Publications by authors named "Juan C Alados Arboledas"
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) in critically ill patients and the impact of anticipatory antifungal treatment on the incidence of CAPA in critically ill patients.
Methods: Before/after observational study in a mixed intensive care unit (ICU) of a university teaching hospital. The study took place between March 2020 and June 2022.
Effect of pertussis vaccine in pregnancy and COVID-19 pandemic in the cases of wooping cough.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
November 2022
Background: Whooping cough has had an increased incidence and severity specially in infants and maternal immunization has been implemented as a prevention strategy. COVID-19 pandemic seems to decrease the incidence of other respiratory diseases.
Methods: Retrospective study from 2012 to 2021 to assess the influence of pertussis maternal immunizations and the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in the cases of whooping cough.
To compare the RT-PCR Allplex SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV Assay (Allplex assay) with other methods of detection of VOC B.1.1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Whooping cough has had an increased incidence and severity specially in infants and maternal immunization has been implemented as a prevention strategy. COVID-19 pandemic seems to decrease the incidence of other respiratory diseases.
Methods: Retrospective study from 2012 to 2021 to assess the influence of pertussis maternal immunizations and the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in the cases of whooping cough.
Article Synopsis
- The GEHEP-004 cohort study in Spain investigates how resistance-guided retreatment can help hepatitis C patients who failed previously unsuccessful NS5A inhibitor treatments.
- The study involved analyzing the genetic sequences of hepatitis C in patients before retreatment, leading to tailored therapy choices.
- Results showed a high sustained virological response (SVR12) rate of nearly 90%, suggesting that sharing resistance data among virologists and clinicians could enhance treatment effectiveness, especially in regions with limited access to new antiviral drugs.
Outpatient urine samples are among the most commonly processed in a microbiology laboratory, which involves a high economic burden. The aim of this study was compare cost and efficiency to process uropathogens between MicroScan system (2010-2011) versus a chromogenic medium and the disk diffusion method (2013-2014). In the first period, a total 9918 bacterial populations were isolated from urine samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: To evaluate a new test based on simultaneous detection of HCV antibodies and antigen (Monolisa HCV Ag/Ab ULTRA; Bio-Rad, Marnes la Coquette, France).
Methods: We studied samples from two groups of patients and 7 commercial HCV seroconversion panels (75 samples). Group 1: 1360 serum samples from patients referred for routine testing of anti HCV antibodies.