Publications by authors named "Maria Raya"

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  • * A case of a 52-year-old male with visual disturbances led to the discovery of a PA during surgery, where pus was drained and Staphylococcus aureus was cultured; he successfully recovered after 12 weeks of antibiotics.
  • * Diagnosis of PA is challenging due to non-specific symptoms, but early recognition and treatment, including surgery and antibiotics, generally result in positive outcomes.
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Verticillium wilt of olive (VWO) caused by is considered a major olive () disease in Mediterranean-type climate regions. The lack of effective chemical products against VWO makes it necessary to search for alternatives such as biological control. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of six spp.

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Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome is a rare X-linked disorder. While most cases are sporadic, familial cases are less frequent. The management of this syndrome follows a multidisciplinary approach involving hormone substitution, psychological counseling, and surgical procedures.

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Introduction And Importance: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is divided into three subtypes: limited cutaneous SSc (lcSSc), diffuse cutaneous SSc (dcSSc), and systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma (ssSSc). ssSSc is a rare subtype of SSc that presents with internal organ manifestations but no cutaneous findings.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a 58-year-old patient with a history of pulmonary hypertension who presented with symptoms of fatigue, inflammatory polyarthritis, and joint swelling.

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In 2016, an almond () decline syndrome (ADS) emerged in intensive almond plantations in the Andalusia region (southern Spain), showing branch dieback, gummosis, and general tree decline. The aim of this work was to elucidate the etiology of this disease complex. For this purpose, surveys were conducted across the Andalusia region, and a wide collection of fungi was recovered from wood samples showing gum and internal discoloration.

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is a subterranean termite species that forages on woody structures of the Iberian Peninsula, and is often a building and crops pest. A total of 23 microorganisms associated with the activity of were isolated from colonized ecosystems in southern Spain. They were morphologically and molecularly characterized, with fungi being the most prevalent ones.

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  • Olive anthracnose, caused by different species, leads to significant losses in olive fruit yield and oil quality globally.
  • A thorough investigation of 185 isolates from olives and other hosts revealed varying pathogenicity and morphology, but phenotypic traits sometimes fell short of identifying all species accurately.
  • Molecular techniques using specific gene regions (like ITS and TUB2) proved effective for species identification, with twelve species identified, showcasing notable virulence differences depending on the host and origin of the isolates.
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Septoria leaf spot (SLS) is the most prevalent disease of pistachio ( L.) in Spain. To elucidate its etiology, 22 samples of pistachio leaves showing SLS symptoms were collected mainly from 1993 to 2018 across southern Spain.

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The species Carissa grandiflora A. DC., commonly called Natal plum, is a shrub native to the coastal region of Natal, South Africa.

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Branch dieback and tree decline have been described as a common complex disease worldwide in woody crops, with Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae being considered the most frequent fungi associated with the disease symptoms. Their behaviour is still uncertain, since they are considered endophytes becoming pathogenic in weakened hosts when stress conditions, such as water deficiency occur. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to determine if water stress enhances general decline on weakened almond trees subjected to different irrigation treatments under natural field conditions.

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The present study assessed the criteria for initiating cytoreduction and response to conventional therapies in 1446 patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET), 267 (17%) of which were CALR-mutated. In low risk patients, time from diagnosis to cytoreduction was shorter in CALR-positive than in the other genotypes (2·8, 3·2, 7·4 and 12·5 years for CALR, MPL, JAK2V617F and TN, respectively, P < 0·0001). A total of 1104 (76%) patients received cytoreductive treatment with hydroxycarbamide (HC) (n = 977), anagrelide (n = 113), or others (n = 14).

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English walnut ( L.) is considered an economically important fruit crop worldwide. In Spain, little attention has been given to walnut diseases owing to the minor economic importance of the walnut crop in the country until recently.

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Introduction: Bipolar patients recruited for studies are usually picked from Bipolar Disorder Units, which only contain a fraction of the total population of patients with bipolar disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the course of the illness is comparable in patients from a Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) and those from a Bipolar Disorder Unit (BDU).

Methods: This study was carried out at the La Fe Teaching Hospital BDU and two CMCH.

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