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Neumococos

Vigilancia epidemiológica de los serotipos y genotipos que causan enfermedad neumocócica invasiva (ENI) en España. Caracterización molecular de factores de virulencia de neumococo. Identificación y caracterización de proteínas de neumococo candidatas a vacuna. Evaluación de mecanismos de evasión de la respuesta inmune en Streptococcus pneumoniae. Impacto de los biofilms bacterianos en la persistencia del tracto respiratorio. Mecanismos de cronicidad de aislados clínicos de neumococo en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica.

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1: Título del proyecto: Desarrollo de enzibióticos para combatir infecciones en pacientes con fibrosis quística provocadas por los patógenos Pseudomonas aeruginosa y Staphylococcus aureus: CF-TREAT

Referencia: CPP2022-009574 / MPY 375/23

Agencia Financiadora: Agencia Estatal de Investigación. MICINN.

Fecha Inicio:    01/12/2023
Fecha Fin:    30/11/2026
Financiación: 238.938 Euros
Investigadores principales: Roberto Díez Martínez, José E. Yuste Lobo y Pilar García Suárez

 

2: Título del proyecto: Desarrollo de enzibióticos para combatir infecciones humanas producidas por Enterococcus faecium resistente a vancomicina (ANTI‐VRE).
Proyecto CPP2021-009054 financiado por MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 y por la Unión Europea NextGenerationEU/ PRTR

Investigadores principales: Roberto Díez Martínez, Jose Yuste Lobo y Mirian Domenech

Periodo: 18/11/2022 - 17/11/2025

Cuantía total: 231.455 €

3: Título del proyecto: Mecanismos de virulencia en patógenos respiratorios.
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Convocatoria «Proyectos I+D+I» 2020 - Modalidades «Retos Investigación» y «Generación de Conocimiento»). Referencia: PID2020-119298RB-I00

Investigador principal: Jose Yuste Lobo

Periodo: 01/09/2021 - 30/08/2024

Cuantía total: 121.000 €

4: Título del proyecto: Efectividad de la vacuna antineumocócica conjugada 13-valente frente a la hospitalización por neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en adultos de 60 años o mayores, mediante un estudio de casos y controles modificado. Estudio CIBELES.

Investigadores principales: Jose Yuste Lobo y Ángel Gil de Miguel
Entidad financiadora: PFIZER. Referencia: MVP 249/20
Periodo: 23/02/2021 - 22/02/2025
Cuantía total: 168.000 €

5: Título del proyecto: Evolution of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Spain with special focus on the pathogenesis of serotypes 3, 8, 11A, 19A, 22F and 33F. Investigadores principales: Jose Yuste Lobo y Mirian Domenech.
Entidad financiadora: Merck Sharp & Dohme USA. Referencia: MVP 132/21
Período: 16/06/2021 - 15/12/2023
Cuantía total: 157.448€

6: Título del proyecto: Mecanismos de patogenicidad y protección en bacterias Gram-positivas causantes de enfermedad respiratoria y bacteriemia
Investigador principal: Jose Yuste Lobo
Entidad financiadora: MINECO. Referencia: SAF2017-83388-R
Periodo: 31/12/2017 - 30/06/2021
Cuantía total: 145.200 €

7: Título del proyecto: Characterization of susceptibility to cefditoren investigating penicillin resistant clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Investigadores: Jose Yuste Lobo y Mirian Domenech Lucas
Entidad financiadora: Tedec Meiji Farma, S.A. Referencia: MVP 119/20
Periodo: 11/07/2020 – 10-07-2022
Cuantía total: 76.517 €

8: Título del proyecto: Impact of clinical isolates of serotypes 22F and 33F in the epidemiology and pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Investigador principal: Jose Yuste Lobo
Entidad financiadora: Merck Sharp & Dohme España, S.A. Referencia: MVE 213/18
Periodo: 10/05/2018 - 30/05/2021
Cuantía total: 157.604 €

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Peptidoglycan recycling contributes to intrinsic resistance to fosfomycin in Acinetobacter baumannii.

6. Gil-Marqués ML, Moreno-Martínez P, Costas C, Pachón J, Blázquez J, McConnell M.J.* Peptidoglycan recycling contributes to intrinsic resistance to fosfomycin in Acinetobacter baumannii. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018 Nov 1;73(11):2960-2968.

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Immunization with lipopolysaccharide-free outer membrane complexes protects against Acinetobacter baumannii infection.

7. Pulido MR, García-Quintanilla M, Pachón J, McConnell M.J.* Immunization with lipopolysaccharide-free outer membrane complexes protects against Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Vaccine. 2018 Jul 5;36(29):4153-4156.

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Inhibition of LpxC increases antibiotic susceptibility in Acinetobacter baumannii.

8. García-Quintanilla M, Caro-Vega JM, Pulido MR, Moreno-Martínez P, Pachón J, McConnell M.J.* Inhibition of LpxC increases antibiotic susceptibility in Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2016 Jul 22;60(8):5076-9.

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Immunization with lipopolysaccharide-deficient whole cells provides protective immunity in an experimental mouse model of Acinetobacter baumannii infection.

9. García-Quintanilla M., Pulido M.R., Pachón J. and McConnell, M.J.* Immunization with lipopolysaccharide-deficient whole cells provides protective immunity in an experimental mouse model of Acinetobacter baumannii infection. PLOS One. 2014 Dec 8;9(12).

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Varicella-zoster virus clades circulating in Spain over two decades.

I. González; A. Molina-Ortega; P. Pérez-Romero; J.E. Echevarría; L. He; D. Tarragó. Varicella-zoster virus clades circulating in Spain over two decades. Journal of Clinical Virology. 110, pp. 17- 21. 2019.

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Human herpesvirus 8-associated inflammatory cytokine syndrome.

M. Prieto-Barrios; R. Aragón-Miguel; D. Tarragó-Asensio; A. Lalueza; C. Zarco-Olivo. Human herpesvirus 8-associated inflammatory cytokine syndrome. JAMA Dermatology. 154 - 2, pp. 228 - 230. 2018.

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Encephalitis associated with human herpesvirus-7 infection in an immunocompetent adult.

M. Parra; A. Alcala; C. Amoros; A. Baeza; A. Galiana; D. Tarragó; M.Á. García-Quesada; V. Sánchez-Hellín. Encephalitis associated with human herpesvirus-7 infection in an immunocompetent adult. Virology Journal. 14 - 1, 2017.

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Molecular epidemiology of enterovirus and parechovirus infections according to patient age over a 4-year period in Spain.

M. Cabrerizo; M. Díaz-Cerio; C. Muñoz-Almagro; N. Rabella; D. Tarragó; M.P. Romero; M.J. Pena; C. Calvo; S. Rey-Cao; A. Moreno-Docón; I. Martínez-Rienda; A. Otero; G. Trallero. Molecular epidemiology of enterovirus and parechovirus infections according to patient age over a 4-year period in Spain. J Med Virol. 2017 Mar;89(3):435-442.

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The research objectives focus on the areas of Bacterial Taxonomy and Microbiology in Public Health:

- Identification of pathogenic bacteria that are difficult to assign taxonomically
- Description of new species
- Study of bacterial population biology through typing
- Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors for certain bacterial pathogens in different nosocomial/community settings.

These objectives are addressed from the perspective of polyphasic taxonomy (phenotypic and genotypic taxonomy) through the study of targets for genus/species assignment and phylogenetic analyses. The analysis of the virulome and resistome of certain species is approached from the perspective of complete genome sequencing.

Research on invasive infection by Streptococcus pyogenes and other beta-hemolytic streptococci has been carried out since 1994, through the Surveillance Program of the National Center for Microbiology. The typing of invasive S. pyogenes strains circulating in Spain includes determination of: serotype (emm-type); the genetic profile of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins; the antimicrobial resistance phenotype; and the genotypes of epidemiologically related strains and/or outbreaks.

The research objectives focus on the areas of Bacterial Taxonomy and Microbiology in Public Health:

- Identification of pathogenic bacteria that are difficult to assign taxonomically
- Description of new species
- Study of bacterial population biology through typing
- Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors for certain bacterial pathogens in different nosocomial/community settings.

These objectives are addressed from the perspective of polyphasic taxonomy (phenotypic and genotypic taxonomy) through the study of targets for genus/species assignment and phylogenetic analyses. The analysis of the virulome and resistome of certain species is approached from the perspective of complete genome sequencing.

Research on invasive infection by Streptococcus pyogenes and other beta-hemolytic streptococci has been carried out since 1994, through the Surveillance Program of the National Center for Microbiology. The typing of invasive S. pyogenes strains circulating in Spain includes determination of: serotype (emm-type); the genetic profile of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins; the antimicrobial resistance phenotype; and the genotypes of epidemiologically related strains and/or outbreaks.

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