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Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profile of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Catalonia, Spain, 2016-2019
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Herrero, Mercè (Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya) ;
Broner, Sonia (Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya) ;
Cruells, Adrià (Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya) ;
Esteve, Sílvia (Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya) ;
Ferré, Lourdes (Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya) ;
Mendioroz Peña, Jacobo (Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya) ;
Jané, Mireia (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ;
Ciruela, Pilar (Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya)
Antimicrobial resistance data for Neisseria gonorrhoeae is globally sparse and resistant strains are emerging in Catalonia. We aim to describe epidemiological and antimicrobial resistance in all patients infected with N. [...]
2023 - 10.1007/s10096-023-04601-0
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, Vol. 42, Issue 7 (July 2023) , p. 883-893
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Evaluation of the Performance of the Loopamp Detection Kit for the Diagnosis of Chagas Disease in an Area Where It Is Not Endemic, Spain
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Flores-Chavez, Maria (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ;
Abras, Alba (Universitat de Barcelona) ;
Ballart, Cristina (Universitat de Barcelona) ;
Ibáñez Perez, Ismael (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ;
Perez-Gordillo, Pilar (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ;
Gállego Culleré, M. (Montserrat) (Universitat de Barcelona) ;
Muñoz, Carmen (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
Moure García, Zaira (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Sulleiro Igual, Elena (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Nieto, Javier (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ;
García Diez, Emilia (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ;
Cruz, Israel (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics FIND) ;
Picado, Albert (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics FIND)
In Spain, PCR is the tool of choice for the diagnosis of congenital Chagas disease (CD) and serology for diagnosing chronic CD. A loop-mediated isothermal amplification test for DNA detection showed good analytical performance and ease of use. [...]
2021 - 10.1128/JCM.01860-20
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 59, Issue 5 (May 2021) , art. e01860-20
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Significant Improvement in Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus Infection by a One-Step Strategy in a Central Laboratory : an Optimal Tool for Hepatitis C Elimination?
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López-Martínez, Rosa (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Arias-García, Andrea (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Rodríguez-Algarra, Francisco (Queen Mary University of London) ;
Castellote, Laura (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Rando-Segura, Ariadna (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Tarraso, Guillermo (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Vargas-Accarino, Elena (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Montserrat-Lloan, Isabel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Blanco-Grau, Albert (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Caballero, Andrea (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Ferrer Costa, Roser (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Pumarola Suñé, Tomàs (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ;
Buti, Maria (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Esteban, Rafael (Esteban Mur) (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ;
Quer, Josep 1963- (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Casis-Saez, Ernesto (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Rodríguez Frías, Francisco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
The remarkable effectivity of current antiviral therapies has led to consider the elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, HCV infection is highly underdiagnosed; therefore, a global strategy for eliminating it requires improving the effectiveness of HCV diagnosis to identify hidden cases. [...]
2019 - 10.1128/JCM.01815-19
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 58 (december 2019)
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Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR (qPCR) Assay for Detection of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in
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Fernández-Huerta, Miguel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Bodiyabadu, Kaveesha (The Royal Women's Hospital) ;
Esperalba, Juliana (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Bradshaw, Catriona S. (Monash University) ;
Serra-Pladevall, Judit (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ;
Garland, Suzanne M. (The Royal Women's Hospital) ;
Fernandez-Naval, Candela (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Jensen, Jorgen S. (Statens Serum Institut) ;
Pumarola Suñé, Tomàs (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca) ;
Ebeyan, Samantha (SpeeDx Pty Ltd) ;
Lundgren, Marie (SpeeDx Pty Ltd) ;
Tan, Lit Yeen (SpeeDx Pty Ltd) ;
Espasa, Mateu (Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT)) ;
Murray, Gerald L. (The Royal Women's Hospital) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
causes a common sexually transmitted infection with a marked propensity to develop antimicrobial resistance. As few treatment options exist, this poses significant challenges to clinicians. Recent diagnostic advances have resulted in tests that report the simultaneous detection of and any resistance to macrolides, the first-line treatment. [...]
2019 - 10.1128/JCM.00886-19
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 57 (october 2019)
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Molecular Analysis of Malassezia sympodialis-Related Strains from Domestic Animals
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Cabañes Sáenz, Francisco Javier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ;
Castellá, Gemma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ;
Hernández Escareño, Jesús Jaime (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Recently, several new lipid-dependent species belonging to the genus Malassezia have been described. Some of them, such as Malassezia dermatis, Malassezia nana, and the tentatively named "Malassezia equi," have similar phenotypes and are genetically close to Malassezia sympodialis Simmons et Gue'ho 1990. [...]
2005 - 10.1128/JCM.43.1.277-283.2005
Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol. 43 Núm. 1 (Gener 2005) , p. 277-283
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Collaborative Evaluation of Optimal Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Conditions for Dermatophytes
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Fernández-Torres, Belkys (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Unitat de Microbiologia) ;
Cabañes Sáenz, Francisco Javier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ;
Carrillo-Muñoz, Alfonso J. (Asesoría Científica y de Investigación Aplicada) ;
Esteban, Alexandre (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ;
Inza, Isabel (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Unitat de Microbiologia) ;
Abarca Salat, Maria Lourdes (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals) ;
Guarro Artigas, Josep (Universitat de Barcelona. Càtedra de Microbiologia)
A multicenter study was conducted to define the most suitable testing conditions for antifungal susceptibility of dermatophytes. Broth microdilution MICs of clotrimazole, itraconazole, and terbinafine were determined in three centers against 60 strains of dermatophytes. [...]
2002 - 10.1128/jcm.40.11.3999-4003.2002
Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol. 40 Núm. 11 (Novembre 2002) , p. 3999-4003
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