Publications

Evaluation of a Lung Ultrasound Score in Hospitalized Adult Patients with COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain.

Abstract

: During the COVID-19 pandemic and the burden on hospital resources, the rapid categorization of high-risk COVID-19 patients became essential, and lung ultrasound (LUS) emerged as an alternative to chest computed tomography, offering speed, non-ionizin

Lightowler MS Sander JV García de Casasola Sánchez G Mateos González M Güerri-Fernández R Lorenzo Navarro MD Nackers F Stratta E Lanusse C Huerga H
Journal of clinical medicine 2024 Jun 02; 13(11); . doi: 10.3390/jcm13113282. Epub 2024 06 02
COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 SpO2/FiO2 ratio clinical outcome lung ultrasound scoring system

Changes Over Time in the Proportion of Advanced HIV Disease in Two High HIV Prevalence Settings in Ndhiwa (Kenya) and Eshowe (South Africa).

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The burden of advanced HIV disease remains a significant concern in sub-Saharan Africa.

Chihana M Conan N Ohler L Huerga H Wanjala S Masiku C Szumilin E Ellman T Etard JF Maman D Davies MA
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2024 ; 23; . doi: 10.1177/23259582241260219. Epub 2024 06 17
ART CD4 HIV advanced HIV cascade of care population-level

Individual and household risk factors for Ebola disease among household contacts in Mubende and Kassanda districts, Uganda, 2022.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 2022, an Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan virus (SUDV) occurred in Uganda, primarily affecting Mubende and Kassanda districts.

Migamba SM Ardiet DL Migisha R Nansikombi HT Agaba B Naiga HN Wanyana M Zalwango JF Atuhaire I Kawungezi PC Zalwango MG Simbwa B Kadobera D Ario AR Harris JR
BMC infectious diseases 2024 May 30; 24(1); . doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-09439-1. Epub 2024 05 30
Ebola disease Sudan virus Sudan virus disease Uganda

Sputum culture reversion in longer treatments with bedaquiline, delamanid, and repurposed drugs for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Abstract

Sputum culture reversion after conversion is an indicator of tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure.

Kho S Seung KJ Huerga H Bastard M Khan PY Mitnick CD Rich ML Islam S Zhizhilashvili D Yeghiazaryan L Nikolenko EN Zarli K Adnan S Salahuddin N Ahmed S Vargas ZHR Bekele A Shaimerdenova A Tamirat M Gelin A Vilbrun SC Hewison C Khan U Franke M
Nature communications 2024 May 09; 15(1); . doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48077-8. Epub 2024 05 09

The genetic diversity of Nipah virus across spatial scales.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nipah virus (NiV), a highly lethal virus in humans, circulates in Pteropus bats throughout South and Southeast Asia. Difficulty in obtaining viral genomes from bats means we have a poor understanding of NiV diversity.

Cortes-Azuero O Lefrancq N Nikolay B McKee C Cappelle J Hul V Ou TP Hoem T Lemey P Rahman MZ Islam A Gurley ES Duong V Salje H
The Journal of infectious diseases 2024 Apr 29; . doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae221. Epub 2024 04 29
Nipah virus Pteropus bats disease modelling emerging pathogens phylogenetics