CO13: Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Clinical Immunology
The group focuses its research on immunity, infections, and antimicrobial resistance, with an emphasis on HIV, zoonoses, emerging bacteria, and autoimmunity. This research group is made up of healthcare professionals who work at both the Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar (HUPM) and the University of Cádiz.
Responsible researcher
- José Antonio Girón González:
- E-mail: joseantonio.giron@uca.es
- ORCID: 0000-0002-7482-5828
Co-Principal Investigator
- Manuel Antonio Rodríguez Iglesias:
- E-mail: manuel.rodrigueziglesias@uca.es
- ORCID: 0000-0002-7097-9651
Lines of research
- Line 1: HIV infection. Modulation of immune function (dendritic cells, polymorphonuclear cells, macrophages, T cells) in HIV-infected patients. Disruption of the intestinal barrier/bacterial translocation. HCV coinfection.
- Section 2: Bacterial Infections in Humans. Clinical Presentation. Prognostic Factors. Biomarkers.
- Line 3: Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance. Phenotypic and molecular detection. Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Molecular epidemiology. Antifungals.
- Line 4: Proteomic identification by MALDI-TOF MS. Rapid identification techniques. Detection of toxins and hydrolytic enzymes in antimicrobials.
- Line 5: Emerging zoonotic infections. Antimicrobial-resistant zoonotic bacteria. Epidemiology of arboviral diseases.
- Line 6: Marine bacteria. Human infections caused by marine bacteria. Ecology and environmental factors.
- Line 7: Inflammatory and immune abnormalities in systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Inflammatory response in collagenoses, vasculitis, and organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Modulation of immune function following treatment.
Keywords
- # HIV
- # HCV
- # Inflammation
- # Immunity
- # Sepsis
- # Bacterial Resistance
- # Collagenosis
- # Vasculitis
CO13: Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Clinical Immunology
Responsible researcher
José Antonio Girón González:
University Professor. Director of Internal Medicine at UGC.
- E-mail: joseantonio.giron@uca.es
- ORCID: 0000-0002-7482-5828
- Research ID: M-2712-2015
- Scopus ID: 10341314400
Co-Principal Investigator
Manuel Antonio Rodríguez Iglesias:
Full Professor. Director of the Microbiology Department at UGC.
- E-mail: manuel.rodrigueziglesias@uca.es
- ORCID: 0000-0002-7097-9651
Members of the Team
- Principal Investigators:
- José Antonio Girón González (PI).
- Manuel Antonio Rodríguez Iglesias (Co-IR).
- Researchers:
- Ana Arizcorreta Yarza.
- Andrés Martín Aspas.
- Fátima Galán Sánchez.
- Francisca María Guerrero Sánchez.
- Mercedes Márquez Coello.
- María José Soto Cárdenas.
- Monserrat Montes de Oca Arjona.
- Francisco Illanes Álvarez.
- Estefanía Jurado Tarifa.
- Salud Rodríguez Pallares.
- Inmaculada Guerrero Lozano.
CO13: Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Clinical Immunology
Production
Find all of the group's publications ( Projects, Patents , and Publications) on the I+Salud Portal of the Andalusian Public Health System:
