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BROTONS DE LOS REYES, Pedro
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Teacher profile
Professor Col.laborador
Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Academic curriculum
- Doctorat en Medicina Universitat de Barcelona
- Máster en metodología de la investigación en Ciencias de la Salud Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Arquitecte Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Publications
Articles
- Guitart, C.; Bobillo, S.; Rodríguez, J.; Carrasco, J.; Brotons, P.; Goretti, M.; Cambra, F.J.; Balaguer, M.; Jordan, I., (2024), "Lung ultrasound and procalcitonin, improving antibiotic management and avoiding radiation exposure in pediatric critical patients with bacterial pneumonia: a randomized clinical trial", European journal of medical research, vol. 29, No. 1, ISSN: 0949-2321.
- Henares, D.; Monsalvez, V.; Brotons, P.; Machado, M.; Capilla, S.; Gomila, A.; Bierge, P.; Cubero, M.; Pich, O.; Requena, A.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Gasch, O., (2024), "Human gut microbiota composition associated with international travels", Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, vol. 61, ISSN: 1477-8939.
- Alejandre, C.; Penela, D.; Alsina, J.; Agüera, M.; Soler, A.; Moussalam, S.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Brotons, P.; Cambra, F.J.; Rodríguez, O.; Balaguer, M.; Launes, C.; Jordan, I., (2024), "Impact of universal immunization program with monoclonal antibody nirsevimab on reducing the burden of serious bronchiolitis that need pediatric intensive care", European journal of pediatrics, vol. 183, No. 9, pp. 3897-3904, ISSN: 0340-6199.
- Brotons, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Agüera, M.; Soler, A.; Alejandre, C.; Moussalam, S.; Sala, P.; Pons, G.; Penela, D.; González, C.; Alsina, J.; Climent, C.; Esteva, C.; Fortuny, C.; De Sevilla, M.; García , J.; Balaguer, Albert; Estrada, J.; Jordan, I.; Launes, C., (2024), "Nirsevimab immunization's real-world effectiveness in preventing severe bronchiolitis: A test-negative case-control study", Pediatric allergy and immunology, vol. 35, No. 6, ISSN: 0905-6157.
- Armero, G.; Guitart, C.; Soler, A.; Melé, M.; Esteva, C.; Brotons, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Jordan, I.; Launes, C., (2024), "Non-Pharmacological Interventions During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Effects on Pediatric Viral Respiratory Infections", ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA, vol. 60, No. 10, pp. 612-618, ISSN: 1579-2129.
- Henares, D.; Lo, S.; Perez, A.; Redin, A.; Ciruela , P.; García , J.; Brotons, P.; Yuste, J.; Sá-Leão, R.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2023), "Comparison of next generation technologies and bioinformatics pipelines for capsular typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae", Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 61, No. 12, ISSN: 1098-660X.
- Bru, S.; Brotons, P.; Jordan, I.; Alsina, L.; Henares, D.; Carballar, R.; FERNANDEZ, M.; Barrabeig, I.; Fumado, V.; Baro, B.; Martínez-Láinez, JM.; Garcia, J.; Bassat, Q.; Balaguer, Albert; Clotet, J.; Launes, C.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2023), "Association between soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in saliva and SARS-CoV-2 infection: a cross-sectional study", Scientific Reports, vol. 13, No. 1, ISSN: 2045-2322.
- Penela, D.; Rocafort, M.; Henares, D.; Jordan, I.; Brotons, P.; Cabrerizo, M.; Launes, C.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2023), "Impact of the bacterial nasopharyngeal microbiota on the severity of genus enterovirus lower respiratory tract infection in children: A case–control study", Pediatric pulmonology, vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 1728-1737, ISSN: 8755-6863.
- Hernández García, M.; Bassat, Q.; Fumado, V.; Rodas, G.; Pi, R.; Miranda, M.; Girona-Alarcón, M.; Català, M.; Alonso, S.; Alvarez, E.; López, D.; Melé, M.; Pons, G.; FERNANDEZ, M.; Bonet-Carne, E.; Fortuny, C.; García-Miquel, A.; Jou, C.; Adroher, C.; Claverol, J.; Cubells, M.; Codina, A.; Cuadras, D.; Gratacós, E.; Brotons, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Prats, C.; García , J.; Jordan, I., (2023), "SARS-CoV-2 transmission in teenagers and young adults in Fútbol Club Barcelona’s Multidisciplinary Sports Training Academy", European journal of pediatrics, pp. 1-12, ISSN: 0340-6199.
- Brotons, P.; Redin, A.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2022), "Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children and Adults Self-Confined at Home", Viruses-Basel, vol. 14, No. 7, ISSN: 1999-4915.
- Brotons, P.; Virumbrales, Montserrat; Elorduy Hernández-Vaquero, M; Díaz, S.; Mezquita, Pau; Gené, E.; Balaguer, Albert, (2022), "Improvement of medical students' performance in simulated patient interviews by pre-clinical communication training", International Journal of Medical Education, vol. 13, pp. 148-153, ISSN: 2042-6372.
- Armero, G.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Penela-Sanchez, D.; Belmonte, J.; Gómez, D.; Larrauri, A.; Henares, D.; Vallejo, V.; Jordan, I.; Brotons, P.; Launes, C., (2022), "Concentrations of nitrogen compounds are related to severe rhinovirus infection in infants. A time-series analysis from the reference area of a pediatric university hospital in Barcelona", Pediatric pulmonology, vol. 57, No. 9, pp. 2180-2188, ISSN: 8755-6863.
- Virumbrales, Montserrat; Elorduy Hernández-Vaquero, M; Graell, M.; Mezquita, Pau; Brotons, P.; Balaguer, Albert, (2022), "COVID-19: Making the Best out of a Forced Transition to Online Medical Teaching—a Mixed Methods Study", Medical Science Educator, vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 337-347, ISSN: 2156-8650.
- Brotons, P.; Villaronga, M.; Henares, D.; Armero, G.; Launes, C.; Jordan, I.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2022), "Clinical impact of rapid viral respiratory panel testing on pediatric critical care of patients with acute lower respiratory infection", Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica, vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 53-58, ISSN: 0213-005X.
- Jordan, I.; Fernández, M.; Bassat, Q.; Bonet-Carne, E.; Fortuny, C.; García-Miquel, A.; Jou, C.; Adroher, C.; Mele Casas, M.; Girona-Alarcón, M.; Hernández García, M.; Pons Tomas, G.; Ajanovic, S.; Arias, S.; Balanza, N.; Baró, B.; Millat, P.; Varo, R.; Alonso, S.; Álvarez-Lacalle, E.; López, D.; Claverol, J.; Cubells, M.; Brotons, P.; Codina, A.; Cuadras, D.; Bruijning-Verhagen, P.; Faust, S.; Munro, A.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Català, M.; Prats, C.; García , J.; Gratacós, E., (2022), "Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Children in Summer Schools Applying Stringent Control Measures in Barcelona, Spain", Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 66-73, ISSN: 1537-6591.
- Sánchez-Manubens, J.; Henares, D.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Brotons, P.; Timoneda, N.; Antón, J., (2022), "Characterization of the nasopharyngeal microbiome in patients with Kawasaki disease", ANALES DE PEDIATRIA, vol. 97, No. 5, pp. 300-309, ISSN: 1696-4608.
- Henares, D.; Rocafort, M.; Brotons, P.; Fernández, M.; Mira, Á.; Launes, C.; Cabrera-Rubio, R.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2021), "Rapid increase of oral bacteria in nasopharyngeal microbiota after antibiotic treatment in children with invasive pneumococcal disease", Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, vol. 11, ISSN: 2235-2988.
- Henares, D.; Brotons, P.; de Sevilla, M. F.; Fernández López, A.; Hernández-Bou, S.; Pérez, A.; Mira, Á.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Cabrera-Rubio, R., (2021), "Differential nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in children according to respiratory health status", Microbial Genomics, vol. 7, No. 10, ISSN: 2057-5858.
- Rocafort, M.; Henares, D.; Brotons, P.; Barrabeig, I.; Launes, C.; Merdrignac, L.; Valenciano, M.; Domínguez, Á.; Godoy, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2021), "Exploring the nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in infants with whooping cough: A test-negative case-control study", PLoS One, vol. 16, No. 10, ISSN: 1932-6203.
- Penela-Sanchez, D.; Gonzalez-de-Audicana, J.; Armero, G.; Henares, D.; Esteva, C.; Fernández, M.; Ricart, S.; Jordan, I.; Brotons, P.; Cabrerizo, M.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Launes , C., (2021), "Lower respiratory tract infection and genus enterovirus in children requiring intensive care: Clinical manifestations and impact of viral co-infections", Viruses-Basel, vol. 13, No. 10, ISSN: 1999-4915.
- Castany-Feixas, M.; Simo, S.; García-García, S.; Fernández, M.; Launes, C.; Kalkgruber, M.; Gené, A.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Brotons, P., (2021), "Rapid molecular syndromic testing for aetiological diagnosis of gastrointestinal infections and targeted antimicrobial prescription: experience from a reference paediatric hospital in Spain", European journal of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, vol. 40, No. 10, pp. 2153-2160, ISSN: 0934-9723.
- Brotons, P.; Pérez, A.; Launes, C.; Torrents, F.; Subirats, M.P.; Saucedo, J.; Claverol, J.; García , J.; Rodas, G.; Fumado, V.; Jordán, I.; Gratacós, E.; Bassat, Q.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2021), "Validation and implementation of a direct RT-qPCR method for rapid screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection by using non-invasive saliva samples", International journal of infectious diseases, vol. 110, pp. 363-370, ISSN: 1201-9712.
- Brotons, P.; Jordan, I.; Bassat, Q.; Henares, D.; Fernández, M.; Ajanovic, S.; Redin, A.; Fumado, V.; Baró, B.; Claverol, J.; Varo, R.; Cuadras, D.; Hecht, J.; Barrabeig, I.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2021), "The Positive Rhinovirus/Enterovirus Detection and SARS-CoV-2 Persistence beyond the Acute Infection Phase: An Intra-Household Surveillance Study", Viruses-Basel, vol. 13, No. 8, ISSN: 1999-4915.
- Brotons, P.; Launes, C.; Buetas, E.; Fumadó, V.; Henares, D.; Fernández, M.; Redin, A.; Fuente-Soro, L.; Cuadras, D.; Mele, M.; Jou, C.; Millat, P.; Jordan, I.; García , J.; Bassat, Q.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Kids Corona Study Grp, (2021), "Susceptibility to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Children and Adults: A Seroprevalence Study of Family Households in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region, Spain", Clinical infectious diseases, vol. 72, No. 12, pp. e970-e977, ISSN: 1058-4838.
- García Beltrán, C.; Malpique, R.; Carbonetto, B.; González-Torres, P.; Henares, D.; Brotons, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; López-Bermejo, A.; de Zegher, F.E.; Ibáñez, L., (2021), "Gut microbiota in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome: effects of randomized treatments", Pediatric Obesity, vol. 16, No. 4, ISSN: 2047-6310.
- Brotons, P.; Saucedo, J.; Simó, S.; Gené, A.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2021), "Performance comparison of a novel rapid stand-alone molecular test and a 2-step diagnostic algorithm for clostridioides difficile detection in children", Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 169-172, ISSN: 0891-3668.
- Melé, M.; Henares, D.; Pino-Ramírez, R.M.; Asenjo, S.; Matamoros, R.; Fumadó, V.; Fortuny, C.; García , J.; Jordan, I.; Brotons, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Fernández, M.; Launes, C., (2021), "Low impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection among paediatric acute respiratory disease hospitalizations", Journal of infection, vol. 82, No. 3, pp. 414-451, ISSN: 0163-4453.
- Brotons, P.; Virumbrales, Montserrat; Elorduy Hernández-Vaquero, M; Mezquita, Pau; Graell, M.; Balaguer, Albert, (2020), "Perceptions of students confined by the COVID-19 pandemic on distance learning in medicine", Revista médica de Chile, vol. 148, No. 10, pp. 1461-1466, ISSN: 0034-9887.
- de Paz, H.; Brotons, P.; Esteva, C.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2020), "Validation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease", Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, vol. 10, ISSN: 2235-2988.
- Brotons, P.; Nogueras, M.; Valls, A.; Larrauri, A.; Domínguez, Á.; Launes , C.; Luaces, C.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2019), "Impact of Rapid On-demand Molecular Diagnosis of Pediatric Seasonal Influenza on Laboratory Workflow and Testing Costs A Retrospective Study", Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 559-563, ISSN: 0891-3668.
- Plans-Rubió, P.; Encarna, N.; Godoy, P.; Carmona, G.; Domínguez, A.; Jané, M.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Brotons, P., (2019), "Reduction of Direct Health Costs Associated with Pertussis Vaccination with Acellular Vaccines in Children Aged 0-9 Years with Pertussis in Catalonia (Spain)", Pharmaeconomics - Open, vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 55-69, ISSN: 2509-4262.
- Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Brotons, P.; C, C., (2019), "Nasopharyngeal microbiota in children with invasive pneumococcal disease: Identification of bacteria with potential disease-promoting and protective effects", Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 10, ISSN: 1664-302X.
- Velasco-Arnaiz, E.; Pérez, E.; Henares, D.; Fernández-López, A.; Valls, A.; Brotons, P.; Fortuny, C.; Noguera-Julian, A., (2018), "Use of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in infants and preschool children", European journal of pediatrics, vol. 177, No. 9, pp. 1377-1381, ISSN: 0340-6199.
- Brotons, P.; Bassat, Q.; Lanaspa, M.; Henares, D.; Pérez, A.; Madrid, L.; Balcells, R.; Acacio, S.; Andrés, M.; Marcos, M.; Valero, A.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2017), "Nasopharyngeal bacterial load as a marker for rapid and easy diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease in children from Mozambique", PLoS One, vol. 12, No. 9, ISSN: 1932-6203.
- Henares, D.; Brotons, P.; Buyse, X.; Latorre, I.; de Paz, H.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2017), "Evaluation of the eazyplex MRSA assay for the rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus in pleural and synovial fluid", International journal of infectious diseases, vol. 59, pp. 65-68, ISSN: 1201-9712.
- Brotons, P.; Henares, D.; Latorre, I.; Cepillo, A.; Launes , C.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2016), "Comparison of NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel and Anyplex II RV16 Tests for Multiplex Detection of Respiratory Pathogens in Hospitalized Children", Journal of clinical microbiology, vol. 54, No. 12, pp. 2900-2904, ISSN: 0095-1137.
- Brotons, P.; de Paz, H.; Toledo, D.; Villanova, M.; Plans, P.; Jordan, I.; Domínguez, A.; Jané, M.; Godoy, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C.; Working Grp Transmission Pertussis, (2016), "Differences in Bordetella pertussis DNA load according to clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with whooping cough", Journal of infection, vol. 72, No. 4, pp. 460-467, ISSN: 0163-4453.
- Brotons, P.; de Paz, H.; Esteva, C.; Latorre, I.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2016), "Validation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid diagnosis of pertussis infection in nasopharyngeal samples", Expert review of molecular diagnostics, vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 125-130, ISSN: 1473-7159.
- del Amo, E.; Selva, L.; de Sevilla, M.; Ciruela , P.; Brotons, P.; Triviño, M.; Hernandez, S.; Garcia-Garcia, J.; Domínguez, A.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2015), "Estimation of the invasive disease potential of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children by the use of direct capsular typing in clinical specimens", European journal of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 705-711, ISSN: 0934-9723.
- de Paz, H.; Brotons, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2014), "Molecular isothermal techniques for combating infectious diseases: towards low-cost point-of-care diagnostics", Expert review of molecular diagnostics, vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 827-843, ISSN: 1473-7159.
- del Amo, E.; Brotons, P.; Monsonis, M.; Triviño, M.; Iñigo, M.; Selva, L.; Sa-Leao, R.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2014), "High invasiveness of pneumococcal serotypes included in the new generation of conjugate vaccines", Clinical microbiology and infection, vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 684-689, ISSN: 1198-743X.
- Brotons, P.; Launes , C.; Iñigo, M.; Penis, N.; Selva, L.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2014), "Performance of a rapid multi-analyte 2-photon excitation assay in children", Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, vol. 79, No. 2, pp. 190-193, ISSN: 0732-8893.
- Brotons, P.; Gelabert, G.; Launes , C.; Sicuri, E.; Pallares, R.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2013), "Cost of hospitalizing children with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia", Vaccine, vol. 31, No. 7, pp. 1117-1122, ISSN: 0264-410X.
- Selva, L.; del Amo, E.; Brotons, P.; Muñoz-Almagro, C., (2012), "Rapid and easy identification of capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae by use of fragment analysis by automated fluorescence-based capillary electrophoresis", Journal of clinical microbiology, vol. 50, No. 11, pp. 3451-3457, ISSN: 0095-1137.
Book chapters
- Brotons, P., (2016), "Emprendimiento", Guía de buenas prácticas en gestión de la innovación, pp. 109-138. ISBN: 978-84-943613-4-0.
Projects and research
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Hospital Líquid 4.0. Sistema digital expert d’assistència integral i personalitzada del pacient pediàtric01/05/2016 - 30/01/2020IP: Perez-Payarols, J.
ACC10
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Microbiota de riesgo o resiliente a la infección respiratoria aguda en niños01/01/2017 - 31/12/2019IP: Muñoz-Almagro, C.
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
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Defectos en la inmunidad innata y coinfección con virus respiratorios01/01/2014 - 30/06/2017IP: Muñoz-Almagro, C.
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
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RESPOC. Fast, cost-effective, user-friendly point of care (POC) instrument for detection of respiratory pathogens, including Streptococcus pneumoniae01/12/2013 - 31/08/2016IP: Muñoz-Almagro, C.
Framework Program of the European Union
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Verificación diagnóstica de la prueba cobas Liat Cdiff en pacientes pediátricos con sospecha de infeccion por Clostridium difficile01/01/2018 - 31/12/2019IP: Muñoz-Almagro, C.
Roche
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Verificación diagnóstica de la prueba QIAstat-Dx Gastrointestinal Panel en pacientes pediátricos con sospecha de infección gastrointestinal05/02/2018 - 30/07/2018IP: Muñoz-Almagro, C.
Qiagen
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Verificación diagnóstica de la prueba FilmArray Respiratory Panel en pacientes con sospecha de infección respiratoria grave01/12/2015 - 31/12/2017IP: Muñoz-Almagro, C.
Laboratorios BioFire
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Verificación diagnóstica de la prueba NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel en pacientes pediátricos con sospecha de infección respiratoria01/06/2015 - 31/12/2015IP: Muñoz-Almagro, C.
Luminex
Activities
- European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Ponència "Nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA bacterial load as a non-invasive marker for first-line diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children: applicability and limitations", 2019.