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  1. Response to `letter to the editor: ‘Strategies to enhance access to diagnosis and treatment for Chagas disease patients in Latin America’´

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  2. Strategies to enhance access to diagnosis and treatment for Chagas disease patients in Latin America

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  3. Molecular diagnostics for Chagas disease: up to date and novel methodologies

    Article • Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  4. Documento de consenso sobre el abordaje de la enfermedad de Chagas en atención primaria de salud de áreas no endémicas

    Article • Atención Primaria, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  5. Chagas disease: from Latin America to the world

    Article • Reports in Parasitology, May 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  6. Prevalence of Chagas Disease in Latin-American Migrants Living in Europe: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2015, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  7. Parasitosis importadas en la población inmigrante en España

    Article • Revista Española de Salud Pública, December 2014, Instituto de Salud Carlos III/BNCS/SciELO Espana

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  8. Arthritis and Benznidazole: More Closely Related than We Thought

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  9. Health Policies to Control Chagas Disease Transmission in European Countries

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 2014, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  10. Economic crisis and increased immigrant mobility: new challenges in managing Chagas disease in Europe

    Article • Bulletin of the World Health Organization, September 2014, WHO Press

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  11. Characterization of Digestive Involvement in Patients with Chronic T. cruzi Infection in Barcelona, Spain

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, August 2014, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  12. Chagas pediátrico en zona no endémica

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  13. Biological markers for evaluating therapeutic efficacy in Chagas disease, a systematic review

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  14. The need for global collaboration to tackle hidden public health crisis of Chagas disease

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  15. Evaluation of a chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a nonendemic setting

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, November 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  16. Socio-Cultural Aspects of Chagas Disease: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2013, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  17. Evaluation of a chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a nonendemic setting

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, September 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  18. Neurological complications of dengue virus infection

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  19. Evaluating Chagas disease progression and cure through blood-derived biomarkers: a systematic review

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  20. Cytokine Profiling in Immigrants with Clinical Malaria after Extended Periods of Interrupted Exposure to Plasmodium falciparum

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2013, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  21. High Antibody Responses against Plasmodium falciparum in Immigrants after Extended Periods of Interrupted Exposure to Malaria

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2013, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  22. Pulmonary Infiltrates and Eosinophilia in a 25-Year-Old Traveler

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2013, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  23. Myocardial involvement in Chagas disease: Insights from cardiac magnetic resonance

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, April 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  24. Refractory giardiasis in Spanish travellers

    Article • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  25. Cytokine and Antibody Responses to Plasmodium falciparum in Naïve Individuals during a First Malaria Episode: Effect of Age and Malaria Exposure

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  26. Immunosuppression and Chagas Disease: A Management Challenge

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2013, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  27. Potential use of synthetic α-galactosyl-containing glycotopes of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi as diagnostic antigens for Chagas disease

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  28. Trypanosoma cruzi paraflagellar rod proteins 2 and 3 contain immunodominant CD8+ T-cell epitopes that are recognized by cytotoxic T cells from Chagas disease patients

    Article • Molecular Immunology, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  29. Fitness and Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Rifaximin in In Vitro Selected Escherichia coli Mutants

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, August 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  30. Viscerotropic disease: Case definition and guidelines for collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data

    Article • Vaccine, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon, Dr Reinaldo M Martins

  31. Myocardial Deformation Analysis in Chagas Heart Disease With the Use of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Failure, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  32. Bolivian migrants with Chagas disease in Barcelona, Spain: a qualitative study of dietary changes and digestive problems

    Article • International Health, December 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  33. Guidelines on the Treatment of Chronic Coinfection byTrypanosoma cruziand HIV Outside Endemic Areas

    Article • HIV Clinical Trials, December 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  34. Identification of HLA-A∗02:01-restricted CTL epitopes in Trypanosoma cruzi heat shock protein-70 recognized by Chagas disease patients

    Article • Microbes and Infection, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  35. CTX-M-15–producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli as Cause of Travelers’ Diarrhea

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  36. CTX-M-15–producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli as Cause of Travelers' Diarrhea

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  37. Función endotelial y concentración de proteína C reactiva de alta sensibilidad en pacientes con enfermedad de Chagas que viven en áreas no endémicas

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología, October 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  38. Endothelial Function and High-Sensitivity C-reactive Protein Levels in Patients With Chagas Disease Living in a Nonendemic Area

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition), October 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  39. Short-term follow-up of chagasic patients after benznidazole treatment using multiple serological markers

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  40. Rapid Suppression of HIV-RNA Is Associated with Improved Control of Immune Activation in Mozambican Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy with Low CD4 Counts

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, July 2011, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  41. Recommendations for management of Chagas disease in organ and hematopoietic tissue transplantation programs in nonendemic areas

    Article • Transplantation Reviews, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  42. Malaria chemoprophylaxis recommendations for immigrants to Europe, visiting relatives and friends - a Delphi method study

    Article • Malaria Journal, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  43. Molecular Surveillance of Circulating Dengue Genotypes Through European Travelers

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, May 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  44. Economic evaluation of Chagas disease screening of pregnant Latin American women and of their infants in a non endemic area

    Article • Acta Tropica, May 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  45. Chagas Disease among the Latin American Adult Population Attending in a Primary Care Center in Barcelona, Spain

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2011, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  46. Incidence and Predictors of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Rural Area of Mozambique

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2011, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  47. A high-performance liquid chromatographic method for benznidazole quantitation in plasma of patients with Chagas disease

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2011, De Gruyter

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  48. Epidemiology of imported malaria among children and young adults in Barcelona (1990-2008)

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  49. Co-infection with two emergent old pathogens: Trypanosoma cruzi and Helicobacter pylori

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  50. The incidence of malaria in travellers to South-East Asia: is local malaria transmission a useful risk indicator?

    Article • Malaria Journal, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  51. Chagas Cardiomiopathy: The Potential of Diastolic Dysfunction and Brain Natriuretic Peptide in the Early Identification of Cardiac Damage

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2010, PLOS

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  52. Clinical and epidemiological features of 33 imported Strongyloides stercoralis infections

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  53. Congenital transmission of Chagas disease: a clinical approach

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, August 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  54. Chagas disease in Spain, the United States and other non-endemic countries

    Article • Acta Tropica, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  55. Chagas disease and stroke

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  56. Utilidad de un test inmunocromatográfico para el cribado de la enfermedad de Chagas en asistencia primaria

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  57. Diagnosis, management and treatment of chronic Chagas’ gastrointestinal disease in areas where Trypanosoma cruzi infection is not endemic

    Article • Gastroenterología y Hepatología, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  58. Prevalence of Chagas disease in the Latin American immigrant population in a primary health centre in Barcelona (Spain)

    Article • Acta Tropica, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  59. Characterization of the enzyme aac(3)-id in a clinical isolate of Salmonella enterica serovar Haifa causing traveler's diarrhea

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon, Dr Pilar Goñi

  60. Molecular and serologic markers of acute dengue infection in naive and flavivirus-vaccinated travelers

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  61. Vaccination Strategies Against Hepatitis A in Travelers Older Than 40 Years: An Economic Evaluation

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, September 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  62. Clinical profile of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a non-endemic setting: Immigration and Chagas disease in Barcelona (Spain)

    Article • Acta Tropica, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  63. Prevalence and Vertical Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection among Pregnant Latin American Women Attending 2 Maternity Clinics in Barcelona, Spain

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  64. Imported malaria among African immigrants: is there still a relationship between developed countries and their ex-colonies?

    Article • Malaria Journal, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  65. Increased expression levels of the pvcrt-o and pvmdr1 genes in a patient with severe Plasmodium vivax malaria

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  66. Control de la transmisión vertical de Trypanosoma cruzi en España: principal reto de la patología importada

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  67. Seroprevalence ofTrypanosoma cruziinfection in at-risk blood donors in Catalonia (Spain)

    Article • Transfusion, September 2008, Wiley

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  68. Variability in Malaria Prophylaxis Prescribing Across Europe: A Delphi Method Analysis

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, September 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  69. Imported Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Europe

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  70. Estudio clinicoepidemiológico del dengue importado en España

    Article • Medicina Clínica, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  71. Epidemiologia del VIH/sida en el mundo y el fenómeno migratorio actual

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  72. Yellow Fever–Associated Viscerotropic Disease in Barcelona, Spain

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, May 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  73. Presentación clínica y complicaciones de malaria importada por Plasmodium falciparum en dos grupos de población: viajeros e inmigrantes

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  74. Imported malaria in a cosmopolitan European city: A mirror image of the world epidemiological situation

    Article • Malaria Journal, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  75. Measles in Travelers: Are We Aware Enough?

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, March 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  76. Diagnóstico, manejo y tratamiento de la cardiopatía chagásica crónica en áreas donde la infección por Trypanosoma cruzi no es endémica

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  77. In vitro antimicrobial activity of rifaximin against enteropathogens causing traveler's diarrhea

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  78. Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of Shigellosis in Children Less Than Five Years of Age in Rural Mozambique

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, November 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  79. Congenital Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a non-endemic area

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  80. Imported Acute Histoplasmosis With Rheumatologic Manifestations in Spanish Travelers: Table 1

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, September 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  81. Development of a real-time PCR assay for Trypanosoma cruzi detection in blood samples

    Article • Acta Tropica, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  82. Salmonella ovarian abscess following travel diarrhoea episode

    Article • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  83. Severe Dengue Virus Infection in Travelers: Risk Factors and Laboratory Indicators

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  84. Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter spp. causing traveler's diarrhea

    Article • Apmis, March 2007, Wiley

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  85. Diagnóstico, manejo y tratamiento de la cardiopatía chagásica crónica en áreas donde la infección por Trypanosoma cruzi no es endémica

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología, March 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  86. Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Chronic Chagas' Heart Disease in Areas Where Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Is Not Endemic

    Article • Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition), January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  87. ¿Cuánta primaquina es necesaria para erradicar los hipnozoitos de Plasmodium vivax?

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  88. Vigilancia epidemiológica mediante marcadores moleculares de resistencia frente a antimaláricos en aislados de Plasmodium falciparum importados a Barcelona, España

    Article • Medicina Clínica, September 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  89. Validación de la técnica de PCR para la detección de Escherichia coli enteroagregativa causante de diarrea del viajero

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  90. Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la Enfermedad de Chagas importada

    Article • Medicina Clínica, July 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  91. Paludismo importado de Senegal: a propósito de 17 casos en el año 2000

    Article • Medicina Clínica, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  92. Screening for Mutations Related to Atovaquone/Proguanil Resistance in Treatment Failures and Other Imported Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum in Europe

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  93. Enfermedades infecciosas e inmigración

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, December 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  94. Aetiology, epidemiology, and management of traveller's diarrhoea

    Article • Reviews in Medical Microbiology, July 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  95. Intoxicación por ciguatoxina en viajeros

    Article • Medicina Clínica, May 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  96. Enfermedades infecciosas e inmigración

    Article • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, January 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  97. Intoxicación por ciguatoxina en viajeros

    Article • Medicina Clínica, January 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  98. Reply

    Article • Human Pathology, September 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  99. Neurocisticercosis: ¿una enfermedad importada?

    Article • Medicina Clínica, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  100. Ciclosporiasis: estudio clinicoepidemiológico en viajeros con Cyclospora cayetanensis importada

    Article • Medicina Clínica, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  101. Fiebre de Katayama en turistas españoles: análisis de 25 casos

    Article • Medicina Clínica, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  102. Riesgo del comportamiento sexual de los viajeros españoles al extranjero

    Article • Medicina Clínica, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  103. Profilaxis de la diarrea del viajero

    Article • Gastroenterología y Hepatología, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  104. Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Virulence Factors in Traveler's Diarrhea Strains

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  105. Campylobacter jejuni as a Cause of Traveler's Diarrhea: Clinical Features and Antimicrobial Susceptibility

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, March 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Ruiz, Dr Joaquim Gascon

  106. Antimicrobial Resistance of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Isolates in Traveler's Diarrhea

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, March 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  107. Cyclospora in Patients with Traveller's Diarrhea

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  108. Cyanobacteria-like Body (CLB) in Travellers with Diarrhea

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 1993, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  109. Sero-epidemiologia de la toxoplasmosis en dos comunidades de Rwanda (Africa Central)

    Article • Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, December 1989, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  110. Utilidad de las muestras de sangre total desecada en papel de filtro en la detección de anticuerpos antitoxoplasma

    Article • Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, April 1989, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  111. MALARIA CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS AND TRAVELLER'S WEIGHT

    Article • The Lancet, October 1988, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim Gascon

  112. Epidemiology of malaria in Nyarutovu (Rwanda): a clinical, parasitological and serological study

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 1988, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquim Gascon