Browsing Universitat de Barcelona by Subject "616.9"

Access to leishmaniasis care in Africa

Sunyoto, Temmy (Date of defense: 2019-06-25)

Leishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by an obligate protozoan Leishmania and transmitted by sand flies. As a neglected tropical disease (NTD), leishmaniasis disproportionately affects the poorest populations and ...

Actualización en la epidemiología de la estrongiloidiasis

Martinez Perez, Ángela (Date of defense: 2021-07-13)

[spa] La estrongiloidiasis es una enfermedad que presenta un amplio espectro clínico causada por el nematodo Strongyloides stercoralis (S.stercoralis). Este geohelminto se transmite a través de la piel cuando ésta entra ...

Addressing current challenges in antibiotic treatment of community acquired pneumonia

Simonetti, Antonella Francesca (Date of defense: 2017-06-08)

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading infectious cause of death and the fourth most common cause of global mortality in the world. The high incidence of CAP and the high burden of morbidity, mortality and ...

Adherencia, efectos secundarios y eficacia de tres estrategias de tratamiento antirretroviral

Roca Villanueva, Bernardino (Date of defense: 2001-02-14)

Desde el inicio de la epidemia de SIDA, hacia 1980, se estima que en todo el mundo se han producido más de 16 millones de muertes. En la actualidad se calcula que viven unos 33 millones de personas infectadas por el VIH, ...

Alteración de los factores de hipercoagulabilidad en pacientes con enfermedad de Chagas crónica: ¿Pueden ser considerados marcadores de respuesta terapéutica?

Pinazo Delgado, María Jesús (Date of defense: 2016-03-01)

Existe una carencia de marcadores precoces de respuesta terapéutica al tratamiento específico de la infección crónica por T. cruzi. No existía un consenso en la definición de las características que un biomarcador de ...

Anàlisi crítica de les tendències en el consum hospitalari d’antimicrobians a Catalunya

Fondevilla Sala, Ester (Date of defense: 2023-01-17)

[cat] INTRODUCCIÓ: Diversos estudis han relacionat el consum d’antibacterians amb l’aparició de resistències microbianes. El seguiment continuat del consum d’antimicrobians, a nivell hospitalari i utilitzant unitats de ...

Antibody signatures in Plasmodium falciparum and helminth infections: immune deviation, serological diagnosis and vaccine responses

Santano García, Rebeca (Date of defense: 2022-06-17)

[eng] INTRODUCTION: Some of the infectious agents that affect the largest proportion of the world population are Plasmodium falciparum and helminths such as soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and Schistosoma spp. The ...

Antimicrobial resistance and new insights in the diagnosis of Carrión's Disease

Paradela Gomes, Cláudia Sofia (Date of defense: 2016-12-02)

Carrión's disease is an overlooked disease restricted to the poorest areas of the Andes, with only a few research groups working in this field around the world. Until recently, it was thought that Carrion's disease met the ...

Assessment of different post-exposure prophylaxis regimens for prevention of HIV infection in exposed individuals

Inciarte Portillo, Alexy (Date of defense: 2023-11-14)

[eng] • PEP completion rates for sexual assault victims will be lower compared to other individuals for whom PEP is prescribed. • TDF/FTC+EVG/c, as a once-daily single tablet regimen, will be a more feasible, and safe ...

Canvis en l‘epidemiologia de la malaltia pneumocòccica invasiva associats a la vacunació amb vacuna antipneumocòccica conjugada 13 valent en població pediàtrica de Catalunya

Hernández Baeza, Sergi (Date of defense: 2020-11-17)

[spa] INTRODUCCIÓN: La Enfermedad neumocócica invasiva (ENI) es una causa importante de morbilidad y mortalidad en menores de 18 años. HIPÓTESIS: La vacuna antineumocócica conjugada 13 valente (VPC13) reduce la incidencia ...

CD5 as immunomodulatory agent in experimental models of fungal infection

Velasco de Andrés, María (Date of defense: 2020-02-05)

CD5 is a scavenger receptor mainly expressed on lymphoid (T and B1a) cells but also on some minor myeloid (Mϕ and DCs) cell subsets. It is long known to negatively modulate differentiation and activation signals mediated ...

Characterisation of the role of epigenetic variation in the adaptation of malaria parasites to changes in the conditions of the human host

Pickford, Anastasia Katherine (Date of defense: 2021-11-19)

Malaria is a vector-borne disease transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes and caused by Plasmodium parasites. The deadliest species, Plasmodium falciparum, is responsible for over 200 million cases and almost half a ...

Characterization of the prevention and care cascade in children living with HIV in the Manhiça district, Mozambique

Fernández Luis, Sheila (Date of defense: 2022-11-21)

[eng] INTRODUCTION Children acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection mainly due to vertical transmission (VT) from their mothers, during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding (1). Without immediate access to ...

Clinical approach and management of bacterial infections of the central nervous system related to hydrocephalus

Pelegrín Senent, Iván (Date of defense: 2017-06-30)

INTRODUCTION: Community-acquired bacterial meningitis is a relevant entity related to a high morbidity and mortality, despite of the adjuvant and antibiotic treatments available. Morbidity and mortality are caused by ...

Current challenges in the prevention, management and outcomes of surgical site infections in elective colorectal surgery

Gomila Grange, Aina (Date of defense: 2018-12-18)

Surgical site infections (SSI) are currently the most frequent healthcare-associated infections in Spain and Europe. Its development increases morbidity and mortality of patients and costs of healthcare system. Colorectal ...

Detección de VIH en atención primaria basado en condiciones indicadoras

Cayuelas Redondo, Laia (Date of defense: 2020-01-15)

La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) estima que un tercio de los pacientes con infección por VIH en Europa no están diagnosticados. Este infradiagnóstico se traduce en transmisibilidad de la infección, diagnósticos ...

Diagnóstico y vigilancia de las infecciones por arbovirus

Alejo Cancho, Izaskun (Date of defense: 2020-12-11)

[spa] INTRODUCCIÓN: Los arbovirus son un grupo heterogéneo de virus transmitidos por vectores artrópodos. Entre ellos destacan los virus dengue (VDEN), chikungunya (VCHIK) y Zika (VZIK), que presentan similitudes en cuanto ...

Effect of maternal HIV and malaria on the transplacental transfer of antibodies against prevalent pathogens and vaccines in Mozambican women

Alonso Galindo, Selena (Date of defense: 2021-06-10)

Infectious diseases are one of the main causes of mortality in newborns born in Mozambique. Transplacental transfer of antibodies is essential for conferring protection during the first months of life against these ...

El VIH desde una perspectiva de Salud Global

Velasco Muñoz, César (Date of defense: 2016-12-12)

El VIH es un reto de salud global que impacta en salud de las poblaciones y cuyas consecuencias socioeconómicas presentan un desafío para la continuidad de cuidados de las personas que viven con VIH. A finales de 2014 había ...

Entendiendo la síntesis de ADN en patógenos bacterianos: nuevas estrategias para el tratamiento de enfermedades infecciosas

Rubio Canalejas, Alba (Date of defense: 2023-07-07)

[spa] Las ribonucleótido reductasas (RNR) son enzimas esenciales que convierten los ribonucleótidos en desoxirribonucleótidos, los monómeros utilizados en la síntesis y reparación del ADN. Existen tres clases de RNR ...