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Neisseria, Listeria and Bordetella
Publicaciones destacadas
Potential impact of the 4CMenB vaccine on oropharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis
2. Abad R, Médina V, Fariñas MC, Martinez-Martinez L, Bambini S, Dari A, Medini D, Pizza M, Vázquez J. “Potential impact of the 4CMenB vaccine on oropharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis”. J Infect. 2017 Dec:75(6):511-520.
PUBMED DOIWGS analysis and molecular resistance mechanisms of azithromycin-resistant (MIC >2 mg/L) Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Europe from 2009 to 2014
4. Jacobsson S, Golparian D, Cole M, Spiteri G, Martin I, Bergheim T, Borrego MJ, Crowley B, Crucitti T, Van Dam AP, Hoffmann S, Jeverica S, Kohl P, Mlynarczyk-Bonikowska B, Pakarna G, Stary A, Stefanelli P, Pavlik P, Tzelepi E, Abad R, Harris SR, Unemo M. “WGS analysis and molecular resistance mechanisms of azithromycin-resistant (MIC >2 mg/L) Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Europe from 2009 to 2014.” J. Antimicrob. Chemother. (2016) 71 (11): 3109-3116.
PUBMED DOIPredicted Strain Coverage of a New Meningococcal Multicomponent Vaccine (4CMenB) in Spain: Analysis of the Differences with Other European Countrie
5. Abad R, Medina V, Stella M, Boccadifuoco G, Comanducci M, Bambini S, Muzzi A, Vázquez JA. “Predicted Strain Coverage of a New Meningococcal Multicomponent Vaccine (4CMenB) in Spain: Analysis of the Differences with Other European Countries.” PLoS One. 2016 Mar 7;11(3):e0150721.
PUBMED DOIA large portion of MATS negative meningococcal strains from Spain are killed by sera from adolescents and infants immunized with 4CMenB
6. Abad R, Biolchi A, Moschioni M, Giuliani MM, Pizza M, Vázquez JA. “A large portion of MATS negative meningococcal strains from Spain are killed by sera from adolescents and infants immunized with 4CMenB”. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2015 April; 22(4): 357-60.
PUBMED DOISerogroup W meningococcal disease: global spread and currently affecting the southern cone in Latin America
7. Abad R, López EL, Debbag R, Vázquez JA. “Serogroup W meningococcal disease: global spread and currently affecting the southern cone in Latin America”. Epidemiol Infect. 2014 Dec; 142(12): 2461-2470.
PUBMED DOITarget Gene sequencing to define the susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis to ciprofloxacin
9. E. Hong, S.T. Hedberg, R. Abad, C. Fazio, R. Enríquez, A-E. Deghmane, K.A. Jolley, P. Stefanelli, M. Unemo, J.A. Vázquez, F.J. Veyrier, M.K. Taha. “Target Gene sequencing to define the susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis to ciprofloxacin”. Antimicrob Agents Chemoter 2013 April; 57 (4): 1961-1964.
PUBMED DOIPredicted strain coverage of a meningococcal multicomponent vaccine (4CMenB) in Europe: a qualitative and quantitative assessmen
U. Voguel, M.K. Taha, J.A. Vázquez, J. Findlow, H. Claus, P. Stefanelli, D.A. Caugant, P. Kriz, R. Abad, S. Bambini, A. Carannante, A.E. Deghmane, C. Fazio, M. Frosch, G. Frosi, S. Gilchrist, M.M. Giulani, E. Hong, M. Ledroit, P.G. Lovaglio, J. Lucidarme, M. Musilek, A. Muzzi, J. Oksne, F. Rigat, L. Orlandi, M. Stella, D. Thompson, M. Pizza, R. Rappuoli, D. Serruto, M. Comanducci, G. Boccadifuoco, J.J. Donnely, D. Medini, R. Borrow. “Predicted strain coverage of a meningococcal multicomponent vaccine (4CMenB) in Europe: a qualitative and quantitative assessment”. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013 May; 13(5): 416-25.
PUBMED DOIPublic health surveillance of multidrug-resistant clones of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe: a genomic survey
Harris SR, Cole MJ, Spiteri G, Sánchez-Busó L, Golparian D, Jacobsson S, Goater R, Abudahab K, Yeats CA, Bercot B, Borrego MJ, Crowley B, Stefanelli P, Tripodo F, Abad R, Aanensen DM, Unemo M, Euro-GASP study group. “Public health surveillance of multidrug-resistant clones of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe”. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 Jul; 18(7):758-768.
PUBMED DOIContent with Investigacion .
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Teresa Ariadna Martín Díaz
Titulado Superior de Actividades Técnicas y Profesionales
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Bárbara López Uceda
Técnico Superior de Actividades Técnicas y Profesionales
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Teresa del Peso Pimentel
Técnico Superior de Actividades Técnicas y Profesionales
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Carmen Navarro Rivas
Ayudante de Investigación
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Elena Martín García
Ayudante de Investigación
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Información adicional
The Neisseria, Listeria and Bordetella Unit provides support to the National Health System with the aim of improving the health and well-being of citizens, through the development and application of diagnostic and molecular characterization techniques, generating laboratory data essential for the surveillance of infectious diseases covered by the Unit, as well as maintaining lines of research for microbiological and immunological evaluation of vaccines, both in development and those available.
The Unit has 4 microbiological surveillance programs at the National Center for Microbiology: For invasive meningococcal disease, for gonococcal infection, for listeriosis and for whooping cough. Likewise, the Unit maintains extensive activity in international networks and consortia: it is part of the EU-Ibis consortium for the study of Meningococcal Disease, the EURO-GASP program for the study of antibiotic resistance in gonococcus, the European Listeria typing group network and the European network for Bordetella, all of them coordinated and financed in whole or in part by the ECDC.
The Unit constitutes the External Reference Laboratory for meningococci of the PAHO/WHO SIREVAII network. Thus, the active lines of research in the Unit respond to the objectives defined both by the support for the National Health System and by the international collaborative work in which it actively participates.