Publications by authors named "Alvaro Leal Negredo"
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- * Over 2,500 gonococcal isolates were tested; the resistance rates were very low for extended-spectrum cephalosporins (0.2% for ceftriaxone and 1.7% for cefixime), while azithromycin showed a higher resistance rate of 12.1%.
- * The findings suggest that while susceptibility to cephalosporins is high, the notable azithromycin resistance raises concerns about dual therapy effectiveness; the study emphasizes the need for a national program to monitor NG resistance
Due to the huge demand for SARS-Cov-2 determination,alternatives to the standard qtPCRtestsare potentially useful for increasing the number of samples screened. Our aim was to develop a direct fluorescent PCR capillary-electrophoresis detection of the viral genome. We validated this approach on several SARS-Cov-2 positive and negative samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew clinical and seasonal evidence of infections by Human Parainfluenzavirus.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
November 2018
Human Parainfluenzaviruses (PIVs) account for a significant proportion of viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children, and are also associated with morbidity and mortality in adults, including nosocomial infections. This work aims to describe PIV genotypes and their clinical and epidemiological distribution. Between December 2016 and December 2017, 6121 samples were collected, and submitted to viral culture and genomic quantification, specifically Parainfluenza 1-4 (PIV1-4), Influenza A and B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) A and B, Adenovirus, Metapneumovirus, Coronavirus, Rhinovirus, and Enterovirus.
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