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Carmen Peña
Researcher at University of Barcelona
Publications - 87
Citations - 6712
Carmen Peña is an academic researcher from University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bacteremia & Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 87 publications receiving 6094 citations. Previous affiliations of Carmen Peña include Carlos III Health Institute & Bellvitge University Hospital.
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Community Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño,Juan Alcalá,José Miguel Cisneros,Fabio Grill,Antonio Oliver,Juan Pablo Horcajada,Teresa Tórtola,Beatriz Mirelis,Gemma Navarro,María Cuenca,María Esteve,Carmen Peña,Ana C. Llanos,Rafael Cantón,Álvaro Pascual +14 more
TL;DR: Fosfomycin and amoxicillin-clavulanate appear to be effective for cystitis caused by susceptible isolates, and in predisposed patients, ESBL-producing E coli is a notable cause of community-acquired infection, and particularly UTI.
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Effect of appropriate combination therapy on mortality of patients with bloodstream infections due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (INCREMENT): a retrospective cohort study
Belén Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez,Elena Salamanca,Marina de Cueto,Po-Ren Hsueh,Pierluigi Viale,José Ramón Paño-Pardo,Mario Venditti,Mario Tumbarello,George L. Daikos,Rafael Cantón,Yohei Doi,Felipe Francisco Tuon,Ilias Karaiskos,Elena Pérez-Nadales,Mitchell J. Schwaber,Mitchell J. Schwaber,Özlem Kurt Azap,Maria Souli,Emmanuel Roilides,Spyros Pournaras,Murat Akova,Federico Perez,Joaquín Bermejo,Antonio Oliver,Manel Almela,Warren Lowman,Benito Almirante,Robert A. Bonomo,Robert A. Bonomo,Yehuda Carmeli,Yehuda Carmeli,David L. Paterson,Álvaro Pascual,Álvaro Pascual,Jesús Rodríguez-Baño,Jesús Rodríguez-Baño,M.D. del Toro,Jorge Galvez,Marco Falcone,Alessandro Russo,Helen Giamarellou,Enrico Maria Trecarichi,Angela Raffaella Losito,E. García-Vázquez,Alicia Hernandez,J. Gómez,Germán Bou,Elias Iosifidis,N. Prim,Ferran Navarro,Beatriz Mirelis,Anna Skiada,Julia Origüen,R. San Juan,Mario Fernández-Ruiz,Nieves Larrosa,Mireia Puig-Asensio,José Miguel Cisneros,José Molina,V. González,V. Rucci,E. Ruiz de Gopegui,C. I. Marinescu,Luis Martínez-Martínez,M.C. Fariñas,M. E. Cano,Mónica Gozalo,Marta Mora-Rillo,C. Navarro-San Francisco,Carmen Peña,Silvia Gómez-Zorrilla,Fe Tubau,Athanassios Tsakris,O. Zarkotou,Anastasia Antoniadou,Garyphallia Poulakou,Johann D. D. Pitout,Deepali Virmani,J. Torre-Cisneros,Julia Guzmán-Puche,Ö. Helvaci,A. O. Sahin,Vicente Pintado,Patricia Cordero Ruiz,Michele Bartoletti,Maddalena Giannella,Evelina Tacconelli,F. Riemenschneider,Esther Calbo,Cristina Badia,M. Xercavins,Oriol Gasch,D. Fontanals,E. Jové +93 more
TL;DR: Patients with BSIs due to CPE should receive active therapy as soon as they are diagnosed, and monotherapy should be considered for those in the low-mortality-score stratum.
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Epidemiology and Successful Control of a Large Outbreak Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae Producing ExtendedSpectrum β-Lactamases
Carmen Peña,Miquel Pujol,Carmen Ardanuy,A. Ricart,Roman Pallares,Josefina Liñares,Javier Ariza,Francisco Gudiol +7 more
TL;DR: An outbreak due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producingKlebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) was detected from May 1993 to June 1995, and primary bacteremia caused by ESBL- KP was the most frequent infection.
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Community-Onset Bacteremia Due to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli: Risk Factors and Prognosis
Jesuús Rodríguez-Baño,Encarnación Picón,Paloma Gijón,J. R. Hernández,Maite Ruíz,Carmen Peña,Manuel Almela,Benito Almirante,Fabio Grill,Javier Colomina,Monserrat Giménez,Antonio Oliver,Juan Pablo Horcajada,Gemma Navarro,Ana Coloma,Álvaro Pascual +15 more
TL;DR: Clinicians should consider adequate empirical therapy with coverage of these pathogens for patients with risk factors, including ESBLEC, which is an important cause of COBSI due to E. coli.
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Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia among nasal carriers of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible strains
Miquel Pujol,Carmen Peña,Roman Pallares,Javier Ariza,Josefina Ayats,María Ángeles Domínguez,Francesc Gudiol +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors determined the relevance of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, either methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) or methically-resistant (MRSA), as a risk factor for the development of nosocomial S auresus bacteremia during an MRSA outbreak.