Publications by authors named "Octavio Martinez-Cuevas"
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- * A total of 61 sub-Saharan African individuals treated in Barcelona were analyzed; common symptoms included abdominal pain and blood in urine, with chronic complications affecting 36% of patients, notably leading to renal failure in a significant subset.
- * The study highlighted a need for improved diagnostic methods, as serology was used in most cases; early detection and effective treatment could reduce serious health consequences for immigrants living in non-endemic countries.
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- - The study aimed to assess how often active tuberculosis occurs among people living with someone diagnosed with TB over a 7-year period in a public health center in Spain, a region with high TB incidence.
- - Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study using data collected from TB cases and household contacts, focusing on demographic and health information, including TB testing results.
- - They found only one new case of active TB among 103 household contacts, indicating a very low incidence (0.56% per year); the study suggests that longer-term monitoring may be valuable in high-risk areas.
Background: The nematode Strongyloides stercoralis has a very particular autoinfection life-cycle which leads to chronic infections remaining undetected for decades. However, hyperinfection can occur in patients receiving immunotherapy resulting in high mortality rates. The main objective of this study was to assess the results of a 10-year multicenter surveillance program performed in an area with dense immigration in Barcelona, Spain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, or Hajj, is a basic tenet of the Islamic doctrine and, after Ramadan, annually represents the largest human concentration (with up to 5% of from the EU) around the world. Such a gathering entails health risks.
Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted of a cohort of pilgrims attended for pre-travel preventive activities in the North Metropolitan International Health Unit (Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain) from 2009-2010.
Background: Imported diseases recorded in the European Union (EU) increasingly involve traveling immigrants returning from visits to their relatives and friends (VFR). Children of these immigrant families can represent a population of extreme vulnerability.
Methods: A randomized cross-sectional study of 698 traveling children under the age of 15 was performed.