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Biology and Evolution of Microorganisms

The Biology and Evolution of Microorganisms Group, whose head is Dr. Rafael Cantón and which is made up of nine other principal investigators as well as numerous pre- and post-doctoral researchers, technicians and other healthcare personnel, has participated in the last 5 years in 17 national and international research projects and in 15 contracts with pharmaceutical companies or companies dedicated to in vitro diagnostics. During this period of time this work has resulted in more than 190 publications in national and international journals with a high impact index and more than 11 doctoral theses. Likewise, more than 400 communications have been presented at numerous national and international congresses. And all this always seeking the highest excellence in the fields of population biology, antibiotic resistance, respiratory infection, microbiota, metagenomics and HIV.

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  • Del Barrio-Tofiño E, Zamorano L, Cortes-Lara S, López-Causapé C, Sánchez-Diener I, Cabot G, Bou G, Martínez-Martínez L, Oliver A.

    Spanish nationwide survey on Pseudomonas aeruginosa antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and epidemiology.

    JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY . 74(7): 1825-1835. Number of citations: 51

    [doi:10.1093/jac/dkz147]

  • McCall IC, Shah N, Govindan A, Baquero F, Levin BR.

    Antibiotic killing of diversely generated populations of non-replicating bacteria.

    ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY . 63(7): . Number of citations: 19

    [doi:10.1128/AAC.02360-18]

  • Lorenzo I, Fernández-de-Larrea N, Michel A, Romero B, Lope V, Bessa X, Moreno V, Martín V, Amiano P, Castilla J, Tardón A, Dierssen-Sotos T, Peiró R, Díaz-Santos M, Navarro C, Jiménez-Moleón JJ, Butt J, Barricarte A, Ruiz I, Molina-de-la-Torre AJ, Casabonne D, Pérez-Gómez B, Kogevinas M, Del Campo R, de Sanjosé S, Pollán M, Waterboer T, Aragonés N.

    Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in Spain: influence of adult and childhood sociodemographic factors.

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION . 28(4): 294-303. Number of citations: 8

    [doi:10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000483]

  • Ramos-Vivas J, Chapartegui-González I, Fernández-Martínez M, González-Rico C, Fortún J, Escudero R, Marco F, Linares L, Montejo M, Aranzamendi M, Muñoz P, Valerio M, Aguado JM, Resino E, Ahufinger IG, Vega AP, Martínez L, Fariñas MC, ENTHERE Study Group, the Group for Study of Infection in Transplantation of the.

    Biofilm formation by multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from solid organ transplant recipients.

    SCIENTIFIC REPORTS . 9(1): 8928-8928. Number of citations: 28

    [doi:10.1038/s41598-019-45060-y]

  • Vargas JM, Moreno Mochi MP, Nuñez JM, Cáceres M, Mochi S, Del Campo Moreno R, Jure MA.

    Virulence factors and clinical patterns of multiple-clone hypermucoviscous KPC-2 producing K.pneumoniae .

    Heliyon . 5(6): . Number of citations: 11

    [doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01829]

  • Morrissey I, Cantón R, Vila J, Gargallo-Viola D, Zsolt I, Garcia-Castillo M, López Y.

    Microbiological profile of ozenoxacin.

    Future Microbiology . 14(9): 773-787. Number of citations: 7

    [doi:10.2217/fmb-2019-0089]

  • Bernal-Martínez L, Alcazar Fuoli L, Miguel-Revilla B, Carvalho A, Cuétara Garcia MS, Garcia-Rodriguez J, Cunha C, Gómez-García de la Pedrosa E, Gomez-Lopez A.

    High Resolution Melting assay for genotyping variants of CYP2C19 enzyme: Utility in predicting voriconazole effectiveness.

    ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY . 63(6): . Number of citations: 3

    [doi:10.1128/AAC.02399-18]

  • López-Pintor JM, Navarro-San Francisco C, Sánchez-López J, García-Caballero A, Loza Fernández de Bobadilla E, Morosini MI, Cantón R.

    Direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing from the blood culture pellet obtained for MALDI-TOF identification of Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES . 38(6): 1095-1104. Number of citations: 4

    [doi:10.1007/s10096-019-03498-y]

  • Escribano E, Saralegui C, Moles L, Montes MT, Alba C, Alarcón T, Lázaro-Perona F, Rodríguez JM, Sáenz de Pipaón M, Del Campo R.

    Influence of a Serratia marcescens outbreak on the gut microbiota establishment process in low-weight preterm neonates.

    Plos One . 14(5): . Number of citations: 6

    [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216581]

  • García-Fernández S, Frentrup M, Steglich M, Gonzaga A, Cobo M, López-Fresneña N, Cobo J, Morosini MI, Cantón R, Del Campo R, Nübel U.

    Whole-genome sequencing reveals nosocomial Clostridioides difficile transmission and a previously unsuspected epidemic scenario.

    SCIENTIFIC REPORTS . 9(1): 6959-6959. Number of citations: 12

    [doi:10.1038/s41598-019-43464-4]

  • Sánchez-López J, García-Caballero A, Navarro-San Francisco C, Quereda C, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Navas E, Dronda F, Morosini MI, Cantón R, Diez-Aguilar M.

    Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae : A challenge in community acquired infection.

    Idcases . 17: . Number of citations: 16

    [doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00547]

  • Díez-Aguilar M, Cantón R.

    New microbiological aspects of fosfomycin.

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 32 Suppl 1: 8-18. Number of citations: 19

  • García-Fernández S, García-Castillo M, Bou G, Calvo J, Cercenado E, Delgado M, Pitart C, Mulet X, Tormo N, Mendoza DL, Díaz-Regañón J, Cantón R.

    Activity of ceftolozane-tazobactam against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales isolates recovered in Intensive Care Units in Spain: The SUPERIOR multicentre study.

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS . 53(5): 682-688. Number of citations: 22

    [doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.02.004]

  • Fernández-Rodríguez A, Burton JL, Andreoletti L, Alberola J, Fornes P, Merino I, Martínez MJ, Castillo P, Sampaio-Maia B, Caldas IM, Saegeman V, Cohen MC, ESGFOR and the ESP.

    Post-mortem microbiology in sudden death: sampling protocols proposed in different clinical settings.

    CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION . 25(5): 570-579. Number of citations: 14

    [doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2018.08.009]

  • Rubio-Garrido M, Ndarabu A, Reina G, Barquín D, Fernández-Alonso M, Carlos S, Holguín Á.

    Utility Of POC Xpert HIV-1 Tests For Detection-Quantification Of Complex HIV Recombinants Using Dried Blood Spots From Kinshasa, D. R. Congo.

    SCIENTIFIC REPORTS . 9(1): 5679-5679. Number of citations: 8

    [doi:10.1038/s41598-019-41963-y]

  • Gartner, Silvia, Mondejar-Lopez, Pedro, Asensio de la Cruz, Oscar, Jose Alonso, Maria, Alvarez, Marina, Andres Martin, Anselmo, Barrio Gomez de Aguero, Maria Isabel, Cabero Perez, Maria Jesus, Caro Aguilera, Pilar, Cols Roig, Maria, Cortell Aznar-Perez, Isidoro, Costa Colomer, Jordi, Delgado Pecellin, Isabel, Escribano Montaner, Amparo, Figuerola Mulet, Joan, Garcia Hernandez, Gloria, Guayarte, Pilar, Gil Ortega, David, Gomez Pastrana, David, Lamas Ferreiro, Adelaida, Marin Soria, Jose Luis, Martin de Vicente, Carlos, Navarro Merino, Martin, Oliva Hernandez, Concepcion, Perez Frias, Javier, Perez Ruiz, Estela, Rovira Amigo, Sandra, Salcedo Posadas, Antonio, Sanchez-Solis, Manuel, Sirvent Gomez, Josep, Vazquez Cordero, Carlos, Villa Asensi, Jose Ramon, Soc Espanola Neumologia Pediat.

    Follow-up protocol of patients with cystic fibrosis diagnosed by newborn screening

    ANALES DE PEDIATRIA . 90(4): . Number of citations: 2

    [doi:10.1016/j.anpedi.2018.11.009]

  • Venanzi E, Martín-Dávila P, López J, Maiz L, de la Pedrosa EG, Gioia F, Escudero R, Filigheddu E, Moreno S, Fortún J.

    Aerosolized Lipid Amphotericin B for Complementary Therapy and/or Secondary Prophylaxis in Patients with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Single-Center Experience.

    Mycopathologia . 184(2): 239-250. Number of citations: 4

    [doi:10.1007/s11046-019-00331-0]

  • Cantón R, Loza E, Aznar J, Castillo FJ, Cercenado E, Fraile-Ribot PA, González-Romo F, López-Hontangas JL, Rodríguez-Lozano J, Suárez-Barrenechea AI, Tubau F, Díaz-Regañón J, López-Mendoza D.

    Monitoring the antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative organisms involved in intraabdominal and urinary tract infections recovered during the SMART study (Spain, 2016 and 2017).

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 32(2): 145-155. Number of citations: 14