Alfredo Mayor
University of Barcelona
169 Papers
893 Citations
Alfredo Mayor is an academic researcher from University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plasmodium falciparum & Malaria. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 150 publications. Previous affiliations of Alfredo Mayor include International Military Sports Council & Carlos III Health Institute.
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Papers
Burden, pathology, and costs of malaria in pregnancy: new developments for an old problem
Stephen J. Rogerson,Meghna Desai,Alfredo Mayor,Alfredo Mayor,Elisa Sicuri,Elisa Sicuri,Steve M. Taylor,Anna Maria van Eijk +7 more
TL;DR: This Series paper summarises recent progress and highlights unresolved issues related to the burden of malaria in pregnancy and suggests pregnant women could be used to monitor malaria transmission.
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Seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among health care workers in a large Spanish reference hospital
Alberto L. García-Basteiro,Gemma Moncunill,Marta Tortajada,Marta Vidal,Caterina Guinovart,Alfons Jiménez,Rebeca Santano,Sergi Sanz,Susana Méndez,Anna Llupià,Rugh Aguilar,Selena Alonso,Diana Barrios,Carlo Carolis,Pau Cisteró,Eugenia Chóliz,Angeline Cruz,Silvia Fochs,Chenjerai Jairoce,Jochen Hecht,Montserrat Lamoglia,M. Martinez,Rob Mitchell,Natalia Ortega,Nuria Pey,Laura Puyol,Marta Ribes,Neus Rosell,Patricia Sotomayor,Sara Torres,Sarah R. Williams,Sonia Barroso,Anna Vilella,Jose Muñoz,Pilar Varela,Antoni Trilla,Alfredo Mayor,Carlota Dobaño +37 more
TL;DR: Estimating the seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and associated factors in HCW from a large referral hospital in Barcelona, Spain is aimed at anticipating these estimates to be an upper limit to the seropoulos of the general population.
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A randomized placebo-controlled trial of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnant women in the context of insecticide treated nets delivered through the antenatal clinic.
Clara Menendez,Azucena Bardají,Azucena Bardají,Betuel Sigaúque,Cleofé Romagosa,Cleofé Romagosa,Sergi Sanz,Elisa Serra-Casas,Eusebio Macete,Anna Berenguera,Anna Berenguera,Catarina David,Carlota Dobaño,Carlota Dobaño,Denise Naniche,Alfredo Mayor,Jaume Ordi,Inacio Mandomando,John J. Aponte,John J. Aponte,Samuel Mabunda,Pedro L. Alonso,Pedro L. Alonso +22 more
TL;DR: Two-dose SP was associated with a reduction in some indicators, but these were not translated to significant improvement in other maternal or birth outcomes, and ITNs should be part of the ANC package in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Molecular evidence for the localization of Plasmodium falciparum immature gametocytes in bone marrow
Ruth Aguilar,Ariel Magallon-Tejada,Ariel H. Achtman,Ariel H. Achtman,Cinta Moraleda,Regina Joice,Pau Cisteró,Connie S. N. Li Wai Suen,Connie S. N. Li Wai Suen,Augusto Nhabomba,Eusebio Macete,Ivo Mueller,Matthias Marti,Pedro L. Alonso,Clara Menéndez,Louis Schofield,Louis Schofield,Alfredo Mayor +17 more
TL;DR: The high prevalence and abundance of early sexual stages in bone marrow, as well as the relationship between hematological disturbances and gametocyte development in this tissue, are highlighted.
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An Autopsy Study of Maternal Mortality in Mozambique: The Contribution of Infectious Diseases
Clara Menéndez,Cleofé Romagosa,Cleofé Romagosa,Mamudo R. Ismail,Carla Carrilho,Francisco Saute,Nafissa Bique Osman,Fernanda Machungo,Azucena Bardají,Azucena Bardají,Llorenç Quintó,Alfredo Mayor,Denise Naniche,Carlota Dobaño,Pedro L. Alonso,Pedro L. Alonso,Jaume Ordi +16 more
TL;DR: In this tertiary hospital in Mozambique, infectious diseases accounted for at least half of all maternal deaths, even though effective treatment is available for the four leading causes, HIV/AIDS, pyogenic bronchopneumonia, severe malaria, and pyogenic meningitis.