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Asociación entre horas laboradas diariamente y presencia de síntomas depresivos en médicos residentes de Perú
(Elsevier, 2021)
Introduction: Resident physicians who work more hours a day are prone to suffer mental health problems such as depression, a subject that has been little studied. In this regard, the aim of this study was to determine the ...
Estudio comparativo de la ultrasonografía abdominal en felinos menores sudamericanos en cautiverio
(Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2021)
The topography, morphology, ecotexture, echogenicity and architecture of the abdominal organs of four species of wild feline native to Peru were described through ultrasonography to generate ultrasound parameters in the ...
Asociación entre lactancia materna y probabilidad de obesidad en la infancia en tres países latinoamericanos
(Elsevier, 2021)
OBJECTIVE: To determine if breastfeeding for at least the first six months of life is associated with overweight and obesity in children 2 to 5 years old. METHOD: Cross sectional analysis of data from national demographic ...
Frequency and Determinant Factors for Calcification in Neurocysticercosis
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
BACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis is a major cause of acquired epilepsy. Larval cysts in the human brain eventually resolve and either disappear or leave a calcification that is associated with seizures. In this study, we ...
Brucella melitensis T cell epitope recognition in humans with brucellosis in Peru
(American Society for Microbiology, 2014)
Brucella melitensis, one of the causative agents of human brucellosis, causes acute, chronic, and relapsing infection. While T cell immunity in brucellosis has been extensively studied in mice, no recognized human T cell ...
Genetic diversity of VAR2CSA ID1-DBL2Xb in worldwide Plasmodium falciparum populations: Impact on vaccine design for placental malaria
(Elsevier, 2014)
In placental malaria (PM), sequestration of infected erythrocytes in the placenta is mediated by an interaction between VAR2CSA, a Plasmodium falciparum protein expressed on erythrocytes, and chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) ...
Bus stops and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions in Lima, Peru: a matched case-control study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between bus stop characteristics and pedestrian–motor vehicle collisions. Methods: This was a matched case–control study where the units of study were pedestrian crossings in Lima, ...
A novel marker, ARM58, confers antimony resistance to Leishmania spp
(Elsevier, 2014)
Protozoa of the Leishmania genus cause a variety of disease forms that rank at the top of the list of neglected tropical diseases. Anti-leishmanial drugs based on pentavalent antimony have been the mainstay of therapy for ...
High prevalence of clustered tuberculosis cases in Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy
(PAGEpress, 2014)
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of morbidityfor Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy, wherethey account for about 20% of yearly diagnosedcases. A retrospective study on cases notifiedin Peruvian residents in Florence in ...
Arginine-vasopressin marker copeptin is a sensitive plasma surrogate of hypoxic exposure
(Dove Medical Press, 2014)
Background: A reduced oxygen supply puts patients at risk of tissue hypoxia, organ damage, and even death. In response, several changes are activated that allow for at least partial adaptation, thereby increasing the chances ...