eCORE
- Global Health
Team
Group Leader
Susana Otero Romero
Principal Investigator (PI)
Susana Otero Romero, Xavier Martínez Gómez, Lluís Armadans Gil
Researchers
José María Sanchez García, Jose Ángel Rodrigo Pendas, Oleguer Parés Badell, César Llorente Parrado
PhD Students
Blanca Borrás Bermejo, Ricardo Zules Oña
Nursing and Technical Staff
Laia Pinós Tella, Elisa Navarro Royo, Cristian Quintana Alonso, Agustí Gayubas Jurado, Marta Rodríguez Torrecillas, Carmen Ferrer Barbera, Eva del Amo Moran, Ingrid Carbones Fargas, Constanza Olivares Castillo, Mar Fornaguera Padrós, Arnau Peñalver Piñol, Martí Vivet Escale, Gabriela Tejada Panduro, David Guananga Alvarez, Paula Fernandez Torres, Barbara Bolonci, Pía Escobar, Laura Aguirre Cañas
Selected Publications
Marzo B, Vidal-Jordana A, Castillo J, Robles-Sanchez MA, Otero-Romero S, Tintore M, Montalban X, Buti M, Riveiro-Barciela M
Hepatitis B reactivation is a rare event among patients with resolved infection undergoing anti-CD20 antibodies in monotherapy without antiviral prophylaxis: results from the HEBEM study
J Neurol. 2024 Jan;271(1):134-140. Epub 2023 Sep 11.
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11973-y
IF: 4.8
Carvajal R, Zabalza A, Carbonell-Mirabent P, Martinez-Gomez X, Esperalba J, Pappolla A, Rando A, Cobo-Calvo A, Tur C, Rodriguez M, Rio J, Comabella M, Castillo J, Rodrigo-Pendas JA, Braga N, Mongay-Ochoa N, Guio-Sanchez C, Vidal-Jordana A, Arrambide G, Rodriguez-Acevedo B, Midaglia L, Borras-Bermejo B, Galan I, Sastre-Garriga J, Montalban X, Otero-Romero S, Tintore M
Vaccine Safety and Immunogenicity in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Natalizumab
JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4):e246345
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.6345
IF: 10.5
Mol A, Sanchez-Montalva A, Espinosa-Pereiro J, Aznar ML, Salvador F, Bosch-Nicolau P, de Souza-Galvao ML, Jimenez MA, Rodrigo-Pendas JA, Millet JP, Saborit N, Broto C, Molina I, Tortola T
Usefulness of Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra to Categorize Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission to Household Contacts
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 6;11(8):ofae450.eCollection 2024 Aug.
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae450
IF: 3.8
Garcia-Perez J, Borobia AM, Perez-Olmeda M, Portoles A, Castano L, Campins-Arti M, Bertran MJ, Bermejo M, Arribas JR, Lopez A, Ascaso-Del-Rio A, Arana-Arri E, Fuentes Camps I, Vilella A, Cascajero A, Garcia-Morales MT, Castillo de la Osa M, Perez Ingidua C, Lora D, Jimenez-Santana P, Pino-Rosa S, Gomez de la Camara A, De La Torre-Tarazona, Calonge E, Cruces R, Belda-Iniesta C, Alcami J, Frias J, Carcas AJ, Diez-Fuertes F, Garcia LD, Garcia ER, Meseguer ES, Stewart Balbas SM, Candon AM, Garcia IG, Elizalde MU, Rosa P, Garcia MS, Crespo CL, Martinez VM, de Madariaga Castell, Vara LV, Prieto-Perez R, Vargas-Castrillon E, Laredo L, Zhu-Huang O, Iglesias T, Imaz-Ayo N, Meijide S, Garcia de Vicuna A, Santorcuato A, Exposito I, de Benito S, Bustinza A, Gallego M, Garcia-Vazquez D, Belen de la Hoz A, Perez-Nanclares G, Aurrekoetxea J, Urrutia I, Martinez-Salazar R, Orcajo J, Calvo B, Corcuera J, Velasco O, Aguayo A, Martinez-Gomez X, Otero-Romero S, Armadans L, Borras-Bermejo B, Pares O, Uriona S, Rodrigo Pendas JA, Llorente C, Santos J, Pinos L, Camacho L, Riera J, Sans C, Agusti A, Altadill C, Blancafort CA, Serrat GG, Plaza A, Prius AF, Torrens MM, Palacio E, Torres G, Calonge J, Alins EB, Perez-Esquirol E, Bosch LV, Aldea M, Mellado E, Marcos MA, Tortajada M, Baron-Mira LE, Granes L, Lazaar S, Herranz S, Malet M, Quesada S, Llupia A, Olive V, Trilla A, Gomez B, Gonzalez E, Romero S, Gamez FJ, Casals C, Burunat L, Castello JJ, Fernandez P, Bedini JL, Vila J, Hurtado JC, Jado I, Fedele G, Perea C, Gonzalez M, Grajera I, Murillo MA, Balfagon P, Diaz-Marin I, Gonzalez-Pardo G
Immunogenicity of a third dose with mRNA-vaccines in the ChAdOx1-S/BNT162b2 vaccination regimen against SARS-CoV-2 variants
iScience. 2024 Aug 14;27(9):110728. eCollection 2024 Sep 20.
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110728
IF: 4.6
Jennifer L Nguyen, Marianna Mitratza, Hannah R Volkman, Leonie de Munter, Thao Mai Phuong Tran, Catia Marques, Mustapha Mustapha, Srinivas Valluri, Jingyan Yang, Andrés Antón, Irma Casas, Eduardo Conde-Sousa, Laura Drikite, Beate Grüner, Giancarlo Icardi, Gerrit Luit Ten Kate, Charlotte Martin, Ainara Mira-Iglesias, Alejandro Orrico-Sánchez, Susana Otero-Romero, Gernot Rohde, Luis Jodar, John M McLaughlin, Kaatje Bollaerts
Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 XBB.1.5-adapted vaccine against COVID-19 hospitalization related to the JN.1 variant in Europe: a test-negative case-control study using the id.DRIVE platform
EClinicalMedicine . 2024 Dec 9:79:102995. eCollection 2025 Jan
DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102995
IF: 9.6
Selected Projects
Caracterización de las infecciones y de su impacto en pacientes con Esclerosis Múltiple en la era de los tratamientos inmunosupresores de alta eficacia (PI23/01654)
Principal Investigator: Susana Otero Romero
Agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 115,000 €
Period: 2023-2026
Brand-specific COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 disease in Europe (COVIDRIVE)
Principal Investigator: Susana Otero Romero
Agency: Public-private partnership (membres FISABIO, P95, IABS-EU, THL, AstraZeneca, CureVac, Janssen, Sanofi-Pasteur, GSK, Bavarian Nordic, Moderna, Novavax and Valneva)
Funding: 127,000 €/ year
Period: 2021-2024
Genomics study of COVID-19 vaccine-induced Guillain-Barre syndrome, Autoimmune thrombotic thrombocytopenia/Thrombosis with thrompocytopenia and myocarditis/pericarditis
Principal Investigator: Xavier Martínez Gómez
Agency: Vaccine monitoring Collaboration for Europe (VAC4EU)
Funding: 17,500 USD
Period: 2022-2024
Immune response to the pneumococcal vaccination in múltiple sclerosis patients
Principal Investigator: Susana Otero Romero
Agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 9,398.70 euros
Period: 2022-ongoing
Immune response to the recombinant varicella zoster virus vaccine in multiple sclerosis patients
Principal Investigator: Susana Otero Romero
Agency: GSK donation
Funding: 7,500 €
Period: 2024-ongoing
Selected Dissemination Activities
XXVIII Curso de Actualización en Inmunizaciones - Vacunas 2024
Place: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Date: 01/01/1970
Brief: This face-to-face and online course is aimed at health professionals who wish to update their knowledge of the latest developments in vaccines and their relevance to public health. It is aimed at doctors and specialists in paediatrics, preventive medicine and public health, family and community medicine, and hospital pharmacy, as well as nursing professionals. It is a space to learn about the latest research and advances in vaccines, and to discuss current challenges in immunisation.
Curso de inmunización del paciente adulto inmunocomprometido (SEMPSPGS)
Place: Online
Date: 03/03/2024
Brief: This course covers preventive medicine and the clinical management of immunosuppressed patients, focusing particularly on therapeutic areas such as oncology, haematology, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, nephrology, autoimmune diseases and systemic inflammatory diseases, and neurology. Topics covered include conditions and treatments that cause immunosuppression, and strategies for preventing and managing infectious diseases in these fields.
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La vacunació a Catalunya, prevenir, protegir i immunitzar
Place: In person and online (Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona)
Date: 01/01/1970
Brief: The main objective of the call is to address current issues, focusing on the daily practice of healthcare professionals, and to provide tools that highlight the importance of vaccination and immunisation.
I Jornada de referents de vacunes de l'ICS
Place: CCCB
Date: 06/07/2024
Brief: A conference for professionals interested in vaccinations, with the aim of updating and expanding knowledge, analysing the results of the latest vaccination campaigns, and learning about projects from different teams.
World Hand Hygiene Day
Place: Hospital Universitari Vall Hebron
Date: 05/03/2024
Brief: To mark World Hand Hygiene Day, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), members of the hospital's Hand Hygiene Subcommittee are distributing information about this practice, as well as antiseptic products and educational materials in the centre's healthcare units. The aim is to raise awareness of the importance of good hand hygiene. A competition with questions related to hand hygiene was also held among professionals, with gifts awarded to the winners.
