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Challenges in molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus
(Elsevier B.V., 2014)
Identification and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers Derived from the Whole Genome Analysis of Taenia solium
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Infections with Taenia solium are the most common cause of adult acquired seizures worldwide, and are the leading cause of epilepsy in developing countries. A better understanding of the genetic diversity of ...
Epidemiology of disappearing Plasmodium vivax malaria: a case study in rural Amazonia
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
Background: New frontier settlements across the Amazon Basin pose a major challenge for malaria elimination in Brazil. Here we describe the epidemiology of malaria during the early phases of occupation of farming settlements ...
Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Bacteremic Children
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
Escherichia coli is an important cause of Gram-negative bacteremia. The aim of this study was to characterize at the molecular and phenotypic levels E. coli strains belonging to different diarrheagenic pathotypes [diarrheagenic ...
Genetic epidemiology of the Mitsuda reaction in leprosy
(KargerBaselSuíça, 1996)
Pathogenesis of preeclampsia: The genetic component
(2012)
Preeclampsia (PE) is one of the main causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in the world, causing nearly 40% of births delivered before 35 weeks of gestation. PE begins with inadequate trophoblast invasion ...
Neurogenetics in Peru: clinical, scientific and ethical perspectives
(Springer, 2015)
Neurogenetics, the science that studies the genetic basis of the development and function of the nervous system, is a discipline of recent development in Peru, an emerging Latin American country. Herein, we review the ...
Leprosy: review of the epidemiological, clinical, and etiopathogenic aspects - Part 1
(Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-04-01)
Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and has been known since biblical times. It is still endemic in many regions of the world and a public health problem in Brazil. The prevalence rate in 2011 reached 1.54 cases per ...
Predominance of asymptomatic and sub-microscopic infections characterizes the Plasmodium gametocyte reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
Malaria transmission requires that Anopheles mosquitoes ingest Plasmodium gametocyte stages circulating in the human bloodstream. In the context of malaria elimination, understanding the epidemiology of gametocytes relative ...
A Prospective Cohort Multicenter Study of Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenomics of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Nine Latin American Countries
(American Society for Microbiology, 2017)
Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen causing a spectrum of diseases ranging from mild skin and soft tissue infections to life-threatening conditions. Bloodstream infections are particularly important, and the ...