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A fresh look at polymicrobial bloodstream infection in cancer patients by Royo-Cebrecos, Cristina, Gudiol, Carlota, Ardanuy, Carmen, Pomares, Helena, Calvo, Mariona, Carratalà, Jordi

“…To assess the current incidence, clinical features, risk factors, aetiology, antimicrobial resistance and outcomes of polymicrobial bloodstream infection…”
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Decrease of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults after introduction of pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine in Spain by Càmara, Jordi, Marimón, José María, Cercenado, Emilia, Larrosa, Nieves, Quesada, María Dolores, Fontanals, Dionísia, Cubero, Meritxell, Pérez-Trallero, Emilio, Fenoll, Asunción, Liñares, Josefina, Ardanuy, Carmen

“…A prospective laboratory-based multicenter study that collected all adult invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) episodes from 6 Spanish hospitals before…”
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Comparative pangenome analysis of capsulated Haemophilus influenzae serotype f highlights their high genomic stability by Gonzalez-Diaz, Aida, Carrera-Salinas, Anna, Pinto, Miguel, Cubero, Meritxell, van der Ende, Arie, Langereis, Jeroen D., Domínguez, M. Ángeles, Ardanuy, Carmen, Bajanca-Lavado, Paula, Marti, Sara

“…Haemophilus influenzae is an opportunistic pathogen adapted to the human respiratory tract. Non-typeable H. influenzae are highly heterogeneous, but few…”
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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K1 clinical isolates form robust biofilms at the air-liquid interface by Cubero, Meritxell, Marti, Sara, Domínguez, Mª Ángeles, González-Díaz, Aida, Berbel, Dàmaris, Ardanuy, Carmen

“…The prevalence of a new hypervirulent and hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae phenotype (Hmv) is increasing worldwide, mainly linked to serotypes K1 and K2. Since…”
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Multiplex real-time PCR in non-invasive respiratory samples to reduce antibiotic use in community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised trial by Abelenda-Alonso, Gabriela, Calatayud, Laura, Rombauts, Alexander, Meije, Yolanda, Oriol, Isabel, Sopena, Nieves, Padullés, Ariadna, Niubó, Jordi, Duarte, Alejandra, Llaberia, Jaume, Aranda, Judit, Gudiol, Carlota, Satorra, Pau, Tebé, Cristian, Ardanuy, Carmen, Carratalà, Jordi

“…We assessed whether multiplex real-time PCR plus conventional microbiological testing is safe and more effective than conventional microbiological testing…”
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Deciphering mobile genetic elements disseminating macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes over a 21 year period in Barcelona, Spain by Berbel, Dàmaris, Càmara, Jordi, González-Díaz, Aida, Cubero, Meritxell, López de Egea, Guillem, Martí, Sara, Tubau, Fe, Domínguez, M Angeles, Ardanuy, Carmen

“…Abstract Objectives To phenotypically and genetically characterize the antibiotic resistance determinants and associated mobile genetic elements (MGEs) among…”
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Emerging, Non-PCV13 Serotypes 11A and 35B of Streptococcus pneumoniae Show High Potential for Biofilm Formation In Vitro by Domenech, Mirian, Damián, Diana, Ardanuy, Carmen, Liñares, Josefina, Fenoll, Asunción, García, Ernesto

“…Since the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines PCV7 and PCV13 in children became widespread, invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has dramatically decreased…”
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What is the clinical relevance of drug-resistant pneumococcus? by Cillóniz, Catia, Ardanuy, Carmen, Vila, Jordi, Torres, Antoni

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWPneumococcal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In recent years, Streptococcus pneumoniae has shown increasing…”
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Emergence of multidrug resistance among Haemophilus parainfluenzae from respiratory and urogenital samples in Barcelona, Spain by Sierra, Yanik, González-Díaz, Aida, Tubau, Fe, Imaz, Arkaitz, Cubero, Meritxell, Càmara, Jordi, Ayats, Josefina, Martí, Sara, Ardanuy, Carmen

“…Haemophilus parainfluenzae (HPAR) is a Gram-negative bacterium that can become an opportunistic urogenital pathogen. Recently, multidrug resistant (MDR)…”
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Clinical features, etiology and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Gómez-Junyent, Joan, Garcia-Vidal, Carolina, Viasus, Diego, Millat-Martínez, Pere, Simonetti, Antonella, Santos, Ma Salud, Ardanuy, Carmen, Dorca, Jordi, Carratalà, Jordi

“…Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a frequent complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but previous studies are often contradictory. We…”
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A historical perspective of MDR invasive pneumococcal disease in Spanish adults by Càmara, Jordi, Grau, Inmaculada, González-Díaz, Aida, Tubau, Fe, Calatayud, Laura, Cubero, Meritxell, Domínguez, M Ángeles, Liñares, Josefina, Yuste, José, Pallarés, Román, Ardanuy, Carmen

“…Abstract Objectives To analyse the clonal dynamics and clinical characteristics of adult invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused by MDR and…”
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Clinical and molecular epidemiology of haemophilus influenzae causing invasive disease in adult patients by Puig, Carmen, Grau, Imma, Marti, Sara, Tubau, Fe, Calatayud, Laura, Pallares, Roman, Liñares, Josefina, Ardanuy, Carmen

“…The epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) has changed since the introduction of the Hi type b (Hib) vaccine. The aim of this study was to…”
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Insights into the recognition of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates by innate immune lectins of the Siglec and galectin families by Campanero-Rhodes, María Asunción, Martí, Sara, Hernández-Ortiz, Noelia, Cubero, Meritxell, Ereño-Orbea, June, Ardá, Ana, Jiménez-Barbero, Jesús, Ardanuy, Carmen, Solís, Dolores

“…is an opportunistic bacterium that frequently colonizes the nasopharynx and gastrointestinal tract and can also cause severe infections when invading other…”
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Increase in bloodstream infection due to vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium in cancer patients: risk factors, molecular epidemiology and outcomes by Gudiol, Carlota, Ayats, Josefina, Camoez, Mariana, Domínguez, M Ángeles, García-Vidal, Carolina, Bodro, Marta, Ardanuy, Carmen, Obed, Mora, Arnan, Montserrat, Antonio, Maite, Carratalà, Jordi

“…We conducted a prospective study to assess the risk factors, molecular epidemiology and outcome of bloodstream infection (BSI) due to Enterococcus faecium in…”
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia diagnosis: a prioritization exercise based on multi-criteria decision analysis by Ferreira-Coimbra, João, Ardanuy, Carmen, Diaz, Emili, Leone, Marc, De Pascale, Gennaro, Póvoa, Pedro, Prat-Aymerich, Cristina, Serrano-Garcia, Ricardo, Solé-Violan, Jordi, Zaragoza, Rafael, Rello, Jordi

“…The aim was to provide global experts ranking on priorities in diagnostic tools for VAP in clinical practice. A multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) was…”
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A multicentre analysis of Nocardia pneumonia in Spain: 2010–2016 by Ercibengoa, Maria, Càmara, Jordi, Tubau, Fe, García-Somoza, Dolores, Galar, Alicia, Martín-Rabadán, Pablo, Marin, Mercedes, Mateu, Lourdes, García-Olivé, Ignasi, Prat, Cristina, Cilloniz, Catia, Torres, Antonio, Pedro-Botet, Maria-Luisa, Ardanuy, Carmen, Muñoz, Patricia, Marimón, Jose María

“…•Most patients were immunocompromised or had an underlying chronic respiratory disease.•Nodules and cavitation were frequently present.•The most frequent…”
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Urban Wild Boars and Risk for Zoonotic Streptococcus suis, Spain by Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier, Gottschalk, Marcelo, Aragon, Virginia, Càmara, Jordi, Ardanuy, Carmen, Velarde, Roser, Galofré-Milà, Nuria, Castillo-Contreras, Raquel, López-Olvera, Jorge R, Mentaberre, Gregorio, Colom-Cadena, Andreu, Lavín, Santiago, Cabezón, Oscar

“…Urban wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Barcelona, Spain, harbor great diversity of Streptococcus suis strains, including strains with the cps2 gene and with the…”
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An Overview of Macrolide Resistance in Streptococci: Prevalence, Mobile Elements and Dynamics by Berbel, Dàmaris, González-Díaz, Aida, López de Egea, Guillem, Càmara, Jordi, Ardanuy, Carmen

“…Streptococcal infections are usually treated with beta-lactam antibiotics, but, in case of allergic patients or reduced antibiotic susceptibility, macrolides…”
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The Alere BinaxNOW Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Test: Diagnostic Sensitivity for Adult Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Relationship to Specific Serotypes by Shoji, Hisashi, Domenech, Arnau, Simonetti, Antonella Francesca, González, Aida, García-Somoza, Dolores, Cubero, Meritxell, Martí, Sara, Maeda, Masayuki, Tubau, Fe, Liñares, Josefina, Domínguez, Maria Angeles, Carratalà, Jordi, Ardanuy, Carmen

“…Little is known about the sensitivity of the BinaxNOW pneumococcal urinary antigen (PUA) test for adult pneumococcal pneumonia caused by different serotypes…”
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Molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone resistance in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae clinical isolates by Puig, Carmen, Tirado-Vélez, José Manuel, Calatayud, Laura, Tubau, Fe, Garmendia, Junkal, Ardanuy, Carmen, Marti, Sara, de la Campa, Adela G, Liñares, Josefina

“…Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a common cause of respiratory infections in adults, who are frequently treated with fluoroquinolones. The aims of…”
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