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    • Active school-based interventions to interrupt prolonged sitting improve daily physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Amor-Barbosa, Marta; Ortega I Martínez, Anna; Carrasco-Uribarren, Andoni; Bagur-Calafat, Caritat (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
      Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) is a negative routine for health, especially during advancing age. Promoting an active lifestyle and reducing SB is a global endeavor. The aim of this study was to ...
    • 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 of clinical signs, host biomarkers and etiology with radiological pneumonia in bhutanese children 

      Jullien, Sophie; Richard-Greenblatt, Melissa; Casellas, Aina; Tshering, Kinley; Ribó, Jose Luis; Sharma, Ragunath; Tshering, Tashi; Pradhan, Dinesh; Dema, Kumbu; Ngai, Michelle; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Kain, Kevin C.; Bassat, Quique (Global Pediatric Health, 2022)
      Diagnosing pneumonia and identifying those requiring antibiotherapy remain challenging. Chest radiographs (CXR) are often used as the reference standard. We aimed to describe clinical characteristics, ...
    • 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. ...
    • Improvement of in-school physical activity with active school-based interventions to interrupt prolonged sitting: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Carrasco-Uribarren, Andoni; Ortega I Martínez, Anna; Amor-Barbosa, Marta; Cadellans Arróniz, Aida; Cabanillas-Barea, Sara; Bagur-Calafat, Caritat (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)
      Background: Sedentary behaviors have increased in recent years and their consequences have led the World Health Organization to make recommendations for promoting a more active lifestyle. The school ...
    • 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 ...
    • Rapid increase of oral bacteria in nasopharyngeal microbiota after antibiotic treatment in children with invasive pneumococcal disease 

      Henares, Desirée; Rocafort, Muntsa; Brotons, Pedro; De Sevilla, Mariona F.; Mira, Alex; Launes, Cristian; Cabrera-Rubio, Raul; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen (Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021)
      Introduction: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to young children for treating bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Despite the obvious ...