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Javier García-Samaniego

Javier García-Samaniego

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Microbiology

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56
Citations
13961
World Ranking
3675
National Ranking
105

Overview

Javier García-Samaniego is affiliated with Hospital Universitario La Paz in Spain and focuses their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work centers on several medical subfields including Epidemiology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Surgery.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to hepatitis and liver diseases. Their main research themes include:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Javier García-Samaniego has published numerous papers in several medical journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Global change in hepatitis C virus prevalence and cascade of care between 2015 and 2020: a modelling study" (2022) in The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Spanish Guidelines for Diagnosis, Management, Treatment, and Prevention of DRESS Syndrome" (2020) in Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology
  • "Significant fibrosis predicts new-onset diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension in patients with NASH" (2020) in Journal of Hepatology
  • "Adjusted estimate of the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus in 25 countries and territories" (2023) in Journal of Hepatology
  • "Elevation of Liver Fibrosis Index FIB-4 Is Associated With Poor Clinical Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19" (2020) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

The frequent coauthors collaborating with the scientist include:

  • María Buti
  • Javier Crespo
  • José Luís Calleja
  • Sabela Lens
  • Manuel Rodríguez

Javier García-Samaniego's publications are most commonly found in the following journals:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Gastroenterología y Hepatología
  • Gastroenterología y Hepatología (English Edition)
  • Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
  • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Best Publications

  • Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015: a modelling study

    Sarah Blach;Stefan Zeuzem;Michael Manns;Ibrahim Altraif

  • Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study

    Devin Razavi-Shearer;Ivane Gamkrelidze;Mindie H Nguyen;Ding-Shinn Chen

  • Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in selected countries

    P. Bruggmann;T. Berg;A. L. H. Øvrehus;C. Moreno

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C

    Javier Garcı́a-Samaniego;Manuel Rodrı́guez;Juan Berenguer;Rafael Rodrı́guez-Rosado

  • Incidence and predictors of severe liver fibrosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C: a European collaborative study.

    Luz Martín-Carbonero;Yves Benhamou;Massimo Puoti;Juan Berenguer

  • Increasing impact of chronic viral hepatitis on hospital admissions and mortality among HIV-infected patients.

    Luz Martín-Carbonero;Vincent Soriano;Eulalia Valencia;Javier García-Samaniego

  • Hepatitis C virus prevalence and level of intervention required to achieve the WHO targets for elimination in the European Union by 2030: a modelling study

    Homie Razavi;Sarah Robbins;Stefan Zeuzem;Francesco Negro

  • Pegylated Ifn-α2b plus ribavirin as therapy for chronic hepatitis C in Hiv-infected patients

    Mayte Pérez-Olmeda;Marina Núñez;Miriam Romero;Juan González

  • Strategies to manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease burden

    H Wedemeyer;A S Duberg;M Buti;W M Rosenberg

  • Role of weight-based ribavirin dosing and extended duration of therapy in chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients: the PRESCO trial.

    Marina Núñez;Celia Miralles;Miguel Angel Berdún;Elena Losada

  • Hepatotoxicity after introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

    R Rodríguez-Rosado;J García-Samaniego;V Soriano

  • Impact of chronic liver disease due to hepatitis viruses as cause of hospital admission and death in HIV-infected drug users

    V. Soriano;J. García-samaniego;E. Valencia;R. Rodríguez-rosado

  • A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of emricasan in patients with NASH and F1-F3 fibrosis.

    Stephen A. Harrison;Zachary Goodman;Abdul Jabbar;Ravi Vemulapalli

  • Interferon α for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    V Soriano;J García-Samaniego;R Bravo;J González

  • Influence of hepatitis C virus genotypes and HIV infection on histological severity of chronic hepatitis C. The Hepatitis/HIV Spanish Study Group.

    J García-Samaniego;V Soriano;J Castilla;R Bravo

  • Severe liver disease associated with prolonged exposure to antiretroviral drugs.

    Ivana Maida;Marina Núñez;Maria Jose Ríos;Luz Martín-Carbonero

  • Association of pretreatment serum interferon γ inducible protein 10 levels with sustained virological response to peginterferon plus ribavirin therapy in genotype 1 infected patients with chronic hepatitis C

    Moises Diago;Gregorio Castellano;Javier Garcia-Samaniego;Celia Perez

  • Treatment of insulin resistance with metformin in naïve genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients receiving peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin

    Manuel Romero-Gómez;Moisés Diago;Raúl J. Andrade;José L. Calleja

  • Effectiveness, safety and clinical outcomes of direct-acting antiviral therapy in HCV genotype 1 infection: Results from a Spanish real-world cohort

    Jose Luis Calleja;Javier Crespo;Diego Rincón;Belén Ruiz-Antorán

  • Development and Validation of Hepamet Fibrosis Scoring System A Simple, Noninvasive Test to Identify Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease With Advanced Fibrosis

    Javier Ampuero;Raluca Pais;Rocío Aller;Rocío Gallego-Durán

  • Liver cirrhosis in HIV-infected patients: prevalence, aetiology and clinical outcome.

    C. Castellares;P. Barreiro;L. Martín-Carbonero;P. Labarga

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Soriano
Vincent Soriano Universidad Internacional De La Rioja
Juan González-Lahoz
Juan González-Lahoz Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Luz Martín-Carbonero
Luz Martín-Carbonero Hospital Universitario La Paz
Marina Núñez
Marina Núñez Wake Forest University
Pablo Barreiro
Pablo Barreiro Hospital Universitario La Paz
Manuel Romero-Gómez
Manuel Romero-Gómez University of Seville
Maria Buti
Maria Buti Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Pablo Labarga
Pablo Labarga Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Xavier Forns
Xavier Forns University of Barcelona
Rafael Esteban
Rafael Esteban Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari

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