Rust is a major Eucalyptus spp. disease, which is especially damaging for early-stage plants. The aim of this study was to verify the pre-infection process of Austropuccinia psidii (A. psidii) in the leaves of three ...

From 1997 to 1999, we identified seven human cases of infection by fourth stage larvae of Pseudoterranova decipiens in Chile. All identified larvae were coughed up by the patients. Subjects were 10-55 years old; five were ...

There are many different opinions in the literature regarding the best procedure for revision of infected hip arthroplasty and hence in achieving long-term stabilization of a new implant. Thirty-two patients with 32 loose ...

Background: The use of tantalum cones to reconstruct extensive bone defects in revision total knee arthroplasty has been established. We aimed to evaluate the midterm results after 1-stage knee exchange for periprosthetic ...

Piscirickettsiasalmonis is an intracellular bacterial fish pathogen that causes piscirickettsiosis, a disease with numerous negative impacts in the Chilean salmon farming industry. Although transcriptomic studies of P. ...

Only three cases of human infection by anisakid nematodes have been reported in Chile since 1976. In the present case, an anisakid worm, identified as a fourth-stage Pseudoterranova decipiens larva, was removed with a ...