Ramirez, E., Cartier, L., Flores, R. |
In vitro cytoskeleton changes of mouse neurons induced by purified HTLV-1, and PBMC from HAM/TSP patients and HTLV-1 carriers |
HTLV-1 is the causative agent of HAM/TSP. This neurological disease affects the CNS producing damage of the motor tracts at the spinal cord. The HAM/TSP pathogenesis remains undefined. It could includ... |
2004 |
149 |
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Favi, Myriam, Nina, Aleida, Yung, Verónica, Fernández, Jorge |
Characterization of rabies virus isolates in Bolivia |
In Latin America, rabies is still an important public health problem. Canine rabies, and wild animal rabies, especially transmitted by hematofagous and insectivorous bats, has become an emerging probl... |
2003 |
97 |
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Ramirez, E., Fernandez, J., Cartier, L., Villota, C., Rios, M. |
Defective human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) provirus in seronegative tropical Españolstic paraparesis/HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM) patients |
Infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) have been associated with the development of the tropical Españolstic paraparesis/HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM). We studied the... |
2003 |
91 |
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Ríos, Maritza, Villanueva, Carola, San Martín, Carolina, Ramírez, Eugenio |
Identification of B and F human immunodeficiency virus subtypes in Chilean patients |
BACKGROUND: Type I human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is characterized by a great genetic variability. There are three groups of virus throughout the world: O, N and M. Group M is responsible for AIDS... |
2003 |
131 |
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Galeno, Hector, Mora, Judith, Villagra, Eliecer, Fernandez, Jorge, Hernandez, Jury, Mertz, Gregory J., Ramirez, Eugenio |
First human isolate of Hantavirus (Andes virus) in the Americas |
We isolated Andes virus (formal name: Andes virus ANDV, a species in the genus Hantavirus), from serum of an asymptomatic 10-year-old Chilean boy who died 6 days later of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome... |
2002 |
8 |
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Yung, V., Favi, M., Fernández, J. |
Genetic and antigenic typing of rabies virus in Chile. Brief report |
Forty-one isolates of rabies virus from insectivorous bats and one from a domestic cat in Chile, were characterized using eight anti-nucleoprotein monoclonal antibodies (N-Mabs) and by nucleotide sequ... |
2002 |
147 |
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Ramirez, E., Cartier, L., Villota, C., Fernandez, J. |
Genetic characterization and phylogeny of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I from Chile |
Infection with Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus type I (HTLV-I) have been associated with the development of the HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical Españolstic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Phylogenetic a... |
2002 |
84 |
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Cordano, A. M., Rocourt, J. |
Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes in food in Chile |
Out of 2145 food samples analysed 77 were found contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes in Santiago, Chile. Samples were: 603 ice-cream (3.5% contaminated), 256 soft cheese (0.8%), 155 hard cheese (0... |
2001 |
70 |
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Salinas, R., Prasad, K. |
WITHDRAWN: Drugs for treating neurocysticercosis (tapeworm infection of the brain) |
BACKGROUND: Anthelminthic drugs may shrink brain cysts in neurocysticercosis, but can also cause severe adverse effects. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this review was to assess the effects of drug trea... |
1999 |
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Ramirez, E., Cartier, L., Rios, M., Fernandez, J. |
Defective human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) provirus in 10 Chilean seronegative patients with tropical Españolstic paraparesis or HTLV-I-associated myelopathy |
We studied the presence of tax and ltr genes from human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) provirus in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 15 seronegative patients with tropical Españo... |
1998 |
36 |
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Castillo, D. |
Information and technological development in the clinical laboratory |
Internet/world wide web is at the present time, one of the greatest sources of information, knowledge, reference materials, educational and training programs for the general population and specially f... |
1998 |
126 |
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Vicente, M., Yung, V., Fasce, R., Lezano, V., Vera, L., Villagra, E., Espiñeira, E. |
Laboratory surveillance of measles. Chile, 1992-1995 |
BACKGROUND: The first massive national measles vaccination campaign in Chile was done in 1992. Since then a laboratory surveillance of the disease has been undertaken at the Instituto de Salud Públic... |
1998 |
126 |
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Valenzuela, P. |
Usefulness of studies on antitubercular drug resistance |
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1997 |
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Castillo, D., Neira, L., Reid, M., Vega, P., Fernández, N., Urbina, A. M., González, M. C., Rodríguez, L., Elgueta, S. |
Measurement of total serum IgE by enzyme immunoassay with three commercial reagents |
We measured total serum IgE in 14 patients with allergic diseases and 16 healthy subjects, using three commercial ELISA kits. The correlation of results among the three kits was analyzed using Passing... |
1996 |
124 |
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Castillo, L., Castillo, D., Silva, W., Zapata, L., Reid, M., Ulloa, M. T., Seoane, M., Maldonado, A., Valenzuela, M. E., Bustos, R. |
Development of highly specific monoclonal antibodies for the diagnosis of Vibrio cholerae 01 |
We report here the development of two monoclonal antibodies, termed 5G8 and 5C12, belonging to the IgM and IgG1 class, respectively, suitable for the identification of Vibrio cholerae 01 in clinical a... |
1995 |
14 |
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Weitz, J. C., Astorga, B. |
External quality control of the parasitological diagnosis of Cryptosporidium parvum |
Between 1991 and 1994, eight external quality assessments of Cryptosporidium parvum infection diagnosis were performed. Stool specimens were sent to 74 laboratories, to be stained and examined. In 40 ... |
1995 |
123 |
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Valenzuela Montero, M. E., Lobos, T., Valenzuela, A., Roos, O., Rodriguez, L., Piemonte, P., Soledad Giglio, M. |
Prevalence of Clostridium difficile among healthy Chilean infants: evaluation by commercial enzyme immunoassay versus standard cytotoxin assay |
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1995 |
20 Suppl 2 |
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Eugenia, M., Montero, V. |
Rapid disk methods for the detection of esculin hydrolysis and urease activity in anaerobic bacterial strains |
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1995 |
20 Suppl 2 |
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Galeno, H., Ramírez, E., Mora, J., Ojeda, M., Cartier, L. |
Anti HTLV-I antibody titers in seropositive infected individuals |
The aim of this study was to determine anti HTLV-I antibody titers in seropositive symptomatic and asymptomatic infected subjects. One hundred seven infected subjects (47 with Españolstic paraparesis... |
1994 |
122 |
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Castillo, L., Ulloa, M. T., Martínez, M. A., Silva, W., Seoane, M., Maldonado, A., Castillo, P. |
Characterization of a multiresistant strain of Vibrio cholerae O1, isolated from a case of cholera in Chile |
This report characterizes a multiresistant Vibrio Cholerae O1 strain, isolated from a patient with cholera, and investigates the mechanism of resistance. The analyzed strain was resistant to tetracycl... |
1994 |
122 |
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