Search Results - "Garcia‐Olalla, P."

Factors associated with late presentation of HIV infection in Catalonia, Spain by Vives, N, Carnicer-Pont, D, García de Olalla, P, Camps, N, Esteve, A, Casabona, J

“…We sought to describe the prevalence, trends and factors associated with late diagnosis of HIV infection between 2001 and 2008 in Catalonia, Spain. Adults over…”
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Survival of a large cohort of HIV-infected tuberculosis patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral treatment by CATALA, L, ORCAU, A, GARCIA DE OLALLA, P, MILLET, J.-P, RODRIGUEZ-MONDRAGON, A, CAYLA, J. A

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the survival rate, predictive factors and causes of death in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected tuberculosis (TB)…”
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Increase in gonorrhoea among very young adolescents, Catalonia, Spain, January 2012 to June 2013 by Vives, N, Lugo, R, López, E, Garcia de Olalla, P, Minguell, S, Barrabeig, I, Pons, P, Lopez-Grado, E, Ferré, I, Escriche, R, Armengol, P, Vall, M, Soler-Palacin, P, Leon, I, Gascon, I, Vicente, A M, Falguera, G, Avecilla-Palau, A, Martinez, C, Barberá, M J, González, V, Caylà, J, Casabona, J

“…Between January 2012 and June 2013, 27 sexually transmitted infections were reported in adolescents aged 13-15 years in Catalonia, Spain. In the first half of…”
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Evaluating the impact of methadone maintenance programmes on mortality due to overdose and aids in a cohort of heroin users in Spain by Brugal, M. T., Domingo-Salvany, A., Puig, R., Barrio, G., García de Olalla, P., De La Fuente, L.

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To assess the relationship between methadone treatment (MT) and overdose and HIV/AIDS mortality among heroin users resident in Barcelona city…”
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Lymphogranuloma venereum in Barcelona, 2007–2012: the role of seroadaptation in men who have sex with men by REYES-URUEÑA, J. M., GARCIA DE OLALLA, P., VALL-MAYANS, M., ARANDO, M., CABALLERO, E., CAYLA, J. A.

“…This study describes the incidence rate of reported lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Barcelona from 2007 to 2012…”
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Evolution of notified sexually transmitted infections in Barcelona during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic by Martin‐Ezquerra, G., Monreal, P., Mercuriali, L., Cañas‐Ruano, E., Pujol, R.M., Duran, X., Masferrer Niubò, M., Domingo, P., Villar‐Garcia, J., Lopez‐Contreras, J., Gonzalez‐Cordón, A., Garcia‐Olalla, P., Barberá, M.‐J., Rovira, R., Mohammad Porras, N., De Antonio Cusco, M., Curran, A., Arellano, E., Martínez‐Rascón, D., Descalzo, V., Arando, M., Falcó, V., Knobel, H., Marcos Blanco, A., Rius, C., Clos, R., Masdeu, E., Ros, M., Avellanés, I., Prieto, R., Artigues, A., Hernandez, A., Fuertes, I., Riera, J., Chivite, I.

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Tuberculosis recurrence and its associated risk factors among successfully treated patients by Millet, J-P, Orcau, À, de Olalla, P García, Casals, M, Rius, C, Caylà, J A

“…Background: Little is known about recurrent tuberculosis (TB) in developed countries. The objective of this study was to determine the probability of TB…”
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Barriers to health care services for migrants living with HIV in Spain by Ndumbi, Patricia, Del Romero, J, Pulido, F, Velasco Arribas, M, Dronda, F, Blanco Ramos, J Ramón, García de Olalla, P, Ocaña, I, Belda-Ibañez, J, Del Amo, J, Álvarez-Del Arco, D

“…In Spain, migrants are disproportionately affected by HIV and experience high rates of late diagnosis. We investigated barriers to health care access among…”
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Lymphogranuloma venereum: a hidden emerging problem, Barcelona, 2011 by Vargas-Leguas, H, Garcia de Olalla, P, Arando, M, Armengol, P, Barbera, Mj, Vall, M, Vives, A, Martin-Ezquerra, G, Alsina, M, Blanco, J, Munoz, C, Caballero, E, Andreu, A, Ros, M, Gorrindo, P, Dominguez, A, Cayla, Ja

“…From the beginning of 2007 until the end of 2011, 146 cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) were notified to the Barcelona Public Health Agency. Some 49% of…”
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Influence of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) on the natural history of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV patients by GARCIA DE OLALLA, P, MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ, M. A, CAYLA, J. A, JANSA, J. M, IGLESIAS, B, GUERRERO, R, MARCO, A, GATELL, J. M, OCANA, I

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine factors related to survival in acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), when this…”
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Proposing indicators for evaluation of tuberculosis control programmes in large cities based on the experience of Barcelona by RODRIGO, T, CAYLA, J. A, GALDOS-TANGÜIS, H, GARCIA DE OLALLA, P, BRUGAL, M. T, JANSA, J. M

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Barcelona Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme and to propose evaluation indicators.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using…”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Infections surveillance data: incidence drop or artefact? by Sentís, Alexis, Prats-Uribe, Albert, López-Corbeto, Evelin, Montoro-Fernandez, Marcos, Nomah, Daniel Kwakye, de Olalla, Patrícia Garcia, Mercuriali, Lilas, Borrell, Núria, Guadalupe-Fernández, Víctor, Reyes-Urueña, Juliana, Casabona, Jordi

“…Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were increasing in Europe, and Spain and Catalonia were not an exception. Catalonia has…”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission and HIV status by Bonora, Stefano, Concia, Ercole, Allegranzi, Benedetta, Biglino, Alberto, Perri, Giovanni Di

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Outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Barcelona 2007/08--an opportunity to debate sexual health at the EuroGames 2008 by Vall Mayans, M, Caballero, E, Garcia de Olalla, P, Armengol, P, Codina, M G, Barberà, M J, Sanz, B, Andreu, A, Caylà, J A

“…Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a systemic sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (L serovars L1, L2 or L3). Since 2003,…”
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High levels of postmigration HIV acquisition within nine European countries by Alvarez-del Arco, Debora, Fakoya, Ibidun, Thomadakis, Christos, Pantazis, Nikos, Touloumi, Giota, Gennotte, Anne-Francoise, Zuure, Freke, Barros, Henrique, Staehelin, Cornelia, Göpel, Siri, Boesecke, Christoph, Prestileo, Tullio, Volny-Anne, Alain, Burns, Fiona, del Amo, Julia

“…OBJECTIVE:We aimed to estimate the proportion of postmigration HIV acquisition among HIV-positive migrants in Europe. DESIGN:To reach HIV-positive migrants, we…”
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Characteristics of tuberculosis patients who generate secondary cases by Rodrigo, T, Cayla, JA, Garcia de Olalla, P, Galdos-Tangueis, H, Jansa, JMa, Miranda, P, Brugal, T

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the characteristics of smear positive tuberculosis (TB) patients who generate secondary TB cases.METHODS: Those smear positive TB…”
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Impact of HIV-1 Subtype on CD4 Count at HIV Seroconversion, Rate of Decline, and Viral Load Set Point in European Seroconverter Cohorts by Touloumi, Giota, Pantazis, Nikos, Pillay, Deenan, Paraskevis, Dimitrios, Chaix, Marie-Laure, Bucher, Heiner C., Kücherer, Claudia, Zangerle, Robert, Kran, Anne-Marte Bakken, Porter, Kholoud

“…Background. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype may influence disease progression. We compared CD4 lymphocyte cell count levels at…”
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Sexually Transmitted Infections: Experience in a Multidisciplinary Clinic in a Tertiary Hospital (2010-2013) by Moreno-Ribera, N, Fuertes-de Vega, I, Blanco-Arévalo, J.L, Bosch-Mestres, J, González-Cordón, A, Estrach-Panella, T, García-de Olalla, P, Alsina-Gibert, M

“…Abstract Background The number of consultations for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is increasing in Spain. The aim of this study was to describe and…”
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Individual and community-level effects in the socioeconomic inequalities of AIDS-related mortality in an urban area of southern Europe by Marí-Dell’Olmo, Marc, Rodríguez-Sanz, Maica, Garcia-Olalla, Patrícia, Pasarín, M Isabel, Brugal, M Teresa, Caylà, Joan A, Borrell, Carme

“…Objective: To study socioeconomic inequalities in AIDS mortality in Barcelona, Spain, during the periods 1991–6 (before highly active antiretroviral therapy…”
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Lymphogranuloma venereum: a hidden emerging problem, Barcelona, 2011: Sexually transmitted infections by VARGAS-LEGUAS, H, DE OLALLA, P. Garcia, MUNOZ, C, CABALLERO, E, ANDREU, A, ROS, M, GORRINDO, P, DOMINGUEZ, A, CAYLA, J. A, ARANDO, M, ARMENGOL, P, BARBERA, M. J, VALL, M, VIVES, A, MARTIN-EZQUERRA, G, ALSINA, M, BLANCO, J

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