Publications by authors named "Mª Isabel Galan"

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  • Vaginitis is a common issue that leads women to seek medical help, and this study compares the effectiveness of a new Vaginal Panel Real-Time PCR kit (qPCR test) to traditional diagnostic methods for detecting bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, and trichomoniasis.* -
  • The study analyzed 1,011 vaginal swab specimens and found that the qPCR test had high sensitivity and specificity rates—93.1% sensitivity for bacterial vaginosis, 96.0% for Candida, and it detected cases of trichomoniasis not found in traditional microscopy.* -
  • Results suggest that the qPCR test provides a reliable and faster method for detecting vaginitis, although
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Introduction: Hospital-wide SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence is rarely explored and can identify areas of unexpected risk. We determined the seroprevalence against SARS-CoV-2 in all health care workers (HCW) at a hospital.

Methods: Cross-sectional study (14-27/04/2020).

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Immune response after a single dose of BNT162b2 vaccine was markedly increased in subjects with previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, reaching similar immunoglobulin titers to those elicited by the full 2 doses in naive cases, and increased modestly after the second dose. These data may inform the priority of the boosting dose.

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Introduction: Hospital-wide SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence is rarely explored and can identify areas of unexpected risk. We determined the seroprevalence against SARS-CoV-2 in all health care workers (HCW) at a hospital.

Methods: Cross-sectional study (14-27/04/2020).

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two doses of d-chiro-inositol (DCI) in combination with Myo-inositol (MYO) on the oocyte quality (OQ) of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). This was a controlled, randomized, double-blind, parallel group study on 172 oocytes from 11 women. The study compared the effect of two MYO-DCI formulations given over 12 weeks on OQ.

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The viability of the electro-Fenton degradation of aqueous solutions of benzoic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and oxalic acid has been studied at 20 A using a pilot flow reactor containing an anode and an oxygen diffusion cathode, both of 100 cm(2) section. Pollutants were preferentially oxidized by hydroxyl radicals formed in solution from reaction of Fe(2+) with electrogenerated H(2)O(2), allowing mineralization of benzoic acid and 2,4-D. For oxalic acid no electrochemical mineralization was observed.

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The viability of the degradation of aqueous solutions of aniline, nitrobenzene, and 4-chlorophenol by the so-called Photoelectro-Fenton process in a pilot reactor is reported. The Electro-Fenton process stage, based on the flow of oxygen through a gas diffusion cathode to produce H2O2, allows mineralization of about a half of the TOC content in ca. 1 h, because anodic oxidation is coupled with Fenton reaction in the presence of Fe2+ catalyst.

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