Jose Manuel Ramos

..The disease was refractory to standard therapy, but responded successfully to thalidomide. Here, we discuss the potential benefits of thalidomide in refractory inflammatory processes in HIV-infected patients...

..Leishmaniasis is considered endemic in 98 countries, most of which are developing. This article describes a bibliometric review of the literature on leishmaniasis research indexed in PubMed during a 66-year period...

..We describe 6 additional cases that occurred in the Mediterranean coast region of Spain during 2007-2011. Clinicians should consider this infection in patients who have traveled to this area...

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..We assess the gender differences in leprosy cases admitted to a rural referral hospital in Ethiopia for 7 and a half years...

..It is important to note this wider prevalence and, therefore, not discount Paraguayans in the screening for Chagas disease in Spain. Indeed, this should be considered for all immigrants from Latin America...

..TB for the diagnosis of LTBI in a diverse cohort of HIV-infected patients...

..The present article reviews the characteristics of parasitic and viral infections in patients with HIV infection with the aim of improving understanding of this vulnerable population group...

..In this paper, basic concepts of epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of major diseases that can be found in a rural health post in the tropics are discussed...

..The aim of this work is to provide basic concepts of epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of the principal parasitic diseases that could occur in a rural health post in the tropics...

..To assess the current seroprevalence of HTLV infection in Spain a national multicenter, cross-sectional, study was conducted in June 2009...

..Migration of women of childbearing age from Latin America to developed countries may spread the disease to non-endemic areas through vertical transmission...

..This article describes a bibliometric review of the literature on Chagas disease research indexed in PubMed during a 70-year period...

..falciparum and P. vivax populations. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of anti-malarial drug resistance in P. falciparum and P. vivax isolates collected at a rural hospital in southern Ethiopia...

..We evaluated endothelial function and subclinical atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients with and without HCV...

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..7% foot impairment. Patients >19 years had more disabilities (66.7% versus 50.7%) (P = 0.03), especially ocular disabilities (16.7% in >20 versus 6.0% in <20 years) (P = 0.03). This study detected a high prevalence of disabilities...

..pallidum infections are highly prevalent. However, information on seroprevalence of these infections among antenatal care attendees is very scarce and the majority of studies have been conducted in pregnant women from urban areas...

..Immigration is an inexorable process. Immigrants may suffer infectious diseases commonly seen in our environment, or those more exotic or more prevalent in their own environment...

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..However, no cases were found in Asian immigrants, highlighting the importance of primary prevention of this infection in pregnant women coming from that geographic region...

..Universal HTLV antenatal screening is currently not mandatory in European countries. However, the large number of immigrants coming from HTLV-I endemic areas might force to change this recommendation in the near future...

..17), followed by women from Asia (OR: 0.20), Sub-Saharan Africa (OR: 0.27) and Northern Africa (OR: 0.37). Female immigrants from developing countries should be targeted for immunization to reduce the risk of congenital rubella...

..After starting ethambutol and rifampicin and discontinuing infliximab, a worsening appeared. M. marinum infection may have a potential local spread and systemic dissemination in patients treated with TNF-alpha inhibitors...

..To analyze Spanish scientific research output related to tuberculosis during the 10-year period from 1997 through 2006 and to consider it within the context of European Union (EU) productivity...

..To estimate the seroprevalence of infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in pregnant Latin American women...

..01), delay in consultation (P =0.026) and the presence of vomiting (P =0.023). LBRF is clearly still a public-health problem in Ethiopia, where the clinical manifestations of the disease differ according to the age of the case...

..Tuberculosis in immigrants is an emerging disease in industrialized countries...

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..To analyze the production and repercussions of the scientific activity of Spanish authors in the fields of microbiology, mycology, parasitology and virology...

..To determine the characteristics of HIV-infection in foreign patients residing in Elche, Spain...

..Both patients died. Although infrequent, infections by larval cestodes constitute a cause of disease in HIV-infected patients in developed countries, and might be linked with a more severe presentation...

..All of the patients had drunk unpasteurized raw milk from goats. Brucella melitensis biovar 3 was identified in clinical specimens. Preventive measures for brucellosis should be implemented among immigrant populations in Spain...

..The contribution to the infectious diseases research of the 12 countries that joined the EU in the last few years has yet been limited...

..The overall case fatality rate was 2.4 (10% for patients <1.1 years; 3.4% for 1.1 to 4.0 years; and 0% >4.0 years [P = 0.05]). The mortality in children was less than in adults (13.2%) (P = 0.003)...

..Despite the widespread availability of a safe and effective vaccine, tetanus continues to be a significant public health problem in the developing countries...

..To describe a bibliometric review of the literature on tuberculosis (TB) research indexed in PubMed over a 10-year period...

..From 3305 blood donors screened, 51 (1.4%) were positive for HIV antibodies...

..Patients with suboptimal response had a higher mortality over time, mainly due to diseases other than AIDS-defining events...

..To assess the clinical features and histological diagnoses of patients with lymphadenopathy in a rural general hospital...

..Results are similar to those obtained with Trofile. The concordance with ES Trofile is better with higher CD4 cell counts and nonexposure to antiretroviral therapy...

..To determine whether an association existed between lopinavir (LPV) plasma concentrations and changes in body fat composition...

..Suboptimal baseline 25(OH)D levels increase the risk of developing secondary hyperparathyroidism among tenofovir users...

..We found 14% prevalence, with one third of patients having nonpneumonic infections. A severity assessment score >1 and high C-reactive protein levels were predictors of pneumococcal co-infection...

..To describe Spain's scientific production in the field of bioethics from 1966 to 2003...

..Overall, the scientific production and repercussion index of European Union research on infectious diseases experienced a notable rise during the last decade of the 20th century...

..The aging of the population in the developed world is an accepted fact. Consequently, the number of patients aged 90 years or over with cutaneous cancer will increase in coming years...

..We aimed to study the usefulness of acute-phase proteins in the evolution and microbial diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)...

..01). Blood culture results may be useful for achieving the correct diagnosis in adult patients with bacteremia and for guiding treatment in the subsequent management of outpatients...