BERENGUER , Juan

Background: The objective of our study was to assess the prevalence and incidence of HEV in people living with HIV (PLWH) in a Spanish national cohort. Methods: Retrospective longitudinal study including PLWH recruited in the cohort of adult HIV-infected patients of the AIDS Research Network in follow-up at 28 Spanish hospitals with available...

Background: ATP13A2 holds promise as biomarker for Parkinsońs disease (PD). No study has examined how salivary ATP13A2 is related to motor features in idiopathic PD. Methods: Salivary ATP13A2 concentration was evaluated with ELISA, and statistical correlations of ATP13A2 level with PD parameters were examined. The dose intensity of the...

Objectives The objective of this study was to estimate the association between tocilizumab or corticosteroids and the risk of intubation or death in patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) with a hyperinflammatory state according to clinical and laboratory parameters. Methods A cohort study was performed in 60 Spanish hospitals...

Objective: To develop and validate a prediction model of mortality in patients with COVID-19 attending hospital emergency rooms. Design Multivariable prognostic prediction model. Setting 127 Spanish hospitals. Participants Derivation (DC) and external validation (VC) cohorts were obtained from multicentre and single-centre databases,...

Background: Interferon-β is an attractive drug for repurposing and use in the treatment of COVID-19, based on its in vitro antiviral activity and the encouraging results from clinical trials. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of early interferon-β treatment in patients admitted with COVID-19 during the first wave of the...