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Molecular Epidemiology of Hospital and Emerging Infections

Publications

2018

López-Fabal Mª, Perez-Rivilla, A, Gomez-Garces, JL (2018).

Evaluation of sera with a low signal to cut-off ratio using two chemiluminescent assays for detecting Hepatitis C Virus, and their correlation with the detection of Viral RNA

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Article. 36(4):222-224.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2016.12.014]
Origuen, J, Corbella, L, Orellana, MA, Fernandez-Ruiz, M, Lopez-Medrano, F, San Juan, R, Lizasoain, M, Ruiz-Merlo, T, Morales-Cartagena, A, Maestro, G, Parra, P, Villa, J, Delgado, R, Aguado, JM (2018).

Comparison of the clinical course of Clostridium difficile infection in glutamate dehydrogenase-positive toxin-negative patients diagnosed by PCR to those with a positive toxin test

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Article. 24(4):414-421.
[doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2017.07.033]
Brañas P, Gil, M, Villa, J, Orellana, MA, Chaves, F (2018).

Molecular epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae infection/colonisation in a hospital in Madrid

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Article. 36(2):100-103.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2016.10.004]
Recio R, Herrero-Martínez JM, Lizasoain M, Oliveira E, Pérez-Ayala A (2018).

Incidental finding observed on a blood smear

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Editorial Material. 24(2):145-145.
[doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2017.07.023]
Lalueza, A, Sanz-Trepiana, L, Bermejo, N, Yaiza, B, Morales-Cartagena, A, Espinosa, M, Garcia-Jimenez, R, Jimenez-Rodriguez, O, Ponce, B, Lora, D, Orellana, MA, Fernandez-Ruiz, M, Bermejo, S, Aguado, JM (2018).

Risk factors for bacteremia in urinary tract infections attended in the emergency department

INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. Article. 13(1):41-50.
[doi:10.1007/s11739-016-1576-6]
Martin, A, Perez-Ayala, A, Chaves, F, Lora, D, Ángeles Orellana M (2018).

Evaluation of the multiplex PCR Allplex-GI assay in the detection of bacterial pathogens in diarrheic stool samples

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Article. 144:33-36.
[doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2017.10.016]

2017

Oteo J, Bou G, Chaves F, Oliver A (2017).

Microbiological methods for surveillance of carrier status of; multiresistant bacteria

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Review. 35(10):667-675.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2015.12.013]
Recio R, Chaves F, Reyes CA, Orellana MÁ (2017).

Infective endocarditis due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus: Risks of; probiotic consumption in a patient with structural heart disease

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Letter. 35(9):609-610.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2017.02.004]
Braun P, Delgado R, Drago M, Fanti D, Fleury H, Izopet J, Lombardi A, Marcos M, Sauné K, O'Shea S, Pérez-Rivilla A, Ramble J, Trimoulet P, Vila J, Whittaker D, Artus A, Rhodes D (2017).

A European multicientre study on the comparison of HBV viral loads; between VERIS HBV assay and Roche COBAS (R) TAQMAN (R) HBV test, Abbott; RealTime HBV assay, Siemens VERSANT HBV assay, and Qiagen artus HBV RG; kit

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. Article. 95:76-83.
[doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2017.08.015]
Martin-Diaz A, Fradejas Villajos I, Tiago Silva J, Lopez-Medrano F, Perez-Ayala Balzola A (2017).

Bladder schistosomiasis.

MEDICINA CLINICA. Article. 149(6).
[doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2016.11.038]
Villa J, Arana DM, Viedma E, Perez-Montarelo D, Chaves F (2017).

Characterization of mobile genetic elements carrying VIM-1 and KPC-2; carbapenemases in Citrobacter freundii isolates in Madrid

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 307(6):340-345.
[doi:10.1016/j.ijmm.2017.07.001]
Ramos JT, Villar S, Bouza E, Bergon-Sendin E, Perez Rivilla A, Collados CT, Andreu M, Reyes CS, Campos-Herrero MI, de Heredia JL, Herrera MCL, Alonso PA, Pallás-Alonso CR, Cuenca-Estrella M, Candineo Study Group (2017).

Performance of a Quantitative PCR-Based Assay and Beta-D-Glucan; Detection for Diagnosis of Invasive Candidiasis in Very-Low-Birth-Weight; Preterm Neonatal Patients (CANDINEO Study)

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 55(9):2752-2764.
[doi:10.1128/JCM.00496-17]
Muñoz-Gallego I, Candela Ganoza G, Chaves F, San Juan R, Orellana MA (2017).

Listeria monocytogenes bacteraemia over an 11-year period: Clinical and; epidemiologic characteristics in the south area of Madrid

JOURNAL OF INFECTION. Letter. 75(3):276-278.
[doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2017.05.004]
Muñoz-Gallego I, Lora-Tamayo J, Pérez-Montarelo D, Brañas P, Viedma E, Chaves F (2017).

Influence of molecular characteristics in the prognosis of; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infections:; beyond the species and the antibiogram

INFECTION. Article. 45(4):533-537.
[doi:10.1007/s15010-017-1011-6]
Braun P, Delgado R, Drago M, Fanti D, Fleury H, Hofmann J, Izopet J, Kalus U, Lombardi A, Marcos M, Mileto D, Sauné K, O'Shea S, Pérez-Rivilla A, Ramble J, Trimoulet P, Vila J, Whittaker D, Artus A, Rhodes D (2017).

European Multicenter Study on Analytical Performance of Veris HIV-1; Assay

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 55(7):2055-2063.
[doi:10.1128/JCM.00078-17]
Braun P, Delgado R, Drago M, Fanti D, Fleury H, Hofmann J, Izopet J, Kühn S, Lombardi A, Mancon A, Marcos MA, Mileto D, Sauné K, O'Shea S, Pérez-Rivilla A, Ramble J, Trimoulet P, Vila J, Whittaker D, Artus A, Rhodes D (2017).

A European multicientre study on the comparison of HIV-1 viral loads; between VERIS HIV-1 Assay and Roche COBAS (R) TAQMAN (R) HIV-1 test,; Abbott RealTime HIV-1 Assay, and Siemens VERSANT HIV-1 Assay

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. Article. 92:75-82.
[doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2017.05.003]
Carrasco-Anton, N, Lopez-Medrano, F, Fernandez-Ruiz, M, Carrillo, E, Moreno, J, Garcia-Reyne, A, Perez-Ayala, A, Rodriguez-Ferrero, ML, Lumbreras, C, San-Juan, R, Alvar, J, Aguado, JM (2017).

Environmental Factors as Key Determinants for Visceral Leishmaniasis in; Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Madrid, Spain

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Article. 23(7):1155-1159.
[doi:10.3201/eid2307.151251]
Aragón-Miguel R, Calleja-Algarra A, Morales-Raya C, López-Medrano F, Pérez-Ayala A, Rodríguez-Peralto JL, Ortiz-Romero PL, Maroñas-Jiménez L (2017).

Alternaria infectoria skin infection in a renal transplant recipient: an; emerging phaeohyphomycosis of occidental countries?

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. Letter. 56(7):153-155.
[doi:10.1111/ijd.13563]
Fernández-Ruiz M, Carretero O, Orellana MÁ (2017).

Bacteraemia due to non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae: The risks of eating; seafood in a cirrhotic patient

GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA. Letter. 40(5):358-360.
[doi:10.1016/j.gastrohep.2016.04.010]
Arenas-Valls N, Chacón S, Pérez A, Del Pozo R (2017).

Atypical Chlamydia Psittad Pneumonia. Four Related Cases

ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA. Letter. 53(5):277-279.
[doi:10.1016/j.arbres.2016.10.006]
García-Alvarez A, Vela AI, San Martín E, Chaves F, Fernández-Garayzábal JF, Lucas D, Cid D (2017).

Characterization of Pasteurella multocida associated with ovine; pneumonia using multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and; virulence-associated gene profile analysis and comparison with porcine; isolates

VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 204:180-187.
[doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.04.015]
Fernandez Rodriguez B, Peña Gonzalez L, Calvo MC, Chaves Sanchez F, Pallas Alonso CR, de Alba Romero C (2017).

Oral care in a neonatal intensive care unit

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE. Article. 30(8):953-957.
[doi:10.1080/14767058.2016.1192599]
Braun P, Delgado R, Drago M, Fanti D, Fleury H, Gismondo MR, Hofmann J, Izopet J, Kühn S, Lombardi A, Marcos MA, Sauné K, O'Shea S, Pérez-Rivilla A, Ramble J, Trimoulet P, Vila J, Whittaker D, Artus A, Rhodes DW (2017).

European Multicenter Study on Analytical Performance of DxN Veris System; HCV Assay

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 55(4):1186-1192.
[doi:10.1128/JCM.02163-16]
Silva JT, Fernández-Ruiz M, Pérez de Ayala A, López-Medrano F (2017).

Fever, abdominal tenderness and peripheral eosinophilia in a frequent; traveler

MEDICINA CLINICA. Editorial Material. 148(2):100-100.
[doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2016.04.013]

2016

López-Medrano F, Lora-Tamayo J, Fernández-Ruiz M, Losada I, Hernández P, Cepeda M, San Juan R, Chaves F, Aguado JM (2016).

Significance of the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from a central venous catheter tip in the absence of concomitant bacteremia: a clinical approach.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Article. 35(11):1865-1869.
[doi:10.1007/s10096-016-2740-7]
Munoz-Gallego, Irene, Chaves, Fernando, Angeles Orellana, M. (2016).

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Shewanella spp. infections in a tertiary hospital in Madrid

INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Letter. 48(10):760-762.
[doi:10.3109/23744235.2016.1169554]
Burillo-Martínez S, Fernández-Ruiz M, Pérez-Rivilla A, Zarco-Olivo C (2016).

Zika Virus Infection: An Emerging Disease the Dermatologist Must Know About.

ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS. Letter. 107(8):687-689.
[doi:10.1016/j.ad.2016.04.012]
Origuen, J., Lopez-Medrano, F., Fernandez-Ruiz, M., Polanco, N., Gutierrez, E., Gonzalez, E., Merida, E., Ruiz-Merlo, T., Morales-Cartagena, A., Perez-Jacoiste Asin, A., Garcia-Reyne, A., San Juan, R., Orellana, M. A., Andres, A., Aguado, J. M. (2016).

Should Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Be Systematically Treated in Kidney Transplant Recipients? Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION. Article. 16(10):2943-2953.
[doi:10.1111/ajt.13829]
Origüen J, Fernández-Ruiz M, López-Medrano F, Ruiz-Merlo T, González E, Morales JM, Fiorante S, San-Juan R, Villa J, Orellana MÁ, Andrés A, Aguado JM (2016).

Progressive increase of resistance in Enterobacteriaceae urinary isolates from kidney transplant recipients over the past decade: narrowing of the therapeutic options.

TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Article. 18(4):575-584.
[doi:10.1111/tid.12547]
Gijón M, Bellusci M, Petraitiene B, Noguera-Julian A, Zilinskaite V, Sanchez Moreno P, Saavedra-Lozano J, Glikman D, Daskalaki M, Kaiser-Labusch P, Falup-Pecurariu O, Montagnani C, Prieto L, Gené A, Trumpulyte G, Kulecnikova I, Lepe JA, Cercenado E, Kudinsky R, Makri A, Huppertz HI, Bleotu L, Cocchi P, García-Hierro P, Vitkauskiene A, Fortuny C, Zukovskaja V, Neth O, Santos M, Rokney A, Petra M, Lixandru R, Galli L, Guillén S, Chaves F, Rojo Conejo P (2016).

Factors associated with severity in invasive community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections in children: a prospective European multicentre study

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Article. 22(7).
[doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.004]
San-Juan, Rafael, Viedma, Esther, Chaves, Fernando, Lalueza, Antonio, Fortun, Jesus, Loza, Elena, Pujol, Miguel, Ardanuy, Carmen, Morales, Isabel, de Cueto, Marina, Resino-Foz, Elena, Morales-Cartagena, Alejandra, Rico, Alicia, Romero, Maria P., Angeles Oreliana, Maria, Lopez-Medrano, Francisco, Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario, Maria Aguado, Jose (2016).

High MICs for Vancomycin and Daptomycin and Complicated Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections with Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Article. 22(6):1057-1066.
[doi:10.3201/eid2206.151709]
Perez-Lago, L, Herranz, M, Comas, I, Ruiz-Serrano, MJ, López Roa P, Bouza, E, Garcia-de-Viedma, D (2016).

Ultrafast Assessment of the Presence of a High-Risk Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain in a Population.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 54(3):779-781.
[doi:10.1128/JCM.02851-15]
Munoz-Gallego, Irene, Infiesta, Lucia, Viedma, Esther, Perez-Montarelo, Dafne, Chaves, Fernando (2016).

Chlorhexidine and mupirocin susceptibilities in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bacteraemia and nasal colonisation

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. Article. 4:65-69.
[doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2015.11.005]
Fernández-Ruiz M, López-Roa P, Aguado JM (2016).

Tuberculosis ósea multifocal que simula un sarcoma de partes blandas.

MEDICINA CLINICA. Editorial Material. 146(2):96-96.
[doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2015.05.014]

2015

Lalueza, A., Morales-Cartagena, A., Chaves, F., Juan, R. San, Laureiro, J., Lora-Tamayo, J., Lopez-Medrano, F., Orellana, M. A., Aguado, J. M. (2015).

Risk factors for metastatic osteoarticular infections after a long follow-up of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Article. 21(11).
[doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2015.06.025]
Moles L, Gómez M, Jiménez E, Fernández L, Bustos G, Chaves F, Cantón R, Rodríguez JM, Del Campo R (2015).

Preterm infant gut colonization in the neonatal ICU and complete restoration 2 years later.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Article. 21(10).
[doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2015.06.003]
Gutierrez, F., Zurita, S., Perez-Rivilla, A., Delgado, R. (2015).

Evaluation of the automated Veris/DxN System for human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load (VL) monitoring

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. Meeting Abstract. 70(1):106-107.
[doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2015.07.247]
Rodríguez-Sánchez B, Ruiz-Serrano MJ, Marín M, López Roa P, Rodríguez-Créixems M, Bouza E (2015).

Evaluation of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Clinical Isolates

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 53(8):2737-2740.
[doi:10.1128/JCM.01380-15]
García-Alvarez A, Chaves F, Fernández A, Sanz C, Borobia M, Cid D (2015).

An ST11 clone of Pasteurella multocida, widely spread among farmed rabbits in the Iberian Peninsula, demonstrates respiratory niche association

INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION. Article. 34:81-87.
[doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2015.07.018]
Origüen J, Fernández-Ruiz M, Lumbreras C, Orellana MÁ, López-Medrano F, Ruiz-Merlo T, San Juan R, García-Reyne A, GONZALEZ MONTE, ESTHER, Polanco N, Paz-Artal E, Andrés A, Aguado JM (2015).

Potential role of post-transplant hypogammaglobulinemia in the risk of Clostridium difficile infection after kidney transplantation: a case-control study

INFECTION. Article. 43(4):413-422.
[doi:10.1007/s15010-015-0737-2]
Branas, Patricia, Villa, Jennifer, Viedma, Esther, Mingorance, Jesus, Angeles Orellana, M., Chaves, Fernando (2015).

Molecular epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a hospital in Madrid: Successful establishment of an OXA-48 ST11 clone

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS. Article. 46(1):111-116.
[doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.02.019]
Lopez Roa P, Hill JA, Kirby KA, Leisenring WM, Huang ML, Santo TK, Jerome KR, Boeckh M, Limaye AP (2015).

Coreactivation of Human Herpesvirus 6 and Cytomegalovirus Is Associated With Worse Clinical Outcome in Critically III Adults

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. Article. 43(7):1415-1422.
[doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000000969]
Lopez Roa P, Perez-Granda MJ, Munoz P, Catalan P, Alonso R, Sanchez-Perez E, Novoa E, Bouza E (2015).

A Prospective Monitoring Study of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Non-Immunosuppressed Critical Heart Surgery Patients

PLOS ONE. Article. 10(6).
[doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129447]
Rodríguez Garzotto A, Mérida García A, Muñoz Unceta N, Galera Lopez MM, Orellana-Miguel MA, Díaz-García CV, Cortijo-Cascajares S, Cortes-Funes H, Agulló-Ortuño MT (2015).

Risk factors associated with Clostridium difficile infection in adult oncology patients

SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. Article. 23(6):1569-1577.
[doi:10.1007/s00520-014-2506-7]

2014

Branas, Patricia, Morales, Enrique, Rios, Francisco, Sanz, Francisca, Gutierrez, Eduardo, Quintanilla, Nuria, Angeles Orellana, M., Sanchez, Mercedes, Rodriguez-Aranda, Almudena, Chaves, Fernando (2014).

Usefulness of endoluminal catheter colonization surveillance cultures to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL. Article. 42(11):1182-1187.
[doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.07.022]
Dahbi G, Mora A, Mamani R, López C, Alonso MP, Marzoa J, Blanco M, Herrera A, Viso S, García-Garrote F, Tchesnokova V, Billig M, de la Cruz F, de Toro M, González-López JJ, Prats G, Chaves F, Martínez-Martínez L, López-Cerezo L, Denamur E, Blanco J (2014).

Molecular epidemiology and virulence of Escherichia coli O16:H5-ST131: Comparison with H30 and H30-Rx subclones of O25b:H4-ST131

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 304(8):1247-1257.
[doi:10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.10.002]
Viedma, Esther, Estepa, Vanesa, Juan, Carlos, Castillo-Vera, Jane, Rojo-Bezares, Beatriz, Seral, Cristina, Castillo, Francisco Javier, Saenz, Yolanda, Torres, Carmen, Chaves, Fernando, Oliver, Antonio (2014).

Comparison of Local Features from Two Spanish Hospitals Reveals Common and Specific Traits at Multiple Levels of the Molecular Epidemiology of Metallo-beta-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas spp. (vol 58, pg 2454, 2014)

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. Correction. 58(8):4992-4992.
[doi:10.1128/AAC.03458-14]
Rodriguez Garzotto, Analia Adela, Merida Garcia, Antonio, Munoz Unceta, Nerea, Galera Lopez, Maria del Mar, Angeles Orellana, Maria, Cortijo Cascajares, Susana, Iglesias, Lara, Cortes-Funes, Hernan, Agullo Ortuno, M. Teresa (2014).

Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized cancer patients

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. Meeting Abstract. 32(15, S).
Villa, Jennifer, Viedma, Esther, Branas, Patricia, Angeles Orellana, Ma, Otero, Joaquin R., Chaves, Fernando (2014).

Multiclonal spread of VIM-1-producing Enterobacter cloacae isolates associated with In624 and In488 integrons located in an IncHI2 plasmid

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS. Article. 43(5):451-455.
[doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.02.006]
Viedma E, Estepa V, Juan C, Castillo-Vera J, Rojo-Bezares B, Seral C, Castillo FJ, Sáenz Y, Torres C, Chaves F, Oliver A (2014).

Comparison of Local Features from Two Spanish Hospitals Reveals Common and Specific Traits at Multiple Levels of the Molecular Epidemiology of Metallo-beta-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas spp.

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. Article. 58(4):2454-2458.
[doi:10.1128/AAC.02586-13]
Barrado L, Brañas P, Rojo P, Gómez-González C, Barrios M, Orellana MA, Chaves F (2014).

Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in children, Spain: Low risk of methicillin resistance

JOURNAL OF INFECTION. Letter. 68(2):195-198.
[doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2013.10.001]
Chaves F (2014).

Infections due to small colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus: clinical and microbiological implications

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Editorial Material. 32(2):67-69.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2013.10.015]
Viedma E, Sanz F, Orellana MA, San Juan R, Aguado JM, Otero JR, Chaves F (2014).

Relationship between agr dysfunction and reduced vancomycin susceptibility in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus causing bacteraemia

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. Article. 69(1):51-58.
[doi:10.1093/jac/dkt337]
Villa J, Viedma E, Brañas P, Mingorance J, Chaves F (2014).

Draft Whole-Genome Sequence of OXA-48-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae KP_ST11_OXA-48.

Genome Announcements. Article. 2(4).
[doi:10.1128/genomeA.00737-14]
Viedma E, Villa J, Juan C, Oliver A, Chaves F (2014).

Draft Genome Sequence of Colistin-Only-Susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain ST235, a Hypervirulent High-Risk Clone in Spain.

Genome Announcements. Article. 2(5).
[doi:10.1128/genomeA.01097-14]

2013

Barrado L, Martinez MT, Villa J, Orellana MA, Viedma E, Chaves F (2013).

Clonal diversity among Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates from cystic fibrosis patients in a reference unit

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Article. 31(10):665-668.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2013.04.025]
López-Aguilera S, Goñi-Yeste MD, Barrado L, González-Rodríguez-Salinas MC, Otero JR, Chaves F (2013).

Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in medical students: Importance in nosocomial transmission

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Article. 31(8):500-505.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2012.12.005]
Barrios Lopez, Marta, Gomez Gonzalez, Carmen, Angeles Orellana, Ma, Chaves, Fernando, Rojo, Pablo (2013).

Staphylococcus aureus abscesses: methicillin-resistance or Panton-Valentine leukocidin presence?

ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD. Article. 98(8):608-610.
[doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-302695]
Zhang, Liangfen, Thomas, Jonathan C., Miragaia, Maria, Bouchami, Ons, Chaves, Fernando, d'Azevedo, Pedro A., Aanensen, David M., de Lencastre, Herminia, Gray, Barry M., Robinson, D. Ashley (2013).

Multilocus Sequence Typing and Further Genetic Characterization of the Enigmatic Pathogen, Staphylococcus hominis

PLOS ONE. Article. 8(6).
[doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066496]
Barrado L, Brañas P, Orellana MÁ, Martínez MT, García G, Otero JR, Chaves F (2013).

Molecular Characterization of Achromobacter Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis and Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Madrid, Spain

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 51(6):1927-1930.
[doi:10.1128/JCM.00494-13]
Barrios-López M, Rojo-Conejo P, Gómez-González C, Chaves-Sánchez F (2013).

Community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infection in neonates

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Article. 31(5):316-318.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2012.10.013]
Viedma E, Juan C, Otero JR, Oliver A, Chaves F (2013).

Draft Genome Sequence of VIM-2-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST175, an Epidemic High-Risk Clone.

Genome Announcements. Article. 1(2).
[doi:10.1128/genomeA.00112-13]
Cubero N, Esteban J, Palenque E, Rosell A, Garcia MJ (2013).

Evaluation of the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with metabolic activity in culture-negative human clinical samples

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Article. 19(3):273-278.
[doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03779.x]
Iñigo J, García de Viedma D, Arce A, Palenque E, Herranz M, Rodríguez E, Ruiz-Serrano MJ, Bouza E, Chaves F (2013).

Differential findings regarding molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis between two consecutive periods in the context of steady increase of immigration

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Article. 19(3):292-297.
[doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03794.x]
Vázquez-Román S, Garcia-Lara NR, Escuder-Vieco D, Chaves-Sánchez F, De la Cruz-Bertolo J, Pallas-Alonso CR (2013).

Determination of Dornic Acidity as a Method to Select Donor Milk in a Milk Bank

BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. Article. 8(1):99-104.
[doi:10.1089/bfm.2011.0091]
Orellana-Miguel MA, Alcolea-Medina A, Barrado-Blanco L, Rodriguez-Otero J, Chaves-Sánchez F (2013).

Algorithm proposal based on the C. Diff Quik Chek Complete ICT device for detecting Clostridium difficile infection

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Article. 31(2):97-99.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2012.01.003]
Lopez-Medrano, F., San Juan, R., Lizasoain, M., Catalan, M., Ferrari, J. M., Chaves, F., Lumbreras, C., Montejo, J. C., Herreros de Tejada, A., Aguado, J. M. (2013).

A non-compulsory stewardship programme for the management of antifungals in a university-affiliated hospital

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Article. 19(1):56-61.
[doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03891.x]
Villa J, Viedma E, Otero JR, Chaves F (2013).

Draft Whole-Genome Sequence of VIM-1-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae EC_38VIM1.

Genome Announcements. Article. 1(5).
[doi:10.1128/genomeA.00694-13]
Barrado L, Viedma E, Vindel A, Otero JR, Chaves F (2013).

Draft Genome Sequence of Strain SA_ST125_MupR of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST125, a Major Clone in Spain.

Genome Announcements. Article. 1(4).
[doi:10.1128/genomeA.00588-13]

2012

Peralta, Julio E., Chaves, Fernando, Viedma, Esther, Rojo, Pablo (2012).

Septic arthritis with negative cultures, usefulness of molecular techniques

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Letter. 30(10):655-656.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2012.05.012]
Villa, Jennifer, Alba, Concepcion, Barrado, Laura, Sanz, Francisca, Gomez del Castillo, Elvira, Viedma, Esther, Otero, Joaquin R., Chaves, Fernando (2012).

LONG-TERM EVOLUTION OF MULTIPLE OUTBREAKS OF SERRATIA MARCESCENS BACTEREMIA IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. Article. 31(12):1298-1300.
[doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e318267f441]
Salgado-Cecilia, G., Boix, F., Bosch, A., Eguia-Nunez, J., Rivera-Rodriguez, M., Vidal-Bugallo, J., Moya-Quiles, M., Nogales-Espert, A., Chaves, F., Garcia-Calatayud, M., Minguela, A., Alvarez-Lopez, M., Garcia-Alonso, A. (2012).

MYCOPLASMA FAUCIUM IN PATIENT WITH HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINAEMIA

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. Meeting Abstract. 32(1):292-293.
Viedma, Esther, Juan, Carlos, Villa, Jennifer, Barrado, Laura, Orellana, M. Angeles, Sanz, Francisca, Otero, Joaquin R., Oliver, Antonio, Chaves, Fernando (2012).

VIM-2-producing Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST175 Clone, Spain

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Article. 18(8):1235-1241.
[doi:10.3201/eid1808.111234]
Lopez-Medrano, Francisco, Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario, Origueen, Julia, Belarte-Tornero, Laia C., Carazo-Medina, Raquel, Panizo-Mota, Fernando, Chaves, Fernando, Sanz-Sanz, Francisca, San Juan, Rafael, Maria Aguado, Jose (2012).

Clinical significance of Candida colonization of intravascular catheters in the absence of documented candidemia

DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Article. 73(2):157-161.
[doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.03.002]
Angeles Orellana, Ma, Luisa Gomez-Lus, Ma, Lora, David (2012).

Sensitivity of Gram stain in the diagnosis of urethritis in men

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. Article. 88(4):284-287.
[doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050150]
Inigo, Jesus, Chaves, Fernando (2012).

Analysis of publications on infectious diseases. a comparative study of ten countries in the period 2000-2009

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Article. 30(5):236-242.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2011.10.017]
Aguado, Jose M., San-Juan, Rafael, Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario, Chaves, Fernando (2012).

Role of High Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in the Outcome of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Letter. 205(6):1024-1024.
[doi:10.1093/infdis/jir870]
Pintado, Vicente, Pazos, Rosario, Jimenez-Mejias, Manuel E., Rodriguez-Guardado, Azucena, Gil, Antonio, Garcia-Lechuz, Juan M., Cabellos, Carmen, Chaves, Fernando, Domingo, Pere, Ramos, Antonio, Perez-Cecilia, Elisa, Domingo, Diego (2012).

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Meningitis in Adults A Multicenter Study of 86 Cases

MEDICINE. Article. 91(1):10-17.
[doi:10.1097/MD.0b013e318243442b]

2011

Barrado, Laura, Barrios, Marta, Sanz, Francisca, Chaves, Fernando (2011).

Bordetella holmesii bacteremia in a child with sickle cell disease

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Letter. 29(10):779-780.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2011.05.003]
Maria Aguado, Jose, San-Juan, Rafael, Lalueza, Antonio, Sanz, Francisca, Rodriguez-Otero, Joaquin, Gomez-Gonzalez, Carmen, Chaves, Fernando (2011).

Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus Response

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Letter. 17(11):2084-2084.
[doi:10.1093/infdis/jir270]
Blanco, Jorge, Mora, Azucena, Mamani, Rosalia, Lopez, Cecilia, Blanco, Miguel, Dahbi, Ghizlane, Herrera, Alexandra, Blanco, Jesus E., Pilar Alonso, Maria, Garcia-Garrote, Fernando, Chaves, Fernando, Angeles Orellana, Maria, Martinez-Martinez, Luis, Calvo, Jorge, Prats, Guillem, Nieves Larrosa, Maria, Jose Gonzalez-Lopez, Juan, Lopez-Cerero, Lorena, Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Pascual, Alvaro (2011).

National survey of Escherichia coli causing extraintestinal infections reveals the spread of drug-resistant clonal groups O25b:H4-B2-ST131, O15:H1-D-ST393 and CGA-D-ST69 with high virulence gene content in Spain

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. Article. 66(9):2011-2021.
[doi:10.1093/jac/dkr235]
Rumbo, Carlos, Fernandez-Moreira, Esteban, Merino, Maria, Poza, Margarita, Antonio Mendez, Jose, Soares, Nelson C., Mosquera, Alejandro, Chaves, Fernando, Bou, German (2011).

Horizontal Transfer of the OXA-24 Carbapenemase Gene via Outer Membrane Vesicles: a New Mechanism of Dissemination of Carbapenem Resistance Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. Article. 55(7):3084-3090.
[doi:10.1128/AAC.00929-10]
Picazo, Juan J., Betriu, Carmen, Rodriguez-Avial, Iciar, Culebras, Esther, Lopez-Fabal, Fatima, Gomez, Maria, VIRA Study Grp (2011).

Comparative activities of daptomycin and several agents against staphylococcal blood isolates. Glycopeptide tolerance

DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Article. 70(3):373-379.
[doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.02.009]
Acosta, Joshi, Merino, Maria, Viedma, Esther, Poza, Margarita, Sanz, Francisca, Otero, Joaquin R., Chaves, Fernando, Bou, German (2011).

Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Article. 17(6):1064-1067.
[doi:10.3201/eid1706.091866]
Maria Aguado, Jose, San-Juan, Rafael, Lalueza, Antonio, Sanz, Francisca, Rodriguez-Otero, Joaquin, Gomez-Gonzalez, Carmen, Chaves, Fernando (2011).

High Vancomycin MIC and Complicated Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Article. 17(6):1099-1102.
[doi:10.3201/eid1706.101037]
Rodriguez-Avial, Iciar, Ramos, Belen, Rios, Esther, Cercenado, Emilia, Ordobas, Maria, Carlos Sanz, Juan, Madrid Streptococcus Pneumoniae Mi (2011).

Clonal Spread of Levofloxacin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Invasive Isolates in Madrid, Spain, 2007 to 2009

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. Article. 55(5):2469-2471.
[doi:10.1128/AAC.01380-10]
Rosa Magali, Joshi, Viedma, Esther, Chaves, Fernando, Sanz, Francisca (2011).

Fever and subcutaneous nodules in a patient with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Letter. 29(5):398-399.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2011.02.007]
Rodriguez-Aranda, Almudena, Maria Alcazar, Jose, Sanz, Francisca, Garcia-Martin, Florencio, Otero, Joaquin R., Maria Aguado, Jose, Chaves, Fernando (2011).

Endoluminal colonization as a risk factor for coagulase-negative staphylococcal catheter-related bloodstream infections in haemodialysis patients

NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. Article. 26(3):948-955.
[doi:10.1093/ndt/gfq481]
Ruiz de Alegria, C., Rodriguez-Bano, J., Cano, M. E., Hernandez-Bello, J. R., Calvo, J., Roman, E., Diaz, M. A., Pascual, A., Martinez-Martinez, L. (2011).

Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Producing Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamases in Spain: Microbiological and Clinical Features

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 49(3):1134-1136.
[doi:10.1128/JCM.02514-10]
Picazo, J., Ruiz-Contreras, J., Hernandez, B., Sanz, F., Gutierrez, A., Cercenado, E., Meseguer, M. A., Delgado-Iribarren, A., Rodriguez-Avial, I., Mendez, C. (2011).

Clonal and clinical profile of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A causing pediatric invasive infections: A 2-year (2007-2009) laboratory-based surveillance in Madrid

VACCINE. Article. 29(9):1770-1776.
[doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.12.114]

2010

San Juan, Rafael, Garcia-Reyne, Ana, Caba, Pedro, Chaves, Fernando, Resines, Carlos, Llanos, Fernando, Lopez-Medrano, Francisco, Lizasoain, Manuel, Maria Aguado, Jose (2010).

Safety and Efficacy of Moxifloxacin Monotherapy for Treatment of Orthopedic Implant-Related Staphylococcal Infections

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. Article. 54(12):5161-5166.
[doi:10.1128/AAC.00027-10]
Chaves, Fernando (2010).

Emergence of paediatric infections due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Should we sound the alarm?

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. Editorial Material. 28(10):672-674.
[doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2010.07.003]
Rodriguez, N. Alonso, Lirola, M. Martinez, Chaves, F., Inigo, J., Herranz, M., Ritacco, V., Bouza, E., de Viedma, D. Garcia, EpiMOLTB Madrid, INDAL-TB Group (2010).

Differences in the robustness of clusters involving the Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains most frequently isolated from immigrant cases in Madrid

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. Article. 16(10):1544-1554.
[doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03161.x]
Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario, Villar-Silva, Julia, Llenas-Garcia, Jara, Caurcel-Diaz, Luis, Vila-Santos, Juan, Sanz-Sanz, Francisca, Chaves, Fernando, Manuel Guerra-Vales, Juan (2010).

Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia revisited: Clinical and microbiological correlates in a contemporary series of 59 patients

JOURNAL OF INFECTION. Article. 61(4):307-313.
[doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2010.07.007]
Gomez-Gonzalez, Carmen, Acosta, Joshi, Villa, Jennifer, Barrado, Laura, Sanz, Francisca, Angeles Orellana, M., Otero, Joaquin R., Chaves, Fernando (2010).

Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Infections with CO2-Dependent Small-Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. Article. 48(8):2878-2884.
[doi:10.1128/JCM.00520-10]
Rodriguez-Aranda, Almudena, Jimenez, Maria S., Yubero, Jesus, Chaves, Fernando, Rubio-Garcia, Rafael, Palenque, Elia, Garcia, Maria J., Carmen Menendez, M. (2010).

Misindentification of Mycobacterium kumamotonense as M-tuberculosis

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Letter. 16(7):1178-1180.
[doi:10.3201/eid1607.091913]
Merino, Maria, Acosta, Joshi, Poza, Margarita, Sanz, Francisca, Beceiro, Alejandro, Chaves, Fernando, Bou, German (2010).

OXA-24 Carbapenemase Gene Flanked by XerC/XerD-Like Recombination Sites in Different Plasmids from Different Acinetobacter Species Isolated during a Nosocomial Outbreak

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. Article. 54(6):2724-2727.
[doi:10.1128/AAC.01674-09]
Rojo, Pablo, Barrios, Marta, Palacios, Alba, Gomez, Carmen, Chaves, Fernando (2010).

Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in children

EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY. Review. 8(5):541-554.
[doi:10.1586/ERI.10.34]
Lalueza, Antonio, Chaves, Fernando, San Juan, Rafael, Daskalaki, Maria, Otero, Joaquin R., Aguado, J. M. (2010).

Is High Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration a Good Marker to Predict the Outcome of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia?

JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Letter. 201(2):311-312.
[doi:10.1086/649572]
del Palacio, Amalia, Soledad Cuetara, Maria, Llenas-Garcia, Jara, Elena Alvarez, Maria, Chaves, Fernando, Pulido, Federico, Catalan, Mercedes, Ponton, Jose (2010).

Serum (1 -> 3)-beta-D-Glucan Assay for the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia

CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY. Letter. 17(1):202-203.
[doi:10.1128/CVI.00452-09]