Publications by authors named "A I Lopez-Calleja"

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  • Staphylococcus aureus, particularly methicillin-resistant variants (MRSA), poses a significant risk to cystic fibrosis patients, with a study in Spain focusing on isolates from a high pig-farming area.
  • Among 42 isolates from cystic fibrosis patients, 21.4% were identified as MRSA, with many showing multidrug resistance and belonging to various clonal complexes, including the livestock-associated CC398 strain.
  • The study highlights a concerning prevalence of the LA-MRSA-CC398 lineage in cystic fibrosis patients, signaling a need for increased monitoring in regions with intensive pig farming.
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Introduction: The management of infections in war wounds is a problem aggravated by the presence of multiresistant bacteria and requires a combined approach with surgery. Literature has identified the risks and patterns of antibiotic resistance in previous armed conflicts, but the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has required the study of specific bacterial resistance patterns.

Methods: We included war-injured patients from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict transferred for treatment to the General Defense Hospital of Zaragoza from May 2022 to October 2023.

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At present, the development of plants with improved traits like superior quality, high yield, or stress resistance, are highly desirable in agriculture. Accelerated crop improvement, however, must capitalize on revolutionary new plant breeding technologies, like genetically modified and gene-edited crops, to heighten food crop traits. Genome editing still faces ineffective methods for the transformation and regeneration of different plant species and must surpass the genotype dependency of the transformation process.

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Treatment of infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) enterobacteria remains challenging due to the limited therapeutic options available. Drug repurposing could accelerate the development of new urgently needed successful interventions. This work aimed to identify and characterise novel drug combinations against Klebsiella pneumoniae based on the concepts of synergy and drug repurposing.

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