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19 p, 168.0 KB Role of C reactive protein and procalcitonin in the diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection in children in the outpatient setting / Pérez-López, Andrés (Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar) ; Irwin, Adam (Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service) ; Rodrigo, Carlos (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pediatria, Obstetrícia i Ginecologia i Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública) ; Prat-Aymerich, Cristina (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Discriminating between viral and bacterial lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in children in ambulatory care using clinical features alone is challenging. Biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) have a limited capacity to rule in bacterial pneumonia in ambulatory settings where the prevalence of bacterial pneumonia is low. [...]
2021 - 10.1136/bmj.n1409
The BMJ, Vol. 373 Núm. 11 (november 2021) , p. n1409  
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16 p, 711.5 KB Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections : Individual patient data meta-analysis / Stuart, Beth L. (University of Southampton (Regne Unit). Faculty of Medicine) ; Hounkpatin, Hilda Osafo (University of Southampton (Regne Unit). Faculty of Medicine) ; Becque, Taeko (University of Southampton (Regne Unit). Faculty of Medicine) ; Yao, Guiqing Lily (University of Leicester (Regne Unit). College of Life Sciences) ; Zhu, Shihua (University of Southampton (Regne Unit). Faculty of Medicine) ; Alonso-Coello, Pablo (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Altiner, Attila (Rostock University Medical Center (Alemanya). Institute of General Practice) ; Arroll, Bruce (University of Auckland (Nova Zelanda). Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care) ; Böhning, Dankmar (University of Southampton (Regne Unit). Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute) ; Bostock, Jennifer (King's College London (Regne Unit)) ; Bucher, Heiner (University Hospital Basel (Basilea, Suïssa)) ; Chao, Jennifer H. (State University of New York Downstate (Nova York)) ; de la Poza Abad, Mariam (Institut Català de la Salut) ; Francis, Nick (University of Southampton (Regne Unit). Faculty of Medicine) ; Gillespie, David C. (Cardiff University (Regne Unit). School of Medicine) ; Hay, Alastair D. (University of Bristol (Regne Unit). Bristol Medical School) ; Kenealy, Timothy (University of Auckland (Nova Zelanda). Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care) ; Löffler, Christin (Rostock University Medical Center (Alemanya). Institute of General Practice) ; McCormick, David P. (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (Estats Units). Department of Pediatrics) ; Mas Dalmau, Gemma (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Muñoz, Laura (Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya) ; Samuel, Kirsty (University of Leeds (Regne Unit). Leeds Institute for Health Sciences) ; Moore, Michael (University of Southampton (Regne Unit). Faculty of Medicine) ; Little, Paul S. (University of Southampton (Regne Unit). Faculty of Medicine)
AbstractObjective To assess the overall effect of delayed antibiotic prescribing on average symptom severity for patients with respiratory tract infections in the community, and to identify any factors modifying this effect. [...]
2021 - 10.1136/bmj.n808
The BMJ, Vol. 373 (april 2021) , p. n808  
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22 p, 1.6 MB Review of the speculative role of co-infections in Streptococcus suis -associated diseases in pigs / Obradovic, Milan R. (University of Montreal. Groupe de Recherche Sur Les Maladies Infectieuses en Production Animale) ; Segura, Mariela (University of Montreal. Groupe de Recherche Sur Les Maladies Infectieuses en Production Animale) ; Segalés Coma, Joaquim (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal) ; Gottschalk, Marcelo (University of Montreal. Groupe de Recherche Sur Les Maladies Infectieuses en Production Animale)
Streptococcus suis is one of the most important bacterial swine pathogens affecting post-weaned piglets, causing mainly meningitis, arthritis and sudden death. It not only results in severe economic losses but also raises concerns over animal welfare and antimicrobial resistance and remains an important zoonotic agent in some countries. [...]
2021 - 10.1186/s13567-021-00918-w
Veterinary research, Vol. 52 (march 2021)  
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6 p, 4.8 MB Bacteria Detection at a Single-Cell Level through a Cyanotype-Based Photochemical Reaction / Dietvorst, Jiri (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona) ; Ferrer-Vilanova, Amparo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ; Iyengar, S. N. (Kungl. Tekniska högskolan (Estocolm (Suècia)) ; Russom, Aman (Kungl. Tekniska högskolan (Estocolm (Suècia)) ; Vigués, Núria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Mas Gordi, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Vilaplana, Lluïsa (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina) ; Marco, María Pilar (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina) ; Guirado López, Gonzalo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ; Muñoz Berbel, Xavier (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona)
The detection of living organisms at very low concentrations is necessary for the early diagnosis of bacterial infections, but it is still challenging as there is a need for signal amplification. Cell culture, nucleic acid amplification, or nanostructure-based signal enhancement are the most common amplification methods, relying on long, tedious, complex, or expensive procedures. [...]
2021 - 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03326
Analytical chemistry, Vol. 94, Issue 2 (January 2021) , p. 787-792  
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9 p, 6.6 MB Sonochemical coating of Prussian Blue for the production of smart bacterial-sensing hospital textiles / Ferrer-Vilanova, Amparo (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona) ; Alonso, Yasmine (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ; Dietvorst, Jiri (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona) ; Pérez-Montero, Marta (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya) ; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rosalía (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya) ; Ivanova, Kristina (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) ; Tzanov, Tzanko (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) ; Vigués, Núria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Mas Gordi, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ; Guirado López, Gonzalo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ; Muñoz Berbel, Xavier (Institut de Microelectrònica de Barcelona)
In healthcare facilities, environmental microbes are responsible for numerous infections leading to patient's health complications and even death. The detection of the pathogens present on contaminated surfaces is crucial, although not always possible with current microbial detection technologies requiring sample collection and transfer to the laboratory. [...]
2021 - 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105317
Ultrasonics sonochemistry, Vol. 70 (January 2021) , art. 105317  
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13 p, 3.0 MB Polystyrene nanoplastics accumulate in ZFL cell lysosomes and in zebrafish larvae after acute exposure, inducing a synergistic immune response in vitro without affecting larval survival in vivo / Brandts, Irene (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Garcia Ordoñez, Marlid (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Tort Bardolet, Lluís (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ; Teles, Mariana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Roher Armentia, Nerea (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
The presence of small-sized plastic particles in marine and freshwater environments is a global problem but their long-term impact on ecosystems and human health is still far from being understood. Nanoplastics (<1000 nm) could pose a real and uncontrolled ecological challenge due to their smaller size and sharp ability to penetrate living organisms at any trophic level. [...]
2020 - 10.1039/d0en00553c
Environmental science. Nano, Vol. 7, Issue 8 (August 2020) , p. 2410-2422  
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17 p, 1.1 MB Recommendations for screening, monitoring, prevention, and prophylaxis of infections in adult and pediatric patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy : a position paper / Los-Arcos, Ibai (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ; Iacoboni, Gloria (Vall d'Hebron Institut d'Oncologia) ; Aguilar-Guisado, Manuela (Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla, Andalusia)) ; Alsina Manrique, Laia (Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Manresa)) ; Díaz de Heredia, Cristina (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ; Fortuny Guasch, Claudia (Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Manresa)) ; Garcia Cadenas, Irene (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Garcia-Vidal, Carolina (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) ; González Vicent, Marta (Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús (Madrid)) ; Hernani, Rafael (Hospital Clínic Universitari (València)) ; Kwon, Mi (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón) ; Machado, Marina (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón) ; Martínez Gómez, Xavier (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ; Ortiz-Maldonado, Valentín (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) ; Pinto Pla, Carolina (Hospital Clínic Universitari (València)) ; Piñana, José Luis (Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (València)) ; Pomar, Virginia (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Reguera-Ortega, Juan Luis (Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (València)) ; Salavert, Miguel (Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (València)) ; Soler-Palacín, Pere (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ; Vázquez López, Lourdes (Hospital Universitario de Salamanca) ; Barba, Pere (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ; Ruiz Camps, Isabel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina)
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is one of the most promising emerging treatments for B-cell malignancies. Recently, two CAR T-cell products (axicabtagene ciloleucel and tisagenlecleucel) have been approved for patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia; many other CAR-T constructs are in research for both hematological and non-hematological diseases. [...]
2020 - 10.1007/s15010-020-01521-5
Infection, september 2020, p. 1-17  
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34 p, 4.2 MB Staphylococcal Bap Proteins Build Amyloid Scaffold Biofilm Matrices in Response to Environmental Signals / Taglialegna, Agustina (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Espanya). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología) ; Navarro, Susanna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Ventura, Salvador (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular) ; Garnett, James A. (Queen Mary University of London. School of Biological and Chemical Sciences) ; Matthews, Steve (Imperial College London. Department of Life Sciences) ; Penades, José R. (University of Glasgow. College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences) ; Lasa, Iñigo (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Espanya). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología) ; Valle, Jaione (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Espanya). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología)
Biofilms are communities of bacteria that grow encased in an extracellular matrix that often contains proteins. The spatial organization and the molecular interactions between matrix scaffold proteins remain in most cases largely unknown. [...]
2016 - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005711
PLOS pathogens, Vol. 12, issue 6 (June 2016) , p. e1005711  
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28 p, 7.6 MB Critical role for a promoter discriminator in RpoS control of virulence in Edwardsiella piscicida / Yin, Kaiyu (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Guan, Yunpeng (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Ma, Ruiqing (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Wei, Lifan (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Liu, Bing (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Liu, Xiaohong (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Zhou, Xiangshan (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Ma, Yue (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Zhang, Yuanxing (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Waldor, M. K. (Harvard Medical School) ; Wang, Qiyao (East China University of Science and Technology. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular
Edwardsiella piscicida is a leading fish pathogen that causes significant economic loses in the aquaculture industry. The pathogen depends on type III and type VI secretion systems (T3/T6SS) for growth and virulence in fish and the expression of both systems is controlled by the EsrB transcription activator. [...]
2018 - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007272
PLOS pathogens, Vol. 14 issue 8 (2018) , art. e1007272  
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11 p, 3.5 MB Mycoplasma genitalium adhesin P110 binds sialic-acid human receptors / Aparicio Alarcón, David (Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona) ; Torres Puig, Sergi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Ratera, Mercè (Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona) ; Querol Murillo, Enrique (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular) ; Piñol Ribas, Jaume (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular) ; Quijada Pich, Oscar (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ; Fita Rodríguez, Ignasi (Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona)
Adhesion of pathogenic bacteria to target cells is a prerequisite for colonization and further infection. The main adhesins of the emerging sexually transmitted pathogen Mycoplasma genitalium, P140 and P110, interact to form a Nap complex anchored to the cell membrane. [...]
2018 - 10.1038/s41467-018-06963-y
Nature communications, Vol. 9 (2018) , art. 4471  

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2 p, 24.8 MB Biosynthesis, optimization and toxicity of metallic nanoparticles with antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity for bacterial infections treatment / Lliso Pascual, Clàudia ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Biociències
2021
Grau en Microbiologia [816]  
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185 p, 6.8 MB Associació d'elements de la resposta immune innata a les infeccions bacterianes en malalties respiratòries cròniques / Perea Soriano, Lídia ; Sibila Vidal, Oriol, dir. ; Vidal i Alcorisa, Sílvia, dir.
Les infeccions bacterianes respiratòries en pacients amb Malaltia Pulmonar Obstructiva Crònica (MPOC) i amb bronquièctasis són una de les principals causes d'empitjorament del pronòstic d'aquestes malalties. [...]
Las infecciones bacterianas respiratorias en pacientes con Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (EPOC) y con bronquiectasias son una de las principales causas de empeoramiento del pronóstico de estas enfermedades. [...]
Respiratory bacterial infections in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and patients with bronchiectasis are one of the main causes of worsening the prognosis. These infections can cause exacerbations, known as episodes of acute worsening of disease symptoms which sometimes require hospitalization to stabilize the infection. [...]

2020  
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142 p, 1.0 MB Infecciones bacterianas en el paciente trasplantado hepático / Pérez-Cameo, Cristina ; Castells, Lluís, dir. ; Len, Oscar, dir. ; Vargas Blasco, Víctor, dir.
L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi és estudiar les infeccions bacterianes en el post trasplantament hepàtic immediat. Els tres estudis inclosos es van dissenyar per analitzar la utilitat i repercussió de diferents mesures dutes a terme a la pràctica clínica habitual per disminuir aquestes infeccions. [...]
El objetivo de esta tesis es estudiar las infecciones bacterianas en el post trasplante hepático inmediato. Los tres estudios que la conforman se diseñaron para analizar la utilidad y repercusión de diferentes medidas que se han llevado a cabo en la práctica clínica habitual para disminuir estas infecciones. [...]
The aim of this thesis is to study bacterial infections in liver recipients, specifically those that appear in the immediate post-operative period. The three studies included in this thesis were designed to analyze the usefulness and impact of different measures that have been implemented in routine clinical practice to reduce these infections. [...]

2020  

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