Is Streptococcus pneumoniae the leading cause of pneumonia of unknown etiology? A microbiologic study of lung aspirates in consecutive patients with community …

A Ruiz-González, M Falguera, A Nogués… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Although a wide variety of recognized pathogens can cause community-
acquired pneumonia, in many patients the etiology remains unknown after routine …

Biomarkers of infection for the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions

…, G Cao, S Bielsa, A Ruiz-González… - European …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We aimed to investigate whether pleural fluid concentrations of biomarkers for bacterial
infection, namely triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM-1), procalcitonin …

Prospective, randomised study to compare empirical treatment versus targeted treatment on the basis of the urine antigen results in hospitalised patients with …

M Falguera, A Ruiz-González, JA Schoenenberger… - Thorax, 2010 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Recommendations for diagnostic testing in hospitalised patients with
community-acquired pneumonia remain controversial. The aim of the present study was to …

Predictive factors, microbiology and outcome of patients with parapneumonic effusion

…, C García-Vidal, A Ruiz-González… - European …, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We aimed to determine the incidence, clinical consequences and microbiological findings
related to the presence of pleural effusion in community-acquired pneumonia, and to identify …

A prediction rule for estimating the risk of bacteremia in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

…, J Carratala, A Ruiz-González… - Clinical infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. We endeavored to construct a simple score based entirely on epidemiological
and clinical variables that would stratify patients who require hospital admission because of …

[HTML][HTML] Recovering full-length viral genomes from metagenomes

SL Smits, R Bodewes, A Ruiz-González… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Infectious disease metagenomics is driven by the question:“what is causing the disease?” in
contrast to classical metagenome studies which are guided by “what is out there?” In case of …

[HTML][HTML] Increased dietary vitamin D3 and calcium partially alleviate heat stress symptoms and inflammation in lactating Holstein cows independent of dietary …

A Ruiz-González, W Suissi, LH Baumgard… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Twelve multiparous Holstein cows (42.2±5.6 kg of milk/d; 83±27 d in milk) were
used in a split-plot design testing the effects of mineral and vitamin supplementation on the …

[HTML][HTML] eDNA metabarcoding for biodiversity assessment, generalist predators as sampling assistants

…, C Pertoldi, JL Nielsen, P Taberlet, A Ruiz-González… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
With an accelerating negative impact of anthropogenic actions on natural ecosystems, non-
invasive biodiversity assessments are becoming increasingly crucial. As a consequence, the …

Shaken but not stirred: multiscale habitat suitability modeling of sympatric marten species (Martes martes and Martes foina) in the northern Iberian Peninsula

M Vergara, SA Cushman, F Urra, A Ruiz-González - Landscape Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Context Multispecies and multiscale habitat suitability models (HSM) are important to identify
the environmental variables and scales influencing habitat selection and facilitate the …

Pleural fluid C-reactive protein contributes to the diagnosis and assessment of severity of parapneumonic effusions

…, S Bielsa, A Esquerda, A Ruiz-González… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Prompt identification of parapneumonic effusions has
immediate therapeutic benefits. We aimed to assess whether C-reactive protein (CRP) and …