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Detecting Mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pyrazinamidase Gene pncA to Improve Infection Control and Decrease Drug Resistance Rates in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection. [PDF]

, 2016
Hospital infection control measures are crucial to tuberculosis (TB) control strategies within settings caring for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients, as these patients are at heightened risk of developing TB.
Bangsberg, Butler, Campos, Carlton A. Evans, Caviedes, Daniela E. Kirwan, David A. J. Moore, Dooley, Eduardo Ticona, Escombe, Escombe, Evans, Franzblau, Hannan, Hu, Huang, Iwamoto, Jon S. Friedland, Jorge Coronel, Kawai, Lilia Z. Cabrera, Louis Grandjean, Luz Caviedes, Luz Huaroto, Matthew Z. Dudley, Mirko Zimic, Mitchison, Moore, Moore, Patricia Sheen, Raviglione, Richard Rodriguez, Robert H. Gilman, Scorpio, Sheen, Sheen, Sheen, Steele, Stricof, Víctor Chávez-Pérez, Wells, Willingham   +41 more
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Antigenic and Genetic Characterization of Twenty-six Strains of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Subgroup A) Isolated During Three Consecutive Outbreaks in Havana City, Cuba [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
Twenty-six human respiratory syncytial virus strains (subgroup A) isolated from three outbreaks in Havana City during the period 1994/95, 1995/96 and 1996/97 were analyzed to determine their antigenic and genetic relationships. Analyses were performed by
Angel Valdivia, Grehete González, Danay Chacón, Clara Savón, Anselmo Otero, Odalys Váldes, Reynel Cancio, Suset Oropesa, José A Melero, Blanca García-Barreno, Angel Goyenechea   +10 more
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Detection and identification of Leishmania species within naturally infected sand flies in the Andean areas of Ecuador by a polymerase chain reaction [PDF]

, 2005
The surveillance of prevalent Leishmania and sand fly species in endemic areas is important for prediction of the risk and expansion of leishmaniasis. In this study, we developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method for detection of Leishmania ...
Barroso, Paola Andrea, Calvopina, Manuel, Gomez, Eduardo, Hashiguchi, Yoshihisa, Iwata, Hiroyuki, Katakura, Ken, Kato, Hirotomo, Korenaga, Masataka, Marco, Jorge Diego, Mimori, Tatsuyuki, Nonaka, Shigeo, Uezato, Hiroshi   +11 more
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The discovery of Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas disease (1908-1909): tropical medicine in Brazil A descoberta do Trypanosoma cruzi e da doença de Chagas (1908-1909): medicina tropical no Brasil

História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2009
This article analyzes the discovery of Chagas disease and the parasite that causes it (Trypanosoma cruzi) by Carlos Chagas in 1908/1909, with a special focus on the scientific and social context in which this occurred.
Simone Petraglia Kropf, Magali Romero Sá   +1 more
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Theranostic applications of phage display to control leishmaniasis: Selection of biomarkers for serodiagnostics, vaccination, and immunotherapy [PDF]

, 2017
© 2015, Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. All rights reserved. Phage display is a high-throughput subtractive proteomic technology used for the generation and screening of large peptide and antibody libraries.
Chávez-Fumagalli, Miguel A., Coelho, Eduardo A. F., Costa, Lourena E., Goulart, Luiz R., Soto, Manuel, Tavares, Carlos A. P.   +5 more
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Histological Examination in Obtaining a Diagnosis in Patients with Lymphadenopathy in Lima, Peru. [PDF]

, 2017
The differential diagnosis for lymphadenopathy is wide and clinical presentations overlap, making obtaining an accurate diagnosis challenging. We sought to characterize the clinical and radiological characteristics, histological findings, and diagnoses ...
Abba, Al Kadah, Albasri, Carlton A. Evans, Cesar Ugarte-Gil, Chau, Daniela E. Kirwan, David A. J. Moore, de Noronha, Eduardo D. Matos, Eduardo Ticona, Eza, Gustavo Cerrillo, Hansen, Jaime Cok, Jon S. Friedland, José Luis Cabrera, Kirwan, Landis, Lawn, Moore, Moore, Muller, Ojo, Olu-Eddo, Olu-Eddo, Ondounda, Osores, Pangalis, Park, Richner, Robert H. Gilman, Silva, Sobonya, Sridhar, Sterling, Syed M. Hasan Rizvi   +36 more
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Mitochondrial phylogeography and demographic history of the Vicuña: implications for conservation [PDF]

, 2007
The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna; Miller, 1924) is a conservation success story, having recovered from near extinction in the 1960s to current population levels estimated at 275 000.
A Prieto, A Spotorno, AN Menegaz, AR Templeton, BJ MacFadden, C Ammann, C Kull, C S Casey, CB Koford, CM Clapperton, D Hoces, D Posada, DL Swofford, F Tajima, GA Watterson, GI Molina, GS Miller Jr, H Jungius, H Schaschl, HF Stanley, HG Nami, IR Grimwood, J C Marín, J C Wheeler, J Olazabal, J Rodriguez, J Rozas, J Thornback, JA Harrison, JC Wheeler, JC Wheeler, JC Wheeler, JC Wheeler, JD Clayton, K Yaya, KA Tolley, L Excoffier, L Excoffier, M Clement, M Kadwell, M Kadwell, M Ubilla, M W Bruford, MC Norambuena, MK Kuhner, ML Maté, MW Bruford, N Ray, O Thomas, OS Paulo, R Hoffstetter, R Rosadio, RE Palma, RJ Sarno, S Schneider, SD Webb, T Tserenbataa, TD Dillehay, WP Madison, YX Fu, Z Lin   +60 more
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The recombinant cysteine proteinase B (CPB) from Leishmania braziliensis and its domains: promising antigens for serodiagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in dogs. [PDF]

, 2019
Leishmaniasis represents a group of parasitic diseases caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania and is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
Basombrío, Manuel Alberto, Bivona, Augusto Ernesto, Cardoso Landaburu, Alejandro Cesar, Cazorla, Silvia Ines, Cerny, Natacha, Czentner Colomo, Lucas, Estevez, José Octavio, Malchiodi, Emilio Luis, Marco, Jorge Diego, Nevot, María Cecilia, Sanchez Alberti, Andrés   +10 more
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Prevalence, risk factors, and treatment outcomes of isoniazid- and rifampicin-mono-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Lima, Peru [PDF]

, 2016
Background : Isoniazid and rifampicin are the two most efficacious first-line agents for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. We assessed the prevalence of isoniazid and rifampicin mono-resistance, associated risk factors, and the association of mono-resistance ...
Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Huaman, Moises A, Otero Vegas, Larissa, Seas, Carlos, Sterling, Timothy R, Van Der Stuyft, Patrick, Villegas, Leonela   +6 more
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Comparative genomic analysis and molecular examination of the diversity of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from Chile [PDF]

, 2019
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the most common diarrheal pathogens in the low- and middle-income regions of the world, however a systematic examination of the genomic content of isolates from Chile has not yet been undertaken.
Del Canto, Felipe, Fleckenstein, James M, Hazen, Tracy H, Luo, Qingwei, Rasko, David A, Vidal, Roberto   +5 more
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