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Rotavirus genotypes in children in the Basque Country (northern Spain) over a 13-year period (July 1996-June 2009)G Cilla
Microbiology Service, Hospital Donostia, Paseo Dr Beguiristain s n, San Sebastian, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 29:955-60. 2010..We found no differences in hospitalization due to distinct genotypes. G-types G1-G4 and G9 represented >99% of circulating rotaviruses over a 13-year period. Therefore, vaccine efficacy in this region can be expected to be high...- Incidence of hospitalization due to community-acquired rotavirus infection: a 12-year study (1996-2008)G Cilla
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
Epidemiol Infect 138:1235-41. 2010..6 and 27.4 cases/10 000 inhabitants in <5 and <2 years age groups, respectively, in 2002-2005 (P<0.001). This decrease coincided with a significant increase in the consumption of oral rehydration solutions... - Hospitalization rates for human metapneumovirus infection among 0- to 3-year-olds in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country), SpainG Cilla
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
Epidemiol Infect 137:66-72. 2009..6 (95% CI 2.1-3.2), lower than that for respiratory syncytial virus, but higher than that observed for the influenza and parainfluenza viruses. HMPV is a major respiratory pathogen that leads to a high hospitalization rate... 
Robustness of measles immunity in parturient women in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, in the post-vaccination eraG Cilla
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
Euro Surveill 12:E9-E10. 2007..g. at 12 months)...- Human parechoviruses in infants with systemic infectionL Pineiro
Department of Microbiology, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
J Med Virol 82:1790-6. 2010..In these patients, HPeVs should be investigated as part of routine tests for enterovirus... 
Hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus in the paediatric population in SpainD Vicente
, Hospital Donostia, , Spain
Epidemiol Infect 131:867-72. 2003..Prevention of RSV infection, through the development of vaccines and/or other strategies, should be a public health priority...- Marked decrease in the incidence and prevalence of hepatitis A in the Basque Country, Spain, 1986-2004G Cilla
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, and Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Epidemiol Infect 135:402-8. 2007..001). Between 1997 and 2004, 20% of patients were hospitalized. The changes observed have occurred rapidly causing a change in the epidemiological pattern from middle-high endemicity (1986) to low endemicity (2004)... - Influenza-related hospitalisations among children aged less than 5 years old in the Basque Country, Spain: a 3-year study (July 2001-June 2004)M Montes
, Hospital Donostia, Paseo Dr. Beguiristain s/n, , Spain
Vaccine 23:4302-6. 2005..This study supports the need to introduce measures to reduce the burden of disease due to influenza virus infection in young children. New vaccines or vaccination strategies that could be applied in infants should be developed... - A PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay to genotype human metapneumovirusM Montes
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, Basque Country University, San Sebastian, Spain
Clin Microbiol Infect 14:91-3. 2008..The assay should help in elucidating the epidemiology of hMPV, and possibly in predicting the severity of clinical infection... - Risk factors for hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus infection among infants in the Basque Country, SpainG Cilla
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, and Deparamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Epidemiol Infect 134:506-13. 2006..In conclusion, together with well-known risk factors, we found that low birthweight was an independent factor for severe RSV infection... - Interruption of measles transmission in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country), SpainG Cilla
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, Spain
Euro Surveill 9:29-31. 2004..Nevertheless, to avoid measles outbreaks following viral introduction, high MMR vaccine coverage levels for the two doses have to be maintained (>95%)... - Mumps outbreak in vaccinated children in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country), SpainM Montes
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, Paseo Dr. Beguiristain s/n, , Spain
Epidemiol Infect 129:551-6. 2002..By sequencing the small hydrophobic (SH) gene, the strains of the clinical cases were identified as wild-type mumps virus with heterologous genotypes in comparison to the vaccine strains used in our area... - Rotavirus genotypes in children in the Basque Country (North of Spain): rapid and intense emergence of the G12[P8] genotypeG Cilla
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitario Donostia Instituto BioDonostia, San Sebastian, Spain
Epidemiol Infect 141:868-74. 2013..The sudden emergence and predominance of G12 rotaviruses documented in this winter outbreak suggest that they may soon become a major human rotavirus genotype... - [Clinical characteristics of children hospitalized for influenza virus infection]N Arostegi Kareaga
Servicio de Pediatria, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
An Pediatr (Barc) 62:5-12. 2005..Few studies have been performed of the clinical characteristics of influenza virus infection in hospitalized children... - Increase of immunity to rubella and interruption of rubella transmission in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain) after an enhanced vaccination programmeG Cilla
, Hospital Donostia, , Spain
Epidemiol Infect 132:685-92. 2004..There have been no cases of reported congenital rubella since 1984. These results indicate that the vaccine policy carried out in this geographical area has been effective in achieving considerable progress towards rubella elimination... - Decrease in human fascioliasis in Gipuzkoa (Spain)G Cilla
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital Donostia, , Spain
Eur J Epidemiol 17:819-21. 2001..Four family outbreaks were recorded. Thirty, 15, 13 and three cases were detected during the four consecutive 5-year periods. The decrease in this infection over the years is probably related to the change in eating habits... - Ten-year survey of quinolone resistance in Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infectionsE Perez-Trallero
Servicio de Microbiologia y Unidad de Epidemiologia Infecciosa, Hospital NS Aranzazu, San Sebastian, Spain
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 12:349-51. 1993..8% in 1989 and 7.1% in 1992. Although the consumption of older quinolones decreased the total consumption of quinolones increased yearly...