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Luis Martínez-Martínez

Luis Martínez-Martínez

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Microbiology

D-Index
83
Citations
24089
World Ranking
995
National Ranking
23

Overview

Luis Martínez-Martínez is affiliated with the University of Córdoba in Spain and has a significant research output in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work primarily focuses on molecular medicine, epidemiology, applied microbiology and biotechnology, pharmacology, and clinical biochemistry.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics related to antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antibiotic use and resistance, antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, and nosocomial infections in intensive care units.

Recent publications by Martínez-Martínez include:

  • In vitro and in vivo efficacy of combinations of colistin and different endolysins against clinical strains of multi-drug resistant pathogens, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Predicting Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptibility phenotypes from whole genome sequence resistome analysis, 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic susceptibility profiles, genomic epidemiology and resistance mechanisms: a nation-wide five-year time lapse analysis, 2023, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, resistance mechanisms and international clonal lineages: update from ESGARS-ESCMID/ISARPAE Group, 2023, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • CARB-ES-19 Multicenter Study of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli From All Spanish Provinces Reveals Interregional Spread of High-Risk Clones Such as ST307/OXA-48 and ST512/KPC-3, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology

Martínez-Martínez frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including:

  • Julián Torre-Cisneros
  • Rafael Cantón
  • Elena Pérez-Nadales
  • Álvaro Pascual
  • Germán Bou

The main venues where Martínez-Martínez publishes include:

  • Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica (English ed )
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Antibiotics
  • Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica

Best Publications

  • Quinolone resistance from a transferable plasmid

    Luis Martínez-Martínez;Alvaro Pascual;George A Jacoby

  • Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Nonhospitalized Patients

    Jesús Rodríguez-Baño;Maria Dolores Navarro;Luisa Romero;Luis Martínez-Martínez

  • Effect of appropriate combination therapy on mortality of patients with bloodstream infections due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (INCREMENT): a retrospective cohort study

    Belén Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez;Elena Salamanca;Marina de Cueto;Po-Ren Hsueh

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae AcrAB Efflux Pump Contributes to Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence

    Emma Padilla;Enrique Llobet;Antonio Doménech-Sánchez;Luis Martínez-Martínez

  • Acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: detection and surveillance issues

    V. Miriagou;G. Cornaglia;M. Edelstein;I. Galani

  • Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance: an update.

    José Manuel Rodríguez-Martínez;María Eliecer Cano;Carmen Velasco;Luis Martínez-Martínez

  • Emergence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance in Escherichia coli in Europe

    Hedi Mammeri;Marc Van De Loo;Laurent Poirel;Luis Martinez-Martinez

  • Roles of β-Lactamases and Porins in Activities of Carbapenems and Cephalosporins against Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Luis Martínez-Martínez;Alvaro Pascual;Santiago Hernández-Allés;Dolores Alvarez-Díaz

  • In vivo selection of porin-deficient mutants of Klebsiella pneumoniae with increased resistance to cefoxitin and expanded-spectrum-cephalosporins.

    L Martínez-Martínez;S Hernández-Allés;S Albertí;J M Tomás

  • Biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii: associated features and clinical implications

    J. Rodríguez-Baño;S. Martí;S. Soto;F. Fernández-Cuenca

  • Relationship between β-lactamase production, outer membrane protein and penicillin-binding protein profiles on the activity of carbapenems against clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

    Felipe Fernández-Cuenca;Luis Martínez-Martínez;Maria Carmen Conejo;Juan A Ayala

  • qnr Gene nomenclature.

    George Jacoby;Vincent Cattoir;David Hooper;Luis Martínez-Martínez

  • Induction of release of tumor necrosis factor from human monocytes by staphylococci and staphylococcal peptidoglycans.

    C. P. Timmerman;E. Mattsson;L. Martinez-Martinez;L. De Graaf

  • Time trends in the aetiology of prosthetic joint infections: a multicentre cohort study

    N. Benito;N. Benito;M. Franco;A. Ribera;A. Ribera;A. Soriano

  • Nationwide Study of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Spain

    J. R. Hernández;L. Martínez-Martínez;R. Cantón;T. M. Coque

  • Genetic Markers of Widespread Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa High-Risk Clones

    Gabriel Cabot;Alain A. Ocampo-Sosa;M. Angeles Domínguez;Juan F. Gago

  • Porin expression in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

    Santiago Hernández-Allés;Sebastián Albertí;Dolores Álvarez;Antonio Doménech-Sánchez

  • Overexpression of AmpC and Efflux Pumps in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Bloodstream Infections: Prevalence and Impact on Resistance in a Spanish Multicenter Study

    Gabriel Cabot;Alain A. Ocampo-Sosa;Fe Tubau;María D. Macia

  • Contribution of Efflux Pumps, Porins, and β-Lactamases to Multidrug Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

    C. Rumbo;E. Gato;María López;C. Ruiz de Alegría

  • Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance: Two decades on.

    José Manuel Rodríguez-Martínez;José Manuel Rodríguez-Martínez;Jesús Machuca;Jesús Machuca;María Eliecer Cano;Jorge Calvo

  • Impact of antibiotic resistance and of adequate empirical antibiotic treatment in the prognosis of patients with Escherichia coli bacteraemia

    Galo Peralta;M. Blanca Sánchez;J. Carlos Garrido;Inés De Benito

Frequent Co-Authors

Álvaro Pascual
Álvaro Pascual University of Seville
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño University of Seville
Germán Bou
Germán Bou University of A Coruña
Antonio Oliver
Antonio Oliver Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Jordi Vila
Jordi Vila University of Barcelona
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Jerónimo Pachón
Jerónimo Pachón University of Seville
Ferran Navarro
Ferran Navarro Autonomous University of Barcelona
Emilia Cercenado
Emilia Cercenado Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Fe Tubau
Fe Tubau Bellvitge University Hospital

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