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Magnetic Bead Handling Using a Paper-Based Device for Quantitative Point-of-Care Testing
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Arias-Alpízar, Kevin (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Sánchez-Cano, Ana (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Prat-Trunas, Judit (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Sulleiro Igual, Elena (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Bosch-Nicolau, Pau (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Salvador, Fernando (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Oliveira, Inés (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Molina Romero, Israel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Baldrich, Eva (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) have been extensively proposed as ideal tools for point-of-care (POC) testing with minimal user training and technical requirements. However, most μPADs use dried bioreagents, which complicate production, reduce device reproducibility and stability, and require transport and storage under temperature and humidity-controlled conditions. [...]
2022 - 10.3390/bios12090680
Biosensors, Vol. 12 (august 2022)
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Opportunistic Community Screening of Chronic Chagas Disease Using a Rapid Diagnosis Test in Pharmacies in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) : Study Protocol and Pilot Phase Results
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Silgado, Aroa (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Bosch-Nicolau, Pau (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Cervià, Ariadna (Col·legi de Farmacèutics de Barcelona) ;
Gómez i Prat, Jordi (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Bagaria, Guillermo (Col·legi de Farmacèutics de Barcelona) ;
Rodríguez, Cristina (Col·legi de Farmacèutics de Barcelona) ;
Goterris, Lidia (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Serre-Delcor, Núria (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Oliveira-Souto, Inés (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Salvador, Fernando (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Molina Romero, Israel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Sulleiro Igual, Elena (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
This study aimed to report the protocol and results from the pilot phase of an opportunistic CP-based CD screening program in Barcelona, Spain. Three strategies according to recruitment approach were designed: passive, active and active-community. [...]
2022 - 10.3389/ijph.2022.1605386
International Journal of Public Health, Vol. 67 (november 2022)
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Civil Engineering and Malaria Risk : A Descriptive Study in a Rural Area of Cubal, Angola
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Gil Olivas, Eva (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ;
Bruguera, Andreu (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Eugenio, Arlete Nindia E. (Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz (Cubal, Angola)) ;
Nunda, João José (Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz (Cubal, Angola)) ;
Tchiyanga, Armindo (Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz (Cubal, Angola)) ;
Ekavo, Fernando Graça (Hospital Municipal, Cubal 615, Angola) ;
Cambali, Adriano (Public Health Department, Cubal 610, Angola) ;
Moreno, Milagros (Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz (Cubal, Angola)) ;
Bocanegra García, Cristina (Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz (Cubal, Angola)) ;
Aznar, Maria Luisa (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ;
Salvador, Fernando (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ;
Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ;
Molina Romero, Israel (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
(1) Background: Angola is among the high-burden countries with malaria cases globally. After 2013, we suspected an increase in the number of malaria cases in Cubal (Angola), previously in decline. Our objective was to evaluate the incidence rate in Cubal, overall and by neighborhood, for 2014, 2015, and 2016. [...]
2023 - 10.3390/tropicalmed8020096
Tropical medicine and infectious disease, Vol. 8 (february 2023)
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HTLV-1/2 Infection in Blood Donors from a Non-Endemic Area (Catalonia, Spain) between 2008 and 2017 : A 10-Year Experience
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Piron, Maria (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Salvador, Fernando (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Caballero Requero, Estrella (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Bes, Marta (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Casamitjana, Natàlia (Banc de Sang i Teixits de Catalunya) ;
Puig Sanz, Lluís (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas) ;
Molina Romero, Israel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Sauleda, Silvia (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) screening is not mandatory in Spanish blood banks. In Catalonia, selective screening was introduced in 2008, followed by universal screening in 2011. [...]
2022 - 10.3390/v14091975
Viruses, Vol. 14 (september 2022)
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Risk of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among travellers visiting friends and relatives to continental Latin America
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Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Salinas, Catalina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ;
Sullerio, Elena (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Salvador, Fernando (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Bosch-Nicolau, Pau (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Crespillo-Andújar, Clara (Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Madrid)) ;
Trigo, Elena (Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid)) ;
Roure, Silvia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ;
Valerio, Lluís (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ;
Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Molina Romero, Israel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)
Chagas disease (CD) is regarded as a possible risk for travellers to endemic areas of continental Latin America (LA). The aim of the study is to determine the risk of Trypanosoma cruzi (TC) infection among travellers to CD endemic areas and to identify risk factors for acquiring TC infection. [...]
2021 - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009528
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Vol. 15 (july 2021)
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Previously Infected and Non-Infected Cohorts of Health Workers at High Risk of Exposure
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Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Fernandez-Naval, Candela (Vall d'Hebron Institut d'Oncologia) ;
Antón, Andrés (Vall d'Hebron Institut d'Oncologia) ;
Durà, Xavier (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Vimes, Alba (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Silgado, Aroa (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Velásquez-Orozco, Fernando (Vall d'Hebron Institut d'Oncologia) ;
Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Salvador, Fernando (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Pumarola Suñé, Tomàs (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Almirante Gragera, Benito (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Esperalba, Juliana (Vall d'Hebron Institut d'Oncologia) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The objective of this study is to assess the risk of newly acquired RNA detection-proven SARS-CoV-2 infection after previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. This is a prospective study conducted from March to September 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. [...]
2021 - 10.3390/jcm10091968
Journal of clinical medicine, Vol. 10 (may 2021)
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Blastocystis sp. Carriage and Irritable Bowel Syndrome : Is the Association Already Established?
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Salvador, Fernando (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Lobo Álvarez, Beatriz (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Goterris, Lidia (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Alonso Cotoner, Carmen (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Santos, Javier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ;
Sulleiro Igual, Elena (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Bailo, Begoña (National Centre of Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain; (B.B.); (D.C.); (I.F.)) ;
Carmena, David (National Centre of Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain; (B.B.); (D.C.); (I.F.)) ;
Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Bosch-Nicolau, Pau (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Fuentes, Isabel (National Centre of Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain; (B.B.); (D.C.); (I.F.)) ;
Molina, Israel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)
The intestinal protist Blastocystis sp. is one of the most common intestinal parasites observed in humans, and has a worldwide distribution, being more prevalent in developing countries. Although this parasite has been described decades ago, the pathogenic potential it is still not understood completely. [...]
2021 - 10.3390/biology10040340
Biology, Vol. 10 (april 2021)
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Clinical and Microbiological Profile of a Retrospective Cohort of Enteric Fever in 2 Spanish Tertiary Hospitals
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Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Martínez-Pérez, Ángela (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Pérez-Molina, José Antonio (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
González-López, Juanjo (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Lopez-Vélez, Rogelio (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Salvador, Fernando (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Sánchez Brualla, Irene (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Planes, Anna M. (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Molina Romero, Israel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Enteric fever in high-income countries is diagnosed mainly in patients returning from endemic countries. We assess the clinical, microbiological, and prognosis aspects of enteric fever in 2 Spanish tertiary hospitals. [...]
2015 - 10.1097/MD.0000000000000791
Medicine, Vol. 94 (may 2015)
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Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in a Tuberculosis Low-Burden Country
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Salvador, Fernando (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Los-Arcos, Ibai (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Tórtola Fernández, María Teresa (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Curran, Adrian (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Villar, A. (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Saborit, Nuria (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Castellvi, Josep (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Molina Romero, Israel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The aim of this article is to describe epidemiological and clinical data of patients with tuberculous lymphadenitis (TL) and evaluate the yield of the diagnostic techniques employed. Retrospective observational study was performed at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. [...]
2015 - 10.1097/MD.0000000000000509
Medicine, Vol. 94 (january 2015)
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