Josep M. Miró
Research groups
- AIDS and HIV infection Accredited researcher (R3A)
- Endocarditis. Cardiovascular infections. Experimental model Group leader (R4)
About me
Dr. José M. Miró is Senior Consultant of Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona, and Director of the Master on AIDS of the University of Barcelona.
Dr. Miro is an accredited IDIBAPS researcher who has two research lines: 1) Infective endocarditis (including the experimental model), as Group leader (R4); and, HIV/AIDS (epidemiological studies in HIV cohorts, primary HIV-1 infection, tuberculosis and other opportunistic Infections, clinical trials in advanced patients and solid organ transplantation in HIV-1 infected patients), as R3A researcher.
Dr. Miro has published 800 articles in peer-review journals (h-index 72).
Featured publications
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The 2023 Duke-ISCVID Criteria for Infective Endocarditis: Updating the Modified Duke Criteria
Authors:Reference: Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023. -
Early antiretroviral therapy not associated with higher cryptococcal meningitis mortality in people with HIV in high-income countries: an international collaborative cohort study
Authors:Reference: Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023. -
Immunological and virological findings in a patient with exceptional post-treatment control: a case report
Authors:Reference: Lancet Hiv 2023. -
Clinical characteristics and outcome of infective endocarditis due to Abiotrophia and Granulicatella compared to Viridans group streptococci
Authors:Reference: Journal Of Infection 2022. -
Sociodemographic, clinical, and immunological factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis and severe COVID-19 outcomes in people living with HIV: a retrospective cohort study
Authors:Reference: Lancet Hiv 2021. -
Overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults living with HIV
Authors:Reference: Lancet Hiv 2021. -
Infective Endocarditis in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
Authors:Reference: Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021. -
Prospective Cohort Study of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs
Authors:Reference: Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021. -
A Contemporary Picture of Enterococcal Endocarditis
Authors:Reference: Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020. -
Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Treatment (OPAT) for Infective Endocarditis: a Prospective Cohort Study From the GAMES Cohort
Authors:Reference: Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019.
Featured Projects
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In vitro and experimental endocarditis model study of the efficacy of new oral and parenteral combinations of antibiotics for outpatient treatment of infectious endocarditis
Principal investigator: Josep M. Miró MedaFunder: Fondo de Investigación SanitariaCode: PI20/00830Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023 -
Prevention of vascular catheter-related infections by the FUNctionalization of CATHeters with thermically activated hydrogels with antimicrobial agents of broad spectrum (FUNCATH).
Principal investigator: Cristina Garcia de la MariaFunder: Fundació La Marató de TV3Code: 75/C/2018Duration: 15/01/2019 - 31/12/2022 -
Intensified tuberculosis treatment to reduce the high mortality of tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected and uninfected patients
Principal investigator: José María Miró MedaFunder: Institut D'investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (Idibaps) (Sede o evento); European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) ; Institut D'investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (Idibaps) (Participante)Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2023 -
Estudio clínico y experimental de la relación entre la CMI de vancomicina en Staphylococcus aureus sensible a meticilina (SASM) y el pronóstico de la endocarditis infecciosa (EI) izquierda causada SASM
Principal investigator: Josep M. Miró MedaFunder: Fundació La Marató de TV3Code: 201526 10Duration: 01/01/2016 - 01/01/2018 -
A Multi-Center, Randomized, Open-Label, Comparative Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of a Treatment Algorithm to Reduce the Use of Vancomycin in Adult Patients with Intravenous Catheter associated Blood Stream Infections due to Staphylococci
Principal investigator: Josep M. Miró MedaFunder: National Institutes of Health (NIH)Code: BAA NIAID-DMID-NIH AI 200Duration: 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2017