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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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  • Toledo D, Soldevila N, Torner N, Pérez-Lozano MJ, Espejo E, Navarro G, Egurrola M, Domínguez Á.

    Factors associated with 30-day readmission after hospitalisation for community-acquired pneumonia in older patients: a cross-sectional study in seven Spanish regions.

    BMJ open . 8(3): . Number of citations: 17

    [doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020243]

  • Ares-Arroyo M, Bernabe-Balas C, Santos-Lopez A, Baquero MR, Prasad KN, Cid D, Martin-Espada C, San Millan A, Gonzalez-Zorn B.

    PCR-Based Analysis of ColE1 Plasmids in Clinical Isolates and Metagenomic Samples Reveals Their Importance as Gene Capture Platforms.

    FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY . 9: 469-469. Number of citations: 17

    [doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00469]

  • Rondy M, Kissling E, Emborg HD, Gherasim A, Pebody R, Trebbien R, Pozo F, Larrauri A, McMenamin J, Valenciano M, I-MOVE/I-MOVE+ group.

    Interim 2017/18 influenza seasonal vaccine effectiveness: combined results from five European studies.

    Eurosurveillance . 23(9): . Number of citations: 46

    [doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.9.18-00086]

  • Amani D, Emira N, Ismail T, Jamel E, Dominique S, Rosa DC, Mejdi S.

    Extracellular enzymes and adhesive properties of medically important Candida spp. strains from landfill leachate.

    MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS . 116: 328-334. Number of citations: 1

    [doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2018.01.042]

  • García-Castillo M, García-Fernández S, Gómez-Gil R, Pitart C, Oviaño M, Gracia-Ahufinger I, Díaz-Regañón J, Tato M, Cantón R.

    Activity of ceftazidime-avibactam against carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from urine specimens obtained during the infection-carbapenem resistance evaluation surveillance trial (iCREST) in Spain.

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS . 51(3): 511-515. Number of citations: 19

    [doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.01.011]

  • Bordallo-Cardona MÁ, Marcos-Zambrano LJ, Sánchez-Carrillo C, de la Pedrosa EGG, Cantón R, Bouza E, Escribano P, Guinea J.

    Mutant Prevention Concentration and Mutant Selection Window of Micafungin and Anidulafungin in Clinical Candida glabrata Isolates.

    ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY . 62(3): . Number of citations: 12

    [doi:10.1128/AAC.01982-17]

  • Mouton JW, Muller AE, Canton R, Giske CG, Kahlmeter G, Turnidge J.

    MIC-based dose adjustment: facts and fables.

    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy . 73(3): 564-568. Number of citations: 157

    [doi:10.1093/jac/dkx427]

  • Freitas AR, Novais C, Duarte B, Pereira AP, Coque TM, Peixe L.

    High rates of colonisation by ampicillin-resistant enterococci in residents of long-term care facilities in Porto, Portugal.

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS . 51(3): 503-507. Number of citations: 6

    [doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.11.007]

  • Rojas Sánchez P, Domínguez S, Jiménez De Ory S, Prieto L, Rojo P, Mellado P, Navarro M, Delgado R, Ramos JT, Holguín Á, Madrid Cohort of HIV-1 Infected Children and Adolescents Integrated in the Pedia.

    Trends in Drug Resistance Prevalence, HIV-1 Variants and Clinical Status in HIV-1-infected Pediatric Population in Madrid: 1993 to 2015 Analysis

    PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL . 37(3): 48-57. Number of citations: 7

    [doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001760]

  • Suárez-López A, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Sánchez-Díaz AM.

    Cat bite wound infection

    ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA . 36(3): 194-195.

    [doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2016.09.012]

  • Domínguez-Rodríguez S, Rojas P, Fernández McPhee C, Pagán I, Navarro ML, Ramos JT, Holguín Á.

    Effect of HIV/HCV Co-Infection on the Protease Evolution of HIV-1B: A Pilot Study in a Pediatric Population.

    SCIENTIFIC REPORTS . 8(1): 2347-2347.

    [doi:10.1038/s41598-018-19312-2]

  • Mensa J, Barberán J, Soriano A, Llinares P, Marco F, Cantón R, Bou G, González Del Castillo J, Maseda E, Azanza JR, Pasquau J, García-Vidal C, Reguera JM, Sousa D, Gómez J, Montejo M, Borges M, Torres A, Alvarez-Lerma F, Salavert M, Zaragoza R, Oliver A.

    Antibiotic selection in the treatment of acute invasive infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Guidelines by the Spanish Society of Chemotherapy

    REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA . 31(1): 78-100. Number of citations: 44

  • De Waele JJ, Akova M, Antonelli M, Canton R, Carlet J, De Backer D, Dimopoulos G, Garnacho-Montero J, Kesecioglu J, Lipman J, Mer M, Paiva JA, Poljak M, Roberts JA, Rodriguez Bano J, Timsit JF, Zahar JR, Bassetti M.

    Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship programs in the ICU: insistence and persistence in the fight against resistance. A position statement from ESICM/ESCMID/WAAAR round table on multi-drug resistance.

    INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE . 44(2): 189-196. Number of citations: 58

    [doi:10.1007/s00134-017-5036-1]

  • Freitas AR, Tedim AP, Novais C, Coque TM, Peixe L.

    Distribution of putative virulence markers in Enterococcus faecium: towards a safety profile review.

    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy . 73(2): 306-319. Number of citations: 29

    [doi:10.1093/jac/dkx387]

  • Schwarz C, Bouchara JP, Buzina W, Chrenkova V, Dmenska H, de la Pedrosa EGG, Cantón R, Fiscarelli E, Le Govic Y, Kondori N, Matos T, Romanowska E, Ziesing S, Sedlacek L.

    Organization of Patient Management and Fungal Epidemiology in Cystic Fibrosis.

    Mycopathologia . 183(1): 7-19. Number of citations: 19

    [doi:10.1007/s11046-017-0205-x]

  • Martínez-García MÁ, Máiz L, Olveira C, Girón RM, de la Rosa D, Blanco M, Cantón R, Vendrell M, Polverino E, de Gracia J, Prados C.

    Spanish Guidelines on Treatment of Bronchiectasis in Adults.

    ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA . 54(2): 88-98. Number of citations: 97

    [doi:10.1016/j.arbres.2017.07.016]

  • Martínez-García MÁ, Máiz L, Olveira C, Girón RM, de la Rosa D, Blanco M, Cantón R, Vendrell M, Polverino E, de Gracia J, Prados C.

    Spanish Guidelines on the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Bronchiectasis in Adults.

    ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA . 54(2): 79-87. Number of citations: 62

    [doi:10.1016/j.arbres.2017.07.015]

  • Lanza VF, Baquero F, Martínez JL, Ramos-Ruíz R, González-Zorn B, Andremont A, Sánchez-Valenzuela A, Ehrlich SD, Kennedy S, Ruppé E, van Schaik W, Willems RJ, de la Cruz F, Coque TM.

    In-depth resistome analysis by targeted metagenomics.

    Microbiome . 6(1): 11-11. Number of citations: 58

    [doi:10.1186/s40168-017-0387-y]