NombrePascual Hernández, Álvaro
DepartamentoMicrobiología
Área de conocimientoMicrobiología
Categoría profesionalCatedrático de Universidad (V)
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Evaluation of temocillin efficacy against KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in a hollow-fibre infection model

Rodríguez Ochoa, José Luis; Pérez Palacios, Patricia; Merino Bohórquez, Vicente; Ortiz Padilla, Miriam; Velázquez Escudero, Ana; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Docobo Pérez, Fernando (Oxford University Press, 2024)
Background: Temocillin is an old antimicrobial that is resistant to hydrolysis by ESBLs but has variable activity against ...
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Activity of imipenem/relebactam and comparators against KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes; Portillo Calderón, Inés María; Alcalde Rico, Manuel; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Hidalgo, Carmen; Del Toro Esperón, Carlos; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Springer, 2023)
Purpose: Relebactam is a novel β-lactamase inhibitor, which, when combined with imipenem/cilastatin, is active against ...
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Strategies to potentiate bactericidal antimicrobial activity based on the suppression of bacterial stress response systems

Díaz Díaz, Sara; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel (2023)
One of the major threats to human health is the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Since the discovery of antimicrobials, ...
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Interhospital Spread of blaVIM-1- and blaCTX-M-15-Producing K. pneumoniae ST15 on an IncR Plasmid in Southern Spain

Pérez Palacios, Patricia; Gual de Torrella, Ana; Portillo Calderón, Inés María; Recacha Villamor, Esther; Franco Álvarez de Luna, Francisco; López Cerero, Lorena; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023)
In 2014–2015, the main CTX-M-15- and OXA-48-producing clone in our region was ST15. Recently, K. pneumoniae ST15 isolates ...
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Effectiveness of fosfomycin trometamol as oral step-down therapy for bacteraemic urinary tract infections due to MDR Escherichia coli: a post hoc analysis of the FOREST randomized trial

Sojo-Dorado, Jesus; Lopez-Hernandez, Inmaculada; Hernandez-Torres, Alicia; Retamar Gentil, Pilar; Merino de Lucas, Esperanza; Escola-Verge, Laura; Docobo Pérez, Fernando; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Oxford Academic, 2023)
Background Fosfomycin is a potentially attractive option as step-down therapy for bacteraemic urinary tract infections ...
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In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol Compared to Other Antimicrobials against a Collection of Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacilli from Southern Spain

Delgado Valverde, M.; Portillo Calderón, I.; Recacha, E.; Pérez Palacios, Patricia; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2023)
In this study, we aimed to comparatively evaluate the in vitro activity of cefiderocol versus other antimicrobials against ...
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Actividad de biocidas frente a aislados de Klebsiella pneumoniae productor de carbapenemasa

Gual de Torrella Bennasar, Ana; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Fernández Cuenca, Felipe Manuel (2022)
La diseminación de clones epidémicos de Klebsiella pneumoniae productor de carbapenemasa (Kp-PC) es un problema de salud ...
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Heterorresistencia a fosfomicina en Escherichia coli: bases moleculares y efecto en su potencial terapéutico

Portillo Calderón, Inés María; Docobo Pérez, Fernando; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (2022)
En las últimas décadas, el aumento progresivo de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos se ha convertido en un problema ...
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Effect of Glycerol on Fosfomycin Activity against Escherichia coli

Ortiz Padilla, Miriam; Portillo Calderón, Inés María; Velázquez Escudero, Ana; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Docobo Pérez, Fernando (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022)
Fosfomycin is an antimicrobial that inhibits the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan by entering the bacteria through two channels ...
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Effectiveness of Fosfomycin for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteremic Urinary Tract Infections A Randomized Clinical Trial

Sojo Dorado, Jesús; López Hernández, Inmaculada; Rosso Fernández, Clara; Morales, Isabel; Palacios-Baena, Zaira R.; Hernández Torres, Alicia; Lobo Acosta, María Ángeles; Merino Bohórquez, Vicente; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Retamar Gentil, Pilar (Jama Nerwork Open, 2022)
Importance The consumption of broad-spectrum drugs has increased as a consequence of the spread of multidrug-resistant ...
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Prevalence, Incidence, and Risk Factors for Intestinal Colonization Due to Fluoroquinolone-Resistant ST131 Escherichia coli: a Longitudinal Study in Highly Dependent, Long-Term Care Facility Residents

Salamanca Rivera, Elena; López Cerero, Lorena; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (American Society for Microbiology, 2022)
Escherichia coli ST131 clade C is an important driver for fluoroquinolone resistance (FQ-R). We conducted a prospective ...
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Excretion and viability of SARS‑CoV‑2 in feces and its association with the clinical outcome of COVID‑19

Cerrada Romero, Cristina; Berastegui-Cabrera, Judith; Camacho-Martínez, Pedro; Goikoetxea Aguirre, Josune; Pérez Palacios, Patricia; Santibáñez, Sonia; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Cordero Matia, María Elisa; Sánchez Céspedes, Javier (Nature Publishing Group, 2022)
The main objective was to evaluate the viability of the SARS-CoV-2 viral particles excreted in stools. In addition, we ...
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Multicenter Performance Evaluation of MALDI-TOF MS for Rapid Detection of Carbapenemase Activity in Enterobacterales: The Future of Networking Data Analysis With Online Software

Gato, Eva; Anantharajah, Ahalieyah; Arroyo, Manuel J.; Artacho, María José; Caballero, Juan de Dios; Candela, Ana; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Oviaño, María (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)
In this study, we evaluate the performance of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry ...
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Off-target effects of bacillus Calmette–Guerin vaccination on immune responses to SARS-CoV-2: implications for protection against severe COVID-19

Messina, Nicole L.; Germano, Susie; McElroy, Rebecca; Rudraraju, Rajeev; Bonnici, Rhian; Pittet, Laure F.; Toro López, María Dolores del; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (WILEY, 2022)
Background and objectives. Because of its beneficial off-target effects against non-mycobacterial infectious diseases, ...
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The role of PemIK (PemK/PemI) type II TA system from Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical strains in lytic phage infection

Bleriot, Inés; Blasco, Lucía; Palacios, Olga; Fernández García, Laura; Ambroa, Antón; López, María; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Tomás, María (Nature Publishing Group, 2022)
Since their discovery, toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems have captivated the attention of many scientists. Recent studies have ...
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CARB-ES-19 Multicenter Study of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli From All Spanish Provinces Reveals Interregional Spread of High-Risk Clones Such as ST307/OXA-48 and ST512/KPC-3

Cañada García, Javier E.; Moure, Zaira; Sola Campoy, Pedro J.; Delgado-Valverde, Mercedes; Cano, María E.; Gijón, Desirée; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Oteo Iglesias, Jesús (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)
Objectives: CARB-ES-19 is a comprehensive, multicenter, nationwide study integrating whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in the ...
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Phenotypic and Genomic Comparison of Klebsiella pneumoniae Lytic Phages: vB_KpnM-VAC66 and vB_KpnM-VAC13

Pacios, Olga; Fernández García, Laura; Bleriot, Inés; Blasco, Lucía; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Tomás, María (MDPI, 2021)
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a human pathogen that worsens the prognosis of many immuno compromised patients. Here, we annotated ...
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Interplay between IncF plasmids and topoisomerase mutations conferring quinolone resistance in the Escherichia coli ST131 clone: stability and resistance evolution

Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; López Cerero, Lorena; García-Duque, Ana; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Springer, 2021)
The Escherichia coli ST131 H30-Rx subclone vehicles CTX-M-15 plasmids and mutations in gyrA and parC conferring multidrug ...
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In vitro activity of cefiderocol and comparators against isolates of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens from a range of infection sources: SIDERO‑WT‑2014−2018 studies in Spain

Cercenado, Emilia; Cardenoso, Laura; Penin, Rocio; Longshaw, Christopher; Henriksen, Anne Santerre; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Science Direct, 2021)
Objectives: The incidence of antimicrobial resistance in Europe is rising. Cefiderocol is approved in Eu- rope for treatment ...
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Synergistic Quinolone Sensitization by Targeting the recA SOS Response Gene and Oxidative Stress

Recacha, E.; Machuca, J.; García Duque, A.; Docobo Pérez, Fernando; Blázquez, J.; Díaz Díaz, S.; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel (American Society for Microbiology, 2021)
Suppression of the recA SOS response gene and reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction have been shown, separately, ...
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CON: carbapenems are NOT necessary for all infections caused by ceftriaxone-resistant enterobacterales

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Belén; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (2021)
Carbapenems are considered the drugs of choice for the treatment of serious infections caused by ceftriaxone resistant ...
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Reporting antimicrobial susceptibilities and resistance phenotypes in Staphylococcus spp.: a nationwide proficiency study

Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; López Hernández, Inmaculada; Cercenado, Emilia; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Tormo, Nuria; Gimeno, Concha; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Oxford University Press, 2021)
Objectives To evaluate the proficiency of microbiology laboratories in Spain in antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) ...
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Enhanced antibacterial activity of repurposed mitomycin C and imipenem in combination with the lytic phage vB_KpnMVAC13 against clinical isolates of klebsiella pneumoniae

Pacios, Olga; Fernández-García, Laura; Bleriot, Inés; Blasco, Lucía; González-Bardanca, Mónica; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Tomasa, María (American Society Microbiology, 2021)
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen that employs different strategies (resistance and ...
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Efficacy of β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors to treat extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales bacteremia secondary to urinary tract infection in kidney transplant recipients

Pierrotti, L. C; Pérez-Nadales, E.; Fernández-Ruiz, M.; Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Belén; Tan, B. H.; Carratalà, J.; Cordero Matia, María Elisa; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Aguado, J. M. (Willey-Blackwell, 2021)
Background Whether active therapy with β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors (BLBLI) is as affective as carbapenems for ...
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Interplay Among Different Fosfomycin Resistance Mechanisms in Klebsiella Pneumoniae

Ortiz Padilla, M.; Portillo Calderón, I.; De Gregorio Iaria, Belén; Blázquez, J.; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Docobo Pérez, Fernando (American Society for Microbiology, 2021)
The objectives of this study were to characterize the role of the uhpT, glpT, and fosA genes in fosfomycin resistance in ...
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Household acquisition and transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) -producing Enterobacteriaceae after hospital discharge of ESBL-positive index patients

Riccio, Maria E.; Verschuuren, Tess; Conzelmann, Nadine; Martak, Daniel; Meunier, Alexandre; Salamanca, Elena; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Musicha, Patrick (Elsevier, 2021)
Objectives: This study aimed to determine rates and risk factors of extended-spectrum b-lactamaseproducing Enterobacteriaceae ...
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Efficacy of Fosfomycin and Its Combination With Aminoglycosides in an Experimental Sepsis Model by Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Strains

Cebrero Cangueiro, Tania; Labrador Herrera, Gema; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Díaz, Caridad; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Palacio, José P. del; Pachón Ibáñez, María Eugenia; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen (Frontiers Media, 2021)
Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections are an increasing global threat with scarce and uncertain treatment ...
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Propensity score and desirability of outcome ranking analysis of ertapenem for treatment of nonsevere bacteremic urinary tract infections due to extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing enterobacterales in kidney transplant recipients

Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Belén; Pérez-Nadales, Elena; Pérez-Galera, Salvador; Cordero Matia, María Elisa; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús;  (American Society Microbiology, 2021)
There are scarce data on the efficacy of ertapenem in the treatment of bacteremia due to extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase ...
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Disbalancing Envelope Stress Responses as a Strategy for Sensitization of Escherichia coli to Antimicrobial Agents

Recacha Villamor, Esther; Fox, Valeria; Díaz Díaz, Sara; García Duque, Ana; Docobo Pérez, Fernando; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel (Frontiers Media, 2021)
Disbalancing envelope stress responses was investigated as a strategy for sensitization of Escherichia coli to antimicrobial ...
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Do specific antimicrobial stewardship interventions have an impact on carbapenem resistance in Gramnegative bacilli? A multicentre quasi-experimental ecological study: time-trend analysis and characterization of carbapenemases

Álvarez-Marín, Rocío; López Cerero, Lorena; Palop-Borras, Begoña; Rojo-Martín, María Dolores; Ruiz-Sancho, Andrés; Herrero-Rodríguez, Carmen; García, María Victoria; Lazo-Torres, Ana María; López, Inmaculada; Martín-Hita, Lina; Nuño-Álvarez, Enrique; Sánchez-Yebra, Waldo; Galán-Sánchez, Fátima; Reguera-Iglesias, José María; Lepe Jiménez, José Antonio; Peñalva, Germán; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Cisneros, José Miguel (Oxford University Press, 2021)
Background: Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (CR-GNB) are among the most threatening microorganisms worldwide ...
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Clinical characteristics and outcome of bacteraemia caused by Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella aerogenes: more similarities than differences

Álvarez-Marín, Rocío; Lepe Jiménez, José Antonio; Gasch-Blasi, Oriol; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Calvo-Montes, Jorge; Lara-Contreras, Rosario; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Jiménez-Mejías, Manuel E. (Elsevier, 2021)
Objectives The genus Enterobacter is a common cause of nosocomial infections. Historically, the most frequent Enterobacter ...
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Temocillin versus meropenem for the targeted treatment of bacteraemia due to third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ASTARTÉ): protocol for a randomised, pragmatic trial

Marín Candón, Alicia; Rosso Fernández, Clara María; Bustos de Godoy, Natalia; López Cerero, Lorena; Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Belén; López Cortés, Luis Eduardo; Merino Bohórquez, Vicente; Retamar Gentil, Pilar; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
Introduction: Alternatives to carbapenems are needed in the treatment of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant ...
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Caracterización epidemiológica y clínica de la infección y colonización por Escherichia coli perteneciente al complejo clonal O25b/ST131

Morales Barroso, Isabel; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (2020)
Introducción. Escherichia coli secuenciotipo 131 (ST131) es un clon que combina capacidad de propagación exitosa, resistencia ...
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Mechanisms of Tolerance and Resistance to Chlorhexidine in Clinical Strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae Producers of Carbapenemase: Role of New Type II Toxin-Antitoxin System, PemIK

Bleriot, Inés; Blasco, L.; Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes; Gual-de-Torrella, Ana; Ambroa, A.; Fernandez-Garcia, Laura; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Tomas, Maria (MDPI, 2020)
Although the failure of antibiotic treatment is normally attributed to resistance, tolerance and persistence display a ...
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In vitro and in vivo efficacy of combinations of colistin and different endolysins against clinical strains of multi-drug resistant pathogens

Blasco, Lucia; Ambroa, Anton; Trastoy, Rocio; Bleriot, Ines; Moscoso, Miriam; Fernández-Garcia, Laura; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Tomas, Maria (Nature Research, 2020)
The emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria is jeopardizing the value of antimicrobials, which had ...
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Predictors of mortality in solid organ transplant recipients with bloodstream infections due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales: the impact of cytomegalovirus disease and lymphopenia

Pérez Nadales, Elena; Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Belén; Natera, Alejandra M.; Abdala, Edson; Magalhães, Maira Reina; Mularoni, Alessandra; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Cordero Matia, María Elisa; Lepe Jiménez, José Antonio; REIPI/INCREMENT-SOT Investigators;  (BMC, 2020)
Treatment of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales bloodstream infections in solid organ transplant recipients is ...
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Activity of cefiderocol against high-risk clones of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes; Conejo, Mª del Carmen; Serrano, Lara; Fernández Cuenca, Felipe Manuel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Oxford, 2020)
BACKGROUND: Cefiderocol is a novel siderophore cephalosporin, developed for activity against MDR Gram-negative bacilli ...
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Detection of low-level fosfomycin-resistant variants by decreasing glucose-6-phosphate concentration in fosfomycin susceptibility determination

Martín Gutiérrez, Guillermo; Docobo Pérez, Fernando; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Blázquez, Jesús; Rodríguez Beltrán, Jerónimo (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020)
Mutations that confer low-level fosfomycin resistance (LLFR) but not clinical resistance in Escherichia coli are increasingly ...
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Genomic analysis of 40 prophages located in the genomes of 16 carbapenemase-producing clinical strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Bleriot, Inés; Trastoy, Rocío; Blasco, Lucía; Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Ambroa, Antón; Fernández-García, Laura; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Tomás, María (2020)
Klebsiella pneumoniae is the clinically most important species within the genus Klebsiella and, as a result of the continuous ...
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Supresion de la respuesta SOS como estrategia para la sensibilización de bacterias Gram-negativas resistentes a quinolonas.

Recacha Villamor, Esther; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (2019)
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OXA-48-Like-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Southern Spain in 2014-2015

Machuca, Jesús; López Cerero, Lorena; Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Mora-Navas, Laura; Mediavilla-Gradolph, Concepción; López-Rodríguez, Inmaculada; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Oxford University Press, 2019)
The aim of this study was to characterize the population structure of 56 OXA-48-like-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ...
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Intestinal colonization due to Escherichia coli ST131: Risk factors and prevalence

Morales Barroso, Isabel; López Cerero, Lorena; Navarro, María Dolores; Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Belén; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Biomed Central, 2018)
Background Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) is a successful clonal group that has dramatically spread during the ...
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Bases moleculares de la resistencia a fosfomicina e implicación de las subpoblaciones con sensibilidad disminuida en su actividad in vitro.

Ballestero Téllez, Mónica; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Docobo Pérez, Fernando (2018)
El interés global que existe actualmente, en recuperar antibióticos antiguos para el tratamiento de infecciones causadas ...
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Bezlotoxumab Added to Standard of Care Versus Standard of Care Alone for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in High-Risk Patients in Spain

Salavert, Miguel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Cobo, Javier; Aragón, Belén; Maratia, Stefano; Aceituno, Susana; Grau, Santiago (Springer, 2018)
Introduction Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the major cause of infectious nosocomial diarrhoea and is associated ...
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Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of fosfomycin in non-critically ill patients with bacteremic urinary infection caused by multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli

Merino Bohórquez, Vicente; Docobo Pérez, Fernando; Sojo Dorado, Jesús; Morales, Isabel; Lupión Mendoza, Carmen; Martín, D.; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Elsevier, 2018)
Objectives: To describe the population pharmacokinetics of fosfomycin for patients with bacteraemic urinary tract infection ...
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Duration of Colonization by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Healthy Newborns and Associated Risk Factors: a Prospective Cohort Study

Rodríguez Revuelta, María; López Cerero, Lorena; Serrano, Lara; Luna Lagares, Salud; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Oxford University Press, 2018)
Duration of colonization by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) and factors associated ...
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Prevalence and transmission dynamics of Escherichia coli ST131 among contacts of infected community and hospitalized patients

Torres, E.; López Cerero, Lorena; Navarro, M. D.; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro;  (Elsevier, 2018)
Objectives: The Escherichia coli O25b-associated ST131 clonal group was recently found to be prevalent in our area as a ...
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Efficacy of Colistin and Its Combination With Rifampin in Vitro and in Experimental Models of Infection Caused by Carbapenemase-Producing Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Pachón Ibáñez, María Eugenia; Labrador Herrera, Gema; Cebrero Cangueiro, Tania; Díaz, Caridad; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen (Frontiers Media, 2018)
Despite the relevance of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CP-Kp) infections there are a scarce number of ...
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Impacto de la concentración mínima inhibitoria (cmi) y de los puntos de corte clínicos (clsi y eucast) de las combinaciones betalactámicos / inhibidores de betalactamasas en el pronóstico de bacteriemias por enterobacteriaceae

Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (2017)
Los puntos de corte clínicos se utilizan para predecir la eficacia terapéutica de un antibiótico cuando se utiliza a la ...
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Prevalencia de Escherichia Coli o25b: h4-st131 productor o no de betalactamasa de espectro extendido (BLEE) en Sevilla

Bellido Barquero, María del Mar; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; López Cerero, Lorena (2017)
Hasta finales de los años 90 K. pneumoniae era la principal enterobacteria implicada en la producción de estas enzimas, ...
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Colonización vagino-rectal y transmisión materno-neonatal de Enterobacteriaceae productores de betalactamasas de espectro extendido

Jiménez Rámila, Carlos; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (2017)
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EUropean prospective cohort study on Enterobacteriaceae showing REsistance to CArbapenems (EURECA): a protocol of a European multicentre observational study

Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Belén; Sojo Dorado, Jesús; Bravo Ferrer, José; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (2017)
Introduction: The rapid worldwide spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) constitutes a major challenge. ...
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Cellular Response to Ciprofloxacin in Low-Level Quinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli

Machuca, Jesús; Recacha, Esther; Briales Martín, Alejandra; Díaz de Alba, Paula; Blázquez, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel (Frontiers Media, 2017)
Bactericidal activity of quinolones has been related to a combination of DNA fragmentation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) ...
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Bacteraemia due to non-ESBL-producing Escherichia coli O25b:H4 sequence type 131: insights into risk factors, clinical features and outcomes

Morales Barroso, Isabel; López Cerero, Lorena; Molina, José; Bellido, Mar; Navarro, María Dolores; Serrano, Lara; González-Galán, Verónica; Praena, Julia; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Elsevier, 2017)
The epidemiology and outcomes of bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by Escherichia coli ST131 isolates not producing ...
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Urinary tract physiological conditions promote ciprofloxacin resistance in low-level-quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli

Martín Gutiérrez, Guillermo; Rodríguez Beltrán, Jerónimo; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Costas, Coloma; Aznar Martín, Javier; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Blázquez, Jesús (American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
Escherichia coli isolates carrying chromosomally encoded low-level-quinolone-resistant (LLQR) determinants are frequently ...
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A multinational, preregistered cohort study of β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations for treatment of bloodstream infections due to extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Cueto López, Marina de (American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
The spread of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) is leading to increased carbapenem ...
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Modelling the epidemiology of Escherichia coli ST131 and the impact of interventions on the community and healthcare centres

Talaminos Barroso, Alejandro; López Cerero, Lorena; Calvillo Arbizu, Jorge; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Roa Romero, Laura María; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Cambridge University Press, 2016)
ST131 Escherichia coli is an emergent clonal group that has achieved successful worldwide spread through a combination of ...
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Genomic Evolution of Two Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Strains from ST-2 Clones Isolated in 2000 and 2010 (ST-2_clon_2000 and ST-2_clon_2010)

López, M.; Rueda, A; Florido, J.P.; Blasco, L.; Gato, E.; Fernández García, L.; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (2016)
Acinetobacter baumannii is a successful nosocomial pathogen due to its ability to persist in hospital environments by ...
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Pharmacodynamics of fosfomycin: Insights into clinical use for antimicrobial resistance

Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Docobo Pérez, Fernando (American Society for Microbiology, 2015)
The aim of this study was to improve the understanding of the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships of fosfomycin ...
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Prospective multicenter study of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from 83 hospitals in Spain reveals high in vitro susceptibility to colistin and meropenem

Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Otero, Jesús; Ortega, Adriana; Bartolomé, Rosa M.; Bou, Germán; Fernández Martínez, Marta; González López, Juan José (American Society for Microbiology, 2015)
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in Spain in 2013 by ...
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Tratamiento de bacteriemias por enterobacterias productoras de β-lactamasas de espectro extendido la combinación de β-lactámicosinhibidores de β-lactamasas como alternativa a los carbapenemes. Proyecto INCREMENT

Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Belén; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (2015)
En los últimos años, la diseminación de las enterobacterias productoras de β-lactamasas de espectro extendido (E-BLEE) se ...
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Estudio clínico y epidemiológico de un brote nosocomial producido por klebsiella oxytoca productora de IMP-8

Vergara López, Salvador; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (2015)
Klebsiella oxytoca, al igual que K. pneumoniae, son dos patógenos humanos asociados a múltiples cuadros clínicos, pero ...
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Fosfomycin versus meropenem in bacteraemic urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (FOREST): study protocol for an investigator-driven randomised controlled trial

Rosso Fernández, Clara; Sojo Dorado, Jesús; Barriga, Ángel; Lavín Alconero, Lucía; Palacios, Zaira; López Hernández, Inmaculada; Merino Bohórquez, Vicente; Cameán, Manuel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)
Introduction Finding therapeutic alternatives to carbapenems in infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing ...
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Is reduced vancomycin susceptibility a factor associated with poor prognosis in MSSA bacteraemia?

López-Cortes, Luis Eduardo; Velasco Ramírez, María del Carmen; Retamar Gentil, Pilar; Toro López, María Dolores del; Gálvez Acebal, Juan; Cueto López, Marina de; García Luque, Isabel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Oxford University Press, 2015)
Objectives: The known data about the influence of vancomycin MIC on Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia are contradictory. ...
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Interacción de mecanismos plasmídicos y cromosómicos de resistencia a Quinolonas en Escherichia coli y su efecto en la resistencia, fitness y toxicidad celular

Machuca Barcena, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel (2014)
Las fluoroquinolonas, junto a los beta-lactámicos, son los antimicrobianos de mayor uso clínico. Por tanto la aparición ...
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Estudio multicéntrico de bacteriemias por escherichia coli productor de betalactamasas de espectro extendido: factores de riesgo, características microbiológicas de impacto clínico

Picón Toro, Encarnación; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (2014)
Esta tesis es el resultado de un estudio de investigación multicéntrico en el que participaron 13 hospitales y un centro ...
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Global dissemination of a multidrug resistant Escherichia coli clone

Petty, Nicola K.; Ben Zakour, Nouri; Stanton-Cook, Mitchell; Skippington, Elizabeth; Totsika, Makrina; Forde, Brian M.; Phan, Minh-Duy; Gomes Moriel, Danilo; Peters, Kate M.; Davies, Mark; Rogers, Benjamin A.; Dougan, Gordon; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Pitout, Johann D. D.; Upton, Mathew; Paterson, David L.; Walsh, Timothy; Schembri, Mark; Beatson, Scott (National Academy of Sciences, 2014)
Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) is a globally disseminated, multidrug resistant (MDR) clone responsible for a ...
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Epidemiologic and Clinical Impact of Acinetobacter baumannii Colonization and Infection: A Reappraisal

Villar, Macarena; Cano, María Elicier; Gato, Eva; Garnacho Montero, José; Cisneros, José Miguel; Ruiz de Alegría, C.; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014)
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important antibiotic-resistant nosocomial bacteria. We investigated changes in ...
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Contribution of Efflux Pumps, Porins, and B-Lactamases to Multidrug Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

Rumbo, C.; Gato, E.; López, M.; Ruiz de Alegría, C.; Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Vila, Jordi; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Cisneros, José Miguel; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Bou, Germán; Tomás, M. (American Society for Microbiology, 2013)
Weinvestigated the mechanisms of resistance to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, glycylcyclines, tetracyclines, and quinolones ...
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Four main virotypes among extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing isolates of Escherichia coli O25b:H4-B2-ST131: bacterial, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics

Blanco, Jorge; Mora, Azucena; Mamani, Rosalia; López, Cecilia; Blanco, Miguel; Dahbi, Ghizlane; Herrera, Alexandra; Marzoa, Juan; Fernández, Val; Cruz, Fernando de la; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Alonso, María Pilar; Nicolas-Chanoine, Marie-Hélène; Johnson, James R.; Johnston, Brian; López Cerero, Lorena; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (American Society for Microbiology, 2013)
A total of 1,021 extended-spectrum- -lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBLEC) isolates obtained in 2006 during a ...
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Impact of the MIC of Piperacillin-Tazobactam on the Outcome of Patients with Bacteremia Due to Extended-Spectrum-B-Lactamase- Producing Escherichia coli

Retamar Gentil, Pilar; López Cerero, Lorena; Muniain Ezcurra, Miguel Angel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (American Society for Microbiology, 2013)
We investigated the impact of the piperacillin-tazobactam MIC in the outcome of 39 bloodstream infections due to ...
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Epidemiological and Clinical Complexity of Amoxicillin-Clavulanate- Resistant Escherichia coli

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Oteo, Jesús; Ortega, Adriana; Villar, Macarena; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Bou, Germán; Aranzamendi-Zaldumbide, Maitane; Cercenado, Emilia; Gurguí, Mercè; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Merino, María; Rivera, Alba; Oliver, Antonio; Weber, Irene; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Bartolomé, Rosa M.; Gónzalez López, Juan José; Campos, José (American Society for Microbiology, 2013)
Two hundred twelve patients with colonization/infection due to amoxicillin-clavulanate (AMC)-resistant Escherichia coli ...
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Inoculum Effect on the Efficacies of Amoxicillin-Clavulanate, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, and Imipenem against Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing and Non-ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli in an Experimental Murine Sepsis Model

Docobo Pérez, Fernando; López Cerero, Lorena; López-Rojas, Rafael; Egea, P.; Domínguez-Herrera, J.; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo (American Society for Microbiology, 2013)
Escherichia coli is commonly involved in infections with a heavy bacterial burden. Piperacillin-tazobactam and carbapenems ...
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Effect of Statin Therapy in the Outcome of Bloodstream Infections Due to Staphylococcus aureus: A Prospective Cohort Study

López Cortés, Luis Eduardo; Gálvez-Acebal, Juan; Toro López, María Dolores del; Velasco Ramírez, María del Carmen; Cueto López, Marina de; Caballero, Francisco J.; Muniain Ezcurra, Miguel Angel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013)
Introduction: Statins have pleiotropic effects that could influence the prevention and outcome of some infectious ...
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Spanish Multicenter Study of the Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Resistance in Escherichia coli

Ortega, Adriana; Oteo, Jesús; Aranzamendi-Zaldumbide, Maitane; Bartolomé, Rosa M.; Bou, Germán; Cercenado, Emilia; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; González-López, Juan José; Marín, Mercedes; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Marino, María; Ferran, Navarro; Oliver, Antonio; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rivera, Alba; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Weber, Irene; Aracil, Belén; Campos, José (American Society for Microbiology, 2012)
We conducted a prospective multicenter study in Spain to characterize the mechanisms of resistance to amoxicillin-clavu-lanate ...
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Genomewide overexpression screen for fosfomycin resistance in Escherichia coli: Mura confers clinical resistance at low fitness cost

Cauce, Alejandro; Briales, Alejandra; Rodríguez Rojas, Alexandro; Costas, Coloma; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Blázquez, Jesús (American Society for Microbiology, 2012)
To determine whether the overexpression of chromosomal genes can confer fosfomycin resistance, genomewide screening of a ...
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β-Lactam/β-Lactam Inhibitor Combinations for the Treatment of Bacteremia Due to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli: A Post Hoc Analysis of Prospective Cohorts

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Navarro, María Dolores; Retamar Gentil, Pilar; Picón, Encarnación; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Oxford University Press, 2012)
Background. Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) is an important cause of invasive infections. ...
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Virulence Profiles of Bacteremic Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli: Association with Epidemiological and Clinical Features

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Mingorance, Jesús; Fernández Romero, Natalia; Serrano, Lara; López Cerero, Lorena; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; ESBL-REIPI group (Public Library of Science, 2012)
There is scarce data about the importance of phylogroups and virulence factors (VF) in bloodstream infections (BSI) caused ...
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Dispositivo y método para el estudio dinámico de biocapas sobre catéteres de uso médico

Ojeda Monge, Antonio; García Luque, Isabel; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Conejo Gonzalo, Carmen; López Serrano, Jorge (Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM), 2011)
Dispositivo y método para el estudio dinámico de biocapas sobre catéteres de uso médico. El dispositivo permite la ...
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In vitro effect of qnrA1, qnrB1, and qnrS1 genes on fluoroquinolone activity against isogenic Escherichia coli isolates with mutations in gyrA and parC

Briales, Alejandra; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; González Velasco, Carmen; Díaz de Alba, Paula; Domínguez Herrera, Juan M.; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2011)
This article provides an analysis of the in vitro effect of qnrA1, qnrB1, and qnrS1 genes, combined with quinolone-resistant ...
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Producing Extended-Spectrum B-Lactamases in Spain: Microbiological and Clinical Features

Ruiz de Alegría, C.; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Cano, M. E.; Hernández-Bello, José R.; Calvo, J.; Román, E.; Díaz, Miguel A.; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Martínez-Martínez, Luis (American Society for Microbiology, 2011)
Extended-spectrum B-lactamases (ESBL) of the CTX-M, SHV, and TEM families were recognized in 76 (67%), 31 (27%), and 6 ...
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Evaluation of three automated systems for susceptibility testing of enterobacteria containing qnrB, qnrS, and/or aac(6′)-Ib-cr

Calvo, Jorge; Cano, María Elicier; Pitart, Cristina; Marco, Francesc; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Martínez Martínez, Luis (American Society for Microbiology, 2011)
The accuracy of the MicroScan WalkAway, BD Phoenix, and Vitek-2 systems for susceptibility testing of quinolones and ...
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Clinical Features of Infections and Colonization by Acinetobacter Genospecies 3

Molina, José; Cisneros, José Miguel; Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Ribera, Anna; Beceiro Casas, Alejandro; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Bou, Germán; Vila, Jordi; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo (American Society for Microbiology, 2010)
Two hundred twenty-one isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and 15 of Acinetobacter genospecies 3 (AG3) were consecutively ...
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Long-Term Control of Endemic Hospital-Wide Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): The Impact of Targeted Active Surveillance for MRSA in Patients and Healthcare Workers

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; García, Lola; Ramírez, Encarnación; Lupión Mendoza, Carmen; Muniain Ezcurra, Miguel Angel; Velasco Ramírez, María del Carmen; Gálvez-Acebal, Juan; Toro López, María Dolores del; Millán, Antonio B.; López Cerero, Lorena; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (Cambridge University Press, 2010)
To evaluate the long-term impact of successive interventions on rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ...
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Diversity of Escherichia coli Strains Producing Extended-Spectrum B-Lactamases in Spain: Second Nationwide Study

Díaz, Miguel A.; Hernández-Bello, José R.; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Calvo, Jorge; Blanco, Jorge; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2010)
The prevalence of extended-spectrum -lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBLEC) in Spain increased 8-fold from ...
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Risk Factors and Prognosis of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum-B-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Picón, Encarnación; Gijón, Paloma; Hernández, José Ramón; Cisneros, José Miguel; Peña, Carmen; Almela, Manuel; Almirante, Benito; Grill, Fabio; Colomina, Javier; Molinos, Sonia; Oliver, Antonio; Fernández-Mazarrasa, Carlos; Navarro, Gemma; Coloma, Ana; López Cerero, Lorena; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2010)
Extended-spectrum-B-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBLEC) is an increasing cause of community and nosocomial ...
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Bacteriemias por Escherichia coli productor de beta-lactamasas de espectro extendido epidemiología clínica y molecular

Navarro Sánchez-Ortiz, María Dolores; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (2010)
Hasta hace poco las infecciones por Escherichia coli productor de BLEE eran infrecuentes, pero en los últimos años estamos ...
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Genetic Variability among ampC Genes from Acinetobacter Genomic Species 3

Beceiro Casas, Alejandro; Pérez, Astrid; Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Vila, Jordi; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Cisneros, José Miguel; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Bou, Germán (American Society for Microbiology, 2009)
As a part of a nationwide study in Spain, 15 clinical isolates of Acinetobacter genomic species 3 (AG3) were analyzed. The ...
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Detection of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in clinical isolates of Enterobacter spp. in Spain

Calvo, Jorge; Cano, María Elicier; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Agüero, J.; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Velasco Ramírez, María del Carmen; Francia, M. V.; Martínez Martínez, Luis (American Society for Microbiology, 2009)
We have studied by PCR and DNA sequencing the presence of the qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, aac(6′)-Ib-cr, qepA, intI1, and ISCR1 genes ...
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Characterization of the carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase oxa-58 in an Acinetobacter genospecies 3 clinical isolate

Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Marti, Sara; Sánchez Céspedes, Javier; Blasco, M. Dolores; Ruiz, Marc; Espinal, Paula; Alba, Verónica (American Society for Microbiology, 2008)
Based on imipenem resistance in an Acinetobacter genospecies 3 clinical isolate, we were able to identify, for the first ...
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Fatal levofloxacin failure in treatment of a bacteremic patient infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae with a preexisting parC mutation

Cueto López, Marina de; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Soriano Pérez, Manuel Jesús; López Cerero, Lorena; Venero Recio, José Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2008)
The fatal outcome of levofloxacin treatment in a patient with bacteremic pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae with ...
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Mutant prevention concentrations of fluoroquinolones for Enterobacteriaceae expressing the plasmid-carried quinolone resistance determinant qnrA1

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; González Velasco, Carmen; García Luque, Isabel; Cano, María Elicier; Martínez Martínez, Luis (American Society for Microbiology, 2007)
The influence of qnrA1 on the development of quinolone resistance in Enterobacteriaceae was evaluated by using the mutant ...
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Betalactamasas de espectro extendido en enterobacterias aisladas de muestras clínicas de hospitales españoles

Hernández Bello, José Ramón; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Martínez Martínez, Luis (2007)
En 1985, se describió la primera betalactamasa de espectro extendido (BLEE). En España la primera BLEE fue descrita en ...
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Intracellular penetration and activity of DX-619 in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

García Luque, Isabel; Ballesta, Sofía; Murillo del Castillo, Concepción; Perea Pérez, Evelio José; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2006)
The intracellular penetration and activity of DX-619 in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes have been evaluated. DX-619 ...
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Resistencia a quinolonas mediada por plásmido en enterobacteriaceae

Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (2006)
En 1998, se describió por primera vez resistencia a quinolonas transmisible horizontalmente mediante un plásmido conjugativo. ...
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Efficacy of cefepime and imipenem in experimental murine pneumonia caused by porin-deficient Klebsiella pneumoniae producing CMY-2 β-lactamase

Pichardo, Cristina; Rodríguez Martínez, José Manuel; Pachón Ibáñez, María Eugenia; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro;  (American Society for Microbiology, 2005)
Previous studies have shown decreased in vitro activity of zwitterionic cephalosporins and carbapenems against porin-deficient ...
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Nationwide study of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Spain

Hernández, J. R.; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Cantón, Rafael; Coque, T. M.; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2005)
Clonal dissemination of extended-spectrum -lactamases (ESBL) in 170 Escherichia coli isolates and 70 Klebsiella pneumoniae ...
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Clinical features and epidemiology of acinetobacter baumanni colonization and infection in spanish hospitals

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Cisneros, José Miguel; Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Ribera, Anna; Vila, Jordi; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Bou, Germán; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo (SLACK, 2004)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical features and the epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii in Spanish hospitals. DESIGN: ...
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Mechanisms of Resistance to Quinolones and b-Lactams in Acinetobacter Genospecies 3

Ribera, Anna; Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Beceiro Casas, Alejandro; Bou, Germán; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Cisneros, José Miguel; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Vila, Jordi (American Society for Microbiology, 2004)
Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined in 15 epidemiologically unrelated clinical isolates of Acinetobacter genospecies ...
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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Nonhospitalized Patients

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Dolores Navarro, María; Romero, Luisa; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Muniain Ezcurra, Miguel Angel; Perea J., Evelio; Pérez Cano, Ramón; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2004)
Infections due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBLEC) in nonhospitalize patients ...
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Type 1 Integrons in Epidemiologically Unrelated Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Collected at Spanish Hospitals

Ribera, Anna; Vila, Jordi; Fernández-Cuenca, Felipe; Martínez-Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Beceiro Casas, Alejandro; Bou, Germán; Cisneros, José Miguel; Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús (American Society for Microbiology, 2004)
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Role of Klebsiella pneumoniae LamB porin in antimicrobial resistance

Doménech Sánchez, Antonio; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Hernández Allés, Santiago; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Tomás, Juan M.; Albertí, Sebastián; Benedí, Vicente J. (American Society for Microbiology, 2003)
To investigate the contribution of LamB in Klebsiella pneumoniae antimicrobial resistance, we determined the MICs of various ...
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Zinc eluted from siliconized latex urinary catheters decreases OprD expression, causing carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; García Luque, Isabel; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Picabea de la Peña, Leandro; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 2003)
The activities of carbapenems against Pseudomonas aeruginosa decreased in the presence of siliconized latex urinary catheters ...
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Activities of ABT-773 against Listeria monocytogenes and coryneform bacteria of clinical interest

Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Suárez, Ana Isabel; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 2003)
The in vitro activities of ABT-773 were evaluated against 15 Listeria monocytogenes strains and 196 coryneform bacteria ...
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Energy-dependent accumulation of norfloxacin and porin expression in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and relationship to extended-spectrum β-lactamase production

Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; García Luque, Isabel; Joyanes, Providencia; Doménech Sánchez, Antonio; Benedí, Vicente J. (American Society for Microbiology, 2002)
The relationships between porin deficiency, active efflux of fluoroquinolones, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) ...
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Uptake and intracellular activity of linezolid in human phagocytes and nonphagocytic cells

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Ballesta Mudarra, Sofía; García Luque, Isabel; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 2002)
The intracellular penetration and activity of linezolid in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes and tissue-cultured cells ...
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Mecanismos de resistencia a Carbapenemas en cepas clínicas de Acinetobacter baumannii

Fernández Cuenca, Felipe Manuel; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (2001)
En los últimos años se ha producido un incremento significativo en el número de infecciones nosocomiales causadas por cepas ...
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Intracellular penetration and activity of gemifloxacin in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

García Luque, Isabel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Joyanes, Providencia; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 2000)
The intracellular penetration and activity of gemifloxacin in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) were evaluated. ...
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Activities of imipenem and cephalosporins against clonally related strains of Escherichia coli hyperproducing chromosomal β-lactamase and showing altered porin profiles

Martínez Martínez, Luis; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Hernández Allés, Santiago; Ramírez de Arellano Ramos, E.; Benedí, Vicente J.; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 2000)
Forty clonally related clinical isolates of Escherichia coli from hospitalized patients were resistant to cefoxitin (MICs, ...
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Roles of β-Lactamases and Porins in Activities of Carbapenems and Cephalosporins against Klebsiella pneumoniae

Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Hernández Allés, Santiago; Álvarez Díaz, Dolores; Suárez, Ana Isabel; Tran, John; Benedí, Vicente J.; Jacoby, George A. (American Society for Microbiology, 1999)
Two clinical isolates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- producing Klebsiella pneumoniae were noted to be less ...
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Uptake and intracellular activity of moxifloxacin in human neutrophils and tissue-cultured epithelial cells

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; García Luque, Isabel; Ballesta Mudarra, Sofía; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1999)
The penetration by moxifloxacin of human neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes [PMN]) and tissue-cultured epithelial ...
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Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to imipenem induced by eluates from siliconized latex urinary catheters is related to outer membrane protein alterations

Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Picabea de la Peña, Leandro; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1999)
The activity of imipenem against Pseudomonas aeruginosa HUS-3 decreased by 16 times in the presence of substances eluted ...
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Development of resistance during antimicrobial therapy caused by insertion sequence interruption of porin genes

Hernández Allés, Santiago; Benedí, Vicente J.; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Aguilar, Alicia; Tomás, Juan M.; Albertí, Sebastián (American Society for Microbiology, 1999)
We have demonstrated by using an in vitro approach that interruption of the OmpK36 porin gene by insertion sequences (ISs) ...
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In vitro activities of ketolide HMR 3647, macrolides, and clindamycin against coryneform bacteria

Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Suárez, Ana Isabel; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1998)
The in vitro activity of ketolide HMR 3647 against coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples was evaluated. Except ...
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Energy-dependent accumulation of fluoroquinolones in quinolone- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains

Martínez Martínez, Luis; García Luque, Isabel; Ballesta Mudarra, Sofía; Benedí, Vicente J.; Hernández Allés, Santiago; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (American Society for Microbiology, 1998)
The intracellular accumulation of norfloxacin and perloxacin in Klebsiella pneumoniae was evaluated. The roles of ...
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Uptake and intracellular activity of trovafloxacin in human phagocytes and tissue-cultured epithelial cells

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Ballesta Mudarra, Sofía; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1997)
The penetration of trovafloxacin into human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), human peritoneal macrophages, and ...
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Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Corynebacterium striatum

Martínez Martínez, Luis; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Bernard, Kathryn; Suárez, Ana Isabel (American Society for Microbiology, 1996)
The in vitro activities of 16 antimicrobial agents against 86 strains of Corynebacterium striatum were evaluated by ...
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Interacción de los macrólidos con la actividad de los leucocitos polimorfonucleares humanos

Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (1996)
Los antimicrobianos, además de su acción antibacteriana directa, pueden tener, en su interacción con las células fagocíticas, ...
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Comparison of broth microdilution and E-test for susceptibility testing of Neisseria meningitidis

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Joyanes, Providencia; Martínez Martínez, Luis; Suárez, Ana Isabel; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1996)
The susceptibilities of 54 clinical isolates of Neisseria meningitidis to penicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefepime, ...
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Penetración y actividad intracelular de cinco fluorquinolonas en leucocitos polimorfonucleares humanos

Ballesta Mudarra, Sofía; Perea Pérez, Evelio José; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (1994)
La finalidad de este estudio ha sido determinar la capacidad de un grupo de quinolonas; fluorquinolonas, de penetrar en ...
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Intracellular penetration and activity of BAY Y 3118 in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

García Luque, Isabel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1994)
The penetration of a new quinolone (BAY Y 3118) into human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) was evaluated by a fluorometric ...
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Uptake and intracellular activity of fluconazole in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; García Luque, Isabel; Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1993)
The penetration of fluconazole into human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and tissue culture epithelial cells (McCoy) ...
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Actividad de antimicrobianos sobre biocapas bacterianas en biomateriales plásticos

Ramírez de Arellano Ramos, Encarnación; Perea Pérez, Evelio José; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (1992)
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Efecto de inhibidores de betalactamasas en la actividad de los leucocitos polimorfonucleares humanos

Conejo Gonzalo, Mª Carmen; Perea Pérez, Evelio José; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro (1992)
CONCLUSIONES 1. La exposición de S. aureus no productor de penicilinasa a concentraciones subinhibitorias de amoxicilina ...
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Uptake and intracellular activity of sparfloxacin in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes and tissue culture cells

García Luque, Isabel; Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Guzman Morgaz, Carmen; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1992)
The penetration of sparfloxacin into human neutrophils (PMN) and different tissue culture cells (HEp-2 and McCoy) was ...
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Uptake and intracellular activity of an optically active ofloxacin isomer in human neutrophils and tissue culture cells

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; García Luque, Isabel; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (American Society for Microbiology, 1990)
The penetration of an optically active ofloxacin isomer [(-)-ofloxacin] into human neutrophils and different tissue culture ...
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Requerimientos opsónicos y adherencia a catéteres plásticos de estafilococo coagulasa negativo

Pascual Hernández, Álvaro; Perea Pérez, Evelio José (1985)
En las últimas décadas, las mayores innovaciones en el campo de la terapéutica se han centrado en el desarrollo de elementos ...