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Evaluation of a multiplex panel for the diagnosis of acute infectious diarrhea in immunocompromised hematologic patients by Alejo-Cancho, Izaskun, Fernández Avilés, Francesc, Capón, Alicia, Rodríguez, Cristina, Barrachina, Josep, Salvador, Pilar, Valls, Mª Eugenia, Álvarez-Martínez, Miriam J, Zboromyrska, Yuliya, Vila, Jordi, Marcos, Mª Ángeles

“…Diarrhea is a frequent complication in hematologic patients, being an infectious cause frequently suspected. Rapid and accurate detection of gastrointestinal…”
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Predominant virulent IbA10G2 subtype of Cryptosporidium hominis in human isolates in Barcelona: a five-year study by Segura, Remedios, Prim, Núria, Montemayor, Michel, Valls, María Eugenia, Muñoz, Carme

“…Cryptosporidium infection is a worldwide cause of diarrheal disease. To gain insight into the epidemiology of the infection in a certain geographic area,…”
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High seroprevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis among individuals from endemic areas considered for solid organ transplant donation: A retrospective serum-bank based study by Gómez-Junyent, Joan, Paredes, David, Hurtado, Juan Carlos, Requena-Méndez, Ana, Ruiz, Angel, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Vila, Jordi, Muñoz, Jose

“…Strongyloides stercoralis is a worldwide disseminated parasitic disease that can be transmitted from solid organ transplant (SOT) donors to recipients. We…”
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Acute liver failure due to visceral leishmaniasis in Barcelona: a case report by Martinez de Narvajas, Iratxe, Díaz, Alba, Bassegoda, Octavio, Carpio, Adriá, Fuster, Carla, Valls, María Eugenia, Alvarez-Martínez, Miriam J, García-Vidal, Carolina, Soriano, Alejandro, Martínez, José Antonio, Ambrosioni, Juan

“…Leishmaniasis is an emerging infectious disease. Due to human migration and tourism, visceral leishmaniasis may become more common in non-endemic areas. In the…”
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Improved diagnosis of gastrointestinal infections using a semi-automated multiplex real-time PCR for detection of enteropathogens by Fidalgo, Berta, Rubio, Elisa, Pastor, Victor, Parera, Marta, Ballesté-Delpierre, Clara, Fernández, Mariana José, Chasco, Genoveva Cuesta, Vergara, Andrea, Zboromyrska, Yuliya, Aylagas, Cristian, Salvador, Pilar, Fernández, Adán, Valls, M. Eugenia, Alvarez Martinez, Míriam José, Mira, Aurea, Marcos, Maria Angeles, Vila, Jordi, Martinez, Miguel J., Casals-Pascual, Climent

“…Introduction. The identification of enteropathogens is critical for the clinical management of patients with suspected gastrointestinal infection. The FLOW…”
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Characterization of Latin American migrants at risk for Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a non-endemic setting. Insights into initial evaluation of cardiac and digestive involvement by Laynez-Roldán, Pedro, Losada-Galván, Irene, Posada, Elizabeth, de la Torre Ávila, Leonardo, Casellas, Aina, Sanz, Sergi, Subirà, Carme, Rodriguez-Valero, Natalia, Camprubí-Ferrer, Daniel, Vera, Isabel, Roldán, Montserrat, Aldasoro, Edelweiss, Oliveira-Souto, Inés, Calvo-Cano, Antonia, Valls, Maria-Eugenia, Álvarez-Martínez, Míriam J, Gállego, Montserrat, Abras, Alba, Ballart, Cristina, Muñoz, José, Gascón, Joaquim, Pinazo, Maria-Jesus

“…Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease (CD), a potentially fatal disease characterized by cardiac disorders and digestive, neurological or mixed alterations…”
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Characterization of digestive involvement in patients with chronic T. cruzi infection in Barcelona, Spain by Pinazo, María-Jesús, Lacima, Gloria, Elizalde, José-Ignacio, Posada, Elizabeth-Jesús, Gimeno, Fausto, Aldasoro, Edelweiss, Valls, María-Eugenia, Gascon, Joaquim

“…Digestive damage due to Chagas disease (CD) occurs in 15-20% of patients diagnosed as a result of peristaltic dysfunction in some endemic areas. The symptoms…”
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Not all severe malaria cases are severe: Is it time to redefine severity criteria for malaria in non-endemic regions? by Balerdi-Sarasola, Leire, Muñoz, Jose, Fleitas, Pedro, Rodriguez-Valero, Natalia, Almuedo-Riera, Alex, Antequera, Alba, Subirà, Carme, Grafia-Perez, Ignacio, Ortiz-Fernández, Maria, de Alba, Tessa, Álvarez-Martínez, Miriam J., Valls, M Eugenia, Parolo, Claudio, Castro, Pedro, Camprubí-Ferrer, Daniel

“…The current definition of severe malaria in non-endemic areas follows WHO criteria, which mainly target children in malaria-endemic areas, potentially…”
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A 38-year-old woman with zosteriform skin lesions by Camprubí, Daniel, Requena-Méndez, Ana, Rodríguez, Natalia, Valls, M Eugenia, García-Herrera, Adriana, Estrach, Teresa, Fustà, Xavier, García-Bernalt Diego, Juan, Fernández-Soto, Pedro, Muñoz, Jose

“…[...]the suspicion of S. mansoni as the most likely etiological agent, considering the epidemiological history and the histological findings on the skin…”
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Host biomarkers for early identification of severe imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria by Balerdi-Sarasola, L., Parolo, C., Fleitas, P., Cruz, A., Subirà, C., Rodríguez-Valero, N., Almuedo-Riera, A., Letona, L., Álvarez-Martínez, M.J., Valls, M Eugenia, Vera, I., Mayor, A., Muñoz, J., Camprubí-Ferrer, D.

“…Severe imported P. falciparum malaria is a source of morbi-mortality in non-endemic regions. WHO criteria don't accurately classify patients at risk of…”
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Post-splenectomy acute glomerulonephritis due to a chronic infection with Plasmodium falciparum and malariae by Camprubí, Daniel, Balerdi, Leire, Quintana, Luis F, Almuedo-Riera, Alex, Valls, M Eugenia, García-Herrera, Adriana, Rodriguez-Valero, Natalia, Alvarez-Martínez, Miriam J, Muñoz, Jose

“…A 38-year-old Senegalese man with no travel history for the last 2 years presented with fever and acute kidney injury with nephrotic syndrome after an elective…”
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Clinical and epidemiological features of 33 imported Strongyloides stercoralis infections by González, Ana, Gallo, Marina, Valls, M. Eugenia, Muñoz, Jose, Puyol, Laura, Pinazo, M. Jesús, Mas, Jordi, Gascon, Joaquim

“…Strongyloides stercoralis has a unique ability to replicate in the human host and lead to chronic infection that can persist for several decades. Thirty-three…”
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Sensitivity and specificity of nested and real-time PCR for the detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in clinical specimens by Alvarez-Martínez, Míriam J., Miró, José M., Valls, Maria Eugenia, Moreno, Asunción, Rivas, Paula V., Solé, Manel, Benito, Natividad, Domingo, Pere, Muñoz, Carmen, Rivera, Esteban, Zar, Heather J., Wissmann, Gustavo, Diehl, Ada R.S., Prolla, João C., de Anta, Maria Teresa Jiménez, Gatell, José M., Wilson, Paul E., Meshnick, Steven R.

“…A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based test for Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis) might be an alternative to histologic…”
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Diagnostic Value of Platelet and Leukocyte Counts in the Differential Diagnosis of Fever in the Returning Traveler by Rubio, Elisa, Alejo-Cancho, Izaskun, Aylagas, Cristian, Camprubí, Daniel, Ferré, Roser, Albarracín, Ma Rosa, Gonzalo, Verónica, Barrachina, Josep, Álvarez-Martínez, Míriam José, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Mas, Jordi, Vila, Jordi, Losada, Irene, Martínez, Miguel J, Casals-Pascual, Climent

“…Malaria, arbovirus infection and travelers' diarrhea are among the most common etiologies of fever after a stay in the tropics. Because the initial symptoms of…”
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High Prevalence of Strongyloidiasis in Spain: A Hospital-Based Study by Requena-Méndez, Ana, Salas-Coronas, Joaquin, Salvador, Fernando, Gomez-Junyent, Joan, Villar-Garcia, Judith, Santin, Miguel, Muñoz, Carme, González-Cordón, Ana, Cabezas Fernández, Maria Teresa, Sulleiro, Elena, Arenas, Maria Del Mar, Somoza, Dolors, Vazquez-Villegas, Jose, Treviño, Begoña, Rodríguez, Esperanza, Valls, Maria Eugenia, LLaberia-Marcual, Jaume, Subirá, Carme, Muñoz, Jose

“…: Strongyloidiasis is a prevailing helminth infection ubiquitous in tropical and subtropical areas, however, seroprevalence data are scarce in migrant…”
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Corrigendum to “Host biomarkers for early identification of severe imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria” [Trav. Med. Infect. Dis. 54 (2023) 102608] by Balerdi-Sarasola, L., Parolo, C., Fleitas, P., Cruz, A., Subirà, C., Rodríguez-Valero, N., Almuedo-Riera, A., Letona, L., Álvarez-Martínez, M.J., Valls, M Eugenia, Vera, I., Mayor, A., Muñoz, J., Camprubí-Ferrer, D.

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Severe Imported Malaria in Adults: Retrospective Study of 20 Cases by Gonzalez, Ana, Nicolas, Josep M, Munoz, Jose, Castro, Pedro, Mas, Jordi, Valls, Ma Eugenia, Coma, Josep R, Aibar, Jesus, Gascon, Joaquim

“…Severe imported malaria is an important problem in many countries in which this disease is not endemic. This retrospective study describes the characteristics…”
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Restoration of T Cell Responses to Toxoplasma gondii after Successful Combined Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients with AIDS with Previous Toxoplasmic Encephalitis by Lejeune, Marylène, Miró, José M., De Lazzari, Elisa, García, Felipe, Claramonte, Xavier, Martínez, Esteban, Ribera, Esteban, Arrizabalaga, Julio, Arribas, José R., Domingo, Pere, Ferrer, Elena, Plana, Montserrat, Valls, María-Eugenia, Podzamczer, Daniel, Pumarola, Tomás, Jacquet, Alain, Mallolas, Josep, Gatell, José M., Gallart, Teresa

“…Background. It is unknown whether a Toxoplasma gondii-specific T cell response is restored after successful combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) in patients…”
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Severe Babesia microti infection in an American immunocompetent patient diagnosed in Spain by de Ramón, Cristina, Cid, Joan, Rodríguez-Tajes, Sergio, Álvarez-Martínez, Míriam J, Valls, Ma Eugenia, Fernández, Javier, Lozano, Miguel

“…Abstract We report a severe Babesia microti infection in an immunocompetent patient diagnosed in Spain. A 66-year-old woman coming from USA presented with…”
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Refractory giardiasis in Spanish travellers by Muñoz Gutiérrez, Jose, Aldasoro, Edelweiss, Requena, Ana, Comin, Ana M, Pinazo, Maria Jesús, Bardají, Azucena, Oliveira, Inés, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Gascon, Joaquim

“…Summary Drug failure is a common cause of symptom persistence after treatment of imported Giardia duodenalis . In this retrospective study we describe a high…”
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