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Deformation behaviour of aged coronal dentin
(Blackwell Munksgaard, 2018-06-01)
Objective: This study aimed to identify the changes in the time-dependent deformation response of coronal dentin with ageing and its relationship with changes in chemical composition. Background: The structural behaviour ...
Sex differences in the incidence, mortality, and fatality of COVID-19 in Peru
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
Background There is a worrying lack of epidemiological data on the sex differential in COVID-19 infection and death rates between the regions of Peru. Methods Using cases and death data from the national population-based ...
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on emotional state among older adults in Latin America
(Cambridge University PressPE, 2021)
(No abstract available)
Negative serology of Fasciola hepatica infection in patients with liver cancer in Peru: a preliminary report
(Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2018)
INTRODUCTION: The etiology of several hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases remains largely unknown. Although Fasciola hepatica has been associated with liver fibrosis in Latin America, it has not yet been associated with ...
Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Lymph Node Tuberculosis and Detection of Drug Resistance
(American Society for Microbiology, 2015)
In this study, 132 patients with lymphadenopathy were investigated. Fifty-two (39.4%) were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). The microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay provided rapid (13 days), accurate ...
In-hospital mortality among incident hemodialysis older patients in Peru.
(Oxford University Press, 2019)
BACKGROUND: Understanding the pattern of mortality linked to end stage renal disease (ESRD) is important given the increasing ageing population in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS: We analyzed older patients with ...
Atherosclerosis in ancient and modern Egyptians: the Horus study
(Elsevier, 2014)
BACKGROUND: Although atherosclerosis is usually thought of as a disease of modernity, the Horus Team has previously reported atherosclerotic vascular calcifications on computed tomographic (CT) scans in ancient Egyptians. ...
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Peruvian primary care setting
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. There are few studies in Latin America, especially in primary care settings. Our objective was to determine the prevalence, stages, and associated ...
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection is frequent in rural communities of the southern Andes of Peru
(Elsevier, 2014)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the presence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection in isolated rural communities in the southern Andes of Peru. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in five communities ...
Field evaluation of the InBios Chagas detect plus rapid test in serum and whole-blood specimens in Bolivia
(American Society for Microbiology, 2014)
Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease, which affects an estimated 7 million to 8 million people. Chagas disease is endemic throughout Latin America, with the highest prevalence in Bolivia. Conventional diagnosis requires ...