Recovery of serum testosterone levels is an accurate predictor of survival from COVID-19 in male patients

Authors: Emily Toscano-Guerra, Mónica Martínez Gallo, Iria Arrese-Muñoz, Anna Giné, Noelia Díaz-Troyano, Pablo Gabriel-Medina, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Moisés Labrador-Horrillo, Fernando Martinez-Valle, Adrián Sánchez Montalvá, Manuel Hernández-González, Ricardo Pujol Borrell, Francisco Rodríguez-Frias, Roser Ferrer, Timothy M. Thomson, Rosanna Paciucci

Source: BMC Medicine, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2022)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, Survival, Longitudinal, Testosterone, Immune phenotype, Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1741-7015

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Exposing and Overcoming Limitations of Clinical Laboratory Tests in COVID-19 by Adding Immunological Parameters; A Retrospective Cohort Analysis and Pilot Study

Authors: Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá, Daniel Álvarez-Sierra, Mónica Martínez-Gallo, Janire Perurena-Prieto, Iria Arrese-Muñoz, Juan Carlos Ruiz-Rodríguez, Juan Espinosa-Pereiro, Pau Bosch-Nicolau, Xavier Martínez-Gómez, Andrés Antón, Ferran Martínez-Valle, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Albert Blanco-Grau, Francisco Rodríguez-Frias, Pol Castellano-Escuder, Elisabet Poyatos-Canton, Jordi Bas-Minguet, Eva Martínez-Cáceres, Alex Sánchez-Pla, Coral Zurera-Egea, Aina Teniente-Serra, Manuel Hernández-González, Ricardo Pujol-Borrell, the “Hospital Vall d’Hebron Group for the study of COVID-19 immune profile”, Artur Llobell Uriel, Romina Dieli, Roger Colobran, Gemma Codina, Tomas Pumarola, Roser Ferrer, Vicente Cortina, Magda Campins, Isabel Ruiz, Nuria Fernaíndez, Esteban Ribera, Joan Roig, Ricardo Ferrer, Adolfo Ruiz-Sanmartín, Albert Selva, Moises Labrador, María José Soler Romeo, Jaume Ferrer, Eva Polverino, Antonio Alvarez, María Queralt Gorgas, Marta Miarons, Pere Soler-Palacin, Andrea Martin, Anna Suy, Maria Jose Buzón, Meritxell Genescà, Santiago Perez-Hoyos, Miriam Mota-Foix

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2 infection, predictive risk-profile, clinical laboratory tests, cytokines, chemokines, acute phase reactants, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.902837/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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Indirect determination of biochemistry reference intervals using outpatient data.

Authors: Luisa Martinez-Sanchez, Christa M Cobbaert, Raymond Noordam, Nannette Brouwer, Albert Blanco-Grau, Yolanda Villena-Ortiz, Marc Thelen, Roser Ferrer-Costa, Ernesto Casis, Francisco Rodríguez-Frias, Wendy P J den Elzen

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 5, p e0268522 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Bioinformatic Tools for NGS-Based Metagenomics to Improve the Clinical Diagnosis of Emerging, Re-Emerging and New Viruses

Authors: Marta Ibañez-Lligoña, Sergi Colomer-Castell, Alejandra González-Sánchez, Josep Gregori, Carolina Campos, Damir Garcia-Cehic, Cristina Andrés, Maria Piñana, Tomàs Pumarola, Francisco Rodríguez-Frias, Andrés Antón, Josep Quer

Source: Viruses, Vol 15, Iss 2, p 587 (2023)

Subject Terms: NGS, deep-sequencing, viruses, metagenomics, zoonosis, diagnostic tools, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/2/587; https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4915

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Real world evaluation of a novel lateral flow assay (AlphaKit® QuickScreen) for the detection of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

Authors: Timm Greulich, Francisco Rodríguez-Frias, Irene Belmonte, Andreas Klemmer, Claus F. Vogelmeier, Marc Miravitlles

Source: Respiratory Research, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)

Subject Terms: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, Screening, Lateral flow assay, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0826-8; https://doaj.org/toc/1465-993X

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Improving HCV Screening in Addiction Care Centers with Plasma Separation Cards

Authors: Fernando Velásquez Orozco, David Tabernero, María Gabriela Barbaglia, Lara Treviño, Begoña Trujillo, Andrés Marco, Miguel Ángel Carrillo, Gerard Ruiz Salinas, Francesc Xavier Majo Roca, Joan Colom Farran, María Buti, Tomas Pumarola-Sunyer, Francisco Rodriguez-Frias, Ariadna Rando-Segura

Source: Pathogens, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 239 (2025)

Subject Terms: hepatitis c infection, intravenous drug users, finger prick, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/3/239; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0817

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Acceptability and Feasibility of the Plasma Separation Card for an Integrated Model of Care for HBV and HCV Screening Among People Attending HIV Clinics in Cameroon and Uganda

Authors: Camila A Picchio, Aina Nicolàs, Ironne Valdèse Ayemfouo Fofou, Viola Kasone, Magellan Guewo-Fokeng, Claude T Tagny, Teddy Nanyonjo, Hellen Nansumba, Yves Nacel Kouongni, Rita Gaëlle Epse Sezawo Kamdjeu, Emmanuel Seremba, Charles Kouanfack, Isaac Ssewanyana, Richard Njouom, Ariadna Rando Segura, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Jean Claude Mbanya, Ponsiano Ocama, Jeffrey V. Lazarus

Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 827-838 (2024)

Subject Terms: Dried blood spot, Hepatitis B, Plasma separation card, Viral hepatitis testing, Cameroon, Uganda, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2210-6014

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d3f276c1ff2d4c7bb35c8b2b43ddd068

Community-based screening enhances hepatitis B virus linkage to care among West African migrants in Spain

Authors: Camila A. Picchio, Daniel K. Nomah, Ariadna Rando-Segura, Maria Buti, Sabela Lens, Xavier Forns, Sergio Rodriguez Tajes, Emma Fernández, Javier Pamplona Portero, Carmen López Nuñez, Lena van Selm, Marina MacKinnon, Silvia G. Araujo, Elisa Martró, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Jeffrey V. Lazarus

Source: Communications Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2730-664X

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Integrating viral hepatitis management into the emergency department: A further step towards viral hepatitis elimination

Authors: Jordi Llaneras, Juan Carlos Ruiz-Cobo, Ariadna Rando-Segura, Ana Barreira-Díaz, Raquel Domínguez-Hernández, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Magda Campins, Joan Colom, Miguel Angel Casado, Albert Blanco-Grau, Juan Bañares, Arnau Monforte, Anna Falcó-Roget, Lourdes Ruíz, Beatriz Meza, Tomàs Pumarola, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Rafael Esteban, María Buti

Source: JHEP Reports, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 100932- (2024)

Subject Terms: HBV, HCV, HDV, Mass screening, Emergency service, Cost-effectiveness analysis, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258955592300263X; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-5559

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New variants of alpha-1-antitrypsin: structural simulations and clinical expression

Authors: Angel Gonzalez, Irene Belmonte, Alexa Nuñez, Georgina Farago, Miriam Barrecheguren, Mònica Pons, Gerard Orriols, Pablo Gabriel-Medina, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Marc Miravitlles, Cristina Esquinas

Source: Respiratory Research, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, SERPINA1 novel variants, Structural mapping, Molecular dynamic simulations, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1465-993X

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/394c553703d74010bc646f421ba4fe36

The frequency of defective genomes in Omicron differs from that of the Alpha, Beta and Delta variants

Authors: Carolina Campos, Sergi Colomer-Castell, Damir Garcia-Cehic, Josep Gregori, Cristina Andrés, Maria Piñana, Alejandra González-Sánchez, Blanca Borràs, Oleguer Parés-Badell, Caroline Melanie Adombi, Marta Ibañez-Lligoña, Juliana Esperalba, Maria Gema Codina, Ariadna Rando-Segura, Narcis Saubí, Juan Ignacio Esteban, Francisco Rodriguez-Frías, Tomàs Pumarola, Andrés Antón, Josep Quer

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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HBsAg protein composition and clinical outcomes in chronic hepatitis D and variations across HBeAg-negative chronic HBsAg carriers

Authors: Luisa Roade, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Maria Pfefferkorn, Sara Sopena, Adriana Palom, Marta Bes, Ariadna Rando-Segura, Rosario Casillas, David Tabernero, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Thomas Berg, Rafael Esteban, Florian van Bömmel, María Buti

Source: JHEP Reports, Vol 5, Iss 10, Pp 100842- (2023)

Subject Terms: Hepatitis D, Hepatitis B, HBV, Surface antigen, HBsAg proteins, Genotype, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589555923001738; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-5559

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Solved the enigma of pediatric severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin?

Authors: Francisco Rodriguez-Frias, Ariadna Rando-Segura, Josep Quer

Source: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 13 (2023)

Subject Terms: acute hepatitis, severity, SARS-CoV-2, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, liver transplant, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1175996/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2235-2988

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In-Host Flat-like Quasispecies: Characterization Methods and Clinical Implications

Authors: Josep Gregori, Sergi Colomer-Castell, Marta Ibañez-Lligoña, Damir Garcia-Cehic, Carolina Campos, Maria Buti, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Cristina Andrés, Maria Piñana, Alejandra González-Sánchez, Francisco Rodriguez-Frias, Maria Francesca Cortese, David Tabernero, Ariadna Rando-Segura, Tomás Pumarola, Juan Ignacio Esteban, Andrés Antón, Josep Quer

Source: Microorganisms, Vol 12, Iss 5, p 1011 (2024)

Subject Terms: viral treatment failures, resistance-associated mutations (RAS), mutagens, enhanced fitness, flat-like quasispecies, near-flat, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/5/1011; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607

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Chronic conditions and multimorbidity among West African migrants in greater Barcelona, Spain

Authors: Marina J. MacKinnon, Camila A. Picchio, Daniel K. Nomah, Ariadna Rando Segura, Lena van Selm, Emma Fernández, Maria Buti, Sabela Lens, Xavier Forns, Sergio Rodriguez-Tajes, Javier Pamplona, Carmen Lopez, Francisco Rodriguez-Frías, Jeffrey V. Lazarus

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: migrants, hepatitis B virus, metabolic risk factors, multimorbidity, non-communicable chronic disease (NCD), Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1142672/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Specific Plasma MicroRNA Signatures Underlying the Clinical Outcomes of Hepatitis E Virus Infection

Authors: Maria I. Costafreda, Silvia Sauleda, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Angie Rico, Meritxell Llorens-Revull, Susana Guix, Rosa M. Pintó, Albert Bosch, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Ariadna Rando, Maria Piron, Marta Bes

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2023)

Subject Terms: diagnostics, hepatitis E virus, infection outcomes, microRNA, prognostic indicators, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4b0c2f0c95d841bc8c54e3abd515b24a

LINK-B: study protocol of a retrospective and prospective project for identification and linkage to care of people living with hepatitis B in a large health area of Barcelona

Authors: Ariadna Rando, Maria Buti, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ-FRIAS, Rafael Esteban, Ana Barreira Díaz, Anna Feliu-Prius, Adriana Palom, Elena Vargas-Accarino, Judit Vico-Romero, Nieves Palomo, Mar Riveiro-Barciela

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 12 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e062680.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Association between circulating alpha-1 antitrypsin polymers and lung and liver disease

Authors: Alexa Núñez, Irene Belmonte, Elena Miranda, Miriam Barrecheguren, Georgina Farago, Eduardo Loeb, Mònica Pons, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Pablo Gabriel-Medina, Esther Rodríguez, Joan Genescà, Marc Miravitlles, Cristina Esquinas

Source: Respiratory Research, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)

Subject Terms: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Circulating polymers, Emphysema, Liver disease, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1465-993X

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/cd8d8ee98332434e8f0d57fdac620e79

A novel model of care for simplified testing of HBV in African communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

Authors: Camila A. Picchio, Daniel K. Nomah, Silvia G. Araujo, Ariadna Rando-Segura, Emma Fernández, Maria Buti, Sergio Rodríguez-Tajes, Sabela Lens, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Jeffrey V. Lazarus

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/63725d6b02b54e2bb89555e1f1c39fb9

Implementation of anti-HDV reflex testing among HBsAg-positive individuals increases testing for hepatitis D

Authors: Adriana Palom, Ariadna Rando-Segura, Judit Vico, Beatriz Pacín, Elena Vargas, Ana Barreira-Díaz, Francisco Rodríguez-Frías, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Rafael Esteban, Maria Buti

Source: JHEP Reports, Vol 4, Iss 10, Pp 100547- (2022)

Subject Terms: Chronic hepatitis D, Anti-HDV reflex testing, Anti-HDV screening, HDV diagnosis, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589555922001197; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-5559

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