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    Colonic bacterial diversity and dysbiosis in active microscopic colitis as compared to chronic diarrhoea and healthy controls: effect of polyethylene glycol after bowel lavage for colonoscopy

    Most microbiota studies in microscopic colitis patients are performed after diagnostic colonoscopy without considering the potential effect of colonic lavage. Patients may achieve clinical remission after colo...

    Lissette Batista, Virginia Robles, Chaysavanh Manichanh, Laura Ruiz in BMC Gastroenterology (2022)

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    Hepatitis A surveillance: sensitivity of two information sources

    The frequency of mild forms of hepatitis A, especially in children, could lead to underreporting. The objective of the study was to investigate the sensitivity of two surveillance systems, mandatory Statutory ...

    Gloria Carmona, Marta Vilaró, Pilar Ciruela, Mireia Jané in BMC Infectious Diseases (2018)

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    Differential Effects of a Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and in Response to Hepatectomy

    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with post-operative liver failure (PLF) and impaired liver regeneration. We investigated the effects of a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonis...

    M. Pilar Valdecantos, Laura Ruiz, Virginia Pardo, Luis Castro-Sanchez in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Giant and recurrent enterogenous cyst of the frontal lobe: case report

    Monica Lara, Daniel Pascual, M-Auxiliadora Aparicio, Laura Ruiz in Child's Nervous System (2011)

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    Influence of socioeconomic status on community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in elderly patients requiring hospitalization: a multicenter observational study

    The associations between socioeconomic status and community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in adults have been studied although studies did not always document a relationship.

    Conchita Izquierdo, Manuel Oviedo, Laura Ruiz, Xavier Sintes in BMC Public Health (2010)

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    Epidemiology of foodborne Norovirus outbreaks in Catalonia, Spain

    Noroviruses are one of the principal biological agents associated with the consumption of contaminated food. The objective of this study was to analyse the size and epidemiological characteristics of foodborne...

    Ana Martinez, Angela Dominguez, Nuria Torner, Laura Ruiz in BMC Infectious Diseases (2008)

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    Exocrine pancreatic cancer: Symptoms at presentation and their relation to tumour site and stage

    Introduction. The need to detect pancreatic cancer at earlier stages is undisputed. We recorded the signs and symptoms of patients presenting with exocrine pancreatic cancer and evaluated their association with c...

    Miquel Porta, Xavier Fabregat, Núria Malats in Clinical and Translational Oncology (2005)