Search Results - "Parron, Ignasi"
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Acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in closed and semi-closed facilities during 2017 in Catalonia, Spain
Published in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases (01-05-2021)“…Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a leading cause of disease worldwide. The aim of this prospective observational study is to describe the epidemiology of AGE in…”
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Factors associated with non-adherence to tuberculosis preventive treatment among adult contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis cases with latent tuberculosis infection in catalonia, spain, in 2019−2021
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (27-02-2024)“…The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with non-adherence to tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment among contacts with latent TB infection…”
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Vaccinated COVID-19 Index Cases Are Less Likely to Transmit SARS-CoV-2 to Their Household Contacts: A Cohort Study
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (26-02-2024)“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of index case vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 transmission to household contacts. In our epidemiological cohort…”
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Risk of tuberculosis among pulmonary tuberculosis contacts: the importance of time of exposure to index cases
Published in Annals of epidemiology (01-03-2024)“…The intensity of exposure to index cases of tuberculosis [TB] may increase the risk of TB in their contacts. The aim was to determine TB risk factors among…”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in Catalonia (Spain)
Published in Epidemiology and infection (11-12-2023)“…We carried out a retrospective study of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks reported between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2021 in Catalonia (Spain) to…”
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Factors Associated with Treatment Prescription to Pulmonary Tuberculosis Contacts in Catalonia (2019-2021): A Population-Based Epidemiological Study
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (01-12-2023)“…In countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence, the systematic testing and treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) in contacts of pulmonary TB index cases…”
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Absence of short-term changes in knowledge and attitudes among household contacts of COVID-19 cases during the post-acute phase of the pandemic in Catalonia and Navarre, Spain
Published in Frontiers in public health (29-02-2024)“…To evaluate short-term changes in knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 and preventive measures during the post-acute phase of the pandemic in Spain. A…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on contact tracing of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Published in European journal of public health (01-08-2022)“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic could have negative effects on tuberculosis (TB) control. The objective was to assess the impact of the pandemic in…”
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Losses in the Care Cascade for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Tracing Contact Studies
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (01-11-2023)“…Background: The control of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) encompasses multiple stages. The objective was to calculate the losses in the LTBI care cascade…”
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Mumps: MMR vaccination and genetic diversity of mumps virus, 2007-2011 in Catalonia, Spain
Published in BMC infectious diseases (09-11-2019)“…Mumps is a vaccine-preventable disease but outbreaks have been reported in persons vaccinated with two doses of MMR vaccine. The objective was to describe the…”
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Effectiveness and impact of the hepatitis B vaccination program in preadolescents in Catalonia 21 years after its introduction
Published in Vaccine (21-02-2019)“…Hepatitis B is a viral disease of global importance. In Catalonia in the 1980s, the seroepidemiological pattern of HBV infection was low-intermediate. In 1990,…”
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Effectiveness of hepatitis A vaccination as post-exposure prophylaxis
Published in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics (01-02-2017)“…Hepatitis A (HA) has been a vaccine-preventable disease since 1995. In Catalonia, a universal combined hepatitis A+B vaccination program of preadolescents was…”
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Zika virus screening during pregnancy: Results and lessons learned from a screening program and a post‐delivery follow‐up analysis (2016–2022)
Published in Birth defects research (15-10-2023)“…ObjectiveTo evaluate a Zika virus screening program applied to asymptomatic exposed pregnant women.MethodologyAnalysis of data generated during the roll out of…”
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Outbreaks of hepatitis A associated with immigrants travelling to visit friends and relatives
Published in The Journal of infection (01-01-2016)“…Highlights • Over 25% of outbreaks of hepatitis A are generated by immigrant index cases. • The main risk factor for immigrant index cases of hepatitis A is…”
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Diagnostic Performance of Ag-RDTs and NAAT for SARS-CoV2 Identification in Symptomatic Patients in Catalonia
Published in Viruses (14-05-2021)“…The use of rapid antigenic tests (Ag-RDTs) to diagnose a SARS-CoV-2 infection has become a common practice recently. This study aimed to evaluate performance…”
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Aetiology and epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in Catalonia (Spain) in 2004–2005
Published in Journal of clinical virology (01-09-2008)“…Abstract Background Acute infectious gastroenteritis causes substantial morbidity and economic loss. Objective The aetiology, epidemiology, and clinical…”
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Immigrants do not transmit tuberculosis more than indigenous patients in Catalonia (Spain)
Published in Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) (01-07-2013)“…Summary Background Immigrants may not transmit tuberculosis (TB) more than indigenous patients. The objective was to study the prevalence of TB infection among…”
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Epidemiology of two large measles virus outbreaks in Catalonia: What a difference the month of administration of the first dose of vaccine makes
Published in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics (01-03-2013)“…Measles cases in the European Region have been increasing in the last decade; this illustrates the challenge of what we are now encountering in the form of…”
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Epidemiology of foodborne norovirus outbreaks in Catalonia, Spain
Published in BMC infectious diseases (14-04-2008)“…Noroviruses are one of the principal biological agents associated with the consumption of contaminated food. The objective of this study was to analyse the…”
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Acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in Catalonia, Spain: Norovirus versus Salmonella
Published in Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2008)“…Objective. To describe the epidemiology of norovirus (NV) and Salmonella gastroenteritis outbreaks in Catalonia between 15 October 2004 and 30 October 2005…”
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