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Rodgers E, Bentley SD, Borrow R, Bratcher HB, Brisse S, Brueggemann AB, Caugant DA, Findlow J, Fox L, Glennie L, Harrison LH, Harrison OB, Heyderman RS, van Rensburg MJ, Jolley KA, Kwambana-Adams B, Ladhani S, LaForce M, Levin M, Lucidarme J, MacAlasdair N, Maclennan J, Maiden MCJ, Maynard-Smith L, Muzzi A, Oster P, Rodrigues CMC, Ronveaux O, Serino L, Smith V, van der Ende A, Vázquez J, Wang X, Yezli S, Stuart JM. J Infect. 2020; 81(4): 510-520
PUBMED DOIThe importance of microbiology reference laboratories and adequate funding for infectious disease surveillance
Shaw D, Torreblanca RA, Amin-Chowdhury Z, Bautista A, Bennett D, Broughton K, Casanova C, Choi EH, Claus H, Corcoran M, Cottrell S, Cunney R, Cuypers L, Dalby T, Davies H, de Gouveia L, Deghmane AE, Desmet S, Domenech M, Drew R, Plessis MD, Duarte C, Fuursted K, Golden A, Almeida SCG, Henares D, Henriques-Normark B, Hilty M, Hoffmann S, Humphreys H, Jacobsson S, Johnson C, Jolley KA, Kawabata A, Kozakova J, Kristinsson KG, Krizova P, Kuch A, Ladhani S, Lâm TT, Ayala MEL, Lindholm L, Litt D, Maiden MCJ, Martin I, Martiny D, Mattheus W, McCarthy ND, Meehan M, Meiring S, Mölling P, Morfeldt E, Morgan J, Mulhall R, Muñoz-Almagro C, Murdoch D, Musilek M, Novakova L, Oftadeh S, Perez-Arguello A, Pérez-Vázquez MD, Perrin M, Prevost B, Roberts M, Rokney A, Ron M, Sanabria OM, Scott KJ, Sempere J, Siira L, de Lemos APS, Sintchenko V, Skoczyńska A, Slotved HC, Smith AJ, Taha MK, Toropainen M, Tzanakaki G, Vainio A, van der Linden MPG, van Sorge NM, Varon E, Moreno JV, Vohrnova S, von Gottberg A, Yuste J, Brueggemann AB. Lancet Digit Health. 2025 Apr;7(4):e275-e281.
PUBMED DOIAntimicrobial resistance and epidemiological aspects of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the province of Lleida, Spain (2017-2024).
Cumplido A, Aramburu J, Font M, Montes M, Abad R, López E, Bernet A, Mormeneo S, Prats I, García M, Sánchez E, Bellés A. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2025 Mar;43(3):156-161.
PUBMED DOIExploring the sequence diversity and surface expression of Factor H-Binding Protein among invasive serogroup B meningococcal strains from selected European countries
Clark SA, Willerton L, Claus H, Carannante A, Stefanelli P, Abad R, Vázquez JA, Borrow R. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2024 Dec 31;20(1):2427471
PUBMED DOIResultado falso negativo en diversas PCR multiplex y monoplex en un episodio de bacteriemia por Neisseria meningitidis. Implicaciones diagnósticas, terapéuticas y epidemiológicas [False negative result in both multiplex and monoplex PCR in a case of Neisseria meningitidis bacteremia. Diagnostic, therapeutic and epidemiological implications]
Monforte ML, Cebollada R, Escobar MJ, Abad R, Aspiroz C. Rev Esp Quimioter. 2024 Oct;37(5):427-428
PUBMED DOIGlobal Meningococcal Initiative: Insights on antibiotic resistance, control strategies and advocacy efforts in Western Europe
Borrow R, Campbell H, Caugant DA, Cherkaoui A, Claus H, Deghmane AE, Dinleyici EC, Harrison LH, Hausdorff WP, Bajanca-Lavado P, Levy C, Mattheus W, Mikula-Pratschke C, Mölling P, Sáfadi MA, Smith V, van Sorge NM, Stefanelli P, Taha MK, Toropainen M, Tzanakaki G, Vázquez J. . J Infect. 2024; 89(6): 106335
PUBMED DOIMeningococcal disease in the Middle East: A report from the Global Meningococcal Initiative
Al-Abri SS, Abuhasan MY, Albayat SSA, Bai X, Bastaki H, Borrow R, Caugant DA, Dbaibo G, Deghmane AE, Dinleyici EC, Ghuneim N, Sheek-Hussein M, Lucidarme J, Leng S, Koliou MG, Sáfadi MAP, Salman JA, Al-Sanouri T, Smith V, Taha MK, Vázquez J, Wright C, Yezli S. J Infect. 2024; 88(2):71-76.
PUBMED DOIAntimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe in 2020 compared with in 2013 and 2018: a retrospective genomic surveillance study.
Golparian D, Cole MJ, Sánchez-Busó L, Day M, Jacobsson S, Uthayakumaran T, Abad R, Bercot B, Caugant DA, Heuer D, Jansen K, Pleininger S, Stefanelli P, Aanensen DM, Bluemel B, Unemo M; Euro-GASP study group. Lancet Microbe. 2024 May;5(5):e478-e488.
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• Molecular epidemiology of infections caused by HPV in the general population and in different risk groups.
• Surveillance of the distribution of genotypes in the population to monitor the effectiveness of vaccination against HPV.
• Development of new methodology for the diagnosis and characterization of infections caused by HPV.
Diagnosis/Reference: detection and genotyping of the Human Papillomavirus, tests offered at https://cnm-laboratorios.isciii.es/.
For additional studies contact the laboratory.
• Molecular epidemiology of infections caused by HPV in the general population and in different risk groups.
• Surveillance of the distribution of genotypes in the population to monitor the effectiveness of vaccination against HPV.
• Development of new methodology for the diagnosis and characterization of infections caused by HPV.