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Hepatitis C Treatment Outcomes in Persons With HIV and Decompensated Cirrhosis Using a Collaborative Multidisciplinary HIV-Centered Approach
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2021)
Fifty-four consecutive persons with HIV co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and liver decompensation were treated with direct-acting antivirals (DAA). The HCV treatment was delivered using a multidisciplinary ...
COVID-19 in Madrid: Leading pandemic control after being the Spanish epicenter
(Permanyer Publications, 2021)
The arrival of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Europe exploded initially in North Italy and soon thereafter at several other major European cities, including Madrid. Indeed, Madrid was the epicenter of SARSCoV- 2 infection ...
Hepatitis delta in patients hospitalized in Spain (1997-2018)
(NLM (Medline), 2021)
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis delta is the most aggressive form of chronic viral hepatitis. We examined the clinical burden, epidemiological features and time trends for hepatitis delta patients hospitalized in Spain during the ...
Hot news: Unveiling long COVID-19 disease
(AIDS Reviews, 2020)
The clinical spectrum of “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus type 2” (SARS-CoV-2) infection is wider than initially thought. The coronavirus does not establish a chronic cellular infection, in contrast with HIV ...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies in Adults in Madrid, Spain
(Clinical infectious diseases, 2021)
We read with interest the article by Huff and Singh [1] in which they highlight the role of asymptomatic transmissions of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The authors point out that “public ...
Overt and occult hepatitis B among immigrants and native blood donors in Madrid, Spain
(Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2020-12)
Background:
The risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections is very low in developed countries. Recent massive migration flows from highly hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or HIV endemic regions ...
The time to offer treatments for COVID-19
(Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2021)
Background: COVID-19 has several overlapping phases. Treatments to date have focused on the late stage of disease in hospital. Yet, the pandemic is by propagated by the viral phase in out-patients. The current public health ...
Inoculum at the time of SARS-CoV-2 exposure and risk of disease severity
(International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020-08)
A relationship between the infecting dose and the risk of disease severity has not been demonstrated for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, we report three clusters of individuals that were potentially exposed to distinct inoculum ...
Trends in hospitalizations and deaths in HIV-infected patients in Spain over two decades
(AIDS, 2022-02)
Background: The prognosis of HIV infection dramatically improved after the introduction of triple antiretroviral therapy 25 years ago. Herein, we report the impact of further improvements in HIV management since then, ...
New insights into the genetics of same-sex behavior
(Permanyer Publications, 2021)
Across human societies, a fraction of men and women (around 2-10%) report engaging in sex with samesex partners, either exclusively or, more frequently, in addition to having heterosexual partners (bisexuals) (ACSF. Nature ...