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    • Antibody conversion rates to SARS-CoV-2 in saliva from children attending summer schools in Barcelona, Spain 

      Dobaño, Carlota; Alonso, Selena; Fernández de Sevilla, Mariona; Vidal, Marta; Jiménez, Alfons; Pons Tomas, Gemma; Jairoce, Chenjerai; Melé Casas, María; Rubio, Rocío; Hernández García, María; Ruiz-Olalla, Gemma; Girona-Alarcón, Mònica; Barrios, Diana; Santano, Rebeca; Mitchell, Robert A.; Puyol, Laura; Mayer, Leonie; Chi, Jordi; Rodrigo Melero, Natalia; Carolis, Carlo; Garcia-Miquel, Aleix; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; Claverol, Joana; Cubells, Marta; Fortuny, Claudia; Fumado, Vicky; Jou, Cristina; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Izquierdo, Luis; Bassat, Quique; Gratacós, Eduard; Aguilar, Ruth; García-García, Juan José; Moncunill, Gemma; Jordan, Iolanda (BMC Medicine, 2021)
      Background: Surveillance tools to estimate viral transmission dynamics in young populations are essential to guide recommendations for school opening and management during viral epidemics. Ideally, ...
    • Association between soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in saliva and SARS-CoV-2 infection: a cross-sectional study 

      Bru, Samuel; Brotons, Pedro; Jordan, Iolanda; Alsina, Laia; Henares, Desiree; Carballar, Reyes; Fernandez de Sevilla, Mariona; Barrabeig, Irene; Fumado, Victoria; Baro, Bàrbara; Martínez-Láinez, Joan Marc; Garcia-Garcia, Juan J.; Bassat, Quique; Balaguer, Albert; Clotet, Josep; Launes, Cristian; Muñoz Almagro, Carmen (Scientific Reports, 2023)
      This study aimed to investigate the association between saliva soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (sACE2) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children and ...
    • Cerebrospinal fluid neopterin as a biomarker of neuroinflammatory diseases 

      Molero‑Luis, Marta; Casas-Alba, Didac; Orellana, Gabriela; Ormazabal, Aida; Sierra, Cristina; Oliva, Clara; Valls, Anna; Velasco, Jesus; Launes, Cristian; Cuadras, Daniel; Pérez‑Dueñas, Belén; Jordan, Iolanda; Cambra, Francisco J.; Ortigoza‑Escobar, Juan D.; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Garcia‑Cazorla, Angels; Armangué, Thais; Artuch, Rafael (Scientific Reports, 2020)
      The elevation of neopterin in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been reported in several neuroinflammatory disorders. However, it is not expected that neopterin alone can discriminate among different ...
    • Concentrations of nitrogen compounds are related to severe rhinovirus infection in infants. A time-series analysis from the reference area of a pediatric university hospital in Barcelona 

      Armero, Georgina; Penela Sánchez, Daniel; Belmonte, Jordina; Gómez-Barroso, Diana; Larrauri, Amparo; Henares Bonilla , Desirée; Vallejo, Violeta; Jordan, Iolanda; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Brotons, Pedro; Launes, Cristian (Pediatric Pulmonology, 2022)
      Background: There is scarce information focused on the effect of weather conditions and air pollution on specific acute viral respiratory infections, such as rhinovirus (RV), with a wide clinical spectrum ...
    • Effectiveness of pertussis vaccination in pregnancy to prevent hospitalisation in infants aged <2 months and effectiveness of both primary vaccination and mother's vaccination in pregnancy in infants aged 2-11 months 

      Merdrignac, Lore; Acosta, Lesly; Habington, Adele; Garcìa Cenoz, Manuel; Pandolfi, Elisabetta; Fabiánová, Kateřina; Jordan, Iolanda; O'Sullivan, Niam; Navasués, Ana; Tozzi, Alberto E.; Zavadilová, Jana; Jané, Mireia; Cotter, Suzanne; Pitillas, Nerea I.; Rizzo, Caterina; Křížová, Pavla; Hanslik, Thomas; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Pastore, Lucia; Bacci, Sabrina; Moren, Alain; Valenciano, Marta; PERTINENT Group (Vaccine, 2022)
      Background: PERTINENT is an active hospital-based surveillance system for pertussis in infants. In 2019, four of the six participating European countries recommended pertussis vaccination in pregnancy. ...
    • How did the COVID-19 lockdown affect children and adolescent's well-being: spanish parents, children, and adolescents respond 

      Ajanovic, Sara; Garrido-Aguirre, Jon; Baro, Bàrbara; Balanza, Núria; Varo, Rosauro; Millat-Martínez, Pere; Arias, Sara; Fonollosa, Jordi; Perera-Lluna, Alexandre; Jordan, Iolanda; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; Crosas-Soler, Aina; Via, Esther; Nafria, Begonya; García-García, Juan José; Bassat, Quique (Frontiers in Public Health, 2021)
      Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown strategies have been widely used to contain SARS-CoV-2 virus spread. Children and adolescents are especially vulnerable to suffering psychological ...
    • Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the nasopharyngeal microbiota of children and adults self-confined at home 

      Rocafort, Muntsa; Henares, Desiree; Brotons, Pedro; Launes, Cristian; de Sevilla, Mariona F; Fumado, Victoria; Barrabeig, Irene; Arias, Sara; Redin, Alba; Ponomarenko, Julia; Melé-Casas, Maria; Millat-Martinez, Pere; Claverol, Joana; Balanza, Nuria; Mira, Alex; Garcia-Garcia, Juan J.; Bassat, Quique; Jordan, Iolanda; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen (Viruses, 2022)
      The increased incidence of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Spain in March 2020 led to the declaration by the Spanish government of a state of emergency imposing strict confinement measures on the population. ...
    • Impact of the bacterial nasopharyngeal microbiota on the severity of genus enterovirus lower respiratory tract infection in children: a case–control study 

      Penela Sánchez, Daniel; Rocafort, Muntsa; Henares, Desiree; Jordan, Iolanda; Brotons, Pedro; Cabrerizo, María; Launes, Cristian; Muñoz Almagro, Carmen (Pediatric Pulmonology, 2023)
      Introduction: Rhinoviruses (RV) and enteroviruses (EV) are among the main causative etiologies of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in children. The clinical spectrum of RV/EV infection is wide, ...
    • Individual prevention and containment measures in schools in Catalonia, Spain, and community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 after school re-opening 

      Alonso, Sergio; Català, Martí; López, Daniel; Álvarez-Lacalle, Enric; Jordan, Iolanda; García-García, Juan José; Fumadó, Victoria; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Gratacós, Eduard; Balanza, Núria; Varo, Rosauro; Millat, Pere; Baro, Bàrbara; Ajanovic, Sara; Arias, Sara; Claverol, Joana; Fernández de Sevilla, Mariona; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; Garcia-Miquel, Aleix; Coma, Ermengol; Medina-Peralta, Manuel; Fina, Francesc; Prats, Clara; Bassat, Quique (PLoS One, 2022)
      Background: Despite their clear lesser vulnerability to COVID-19, the extent by which children are susceptible to getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 and their capacity to transmit the infection to other ...
    • Individual prevention and containment measures in schools in Catalonia, Spain, and community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 after school re-opening 

      Alonso, Sergio; Català, Martí; López, Daniel; Álvarez-Lacalle, Enric; Jordan, Iolanda; García-García, Juan José; Fumadó, Victoria; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Gratacós, Eduard; Balanza, Núria; Varo, Rosauro; Millat, Pere; Baro, Bàrbara; Ajanovic, Sara; Arias, Sara; Claverol, Joana; Fernández de Sevilla, Mariona; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; Garcia-Miquel, Aleix; Coma, Ermengol; Medina-Peralta, Manuel; Fina, Francesc; Prats, Clara; Bassat, Quique (PLoS One, 2022)
      Background: Despite their clear lesser vulnerability to COVID-19, the extent by which children are susceptible to getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 and their capacity to transmit the infection to other ...
    • Low transmission of SARS-CoV-2 derived from children in family clusters: an observational study of family households in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain 

      Mele-Casas, Maria; Launes, Cristian; F. de Sevilla, Mariona; Hernandez-Garcia, Maria; Pons-Tomas, Gemma; Bassat, Quique; Fumado, Victoria; Fortuny, Claudia; Garcia-Miquel, Aleix; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; Prats, Clara; Ajanovic, Sara; Cubells, Marta; Claverol, Joana; Penela-Sanchez, Daniel; Jou, Cristina; Arias, Sara; Balanza, Nuria; Baro, Barbara; Millat-Martinez, Pere; Alonso, Sergio; Alvarez-Lacalle, Enric; Catala, Marti; Cuadras, Daniel; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Gratacos, Eduard; Jordan, Iolanda; Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose (PLoS ONE, 2022)
      Background: Family clusters offer a good opportunity to study viral transmission in a stable setting. We aimed to analyze the specific role of children in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within households. ...
    • Multiplex antibody analysis of IgM, IgA and IgG to SARS-CoV-2 in saliva and serum from infected children and their close contacts 

      Dobaño, Carlota; Alonso, Selena; Vidal, Marta; Jiménez, Alfons; Rubio, Rocío; Santano, Rebeca; Barrios, Diana; Pons Tomas, Gemma; Melé Casas, María; Hernández García, María; Girona-Alarcón, Mònica; Puyol, Laura; Baro, Barbara; Millat-Martínez, Pere; Ajanovic, Sara; Balanza, Núria; Arias, Sara; Rodrigo Melero, Natalia; Carolis, Carlo; García-Miquel, Aleix; Bonet-Carné, Elisenda; Claverol, Joana; Cubells, Marta; Fortuny, Claudia; Fumadó, Victoria; Codina, Anna; Bassat, Quique; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Fernández de Sevilla, Mariona; Gratacós, Eduard; Izquierdo, Luis; García-García, Juan José; Aguilar, Ruth; Jordan, Iolanda; Moncunill, Gemma (Frontiers in Immunology, 2022)
      COVID-19 affects children to a lesser extent than adults but they can still get infected and transmit SARS-CoV-2 to their contacts. Field deployable non-invasive sensitive diagnostic techniques are ...
    • The positive rhinovirus/enterovirus detection and SARS-CoV-2 persistence beyond the acute infection phase: an intra-household surveillance study 

      Brotons de Los Reyes, Pedro; Jordan, Iolanda; Bassat, Quique; Henares, Desirée; Fernandez de Sevilla, Mariona; Ajanovic, Sara; Redin, Alba; Fumado, Vicky; Baro, Bàrbara; Claverol, Joana; Varo, Rosauro; Cuadras, Daniel; Hecht, Jochen; Barrabeig, Irene; Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose; Launes, Cristian; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen (Viruses, 2021)
      We aimed to assess the duration of nasopharyngeal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA persistence in adults self-confined at home after acute infection; and to identify the ...
    • Procalcitonin-guidance reduces antibiotic exposure in children with nosocomial infection (PRORANI) 

      Launes, Cristian; Esteban, Elisabeth; Balaguer, Mònica; Alsina, Miquel; Cambra, Francisco-José; Jordan, Iolanda (Journal of Infection, 2016)
    • SARS-CoV-2 transmission in teenagers and young adults in Fútbol Club Barcelona’s multidisciplinary sports training academy 

      Hernández García, María; Bassat, Quique; Fumado, Victoria; Rodas, Gil; Pi, Ramon; Miranda-Garcia, Maite; Girona-Alarcón, Mònica; Català, Martí; Alonso, Sergio; Alvarez Lacalle, Enrique; López, Daniel; Melé-Casas, Maria; Pons Tomas, Gemma; F. de Sevilla, Mariona; Bonet-Carne, Elisenda; FORTUNY, CLAUDIA; García-Miquel, Aleix; Jou, Cristina; Adroher, Cristina; Claverol, Joana; Cubells, Marta; Codina, Anna; Cuadras, Daniel; Gratacós, Eduard; Brotons de Los Reyes, Pedro; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Prats, Clara; García-García, Juan José; Jordan, Iolanda (European Journal of Pediatrics, 2023)
      Most studies, aimed at determining the incidence and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in children and teenagers, have been developed in school settings. Our study conducted surveillance and inferred attack ...
    • Susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among children and adults: a seroprevalence study of family households in the Barcelona metropolitan region, Spain 

      Brotons, Pedro; Launes, Cristian; Buetas, Elena; Fumado, Vicky; Henares, Desirée; Fernandez de Sevilla, Mariona; Redin, Alba; Fuente-Soro, Laura; Cuadras, Daniel; Melé Casas, María; Jou, Cristina; Millat-Martínez, Pere; Jordan, Iolanda; Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose; Bassat, Quique; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Kids Corona Study Group (Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021-06)
      Background: Susceptibility of children and adults to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and persistence of antibody response to the virus after infection resolution ...
    • Validation and implementation of a direct RT-qPCR method for rapid screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection by using non-invasive saliva samples 

      Brotons de Los Reyes, Pedro; Perez-Argüello, Amaresh; Launes, Cristian; Torrents, Francesc; Subirats, Maria Pilar; Saucedo, Jesica; Claverol, Joana; Garcia-Garcia, Juan Jose; Rodas Font, Gil; Fumado, Vicky; Jordan, Iolanda; Gratacos, Eduard; Bassat, Quique; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021)
      Objective: To validate and implement an optimized screening method for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA combining use of self-collected raw saliva samples, ...