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Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant and Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis within Households: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
BACKGROUND: The "fitness" of an infectious pathogen is defined as the ability of the pathogen to survive, reproduce, be transmitted, and cause disease. The fitness of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) relative to ...
Time to initiation of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment and its relation with outcome in a high incidence district in Lima, Peru
(Wiley, 2015)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the time from diagnosis to start of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment in Lima, Peru. METHODS: We studied new smear-positive TB adults that were started on MDR TB treatment or that ...
Urbanisation but not biomass fuel smoke exposure is associated with asthma prevalence in four resource-limited settings
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Urbanisation is an important contributor to the prevalence of asthma worldwide, and the burden of this effect in low-income and middle-income countries undergoing rapid industrialisation appears to be growing. ...
Neurocysticercosis as a cause of epilepsy and seizures in two community-based studies in a cysticercosis-endemic region in Peru
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of epilepsy added to inadequate treatment results in chronic morbidity and considerable mortality in poor populations. Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a helminthic disease of the central nervous system, ...
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence and Associated Risk Factors Among High-Risk MSM and Male-to-Female Transgender Women in Lima, Peru
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women (TW) are at increased risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We evaluated factors associated with incidence of HIV, HSV-2, ...
Trajectories of body mass index and waist circumference in four Peruvian settings at different level of urbanisation: the CRONICAS Cohort Study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Studies have reported the incidence/risk of becoming obese, but few have described the trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) over time, especially in low/middle-income countries. ...
Secondary CV Prevention in South America in a Community Setting: The PURE Study
(Elsevier, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of evidence-based therapies, there is no information on the use of medications for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in urban and rural community settings in South ...
Epidemiology of middle ear and mastoid cholesteatomas. Study of 1146 cases
(Assoc Brasileira Otorrinolaringologia & Cirurgia Cervicofacial, 2011-05-01)
Middle ear cholesteatoma is an important and relatively common disorder which may have serious consequences.Aim: The purpose was to conduct a retrospective study of the statistics of 1,146 middle ear surgical procedures ...