Información del autor
Autor Seas, Carlos |
Documentos disponibles escritos por este autor (25)
texto impreso
Bouton, Tara C. ; Phillips, Patrick P. J. ; Mitnick, Carole D. ; Peloquin, Charles A. ; Eisenach, Kathleen ; Patientia, Ramonde F. ; Lecca, Leonid ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Gandhi, Neel R. ; Butler, Donna ; Diacon, Andreas H. ; Martel, Bruno ; Santillan, Juan ; Hunt, Kathleen Robergeau ; Vargas, Dante ; von Groote-Bidlingmaier, Florian ; Seas, Carlos ; Dianis, Nancy ; Moreno-Martinez, Antonio ; Horsburgh, C. Robert | BMC | 2019-01-25T16:59:36ZBACKGROUND: Current guidelines for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are largely based on expert opinion and observational data. Fluoroquinolones remain an essential part of MDR-TB treatment, but the optimal dose of fluoroqu[...]texto impreso
Labarca, Jaime-A. ; Salles, Mauro-Jose-Costa ; Seas, Carlos ; Guzman-Blanco, Manuel | Taylor & Francis | 2019-02-06T14:51:20ZIncreasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii strains in the nosocomial setting in Latin America represents an emerging challenge to public health, as the range of therapeutic agents active agai[...]texto impreso
García, Coralith ; Astocondor, Lizeth ; Reyes, Jinnethe ; Carvajal, Lina P. ; Arias, Cesar A. ; Seas, Carlos | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2019-02-22T14:55:49Ztexto impreso
Otero, Larissa ; Battaglioli, Tullia ; Rios, Julia ; De la Torre, Zayda ; Trocones, Nayda ; Ordonez, Cielo ; Seas, Carlos ; Van der Stuyft, Patrick | Wiley | 2019-12-06T21:04:46ZOBJECTIVE: Contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) cases are at high risk of TB infection and progression to disease. Close and household contacts and thosetexto impreso
Castro, Betsy E. ; Berrio, Maritza ; Vargas, Monica L. ; Carvajal, Lina P. ; Millan, Lina V. ; Rios, Rafael ; Hernandez, Angie K. ; Rincon, Sandra ; Cubides, Paola ; Forero, Erika ; Dinh, An ; Seas, Carlos ; Munita, Jose M. ; Arias, Cesar A. ; Reyes, Jinnethe ; Diaz, Lorena | Oxford University Press | 2020-07-14T00:01:03ZBACKGROUND: Vancomycin is a common first-line option for MRSA infections. The heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) phenotype is associated with therapeutic failure. However, hVISA isolates are usually reported as v[...]texto impreso
Altez-Fernandez, Carlos ; Ortiz, Victor ; Mirzazadeh, Majid ; Zegarra, Luis ; Seas, Carlos ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar | BMC | 2019-01-25T15:18:33ZBACKGROUND: Genitourinary tuberculosis is the third most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Diagnosis is difficult because of unspecific clinical manifestations and low accuracy of conventional tests. Unfortunately, the delayed diagnosi[...]texto impreso
Altez-Fernandez, Carlos ; Seas, Carlos ; Zegarra, Luis ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar | Sage publications | 2019-02-06T14:51:16Ztexto impreso
Tamariz, Jesus ; Llanos, Carlos ; Seas, Carlos ; Montenegro, Paola ; Lagos, Jose ; Fernandes, Miriam R. ; Cerdeira, Louise ; Lincopan, Nilton | American Society for Microbiology | 2018-06-18T15:26:49ZWe present here the draft genome sequence of the first New Delhi metallo-?-lactamase (NDM-1)-producing Escherichia coli strain, belonging to sequence type 155 (ST155), isolated in Peru. Assembly of this draft genome resulted in 5,061,184 bp, rev[...]texto impreso
Concha-Velasco, Fatima ; González-Lagos, Elsa ; Seas, Carlos ; Bustamante, Beatriz | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:18:35ZINTRODUCTION: The first-line combination therapy for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM), a condition of high mortality particularly in the first two weeks of treatment, consists of amphotericin B plus flucytosine (5-FC). Given that 5-FC[...]texto impreso
Penaloza, Rosalina ; Navarro, Joanna Itzel ; Jolly, Pauline E. ; Junkins, Anna ; Seas, Carlos ; Otero, Larissa | Dove Medical Press | 2019-07-04T17:00:15ZBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) case detection in Peru relies on passive case finding. This strategy relies on the assumption that the community is aware that a persistent cough or contact with a TB patient is an indication to seek formal health [...]texto impreso
Ramírez, Suzanne ; Mejia, Fernando ; Rojas, Marlene ; Seas, Carlos ; Van der Stuyft, Patrick ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Otero, Larissa | BioMed Central | 2018-06-18T15:26:48ZBackground Since 2006, the Peruvian National TB program (NTP) recommends voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for all tuberculosis (TB) patients. Responding to the differential burden of both diseases in Peru, TB is managed in peripheral healt[...]texto impreso
Shah, Lena ; Rojas, Marlene ; Mori, Oscar ; Zamudio, Carlos ; Kaufman, Jay S. ; Otero, Larissa ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Seas, Carlos ; Brewer, Timothy F. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:59:05ZBACKGROUND: We designed a pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in order to evaluate provider-initiated evaluation of household contacts (HCs) of smear positive tuberculosis (TB) cases within a routine TB program in Lima, P[...]texto impreso
Peloquin, Charles A. ; Phillips, Patrick P. J. ; Mitnick, Carole D. ; Eisenach, Kathleen ; Patientia, Ramonde F. ; Lecca, Leonid ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Gandhi, Neel R. ; Butler, Donna ; Diacon, Andreas H. ; Martel, Bruno ; Santillan, Juan ; Hunt, Kathleen Robergeau ; Vargas, Dante ; von Groote-Bidlingmaier, Florian ; Seas, Carlos ; Dianis, Nancy ; Moreno-Martinez, Antonio ; Kaur, Pawandeep ; Horsburgh, C. Robert | American Society of Microbiology | 2018-11-30T17:17:13ZPatients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru and South Africa were randomized to a weight-banded nominal dose of 11, 14, 17, or 20 mg/kg/day levofloxacin (minimum, 750 mg) in combination with other second-line agents. A total of 101 pa[...]texto impreso
Sudbury, Eva L. ; Otero, Larissa ; Tebruegge, Marc ; Messina, Nicole L. ; Seas, Carlos ; Montes, Martin ; Rios, Julia ; Germano, Susie ; Gardiner, Kaya ; Clifford, Vanessa ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Curtis, Nigel | Elsevier | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZThe tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays have limitations in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), particularly in children. This study investigated the performance of candidate M. tuberculosis-specific cytokine biomarkers for TB i[...]texto impreso
Revankar, Sanjay G. ; Baddley, John W. ; Chen, Sharon C.-A. ; Kauffman, Carol A. ; Slavin, Monica ; Vazquez, Jose A. ; Seas, Carlos ; Morris, Michele I. ; Nguyen, M. Hong ; Shoham, Shmuel ; Thompson, George R. ; Alexander, Barbara D. ; Simkins, Jacques ; Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis ; Mullane, Kathleen ; Alangaden, George ; Andes, David R. ; Cornely, Oliver A. ; Wahlers, Kerstin ; Lockhart, Shawn R. ; Pappas, Peter G. | Oxford University Press | 2019-01-25T15:02:14ZBackground: Phaeohyphomycosis is infection caused by dematiaceous, or darkly pigmented, fungi. The spectrum of disease is broad, and optimal therapy remains poorly defined. The Mycoses Study Group established an international case registry of pa[...]texto impreso
Carvajal, Lina P. ; Rincon, Sandra ; Echeverri, Aura M. ; Porras, Jessica ; Rios, Rafael ; Ordoñez, Karen M. ; Seas, Carlos ; Gomez-Villegas, Sara I. ; Diaz, Lorena ; Arias, Cesar A. ; Reyes, Jinnethe | American Society for Microbiology | 2020-07-14T00:01:02ZCefazolin has become a prominent therapy for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections. However, an important concern is the cefazolin inoculum effect (CzIE), a phenomenon mediated by staphylococcal ?-lactamases. Four varia[...]texto impreso
Lackey, Brian ; Seas, Carlos ; Van der Stuyft, Patrick ; Otero, Larissa | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:10ZBACKGROUND: Although tuberculosis (TB) is usually curable with antibiotics, poor adherence to medication can lead to increased transmission, drug resistance, and death. Prior research has shown several factors to be associated with poor adhere[...]texto impreso
Bustamante, Beatriz ; Ahmed, Sarah-Abdalla ; De-Hoog, G. S. ; Seas, Carlos ; Van-De-Sande, Wendy-W. J. | American Medical Association | 2019-02-06T14:51:17Ztexto impreso
Villegas, Leonela ; Otero, Larissa ; Sterling, Timothy-R. ; Huaman, Moises-A. ; Van-der-Stuyft, Patrick ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Seas, Carlos | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:48:07ZBACKGROUND: Isoniazid and rifampicin are the two most efficacious first-line agents for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. We assessed the prevalence of isoniazid and rifampicin mono-resistance, associated risk factors, and the association of mono-res[...]texto impreso
Arias, Cesar A. ; Reyes, Jinnethe ; Carvajal, Lina Paola ; Rincon, Sandra ; Diaz, Lorena ; Panesso, Diana ; Ibarra, Gabriel ; Rios, Rafael ; Munita, Jose M. ; Salles, Mauro J. ; Alvarez-Moreno, Carlos ; Labarca, Jaime ; García, Coralith ; Luna, Carlos M. ; Mejia-Villatoro, Carlos ; Zurita, Jeannete ; Guzman-Blanco, Manuel ; Rodriguez-Noriega, Eduardo ; Narechania, Apurva ; Rojas, Laura J. ; Planet, Paul J. ; Weinstock, George M. ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Seas, Carlos | American Society of Microbiology | 2019-01-25T15:02:14ZStaphylococcus 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 treatment approach is comp[...]texto impreso
Otero, Larissa ; Shah, Lena ; Verdonck, Kristien ; Battaglioli, Tullia ; Brewer, Timothy ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Seas, Carlos ; Van-der-Stuyft, Patrick | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:45:56ZBACKGROUND: Household contacts (HHCs) of TB cases are at increased risk for TB disease compared to the general population but the risk may be modified by individual or household factors. We conducted a study to determine incident TB among HHCs o[...]texto impreso
Zamudio, Carlos ; Krapp, Fiorella ; Choi, Howard W. ; Shah, Lena ; Ciampi, Antonio ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Heymann, Jody ; Seas, Carlos ; Brewer, Timothy F. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:12ZBACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) transmission may occur with exposure to an infectious contact often in the setting of household environments, but extra-domiciliary transmission also may happen. We evaluated if using buses and/or minibuses as publi[...]texto impreso
Miller, William R. ; Seas, Carlos ; Carvajal, Lina P. ; Diaz, Lorena ; Echeverri, Aura M. ; Ferro, Carolina ; Rios, Rafael ; Porras, Paola ; Luna, Carlos ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Munita, Jose M. ; Nannini, Esteban ; Carcamo, Cesar ; Reyes, Jinnethe ; Arias, Cesar A. | Oxford University Press | 2018-08-10T20:11:15ZBackground: Recent studies have favored the use of cefazolin over nafcillin for the treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia. The clinical influence of the cefazolin inoculum effect (CzIE) in the effectiveness[...]texto impreso
Otero, Larissa ; Villegas, Leonela ; Huaman, Moises ; Sterling, Timothy ; Seas, Carlos | Elsevier | 2019-01-25T17:00:30Ztexto impreso
Chincha, Omayra ; Caceres, Jaime ; Seas, Carlos | Sociedad Chilena de Infectología | 2019-01-25T17:00:30ZGastrointestinal tuberculosis is a rare and fatal complication in patients with HIV infection. It occurs in 3%-16% of extra pulmonary forms. The main location in 90% of cases is the ileocecal valve and colon. The most unusual presentation of gas[...]