Browsing Ciències de la Salut by Subject "Nasopharyngeal microbiota"

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    • 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 ...

    • Exploring the nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in infants with whooping cough: a test-negative case-control study 

      Rocafort, Muntsa; Henares, Desiree; Brotons, Pedro; Barrabeig, Irene; Launes, Cristian; Merdrignac, Lore; Valenciano, Marta; Domínguez, Angela; Godoy, Pere; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen (PLoS One, 2021)
      Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the nasopharyngeal microbiota of infants with possible and confirmed pertussis compared to healthy controls. Methods: This prospective study included ...

    • 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. ...

    • Nasopharyngeal microbiota profiling of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection 

      Crovetto, Francesca; Selma-Royo, Marta; Crispi, Fàtima; Carbonetto, Belén; Pascal, Rosalia; Larroya, Marta; Casas, Irene; Tortajada, Marta; Escudero, Nuria; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Gomez-Roig, Maria Dolores; González-Torres, Pedro; Collado, Maria Carmen; Gratacos, Eduard (Scientific Reports, 2022)
      We aimed to analyze the nasopharyngeal microbiota profiles in pregnant women with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection, considered a vulnerable population during COVID-19 pandemic. Pregnant women were ...

    • 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 ...