Risk factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. A prospective, longitudinal, unicenter study in Reus, Spain.

Autor: Simona Iftimie, Ana F López-Azcona, Manuel Vicente-Miralles, Ramon Descarrega-Reina, Anna Hernández-Aguilera, Francesc Riu, Josep M Simó, Pedro Garrido, Jorge Joven, Jordi Camps, Antoni Castro

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0234452 (2020)

Spain is one of the countries that has suffered the most from the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the strain that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there is a lack of information on the chara

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Measurement of Serum Paraoxonase-1 Arylesterase Activity as a Screening Test for the Diagnosis of COVID-19

Autor: Xavier Gabaldó, Màrius Juanpere, Helena Castañé, Elisabet Rodríguez-Tomàs, Ana Felisa López-Azcona, Gerard Baiges-Gaya, Lourdes Castro, Enrique Valverde-Díaz, Aida Muñoz-Blázquez, Laura Giménez-Cuenca, Laura Felipo-Balada, Frederic Ballester, Isabel Pujol, Josep M Simó, Antoni Castro, Simona Iftimie, Jordi Camps, Jorge Joven

The development of inexpensive, fast and reliable screening tests for COVID-19 is, as yet, an unmet need. The present study was aimed at evaluating the usefulness of serum arylesterase activity of paraoxonase-1 (PON1) measurement as a screening test

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Clinical performance of the Elecsys® anti-SARS-CoV-2 combined in an algorithm with two specific anti-IgG immunoassays for the evaluation of the serological response of patients with COVID-19 in a population with a high prevalence of infection

Autor: Simona Iftimie, Xavier Gabaldó-Barrios, Sara Cladellas, Luis Fernández, Anna Hernández-Aguilera, Jordi Camps, Josep M. Simó, Antoni Castro, Frederic Ballester, Jorge Joven, Isabel Pujol

Publikováno v: Annals of clinical biochemistry. 58(6)

Background Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies have been used in the study of the immune response in infected patients. However, differences in sensitivity and specificity have been reported, depending on the method of analysis. The aim of the present study w

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34325536

Galectin-3 in Peripheral Artery Disease. Relationships with Markers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Autor: Jordi Camps, Anna Hernández-Aguilera, Jorge Joven, Anabel García-Heredia, Isabel Fort-Gallifa, Vicente Martín-Paredero, Noemí Cabré, Josep M. Simó, Fedra Luciano-Mateo

Publikováno v: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 18, Iss 5, p 973 (2017)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 18; Issue 5; Pages: 973

Galectin-3 is a modulator of oxidative stress, inflammation, and fibrogenesis involved in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases. The present study sought to characterize, in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), the localization of galectin-

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http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/5/973

Preliminary study on serum paraoxonase-1 status and chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 in hospitalized elderly patients with catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria

Autor: Antoni Castro, Jordi Camps, Simona Iftimie, Frederic Ballester, Isabel Fort-Gallifa, Isabel Pujol, Josep M. Simó, Anabel García-Heredia, Jorge Joven

Publikováno v: European journal of clinical microbiologyinfectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology. 35(9)

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common among elderly patients in residential care facilities, as well as in the hospital setting. Identifying new biochemical markers of UTI is an active line of research since UTI management is resource intensive.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27435069