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[What does molecular biology contribute to the diagnosis of tuberculosis?]

Alcaide F.

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2009 Nov;27(9):493-5. Epub 2009 Aug 26. Spanish. No abstract available. PMID: 19713007 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Tuberculosis transmission patterns among Spanish-born and foreign-born populations in the city of Barcelona.

Borrell S, Español M, Orcau A, Tudó G, March F, Caylà JA, Jansà JM, Alcaide F, Martín-Casabona N, Salvadó M, Martinez JA, Vidal R, Sanchez F, Altet N, Rey E, Coll P, González-Martín J.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19681961 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Long-term relapses after 12-month treatment for Mycobacterium kansasii lung disease.

Santin M, Dorca J, Alcaide F, Gonzalez L, Casas S, Lopez M, Guerra MR.

Eur Respir J. 2009 Jan;33(1):148-52.PMID: 19118226 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis]

Alcaide F, Santín M.

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2008 Nov;26 Suppl 13:54-60. Review. Spanish. PMID: 19100168 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Factors associated with differences between conventional contact tracing and molecular epidemiology in study of tuberculosis transmission and analysis in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

Borrell S, Español M, Orcau A, Tudó G, March F, Caylà JA, Jansà JM, Alcaide F, Martín-Casabona N, Salvadó M, Martínez JA, Vidal R, Sánchez F, Altet N, Coll P, González-Martín J.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jan;47(1):198-204. Epub 2008 Nov 19.PMID: 19020067 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Multicenter laboratory evaluation of the MB/BacT Mycobacterium detection system and the BACTEC MGIT 960 system in comparison with the BACTEC 460TB system for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Garrigó M, Aragón LM, Alcaide F, Borrell S, Cardeñosa E, Galán JJ, Gonzalez-Martín J, Martin-Casabona N, Moreno C, Salvado M, Coll P.

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jun;45(6):1766-70. Epub 2007 Apr 18.PMID: 17442793 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of a mycobacteriophage-based assay for rapid assessment of susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates to isoniazid and influence of resistance level on assay performance.

Galí N, Domínguez J, Blanco S, Prat C, Alcaide F, Coll P, Ausina V.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jan;44(1):201-5.PMID: 16390970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Molecular analysis of isoniazid and rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates recovered from Barcelona.

Coll P, Aragón LM, Alcaide F, Espasa M, Garrigó M, González J, Manterola JM, Orús P, Salvadó M.

Microb Drug Resist. 2005 Summer;11(2):107-14.PMID: 15910223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Direct detection in clinical samples of multiple gene mutations causing resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid and rifampicin using fluorogenic probes.

Espasa M, González-Martín J, Alcaide F, Aragón LM, Lonca J, Manterola JM, Salvadó M, Tudó G, Orús P, Coll P.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2005 Jun;55(6):860-5. Epub 2005 May 6.PMID: 15879493 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Absence of ribosomal RNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in sarcoidosis.

Marcoval J, Benítez MA, Alcaide F, Mañá J.

Arch Dermatol. 2005 Jan;141(1):57-9.PMID: 15655142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mycobacterium chelonae tenosynovitis of the hand.

Mateo L, Rufí G, Nolla JM, Alcaide F.

Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Dec;34(3):617-22. Review.PMID: 15609266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative in vitro activities of linezolid, telithromycin, clarithromycin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and four conventional antimycobacterial drugs against Mycobacterium kansasii.

Alcaide F, Calatayud L, Santín M, Martín R.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Dec;48(12):4562-5.PMID: 15561826 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Incidence and molecular typing of Mycobacterium kansasii in a defined geographical area in Catalonia, Spain.

Santin M, Alcaide F, Benitez MA, Salazar A, Ardanuy C, Podzamczer D, Rufi G, Dorca J, Martin R, Gudiol F.

Epidemiol Infect. 2004 Jun;132(3):425-32.PMID: 15188712 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Group B streptococcal disease in nonpregnant adults: incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome.

Blancas D, Santin M, Olmo M, Alcaide F, Carratala J, Gudiol F.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Mar;23(3):168-73. Epub 2004 Feb 25.PMID: 14986167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mycobacterium kansasii disease among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1: improved prognosis in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Santin M, Alcaide F.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2003 Jul;7(7):673-7.PMID: 12870689 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Usefulness of a new mycobacteriophage-based technique for rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Alcaide F, Galí N, Domínguez J, Berlanga P, Blanco S, Orús P, Martín R.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul;41(7):2867-71.PMID: 12843014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A multicenter study of the Barcelona area. Grupo de Trabajo sobre Resistencias en Tuberculosis]

Martin-Casabona N, Alcaide F, Coll P, González J, Manterola JM, Salvadó M, Caylà JA.

Med Clin (Barc). 2000 Oct 21;115(13):493-8. Spanish. PMID: 11386223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vitro activities of the new ketolide HMR 3647 (telithromycin) in comparison with those of eight other antibiotics against viridans group Streptococci isolated from blood of neutropenic patients with cancer.

Alcaide F, Benítez MA, Carratalà J, Gudiol F, Liñares J, Martín R.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 Feb;45(2):624-6.PMID: 11158768 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

High rates of resistance to cephalosporins among viridans-group streptococci causing bacteraemia in neutropenic cancer patients.

Marron A, Carratalà J, Alcaide F, Fernández-Sevilla A, Gudiol F.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2001 Jan;47(1):87-91.PMID: 11152436 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Serious complications of bacteremia caused by Viridans streptococci in neutropenic patients with cancer.

Marron A, Carratalà J, González-Barca E, Fernández-Sevilla A, Alcaide F, Gudiol F.

Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Nov;31(5):1126-30. Epub 2000 Nov 6.PMID: 11073739 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of the BACTEC MGIT 960 and the MB/BacT systems for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens and for species identification by DNA AccuProbe.

Alcaide F, Benítez MA, Escribà JM, Martín R.

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Jan;38(1):398-401.PMID: 10618124 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Epidemiology of Mycobacterium kansasii.

Alcaide F, Benítez MA, Martín R.

Ann Intern Med. 1999 Aug 17;131(4):310-1. No abstract available. PMID: 10454955 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fluoroquinolone resistance mutations in the parC, parE, and gyrA genes of clinical isolates of viridans group streptococci.

González I, Georgiou M, Alcaide F, Balas D, Liñares J, de la Campa AG.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1998 Nov;42(11):2792-8.PMID: 9797205 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Multiple cranial osteolytic lesions due to Mycobacterium kansasii in a patient with AIDS.

Capdevila O, Zurita A, Domingo E, Corbella X, Alcaide F, Monfort JL, Fernández-Viladrich P.

Scand J Infect Dis. 1998;30(3):305-6.PMID: 9790143 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Myocardial abscess at a distant zone from the active valvular infection.

Romero-Menor C, Español I, Alcaide F, Peña C, Casanovas T.

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1998 Apr;39(2):227-8.PMID: 9639010 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bacteremic pneumonia in neutropenic patients with cancer: causes, empirical antibiotic therapy, and outcome.

Carratalà J, Rosón B, Fernández-Sevilla A, Alcaide F, Gudiol F.

Arch Intern Med. 1998 Apr 27;158(8):868-72.PMID: 9570172 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Molecular techniques in the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Alcaide F, Telenti A.

Ann Acad Med Singapore. 1997 Sep;26(5):647-50. Review.PMID: 9494673 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inteins in mycobacterial GyrA are a taxonomic character.

Sander P, Alcaide F, Richter I, Frischkorn K, Tortoli E, Springer B, Telenti A, Böttger EC.

Microbiology. 1998 Feb;144 ( Pt 2):589-91.PMID: 9493395 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Mycobacterium xenopi GyrA protein splicing element: characterization of a minimal intein.

Telenti A, Southworth M, Alcaide F, Daugelat S, Jacobs WR Jr, Perler FB.

J Bacteriol. 1997 Oct;179(20):6378-82.PMID: 9335286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A global gene pool for high-level cephalosporin resistance in commensal Streptococcus species and Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Reichmann P, König A, Liñares J, Alcaide F, Tenover FC, McDougal L, Swidsinski S, Hakenbeck R.

J Infect Dis. 1997 Oct;176(4):1001-12.PMID: 9333159 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of embB in natural and acquired resistance to ethambutol in mycobacteria.

Alcaide F, Pfyffer GE, Telenti A.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Oct;41(10):2270-3.PMID: 9333060 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Heterogeneity and clonality among isolates of Mycobacterium kansasii: implications for epidemiological and pathogenicity studies.

Alcaide F, Richter I, Bernasconi C, Springer B, Hagenau C, Schulze-Röbbecke R, Tortoli E, Martín R, Böttger EC, Telenti A.

J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Aug;35(8):1959-64.PMID: 9230363 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In vitro activities of eight macrolide antibiotics and RP-59500 (quinupristin-dalfopristin) against viridans group streptococci isolated from blood of neutropenic cancer patients.

Alcaide F, Carratala J, Liñares J, Gudiol F, Martin R.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1996 Sep;40(9):2117-20.PMID: 8878591 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Additional data about the influence of an inhibitory factor on growth of Mycobacterium kansasii in BACTEC 12B medium.

Alcaide F, Santin M, Martin R.

J Clin Microbiol. 1996 Feb;34(2):484. No abstract available. PMID: 8789048 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In vitro activities of 22 beta-lactam antibiotics against penicillin-resistant and penicillin-susceptible viridans group streptococci isolated from blood.

Alcaide F, Liñares J, Pallares R, Carratala J, Benitez MA, Gudiol F, Martin R.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1995 Oct;39(10):2243-7.PMID: 8619576 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Bacteremia due to viridans streptococci that are highly resistant to penicillin: increase among neutropenic patients with cancer.

Carratalá J, Alcaide F, Fernández-Sevilla A, Corbella X, Lińares J, Gudiol F.

Clin Infect Dis. 1995 May;20(5):1169-73.PMID: 7619995 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of a commercial double-test tablet (Rosco PGUA/indole) for screening of Escherichia coli.

Domínguez A, Alcaide F, Pulido A, Ayats J, Pérez JL, Martín R.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1992 May-Jun;15(4):291-4.PMID: 1611844 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles