Browsing by Subject "Communicable diseases"
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La influència dels tensioactius en la microencapsulació
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-13)
Master thesis
Open AccessAvui en dia més d’un 15 % de les persones que ingressen a l’hospital es veuen contagiades de les malalties nosocomials que afecten de diferents maneres a cada pacient. La principal contaminació que es troba en un quiròfan ... -
Measurement error in epidemiologic studies of air pollution based on land-use regression models
(2013-10-15)
Article
Open AccessLand-use regression (LUR) models are increasingly used to estimate air pollution exposure in epidemiologic studies. These models use air pollution measurements taken at a small set of locations and modeling based ... -
Molecular detection of Bartonella bacilliformis in Lutzomyia maranonensis in Cajamarca, Peru: a new potential vector of Carrion's disease in Peru?
(2018-11-07)
Article
Open AccessCarrion’s disease is a neglected, vector-borne illness that affects Colombia, Ecuador, and especially Peru. The phlebotomine sand flies Lutzomyia verrucarum and Lutzomyia peruensis are the main illness vectors described, ... -
Pla d’acció per l’Illa Diagonal envers la pandèmia COVID-19
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-05-26)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEls virus respiratoris són responsables de més morts a nivell mundial que qualsevol altre agent infecciós (1). Al llarg de la història s’han viscut una gran quantitat de pandèmies que s’han endut milions de vides, com la ... -
SARS-CoV-2 infection elicits a rapid neutralizing antibody response that correlates with disease severity
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Article
Open AccessThe protective effect of neutralizing antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals is not yet well defined. To address this issue, we have analyzed the kinetics of neutralizing antibody responses and their association ... -
Sonochemical coating of Prussian Blue for the production of smart bacterial-sensing hospital textiles
(2020-08-27)
Article
Open AccessIn healthcare facilities, environmental microbes are responsible for numerous infections leading to patient’s health complications and even death. The detection of the pathogens present on contaminated surfaces is crucial, ... -
The impact of prioritisation and dosing intervals on the effects of COVID-19 vaccination in Europe: an agent-based cohort model
(Nature, 2021-09-22)
Article
Open AccessDifferent strategies have been used to maximise the effect of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Europe. We modelled the impact of different prioritisation choices and dose intervals on infections, hospitalisations, mortality, ...
