Maria A. Mejias, MD

Asuncion Mejias, MD, PhD is a principal investigator in the Center for Vaccines and Immunity at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the The Ohio State University College of Medicine and faculty from the Division of Infectious Diseases. Her research program focuses on the immunopathogenesis of respiratory viral infections and the mechanisms of viral-host interaction using a multidisciplinary approach, with particular emphasis on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection.

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Gender:

• Female

Languages Spoken:

• English
• Spanish

Research Center:

• Center for Vaccines and Immunity

Areas of Interest:

• Our lab studies the pathogenesis of respiratory viral infections in depth, with particular emphasis on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). RSV infection is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants in the US, however therapeutic options are limited and no vaccine is yet available to prevent the infection. To gain insight in to the pathogenesis of the disease we have developed a global, multidisciplinary approach, performing studies in the mouse model of RSV and in children with respiratory viral infections. In parallel, we perform detailed studies on the virus itself and we are characterizing the host differences in disease severity applying microarray analysis. Gene expression analyses has allowed us to better understand the mechanisms of the disease, but also to assess disease severity, responses to therapy and eventually predict outcomes in children with RSV, influenza or rhinovirus infections among others.

Medical School

• Facultad deMedicina University de Malagna
  Date Completed: 07/31/1995

Internship

• Hospital Generol Universitario Gregario Maranon
  Date Completed: 04/30/2001

Residency

• Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
  Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Fellowship

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  Date Completed: 09/30/2006

Graduate School

• University Autonóma of Madrid & Facultad de Medicina, University of Málaga, Spain
  Date Completed: 06/30/2010

Master's

• MSCS, Masters in Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
  Date Completed: 06/30/2011

Department:

• Pediatrics

Section:

• Infectious Diseases

Speciality:

• Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  
• Pediatrics
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 02/26/2010

2009–present

• Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital.

2009–present

• Investigator, Center for Vaccines and Immunity, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

2007–2009

• Clinical Research Scholar, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

2007–2009

• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

2006–2007

• Senior Research Scientist, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

• Escosa L, Ramilo O, Mejias A. 2013. High dose daptomicin for disseminated MRSA infection.  An Pediatr (Barc). Vol. 78, no. 3. (March): 185-8.
• Bentebibel SE, Lopez S, Obermoser G, Schmitt N, Mueller C, Harrod C, Flano E, Mejias A, Albrecht RA, Blankenship D, Xu H, Pascual V, Banchereau J, Garcia-Sastre A, Palucka AK, Ramilo O, Ueno H. 2013. Induction of ICOS+CXCR3+CXCR5+ TH Cells Correlates with Antibody Responses to Influenza Vaccination.  Sci Transl Med. Vol. 5, no. 176. (March): e176ra32.
• Mella C, Suarez-Arrabal MC, Lopez S, Stephens J, Fernandez S, Hall M, Ramilo O, Mejias A. 2013. Innate immune dysfunction is associated with enhanced disease severity in infants with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis.  J Infect Dis. Vol. 207, no. 4. (February): 564-73.
• Ramilo O and Mejias A. 2013. Diagnosis and Classification of Pathogens. In Genomic and Personalized Medicine, 2nd Edition. 2nd ed. Saunders: Elsevier.
• Hahn A, Wang W, Jaggi P, Dvorchik I, Ramlo O, Koranyi K, Mejias A. 2013. Human metapneumovirus infections are associated with severe morbidity inhospitalized children of all ages.  Epidemiol Infect. Vol. 7, no. January: 1-11.
• Jaggi P, Kajon A, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Leber A. 2013. Human adenovirus (HAdV) in Kawasaki Disease: A Confounding Bystander?.  Clinical Infect Dis. Vol. 56, no. 1. (January): 58-64.
• Chang ML, Jordan-Villegas A, Evans A, Bhore R, Brock E, Mejias A, Siegel JD. 2012. Respiratory viruses identified in an Urban Children's Hospital Emergency Department during the 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic.  Pediatr Emerg Care. Vol. 28, no. 10. (October): 990-997 (0.803).
• Cantey,Joseph,B; Mejias,Asuncion; Wallihan,Rebecca; Doern,Christopher; Brock,Evangeline; Salamon,Douglas; Marcon,Mario; Sanchez,Pablo,J. 2012. Use of Blood Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection.  JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. Vol. 161, no. 2. (August): 357-361.
• Mejias A; Ramilo O. 2012. Parainfluenza Viruses. In Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 4th Edition. 4th ed. St Louis: Elsevier.
• Vecino R, Santiago B, Baquero-Artigao F, López GL, García C, Muñoz G, Prieto G, Martínez A, de José MI, Mejías A. 2012. Tuberculosis in Pediatric Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 31, no. 7. (July): 774-777.
• Cernada,Maria; Badia,Natalia; Modesto,Vicente; Alonso,Ricardo; Mejias,Asuncion; Golombek,Sergio; Vento,Maximo. 2012. Cord blood interleukin-6 as a predictor of early-onset neonatal sepsis.  Acta Paediatr. Vol. 101, no. 5. (May): e203-7.
• Ioannidis I, McNally B, Willette M, Peeples ME, Chaussabel D, Durbin JE, Ramilo O, Mejias A, Flano E. 2012. Plasticity and virus-specificity of the airway epithelial cell immune response during respiratory viral infection.  J Virol. Vol. 86, no. 10. (May): 5422-36.
• Manzoni,P; Paes,B; Resch,B; Mejias,A; Ramilo,O; Carbonell-Estrany,X; Bont,L. 2012. High risk for RSV bronchiolitis in late preterms and selected infants affected by rare disorders: a dilemma of specific prevention.  Early human development. Vol. 88, no. May: S34-41.
• Nadorlik,Holly; Marcon,Mario; Koranyi,Katalin; Ramilo,Octavio; Mejias,Asuncion. 2012. A 2-month-old With Bacteremia and Gastroenteritis.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 31, no. 2. (February): 210-216.
• Nadorlik,Holly; Marcon,Mario; Koranyi,Katalin; Ramilo,Octavio; Mejias,Asuncion; Azimi,Parvin,H; Lee,Brian. 2012. A 2-month-old with bacteremia and gastroenteritis. Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia.  Pediatric infectious disease journal. Vol. 31, no. 2. (February): 210-16.
• Garcia,Carla; Soriano-Fallas,Alejandra; Lozano,Juanita; Leos,Nora; Gomez,Ana,M; Ramilo,Octavio; Mejias,Asuncion. 2012. Decreased innate immune cytokine responses correlate with disease severity in children with respiratory syncytial virus and human rhinovirus bronchiolitis.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 31, no. 1. (January): 86-89.
• Banchereau,Romain; Jordan-Villegas,Alejandro; Ardura,Monica; Mejias,Asuncion; Baldwin,Nicole; Xu,Hui; Saye,Elizabeth; Rossello-Urgell,Jose; Nguyen,Phuong; Blankenship,Derek; Creech,Clarence,B; pascual,Virginia; Banchereau,Jacques; Chaussabel,Damien; Ramilo,Octavio. 2012. Host immune transcriptional profiles reflect the variability in clinical disease manifestations in patients with Staphylococcus aureus infections.  PloS one. Vol. 7, no. 4. (January): ee34390.
• Skinner, JA; Baldwin, N; Sharma, M; Lemoine, B; Blankenship, D; Qin, H; Xu, Z; De Vol, EB; Pascual, V; Mejias, A; Ramilo, O; Pankla, R; Lertmemongkolchai, G; Berry, M; O'Garra, A; Palucka, K; Thiebaut, R; Chene, G; Cohen, M; Soderberg, K; Denny, TN; McMichael, A; Haynes, B. F; Levy, Y; Banchereau, J; Chaussabel, D. 2011. Whole Blood Transcriptional Monitoring of Acute HIV-1 Infection Reveals Differential Signatures of Host Immune Activation. In AIDS Vaccine
• Boppana,Suresh,B; Ross,Shannon,A; Shimamura,Masako; Palmer,April,L; Ahmed,Amina; Michaels,Marian,G; Sanchez,Pablo,J; Bernstein,David,I; Tolan,Robert,W; Novak,Zdenek; Chowdhury,Nazma; Britt,William,J; Fowler,Karen,B. 2011. Saliva Polymerase-Chain-Reaction Assay for Cytomegalovirus Screening in Newborns.  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. Vol. 364, no. 22. (June): 2111-2118.
• Boppana SB, Ross SA, Shimamura M, Palmer AL, Ahmed A, Michaels MG, Sánchez PJ, Bernstein DI, Tolan RW Jr, Novak Z, Chowdhury N, Britt WJ, Fowler KB; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders CHIMES Study. 2011. Saliva polymerase-chain-reaction assay for cytomegalovirus screening in newborns.  N Engl J Med. Vol. 364, no. 22. (June): 2111-8 (53.29) Citation Count: 8.
• Mejias A, Ramilo O. 2011. Pneumococcal Pneumonia in preschool children: viral coinfection does not worsen clincial outcome.  Ped Infect Dis J. Vol. 30, no. 2. (January): 183-84.
• Mejias A, Ramilo O. 2011. Interventions to Prevent Long-term Consequences of Bronchiolitis.  Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews. Vol. 7, no. 3. (January): 183-6.
• Mella, C; Mejias, A; Muszynski, J; Hall, M; Ramilo, O. 2010. Relationships Between Viral Pathogen, Bacterial Co-Infection, And Outcomes From Bronchiolitis In Critically Ill Children. In Society for Critical Care Medicine
• Garcia,Carla,G; Bhore,Rafia; Soriano-Fallas,Alejandra; Trost,Margaret; Chason,Rebecca; Ramilo,Octavio; Mejias,Asuncion. 2010. Risk Factors for Bronchiolitis-related Hospitalizations: Differences between Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and non-RSV Bronchiolitis.  Pediatrics. Vol. 126, no. 6. (December): e1453-e1460.
• Mejias, A, Ramilo O. 2010. RSV and Asthma, What is the Evidence. In Sibilancias del Lactante. Madrid: Ed. Luzan.
• Torres,Juan,Pablo; Gomez,Ana,M; Khokhar,Shama; Bhoj,Vijay,G; Tagliabue,Claudia; Chang,Michael,L; Kiener,Peter,A; Revell,Paula,A; Ramilo,Octavio; Mejias,Asuncion. 2010. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) RNA Loads in Peripheral Blood Correlates with Disease Severity in Mice.  Respiratory Research. Vol. 11, no. September: e125.
• Berry,Matthew,PR; Graham,Christine,M; McNab,Finlay,W; Xu,Zhaohui; Bloch,Susannah,AA; Oni,Tolu; Wilkinson,Katalin,A; Banchereau,Romain; Skinner,Jason; Wilkinson,Robert,J; Quinn,Charles; Blankenship,Derek; Dhawan,Ranju; Cush,John,J; Mejias,Asuncion; Ramilo,Octavio; Kon,Onn,M; pascual,Virginia; Banchereau,Jacques; Chaussabel,Damien; O'Garra,Anne. 2010. An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosis.  NATURE. Vol. 466, no. 7309. (August): 973-U98.
• Berry MP, Graham CM, McNab FW, Xu Z, Bloch SA, Oni T, Wilkinson KA, Banchereau R, Skinner J, Wilkinson RJ, Quinn C, Blankenship D, Dhawan R, Cush JJ, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Kon OM, Pascual V, Banchereau J, Chaussabel D, O'Garra A. 2010. An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosis.  Nature. Vol. 466, no. 7309. (August): 973-977 (36.280) Citation Count: 119.
• Techasaensiri,Benyachalee; Techasaensiri,Chonnamet; Mejas,Asuncion; McCracken,George,H; Ramilo,Octavio. 2010. Viral Coinfections in Children With Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.  PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. Vol. 29, no. 6. (June): 519-523.
• Boppana SB, Ross SA, Novak Z, Shimamura M, Tolan RW Jr, Palmer AL, Ahmed A, Michaels MG, Sánchez PJ, Bernstein DI, Britt WJ, Fowler KB; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders CMV and Hearing Multicenter Screening (CHIMES) Study. 2010. Dried blood spot real-time polymerase chain reaction assays to screen newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus infection.  JAMA. Vol. 303, no. 14. (April): 1375-82 (30.026) Citation Count: 32.
• Boppana,Suresh,B; Ross,Shannon,A; Novak,Zdenek; Shimamura,Masako; Tolan,Robert,W; Palmer,April,L; Ahmed,Amina; Michaels,Marian,G; Sanchez,Pablo,J; Bernstein,David,I; Britt,William,J; Fowler,Karen,B. 2010. Dried Blood Spot Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays to Screen Newborns for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection.  JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Vol. 303, no. 14. (April): 1375-1382.
• Techasaensiri B, Techasaensiri C, Mejias A, McCracken GH Jr, Ramilo O. 2010. Viral coinfections in children with invasive pneumococcal disease.  Ped Infect Dis J. Vol. 29, no. 6. (January): 519-523. (3.06) Citation Count: 8.
• Santiago B, McCloud B, Mejias A. 2010. An 11 month old with Pneumonia and rash.  Revista Pediatrica de Panama. Vol. 39, no. 3. (January): 37-41.
• Jordan-Villegas,Alejandro; Chang,Michael,L; Ramilo,Octavio; Mejias,Asuncion. 2010. Concomitant Respiratory Viral Infection in Children with Kawasaki Disease.  Ped Infect Dis J. Vol. 29, no. 8. (January): 770-772.
• Rodriguez R, Mejias A, and Ramilo O. 2010. Acute Bronchiolitis Infections in the Community.  n/a.
• Rodriguez R, Mejias A, and Ramilo O. 2010. Acute Bronchiolitis. In Treatment Guidelines for Pediatric Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department. Madrid: Drug Farma S.L.
• Mejias A and Ramilo O. 2010. RSV and Asthma, what is the evidence?.  Ed. Luzan. Vol. 1, no. January: 1-10.
• Skinner, JA; Sharma, M; Baldwin, N; Lemoine, B; Blankenship, D; De Vol, EB; Mejias, A; Ramilo, O; Cohen, M; Letvin, N; Goldstein, D; Soderberg, K; Denny, TN; Shianna, K; McMichael, A; Haynes, B; Banchereau, J; Chaussabel, D. 2009. The blood transcriptional response to early acute HIV infection is transient and responsive to antiretroviral therapy. In Retrovirology
• Ramilo,Octavio; Mejias,Asuncion. 2009. Shifting the Paradigm: Host Gene Signatures for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases.  CELL HOST & MICROBE. Vol. 6, no. 3. (September): 199-200.
• Ramilo O, Mejias A. 2009. Shifting the paradigm: host gene signatures for diagnosis of infectious diseases.  Cell Host Microbe. Vol. 6, no. 3. (September): 199-200 (13.021).
• Mejias,A; Sanchez,P,J. 2009. Update on cytomegalovirus.  ANALES DE PEDIATRIA. Vol. 70, no. 6. (June): 517-518.
• Banchereau, R; Ardura, M; Di Pucchio, T; Mejias, A; Chaussabel, D; Banchereau, J; Ramilo, O. 2009. Decreased Central Memory T Cells and Increased Monocytes in Children with Invasive Staphylococcus Aureus. In Federation-of-Clinical-Immunology-Societies
• Ardura,Monica,I; Banchereau,Romain; Mejias,Asuncion; Di Pucchio,Tiziana; Glaser,Casey; Allantaz,Florence; pascual,Virginia; Banchereau,Jacques; Chaussabel,Damien; Ramilo,Octavio. 2009. Enhanced Monocyte Response and Decreased Central Memory T Cells in Children with Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections.  PLOS ONE. Vol. 4, no. 5. (May): ee5446.
• Mejias A, Ramilo O. 2009. Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Persistent Infection of Dendritic Cells Reply.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 28, no. 5. (May): 450-451. (2.85).
• Ardura M, Banchereau R, Mejías A, Di Pucchio T, Glaser C, Allantaz F, Pascual V, Banchereau J, Chaussabel D and Ramilo O. 2009. System Biology Approach to Invasive Staphylococcus Aureus Infections Reveals Reduced Central Memory T cells and Increase Monocytes.  PLOS One. Vol. 4, no. 5. (January): ee5446.
• Somers,Cynthia,C; Ahmad,Naveed; Mejias,Asuncion; Buckingham,Steve,C; Carubelli,Cecilia; Katz,Kathy; Leos,Nora; Gomez,Ana,M; DeVincenzo,John,P; Ramilo,Octavio; Jafri,Hasan,S. 2009. Effect of dexamethasone on RSV-induced lung inflammation in children: results of a randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial.  Ped Allergy and Immunol. Vol. 20, no. 5. (January): 477-485.
• Mejias, A; Bustos, R; Ardura, M,I; Ramirez, C; Sanchez, P,J. 2009. Persistence of Herpes Simplex Virus DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Neonates with Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis.  J Perinatol. Vol. 4, no. January: 290-296.
• Mejías, A, Rodríguez R and Ramilo, O. 2009. Bronchiolitis. In Pediatric Infectious Disease Guidelines in the Emergency Department. Madrid: Edika Med Editorial.
• Mejías, A, García C, Rodríguez R and Ramilo, O. 2009. Virus respiratorio sincitial y otros virus en las sibilancias del lactante. In Sibilancias del Lactante. Madrid: LUZAN 5 SA.
• Mejias, A and Sanchez JP. 2009. Update on Cytomegalovirus.  An Pediatr (Barc). Vol. 70, no. 6. (January): 517-518 (0.36).
• Torres J.P, Mejias A, and O. Ramilo. 2009. Legionelosis. In Libro de Infectología de la Asociación Española de Pediatria. Madrid: Asociación Española de Pediatria.
• Mejias A, Torres J.P and O. Ramilo. 2009. Virus Respiratorio Sincitial. In Libro de Infectología de la Asociación Española de Pediatría. Madrid: Asociación Española de Pediatría.
• Gill,Michelle,A; Long,Kristin; Kwon,Theresa; Muniz,Luz; Mejias,Asuncion; Connolly,John; Roy,Lonnie; Banchereau,Jacques; Ramilo,Octavio. 2008. Differential Recruitment of Dendritic Cells and Monocytes to Respiratory Mucosal Sites in Children with Influenza Virus or Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.  JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Vol. 198, no. 11. (December): 1667-1676.
• Gill MA, Long K, Kwon T, Muniz L, Mejias A, Connolly J, Roy L, Banchereau J, Ramilo O. 2008. Differential recruitment of dendritic cells and monocytes to respiratory mucosal sites in children with influenza virus or respiratory syncytial virus infection.  J Infect Dis. Vol. 198, no. 11. (December): 1667-76 (5.68) Citation Count: 16.
• Gill,Michelle,A; Long,Kristin; Kwon,Theresa; Muniz,Luz; Mejias,Asuncion; Connolly,John; Roy,Lonnie; Banchereau,Jacques; Ramilo,Octavio. 2008. Differential Recruitment of Dendritic Cells and Monocytes to Respiratory Mucosal Sites in Children with Influenza Virus or Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. In Annual Meeting of the Pediatric-Academic-Societies/Society-of-Pediatric-Research
• Estripeaut,Dora; Torres,Juan,Pablo; Somers,Cynthia,S; Tagliabue,Claudia; Khokhar,Shama; Bhoj,Vijay,G; Grube,Steve,M; Wozniakowski,Aneta; Gomez,Ana,M; Ramilo,Octavio; Jafri,Hasan,S; Mejias,Asuncion. 2008. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Persistence in the Lungs Correlates with Airway Hyperreactivity in the Mouse Model. In Annual Meeting of the Pediatric-Academic-Societies/Society-of-Pediatric-Research
• Estripeaut D, Torres JP, Somers CS, Tagliabue C, Khokhar S, Bhoj VG, Grube SM, Wozniakowski A, Gomez AM, Ramilo O, Jafri HS, Mejias A. 2008. Respiratory syncytial virus persistence in the lungs correlates with airway hyperreactivity in the mouse model.  J Infect Dis. Vol. 198, no. 10. (November): 1435-43 (5.68) Citation Count: 12.
• Estripeaut,Dora; Torres,Juan,Pablo; Somers,Cynthia,S; Tagliabue,Claudia; Khokhar,Shama; Bhoj,Vijay,G; Grube,Steve,M; Wozniakowski,Aneta; Gomez,Ana,M; Ramilo,Octavio; Jafri,Hasan,S; Mejias,Asuncion. 2008. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Persistence in the Lungs Correlates with Airway Hyperreactivity in the Mouse Model.  JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Vol. 198, no. 10. (November): 1435-1443.
• Tagliabue C, Salvatore CM, Techasaensiri C, Mejias A, Torres JP, Katz K, Gomez AM, Esposito S, Principi N, Hardy RD. 2008. The impact of steroids given with macrolide therapy on experimental Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection.  J Infect Dis. Vol. 198, no. 8. (October): 1180-8. (5.68) Citation Count: 20.
• Mejias,Asuncion; Chavez-Bueno,Susana; Gomez,Ana,M; Somers,Cynthia; Estripeaut,Dora; Torres,Juan,P; Jafri,Hasan,S; Ramilo,Octavio. 2008. Respiratory syncytial virus persistence - Evidence in the mouse model. In International Congress on Respiratory Viruses
• Tagliabue,C; Salvatore,C,M; Techasaensiri,C; Mejias,A; Torres,J,P; Katz,K; Gomez,A,M; Esposito,S; Principi,N; Hardy,R,D. 2008. The impact of steroids given with macrolide therapy on experimental Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection.  JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Vol. 198, no. 8. (October): 1180-1188.
• Mejias,Asuncion; Chavez-Bueno,Susana; Gomez,Ana,M; Somers,Cynthia; Estripeaut,Dora; Torres,Juan,P; Jafri,Hasan,S; Ramilo,Octavio. 2008. Respiratory syncytial virus persistence - Evidence in the mouse model.  PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. Vol. 27, no. 10. (October): S60-S62.
• Tagliabue,C; Salvatore,C,M; Techasaensiri,C; Mejias,A; Torres,J,P; Katz,K; Gomez,A,M; Esposito,S; Principi,N; Hardy,R,D. 2008. The impact of steroids given with macrolide therapy on experimental Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection. In 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
• Ramilo,O; Mejías,A. 2008. [Respiratory syncytial virus infections. Old challenges and new strategies].  Anales de pediatría (Barcelona, Spain : 2003). Vol. 69, no. 1. (July): 1-4.
• Chaussabel,Damien; Quinn,Charles; Shen,Jing; Patel,Pinakeen; Glaser,Casey; Baldwin,Nicole; Stichweh,Dorothee; Blankenship,Derek; Li,Lei; Munagala,Indira; Bennett,Lynda; Allantaz,Florence; Mejias,Asuncion; Ardura,Monica; Kaizer,Ellen; Monnet,Laurence; Allman,Windy; Randall,Henry; Johnson,Diane; Lanier,Aimee; Punaro,Marilynn; Wittkowski,Knut,M; White,Perrin; Fay,Joseph; Klintmalm,Goran; Ramilo,Octavio; Palucka,A,Karolina; Banchereau,Jacques; pascual,Virginia. 2008. A modular analysis framework for blood genomics studies: Application to systemic lupus erythematosus.  Immunity. Vol. 29, no. 1. (July): 150-164.
• Burns,Jane,C; Best,Brookie,M; Mejias,Asuncion; Mahony,Lynn; Fixler,David,E; Jafri,Hasan,S; Melish,Marian,E; Jackson,Mary,Anne; Asmar,Basim,I; Lang,David,J; Connor,James,D; Capparelli,Edmund,V; Keen,Monica,L; Mamun,Khalid; Keenan,Gregory,F; Ramilo,Octavio. 2008. Infliximab treatment of IVIG-resistant Kawasaki disease.  J Peds. Vol. 153, no. 6. (January): 833-838.
• Mejias A, Ramilo O. 2008. Review of palivizumab in the prophylaxis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in high risk infants.  Biologics. Vol. 2, no. 3. (January): 433-439.
• Ramilo O, Mejías A. 2008. Respiratory syncytial virus infections. Old challenges and new strategies.  An Pediatr (Barc). Vol. 69, no. 1. (January): 1-4 (0.28).
• Saavedra-Lozano,Jesus; Mejias,Asuncion; Ahmad,Naveed; Peromingo,Estrella; Ardura,Monica,I; Guillen,Sara; Syed,Ali; Cavuoti,Dominick; Ramilo,Octavio. 2008. Changing Trends in Acute Osteomyelitis in Children: Impact of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections.  J Ped Orthopaedics. Vol. 28, no. 5. (January): 569-575.
• Bhoj,Vijay,G; Sun,Qinmiao; Bhoj,Elizabeth,J; Somers,Cynthia; Chen,Xiang; Torres,Juan-Pablo; Mejias,Asuncion; Gomez,Ana,M; Jafri,Hasan; Ramilo,Octavio; Chen,Zhijian,J. 2008. MAVS and MyD88 Are Essential for Innate Immunity But Not Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Vol. 105, no. 37. (January): 14046-14051.
• Perez-Yarza,Eduardo,G; Moreno,Antonio; Lazaro,Pablo; Ramilo,Octavio; Mejias,Asuncion. 2008. Asthma after early RSV infection. How to control?.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 27, no. 2. (January): e192.
• Chaussabel, D., Quinn, C., Shen, J., Patel, P., Glaser, C., Baldwin, N., Stichweh, D. Bennett, L., Allantaz, F., Mejías A., Ardura, M., Kaizer, E., Monnet, L., Allman, W., Randall, H., Punaro, M., Wittkowski, KM., White P., Fay, J., Klintmalm, G., Ramilo, O., Palucka, A.K., Banchereau, J. and Pascual, V. 2008. A modular framework for biomarker and knowledge discovery from blood transcriptional profiling studies: application to systemic lupus erythematosus.  Immunity. Vol. 29, no. 1. (January): 150-164.
• Mejías A, Chávez-Bueno S, Gómez AM, Somers C, Estripeaut D, Torres JP, Jafri HS, Ramilo O. 2008. Respiratory syncytial virus persistence: evidence in the mouse model.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 27, no. 10. (January): S60-S62 (2.85) Citation Count: 10.
• Ardura,Monica,I; Mejias,Asuncion; Katz,Kathy,S; Revell,Paula; McCracken,George,H; Sanchez,Pablo,J. 2007. Daptomycin therapy for invasive Gram-positive bacterial infections in children. In 44th Annual Meeting of the Infectious-Diseases-Society-of-America
• Ardura MI, Mejías A, Katz KS, Revell P, McCracken GH Jr, Sánchez PJ. 2007. Daptomycin therapy for invasive Gram-positive bacterial infections in children.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 26, no. 12. (December): 1128-1132 (3.08) Citation Count: 11.
• Ardura,Monica,I; Mejias,Asuncion; Katz,Kathy,S; Revell,Paula; McCracken,George,H; Sanchez,Pablo,J. 2007. Daptomycin therapy for invasive Gram-positive bacterial infections in children.  PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. Vol. 26, no. 12. (December): 1128-1132.
• Mejias, A; Chavez-Bueno, S; Raynor, M.B; Connolly,J; Kiener, P.A; Jafri,H.S; Ramilo, O. 2007. Motavizumab, a neutralizing anti-Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Rsv) monoclonal antibody significantly modifies the local and systemic cytokine responses induced by Rsv in the mouse model.  Virol J.. Vol. 4, no. October: e109.
• Allantaz,Florence; Chaussabel,Damien; Stichweh,Dorothee; Bennett,Lynda; Allman,Windy; Mejias,Asuncion; Ardura,Monica; Chung,Wendy; Wise,Carol; Palucka,Karolina; Ramilo,Octavio; Punaro,Marilynn; Banchereau,Jacques; Pascual,Virginia. 2007. Blood leukocyte microarrays to diagnose systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis and follow the response to IL-1 blockade.  J Exp Med. Vol. 204, no. 9. (September): 2131-44.
• Perez-Yarza,Eduardo,G; Moreno,Antonio; Lazaro,Pablo; Mejias,Asuncion; Ramilo,Octavio. 2007. The association between respiratory syncytial virus infection and the development of childhood asthma: a systematic review of the literature.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 26, no. 8. (August): 733-9.
• Santos,Roberto,P; Sanchez,Pablo,J; Mejias,Asuncion; Benjamin,Daniel,K; Walsh,Thomas,J; Patel,Sanjay; Jafri,Hasan,S. 2007. Successful medical treatment of cutaneous aspergillosis in a premature infant using liposomal amphotericin B, voriconazole and micafungin.  PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. Vol. 26, no. 4. (April): 364-366.
• Santos,Roberto,P; Sanchez,Pablo,J; Mejias,Asuncion; Benjamin,Daniel,K; Walsh,Thomas,J; Patel,Sanjay; Jafri,Hasan,S. 2007. Successful medical treatment of cutaneous aspergillosis in a premature infant using liposomal amphotericin B, voriconazole and micafungin. In St Jude-Pediatric-Infectious-Diseases-Society Microbial Research Conference
• Santos RP, Sánchez PJ, Mejias A, Benjamin DK Jr, Walsh TJ, Patel S, Jafri HS. 2007. Successful medical treatment of cutaneous aspergillosis in a premature infant using liposomal amphotericin B, voriconazole and micafungin.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 26, no. 4. (April): 364-6 (3.064) Citation Count: 15.
• Ramilo,Octavio; Allman,Windy; Chung,Wendy; Mejias,Asuncion; Ardura,Monica; Glaser,Casey; Wittkowski,Knut,M; Piqueras,Bernard; Banchereau,Jacques; Palucka,A,Karolina; Chaussabel,Damien. 2007. Gene expression patterns in blood leukocytes discriminate patients with acute infections.  Blood. Vol. 109, no. 5. (March): 2066-77.
• Salvatore,C,M; Fonseca-Aten,M; Katz-Gaynor,K; Gomez,A,M; Mejias,A; Somers,C; Chavez-Bueno,S; McCracken,G,H; Hardy,R,D. 2007. Respiratory tract infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae in interleukin-12 knockout mice results in improved bacterial clearance and reduced pulmonary inflammation.  Infect Immun.. Vol. 75, no. 1. (January): 236-42.
• Mejias A, Rodriuez Fernandez R and Ramilo O. 2007. Bronquiolitis: Manejo Diagnostico y Terapeutico.  en Infectologia Pediatric. Vol. N/A, no. January: 34-37.
• Chavez-Bueno,Susana; Mejias,Asuncion; Merryman,Ruth,A; Ahmad,Naveed; Jafri,Hasan,S; Ramilo,Octavio. 2007. IntravenousPalivizumab and Ribavirin Combination for Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in High-Risk Pediatric Patients.  Pediatr Infect Dis. Vol. 26, no. 12. (January): 1089-1093.
• Mejias A, Fernandez R, and Ramilo O. 2007. Bronquioltis: Manejo Diagnostico y Terapeutico. In Infectologia Pediatrica. Madrid: n/a.
• Mejias A, Ramilo O. 2007. RSV and Asthma up-to-date. The role of genomics.  An Pediatr (Barc). Vol. 66, no. Suppl 2. (January): 63-68 (0.28).
• Fonseca-Aten,Monica; Okada,Pamela,J; Bowlware,Karen,L; Chavez-Bueno,Susana; Mejias,Asuncion; Rios,Ana,Maria; Katz,Kathy; Olsen,Kurt; Ng,Simon; Jafri,Hasan,S; McCracken,George,H; Ramilo,Octavio; Hardy,R,Doug. 2006. Effect of clarithromycin on cytokines and chemokines in children with an acute exacerbation of recurrent wheezing: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.  Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.. Vol. 97, no. 4. (October): 457-63.
• Fonseca-Aten,Monica; Rios,Ana,Maria; Mejias,Asuncion; Chavez-Bueno,Susana; Katz,Kathy; Gomez,Ana,Maria; Ramilo,Octavio; McCracken,George,H; Hardy,R,Doug. 2006. Treatment of experimental chronic pulmonary mycoplasmosis. In 104th General Meeting of the American-Society-for-Microbiology
• Fonseca-Aten,Monica; Rios,Ana,Maria; Mejias,Asuncion; Chavez-Bueno,Susana; Katz,Kathy; Gomez,Ana,Maria; Ramilo,Octavio; McCracken,George,H; Hardy,R,Doug. 2006. Treatment of experimental chronic pulmonary mycoplasmosis.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS. Vol. 28, no. 3. (September): 253-258.
• Fonseca-Aten M, Rios AM, Mejias A, Chavez-Bueno S, Katz K, Gomez AM, Ramilo O, McCracken GH, Hardy RD. 2006. Treatment of experimental chronic pulmonary mycoplasmosis.  Int J Antimicrob Agents. Vol. 28, no. 3. (September): 253-8 (2.33) Citation Count: 2.
• Arriola,Gemma; Cidoncha,Elena; Lopez-Herce,Jesus; Rodriguez,Rosa; Megi,Asuncion; Gurbindo,Maria,Dolores. 2006. Quest for the diagnosis - Case 2: A previously healthy three-month-old baby with dyspnoea and expiratory grunting - Penumocystis.  ACTA PAEDIATRICA. Vol. 95, no. 6. (June): 758-759.
• Arriola G, Cidoncha E, López-Herce J, Rodríguez R, Megía A, Gurbindo MD. 2006. Case 2: a previously healthy three-month-old baby with dyspnoea and expiratory grunting.  Acta Paediatr.. Vol. 95, no. 6. (June): 757, 759-60 (1.517).
• Mejías A, Ramilo O. 2006. RSV: New approaches to reduce the burden of RSV infection.  Drug Discovery Today Therapeutic Strategies. Vol. 3, no. 2. (January): 173-181 (6.422).
• Chávez-Bueno S., Mejías A. and Welliver R.C. 2006. RSV Bronchiolitis. Current and Future strategies for Prophylaxis.  Treat Respir Med. Vol. 5, no. 6. (January): 483-494.
• Gomez-Campdera JA, Rodríguez Fernández R Navarro Gómez M, González Sánchez MI, Megías A. 2006. Mycoplasma pneumoniae: endemic or epidemia disease.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 64, no. 11. (January): 536-544. Citation Count: 2.
• Chávez-Bueno,S; Mejías,A; Welliver,RC. 2006. Respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis : current and future strategies for treatment and prophylaxis.  Treat Respir Med. Vol. 5, no. 6. (January): 483-494.
• Chaussabel D, Allman W, Mejias A, Chung W, Bennett L, Ramilo O, Pascual V, Palucka AK, Banchereau J. 2005. Analysis of significance patterns identifies ubiquitous and disease-specific gene-expression signatures in patient peripheral blood leukocytes.  Ann N Y Acad Sci. Vol. 1062, no. December: 146-54 (1.971) Citation Count: 15.
• Mejías,Asunción; Chávez-Bueno,Susana; Jafri,Hasan,S; Ramilo,Octavio. 2005. Respiratory syncytial virus infections: old challenges and new opportunities.  Pediatr Infect Dis J. Vol. 24, no. 11. (November): S189-97.
• Mejias,A; Chavez-Bueno,S; Rios,A,M; Aten,M,F; Raynor,B; Peromingo,E; Soni,P; Olsen,K,D; Kiener,P,A; Gomez,A,M; Jafri,H,S; Ramilo,O. 2005. Comparative effects of two neutralizing anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) monoclonal antibodies in the RSV murine model: time versus potency.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother.. Vol. 49, no. 11. (November): 4700-7.
• Fonseca-Aten,M; Salvatore,C,M; Mejias,A; Rios,A,M; Chavez-Bueno,S; Katz,K; Gomez,A,M; McCracken,G,H; Hardy,R,D. 2005. Evaluation of LBM415 (NVP PDF-713), a novel peptide deformylase inhibitor, for treatment of experimental Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother.. Vol. 49, no. 10. (October): 4128-36.
• Rios,A,M; Fonseca-Aten,M; Mejias,A; Chavez-Bueno,S; Katz,K; Gomez,A,M; McCracken,G,H; Ramilo,O; Hardy,R,D. 2005. Microbiologic and immunologic evaluation of a single high dose of azithromycin for treatment of experimental Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother.. Vol. 49, no. 9. (September): 3970-3.
• Chávez-Bueno S, Mejías A, Gómez AM, Olsen KD, Ríos AM, Fonseca-Aten M, Ramilo O, Jafri HS. 2005. Respiratory syncytial virus-induced acute and chronic airway disease is independent of genetic background: an experimental murine model.  Virol J.. Vol. 2, no. May: e46.
• Romero RM, García-Casillas MA, Matute JA, Barrientos G, Zamora E, Megías A, Cerdá J, Sánchez R, Franco ML, Molina E, Vázquez JA. 2005. [Role of peritoneal drainage in very low birth weight with enterocolitis].  Cir Pediatr.. Vol. 18, no. 2. (April): 88-92.
• Romero,R,M; García-Casillas,M,A; Matute,J,A; Barrientos,G; Zamora,E; Megías,A; Cerdá,J; Sánchez,R; Franco,M,L; Molina,E; Vázquez,J,A. 2005. [Role of peritoneal drainage in very low birth weight with enterocolitis].  Cirugía pediátrica : organo oficial de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía Pediátrica. Vol. 18, no. 2. (April): 88-92.
• Fonseca-Aten,M; Rios,A,M; Mejias,A; Chavez-Bueno,S; Katz,K; Gomez,A,M; McCracken,G,H; Hardy,R,D. 2005. Mycoplasma pneumoniae induces host-dependent pulmonary inflammation and airway obstruction in mice.  Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol.. Vol. 32, no. 3. (March): 201-10.
• Mejías A. Chávez-Bueno S., Jafri H.S. and Ramilo O. 2005. RSV Infections: Old Challenges and New Opportunities.  Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal. Vol. 24, no. 11S. (January): S189-S197 (3.064).
• Chaussabel,D; Allman,W; Mejias,A; Chung,W; Bennett,L; Ramilo,O; Pascual,V; Palucka,A,K; Banchereau,J. 2005. Analysis of significance patterns identifies ubiquitous and disease-specific gene-expression signatures in patient peripheral blood leukocytes. In Conference on Human Immunology
• Mejias A; Ramilo O. 2005. Virus respiratorio sicitial y otros virus en las sibilancia del lactante. In Sibilancias del Lactante. Madrid: LUZAN.
• Mejías A, Chávez-Bueno S, Sánchez P.J. 2005. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis.  NeoReviews. Vol. 6, no. 1. (January): e26-e31.
• Mejias,A; Chavez-Bueno,S,C; Ramilo,O. 2005. Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia: mechanisms of inflammation and prolonged airway hyperresponsiveness.  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. Vol. 18, no. 3. (January): 199-204.
• Chaussabel,D; Allman,W; Mejias,A; Chung,W; Bennett,L; Ramilo,O; Pascual,V; Palucka,A,K; Banchereau,J. 2005. Analysis of significance patterns identifies ubiquitous and disease-specific gene-expression signatures in patient peripheral blood leukocytes.  HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY: PATIENT-BASED RESEARCH. Vol. 1062, no. January: 146-154.
• Chavez-Bueno,S; Mejias,A; Jafri,H,S; Ramilo,O. 2005. Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Old Challenges and New Approaches.  Pediatric Annals. Vol. 34, no. 1. (January): 62-68.
• Mejías, A; Chávez-Bueno, S; Ríos, A.M; Fonseca-Aten, M; Gómez, A.M; Jafri,H.S; Ramilo,O. 2004. Asthma and respiratory syncytial virus. New opportunities for therapeutic intervention.  An Pediatr (Barc). Vol. 61, no. 3. (September): 252-260.
• Rios,A,M; Mejias,A; Chavez-Bueno,S; Fonseca-Aten,M; Katz,K; Hatfield,J; Gomez,A,M; Jafri,H,S; McCracken,G,H; Ramilo,O; Hardy,R,D. 2004. Impact of cethromycin (ABT-773) therapy on microbiological, histologic, immunologic, and respiratory indices in a murine model of Mycoplasma pneumoniae lower respiratory infection.  Antimicrob Agents Chemother.. Vol. 48, no. 8. (August): 2897-904.
• Jafri,H,S; Chavez-Bueno,S; Mejias,A; Gomez,A,M; Rios,A,M; Nassi,S,S; Yusuf,M; Kapur,P; Hardy,R,D; Hatfield,J; Rogers,B,B; Krisher,K; Ramilo,O. 2004. Respiratory syncytial virus induces pneumonia, cytokine response, airway obstruction, and chronic inflammatory infiltrates associated with long-term airway hyperresponsiveness in mice.  JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Vol. 189, no. 10. (May): 1856-1865.
• Mejías,Asunción; Chávez-Bueno,Susana; Ríos,Ana,María; Saavedra-Lozano,Jesús; Fonseca Aten,Mónica; Hatfield,Jeanine; Kapur,Payal; Gómez,Ana,María; Jafri,Hasan,S; Ramilo,Octavio. 2004. Anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) neutralizing antibody decreases lung inflammation, airway obstruction, and airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine RSV model.  Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. Vol. 48, no. 5. (May): 1811-1822.
• Mejias,A; Chavez-Bueno,S; Rios,A,M; Saavedra-Lozano,J; Aten,M,F; Hatfield,J; Kapur,P; Gomez,A,M; Jafri,H,S; Ramilo,O. 2004. Anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) neutralizing antibody decreases lung inflammation, airway obstruction, and airway hyerresponsiveness in a murine RSV model.  ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY. Vol. 48, no. 5. (May): 1811-1822.
• Jafri HS, Chavez-Bueno S, Mejias A, Gomez AM, Rios AM, Nassi SS, Yusuf M, Kapur P, Hardy RD, Hatfield J, Rogers BB, Krisher K, Ramilo O. 2004. Respiratory syncytial virus induces pneumonia, cytokine response, airway obstruction, and chronic inflammatory infiltrates associated with long-term airway hyperresponsiveness in mice.  J Infect Dis. Vol. 189, no. 10. (May): 1856-65 (5.87) Citation Count: 56.
• Jafri,H,S; Chavez-Bueno,S; Mejias,A; Gomez,A,M; Rios,A,M; Nassi,S,S; Yusuf,M; Kapur,P; Hardy,R,D; Hatfield,J; Rogers,B,B; Krisher,K; Ramilo,O. 2004. Respiratory syncytial virus induces pneumonia, cytokine response, airway obstruction, and chronic inflammatory infiltrates associated with long-term airway hyperresponsiveness in mice. In 42nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
• Chavez-Bueno, S; Mejias, A; Olsen, K; Rios, AM; Fonseca-Aten, M; Hatfield, J;Gomez, AM; Ramilo, O; Jafri HS. 2004. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced long-term airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is associated with viral persistance detected by real rime polymerase chain reaction (RLT-PCR). In Pediatric Academy Society-Society for Pediatric Research
• Lee,M,C; Rios,A,M; Aten,M,F; Mejias,A; Cavuoti,D; McCracken,G,H; Hardy,R,D. 2004. Management and outcome of children with skin and soft tissue abscesses caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.  Pediatr Infect Dis J.. Vol. 23, no. 2. (February): 123-7.
• Mejías A. Chávez-Bueno S., Ríos A.M., M. Fonseca Aten, A.M Gómez, H.S. Jafri and O. Ramilo. 2004. RSV and Asthma. New Opportunities of Therapeutic Intervention.  Anales Españoles de Pediatría. Vol. 61, no. 3. (January): 252-260.
• Mejias,A; Chavez-Bueno,S; Ramilo,O. 2004. Human Metapneumovirus: A Not so new Virus. CME review.  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Vol. 23, no. 1. (January): 1-10.
• Chavez-Bueno, S; Mejias, A; Rios, AM; Hatfield, J; Kapur, P; Gomez, AM; Ramilo, O; Jafri H. 2003. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) induces persistent airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and histopathologic changes in both Balb/c and C57BL/6 mice without allergic pre-sensitization. In Pediatric Academy Society-Society for Pediatric Research
• Mejias, A; Chavez-Bueno, S; Rios, AM; Saavedra, J; Hatfield, J; Kapur, P; Rogers, BB; Jafri, HS; Ramilo, O. 2003. Anti-RSV neutralizing antibody decreases lung inflammation, airway obstruction and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) murine model. In Pediatric Academy Society-Society for Pediatric Research
• Mejías A, Ramilo O. 2003. Asthma and respiratory syncytial virus. Myth or reality?. Authors reply.  An Pediatr (Barc). Vol. 58, no. 1. (January): 87-88 (0.37).
• Dobon P, Serrano C, Cerda J, Rodríguez R, Navarro M, Mejías A, Gomez Campdera JA. 2003. Tuberculous Lymphadenitis.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 61, no. January: 265-267.
• Mejías A, Ramilo O. 2002. Asthma and respiratory syncytial virus. Myth or reality?.  An Pediatr (Barc). Vol. 57, no. 3. (September): 199-204 (0.37).
• Mejías,A; Ramilo,O. 2002. [Asthma and respiratory syncytial virus. Myth or reality?].  Anales españoles de pediatría. Vol. 57, no. 3. (September): 199-204.
• Megías Montijano A, Gómez Campderá JA, Navarro Gómez ML, Urán Moreno M, González Sánchez MI, Rodríguez Fernández R. 2002. [Coinfection with chlamydia and mycoplasma. Incidence in our environment].  An Pediatr (Barc). Vol. 57, no. 2. (August): 110-5 (0.77) Citation Count: 2.
• Chavez-Bueno, S; Mejias, A; Hatfield, J; Rogers, BB; Jafri, HS; Ramilo, O. 2002. Interferon-alpha (IFN-a) concentrations correlate with viral loads in a murine model of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia. In Pediatric Academy Society-Society for Pediatric Research
• Senderos Aguirre B., García Sanz M.C., Megías A, Antona García M.S. 2002. Ornitin-transcarbamilase Deficiency.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 60, no. 7. (January): 357-360.
• Gómez Campderá J.A, Rodríguez Fernández R., Navarro Gómez M., Gonzalez Sanchez M.I, Megias A. 2002. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in patients under 3 years of age.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 60, no. 7. (January): 343-347. Citation Count: 3.
• Navarro Gomez ML, Mejias A, Hernandez-Sampelayo Matos T. 2001. Septic Arthritis. In Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Guidelines. Madrid: Asociacion Espanola Pediatria.
• Megías A., Gómez Campderá J.A, Bertó J., Navarro Gómez M.L., Hernanz. JM. 2001. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 59, no. 8. (January): 450-453.
• Rodríguez R., Zamora E., Megías A., Bernardo B., Climent V., Gómez Campderá J.A., Villa Elízaga I. 2001. Alcohol Fetal Syndrome. Familiar presentation.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 59, no. 1. (January): 20-22.
• Mejias A, Luisa Navarro Gomez M, Hernandez-Sampelayo Matos T. 2001. Osteomyelitis. In Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Guidelines. Madrid: Asociacion Espanola Pediatria.
• Serrano C., Megías A., Casanova A., Cerdá J., Gómez Campderá J. 2001. Acalculous Cholecystitis.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 59, no. 3. (January): 166-168.
• Mejias A, Luisa Navarro Gomez M, Hernandez-Sampelayo Matos T. 2001. Diskitis. In Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Guidelines. Madrid: Asociacion Espanola Pediatria.
• Megías Montijano A., Azuero B, Gómez Campderá J.A, Serrano Ayestarán O, Urán Moreno M, Soleto Martín J. 2001. Osteomyelitis of the tibia associated with impetiginized skin lesions.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 59, no. 2. (January): 102-105.
• Roncero M., Mejías A., González Sánchez M.I, Gómez Campderá J.A. 2001. The Mongolian´s spot.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 59, no. 4. (January): 224-226.
• López-Gómez L, Castro P, Bernardo AB, Megías A, Blanco D. 2000. [Early assessment in perinatal hypoxia. Prognostic markers].  Rev Neurol.. Vol. 31, no. 12. (December): 1142-6.
• Lopez-Gomez,L; Castro,P; Bernardo,A,B; Megias,A; Blanco,D. 2000. Early assessment in perinatal hypoxia. Prognostic markers.  REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA. Vol. 31, no. 12. (December): 1142-1146.
• Zamora Flores E., Arana Amurrio I., Bertó Pórtoles J., Zapatero Lacalle M., Megías A. 2000. Incomplete kawasaki disease.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 58, no. 8. (January): 467-469.
• Megías A., Castro P., Garzo C., Rodríguez Fernández R., Alonso R., Bernardo B, Pérez Sotelo M. 2000. Fetal Valproate Syndrome.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 58, no. 6. (January): 367-369.
• Megías Montijano A, E. Zamora Flores, R. Rodríguez Fernández, J.A. Gómez Campderá, N. Domínguez Garrido. 1999. Facial celulitis as Varicella´s complication.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 57, no. 6. (January): 486-488.
• Megias A, Lopez-herce Cid J, Garcia Sanz C, Cristina de la Torre AI, Lopez Gomez ML, de Arab Amurrio I, Navarro ML. 1999. Cerebral Malaria.  Revista Espanola de Pediatria. Vol. 55, no. 327. (January): 278-278. Citation Count: 2.
• Zamora Flores E, Megias A, Cristin de la Torre AI, Rodriguez Fernandez R, Aranguez Moreno G, Gomez Campdera JA. 1999. Review of acute mastoiditis in pediatry: Based on 17 cases.  Revista Espanola de Pediatria. Vol. 55, no. 329. (January): 441-44 Citation Count: 3.
• Megías A., Gómez Campderá J.A., Rodríguez Fernández R. 1998. Acute Mastoiditis.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 56, no. 6. (January): 363-365.
• Megías A., . Zamora Flores E., Rodríguez Fernández R., González Sánchez M.I.. Zapatero Lacalle M., Gómez Campderá J.A. 1998. Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome.  Acta Pediátrica Española.. Vol. 56, no. 4. (January): 256-259.
• González Sánchez M.I., Ramos López C.S, Gómez Campderá J.A., Navarro Gómez M.L., Rodríguez Fernández R., Megías A. 1998. Herpes zona and Varicella-zóster primoinfetion in infants.  Acta Pediátrica Española. Vol. 56, no. January: 125-127.
• Franco A, Lorenzo M, de la Sierra D, Rite S, Mara R, Garcia E, Perez Berrocal J Megias A. 1997. Mini-test. In Curso Intensivo Mir Asturias. Oviedo: Curso Intensivo MIR Asturias.
• Mejias A. 1997. Questions about Rheumatic Diseases. In Intensive Medicine Course MIR. Edited by Jesus Vega. Oviedo: Curso Intensivo MIR Asturias.
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• Cantey JB, Mejías A, Wallihan R, Doern C, Brock E, Salamon D, Marcon M, Sánchez PJ. Use of Blood Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection.  J Pediatr..
• Vecino R, Santiago B, Baquero-Artigao F, López GL, García C, Muñoz G, Prieto G, Martínez A, de José MI, Mejías A. Tuberculosis in Pediatric Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients.  Pediatr Infect Dis J.
• Mejias A, Ramilo O. Transcriptional Profiling in Infectious Diseases. Ready for Prime time?. In Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity.
• Estripeaut D, Torrres JP, Somers C, Tagliabue C, Khokhar S, Bohj V.G, Grube S, Wozniakowski A, Gomez A, Ramilo O, Jafri H and Mejías A. Respiratory Syncytial Virus persistence in the lungs correlates with airway hyperreactivity in the mouse model. J Infect Dis 2008; 198: 1435-43. PubMed ID: 18828742
• Jaggi P, Kajon AE, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Leber A. Human Adenovirus Infection in Kawasaki Disease: A Confounding Bystander?.  Clin Infect Dis.
• Mejías A. Chávez-Bueno S., Ríos A.M., Saavedra-Lozano J., Fonseca-Aten M., Hatfield J., Kapur P., Gómez A.M, Jafri H.S. and Ramilo O. Anti-RSV Neutralizing Antibody decreases lung inflammation, airway obstruction and airway hyperresponsiveness in the Respiratory Syncytial Virus model. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2004: 48 (5); 1811-1822. PubMed ID: 15105140
• Somers C, Naveed A, Mejías A, Buckingham S. C, Carubelli C, Katz-Gaynor K, Leos N, Gomez A, DeVincenzo J.P, Ramilo O, Jafri H.S. Effect of dexamethasone on RSV-induced lung inflammation in children: results of a randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial. Ped Allergy and Immunol 2009: 20 (5):477-85. PubMed ID: 19397752
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