Escobar, Daniel F., Lucchi, Naomi W., Abdallah, Rispah, Valenzuela, María Teresa, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Jercic, María Isabel, Chenet, Stella M. |
Molecular and epidemiological characterization of imported malaria cases in Chile |
BACKGROUND: Chile is one of the South American countries certified as malaria-free since 1945. However, the recent increase of imported malaria cases and the presence of the vector Anopheles pseudopun... |
2020 |
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Moreno, Jaime, Duarte, Carolina, Cassiolato, Ana Paula, Chacón, Grettel Chanto, Alarcon, Pedro, Sánchez, Jacqueline, Martín, Yolanda Narváez San, Valenzuela, Claudia, Castillo, Wendy, Gabarrot, Gabriela García, SIREVA II Group |
Molecular characterization of Latin American invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A isolates |
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially among children and the elderly. S. pneumoniae serotype 19A has emerged as a major cause of invasive disease i... |
2020 |
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Ferrés, M., Martínez-Valdebenito, C., Angulo, J., Henríquez, C., Vera-Otárola, J., Vergara, M.J., Pérez, J., Fernández, J., Sotomayor, V., Valdés, M.F., González-Candia, D., Tischler, N.D., Vial, C., Vial, P., Mertz, G., Le Corre, N. |
Mother-to-child transmission of Andes virus through breast milk, Chile |
Andes virus (ANDV) is the only hantavirus transmitted between humans through close contact. We detected the genome and proteins of ANDV in breast milk cells from an infected mother in Chile who transm... |
2020 |
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Diaz-Dinamarca, Diego A., Hernandez, Carlos, Escobar, Daniel F., Soto, Daniel A., Muñoz, Guillermo A., Badilla, Jesús F., Manzo, Ricardo A., Carrión, Flavio, Kalergis, Alexis M., Vasquez, Abel E. |
Mucosal Vaccination with Lactococcus lactis-Secreting Surface Immunological Protein Induces Humoral and Cellular Immune Protection against Group B Streptococcus in a Murine Model |
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the primary etiological agent of sepsis and meningitis in newborns and is associated with premature birth and stillbirth. The development of a licensed vaccine is one of... |
2020 |
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Maes, M., Dyson, Z.A., Higginson, E.E., Fernandez, A., Araya, P., Tennant, S.M., Baker, S., Lagos, R., Levine, M.M., Hormazabal, J.C., Dougan, G. |
Multiple introductions of salmonella enterica serovar typhi H58 with reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility into Chile |
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi H58, an antimicrobial-resistant lineage, is globally disseminated but has not been reported in Latin America. Genomic analysis revealed 3 independent introductions of... |
2020 |
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Aballay-González, Ambbar, Gallardo-Rodriguez, Juan José, Silva-Higuera, Macarena, Rivera, Alejandra, Ulloa, Viviana, Delgado-Rivera, Lorena, Rivera-Belmar, Andrea, Astuya, Allisson |
Neuro-2a cell-based assay for toxicity equivalency factor - proposal and evaluation in Chilean contaminated shellfish samples |
There are two official PSP detection methods (mouse bioassay and HLPC-FLD) and a number of alternative methods. Ethical considerations have led to regulations being adopted in some countries that limi... |
2020 |
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Foerster, Claudia, Muñoz, Katherine, Delgado-Rivera, Lorena, Rivera, Andrea, Cortés, Sandra, Müller, Andrea, Arriagada, Gabriel, Ferreccio, Catterina, Rios, Gisela |
Occurrence of relevant mycotoxins in food commodities consumed in Chile |
The aims of this study were to analyse the occurrence of aflatoxins, aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), fumonisins, ochratoxin A (OTA), patulin (PAT), zearalenone (ZEN) and deoxynivalenol (DON) in foodstuffs consum... |
2020 |
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Galarce, Nicolás, Sánchez, Fernando, Fuenzalida, Verónica, Ramos, Romina, Escobar, Beatriz, Lapierre, Lisette, Paredes-Osses, Esteban, Arriagada, Gabriel, Alegría-Morán, Raúl, Lincopán, Nilton, Fuentes-Castillo, Danny, Vera-Leiva, Alejandra, González-Rocha, Gerardo, Bello-Toledo, Helia, Borie, Consuelo |
Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Resistance in Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated From Cattle and Swine in Chile |
Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a zoonotic pathogen that causes bloody diarrhea and hemolytic-uremic syndrome in humans, and a major cause of foodborne disease. Despite antib... |
2020 |
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Delgado, Diemen, Ramírez, Oscar, Sultan, Nayab, Miranda, Patricio, Delgado, Ashley |
Pleural plaques by inhalation of asbestos fibers |
Introduction: Asbestos fiber pleural plaque is characterized by lesions composed of fibrous tissue that are located in the parietal pleura. They usually appear in up to 3 to 58% of workers who were ex... |
2020 |
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Lilley, T.M., Sävilammi, T., Ossa, G., Blomberg, A.S., Vasemägi, A., Yung, V., Vendrami, D.L.J., Johnson, J.S. |
Population connectivity predicts vulnerability to white-nose syndrome in the chilean myotis (Myotis chiloensis) - A genomics approach |
Despite its peculiar distribution, the biology of the southernmost bat species in the world, the Chilean myotis (Myotis chiloensis), has garnered little attention so far. The species has a north-south... |
2020 |
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Cecilia, I.M., Mirtha, P.V. |
Production of vaccines in Chile, the importance of local supply |
In Chile, vaccines were produced from the late 19th century to the early 21st century without interruption. The production was carried out in State institutes, from where the health service was suppli... |
2020 |
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Bustos, Patricia, Tambley, Carolina, Acevedo, Alejandra, Andrade, Winston, Leal, Gabriel, Vidal, Deyanira, Roldán, Francisco, Fasce, Rodrigo, Ramírez, Eugenio |
Quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in nasopharyngeal samples from infected patients with mild disease |
Diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) cases is based on the count of real-time reverse transcription-plymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive people. Viral load b... |
2020 |
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Jackson, Sandra, Peret, Teresa C. T., Ziegler, Thedi T., Thornburg, Natalie J., Besselaar, Terry, Broor, Shobha, Barr, Ian, Baumeister, Elsa, Chadha, Mandeep, Chittaganpitch, Malinee, Darmaa, Badarch, Ellis, Joanna, Fasce, Rodrigo, Herring, Belinda, Herve, Kadjo, Hirve, Siddhivinayak, Li, Yan, Pisareva, Maria, Moen, Ann, Naguib, Amel, Palekar, Rakhee, Potdar, Varsha, Siqueira, Marilda, Treurnicht, Florette, Tivane, Almiro, Venter, Marietjie, Wairagkar, Niteen, Zambon, Maria, Zhang, Wenqing |
Results from the WHO external quality assessment for the respiratory syncytial virus pilot, 2016-17 |
BACKGROUND: External quality assessments (EQAs) for the molecular detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are necessary to ensure the provision of reliable and accurate results. One of the obje... |
2020 |
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Denegri C, Marisol, Oyarce F, Alan, Larraguibel C, Paula, Ramírez V, Iris, Rivas B, Elizabeth, Arellano P, Gisella, Báez M, Andrea, Maulén L, Nancy P. |
Screening and congenital transmission of Chagas Disease in the user population of the Dr. Félix Bulnes Cerda Hospital and Primary Health Care Services of the Metropolitan Health Service West of Santiago, Chile |
BACKGROUND: In 2016, the Hospital Dr. Félix Bulnes Cerda (HDFBC) implemented the mandatory screening of anti Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies in pregnant women, thus complying with national regulations t... |
2020 |
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Pacha, P.A., Munoz, M.A., Paredes-Osses, E., Latorre, A.A. |
Short communication: Virulence profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bulk tank milk and adherences on milking equipment on Chilean dairy farms |
Staphylococcus aureus is an important intramammary pathogen for dairy cows that also is remarkably important for public health. Multiple virulence factors can be involved simultaneously during the pat... |
2020 |
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Diaz-Dinamarca, Diego A., Manzo, Ricardo A., Soto, Daniel A., Avendaño-Valenzuela, María José, Bastias, Diego N., Soto, Paulina I., Escobar, Daniel F., Vasquez-Saez, Valeria, Carrión, Flavio, Pizarro-Ortega, Magdalena S., Wilson, Christian A. M., Berrios, Julio, Kalergis, Alexis M., Vasquez, Abel E. |
Surface Immunogenic Protein of Streptococcus Group B is an Agonist of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 and a Potential Immune Adjuvant |
Vaccine-induced protection against pathogens, especially subunit-based vaccines, are related to antigen properties but mainly in their ability to stimulate the immune system by the use of an adjuvant.... |
2020 |
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Méndez, C.A., Greer, S.L., McKee, M. |
The 2019 crisis in Chile: fundamental change needed, not just technical fixes to the health system |
Chile has been viewed as an exemplar of social and economic progress in Latin America, with its health system attracting considerable attention. Eruption of widespread civil disorder marred this image... |
2020 |
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Agudelo, Clara Inés, Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos, Brandileone, Maria Cristina de Cunto, Echániz-Aviles, Gabriela, Almeida, Samanta Cristine Grassi, Carnalla-Barajas, María Noemí, Regueira, Mabel, Fossati, Sofia, Alarcón, Pedro, Araya, Pamela, Duarte, Carolina, Sánchez, Jacqueline, Novas, Mirna, Toraño-Peraza, Gilda, Rodríguez-Ortega, Misladys, Chamorro-Cortesi, Gustavo, Kawabata, Anibal, García-Gabarrot, Gabriela, Camou, Teresa, Spadola, Enza, Payares, Daisy, Andrade, Ana Lucía, Di Fabio, José Luis, Castañeda, Elizabeth, SIREVA Working Group |
The direct effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in children in the Latin American and Caribbean region (SIREVA 2006-17): a multicentre, retrospective observational study |
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from patients with invasive pneumococcal disease has been subjected to laboratory-based surveillance in Latin American and Caribbean countries since 1993.... |
2020 |
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Barría, Carla, Singer, Randall S., Bueno, Irene, Estrada, Erika, Rivera, Dácil, Ulloa, Soledad, Fernández, Jorge, Mardones, Fernando O., Moreno-Switt, Andrea I. |
Tracing Listeria monocytogenes contamination in artisanal cheese to the processing environments in cheese producers in southern Chile |
Artisanal cheese from southern Chile is made primarily by rural families who raise dairy cows and produce cheese as a way to add value to their milk. The most common cheese produced is chanco, a semi-... |
2020 |
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Gregório, Maria João, Rodrigues, Ana M., Salvador, Clara, Dias, Sara S., de Sousa, Rute D., Mendes, Jorge M., Coelho, Pedro S., Branco, Jaime C., Lopes, Carla, Martínez-González, Miguel A., Graça, Pedro, Canhão, Helena |
Validation of the Telephone-Administered Version of the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) Questionnaire |
A 14-Item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) questionnaire was developed and validated in face-to-face interviews, but not via telephone. The aims of this study were to evaluate the validit... |
2020 |
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