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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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  • De la Calle M, Baquero F, Rodriguez R, González M, Fernández A, Omeñaca F, Bartha JL.

    Successful treatment of intrauterine cytomegalovirus infection with an intraventricular cyst in a dichorionic diamniotic twin gestation using cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin.

    The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians . : 1-4.

    [doi:10.1080/14767058.2017.1338259]

  • Braojos F, Fuentes I, Saugar JM, Martín O, López-Vélez R, Norman FF.

    Amebic abscess and sexual contact.

    JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE . : .

    [doi:10.1093/jtm/taab089]

  • Zvezdanova ME, Arroyo MJ, Méndez G, Candela A, Mancera L, Rodríguez JG, Serra JL, Jiménez R, Lozano I, Castro C, López C, Muñoz P, Guinea J, Escribano P, Rodríguez-Sánchez B, ASPEIN group.

    Detection of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus complex isolates using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.

    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases . : .

    [doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2021.06.005]

  • Hernández-Aguado JJ, de La Fuente-Valero J, Ramírez Mena M, Ortega-Medina L, Vidart Aragón JA, Galán JC.

    Comparative pilot study about HPV test with partial genotyping in primary screening versus other strategies for cervical cancer population screening, CRYGEN 16/18 study.

    ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA . : .

    [doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2021.07.010]

  • Escribano P, Gómez A, Reigadas E, Muñoz P, Guinea J.

    In vitro activity of olorofim against Aspergillus fumigatus sensu lato clinical isolates: activity is retained against isolates showing resistance to azoles and/or amphotericin B.

    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases . : .

    [doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2022.05.013]

  • Mangas-Sánchez C, Garriga-García M, Serrano-Nieto MJ, Garcia-Romero R, Álvarez Beltrán M, Crehuá-Gaudiza E, Vicente-Santamaría S, Martínez-Costa C, Díaz-Martín JJ, Bousoño-García C, González-Jiménez D.

    Safety and efficacy of a new supplementation protocol in patients with cystic fibrosis and vitamin D deficiency.

    Anales De Pediatria . : .

    [doi:10.1016/j.anpede.2023.02.015]

  • Roca M, Masip E, Colombo C, Boon M, Hulst JM, Garriga M, de Koning BAE, Bulfamante A, de Boeck K, Ribes-Koninckx C, Calvo-Lerma J.

    Long-term evaluation of faecal calprotectin levels in a European cohort of children with cystic fibrosis.

    ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD . : .

    [doi:10.1136/archdischild-2023-326221]

  • García-Martínez de Bartolomé R, Barrio-Torres J, Sebastián-Viana T, Vila-Miravet V, La Orden-Izquierdo E, Fernández-Fernández S, Herrero-Álvarez M, Soria-López M, Botija-Arcos G, Rodríguez-Martínez A, Galicia-Poblet G, García-Díaz A, Herreros-Sáenz M, Blasco-Alonso J, Rodrigo-García G, Alonso-Pérez N, de Valderrama-Rodríguez AF, Oppenau-López N, Pérez-Moneo B, Feo-Ortega S, Vecino-López R, Donado-Palencia P, Alberto-Alonso JR, Revenga-Parra M, Lorenzo-Garrido H, Carro-Rodríguez MÁ, Grande-Herrero L, Vicente-Santamaría S, Balmaseda-Serrano E, Miranda-Cid MC, Martín-González J, García-Romero R, García-Tirado D, Rizo-Pascual J, Alonso-López P, Blanco-Rodríguez M, Rendo-Vázquez A, Millán-Jiménez A, Castro-Millán A, Bastida-Ratera E, Cilleruelo-Pascual ML.

    Health-related quality of life determinants in Spanish children with eosinophilic esophagitis.

    J PEDIATR GASTR NUTR . : .

    [doi:10.1002/jpn3.12426]

  • Cercenado E, Alcalá L, Irigoyen-von-Sierakowski Á, Rodríguez-Sánchez B, Marín M.

    Activity of imipenem-relebactam, ceftolozane-tazobactam and comparators against clinical isolates of Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing severe infections in hematological and oncological patients: A prospective multicenter study.

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS . 66(3): 107534-107534.

    [doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2025.107534]

  • Alonso S, Salazar E, Gálvez N, Navas J, Quintana C, Orózco N, Prieto L, Navarro ML, Guillén S, Gómez-Alba JM, Medina-Sánchez C, Juarez J, Holguín A.

    Prevalence of acquired resistance to antiretrovirals in children and adolescents living with HIV under clinical follow-up at the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala.

    Journal of Infection and Public Health . 18(9): 102827-102827.

    [doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102827]

  • Boattini M, Aceti A, Bastos P, Mavromanolaki VE, Maraki S, Spiliopoulou A, Kakouris V, Kalchev Y, Budimir A, Bedenic B, Rubic Z, Licker M, Musuroi C, Juhász E, Kristóf K, Pirs M, Velimirovic I, Berktold M, Liptáková A, Krajcíková A, Drevinek P, Gryndlerova A, Brzychczy-Wloch M, Olechowska-Jarzab A, Bielec F, Brauncajs M, Podsiadly E, Nurzynska G, Zalas-Wiecek P, Michalska A, Riesbeck K, Andersson HS, Tønjum T, Berild JC, Leegaard TM, Rasmussen AN, Schønning K, Glöckner S, Rödel J, Badr MT, Häcker GA, Stark D, Hamprecht A, Dudakova A, Jantsch J, Mancini S, Quiblier C, Jacot D, Greub G, Ferniani T, Ambretti S, Calvo M, Stefani S, Schade R, Yusuf E, van Kleef-van Koeveringe S, Vandamme S, Verroken A, Rodriguez-Villalobos H, Duigou F, Corvec S, Floch P, Massip C, Chainier D, Barraud O, Louissaint MB, Mizrahi A, Ali S, Doyle M, Egan C, McNicholas S, Colomina-Rodriguez J, Torres I, Gillaranz Luengo R, Larrosa Escartín MN, Viñado Perez MB, Halperin AV, Fuente García S, Cantón R, Seruca M, Santos Mendes V, Carvalho D, Cavallo R, Melo Cristino J, Costa C, Bianco G.

    A European survey on anaerobes from paediatric blood cultures: a comparative analysis with adults.

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES . : .

    [doi:10.1007/s10096-025-05185-7]

  • Rodríguez-Goncer I, Ruiz-Arabi E, Herrera S, Sabé N, Los-Arcos I, Silva JT, Pérez-Nadales E, Machuca I, Álvarez R, Valerio M, Castón JJ, Aguilera V, Bodro M, Cano Á, Cantón R, Carmona P, Carratalà J, Cordero E, Cruzado JM, Fariñas MC, Fernández-Ruiz M, Fondevila C, Fortún J, García-Cosío MD, Gutiérrez-Dalmau A, Iturbe D, Justo I, Len O, López-Medrano F, López Oliva MO, Martín-Dávila P, Martínez-Martínez L, Mazuecos A, Mirabet S, Muñoz P, Oliver A, Pérez-Sáez MJ, Rodríguez-Gómez J, San-Juan R, Sánchez-Céspedes J, Solé A, Vidal Verdú E, Villa J, Torre-Cisneros J, Aguado JM.

    Management of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli infections in adult solid organ transplant recipients: GESITRA-IC/SEIMC, CIBERINFEC, and SET recommendations update.

    TRANSPLANTATION REVIEWS . 39(3): 100937-100937.

    [doi:10.1016/j.trre.2025.100937]