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Legionella
Desde su creación hasta la actualidad, La Unidad de Legionella tiene como principal función dar apoyo científico-técnico a la Administración General del Estado, a las Comunidades Autónomas y al Sistema Nacional de Salud en el campo de la prevención y control de la legionelosis, así como llevar a cabo investigaciones científicas en el contexto de la legionelosis. Además, la Unidad de Legionella también actúa como Laboratorio de Referencia de España frente al European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), siendo miembro de la red europea de vigilancia de la legionelosis, “European Legionnaires’ Disease Surveillance Network (ELDSNet). Finalmente, la unidad también realiza una actividad docente, participando en cursos de formación especializada, así como en Máster Universitarios.
Principales líneas de investigación
Vigilancia microbiológica
Búsqueda de marcadores moleculares con capacidad de predecir el riesgo de una instalación de provocar legionelosis. Factores de virulencia de Legionella spp.
Estudio de la capacidad formadora de biofilms de Legionella spp. Colonización y dispersión.
Búsqueda de marcadores fenotípicos capaces de discriminar especies del Género Legionella; grupos y subgrupos de Legionella pneumophila.
Diferentes estructuras de biofilms en función de la cepa formadora de Legionella pneumophila. En verde la biomasa bacteriana, en rojo el exopolisacárido de la matriz extracelular.
Apoyo al Sistema Nacional de Salud de la Unidad de Legionella
La Unidad de Legionella tambien desarrolla actividades con el fin de proporcionar asistencia al sistema nacional de salud a traves de la oferta disponible en la cartera de servicios del CNM, así como a través de programas de vigilancia microbiológica.
Publicaciones destacadas
Target 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 DOIA Q Fever Outbreak with a High Rate of Abortions at a Dairy Goat Farm: Coxiella burnetii Shedding, Environmental Contamination, and Viability
3. Álvarez-Alonso R, Basterretxea M, Barandika JF, Hurtado A, Idiazabal J, Jado I, Beraza X, Montes M, Liendo P, García-Pérez AL. A Q Fever Outbreak with a High Rate of Abortions at a Dairy Goat Farm: Coxiella burnetii Shedding, Environmental Contamination, and Viability. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2018 Oct 1;84(20).
PUBMED DOIIrruptive mammal host populations shape tularemia epidemiology.
4. Luque-Larena, Juan J.; Mougeot, Francois; Arroyo, Beatriz; Dolors Vidal, Ma; Rodriguez-Pastor, Ruth; Escudero, Raquel; Anda, Pedro; Lambin, Xavier. Irruptive mammal host populations shape tularemia epidemiology. Plos Pathogens. 13 - 11, Public Library Science, 01/11/2017.
PUBMED DOIEnvironmental sampling coupled with real-time PCR and genotyping to investigate the source of a Q fever outbreak in a work setting.
5. Hurtado A, Alonso E, Aspiritxaga I, López Etxaniz I, Ocabo B, Barandika JF, Fernández-Ortiz DE Murúa JI, Urbaneja F, Álvarez-Alonso R, Jado I, García-Pérez AL. Environmental sampling coupled with real-time PCR and genotyping to investigate the source of a Q fever outbreak in a work setting. Epidemiol Infect. 2017 Jul;145(9):1834-1842.
PUBMED DOIDensity-Dependent Prevalence of Francisella tularensis in Fluctuating Vole Populations, Northwestern Spain
6. Rodriguez-Pastor, Ruth; Escudero, Raquel; Vidal, Dolors; Mougeot, Francois; Arroyo, Beatriz; Lambin, Xavier; Maria Vila-Coro, Ave; Rodriguez-Moreno, Isabel; Anda, Pedro; Luque-Larena, Juan J.Density-Dependent Prevalence of Francisella tularensis in Fluctuating Vole Populations, Northwestern Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 23 - 8, pp. 1377 - 1379. Centers Disease Control, 01/08/2017.
PUBMED DOIGenotypes of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife: disentangling the molecular epidemiology of a multi-host pathogen
7. González-Barrio D, Jado I, Fernández-de-Mera IG, Del Rocio Fernández-Santos M, Rodríguez-Vargas M, García-Amil C, Beltrán-Beck B, Anda P, Ruiz-Fons F. Genotypes of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife: disentangling the molecular epidemiology of a multi-host pathogen. Environ Microbiol Rep. 2016 Oct;8(5):708-714.
PUBMED DOIDevelopment of Improved Serodiagnostics for Tularemia by Use of Francisella tularensis Proteome Microarrays
8. Nakajima, Rie; Escudero, Raquel; Molina, Douglas M.; Rodriguez-Vargas, Manuela; Randall, Arlo; Jasinskas, Algis; Pablo, Jozelyn; Felgner, Philip L.; AuCoin, David P.; Anda, Pedro; Davies, D. Huw. Towards Development of Improved Serodiagnostics for Tularemia by Use of Francisella tularensis Proteome Microarrays. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2016 Jul;54(7):1755-1765.
PUBMED DOIInterruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Bioko Island: Accelerating the movement from control to elimination in Equatorial Guinea
5. Herrador Z, Garcia B, Ncogo P, Perteguer MJ, Rubio JM, Rivas E, Cimas M, Ordoñez G, de Pablos S, Hernández-González A, Nguema R, Moya L, Romay-Barja M, Garate T, Barbre K, Benito A. Interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Bioko Island: Accelerating the movement from control to elimination in Equatorial Guinea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 May 3;12(5):e0006471.
PUBMED DOILAMP kit for diagnosis of non-falciparum malaria in Plasmodium ovale infected patients
7. Thuy-Huong Ta-Tang, Sergio L. B. Luz, Francisco J. Merino, Isabel de Fuentes, Rogelio López-Vélez, Tatiana A. P. Almeida, Marta Lanza, Cláudia M. M. Abrahim, and José M. Rubio (2016). Atypical Mansonella ozzardi Microfilariae from an Endemic Area of Brazilian Amazonia. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg 95(3), 2016, pp. 633–636.
PUBMED DOIComparison of Imported Plasmodium ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri Infections among Patients in Spain, 2005-2011.
9. Rojo-Marcos G, Rubio-Muñoz JM, Ramírez-Olivencia G, García-Bujalance S, Elcuaz-Romano R, Díaz-Menéndez M, Calderón M, García-Bermejo I, Ruiz-Giardín JM, Merino-Fernández FJ, Torrús-Tendero D, Delgado-Iribarren A, Ribell-Bachs M,Arévalo-Serrano J, Cuadros-González J (2014). Comparison of Imported Plasmodium ovale curtisi and P. ovale wallikeri Infections among Patients in Spain, 2005-2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;20(3):409-16.
PUBMED DOIEuropean collaborative evaluation of the Enzygnost HBsAg 6.0 assay: performance on hepatitis B virus surface antigen variants
• Avellón A, Echevarría JM, Weber B, Weik M, Schobel U, Willems WR, Gerlich WH. European collaborative evaluation of the Enzygnost HBsAg 6.0 assay: performance on hepatitis B virus surface antigen variants. J Med Virol. 2011 Jan;83(1):95-100.
PUBMED DOIAlastruey-Izquierdo A, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Rivero-Menéndez O, Ayats J, Castro C, García-Rodríguez J, Goterris-Bonet L, Ibáñez-Martínez E, Linares-Sicilia MJ, Martin-Gomez MT, Martín-Mazuelos E, Pelaez T, Peman J, Rezusta A, Rojo S, Tejero R, Anza DV, Viñuelas J, Zapico MS, Cuenca-Estrella M; the FILPOP2 Project from GEMICOMED (SEIMC) and REIPI. Molecular Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Molds Isolated in a Prospective Surveillance of Triazole Resistance in Spain (FILPOP2 Study). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Aug 27;62(9):e00358-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00358-18. PMID: 29941643; PMCID: PMC6125503.
Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Rivero-Menéndez O, Ayats J, Castro C, García-Rodríguez J, Goterris-Bonet L, Ibáñez-Martínez E, Linares-Sicilia MJ, Martin-Gomez MT, Martín-Mazuelos E, Pelaez T, Peman J, Rezusta A, Rojo S, Tejero R, Anza DV, Viñuelas J, Zapico MS, Cuenca-Estrella M; the FILPOP2 Project from GEMICOMED (SEIMC) and REIPI. Molecular Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Molds Isolated in a Prospective Surveillance of Triazole Resistance in Spain (FILPOP2 Study). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Aug 27;62(9):e00358-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00358-18. PMID: 29941643; PMCID: PMC6125503.
PUBMED DOIGonçalves SM, Lagrou K, Rodrigues CS, Campos CF, Bernal-Martínez L, Rodrigues F, Silvestre R, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Maertens JA, Cunha C, Carvalho A. Evaluation of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytokines as Biomarkers for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in At-Risk Patients. Front Microbiol. 2017 Nov 29;8:2362. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.02362. PMID: 29238334; PMCID: PMC5712575.
Gonçalves SM, Lagrou K, Rodrigues CS, Campos CF, Bernal-Martínez L, Rodrigues F, Silvestre R, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Maertens JA, Cunha C, Carvalho A. Evaluation of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytokines as Biomarkers for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in At-Risk Patients. Front Microbiol. 2017 Nov 29;8:2362. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.02362. PMID: 29238334; PMCID: PMC5712575.
PUBMED DOIAlcazar-Fuoli L, Buitrago M, Gomez-Lopez A, Mellado E. An alternative host model of a mixed fungal infection by azole susceptible and resistant Aspergillus spp strains. Virulence. 2015;6(4):376-84. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2015.1025192. PMID: 26065322; PMCID: PMC4601236.
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Buitrago M, Gomez-Lopez A, Mellado E. An alternative host model of a mixed fungal infection by azole susceptible and resistant Aspergillus spp strains. Virulence. 2015;6(4):376-84. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2015.1025192. PMID: 26065322; PMCID: PMC4601236.
PUBMED DOIAlcazar-Fuoli L, Cairns T, Lopez JF, Zonja B, Pérez S, Barceló D, Igarashi Y, Bowyer P, Bignell E. A modified recombineering protocol for the genetic manipulation of gene clusters in Aspergillus fumigatus. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 5;9(11):e111875. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111875. PMID: 25372385; PMCID:PMC4221250.
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Cairns T, Lopez JF, Zonja B, Pérez S, Barceló D, Igarashi Y, Bowyer P, Bignell E. A modified recombineering protocol for the genetic manipulation of gene clusters in Aspergillus fumigatus. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 5;9(11):e111875. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111875. PMID: 25372385; PMCID:PMC4221250.
PUBMED DOIBertuzzi M, Schrettl M, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Cairns TC, Muñoz A, Walker LA, Herbst S, Safari M, Cheverton AM, Chen D, Liu H, Saijo S, Fedorova ND, Armstrong-James D, Munro CA, Read ND, Filler SG, Espeso EA, Nierman WC, Haas H, Bignell EM. The pH-responsive PacC transcription factor of Aspergillus fumigatus governs epithelial entry and tissue invasion during pulmonary aspergillosis. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Oct 16;10(10):e1004413. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004413.
Bertuzzi M, Schrettl M, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Cairns TC, Muñoz A, Walker LA, Herbst S, Safari M, Cheverton AM, Chen D, Liu H, Saijo S, Fedorova ND, Armstrong-James D, Munro CA, Read ND, Filler SG, Espeso EA, Nierman WC, Haas H, Bignell EM. The pH-responsive PacC transcription factor of Aspergillus fumigatus governs epithelial entry and tissue invasion during pulmonary aspergillosis. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Oct 16;10(10):e1004413. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004413.
DOIYasmin S, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Gründlinger M, Puempel T, Cairns T, Blatzer M, Lopez JF, Grimalt JO, Bignell E, Haas H. Mevalonate governs interdependency of ergosterol and siderophore biosyntheses in the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Feb 21;109(8):E497-504. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1106399108. Epub 2011 Nov 21. PMID: 22106303; PMCID: PMC3286978.
Yasmin S, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Gründlinger M, Puempel T, Cairns T, Blatzer M, Lopez JF, Grimalt JO, Bignell E, Haas H. Mevalonate governs interdependency of ergosterol and siderophore biosyntheses in the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Feb 21;109(8):E497-504. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1106399108. Epub 2011 Nov 21. PMID: 22106303; PMCID: PMC3286978.
PUBMED DOIKpi, a chaperone-usher pili system associated with the worldwide-disseminated high-risk clone Klebsiella pneumoniae ST-15
2. Gato E, Vázquez-Ucha JC, Rumbo-Feal S, Álvarez-Fraga L, Vallejo JA, Martínez-Guitián M, Beceiro A, Ramos Vivas J, Sola Campoy PJ, Pérez-Vázquez M, Oteo Iglesias J, Rodiño-Janeiro BK, Romero A, Poza M, Bou G, Pérez A. Kpi, a chaperone-usher pili system associated with the worldwide-disseminated high-risk clone Klebsiella pneumoniae ST-15. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Jul 21;117(29):17249-17259.
PUBMED DOILudden C, Lötsch F, Alm E, Kumar N, Johansson K, Albiger B, Huang TD, Denis O, Hammerum AM, Hasman H, Jalava J, Räisänen K, Dortet L, Jousset AB, Gatermann S, Haller S, Cormican M, Brennan W, Del Grosso M, Monaco M, Schouls L, Samuelsen Ø, Pirš M, Cerar T, Oteo-Iglesias J, Pérez-Vázquez M, Sjöström K, Edquist P, Hopkins KL, Struelens MJ, Palm D, Monnet DL, Kohlenberg A. Cross-border spread of blaNDM-1 and blaOXA-48 positive Klebsiella pneumonia: a European collaborative analysis of whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data
Ludden C, Lötsch F, Alm E, Kumar N, Johansson K, Albiger B, Huang TD, Denis O, Hammerum AM, Hasman H, Jalava J, Räisänen K, Dortet L, Jousset AB, Gatermann S, Haller S, Cormican M, Brennan W, Del Grosso M, Monaco M, Schouls L, Samuelsen Ø, Pirš M, Cerar T, Oteo-Iglesias J, Pérez-Vázquez M, Sjöström K, Edquist P, Hopkins KL, Struelens MJ, Palm D, Monnet DL, Kohlenberg A. Cross-border spread of blaNDM-1 and blaOXA-48 positive Klebsiella pneumonia: a European collaborative analysis of whole genome sequencing and epidemiological data, 2014 to 2019. Euro Surveill. 2020 May;25(20):2000627. PUBMED. DOI
PUBMED DOIMoure Z, Lara N, Marín M, Sola-Campoy PJ, Bautista V, Gómez-Bertomeu F, Gómez-Dominguez C, Pérez-Vázquez M, Aracil B, Campos J, Cercenado E, Oteo-Iglesias J; Spanish Linezolid-Resistant Enterococci Collaborating Group. Interregional spread in Spain of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus spp. Isolates carrying the optrA and poxtA genes. Int J Antimicrob Agents
Moure Z, Lara N, Marín M, Sola-Campoy PJ, Bautista V, Gómez-Bertomeu F, Gómez-Dominguez C, Pérez-Vázquez M, Aracil B, Campos J, Cercenado E, Oteo-Iglesias J; Spanish Linezolid-Resistant Enterococci Collaborating Group. Interregional spread in Spain of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus spp. Isolates carrying the optrA and poxtA genes. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2020 Jun;55(6):105977. PUBMED. DOI.
PUBMED DOIEpidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread
4. David S, Reuter S, Harris SR, Glasner C, Feltwell T, Argimon S, Abudahab K, Goater R, Giani T, Errico G, Aspbury M, Sjunnebo S; EuSCAPE Working Group; ESGEM Study Group, Feil EJ, Rossolini GM, Aanensen DM, Grundmann H et al. Epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread. Nat Microbiol. 2019 Nov;4(11):1919-1929.
PUBMED DOISpanish Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Program Collaborating Group. Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca in Spain, 2016-2017
5. Pérez-Vazquez M, Oteo-Iglesias J*, Sola-Campoy PJ, Carrizo-Manzoni H, Bautista V, Lara N, Aracil B, Alhambra A, Martínez-Martínez L, Campos J. Spanish Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Program Collaborating Group. Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca in Spain, 2016-2017. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 May 24; 63(6).
PUBMED DOIOteo J, Mencía A, Bautista V, Pastor N, Lara N, González-González F, García-Peña FJ, Campos J. Colonization with Enterobacteriaceae-Producing ESBLs, AmpCs, and OXA-48 in Wild Avian Species
Oteo J, Mencía A, Bautista V, Pastor N, Lara N, González-González F, García-Peña FJ, Campos J. Colonization with Enterobacteriaceae-Producing ESBLs, AmpCs, and OXA-48 in Wild Avian Species, Spain 2015-2016. Microb Drug Resist. 2018. Sep;24(7):932-938. PUBMED. DOI.
PUBMEDBarrado L, Pérez-Vázquez M, Del Pozo JL, Martín-Salas C, Leiva J, Mazón A, Ezpeleta C, Oteo J. Clonal transmission of NDM-5-producing Escherichia coli belonging to high-risk sequence type ST405
Barrado L, Pérez-Vázquez M, Del Pozo JL, Martín-Salas C, Leiva J, Mazón A, Ezpeleta C, Oteo J. Clonal transmission of NDM-5-producing Escherichia coli belonging to high-risk sequence type ST405. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2018 Jul;52(1):123-124. PUBMED. DOI.
PUBMEDGrundmann H, Glasner C, Albiger B, Aanensen DM, Tomlinson CT, Andrasević AT, Cantón R, Carmeli Y, Friedrich AW, Giske CG, Glupczynski Y, Gniadkowski M, Livermore DM, Nordmann P, Poirel L, Rossolini GM, Seifert H, Vatopoulos A, Walsh T, Woodford N, Monnet DL; European Survey of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) Working Group. Occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE): a prospective, multinational study
Grundmann H, Glasner C, Albiger B, Aanensen DM, Tomlinson CT, Andrasević AT, Cantón R, Carmeli Y, Friedrich AW, Giske CG, Glupczynski Y, Gniadkowski M, Livermore DM, Nordmann P, Poirel L, Rossolini GM, Seifert H, Vatopoulos A, Walsh T, Woodford N, Monnet DL; European Survey of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE) Working Group. Occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE): a prospective, multinational study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(2):153‐163. D1, IP:27,516. PUBMED. DOI.
PUBMEDThe Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Population Is Distinct and More Clonal than the Carbapenem-Susceptible Population.
7. Esteban-Cantos A, Aracil B, Bautista V, Ortega A, Lara N, Saez D, Fernández-Romero S, Pérez-Vázquez M, Navarro F, Grundmann H, Campos J, Oteo J*; EuSCAPE-Spain Network. The Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Population Is Distinct and More Clonal than the Carbapenem-Susceptible Population. Antimicrob Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Mar 24;61(4). pii: e02520-16
PUBMED DOIThe spread of KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Spain: WGS analysis of the emerging high-risk clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11/KPC-2, ST101/KPC-2 and ST512/KPC-3
8. Oteo J*, Pérez-Vázquez M, Bautista V, Ortega A, Zamarrón P, Saez D, Fernández-Romero S, Lara N, Ramiro R, Aracil B, Campos J; Spanish Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Program Collaborating Group. The spread of KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Spain: WGS analysis of the emerging high-risk clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11/KPC-2, ST101/KPC-2 and ST512/KPC-3. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016; 71(12):3392-3399.
PUBMED DOICarbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli is becoming more prevalent in Spain mainly because of the polyclonal dissemination of OXA-48
9. Ortega A, Sáez D, Bautista V, Fernández-Romero S, Lara N, Aracil B, Pérez-Vázquez M, Campos J, Oteo J*; Spanish Collaborating Group for the Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Programme. Carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli is becoming more prevalent in Spain mainly because of the polyclonal dissemination of OXA-48. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016; 71(8):2131-8.
PUBMED DOICurso de Gestión de Calidad y Buenas Prácticas de Laboratorio. Ed. 3
Grammatico JP, Cuevas L (Edits.) y Grupo de expertos de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud OPS/OMS. Curso de Gestión de Calidad y Buenas Prácticas de Laboratorio. Ed. 3. OPS/OMS;. Washington, D.C., 2016. Disponible en: “http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/31168”. ISBN: 978-92-75-11906-8
Gestión de la Calidad para laboratorios de ensayo. 1ª ed.
Grammatico JP, Cuevas L (Edits.). Gestión de la Calidad para laboratorios de ensayo. 1ª ed. Conicet-Madri+d; Buenos Aires, 2011. Disponible en: “http://www.madrimasd.org/Laboratorios/Documentos/Red-Laboratorios/documentos/Gest_Calidad_Ensayo.pdf”. ISBN: 978-950-692-095-1
Curso de Gestión de Calidad y Buenas Prácticas de Laboratorio.
Grupo de expertos de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud OPS/OMS. Curso de Gestión de Calidad y Buenas Prácticas de Laboratorio. OPS; Documentos Técnicos THR/HT 2009/001. Washington, D.C., 2009. ISBN: 978-92-75-32977-1
Guía Latinoamericana para la implementación de Código de Ética en los laboratorios de salud.
Grupo de expertos de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS). Guía Latinoamericana para la implementación de Código de Ética en los laboratorios de salud. Organización Panamericana de la Salud. Documentos Técnicos. Políticas y Regulación. THS/EV-2007/001; 2007. ISBN: 92-7-532702-5
Guiding the humoral response against HIV-1 toward a MPER adjacent region by immunization with a VLP-formulated antibody-selected envelope variant.
Guiding the humoral response against HIV-1 toward a MPER adjacent region by immunization with a VLP-formulated antibody-selected envelope variant. Beltran-Pavez C, Ferreira CB, Merino-Mansilla A, Fabra-Garcia A, Casadella M, Noguera-Julian M, Paredes R, Olvera A, Haro I, Brander C, Garcia F, Gatell JM, Yuste E, Sanchez-Merino V. PLoS One. 2018;13:e0208345.
PUBMED DOIStructure-based design of an RNA-binding p-terphenylene scaffold that inhibits HIV-1 Rev protein function.
tructure-based design of an RNA-binding p-terphenylene scaffold that inhibits HIV-1 Rev protein function. González-Bulnes L, Ibáñez I, Bedoya LM, Beltrán M, Catalán S, Alcamí J, Fustero S, Gallego J. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013;52:13405-9
PUBMED DOIA single-residue change in the HIV-1 V3 loop associated with maraviroc resistance impairs CCR5 binding affinity while increasing replicative capacity.
A single-residue change in the HIV-1 V3 loop associated with maraviroc resistance impairs CCR5 binding affinity while increasing replicative capacity. Garcia-Perez J, Staropoli I, Azoulay S, Heinrich JT, Cascajero A, Colin P, Lortat-Jacob H, Arenzana-Seisdedos F, Alcami J, Kellenberger E, Lagane B. Retrovirology. 2015;12:50.
PUBMED DOIIL-7 Induces SAMHD1 Phosphorylation in CD4+ T Lymphocytes, Improving Early Steps of HIV-1 Life Cycle
IL-7 Induces SAMHD1 Phosphorylation in CD4+ T Lymphocytes, Improving Early Steps of HIV-1 Life Cycle. Coiras M, Bermejo M, Descours B, Mateos E, García-Pérez J, López-Huertas MR, Lederman MM, Benkirane M, Alcamí J. Cell Rep. 2016;14(9):2100-2107.
PUBMED DOIPKCθ and HIV-1 Transcriptional Regulator Tat Co-exist at the LTR Promoter in CD4(+) T Cells
PKCθ and HIV-1 Transcriptional Regulator Tat Co-exist at the LTR Promoter in CD4(+) T Cells. López-Huertas MR, Li J, Zafar A, Rodríguez-Mora S, García-Domínguez C, Mateos E, Alcamí J, Rao S, Coiras M. Front Immunol. 2016;7:69.
PUBMED DOIHydroxytyrosol: a new class of microbicide displaying broad anti-HIV-1 activity.
Hydroxytyrosol: a new class of microbicide displaying broad anti-HIV-1 activity. Bedoya LM, Beltrán M, Obregón-Calderón P, García-Pérez J, de la Torre HE, González N, Pérez-Olmeda M, Auñón D, Capa L, Gómez-Acebo E, Alcamí J. AIDS. 2016 Nov 28;30(18):2767-2776.
PUBMED DOIDifferent Expression of Interferon-Stimulated Genes in Response to HIV-1 Infection in Dendritic Cells Based on Their Maturation State
Different Expression of Interferon-Stimulated Genes in Response to HIV-1 Infection in Dendritic Cells Based on Their Maturation State. Calonge E, Bermejo M, Diez-Fuertes F, Mangeot I, González N, Coiras M, Jiménez Tormo L, García-Perez J, Dereuddre-Bosquet N, Le Grand R, Alcamí J. J Virol. 2017;91(8). pii: e01379-16.
PUBMED DOICharacterization of broadly neutralizing antibody responses to HIV-1 in a cohort of long term non-progressors
Characterization of broadly neutralizing antibody responses to HIV-1 in a cohort of long term non-progressors. González N, McKee K, Lynch RM, Georgiev IS, Jimenez L, Grau E, Yuste E, Kwong PD, Mascola JR, Alcamí J. PLoS One. 2018;13:e0193773.
PUBMED DOIDeep-Sequencing Analysis of the Dynamics of HIV-1 Quasiespecies in Naive Patients during a Short Exposure to Maraviroc
Deep-Sequencing Analysis of the Dynamics of HIV-1 Quasiespecies in Naive Patients during a Short Exposure to Maraviroc. Cascajero A, Rastrojo A, Díez-Fuertes F, Hernández-Novoa B, Aguado B, Moreno S, Alcami J, Pérez-Olmeda M. J Virol. 2018;92. pii: e00390-18.
PUBMED DOIEvaluation of resistance to HIV-1 infection ex vivo of PBMCs isolated from patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with different tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Evaluation of resistance to HIV-1 infection ex vivo of PBMCs isolated from patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with different tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Bermejo M, Ambrosioni J, Bautista G, Climent N, Mateos E, Rovira C, Rodríguez-Mora S, López-Huertas MR, García-Gutiérrez V, Steegmann JL, Duarte R, Cervantes F, Plana M, Miró JM, Alcamí J, Coiras M. Biochem Pharmacol. 2018;156:248-264.
PUBMED DOIDiverse large HIV-1 non-subtype B clusters are spreading among men who have sex with men in Spain
Delgado E, Benito S, Montero V, Cuevas MT, Fernández-García A, Sánchez-Martínez M, García-Bodas E, Díez-Fuertes F, Gil H, Cañada J, Carrera C, Martínez-López J, Sintes M, Pérez-Álvarez L, Thomson MM; Spanish Group for the Study of New HIV Diagnoses. Diverse large HIV-1 non-subtype B clusters are spreading among men who have sex with men in Spain. Front Microbiol. 2019; 3;10:655.
PUBMED DOIImprovement of HIV-1 coreceptor tropism prediction by employing selected nucleotide positions of the env gene in a Bayesian network classifier.
Díez-Fuertes F, Delgado E, Vega Y, Fernández-García A, Cuevas MT, Pinilla M, García V, Pérez-Álvarez L, Thomson MM. Improvement of HIV-1 coreceptor tropism prediction by employing selected nucleotide positions of the env gene in a Bayesian network classifier. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013; 68:1471-1485.
PUBMED DOIPredominance of CXCR4 tropism in HIV-1 CRF14_BG strains from newly diagnosed infections.
Pérez-Álvarez L, Delgado E, Vega Y, Montero V, Cuevas T, Fernández-García A, García-Riart B, Pérez-Castro S, Rodríguez-Real R, López-Álvarez MJ, Fernández-Rodríguez R, Lezaun MJ, Ordóñez P, Ramos C, Bereciartua E, Calleja S, Sánchez-García AM, Thomson MM. Predominance of CXCR4 tropism in HIV-1 CRF14_BG strains from newly diagnosed infections. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014; 69:246-253.
PUBMED DOIMolecular epidemiology, phylogeny, and phylodynamics of CRF63_02A1, a recently originated HIV-1 circulating recombinant form spreading in Siberia.
Shcherbakova NS, Shalamova LA, Delgado E, Fernández-García A, Vega Y, Karpenko LI, Ilyichev AA, Sokolov YV, Shcherbakov DN, Pérez-Álvarez L, Thomson MM. Molecular epidemiology, phylogeny, and phylodynamics of CRF63_02A1, a recently originated HIV-1 circulating recombinant form spreading in Siberia. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2014; 30:912-919.
PUBMED DOIEpidemiological surveillance of HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance in Spain in 2004-2012: relevance of transmission clusters in the propagation of resistance mutations.
Vega Y, Delgado E, Fernández-García A, Cuevas MT, Thomson MM, Montero V, Sánchez M, Sánchez AM, Pérez-Álvarez L; Spanish Group for the Study of New HIV-1 Diagnoses in Galicia and Basque Country. Epidemiological surveillance of HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance in Spain in 2004-2012: relevance of transmission clusters in the propagation of resistance mutations. PLoS One. 2015; 10:e0125699.
PUBMED DOIPhylogeny and phylogeography of a recent HIV-1 subtype F outbreak among men who have sex with men in Spain deriving from a cluster with a wide geographic circulation in Western Europe.
Delgado E, Cuevas MT, Domínguez F, Vega Y, Cabello M, Fernández-García A, Pérez-Losada M, Castro MÁ, Montero V, Sánchez M, Mariño A, Álvarez H, Ordóñez P, Ocampo A, Miralles C, Pérez-Castro S, López-Álvarez MJ, Rodríguez R, Trigo M, Diz-Arén J, Hinojosa C, Bachiller P, Hernáez-Crespo S, Cisterna R, Garduño E, Pérez-Álvarez L, Thomson MM. Phylogeny and phylogeography of a recent HIV-1 subtype F outbreak among men who have sex with men in Spain deriving from a cluster with a wide geographic circulation in Western Europe. PLoS One. 2015; 10:e0143325.
PUBMED DOIIdentification of an HIV-1 BG intersubtype recombinant form (CRF73_BG), partially related to CRF14_BG, which Is circulating in Portugal and Spain.
Fernández-García A, Delgado E, Cuevas MT, Vega Y, Montero V, Sánchez M, Carrera C, López-Álvarez MJ, Miralles C, Pérez-Castro S, Cilla G, Hinojosa C, Pérez-Álvarez L, Thomson MM. Identification of an HIV-1 BG intersubtype recombinant form (CRF73_BG), partially related to CRF14_BG, which Is circulating in Portugal and Spain. PLoS One. 2016; 11:e0148549.
PUBMED DOISequence analysis of in vivo-expressed HIV-1 spliced RNAs reveals the usage of new and unusual splice sites by viruses of different subtypes
Vega Y, Delgado E, de la Barrera J, Carrera C, Zaballos Á, Cuesta I, Mariño A, Ocampo A, Miralles C, Pérez-Castro S, Álvarez H, López-Miragaya I, García-Bodas E, Díez-Fuertes F, Thomson MM. Sequence analysis of in vivo-expressed HIV-1 spliced RNAs reveals the usage of new and unusual splice sites by viruses of different subtypes. PLoS One. 2016; 11:e0158525.
PUBMED DOIHIV-1 genetic diversity in recently diagnosed infections in Moscow: predominance of AFSU, frequent branching in clusters, and circulation of the Iberian subtype G variant.
Karamov E, Epremyan K, Siniavin A, Zhernov Y, Cuevas MT, Delgado E, Sánchez-Martínez M, Carrera C, Kornilaeva G, Turgiev A, Bacqué J, Pérez-Álvarez L, Thomson MM. HIV-1 genetic diversity in recently diagnosed infections in Moscow: predominance of AFSU, frequent branching in clusters, and circulation of the Iberian subtype G variant. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2018; 34:629-634.
PUBMED DOIBayesian phylogeographic analyses clarify the origin of the HIV-1 subtype A variant circulating in former Soviet Union's countries.
Díez-Fuertes F, Cabello M, Thomson MM. Bayesian phylogeographic analyses clarify the origin of the HIV-1 subtype A variant circulating in former Soviet Union's countries. Infect Genet Evol. 2015; 33:197-205.
PUBMED DOIViruses from a cluster of HIV-1 Elite controllers inherit viral characteristics associated with the clinical non-progressor phenotype.
Casado C, Marrero-Hernández S, Márquez-Arce D, Pernas M, Marfil S, Borràs-Grañana F, Olivares I, Cabrera-Rodríguez R, Valera M-S, de Armas-Rillo L, Lemey P, Blanco J, Valenzuela-Fernández A, Lopez-Galíndez C. 2018. Viral characteristics associated with the clinical nonprogressor phenotype are inherited by viruses from a cluster of HIV-1 elite controllers. mBio 9:e02338-17.
PUBMED DOIFactors Leading to the Loss of Natural Elite Control of HIV-1 Infection.
María Pernas, Laura Tarancón-Diez, Esther Rodríguez-Gallego, Josep Gómez, Julia G. Prado, Concepción Casado, Beatriz Dominguez-Molina, Isabel Olivares, Maite Coiras, Agathe León, Carmen Rodriguez, Jose Miguel Benito, Norma Rallón, Montserrat Plana, Onofre Martinez-Madrid, Marta Dapena, Jose Antonio Iribarren, Jorge del Romero, Felipe García, José Alcamí, Mª Ángeles Muñoz-Fernández, Francisco Vidal, Manuel Leal, Cecilio Lopez-Galindeza, Ezequiel Ruiz-Mateos. On behalf of ECRIS integrated in the Spanish AIDS Research Network. (2018). Factors Leading to the Loss of Natural Elite Control of HIV-1 Infection. J.Virol. 92, 5 e01805-17.
PUBMED DOIImproved antibody cross-neutralizing activity in HIV-1 dual double infected LTNP patients.
María Pernas, Concepción Casado, Victor Sanchez-Merino, Alberto Merino-Mansilla, Isabel Olivares, Eloisa Yuste, Cecilio Lopez-Galindez. Improved antibody cross-neutralizing activity in HIV-1 dual double infected LTNP patients. (2015) PLoS One. Aug 10; 10 (8):e0134054. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134054. eCollection.
PUBMED DOIInfluence of Mutation and Recombination on HIV-1 in vitro Fitness Recovery.
Ramón Lorenzo-Redondo, Miguel Arenas, and Cecilio Lopez-Galindez. Influence of Mutation and Recombination on HIV-1 in vitro Fitness Recovery. (2015) Mol Phylogenet Evol. Sep 7. pii: S1055-7903(15)00259-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.001. PMID: 26358613
PUBMED DOIAnalysis of HIV-1 “in vitro” evolution through 3D real fitness landscapes constructed by Self Organizing Maps.
Ramón Lorenzo‐Redondo, Soledad Delgado, Federico Morán, and Cecilio Lopez‐Galindez. Analysis of HIV-1 “in vitro” evolution through 3D real fitness landscapes constructed by Self Organizing Maps. (2014) PLoS One. 9(2): e88579.
PUBMED DOIIdentification of a Spanish HIV-1 Long Term Non-Progressor cluster infected with a low replicating virus.
Concepción Casado, Maria Pernas, Virginia Sandonis, Tamara Alvaro-Cifuentes, Isabel Olivares, Rosa Fuentes, Lorena Martínez Prats, Eulalia Grau, Lidia Ruiz, Rafael Delgado, Carmen Rodríguez, Jorge del Romero, and Cecilio López-Galíndez. Identification of a Spanish HIV-1 Long Term Non-Progressor cluster infected with a low replicating virus. (2013). PLoS One. 8 (10):e77663.
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Caroline Stephanie Crisóstomo Vergara
Técnico de Laboratorio
ORCID code: 0009-0008-0525-1737
Técnico de Laboratorio. Técnico superior de Laboratorio Clínico y Biomédico por la Escuela Técnica de Enseñanzas Especializadas de Madrid. Máster en Microbiología Clínica por el Instituto Europeo de Química, Física y Biología de Madrid.
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Laura del Estal Gómez
Ayudante de investigación
ORCID code: 0009-0000-2773-8986
Graduada en Biología Sanitaria por la Universidad de Alcalá. Máster Universitario en Microbiología Aplicada a la Salud Pública e Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas.
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Almudena Cascajero Díaz
Técnico de laboratorio
ORCID code: 0000-0002-9654-3100
Técnico de laboratorio (Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA y Legionella, Centro Nacional de Microbiología).
Técnico superior de laboratorio de diagnóstico clínico por IES Renacimiento de Madrid. Acumula más de 400 horas de formación en técnicas de laboratorio en proteómica, Genómica, Prevención de Riesgos Laborales y Microbiología.
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Juana María González Rubio
Científica Titular
ORCID code: 0000-0001-6979-2964
La Dra. Juana María González Rubio es Licenciada en Bioquímica por la Universidad de Salamanca y Doctora por la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Actualmente, es Científico Titular de plantilla en el Centro Nacional de Microbiología del Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), donde trabaja en la Unidad de Legionella del Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Enfermedades Bacterianas transmitidas por agua y alimentos.
Dentro del laboratorio, realiza las actividades propias del Programa de Vigilancia Microbiológica de Legionella, y lleva las líneas de investigación del laboratorio sobre la caracterización de biofilms y la puesta a punto de nuevas técnicas para la caracterización de Legionella. También forma parte del equipo investigador del proyecto “Búsqueda de marcadores de patogenicidad para el análisis de riesgos en las instalaciones".
Anteriormente, ha trabajado en la Unidad de Biomonitorización humana del Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental (ISCIII) participando en diferentes proyectos de investigación relacionados con la Sanidad Ambiental, siendo el último más destacado el proyecto “HBM4EU" en el que ha trabajado hasta junio de 2023.
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Fernando González Camacho
Científico Titular
ORCID code: 0000-0003-3175-9004
Licenciado en Ciencias Biológicas por la Universidad de Salamanca y Doctor por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Actualmente, es Científico Titular de plantilla en el Centro Nacional de Microbiología (CNM) del Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII). Responsable de la Unidad de Legionella del Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Enfermedades Bacterianas transmitidas por agua y alimentos.
A nivel europeo es sustituto (Alternate) al National Focal Point para la enfermedad del legionario en el ECDC y es OCP (Operational Contact Point) en microbiología para la legionelosis en la European Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance Network (ELDSNet).
Coordina las líneas de investigación del laboratorio que se desarrollan en tres perspectivas diferentes: en las instalaciones colonizadas, estudios sobre la resistencia a los tratamientos y su persistencia; en la clínica, sobre factores de virulencia y su interacción con el sistema inmune; y en la vigilancia microbiológica, sobre la mejorar de los métodos de caracterización del microorganismo.
Es Investigador Principal en el proyecto “Búsqueda de biomarcadores de patogenicidad en Legionella spp con interés predictivo de riesgo de infección".
Es miembro de distintas sociedades científicas como son la Sociedad Española de Salud Ambiental (SESA), Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (SEIMC) y la European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).
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Información adicional
The Reference and Research Laboratory for Water-borne an Food-borne Bacterial Diseases (LRIEBTAA) is recognized as a national reference laboratory for the zoonotic agents Salmonella, verotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Yersinia., Campylobacter. and Vibrio (RD 1940/2004 of September 27, Order APA/1808/2007 of June 13). In this sense, its main activity is to ensure adequate surveillance of these zoonoses, zoonotic agents and associated antibiotic resistance, as well as proper investigation of outbreaks caused by these microorganisms. In addition, the LRIEBTAA acts as a reference laboratory for Shigella, other diarrheagenic groups of E. coli, Legionella and toxigenic Corynebacterium species. Added to its reference activity is its applied research activity, among which those mentioned above stand out.
The members of the group carry out an important training activity. Every year, 3-5 students who develop their final Master's or Degree projects, laboratory technicians in training and rotating students of the specialty of Clinical Microbiology from different national origins are welcomed in the laboratory. In addition, it actively participates in the Public Health microbiologist training program funded by the ECDC through its supervision at the national level and coordination/supervision at the international level.