{"id":8614,"date":"2023-01-17T14:21:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T14:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasteur.uy\/uncategorized\/gran-premio-nacional-de-medicina-to-researchers-in-tuberculosis-and-covid19\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T14:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T14:21:49","slug":"gran-premio-nacional-de-medicina-to-researchers-in-tuberculosis-and-covid19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasteur.uy\/en\/news\/gran-premio-nacional-de-medicina-to-researchers-in-tuberculosis-and-covid19\/","title":{"rendered":"Gran Premio Nacional de Medicina to researchers in tuberculosis and Covid19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>\n            <span style=\"color: #005481;\"><br \/>\n              <strong>Two papers involving scientists from the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo won first and second place in the Gran Premio Nacional de Medicina, awarded annually by Academia Nacional de Medicina de Uruguay.<\/strong><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <span style=\"color: #005481;\"><br \/>\n              <strong><\/strong><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<p>The first prize went to the project &#8220;Tuberculosis: from the clinic to the laboratory, and from the laboratory to the patient and the health system. An example of Translational Medicine&#8221;, led by <strong>Gonzalo Greif<\/strong> (IP Montevideo), together with <strong>Carlos Robello<\/strong>, <strong>Joaqu\u00edn Hurtado<\/strong>, <strong> Nicol\u00e1s Nin<\/strong>, <strong>Mar\u00eda Buroni<\/strong>, <strong>\u00c1lvaro Giordano<\/strong>, <strong>Cecilia Coithi\u00f1o<\/strong> y <strong>Fernando Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This project is the result of 15 years of research into the causative agent of tuberculosis. In particular, it involved the design of a genomic method to characterise the type of strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis &#8211; the bacterium that causes tuberculosis &#8211; that affects each patient. Knowing the strain in question can help in better treatment and monitoring of the disease, or knowing, for example, whether the strain is resistant to any of the drugs used to treat the clinical condition.<\/p>\n<p>The research also resulted in the identification of a substance that functions as a marker in the blood that can help predict the severity of the disease. This could be useful for medical decision-making in critically ill patients.<\/p>\n<p>Second place went to &#8220;Clinical and translational research in critically ill patients with Covid-19&#8221;, led by Dr Nicol\u00e1s Nin, from the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Espa\u00f1ol. This project also included, as co-authors and collaborators, <strong>Gonzalo Moratorio<\/strong>, <strong>Pilar Moreno<\/strong>, <strong>Gregorio Iraola<\/strong>, <strong>Fabi\u00e1n Aldunate<\/strong>, <strong>\u00c1lvaro Fajardo<\/strong>, <strong>Natalia Echeverr\u00eda<\/strong>, <strong>Marianoel Pereira-G\u00f3mez<\/strong>, <strong>Rodrigo Arce<\/strong>, <strong>Joaqu\u00edn Hurtado<\/strong>, <strong>Andr\u00e9s L\u00f3pez-Radcenco<\/strong>, <strong>Fernando Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, <strong>Guillermo Moyna<\/strong>, <strong>Diego Ferla<\/strong>, <strong>Diego Sim\u00f3n<\/strong>, <strong>\u00c1lvaro Giordano<\/strong>, <strong>Gonzalo Greif<\/strong>, <strong>Mercedes Corral<\/strong>, <strong>Alexander Rauhut<\/strong>, <strong>Alicia Costabile<\/strong>, <strong>Paula Perbolianachis<\/strong>, <strong>Regina Pontartier<\/strong>, <strong>Mercedes Paz<\/strong>, <strong> Irene Ferreiro<\/strong>, <strong>Manuela De Castro<\/strong>, <strong>Mar\u00eda Buroni<\/strong>, <strong> Cecilia Vilarino<\/strong>, <strong>Patricia Lacuesta<\/strong>, <strong>Romina Guereldian<\/strong>, <strong>Cecilia Salazar<\/strong>, <strong>Solana Feippe<\/strong>, <strong>Patricia Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> and <strong>Carlos Quiroga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This research conducted a comprehensive clinical and laboratory analysis of patients with COVID-19, with monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants and assessment of pathogen distribution on surfaces in the hospital environment.<\/p>\n<p>The information obtained may be of benefit in developing hospital infection control guidelines, predicting prognosis and reducing both mortality and sequelae of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two papers involving scientists from the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo won first and second place in the Gran Premio Nacional de Medicina, awarded annually by Academia Nacional de Medicina de Uruguay. 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