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Polyserositis: a diagnostic challenge by Losada, Inés, González‐Moreno, Juan, Roda, Nuria, Ventayol, Lola, Borjas, Yolanda, Domínguez, Francisco J., Fernández‐Baca, Victoria, García‐Gasalla, Mercedes, Payeras, Antoni

“…Background Polyserositis (PS) is the inflammation, with effusion, of different serous membranes. It has been associated with different aetiologies, but the…”
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Reversions of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus in tuberculosis contact investigation: A prospective multicentre cohort study by Pérez-Recio, Sandra, Grijota-Camino, Maria D, Anibarro, Luis, Rabuñal-Rey, Ramón, Sabria, Josefina, Gijón-Vidaurreta, Paloma, Pomar, Virginia, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Domínguez-Castellano, Ángel, Trigo, Matilde, Santos, María Jesús, Cebollero, Alba, Rodríguez, Sara, Moga, Esther, Penas-Truque, Anton, Martos, Carmen, Ruiz-Serrano, M. Jesús, Garcia-de-Cara, Erika I, Alcaide, Fernando, Santin, Miguel

“…Background Interferon-y Release Assays (IGRA) reversions have been reported in different clinical scenarios for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infection…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Microorganisms Isolated in Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the COVID-19 Period by Gavalda, Meritxell, Fullana, Maria Isabel, Ferre, Adrià, Peña, Rebecca Rowena, Armendariz, Julen, Torrallardona, Orla, Magraner, Aina, Lorenzo, Alejandro, García, Carles, Mut, Gemma, Planas, Lluís, Iglesias, Carla, Fraile-Ribot, Pablo, Macia Romero, Maria Dolores, Riera, Melchor, García-Gasalla, Mercedes

“…Introduction. Community-acquired pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality and hospital admissions. The aetiology remains unknown in 30–65% of the cases…”
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Predictive Immunological, Virological, and Routine Laboratory Markers for Critical COVID-19 on Admission by García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Ferrer, Juana M., Fraile-Ribot, Pablo A., Ferre-Beltrán, Adrián, Rodríguez, Adrián, Martínez-Pomar, Natalia, Ramon-Clar, Luisa, Iglesias, Amanda, Losada-López, Inés, Fanjul, Francisco, Pou, Joan Albert, Llompart-Alabern, Isabel, Toledo, Nuria, Pons, Jaime, Oliver, Antonio, Riera, Melchor, Murillas, Javier

“…Background. Early identification of COVID-19 patients at risk of critical illness is a challenging endeavor for clinicians. We aimed to establish…”
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Hyperinflammatory Immune Response in COVID-19: Host Genetic Factors in Pyrin Inflammasome and Immunity to Virus in a Spanish Population from Majorca Island by Martínez-Pomar, Natalia, Cunill, Vanesa, Segura-Guerrero, Marina, Pol-Pol, Elisabet, Escobar Oblitas, Danilo, Pons, Jaime, Ayestarán, Ignacio, Pruneda, Patricia C, Losada, Inés, Toledo-Pons, Nuria, García Gasalla, Mercedes, Ferrer Balaguer, Joana Maria

“…The hyperinflammatory response caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection contributes to its severity, and many critically ill patients show features of cytokine storm…”
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Identification of Recent Tuberculosis Exposure Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus, a Multicenter Study by Pérez-Recio, Sandra, Pallarès, Natàlia, Grijota-Camino, Maria D, Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián, Barcia, Laura, Campos-Gutiérrez, Silvia, Pomar, Virginia, Rabuñal-Rey, Ramón, Balcells, María Elvira, Gazel, Deniz, Montiel, Natalia, Vicente, Diego, Goić-Barišić, Ivana, Schön, Thomas, Paues, Jakob, Mareković, Ivana, Cacho-Calvo, Juana, Barac, Aleksandra, Goletti, Delia, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Barcala, José María, Tórtola, María Teresa, Anibarro, Luis, Suárez-Toste, Isabel, Moga, Esther, Gude-Gonzalez, María J, Naves, Rodrigo, Karslıgil, Tekin, Martin-Peñaranda, Tania, Stevanovic, Goran, Trigo, Matilde, Rubio, Verónica, Karaoğlan, İlkay, Bayram, Nazan, Alcaide, Fernando, Tebé, Cristian, Santin, Miguel

“…We investigated whether the difference of antigen tube 2 (TB2) minus antigen tube 1 (TB1) (TB2-TB1) of the QuantiFERON-TB gold plus test, which has been…”
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Increased mRNA Levels of ADAM17 , IFITM3 , and IFNE in Peripheral Blood Cells Are Present in Patients with Obesity and May Predict Severe COVID-19 Evolution by Pomar, Catalina A, Bonet, M Luisa, Ferre-Beltrán, Adrián, Fraile-Ribot, Pablo A, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Riera, Melchor, Picó, Catalina, Palou, Andreu

“…Gene expression patterns in blood cells from SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals with different clinical phenotypes and body mass index (BMI) could help to…”
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Facial nerve palsy as a neurological manifestation of COVID-19 by Martins, Alfredo, Losa, Francisco, Rueda, Helem, García-Gasalla, Mercedes

“…Facial nerve palsy is the most frequent acute mononeuropathy and it is often of viral etiology, although many other causes have been identified. It has…”
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Mannose binding lectin polymorphisms in systemic lupus erythematosus in Spain by Losada López, Inés, García Gasalla, Mercedes, González Moreno, Juan, Serrano, Araceli, Domínguez Valdés, Francisco Javier, Milà, Joan, Payeras, Antoni

“…Low mannose binding lectin (MBL) producer genotypes have been considered as a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) risk factor. The aim of this study was to…”
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Paper biosensors for detecting elevated IL-6 levels in blood and respiratory samples from COVID-19 patients by Adrover-Jaume, Cristina, Alba-Patiño, Alejandra, Clemente, Antonio, Santopolo, Giulia, Vaquer, Andreu, Russell, Steven M., Barón, Enrique, González del Campo, María del Mar, Ferrer, Joana M., Berman-Riu, María, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Aranda, María, Borges, Marcio, de la Rica, Roberto

“…[Display omitted] •Detection of cytokine storm biomarkers with mobile biosensors.•Immunosensors are made solely of cellulose modified with antibody-decorated…”
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Sclerosing mesenteritis due to Mycobacterium genavense infection: A case report by Artigues Serra, Francisca, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Campins, Antoni, González de Cabo, Miguel, Morales, Rafael, Peña, Rebecca Rowena, Gallegos, María Carmen, Riera, Melchor

“…Since its first identification in the early 1990s, Mycobacterium genavense has been considered and opportunistic pathogen. It mainly causes gastrointestinal…”
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Impact of heat waves on human morbidity and hospital admissions in a city of the western mediterranean area by Bujosa Mateu, Adrián, Alegre Latorre, Luis, Comas, María Villalonga, Salom, Jaume, García Gasalla, Mercedes, Planas Bibiloni, Lluis, Orfila Timoner, Jaime, Murillas Angoiti, Javier

“…Purpose The effect of heat waves on mortality is well known, but current evidence on morbidity is limited. Establishing the consequences of these events in…”
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Implementing a new HCV model of care for people who use drugs by Herranz Mochales, Andrea, Picchio, Camila A., Nicolàs, Aina, Macià, María Dolores, Fernández-Baca, María Victoria, Serrano, Joaquín, Bonet, Lucía, Trelles, Marita, Sansó, Andreu, Rubí, Alicia R., Zamora, Antonio, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Buti, Maria, Vilella, Àngels, Lazarus, Jeffrey V.

“…An estimated 50 million individuals have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection worldwide and people who use drugs (PWUD) are disproportionately affected…”
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Consensus Document on Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis in Patients for Biological Treatment by Mir Viladrich, Isabel, Daudén Tello, Esteban, Solano-López, Guillermo, López Longo, Francisco Javier, Taxonera Samso, Carlos, Sánchez Martínez, Paquita, Martínez Lacasa, Xavier, García Gasalla, Mercedes, Dorca Sargatal, Jordi, Arias-Guillén, Miguel, García García, José Maria

“…Abstract Tuberculosis risk is increased in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases receiving any immunosuppressive treatment, notably tumor necrosis factor…”
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Use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Serum Peptidome to Classify and Predict Coronavirus Disease 2019 Severity by Gomila, Rosa M, Martorell, Gabriel, Fraile-Ribot, Pablo A, Doménech-Sánchez, Antonio, Albertí, Miguel, Oliver, Antonio, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Albertí, Sebastián

“…Abstract Background Classification and early detection of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is required to establish an effective treatment…”
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Serosal involvement in IgG4-related disease: report of two cases and review of the literature by González-Moreno, Juan, Losada-López, Inés, Gállego-Lezaun, Cristina, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Gómez Bellvert, Cristina, Ortego Centeno, Norberto

“…IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently described entity characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates, usually mimicking tumors, affecting almost every…”
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IGRA testing in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: which factors influence the results? by González-Moreno, Juan, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Losada-López, Inés, Cifuentes Luna, Carmen, Mir Viladrich, Isabel, Fernández-Baca, Victoria, Serrano, Araceli, Juan Mas, Antonio, Riera-Oliver, Joan, Payeras Cifre, Antoni

“…Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory chronic diseases (IMIDs) can be challenged as diagnostic test…”
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Executive Summary of the Guidelines for the Use of interferon-gamma Release Assays in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection by Santin, Miguel, García-García, José-María, Rigau, David, Altet, Neus, Anibarro, Luis, Casas, Irma, Díez, Nuria, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Martínez-Lacasa, Xavier, Penas, Antón, Pérez-Escolano, Elvira, Sánchez, Francisca, Domínguez, José

“…Interferon-gamma release assays are widely used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in Spain. However, there is no consensus on their application in…”
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Role of QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube in tuberculosis contact investigation: experience in a tuberculosis unit by Gonz lez-Moreno, Juan, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Gállego-Lezaun, Cristina, Fernández-Baca, Victoria, Mir Viladrich, Isabel, Cifuentes-Luna, Carmen, Serrano Bujalance, Araceli, Salom Vallespir, Andrea, Payeras Cifre, Antoni

“…Abstract Background: Interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) are increasingly used for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Because of the lack…”
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Executive summary of the guidelines for the use of interferon-γ release assays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection by Santin, Miguel, García-García, José-María, Rigau, David, Altet, Neus, Anibarro, Luis, Casas, Irma, Díez, Nuria, García-Gasalla, Mercedes, Martínez-Lacasa, Xavier, Penas, Antón, Pérez-Escolano, Elvira, Sánchez, Francisca, Domínguez, José

“…Abstract Interferon-gamma release assays are widely used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in Spain. However, there is no consensus on their…”
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