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In vitro activity of olorofim (F901318) against clinical isolates of cryptic species of Aspergillus by EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Jun 1
Rivero-Menendez O, Cuenca-Estrella M, Alastruey-Izquierdo A.* In vitro activity of olorofim (F901318) against clinical isolates of cryptic species of Aspergillus by EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Jun 1;74(6):1586-1590. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz078. PMID: 30891600.
PUBMED DOIMolecular Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, and Mechanisms of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus Species Received within a Surveillance Program on Antifungal Resistance in Spain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 Aug 23
Rivero-Menendez O, Soto-Debran JC, Medina N, Lucio J, Mellado E, Alastruey-Izquierdo A*. Molecular Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, and Mechanisms of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus Species Received within a Surveillance Program on Antifungal Resistance in Spain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 Aug 23;63(9). doi: 10.1128/AAC.00865-19. PMID: 31285229.
PUBMED DOIClinical and Laboratory Development of Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata: Molecular Characterization. Front Microbiol. 2019 Jul 11
Rivero-Menendez O, Navarro-Rodriguez P, Bernal-Martinez L, Martin-Cano G, Lopez-Perez L, Sanchez-Romero I, Perez-Ayala A, Capilla J, Zaragoza O, Alastruey-Izquierdo A*. Clinical and Laboratory Development of Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata: Molecular Characterization. Front Microbiol. 2019 Jul 11;10:1585. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01585. PMID: 31354675.
PUBMED DOIIn vitro activity of olorofim against clinical isolates of Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans using EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Aug 28
Rivero-Menendez O, Cuenca-Estrella M, Alastruey-Izquierdo A.* In vitro activity of olorofim against clinical isolates of Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans using EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa351. PMID:32856079.
PUBMED DOIEarly innate immune response triggered by the human respiratory syncytial virus and its regulation by ubiquitination/deubiquitination processes.
Martín-Vicente M*, Resino S#, Martínez I#*. Early innate immune response triggered by the human respiratory syncytial virus and its regulation by ubiquitination/deubiquitination processes. J Biomed Sci. 2022 Feb 13;29(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12929-022-00793-3. PMID: 35152905 (R; FI= 12.771; D1 Medicine, Research & Experimental; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDHigh SARS-CoV-2 viral load and low CCL5 expression levels in the upper respiratory tract are associated with COVID-19 severity.
Pérez-García F, Martin-Vicente M, Rojas-García RL, Castilla-García L, Muñoz-Gomez MJ, Hervás Fernández I, González Ventosa V, Vidal-Alcántara EJ, Cuadros-González J, Bermejo-Martin JF, Resino S#, Martínez I#. High SARS-CoV-2 viral load and low CCL5 expression levels in the upper respiratory tract are associated with COVID-19 severity. J Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 15;225(6):977-982. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab604. PMID: 34910814 (A; FI= 7.759; Q1 Microbiology; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDNeighborhood environmental factors linked to hospitalizations of older people for viral lower respiratory tract infections in Spain: a case-crossover study.
Álvaro-Meca A, Sepúlveda-Crespo D#, Resino R, Ryan P, Martínez I#, Resino S#. Neighborhood environmental factors linked to hospitalizations of older people for viral lower respiratory tract infections in Spain: a case-crossover study. Environ Health. 2022 Nov 8;21(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s12940-022-00928-x. PMID: 36348411.
PUBMEDDiagnostic Performance of the HCV Core Antigen Test To Identify Hepatitis C in HIV-Infected Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Sepúlveda-Crespo D, Treviño-Nakoura A, Bellon JM, Jiménez-Sousa MA, Ryan P, Martínez I#, Fernández-Rodríguez A#, Resino S#. Diagnostic Performance of the HCV Core Antigen Test To Identify Hepatitis C in HIV-Infected Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Microbiol. 2023 Jan 26; 61(1):e0133122. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01331-22. PMID: 36537787.
PUBMEDHCV Cure With Direct-Acting Antivirals Improves Liver and Immunological Markers in HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients.
Brochado-Kith Ó, Martínez I*, Berenguer J, González-García J, Salgüero S, Sepúlveda-Crespo D, Díez C, Hontañón V, Ibañez-Samaniego L, Pérez-Latorre L, Fernández-Rodríguez A, Ángeles Jiménez-Sousa M, Resino S*. HCV Cure With Direct-Acting Antivirals Improves Liver and Immunological Markers in HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients. Front Immunol. 2021 Aug 23;12:723196. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.723196. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34497613 (A; FI= 8.786; Q1 Immunology; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDHIV screening and retention in care in people who use drugs in Madrid, Spain: a prospective study
Ryan P, Valencia J, Cuevas G; Troya J; Torres-Macho J; Muñoz-Gómez MJ, Muñoz-Rivas N, Canorea I, Vázquez-Morón S (‡), Resino S (‡ *). HIV screening and retention in care in people who use drugs in Madrid, Spain: A prospective study. Infect Dis Poverty. 2021; 10(1): 111. (A; FI= 10.49; D1, Tropical Medicine; JCR 2021). PMID: 34412695. DOI: 10.1186/s40249-021-00894-5.
PUBMEDObesity-related SNPs and weight gain following first-line antiretroviral therapy.
Berenguer J (*), Jarrín I, Bellón JM, Díez C, Jiménez-Sousa MA, Roca C, González-García J, Dalmau D, Olalla J, Herrero C, Villarroya F, Domingo P, Resino S. Obesity-related SNPs and weight gain following first-line antiretroviral therapy. Clin Inf Dis. 2023; In press. (A; FI= 20.99; D1, Infectious Diseases; JCR 2021).
PUBMED DOIMild profile improvement of immune biomarkers in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients who removed hepatitis C after HCV treatment: a prospective study.
García-Broncano P, Medrano LM, Berenguer J, Brochado O, González-García J, Jiménez-Sousa MA, Quereda C, Sanz J, Téllez MJ, Díaz L, Jiménez JL, Muñoz-Fernández MA, Resino S (*). Mild profile improvement of immune biomarkers in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients who removed hepatitis C after HCV treatment: a prospective study. J Infect 2020; 80(1):99-110. (A; FI= 6.07; Q1, Infectious Diseases; JCR 2020). PMID: 31585189. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.09.020.
PUBMEDEvaluation of the possible influence of trailing and paradoxical effects on the clinical outcome of patients with candidemia
Rueda C, Puig-Asensio M, Guinea J, Almirante B, Cuenca-Estrella M, Zaragoza O; CANDIPOP Project from GEIH-GEMICOMED (SEIMC) and REIPI. Evaluation of the possible influence of trailing and paradoxical effects on the clinical outcome of patients with candidemia. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Jan;23(1):49.e1-49.e8.
PUBMED DOIIdentification of Off-Patent Drugs That Show Synergism with Amphotericin B or That Present Antifungal Action against Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida spp
Rossi SA, de Oliveira HC, Agreda-Mellon D, Lucio J, Mendes-Giannini MJS, García-Cambero JP, Zaragoza O. Identification of Off-Patent Drugs That Show Synergism with Amphotericin B or That Present Antifungal Action against Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida spp. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Mar 24;64(4):e01921-19. PMCID: PMC7179310.
PUBMED DOIParadoxical Growth of Candida albicans in the Presence of Caspofungin Is Associated with Multiple Cell Wall Rearrangements and Decreased Virulence
Rueda C, Cuenca-Estrella M, Zaragoza O. Paradoxical growth of Candida albicans in the presence of caspofungin is associated with multiple cell wall rearrangements and decreased virulence. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014;58(2):1071-83. PMCID: PMC3910852.
PUBMED DOIHCV cure with direct-acting antivirals improves liver and immunological markers in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients.
Brochado-Kith O, Martínez I, Berenguer J, González-García J, Salgüero S, Sepúlveda-Crespo D, Díez C, Hontañón V, Ibañez-Samaniego L, Pérez-Latorre L, Fernández-Rodríguez A (‡), Jiménez-Sousa MA (‡), Resino S (‡ *). HCV cure with direct-acting antivirals improves liver and immunological markers in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. Front immunol. 2021; 12:723196. (A; FI= 8.79; Q1, Immunology; JCR 2021). PMID: 34497613. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.723196.
PUBMEDCryptococcus neoformans induces antimicrobial responses and behaves as a facultative intracellular pathogen in the non mammalian model Galleria mellonella
Trevijano-Contador N, Herrero-Fernández I, García-Barbazán I, Scorzoni L, Rueda C, Rossi SA, García-Rodas R, Zaragoza O. Cryptococcus neoformans induces antimicrobial responses and behaves as a facultative intracellular pathogen in the non mammalian model Galleria mellonella. Virulence. 2015;6(1):66-74. PMCID: PMC4603429.
PUBMED DOIThe formation of titan cells in Cryptococcus neoformans depends on the mouse strain and correlates with induction of Th2-type responses
García-Barbazán I, Trevijano-Contador N, Rueda C, de Andrés B, Pérez-Tavárez R, Herrero-Fernández I, Gaspar ML, Zaragoza O. The formation of titan cells in Cryptococcus neoformans depends on the mouse strain and correlates with induction of Th2-type responses. Cell Microbiol. 2016 Jan;18(1):111-24.
PUBMED DOIPrevalence and undiagnosed fraction of hepatitis C infection in 2018 in Spain: results from a national population-based survey.
• Estirado Gómez A, Justo-Gil S, Limia A, Avellón A, Arce-Arnáez A, González-Rubio R, Diaz A, Del Amo J; Prevalence and undiagnosed fraction of hepatitis C infection in 2018 in Spain: results from a national population-based survey. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 30;8(1):1858.
PUBMED DOIAdditional Information
The Pneumococcus Unit is in charge of two very important aspects related to pneumococcus infections, such as epidemiological surveillance and basic and translational research of diseases caused by this pathogen. Our unit contributes to the epidemiological surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), characterizing the serotypes and genotypes of invasive pneumococci circulating in Spain, as well as the evolution of antibiotic resistance in this pathogen.
Identification of culture-negative samples (CSF and pleural fluids) is performed using real-time PCR. Serotyping is performed using the Dot-blot and PCR-sequencing technique. Genotyping for the study of outbreaks and characterization of clones associated with hypervirulent and/or multiresistant strains is performed using the MLST technique and the analysis of complete genomes by massive sequencing. In addition, antibiotic susceptibility is determined following the EUCAST criteria.
Our unit belongs to the IBD-labnet network of the ECDC and annually notifies all cases of IPD to the ECDC and also to the IRIS (Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance) network. At the level of basic and translational research, our unit is responsible for studying and characterizing different molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity and protection related to pneumococcal infection. Among the main objectives are the molecular characterization of virulence factors, the study of different vaccine candidate proteins and determining the possible impact that tobacco smoke and the formation of biofilms have on the colonization of the respiratory tract.
The Pneumococcus Unit is in charge of two very important aspects related to pneumococcus infections, such as epidemiological surveillance and basic and translational research of diseases caused by this pathogen. Our unit contributes to the epidemiological surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), characterizing the serotypes and genotypes of invasive pneumococci circulating in Spain, as well as the evolution of antibiotic resistance in this pathogen.
Identification of culture-negative samples (CSF and pleural fluids) is performed using real-time PCR. Serotyping is performed using the Dot-blot and PCR-sequencing technique. Genotyping for the study of outbreaks and characterization of clones associated with hypervirulent and/or multiresistant strains is performed using the MLST technique and the analysis of complete genomes by massive sequencing. In addition, antibiotic susceptibility is determined following the EUCAST criteria.
Our unit belongs to the IBD-labnet network of the ECDC and annually notifies all cases of IPD to the ECDC and also to the IRIS (Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance) network. At the level of basic and translational research, our unit is responsible for studying and characterizing different molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity and protection related to pneumococcal infection. Among the main objectives are the molecular characterization of virulence factors, the study of different vaccine candidate proteins and determining the possible impact that tobacco smoke and the formation of biofilms have on the colonization of the respiratory tract.