarzuela, Francesc, Espasa, Mateu, Sulleiro, Elena et al.
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-005X(16)30216-6

Prolonged Zika Virus Viremia during Pregnancy.

PMID: 27959695
Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Year: 2016
Reference: N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 29;375(26):2611-2613. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1607580. Epub 2016 Dec 7.
Impact factor: 59.558
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Carreras, Elena, Pumarola, Tomas, Boix, Hector, Sanchez-Seco, Maria P, Suy, Anna, Sulleiro, Elena, Rodo, Carlota, Vazquez, Elida, Bocanegra, Cristina, Molina, Israel et al.
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1607580

Concurrent Infection With Dengue Type 4 and Plasmodium falciparum Acquired in Haiti.

PMID: 26212051
Journal: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
Year: 2015
Reference: J Travel Med. 2015 Sep;22(5):345-7. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12222. Epub 2015 Jul 25.
Impact factor: 1.579
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Serre, Nuria, Franco, Leticia, Sulleiro, Elena, Rubio, Jose M, Zarzuela, Francesc, Molero, Francisca, Tenorio, Antonio et al.
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12222

Changes in malaria epidemiology in a rural area of Cubal, Angola.

PMID: 25604647
Journal: MALARIA JOURNAL
Year: 2015
Reference: Malar J. 2015 Jan 21;14:21. doi: 10.1186/s12936-014-0540-z.
Impact factor: 3.109
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Meredith, Warren, Lopez, Teresa, Moreno, Milagros, Molina, Israel, Sulleiro, Elena, Eugenio, Arlette N, Bocanegra, Cristina, Salvador, Fernando, Cossio, Yolima, Riera, Marta et al.
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-014-0540-z

Clinical and microbiological profile of a retrospective cohort of enteric fever in 2 Spanish tertiary hospitals.

PMID: 26020383
Journal: MEDICINE
Year: 2015
Reference: Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 May;94(21):e791. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000791.
Impact factor: 5.723
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian, Martinez-Perez, Angela, Perez-Molina, Jose Antonio, Gonzalez-Lopez, Juan Jose, Lopez-Velez, Rogelio, Salvador, Fernando, Sanchez, Irene, Planes, Anna M, Molina, Israel et al.
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000791

Immunosuppression and Chagas disease; experience from a non-endemic country.

PMID: 26055418
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2015
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Sep;21(9):854-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.05.033. Epub 2015 Jun 5.
Impact factor: 5.768
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Trevino, B, Pou, D, Sulleiro, E, Bocanegra, C, Molina, I, Roure, S, Serre, N, Valerio, L, Sanchez-Montalva, A, Salvador, F et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.05.033

Gram-negative prosthetic joint infection: outcome of a debridement, antibiotics and implant retention approach. A large multicentre study.

PMID: 24766536
Journal: CLIN MICROBIOL INFEC
Year: 2014
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Nov;20(11):O911-9. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12649. Epub 2014 Jun 14.
Impact factor: 5.197
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ariza, J, Rodriguez-Pardo, D, Pigrau, C, Lora-Tamayo, J, Soriano, A, del Toro, M D, Cobo, J, Palomino, J, Euba, G, Riera, M et al.
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12649

Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a non-endemic country: epidemiological and clinical profile.

PMID: 24329884
Journal: CLIN MICROBIOL INFEC
Year: 2014
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Jul;20(7):706-12. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12443. Epub 2013 Dec 12.
Impact factor: 4.578
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Salvador, F, Trevino, B, Sulleiro, E, Pou, D, Sanchez-Montalva, A, Cabezos, J, Soriano, A, Serre, N, Gomez I Prat, J, Pahissa, A et al.
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12443

Emergence of resistance to daptomycin in a cohort of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus persistent bacteraemia treated with daptomycin.

PMID: 24107389
Journal: JAIDS-J ACQ IMM DEF
Year: 2014
Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014 Feb;69(2):568-71. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt396. Epub 2013 Oct 9.
Impact factor: 5.439
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ojeda, 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: 10.1093/jac/dkt396

[Empirical antimicrobial therapy in ICU admitted patients. Influence of microbiological confirmation on the length of treatment].

PMID: 25536429
Journal: REV ESP QUIM
Year: 2014
Reference: Rev Esp Quimioter. 2014 Dec;27(4):252-60.
Impact factor: 0.905
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Nuvials, X, Arnau, E, Serra, J, Alcaraz, R, Caballero, J, Laborda, C, Perez, M, Larrosa, M N, Palomar, M et al.
DOI:

Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection and risk factors for unfavorable clinical outcomes: Results of a hospital-based study in Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 23447638
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Year: 2013
Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2013 May;51(5):1465-73. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03352-12. Epub 2013 Feb 27.
Impact factor: 4.068
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Pahissa, Albert, Rodriguez-Pardo, Dolors, Almirante, Benito, Bartolome, Rosa M, Pomar, Virginia, Mirelis, Beatriz, Navarro, Ferran, Soriano, Alex, Sorli, Luisa, Martinez-Montauti, Joaquin et al.
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03352-12

Tuberculosis diagnosed in a rural setting in Angola. Accuracy of follow-up sputum smears to predict outcome.

PMID: 23432857
Journal: Pathogens and Global Health
Year: 2013
Reference: Pathog Glob Health. 2013 Jan;107(1):5-10. doi: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000066.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Falco, Vicenc, Lopez, Teresa, Moreno, Milagros, Salvador, Fernando, Zacarias, Adriano, Carvalho, Rosa de, Tomas, Estevao, Estevao, Gabriel, Eugenio, Arlette Nindia, Burgos, Joaquin et al.
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000066

Are risk factors associated with invasive pneumococcal disease according to different serotypes?

PMID: 23295982
Journal: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Year: 2013
Reference: Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Mar;9(3):712-9. Epub 2013 Jan 7.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Ciruela, Pilar, Soldevila, Nuria, Selva, Laura, Hernandez, Sergi, Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose, Moraga, Fernando, de Sevilla, Mariona F, Codina, Gemma, Planes, Ana Maria, Esteva, Cristina et al.
DOI:

Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of acquired AmpC beta-lactamases and carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae isolates from 35 hospitals in Spain.

PMID: 22956023
Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Year: 2013
Reference: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Feb;32(2):253-9. doi: 10.1007/s10096-012-1737-0. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
Impact factor: 3.024
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Miro, E, Aguero, J, Larrosa, M N, Fernandez, A, Conejo, M C, Bou, G, Gonzalez-Lopez, J J, Lara, N, Martinez-Martinez, L, Oliver, A et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1737-0

A Campylobacter outbreak in a Barcelona school.

PMID: 22425422
Journal: ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
Year: 2012
Reference: Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2012 May;30(5):243-5. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2011.10.004. Epub 2012 Mar 16.
Impact factor: 1.491
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2011.10.004

Clinical Presentation of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Spain in the Era of Heptavalent Conjugate Vaccine.

PMID: 22173137
Journal: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Year: 2012
Reference: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Feb;31(2):124-8.
Impact factor: 3.577
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318241d09e

Lymphogranuloma venereum: a hidden emerging problem, Barcelona, 2011.

PMID: 22264862
Journal: Eurosurveillance
Year: 2012
Reference: Euro Surveill. 2012 Jan 12;17(2). pii: 20057.
Impact factor: 6.153
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Vargas-Leguas, H, Garcia de Olalla, P, Arando, M, Armengol, P, Barbera, Mj, Vall, M, Vives, A, Martin-Ezquerra, G, Alsina, M, Blanco, J et al.
DOI:

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in HIV-Infected Adults: Clinical Changes After the Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Children.

PMID: 22156821
Journal: JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
Year: 2012
Reference: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Jan 1;59(1):31-8.
Impact factor: 4.425
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Garau, Margarita, Riera, Melcior, Crespo, Manuel, Navarro, Jordi, Van den Eynde, Eva, Planes, Ana Maria, Ribera, Esteban, Pahissa, Albert, Falco, Vicenc, Curran, Adrian et al.
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31823d0f5f

Serotypes and clones causing invasive pneumococcal disease before the use of new conjugate vaccines in Catalonia, Spain.

PMID: 21679725
Journal: JOURNAL OF INFECTION
Year: 2011
Reference: J Infect. 2011 Aug;63(2):151-62. Epub 2011 Jun 12.
Impact factor: 3.805
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.06.002

National survey of Escherichia coli causing extraintestinal infections reveals the spread of drug-resistant clonal groups O25b:H4-B2-ST131, O15:H1-D-ST393 and CGA-D-ST69 with high virulence gene content in Spain.

PMID: 21669946
Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2011
Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011 Sep;66(9):2011-21. Epub 2011 Jun 13.
Impact factor: 4.659
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr235

Safety of liver transplantation performed with Chagas seropositive donors to seronegative recipients.

PMID: 21618698
Journal: LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2011
Reference: Liver Transpl. 2011 Nov;17(11):1304-8. doi: 10.1002/lt.22346.
Impact factor: 3.068
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22346

Prognosis of left-sided infective endocarditis in patients transferred to a tertiary-care hospital-prospective analysis of referral bias and influence of inadequate antimicrobial treatment.

PMID: 20636419
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2011
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 May;17(5):769-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03314.x.
Impact factor: 4.784
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03314.x

Epidemiological and clinical features of norovirus gastroenteritis in outbreaks: a population-based study.

PMID: 19548928
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2010
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 Jan;16(1):39-44. Epub .
Impact factor: 4.014
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arias, C, Sala, M R, Dominguez, A, Torner, N, Ruiz, L, Martinez, A, Bartolome, R, de Simon, M, Buesa, J et al.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02831.x

Isolation and characterization of potentially pathogenic antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli strains from chicken and pig farms in Spain.

PMID: 20228098
Journal: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Year: 2010
Reference: Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 May;76(9):2799-805. Epub 2010 Mar 12.
Impact factor: 3.686
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: , , , , , , , , , et al.
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02421-09

Influence of testing methodology on the tigecycline activity profile against presumably tigecycline-non-susceptible Acinetobacter spp.

PMID: 19451133
Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2009
Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Jul;64(1):69-72.
Impact factor: 4.328
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Casal, M, Rodriguez, F, Johnson, B, Garduno, E, Tubau, F, de Lejarazu, R Ortiz, Tenorio, A, Gimenez, M J, Bartolome, R, Garcia-Rey, C et al.
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp169

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of community-acquired, healthcare-associated and nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureus in Spain.

PMID: 19456840
Journal: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2009
Reference: Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Dec;15(12):1111-8.
Impact factor: 3.554
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Amador, C, Blazquez, J, Dominguez, C, Mirete, C, Gea, M, Bermudez, M, Alarcon, T, Cuevas, C, Carrasco, N, Jimeno, J et al.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02717.x

Foodborne outbreak of gastroenteritis due to Norovirus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

PMID: 18667107
Journal: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Year: 2009
Reference: Epidemiol Infect. 2009 May;137(5):626-9.
Impact factor: 2.36
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Sala, M R, Arias, C, Dominguez, A, Bartolome, R, Muntada, J M et al.
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808001040

Structure and urovirulence characteristics of the fecal Escherichia coli population among healthy women.

PMID: 19110067
Journal: MICROBES AND INFECTION
Year: 2009
Reference: Microbes Infect. 2009 Feb;11(2):274-80.
Impact factor: 2.801
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Moreno, Eva, Johnson, James R, Perez, Teresa, Prats, Guillem, Kuskowski, Michael A, Andreu, Antonia et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.12.002

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