Publications by authors named "M Elisa Calle"

Bacteriocins, a class of molecules produced by bacteria, exhibit potent antimicrobial properties, including antiviral activities. The urgent need for treatments against SARS-CoV-2 has proposed bacteriocins such as enterocin DD14 (EntDD14) as potential therapeutic agents. However, the mechanism of macromolecular interaction of EntDD14 for the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 is not yet fully understood, and its efficacy against variants like JN.

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Objective: Triplet pregnancies are high-risk pregnancies, and baseline characteristics and gestational care protocols have changed over years. The objective of this study is to compare the baseline characteristics and the prevalence of maternal, fetal, obstetric, and perinatal outcomes in triplet pregnancies between 2013 and 2024 (PII) and 2000 and 2012 (PI).

Methods: This is a single-center, observational retrospective case-control study that includes all triplet pregnancies followed up at the La Paz University Hospital between 2000 and 2024.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study focuses on developing two new questionnaires, MatCODE and MatER, to assess women's knowledge of healthcare rights and their perception of resource scarcity during pregnancy, labor, and the early postpartum period.
  • - Experts validated the content of these tools using the Aiken's V coefficient and content validity index, and a pilot cohort established face validity through the INFLESZ scale.
  • - The results showed that both questionnaires have strong psychometric properties, including good reliability (ω and α values) and appropriate validation measures, indicating their effectiveness for monitoring maternal healthcare in Spain.
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School nutrition is an important key modifier in terms of child and adolescent nutrient intake [...

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The fulfillment of rights to maternal healthcare is a key factor for the wellbeing of women. However, there is a lack of an instrument to ascertain the experience of women during maternity to enable adequate monitoring. The aim of this study was to validate a new instrument to measure women's perception of the fulfillment of rights during healthcare in pregnancy and childbirth and immediately postpartum.

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