Antibiotic Resistance and Pathogenicity of Bacterial Infections Research Group

Research group of the Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdiSBa, Group information). Founded in 2002 and accredited as a competitive research group by the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands, the group is composed of basic and clinical researchers from the Son Espases University Hospital (HUSE, Service information) from various specialties, with extensive experience and a long-standing collaborative trajectory in the field of infectious disease research.
The group is part of the Consorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) in Infectious Diseases (CIBERINFEC) of the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII).

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In vitro activity of cefiderocol and other newly approved antimicrobials against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens recovered in intensive care units in Spain and Portugal.

Gijón D; García-Castillo J; Fernández-López MC; Bou G; Siller M; Calvo-Montes J; Pitart C; Vila J; Torno N; Gimeno C; Cruz H; Ramos H; Mulet X; Oliver A; Ruiz-Garbajosa P; Canton R Abstract: The antimicrobial resistance is a significant public health threat, particularly for healthcare-associated infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens which are increasingly reported worldwide. The aim of this...

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Neonatal SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G antibodies at delivery and their impact on COVID-19.

Vetter-Laracy S; Jimenez V; Roldán M; Bernardino M; Balliu-Badia P; Lara P; Arcay RM; Fraile-Ribot P; Vila M; Fanjul F Abstract: To assess neonatal SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike IgG antibody levels after maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and/or infection during pregnancy and evaluate their protective effect. Prospective observational study, conducted from January 2021 to December 2022. Infants were tested for anti-spike IgG antibodies...

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