Alba Català

ORCID: 0000-0002-5132-2814
Publications
Citations
Views
---
Saved
---
About
Contact & Profiles
Research Areas
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Stoma care and complications
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Hernia repair and management
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2022-2023

Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus
2018-2023

Universitat de Barcelona
2022

Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili
2018-2021

Universitat Rovira i Virgili
2018-2021

Hospital Quirón Teknon
2021

Hospital Plató
2020

Natàlia Casamitjana Andrea Alemany Michael Marks Jezer I Lezama Mora Juan Carlos Rodríguez‐Aldama and 95 more Mayara Secco Torres Silva Ever Arturo Corral Herrera Brenda Crabtree‐Ramírez José Luís Blanco Nicolò Girometti Valentina Mazzotta Aniruddha Hazra Macarena Silva Juan José Montenegro-Idrogo Kelly A. Gebo Jade Ghosn María Fernanda Peña Vázquez Eduardo Matos Prado Uche Unigwe Judit Villar-García Noah Wald‐Dickler Jason Zucker Roger Paredes Alexandra Calmy Laura Waters Cristina Galván‐Casas Sharon Walmsley Chloe Orkin Viviana Leiro Lucila Marchetta Patricia Fernandez Pardal María Inés Figueroa Pedro Cahn Katharina Grabmeier‐Pfistershammer Agnès Libois Laurens Liesenborghs Beatriz Grinsztejn Mauro Schechter Alberto dos Santos de Lemos Alvaro Furtado Costa Simone Queiroz Rocha José Valdez Madruga Darrell H. S. Tan Sharmistha Mishra Shreya Shah Camila Jorquera Alberto Castillo Mauricio Carrión Nelson Salas Romain Palich Valérie Pourcher Emma Rubenstein Pascal Migaud Christoph Boesecke Christian Hoffmann Konstantinos Protopapas Silvia Nozza Anna Maria Cattelan Cristina Mussini Antonella d’Arminio Monforte Raúl Adrian Cruz Flores Edgar Pérez‐Barragán Alma Leticia Rodríguez Guzmán Dimie Ogoina Nneka Marian Chika-Igwenyi Chizaram Onyeaghala Jenny Valverde López Angelica García Tello María Ubals Martí Vall Adrià Mendoza Clara Suñer Bonaventura Clotet Jordi Bechini José Antonio Lepe Ma Dolores Navarro-Amuedo José I Bernadino Alba Català Eloy José Tarín Vicente Borja González Rodríguez Sergi Rodríguez-Mercader Francisca Sánchez-Martinez Esperanza Cañas‐Ruano Laura Parra‐Navarro Finn Filén Carmen Tallón de Lara Dominique L. Braun Vanja Piezzi M. Burkhard Helen Kovari Anja Mönch Jake Dunning Pedro Simoes Achyuta Nori Sarah S. Keegan John Thornhill Vanessa Apea Teymur Noori Joyce Jones Seth Judson

10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00273-8 article EN The Lancet 2023-02-22

A monkeypox (MPX) outbreak has expanded worldwide since May 2022. We tested 147 clinical samples collected at different time points from 12 patients by real-time PCR. MPX DNA was detected in saliva all cases, sometimes with high viral loads. Other were frequently positive: rectal swab (11/12 cases), nasopharyngeal (10/12 semen (7/9 urine (9/12 cases) and faeces (8/12 cases). These results improve knowledge on virus shedding the possible role of bodily fluids disease transmission.

10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.28.2200503 article EN cc-by Eurosurveillance 2022-07-14

Many countries have seen a two-wave pattern in reported cases of coronavirus disease-19 during the 2020 pandemic, with first wave spring followed by current second late summer and autumn. Empirical data show that characteristics effects virus do vary between two periods. Differences age range severity disease been reported, although comparative waves still remain largely unknown. Those are compared this study using from equal periods 3 half months. The period, 15 th March 30 June,...

10.1371/journal.pone.0248029 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-03-31

Since May 2022, a new outbreak of monkeypox has been reported in several countries, including Spain. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics the cases this may differ from those earlier reports.To document current outbreak.We conducted prospective cross-sectional study multiple medical facilities Spain to describe 2022 outbreak.In total, 185 patients were included. Most started with primarily localized homogeneous papules, not pustules, probable area inoculation, which could be...

10.1111/bjd.21790 article EN British Journal of Dermatology 2022-08-02

To investigate the metabolic and immunologic factors associated with presence of central arterial stiffness as measured by augmentation index (AIx).We conducted a cross-sectional study 69 female patients systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared control group 34 healthy women. The anthropometrical variables, vascular studies, analytic data were obtained same day. AIx was assessed peripheral tonometry. analysis lipoprotein populations performed using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)...

10.1002/acr.23594 article EN Arthritis Care & Research 2018-05-09

Erythematous patches or swollen plaques appearing usually after 4 days more at the injection site of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination are commonly known as ‘COVID-Arm’.1 It is considered normal to have signs inflammation up 3 vaccine administered. Pathological inflammatory reactions those that persist beyond days. COVID-Arm one most reported adverse effect all COVID-19 vaccines, but it seems much frequent with mRNA-1273.2-4 almost exclusively described in women.5 Skin biopsies shown superficial...

10.1002/jvc2.49 article EN cc-by JEADV Clinical Practice 2022-10-18

Abstract Abreviations EHS: European Hernia Society Aim Show the results of application a new service in our hospital, Hospital-at-Home, postoperative period incisional hernias and complex abdominal wall. Material Methods Retrospective analysis operated patients center 30 month (July 2020 - December 2022) with Patients who accept home follow-up Hospital-at-Home unit corresponded to geographical area. midline hernia are included: more than two locations -M- classification EHS or width greater...

10.1093/bjs/znad080.214 article EN British journal of surgery 2023-05-01
Coming Soon ...