Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Dezza, FC; Pulido, LB; Borreguero, IB; Pérez, FD; Jiménez, VP; Riestra, SD; Bravo-Ferrer, JM; Palacios-Baena, ZR; Zuñiga, MAL; Cobo, F; Gómez-Junyent, J; Horcajada, JP; Merino, E; Parra, M; López-Contreras, J; Rivera, A; Regueiro, DS; Garcia, MP; Cardenas, SL; Sánchez, MCG; Camacho, IP; Ramos, SMM; Jiménez, EL; Garcia, AIA; Pérez-Rodriguez, MT; Sousa, A; Ruiz, MS; Almajano, FAD; Pérez, LG; Agirre, JG; Cano, A; Martinez-Marcos, FJ; Pais, MJG; Sánchez, RE; De la Villa, S; Ara, JRY; Esteban-Moreno, MA; Ruiz-Sancho, A; Aragón, MP; Fernández, JA; Blandino, AMB; Vilchez-Rueda, HH; Alvarez-Marin, R; Palacios, AR; Vázquez, EG; Alvarez, EN; Rosso-Fernández, C; Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, B; Pascual, A; López-Cerero, L; Rodriguez-Baño, J.

Temocillin versus carbapenems for bacteraemia due to third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales in Spain (ASTARTÉ): a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised clinical trial

LANCET. 2026; 408(10553): 430-439 No. of citations: 1 [doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00760-9]

Lara-González, M; Muñoz, P; Pedraz-Prieto, A; Delgado-Montero, A; Cobo-Belaustegui, M; Fariñas-Alvarez, MC; de Alarcón, A; Rodriguez-Esteban, MA; Goenaga-Sánchez, MA; López-Azor, JC; Goikoetxea-Agirre, AJ; Garcia-Alvarez, L; Martinez-Sellés, M.

Prognostic impact of previous and new myocardial infarction in patients with infective endocarditis

International Journal of Cardiology. 2026; 456: [doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2026.134508]

Rodríguez-Grande, C; Marcos-Abellán, A; Bernal, G; Zamora, V; Martínez, A; Buenestado-Serrano, S; Ruíz-Serrano, MJ; Muñoz, P; Pérez-Lago, L; de Viedma, DG.

A rationalized molecular and genomic coupled strategy to get a snapshot of the tuberculosis transmission in Madrid

Scientific Reports. 2026; 16(1): [doi:10.1038/s41598-026-59054-0]

Gómez, A; Desco, M; Abella, M.

On the fragility of neural architecture search: the role of overfitting and task complexity in medical image analysis

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. 2026; 9: [doi:10.3389/frai.2026.1869820]

Cano-Fernandez, M; Barrado, L; Bermudez-Marvalc, H; Cabrera-Pineda, M; Diaz-De-La-Torre, I; Domingo, D; Hernandez, S; Garcia-Martinez, J; Lopez-Roa, P; Loras-Gallego, C; Muñoz-Egea, MC; Ruiz-Serrano, MJ; Simon, M; Tato, M; Toro, C; Valverde-Canovas, JF; Viñuela-Gonzalez, L; Esteban, J; Salar-Vidal, L.

Evaluation of clinical usefulness of a commercial multiplex PCR for diagnosing mycobacterial infections: a multicenter study

Microbiology Spectrum. 2026; 14(8): [doi:10.1128/spectrum.00175-26]

Varisco, B; Piovani, D; Del Turco, ER; Bussini, L; Paul, M; Sabik, EF; Castagna, A; Ripa, M; Gomes, MZR; Di Bella, S; Zerbato, V; Lopez, AB; Franceschini, E; Bandera, A; Oliva, A; Gavaruzzi, F; Muñoz, P; Mularoni, A; Seminari, E; Morelli, P; Pocaterra, D; Tascini, C; Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, M; Coppola, N; Cristini, F; Russo, A; Bassetti, M; Travi, G; Lopez-Contreras, J; Viale, P; Cento, V; Diella, L; Bavaro, DF; Gaibani, P; Giannella, M; Bartoletti, M.

Clinical utility of the DENOVA score for predicting infective endocarditis in Enterococcus faecalis bacteraemia: external validation with decision curve analysis

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 2026; 32(7): 1144-1151 No. of citations: 4 [doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2026.02.019]

Russell, CD; De la Villa, S; Swets, MC; Westgeest, AC; Zumbo, G; Muñoz, P; Dockrell, DH; Fowler, VG; Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, B.

Rationalizing Heterogeneity in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Current Progress and Future Goals

JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2026; 234(3): 441-451 [doi:10.1093/infdis/jiag327]

Soriano-Martín, A; Vena, A; Pérez-Granda, MJ; Limongelli, A; Burillo, A; Escribano, P; Guinea, J; Mikulska, M; Giacobbe, DR; Machado, M; Alonso, R; Marchese, A; Morici, P; Bassetti, M; Bouza, E; Muñoz, P.

Evaluation of Quantitative Differences of Classic Methods, Fungal Biomarkers, and T2Candida for Assessing the Central Venous Catheter Origin of Candidemia

Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2026; 13(7): [doi:10.1093/ofid/ofag411]

Neofytos, D; Muñoz, P; Averbuch, D; Mikulska, M; Vanbiervliet, Y; Baccelli, F; Vidal, CG; Aguilar-Guisado, M; Blijlevens, N; Akova, M; Calandra, T; Cordonnier, C.

Non-culture based diagnostic tests for detection of bacterial infections in hematology patients with febrile neutropenia: A review by the European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL-10)

Current Research in Translational Medicine. 2026; 74(3): [doi:10.1016/j.retram.2026.103600]

Oltolini, C; Piekarska, A; Signori, A; Robin, C; Neofytos, D; Reigadas, E; Gil, L; Chemaly, R; Groll, AH; Munoz, P; Teh, BW; Mikulska, M.

Clostridioides difficile infection in non-transplanted adults with haematological malignancy: Systematic review and meta-analysis on behalf of European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL) and Infectious Diseases Working Party (IDWP) of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

BLOOD REVIEWS. 2026; 77: No. of citations: 1 [doi:10.1016/j.blre.2026.101396]

Gijón, P; Aldámiz, T; Ramos-Lisbona, AI; Valenzuela, F; Rincón, C; Carrillo, R; Muñoz, P; Ruiz-Serrano, MJ.

Breaking barriers: Implementation of a tuberculosis preventive treatment protocol among newly eligible populations with promising results

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2026; 45(10): 3057-3067 [doi:10.1007/s10096-026-05570-w]

Gijon, P; Fernandez-Cruz, A; Palma, M; Valenzuela, F; Garitaonaindia, Y; Alvarez-Uria, A; Garrido, ML; Muñoz, P; Ruiz-Serrano, MJ.

Challenges of tuberculosis in cancer patients: insights from two hospitals in Madrid

Clinical & Translational Oncology. 2026; : [doi:10.1007/s12094-026-04439-w]

Burillo, A; Estévez, A; Kestler, M; Pérez-Granda, MJ; Muñoz, P; Bouza, E.

Situation and questions regarding the practice of blood cultures in paediatric patients: an opinion paper

Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia. 2026; 39(3): 172-190 [doi:10.37201/req/159.2026]

Bartoletti, M; Del Turco, ER; Bussini, L; Paul, M; Sabik, EF; Castagna, A; Ripa, M; Gomes, MZR; Di Bella, S; Malosso, M; Lopez, AB; Franceschini, E; Bandera, A; Barbieri, V; Oliva, A; Munoz, P; Mularoni, A; Seminari, E; Morelli, P; Tascini, C; Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, M; Coppola, N; Cristini, F; Russo, A; Bassetti, M; Travi, G; Contreras, JL; Varisco, B; Viale, P; Cento, V; Gaibani, P; Bavaro, DF; Giannella, M.

Monotherapy vs. combination therapy for Enterococcus faecalis bacteraemia: a target trial emulation

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 2026; 32(6): 983-990 No. of citations: 3 [doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2026.03.018]

Martinez-Sellés, M; Muñoz, P; Valerio, M; Fariñas, MC; de Alarcón, A; Rodriguez-Garcia, R; Goenaga-Sánchez, MA; Goikoetxea, AJ; Ojeda-Burgos, G; Garcia-Vázquez, E; Sousa-Regueiro, MD; Miró, JM; Ramos-Martinez, A.

The changing prognosis of infective endocarditis. A 15-year analysis

European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2026; 148: [doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2026.106758]

Gijón, P; Veintimilla, C; Aldamiz-Echevarria, T; Rincón, C; Valenzuela, F; Muñoz, P; Serrano, MJR.

Tuberculosis in the elderly: Challenges in a low-incidence area

ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA. 2026; 44(6): [doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2026.503165]

Averbuch D; Vanbiervliet Y; Baccelli F; Mikulska M; Neofytos D; Garcia-Vidal C; Aguilar-Guisado M; Blijlevens N; Munoz P; Cordonnier C; Akova M; Calandra T.

Empirical and targeted antimicrobial therapy in patients with febrile neutropenia and haematological malignancy or after haematopoietic cell transplantation: recommendations from the 10th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia.

LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2026; 26(6): 232-247 No. of citations: 29 [doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00619-X]

Meletiadis, J; Siopi, M; Jorgensen, KM; Escribano, P; Guinea, J; Arendrup, MC.

Multicenter evaluation of low inoculum and a colorimetric assay for antifungal susceptibility testing of Aspergillus fumigatus to echinocandins with the EUCAST E.Def 9.4

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2026; 64(6): No. of citations: 1 [doi:10.1128/jcm.01763-25]