Interpretation of Haemophilus influenzae detection using the BioFire FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis panel: utility of target analysis and microbiological correlation

María Flores Funes, Mónica Ballestero Téllez, Mireia Rajadell Guiu, Pepa Pérez Jové
Departament de Microbiologia, Catlab, Viladecavalls
XXXV Jornades de la Societat Catalana de Malalties Infeccioses i Microbiologia Clínica. 23-24 Octubre 2026. Tarragona

Hepatitis D seroprevalence and virological confirmation via HDV-RNA in a multicenter study

Mireia Rajadell Guiu, Marcos Jiménez-Sena, Delfina Bosio, Pepa Pérez Jové
Departament de Microbiologia, Catlab, Viladecavalls
XXXV Jornades de la Societat Catalana de Malalties Infeccioses i Microbiologia Clínica. 23-24 Octubre 2026. Tarragona

Shigella infections in MSM from Vallès Occidental, Barcelona: species distribution and ESBL production

Genoveva Santillana Cernuda¹,Mónica Ballestero Téllez¹,Mireia Rajadell Guiu¹,Pilar Arjona Camacho¹,Marta Sobrino Jimenez¹, Pilar Moreno Ocaña¹, Mireia Ribas Oriol¹, Josefa Pérez Jové¹
¹Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology, CATLAB, Barcelona
27th World and European Congress of The International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections. 14-17 October, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic

Emergence of macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium : molecular results from more than 80,000 tests

Santillana Cernuda G.¹ ,Ballestero Téllez M¹ ,Rajadell Guiu M¹,Rubio Casino R¹,Boronat Muñoz A¹, Berrar C¹,Sánchez R¹, Pérez Jové P¹
¹Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology, CATLAB, Barcelona
27th World and European Congress of The International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections. 14-17 October, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic

Pre-analytical automation: enhancing molecular diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Ballestero-Téllez M¹,Rajadell Guiu M¹,Santillana Cernuda G¹,Mascort Marti S¹,Soler Arpí M¹,Berrar Colmenero C¹, Sanchez Úbeda R¹,Ribas Oriol M¹,Pérez Jové P¹
¹Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology, CATLAB, Barcelona
27th World and European Congress of The International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections. 14-17 October, 2026, Prague, Czech Republic

HbS <35% and microcytosis: Keys for the molecular diagnosis of alpha thalassemia associated with heterozygous HbS

María González Boronat, Jorge Medina Ugarelli, Teresa Villalba Hernández
Àrea d’Hematologia - CATLAB Viladecavalls (Barcelona)

Effect of cryoagglutinins on the Sysmex XN 1000® erythrocyte histogram

María González Boronat, Paloma Salas Gómez-Pablos, Jorge Medina Ugarelli
CATLAB, Viladecavalls (Barcelona)
XVII Congrés Català de Ciències de Laboratori Clínic 28-30 de maig, Vilafranca del Penedès

Hourglass pattern in the scattergram of the Sysmes XN 1000 ®: Complementary tool in the diagnosis of Dengue

María González Boronat, Paloma Salas Gómez-Pablos, Teresa Villalba Hernández
CATLAB, Viladecavalls (Barcelona)

Pleural effusion as an initial manifestation of aggressive B-cell lymphoma

Pacheco Elías, Nuria; Vidal Pérez, Judit; Sánchez García, Arnau; González Boronat, María; Lázaro Perona, Carlos; Pallares Borràs, Mireia.
CATLAB, Viladecavalls (Barcelona)

Internal study on the stability of Troponin T hs

Martín López, Mireia; Salas Gómez-Pablos, Paloma; Sánchez García, Arnau; Visiedo Badal, Diana; Pardo Domínguez, Ana
CATLAB, Viladecavalls (Barcelona)
XVII Congrés Català de Ciències de Laboratori Clínic 28-30 de maig, Vilafranca del Penedès

Use of the CALEX® cap device and integration of fecal pancreatic elastase into the Optilite analyzer

Gemma Ferrer Orihuel, Ángel Beteta Vicente, Eva Guillén Campuzano, Amaia Fernández Uriarte, Catrina Colomé Mallolas, Elsa Escuder Azuara.
Àrea de Bioquímica. Catlab, Viladecavalls, Barcelona.

Implementation of a set of pre-analytical measures to increase the performance of microbiological diagnosis of chronic prostatitis

Jiménez Morgades E ¹, Ballestero Téllez M ¹, Sánchez A ² , Martínez S ² , Merizaldi R ² , Jiménez M ¹, Rajadell M ¹, Pérez Jové P ¹
¹Microbiologia Centre d’ Analítiques Terrassa, Catlab , Viladecavalls
²Extra-analítica Centre d’ Analítiques Terrassa, Catlab , Viladecavalls
XXIX Congreso Nacional Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 28-30 Maig. Bilbao

Identification of dermatophytes by Maldi-tof: comparison of two methods in fungal samples from Vallès Occidental (Barcelona)

Narváez Morales, Sofía Adriana¹ ;Baena, Mª Carmen¹ ;Velasco, Montserrat¹; Ballestero-Téllez, Mónica¹; Pérez Jove, Pepa¹
¹Microbiología y Parasitología Clínica, CATLAB, Barcelona
XXIX Congreso Nacional Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 28-30 Maig. Bilbao

Pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii: can we confirm infection only with the qPCR results?

Bosio, Delfina¹ ;Jimenéz Sena, Marcos¹ ; Rajadell Guiu, Mireia¹; Ballestero-Téllez, Mónica¹; Jiménez Morgades, Elena¹; Pérez Jove, Pepa¹
¹Microbiología y Parasitología Clínica, CATLAB, Barcelona
¹Microbiología y Parasitología Clínica, CATLAB, Barcelona
XXIX Congreso Nacional Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 28-30 Maig. Bilbao

Impact of the artificial intelligence-based system (BD Kiestra ™ UCA) for automated reading of urine cultures in the daily routine of a microbiology laboratory

Jimenéz Sena, Marcos¹ ; Ballestero Téllez , Mónica¹ ;Jiménez Morgades, Elena¹ ; Bosio , Delfina¹ ; Jiménez Mallén , Ester¹; Flores Funes, María¹; Pérez Jove, Pepa¹
¹Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología CATLAB. Barcelona.

Emergence of macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium: molecular results data from more than 80,000 determinations

Genoveva Santillana Cernuda¹, Mónica Ballestero Téllez¹, Mireia Rajadell Guiu¹, Rosa Rubio Casino¹, Alicia Boronat Muñoz¹, Conxita Berrar¹, Rosa Sánchez¹, Pepa Pérez Jové¹
¹Microbiología y Parasitología Clínica, CATLAB, Barcelona
XXIX Congreso Nacional Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 28-30 Maig. Bilbao

Study of a less prevalent infection: Nocardiosis

Boronat Muñoz, A.¹; Santillana Cernuda, G¹.; Andrés Santamaría², M.; Garcia Fabra, M. C.²; Pérez Jove, P.¹
¹Servicio de Microbiología. Centro de Analíticas Terrassa, AIE ( Catlab ), Viladecavalls
²Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas . Hospital Universitario de Terrassa, Terrassa

Legionellosis and its complex clinical assessment

Boronat Muñoz, A.¹; Santillana Cernuda, G¹.; Andrés Santamaría², M.; Garcia Fabra, M. C.²; Pérez Jove, P.¹
¹Servicio de Microbiología. Centro de Analíticas Terrassa, AIE ( Catlab ), Viladecavalls
²Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas . Hospital Universitario de Terrassa, Terrassa

Rare hemoglobin variants detected from glycosylated hemoglobin

Muñoz Hortiguela Sara, Nonis Márquez Sofía Ayelén ,Redondo López Laura, Medina Ugarelli, Jorge Yván

​​​​​​​Study of Irregular Acids, Identification and Titration during the period 2021-2025 at Catlab routine Laboratory

Redondo López Laura, Muñoz Hortiguela Sara, Nonis Márquez Sofía Ayelén , Villalba Hernández Teresa

Interference in MCHC measurement: experience in our laboratory in analysing causes and management with the help of CBCO-Sysmex software.

Teresa M Villalba Hernandez¹, Maria Gonzalez Boronat¹, Miquel Diaz Valls¹,², Jorge Y Medina Ugarelli ¹
¹Catlab laboratoris, Terrassa, Spain, ² Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Spain

Beyond serology: integrating PCR to clarify HEV infection stage and liver injury in a Catalan healthcare area

L. Brusca Vidao¹ ²,E. Jiménez Mallén¹ ² ,M. Ballestero Téllez² ,M. Rajadell Guiu², G. Santillana Cernuda² , J. Pérez Jove²
¹Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa - Terrassa (Spain), ²CATLAB AIE - Viladecavalls (Spain)

Managing a Mycoplasma pneumoniae outbreak: impact of syndromic panels on antimicrobial prescriptions in paediatric emergencies

L. Brusca Vidao¹ ²,S. Narváez Morales² ,M. Ballestero Téllez² ,M. Rajadell Guiu², G. Santillana Cernuda² ³ ⁴, R. Rubio Casino² ⁴, M. Xercavins¹ ² , J. Pérez Jove³
¹Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa - Terrassa (Spain), ²CATLAB AIE - Viladecavalls (Spain), ³Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa - Terrassa (Spain), ⁴Hospital Sant Joan de Deu de Martorell - Martorell (Spain)