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    • Análisis del ajuste de mascarillas autofiltrantes en combinación con las mascarillas quirúrgicas para la protección del profesional sanitario en su atención a pacientes afectos de SARS-COV-2 a partir de un estudio experimental 

      Garcia Vela, Raquel; Cabanas-Valdés, Rosa María; Huertas Ríos, Santos; Donat Roca, Rafel; Monné Cuevas, Pol; Moizé Arcone, Luciana; Calvo Sanz, Jordi (Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, 2021-04-15)
      Introducción: Un componente importante del equipo de protección individual (EPI) frente al SARS-CoV-2 son las mascarillas quirúrgicas y las mascarillas autofiltrantes (FFP). La norma europea EN 149 ...
    • 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, ...
    • Applicability of quality indicators for appropriate antibiotic use in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT): a point prevalence survey 

      March López, Pablo; Arancibia Freixa, Inés; Martinez Gil, Mireia; Araujo Espinoza, Gastón; Ortega Polonio, Lidia; Paredes, Elisabeth Cecilia; Carrasco Sanchez, Montserrat; Sangrador, Cristina; Pardo, Júlia; Nicolás Picó, Jordi; Calbo Sebastián, Esther (Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021)
      The ability to measure the quality of antibiotic prescription is a critical element in any antimicrobial stewardship programme. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinimetric properties of 33 ...
    • Association of baseline CD4+ cell count and HIV-RNA on sustained virologic response to interferon-ribavirin in HIV/HCV coinfected patients 

      Aldámiz-Echevarría, Teresa; González-García, Juan; Von Wichmann, Miguel A.; Crespo, Manel; López-Aldeguer, José; Quereda, Carmen; Téllez, María J.; Galindo, María J.; Sanz, José; Santos, Ignacio; Guardiola Tey, Josep Maria; Bellón, José M.; Montes, Marisa; Berenguer, Juan; GESIDA HIV-HCV Cohort Study Group (Annals of Hepatology, 2015)
      Background and rationale for the study. We assessed the association of CD4+ T-cell counts and HIV-RNA onsustained viral response (SVR) after therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin (PR) in HIV/HCV ...
    • Beneficial effect of corticosteroids in preventing mortality in patients receiving tocilizumab to treat severe COVID-19 illness 

      Rubio-Rivas, Manuel; Ronda, Mar; Padullés, Ariadna; Mitjavila, Francesca; Riera-Mestre, Antoni; García-Forero, Carlos; Iriarte, Adriana; Mora-Luján, José María; Padullés, Núria; Gonzalez, Monica; Solanich, Xavier; Gasa, Merce; Suarez-Cuartin, Guillermo; Sabater-Riera, Joan; Perez-Fernandez, Xose L.; Santacana, Eugenia; Leiva, Elisabet; Ariza-Sole, Albert; Dallaglio, Paolo D.; Quero, Maria; Soriano, Antonio; Pasqualetto, Alberto; Koo, Maylin; Esteve-Luque, Virginia; Antolí, Arnau; Moreno-Gónzalez, Rafael; Yun, Sergi; Cerdà, Pau; Llaberia, Mariona; Formiga, Francesc; Fanlo-Maresma, Marta; Montero, Abelardo; Chivite, David; Capdevila, Olga; Bolao, Ferran; Pintó, Xavier; Llop, Josep; Sabate, Antoni; Guardiola, Jordi; Cruzado, Josep M.; Comin-Colet, Josep; Santos, Salud; Jodar, Ramon; Corbella Virós, Xavier (Elsevier, 2020-12)
      Objectives: To assess the characteristics and risk factors for mortality in patients with severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) treated with tocilizumab (TCZ), alone or in combination with ...
    • Boceprevir plus pegylated interferon/ribavirin to re-treat hepatitis C virus genotype 1 in HIV–HCV co-infected patients: final results of the Spanish BOC HIV–HCV Study 

      Laguno, M.; Von Wichmann, M. A.; Van den Eynde, E.; Navarro, J.; Cifuentes, Carmen; Murillas, J.; Veloso, S.; Martínez-Rebollar, M.; Guardiola, J.M.; Jou, A.; Gómez-Sirvent, J.L.; Cervantes, M.; Pineda, J.A.; López-Calvo, S.; Carrero, Ana; Montes, M.L.; Deig, E.; Tapiz, A.; Ruiz-Mesa, J.D.; Cruceta, A.; de Lazzari, E.; Mallolas, Josep (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016-12)
      Introduction: Boceprevir (BOC) was one of the first oral inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease to be developed. This study assessed the safety and efficacy of BOC + pegylated interferon-α ...
    • Clinical significance of indeterminate quantiFERON-TB Gold plus assay results in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with severe hyperinflammatory syndrome 

      Solanich, Xavier; Fernández-Huerta, Miguel; Basaez, Celeste; Antolí, Arnau; Rocamora-Blanch, Gemma; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Santin, Miguel; Alcaide, Fernando (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021)
      Performance of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) assay could be affected by conditions of immune dysregulation. Little is known about the reliability of QTF-Plus in COVID-19 patients. Our aim was ...
    • 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 ...
    • COVID-19 pandemic psychological impact and volunteering experience perceptions of medical students after 2 years 

      Gómez Durán, Esperanza Luisa; Martin-Fumadó, Carles; Gassó, Aina M.; Díaz, Sandra; Miranda-Mendizabal, Andrea; Garcia Forero, Carlos; Virumbrales, Montserrat (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
      Undergraduate healthcare students were mobilized to support healthcare systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we have scarce information regarding their experience and its impact on their wellbeing. ...
    • COVID-19: making the best out of a forced transition to online medical teaching. A mixed methods study 

      Virumbrales Cancio, Montserrat; Elorduy, Marta; Graell, Mariona; Mezquita, Pau; Brotons de Los Reyes, Pedro; Balaguer Santamaría, Albert (Medical Science Educator, 2021)
      Introduction the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a decreed confinement in our country from March until the end of term in June 2020. This forced a transition exclusively to distance learning. The aim of ...
    • Determinants of depressive symptoms in people living with HIV: findings from a population-based study with a gender perspective 

      Bayés Marín, Ivet; Egea Cortés, Laia; Palacio Vieira, Jorge; Bruguera Riera, Andreu; Mesías Gazmuri, Jocelyn; Llibre, Josep M; Fernández, Emma; Imaz, Arkaitz; G. Forero, Carlos; Agustí, Cristina; Arbones, Laia; Miro, Jose M; Casabona, Jordi; Reyes Ureña, Juliana (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)
      Depressive symptoms are common among people living with HIV (PLWH). The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of depressive symptoms in PLWH in Spain. A total of 1060 PLWH participated in ...
    • Differential nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in children according to respiratory health status 

      Henares, Desirée; Brotons de Los Reyes, Pedro; De Sevilla, Mariona F.; Fernandez-Lopez, Ana; Hernandez-Bou, Susanna; Perez-Argüello, Amaresh; Mira, Alex; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Cabrera-Rubio, Raul (Microbial Genomics, 2021)
      Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) constitute one of the leading causes of antibiotic administration, hospitalization and death among children <5 years old. The upper respiratory tract microbiota has ...
    • Dysregulation of the immune system in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients according to liver stiffness status 

      Garcia-Broncano, Pilar; Medrano, Luz Maria; Berenguer, Juan; González-García, Juan; Jiménez-Sousa, Maria Ángeles; Carrero, Ana; Hontañón, Víctor; Guardiola Tey, Josep Maria; Crespo, Manuel; Quereda, Carmen; Sanz, José; García-Gómez, Ana Belen; Jimenez, Jose Luis; Resino, Salvador; GESIDA 3603b Study Group (Cells, 2018)
      Background: Advanced cirrhosis is related to alterations in immunity. We aimed to evaluate the levels of peripheral CD4+ T cells (Tregs) and plasma cytokine in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency ...
    • Effects of adding an online exercise program on physical function in individuals hospitalized by COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial 

      Llurda Almuzara, Luis; Rodríguez-Sanz, Jacobo; López-de-Celis, Carlos; Aiguade Aiguade, Ramon; Arán-Jové, Raúl; Labata-Lezaun, Noé; Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César; Bosch, Joan; Albert, Pérez-Bellmunt (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
      The worldwide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus has impacted all healthcare systems. One potential sequela experienced by hospitalized coronavirus ...
    • Enfermedad neumocócica invasiva en niños menores de 60 meses, antes y después de la introducción de la vacuna conjugada 13-valente 

      Martínez-Osorio, Johanna; García-García, Juan José; Moraga-Llop, Fernando; Díaz, Alvaro; Hernández, Sergi; Solé-Ribalta, Anna; González-Peris, Sebastià; Izquierdo, Conchita; Esteva, Cristina; Codina, Gemma; Planes, Ana María; Uriona, Sonia; Campins, Magda; Ciruela, Pilar; Sallera, Luis; Domínguez, Ángela; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; De Sevilla, Mariona F. (Anales de Pediatría, 2021)
      Introducción: La enfermedad neumocócica invasiva (ENI) es la infección bacteriana más relevante en niños pequeños y la introducción de las vacunas antineumocócicas conjugadas (VNC) ha cambiado su ...
    • Eradication of hepatitis C virus and non-liver-related non–acquired immune deficiency syndrome–related events in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfection 

      Berenguer, Juan; Rodríguez-Castellano, Elena; Carrero, Ana; Von Wichmann, Miguel A.; Montero, Marta; Galindo, María J.; Mallolas, Josep; Crespo, Manuel; Téllez, María J.; Quereda, Carmen; Sanz, José; Barros, Carlos; Tural, Cristina; Santos, Ignacio; Pulido, Federico; Guardiola Tey, Josep Maria; Rubio, Rafael; Ortega, Enrique; Montes, María L.; Jusdado, Juan J.; Gaspar, Gabriel; Esteban, Herminia; Bellón, José M.; González-García, Juan; GESIDA HIV-HCV Cohort Study Group (Hepatology, 2017)
      We assessed non-liver-related non–acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related (NLR-NAR) events and mortalityin a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV)–coinfected ...
    • Genetic screening for TLR7 variants in young and previously healthy men with severe COVID-19 

      Solanich, Xavier; Vargas-Parra, Gardenia; Van der Made, Caspar I.; Simons, Annet; Schuurs-Hoeijmakers, Janneke; Antolí, Arnau; Del Valle, Jesús; Rocamora-Blanch, Gemma; Setién, Fernando; Esteller, Manel; Van Reijmersdal, Simon V.; Riera-Mestre, Antoni; Sabater-Riera, Joan; Capellà, Gabriel; Van de Veerdonk, Frank L.; Van der Hoven, Ben; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Hoischen, Alexander; Lázaro, Conxi (Frontiers in Immunology, 2021)
      Introduction: Loss-of-function TLR7 variants have been recently reported in a small number of males to underlie strong predisposition to severe COVID-19. We aimed to determine the presence of these rare ...
    • High-dose methylprednisolone pulses for 3 days vs. low-dose dexamethasone for 10 days in severe, non-critical COVID-19: a retrospective propensity score matched analysis 

      Mora-Luján, José María; Tuells, Manel; Montero, Abelardo; Formiga, Francesc; Homs, Narcís A.; Albà-Albalate, Joan; Corbella Virós, Xavier; Rubio-Rivas, Manuel (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021)
      Corticosteroids are largely recommended in patients with severe COVID-19. However, evidence to support high-dose methylprednisolone (MP) pulses is not as robust as that demonstrated for low-dose ...
    • 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 ...
    • Human immunodeficiency virus/hepatits C virus coinfection in Spain: elimination Is feasible, but the burden of residual cirrhosis will be significant 

      Berenguer, Juan; Jarrín, Inmaculada; Pérez-Latorre, Leire; Hontañón, Víctor; Vivancos, María J.; Navarro, Jordi; Téllez, María J.; Guardiola Tey, Josep Maria; Iribarren, José A.; Rivero-Juárez, Antonio; Márquez, Manuel; Artero, Arturo; Morano, Luis; Santos, Ignacio; Moreno, Javier; Fariñas, María C.; Galindo, María J.; Hernando, María A.; Montero, Marta; Cifuentes, Carmen; Domingo, Pere; Sanz, José; Domíngez, Lourdes; Ferrero, Oscar L.; De la Fuente, Belén; Rodríguez, Carmen; Reus, Sergio; Hernández-Quero, José; Gaspar, Gabriel; Pérez-Martínez, Laura; García, Coral; Force, Lluis; Veloso, Sergio; Losa, Juan E.; Vilaró, Josep; Bernal, Enrique; Arponen, Sari; Ortí, Amat J.; Chocarro, Ángel; Teira, Ramón; Alonso, Gerardo; Silvariño, Rafael; Vegas, Ana; Geijo, Paloma; Bisbe, Josep; Esteban, Herminia; González-García, Juan; GeSIDA 8514 Study Group (Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018-01)
      Background: We assessed the prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C virus (HCV-Abs) and active HCV infection in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Spain in 2016 and compared ...