To improve the microbiological diagnosis of device-related osteoarticular infections, we
have developed a protocol based on the sonication of device samples, followed by …

Enterococci are the third leading cause of infectious endocarditis, and despite advances in
diagnosis and treatment, the mortality of enterococcal endocarditis has not changed in recent …

Purpose We wanted to improve the diagnosis of implant-related infection using molecular
biological techniques after sonication. Methods We studied 258 retrieved implant components (…

Objectives Information on how COVID-19 affects people living with HIV (PLHIV) remains
scarce. Methods An observational study was conducted in four public hospitals in Madrid. All …

Corynebacterium group D2 (CGD2) is a slow-growing, urea-splitting, multiantibiotic-resistant
microorganism that is frequently isolated from urine samples and that, in certain …

Background Biofilms are considered the key factor in the development of implant-related
infections. However, only a few reports have dealt with the ability of organisms isolated from …

Populations of RNA viruses are composed of complex and dynamic mixtures of variant genomes
that are termed mutant spectra or mutant clouds. This applies also to SARS-CoV-2, and …

Background A study to evaluate the biofilm-development ability in three different media (Middlebrook
7H9, sterile tap water and PBS-5% glucose) was performed with 19 collection …

COVID-19 severity and progression are determined by several host and virological factors
that may influence the final outcome of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients. The objective of this …

The genus Corynebacterium includes a high number of species that are usually isolated from
human skin as saprophytes. However, these microorganisms have also been reported as …