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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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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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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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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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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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Inflammatory responses in blood samples of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with pulmonary infections by Benito, Natividad, Moreno, Asunción, Filella, Xavier, Miró, José M, González, Julià, Pumarola, Tomás, Valls, María Eugenia, Luna, Montserrat, García, Felipe, Rañó, Ana, Torres, Antoni, Gatell, José M

“…We analyzed the characteristics of the inflammatory response occurring in blood during pulmonary infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected…”
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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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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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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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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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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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Cuánta primaquina es necesaria para erradicar los hipnozoitos de Plasmodium vivax? by Muñoz, José, Velasco, María, Alonso, David, Eugenia Valls, María, Corachán, Manuel, Gascón, Joaquim

“…La terapia con primaquina es, hasta el momento actual, la única disponible para el tratamiento radical de la malaria por Plasmodium vivax. La dosis óptima de…”
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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in Spanish HIV-infected patients in the combined antiretroviral therapy era: prevalence of dihydropteroate synthase mutations and prognostic factors of mortality by Alvarez-Martínez, Míriam J, Moreno, Asunción, Miró, José M, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Rivas, Paula V, de Lazzari, Elisa, Sued, Omar, Benito, Natividad, Domingo, Pere, Ribera, Esteban, Santín, Miguel, Sirera, Guillermo, Segura, Ferràn, Vidal, Francesc, Rodríguez, Francisco, Riera, Melchor, Cordero, Maria Elisa, Arribas, José Ramón, Jiménez de Anta, Maria Teresa, Gatell, José M, Wilson, Paul E, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Abstract The incidence of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-infected patients has decreased thanks to sulfa prophylaxis and combined antiretroviral…”
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Prevalence of dihydropteroate synthase genotypes before and after the introduction of combined antiretroviral therapy and their influence on the outcome of Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-1–infected patients by Alvarez-Martínez, Míriam J, Miró, José M, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Mas, Jordi, de la Bellacasa, Jorge Puig, Sued, Omar, Solé, Manel, Rivas, Paula V, de Lazzari, Elisa, Benito, Natividad, García, Felipe, Agustí, Carlos, Wilson, Paul E, Gatell, José M, Jiménez de Anta, Maria Teresa, Meshnick, Steven R, Moreno, Asunción

“…Abstract The objective of this study was to determine whether the prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) gene mutations has…”
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Characterization of Digestive Involvement in Patients with Chronic T. cruzi Infection in Barcelona, Spain: e3105 by Pinazo, María-Jesús, Lacima, Gloria, Elizalde, José-Ignacio, Posada, Elizabeth-Jesús, Gimeno, Fausto, Aldasoro, Edelweiss, Valls, María-Eugenia, Gascon, Joaquim

“…Background 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…”
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The Use of Quinacrine in Nitroimidazole-resistant Giardia Duodenalis: An Old Drug for an Emerging Problem by Requena-Méndez, Ana, Goñi, Pilar, Rubio, Encarnación, Pou, Diana, Fumadó, Victoria, Lóbez, Silvia, Aldasoro, Edelweiss, Cabezos, Juan, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Treviño, Begoña, Montseny, Antonio Federico Martínez, Clavel, Antonio, Gascon, Joaquim, Muñoz, José

“…Background. There is little evidence regarding the management of refractory giardiasis after treatment with nitroimidazoles. This study estimates the…”
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Improving the diagnosis and management of acute schistosomiasis with antibody, antigen and molecular techniques: lessons from a cluster of six travellers by Camprubí-Ferrer, Daniel, Romero, Lucía, Van Esbroeck, Marjan, Wammes, Linda J, Almuedo-Riera, Alex, Rodriguez-Valero, Natalia, Balerdi-Sarasola, Leire, Hoekstra, Pytsje T, Subirà, Carme, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Micalessi, Isabel, Corstjens, Paul, Cortes-Serra, Nuria, Huyse, Tine, Benegas, Mariana, Álvarez-Martínez, Miriam J, Muñoz, Jose, van Lieshout, Lisette

“…Different diagnostic tests were evaluated in a cluster of six European travellers with acute schistosomiasis (AS) acquired in Mozambique. Adult worm and…”
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How much primaquine is needed to eradicate Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites? by Muñoz, José, Velasco, María, Alonso, David, Valls, María Eugenia, Corachán, Manuel, Gascón, Joaquim

“…Primaquine is now the only drug available to eradicate Plasmodium vivax malaria. The optimal dose of primaquine to prevent relapses of P. vivax remains under…”
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Predominant Virulent IbA10G2 Subtype of Cryptosporidium hominis in Human Isolates in Barcelona: A Five-Year Study: e0121753 by Segura, Remedios, Prim, Nuria, Montemayor, Michel, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Munoz, Carme

“…Background Cryptosporidium infection is a worldwide cause of diarrheal disease. To gain insight into the epidemiology of the infection in a certain geographic…”
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Failure of standard treatment with praziquantel in two returned travelers with Schistosoma haematobium infection by Alonso, David, Muñoz, Jose, Gascón, Joaquim, Valls, Maria Eugenia, Corachan, Manuel

“…A single 40 mg/kg dose of praziquantel (PZQ) continues to be the standard treatment for schistosomiasis caused by S. mansoni and S. haematobium in all clinical…”
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