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Autor Gilman, Robert H. |
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Saunders, Matthew J. ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Collier, Dami ; Baldwin, Matthew R. ; Montoya, Rosario ; Valencia, Teresa R. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Evans, Carlton A. | Elsevier | 2019-07-04T16:59:18ZBACKGROUND: Active case-finding among contacts of patients with tuberculosis is a global health priority, but the effects of active versus passive case-finding are poorly characterised. We assessed the contribution of active versus passive case-[...]texto impreso
Ruiz-Alejos, Andrea ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Anderson, Cheryl A. M. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Smeeth, Liam ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio | Nature Research | 2018-11-30T02:09:29ZThe aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of T2DM in three population groups: rural, rural-to-urban migrants and urban dwellers. Data from the PERU MIGRANT Study was analysed. The baseline assessment was conducted in 2007-2008 using a [...]texto impreso
Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos ; Quispe, Renato ; Peralta, Frank ; Poterico, Julio A. ; Valle, Giancarlo A. ; Burroughs, Melissa ; Pillay, Timesh ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Checkley, William ; Malaga, German ; Smeeth, Liam ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | 2019-02-06T14:52:18ZIt is unclear how well currently available risk scores predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in low-income and middle-income countries. We aim to compare the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Pooled Cohort r[...]texto impreso
Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Bustos, Javier A. ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Saavedra, Herbert ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Pretell, E. Javier ; Bonato, Pierina S. ; Lanchote, Vera L. ; Takayanagui, Osvaldo M. ; Horton, John ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Garcia, Hector H. | Oxford University Press | 2019-07-04T16:59:18ZBackground: Albendazole is the drug of choice for the treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis, although its efficacy is suboptimal. Plasma levels of albendazole sulfoxide (ASOX), the active metabolite of albendazole, are highly variable amon[...]texto impreso
Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Bustos, Javier A. ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Saavedra, Herbert ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Pretell, E. Javier ; Bonato, Pierina S. ; Lanchote, Vera L. ; Takayanagui, Osvaldo M. ; Horton, John ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Garcia, Hector H. | Oxford University Press | 2019-12-06T21:02:55ZBACKGROUND: The efficacy of albendazole therapy in patients with parenchymal neurocysticercosis (NCC) is suboptimal. Plasma levels of albendazole sulfoxide (ASOX), the active metabolite of albendazole, are highly variable among patients. We hypo[...]texto impreso
Bayer, Angela M. ; Danysh, Heather E. ; Garvich, Mijail ; Gonzalvez, Guillermo ; Checkley, William ; Alvarez, Maria ; Gilman, Robert H. | Wiley | 2020-06-10T18:11:35ZDuring the 1997-98 El Nino, Tumbes, Peru received 16 times the annual average rainfall. This study explores how Tumbes residents perceived the impact of the El Nino event on basic necessities, transport, health care, jobs and migration. Forty-fi[...]texto impreso
Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Alroy, Karen A. ; Bustos, Javier A. ; Santivañez, Saul ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Saavedra, Herbert ; Pretell, E. Javier ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Tsang, Victor C. W. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Oxford University Press | 2018-11-30T02:09:29ZBackground: The enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay is the reference serological test for neurocysticercosis (NCC). A positive result on EITB does not always correlate with the presence of active infections in the central nervo[...]texto impreso
Saavedra-Garcia, Lorena ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Diez-Canseco, Francisco ; Cardenas, Maria Kathia ; Sacksteder, Katherine A. ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:10ZBACKGROUND: In resourced-constrained settings, daily cooking practices are still the norm. Replacing sodium in regular salt to produce potassium-enriched salts are potential alternative routes to reduce sodium intake, paired with the benefit as[...]texto impreso
Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Instituto Nacional de Salud | 2018-11-30T22:50:34ZNeurocysticercosis is the infection of the nervous system by the larvae (cysticerci) of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Neurocysticercosis is the major cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide and as such, it represents a global health problem. On [...]texto impreso
George, Christine Marie ; Sima, Laura ; Arias, M. Helena Jahuira ; Mihalic, Jana ; Cabrera, Lilia Z. ; Danz, David ; Checkley, William ; Gilman, Robert H. | World Health Organization | 2020-06-10T18:11:35ZOBJECTIVE: To assess the extent of arsenic contamination of groundwater and surface water in Peru and, to evaluate the accuracy of the Arsenic Econo-Quick() (EQ) kit for measuring water arsenic concentrations in the field. METHODS: Water sampl[...]texto impreso
Manrique, Paulo ; Hoshi, Mari ; Fasabi, Manuel ; Nolasco, Oscar ; Yori, Pablo ; Calderon, Martiza ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Kosek, Margaret N. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Gamboa, Dionicia | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:53:06ZBACKGROUND: Several platforms have been used to generate the primary data for microsatellite analysis of malaria parasite genotypes. Each has relative advantages but share a limitation of being time- and cost-intensive. A commercially available [...]texto impreso
Taype-Rondan, Álvaro ; Abbs, Elizabeth Sarah ; Lazo-Porras, Maria ; Checkley, William ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Smeeth, Liam ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio | Springer Verlag | 2019-01-25T15:02:18ZPURPOSE: To evaluate the role of urbanization as an effect modifier for the association between specific chronic conditions and number of conditions with health-related quality of life (QOL). METHODS: We analyzed cross-sectional data from the CR[...]texto impreso
Correa, Malena ; Zimic, Mirko ; Barrientos, Franklin ; Barrientos, Ronald ; Roman-Gonzalez, Avid ; Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Anticona, Cynthia ; Mayta, Holger ; Alva, Alicia ; Solis-Vasquez, Leonardo ; Figueroa, Dante Anibal ; Chavez, Miguel A. ; Lavarello, Roberto ; Castañeda, Benjamin ; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. ; Checkley, William ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Oberhelman, Richard | Public Library of Science | 2019-03-05T15:23:30ZPneumonia is one of the major causes of child mortality, yet with a timely diagnosis, it is usually curable with antibiotic therapy. In many developing regions, diagnosing pneumonia remains a challenge, due to shortages of medical resources. Lun[...]texto impreso
Mejia Maza, Alan J. ; Carmen-Orozco, Rogger P. ; Carter, Emma ; Dávila, Danitza G. ; Castillo, Gino ; Morales, Jemina D. ; Mamani, Javier ; Gavidia, Cesar ; Alroy, Joseph ; Sterling, Charles R. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Woltjer, Randy L. ; Verastegui, Manuela R. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Wiley | 2018-11-30T02:09:30ZNeurocysticercosis is a parasitic brain disease caused by the larval form (Cysticercus cellulosae) of the Taenia solium and is the leading cause of preventable epilepsy world-wide. However, the pathophysiology and relation to the wide range of c[...]texto impreso
Sterling, Robie ; Checkley, William ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Cabrera, Lilia ; Sterling, Charles R. ; Bern, Caryn ; Miranda, J. Jaime | PeerJ | 2020-06-10T18:12:21ZBackground. Longitudinal investigations into the origins of adult essential hypertension have found elevated blood pressure in children to accurately track into adulthood, however the direct causes of essential hypertension in adolescence and ad[...]texto impreso
Montalvo, Raúl ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Gilman, Robert H. | African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative | 2018-11-30T02:09:30ZBackground: The changes in body composition markers (weight, fat mass, lean mass, and BMI) over time can be associated with TB treatment outcome among HIV-infected patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes in fat mass an[...]texto impreso
Carmen-Orozco, Rogger P. ; Dávila-Villacorta, Danitza G. ; Cauna, Yudith ; Bernal-Teran, Edson G. ; Bitterfeld, Leandra ; Sutherland, Graham L. ; Chile, Nancy ; Céliz, Rensson H. ; Ferrufino-Schmidt, Maria C. ; Gavidia, Cesar M. ; Sterling, Charles R. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Verástegui, Manuela Renee | Wiley | 2018-11-30T02:09:30ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is a helminth infection affecting the central nervous system caused by the larval stage (cysticercus) of Taenia solium. Since vascular alteration and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption contribute to NCC pathology, it i[...]texto impreso
Miranda, J. Jaime ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Diez-Canseco, Francisco ; Malaga, German ; Cárdenas, María K. ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Pesantes, M. Amalia ; Araya, Ricardo ; Boggio, Oscar ; Checkley, William ; García, Patricia J. ; Leon-Velarde, Fabiola ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Montori, Victor ; Pan, William ; Rivera-Chira, Maria ; Sacksteder, Katherine ; Smeeth, Liam ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Elsevier | 2019-02-06T14:59:06ZThe CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, based at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, was created in 2009 with support from the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The vision of CRONICAS is to build a globally[...]texto impreso
Francis, Elizabeth R. ; Kuo, Chin-Chi ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Nessel, Lisa ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Checkley, William ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Feldman, Harold I. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:52:15ZBACKGROUND: The silent progression of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and its association with other chronic diseases, and high treatment costs make it a great public health concern worldwide. The population burden of CKD in Peru has yet to be fu[...]texto impreso
McAtee, Casey L. ; Webman, Rachel ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Mejia, Carolina ; Bern, Caryn ; Apaza, Sonia ; Espetia, Susan ; Pajuelo, Monica ; Saito, Mayuko ; Challappa, Roxanna ; Soria, Richard ; Ribera, Jose P. ; Lozano, Daniel ; Torrico, Faustino | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:36ZThe effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine in the field may set the stage for a changing landscape of diarrheal illness affecting children worldwide. Norovirus and rotavirus are the two major viral enteropathogens of childhood. This study describes [...]texto impreso
Pham, Luu V. ; Miele, Catherine H. ; Schwartz, Noah G. ; Arias, Rafael S. ; Rattner, Adi ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Polotsky, Vsevolod Y. ; Checkley, William ; Schwartz, Alan R. | European Respiratory Society | 2019-01-25T15:02:19ZAssociations between sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and cardiometabolic outcomes have not been examined in highlanders.We performed nocturnal polygraphy in Peruvian highlanders (3825 m). Multivariable linear regression models examined associat[...]texto impreso
Alroy, Karen A. ; Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gonzales-Gustavson, Eloy ; Gallegos, Linda ; Gavidia, Cesar M. ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; López, Teresa ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Alroy, Joseph ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T02:09:30ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC), the infection of the human central nervous system (CNS) with larval cysts of Taenia solium causes widespread neurological morbidity. Animal models are crucial for studying the pathophysiology and treatment of NCC. Some [...]texto impreso
Jennings, Mary Carol ; Tilley, Drake H. ; Ballard, Sarah-Blythe ; Villanueva, Miguel ; Costa, Fernando Maldonado ; López, Martha ; Steinberg, Hannah E. ; Luna, C. Giannina ; Meza, Rina ; Silva, Maria E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Simons, Mark P. ; Maves, Ryan C. ; Cabada, Miguel M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:02:19ZIn Cusco, Peru, and South America in general, there is a dearth of travelers' diarrhea (TD) data concerning the clinical features associated with enteropathogen-specific infections and destination-specific risk behaviors. Understanding these fac[...]texto impreso
Bui, David P. ; Oren, Eyal ; Roe, Denise J. ; Brown, Heidi E. ; Harris, Robin B. ; Knight, Gwenan M. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Grandjean, Louis | Oxford University Press | 2018-11-30T02:09:28ZBackground: The majority of tuberculosis transmission occurs in community settings. The primary aim of this study was to assess the association between exposure to community venues and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) disease. The secon[...]texto impreso
Zavala-Loayza, J. Alfredo ; Pastorius-Benziger, Catherine ; Cardenas, Maria Kathia ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Checkley, William ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Elsevier | 2019-02-06T14:48:08ZBACKGROUND: Over one-quarter of the world's adult population has hypertension, yet achieving adequate treatment or control targets remains a challenge. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to identify, longitudinally, characteristics associated with ant[...]texto impreso
León-Janampa, Nancy ; Liendo, Ruddy ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Padilla, Carlos ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzales, Armando ; Sheen, Patricia ; Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Zimic, Mirko ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Elsevier | 2019-07-04T16:59:24ZPorcine cysticercosis is an endemic parasitic disease caused by infection with Taenia solium that is found predominantly in developing countries. In order to aid in the development of simple diagnostic approaches, identification and characteriza[...]texto impreso
Burel, Julie G. ; Pomaznoy, Mikhail ; Lindestam Arlehamn, Cecilia S. ; Weiskopf, Daniela ; da Silva Antunes, Ricardo ; Jung, Yunmin ; Babor, Mariana ; Schulten, Veronique ; Seumois, Gregory ; Greenbaum, Jason A. ; Premawansa, Sunil ; Premawansa, Gayani ; Wijewickrama, Ananda ; Vidanagama, Dhammika ; Gunasena, Bandu ; Tippalagama, Rashmi ; deSilva, Aruna D. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Saito, Mayuko ; Taplitz, Randy ; Ley, Klaus ; Vijayanand, Pandurangan ; Sette, Alessandro ; Peters, Bjoern | eLife Sciences Publications | 2019-07-04T16:59:24ZOur results highlight for the first time that a significant proportion of cell doublets in flow cytometry, previously believed to be the result of technical artifacts and thus ignored in data acquisition and analysis, are the result of biologica[...]texto impreso
Burel, Julie G. ; Pomaznoy, Mikhail ; Lindestam Arlehamn, Cecilia S. ; Weiskopf, Daniela ; da Silva Antunes, Ricardo ; Jung, Yunmin ; Babor, Mariana ; Schulten, Veronique ; Seumois, Gregory ; Greenbaum, Jason A. ; Premawansa, Sunil ; Premawansa, Gayani ; Wijewickrama, Ananda ; Vidanagama, Dhammika ; Gunasena, Bandu ; Tippalagama, Rashmi ; deSilva, Aruna D. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Saito, Mayuko ; Taplitz, Randy ; Ley, Klaus ; Vijayanand, Pandurangan ; Sette, Alessandro ; Peters, Bjoern | eLife Sciences Publications | 2019-12-06T20:57:41ZOur results highlight for the first time that a significant proportion of cell doublets in flow cytometry, previously believed to be the result of technical artifacts and thus ignored in data acquisition and analysis, are the result of biologica[...]texto impreso
Datta, Sumona ; Sherman, Jonathan M. ; Bravard, Marjory A. ; Valencia, Teresa ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Evans, Carlton A. | Oxford University Press | 2019-02-06T14:52:17ZBACKGROUND: It is difficult to determine whether early tuberculosis treatment is effective in reducing the infectiousness of patients' sputum, because culture takes weeks and conventional acid-fast sputum microscopy and molecular tests cannot d[...]texto impreso
Lescano, Andres G. ; Pray, Ian W. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Tsang, Victor C. W. ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Guezala, M. Claudia ; Aybar, Viterbo ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Moulton, Lawrence H. ; Leontsini, Elli ; Gonzalvez, Guillermo ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:24ZThe pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is among the leading causes of preventable epilepsy in the world and is common in rural areas of developing countries where sanitation is limited and pigs have access to human feces. Prior studies in rural vill[...]texto impreso
Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Ruiz-Alejos, Andrea ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Smeeth, Liam ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Oxford University Press | 2019-01-25T16:59:36Ztexto impreso
Alnasser, Yossef ; Ferradas, Cusi ; Clark, Taryn ; Calderón, Maritza ; Gurbillon, Alejandro ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; McKakpo, Uri S. ; Quakyi, Isabella A. ; Bosompem, Kwabena M. ; Sullivan, David J. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:45:09ZPlasmodium vivax is the most prevalent cause of human malaria in the world and can lead to severe disease with high potential for relapse. Its genetic and geographic diversities make it challenging to control. P. vivax is understudied and to ach[...]texto impreso
Tuero, Iskra ; Palma, Sandra ; Cabeza, Franco ; Saleemi, Sarah ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Mayta, Holger ; Mahanty, Siddhartha ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:09ZBACKGROUND: The ability of Taenia solium to modulate the immune system likely contributes to their longevity in the human host. We tested the hypothesis that the nature of the immune response is related to the location of parasite and clinical m[...]texto impreso
Datta, Sumona ; Shah, Lena ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Evans, Carlton A. | Elsevier | 2019-01-25T15:02:20ZBACKGROUND: The performance of laboratory tests to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis is dependent on the quality of the sputum sample tested. The relative merits of sputum collection methods to improve tuberculosis diagnosis are poorly characteris[...]texto impreso
Kagning Tsinda, Emmanuel ; Malasao, Rungnapa ; Furuse, Yuki ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Liu, Xiaofang ; Apaza, Sonia ; Espetia, Susan ; Cama, Vitaliano ; Oshitani, Hitoshi ; Saito, Mayuko | American Society of Microbiology | 2019-01-25T15:02:21ZWe report here two complete coding genome sequences of novel genotype GII.8 sapovirus strains identified in diarrhea samples collected from two Peruvian children. The complete coding genome sequences of both GII.8 variants were determined using [...]texto impreso
Tohma, Kentaro ; Saito, Mayuko ; Mayta, Holger ; Zimic, Mirko ; Lepore, Cara J. ; Ford-Siltz, Lauren A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Parra, Gabriel I. | American Society of Microbiology | 2018-11-30T02:09:31ZNorovirus, a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in humans, is a highly diverse virus. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a nontypeable genogroup II (GII) norovirus that was detected in a symptomatic Peruvian child in 2008. This [...]texto impreso
Proaño, Alvaro ; Xu, Ziyue ; Caligiuri, Philip ; Mollura, Daniel J. ; Gilman, Robert H. | AME Publishing Company | 2019-01-25T16:59:37Ztexto impreso
Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Checkley, William ; Smeeth, Liam ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; CRONICAS Cohort Study Group | BMJ Publishing Group | 2019-02-06T14:52:39ZBACKGROUND: It is important to understand the local burden of non-communicable diseases including within-country heterogeneity. The aim of this study was to characterise hypertension and type-2 diabetes profiles across different Peruvian geogra[...]texto impreso
Oberhelman, Richard A. ; Soto-Castellares, Giselle ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Castillo, Maria E. ; Kolevic, Lenka ; Delpino, Trinidad ; Saito, Mayuko ; Salazar-Lindo, Eduardo ; Negron, Eduardo ; Montenegro, Sonia ; Laguna-Torres, V. Alberto ; Maurtua-Neumann, Paola ; Datta, Sumona ; Evans, Carlton A. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:11ZBACKGROUND: Diagnosing tuberculosis in children is challenging because specimens are difficult to obtain and contain low tuberculosis concentrations, especially with HIV-coinfection. Few studies included well-controls so test specificities are [...]texto impreso
Grandjean, Louis ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Iwamoto, Tomatada ; Koser, Claudio U. ; Coronel, Jorge ; Zimic, Mirko ; Torok, M. Estee ; Ayabina, Diepreye ; Kendall, Michelle ; Fraser, Christophe ; Harris, Simon ; Parkhill, Julian ; Peacock, Sharon J. ; Moore, David A. J. ; Colijn, Caroline | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:02:21ZBACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis poses a major threat to the success of tuberculosis control programs worldwide. Understanding how drug-resistant tuberculosis evolves can inform the development of new therapeutic and preventive strat[...]texto impreso
Mirelman, Andrew J. ; Ballard, Sarah Blythe ; Saito, Mayuko ; Kosek, Margaret N. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Elsevier | 2019-02-06T14:57:43ZBACKGROUND: With candidate norovirus (NV) vaccines in a rapid phase of development, assessment of the potential economic value of vaccine implementation will be necessary to aid health officials in vaccine implementation decisions. To date, no e[...]texto impreso
Lee, Gwenyth O. ; Comina, Germán ; Hernández-Córdova, Gustavo ; Naik, Nehal ; Gayoso, Oscar ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Coronel, Jorge ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Zimic, Mirko ; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Oberhelman, Richard | Public Library of Science | 2020-07-14T00:02:31ZCough is a characteristic symptom of tuberculosis, is the main cause of transmission, and is used to assess treatment response. We aimed to identify the best measure of cough severity and characterize changes during initial tuberculosis therapy.[...]texto impreso
Proaño, Alvaro ; Bui, David P. ; López, José W. ; Vu, Nancy M. ; Bravard, Marjory A. ; Lee, Gwenyth O. ; Tracey, Brian H. ; Xu, Ziyue ; Comina, Germán ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Mollura, Daniel J. ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Moore, David A. J. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Caligiuri, Philip ; Gilman, Robert H. | Elsevier | 2018-11-30T03:10:43ZBACKGROUND: Cough frequency, and its duration, is a biomarker that can be used in low-resource settings without the need of laboratory culture and has been associated with transmission and treatment response. Radiologic characteristics associate[...]texto impreso
Pham, Luu V. ; Meinzen, Christopher ; Arias, Rafael S. ; Schwartz, Noah G. ; Rattner, Adi ; Miele, Catherine H. ; Smith, Philip L. ; Schneider, Hartmut ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Polotsky, Vsevolod Y. ; Checkley, William ; Schwartz, Alan R. | Mary Ann Liebert | 2019-01-25T15:02:22ZPham, Luu V., Christopher Meinzen, Rafael S. Arias, Noah G. Schwartz, Adi Rattner, Catherine H. Miele, Philip L. Smith, Hartmut Schneider, J. Jaime Miranda, Robert H. Gilman, Vsevolod Y. Polotsky, William Checkley, and Alan R. Schwartz. Cross-se[...]texto impreso
Garcia, Hector H. ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Bustos, Javier A. ; Pretell, E. Javier ; Horton, John ; Saavedra, Herbert ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Oxford University Press | 2019-02-06T14:45:34ZBACKGROUND: The efficacy of current antiparasitic treatment for cerebral Taenia solium cysticercosis with either albendazole (ABZ) or praziquantel (PZQ) is suboptimal. A recent study demonstrated that combining these 2 antiparasitic drugs improv[...]texto impreso
Healy, Katherine ; Labrique, Alain B. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Danz, David ; Davila-Roman, Victor G. ; Huicho, Luis ; Leon-Velarde, Fabiola ; Checkley, William | Mary Ann Liebert | 2019-02-06T14:45:35ZHealy, Katherine, Alain B. Labrique, J. Jaime Miranda, Robert H. Gilman, David Danz, Victor G. Davila-Roman, Luis Huicho, Fabiola Leon-Velarde, and William Checkley. Dark adaptation at high altitude: an unexpected pupillary response to chronic h[...]texto impreso
Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Anticona Huaynate, Cynthia ; Correa, Malena ; Mayta Malpartida, Holger ; Ramal Asayag, Cesar ; Seminario, Juan R. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Murphy, Laura ; Oberhelman, Richard A. ; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. | BMC | 2018-11-30T03:10:43ZBACKGROUND: Delays in receiving adequate care for children suffering from pneumonia can be life threatening and have been described associated with parents' limited education and their difficulties in recognizing the severity of the illness. The[...]texto impreso
Ruiz-Grosso, Paulo ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Diez-Canseco, Francisco ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Checkley, William ; Bennett, Ian M. ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Springer | 2019-02-06T14:52:39ZIn low- and middle-income countries, migration to urban settings has reshaped the sprawl and socio demographic profiles of major cities. Depressive episodes make up a large portion of the burden of disease worldwide and are related to socio-demo[...]texto impreso
Wingfield, Tom ; Boccia, Delia ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Huff, Doug ; Montoya, Rosario ; Lewis, James J. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Evans, Carlton A. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:52:15ZBackground. Cash transfers are key interventions in the World Health Organisation’s post-2015 global TB policy. However, evidence guiding TB-specific cash transfer implementation is limited. We designed, implemented and refined a novel TB-specif[...]texto impreso
Dudley, Matthew Z. ; Sheen, Patricia ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Caviedes, Luz ; Rodriguez, Richard ; Cabrera, Lilia Z. ; Coronel, Jorge ; Grandjean, Louis ; Moore, David A. J. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Huaroto, Luz ; Chavez-Perez, Victor ; Zimic, Mirko | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:12ZHospital infection control measures are crucial to tuberculosis (TB) control strategies within settings caring for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients, as these patients are at heightened risk of developing TB. Pyrazinamide (PZA[...]texto impreso
Vargas-Cuentas, Natalia I. ; Roman-Gonzalez, Avid ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Barrientos, Franklin ; Ting, James ; Hidalgo, Daniela ; Jensen, Kelly ; Zimic, Mirko | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:18:33ZBACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) currently affects nearly 1 in 160 children worldwide. In over two-thirds of evaluations, no validated diagnostics are used and gold standard diagnostic tools are used in less than 5% of evaluations. Cur[...]texto impreso
Jara, Luis M. ; Rodriguez, Magaly ; Altamirano, Faride ; Herrera, Antonio ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Gimenez-Lirola, Luis G. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gavidia, Cesar M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:29ZCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Detection of the adult stage in the canine definitive host is essential for estimating infection rates, surveillance and monit[...]texto impreso
Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Smeeth, Liam ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Sanchez-Abanto, Jose R. ; Checkley, William ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; CRONICAS Cohort Study Group | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | 2019-02-06T14:45:11ZObjective. To develop and validate a risk score for detecting cases of undiagnosed diabetes in a resource-constrained country. Methods. Two population-based studies in Peruvian population aged > /=35 years were used in the analysis: the ENINBSC [...]texto impreso
Gutierrez-Loli, Renzo ; Ferradas, Cusi ; Diestra, Andrea ; Traianou, Aliki ; Bowman, Natalie ; Bok, Jeroen ; Reimer-McAtee, Melissa ; Ramal, Cesar ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Steinberg, Hannah ; Mayta, Holger ; Calderón, Maritza ; Calla-Choque, Jaeson S. ; Sterling, Charles ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Toxoplasmosis Working Group in Peru and Bolivia | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:29ZQuantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for Toxoplasma gondii multicopy genes has emerged as a promising strategy for sensitive detection of parasite DNA. qPCR can be performed from blood samples, which are minimally invasive to collect. H[...]texto impreso
Lazo, Maria de los Angeles ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Pinto, Miguel E. ; Ticse, Ray ; Malaga, German ; Sacksteder, Katherine ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Gilman, Robert H. | Public Library of Science | 2020-06-10T18:12:17ZAIM: We aimed to estimate the morbidity rate and associated factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in a low-middle income country setting. METHODS: Cross-sectional study, data was gathered at Peru's Ministry of Health national special[...]texto impreso
Alcántara, Roberto ; Fuentes, Patricia ; Marin, Lisette ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Zimic, Mirko ; Sheen, Patricia | American Society for Microbiology | 2020-07-14T00:00:54ZPyrazinamide (PZA) is considered the pivot drug in all tuberculosis treatment regimens, due to its particular action on the persistent forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, no drug susceptibility test (DST) is considered sufficiently rel[...]texto impreso
McCloskey, Morgan L. ; Tarazona-Meza, Carla E. ; Jones-Smith, Jessica C. ; Miele, Catherine H. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Checkley, William | BMC | 2019-01-25T15:18:33ZBACKGROUND: Diet and activity are thought to worsen with urbanization, thereby increasing risk of obesity and chronic diseases. A better understanding of dietary and activity patterns across the urbanization divide may help identify pathways, an[...]texto impreso
Quispe, Renato ; Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos ; Burroughs Pena, Melissa S. ; Poterico, Julio A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Checkley, William ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Huffman, Mark D. ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Wiley Open Access | 2019-02-06T14:52:41ZBACKGROUND: Short-term risk assessment tools for prediction of cardiovascular disease events are widely recommended in clinical practice and are used largely for single time-point estimations; however, persons with low predicted short-term risk [...]texto impreso
Yauri, Veronica ; Castro-Sesquen, Yagahira E. ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Angulo, Noelia ; Recuenco, Fernando ; Cabello, Ines ; Malaga, Edith ; Bern, Caryn ; Gavidia, Cesar M. ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:48:08ZPigs were infected with a Bolivian strain of Trypanosoma cruzi (genotype I) and evaluated up to 150 days postinoculation (dpi) to determine the use of pigs as an animal model of Chagas disease. Parasitemia was observed in the infected pigs durin[...]texto impreso
Proaño, Alvaro ; Bravard, Marjory A. ; López, José W. ; Lee, Gwenyth O. ; Bui, David ; Datta, Sumona ; Comina, Germán ; Zimic, Mirko ; Coronel, Jorge ; Caviedes, Luz ; Cabrera, Jose L. ; Salas, Antonio ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Vu, Nancy M. ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Loader, Maria-Cristina I. ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Moore, David A. J. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Tracey, Brian H. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Oxford University Press | 2019-01-25T16:59:37ZBackground: Cough is the major determinant of tuberculosis transmission. Despite this, there is a paucity of information regarding characteristics of cough frequency throughout the day and in response to tuberculosis therapy. Here we evaluate th[...]texto impreso
Pirini, Francesca ; Noazin, Sassan ; Jahuira-Arias, Martha H. ; Rodriguez-Torres, Sebastian ; Friess, Leah ; Michailidi, Christina ; Cok, Jaime ; Combe, Juan ; Vargas, Gloria ; Prado, William ; Soudry, Ethan ; Perez, Jimena ; Yudin, Tikki ; Mancinelli, Andrea ; Unger, Helen ; Ili-Gangas, Carmen ; Brebi-Mieville, Priscilla ; Berg, Douglas E. ; Hayashi, Masamichi ; Sidransky, David ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Guerrero-Preston, Rafael | Impact journals | 2019-01-25T15:18:34ZClinically useful molecular tools to triage gastric cancer patients are not currently available. We aimed to develop a molecular tool to predict gastric cancer risk in endoscopy-driven biopsies obtained from high-risk gastric cancer clinics in l[...]texto impreso
Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Sal Y Rosas, Víctor G. ; Ponce-Lucero, Vilarmina ; Cárdenas, María K. ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Diez-Canseco, Francisco ; Pesantes, M. Amalia ; Sacksteder, Katherine A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Nature Research | 2020-07-14T00:00:57ZReplacement of regular salt with potassium-enriched substitutes reduces blood pressure in controlled situations, mainly among people with hypertension. We report on a population-wide implementation of this strategy in a stepped-wedge cluster ran[...]texto impreso
Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Tsang, Victor C. W. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Llanos-Zavalaga, Fernando ; Gonzalvez, Guillermo ; Romero, Jaime ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Moyano, Luz M. ; Ayvar, Viterbo ; Diaz, Andre ; Hightower, Allen ; Craig, Philip S. ; Lightowlers, Marshall W. ; Gauci, Charles G. ; Leontsini, Elli ; Gilman, Robert H. | Massachusetts Medical Society | 2019-02-06T14:45:33ZBACKGROUND: Taeniasis and cysticercosis are major causes of seizures and epilepsy. Infection by the causative parasite Taenia solium requires transmission between humans and pigs. The disease is considered to be eradicable, but data on attempts[...]texto impreso
Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Massachusetts Medical Society | 2019-02-22T14:55:49Ztexto impreso
Miele, Catherine H. ; Grigsby, Matthew R. ; Siddharthan, Trishul ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Wise, Robert A. ; Checkley, William | BMJ Publishing Group | 2018-11-30T03:10:45ZBACKGROUND: Chronic lung disease is a leading contributor to the global disease burden; however, beyond tobacco smoke, we do not fully understand what risk factors contribute to lung function decline in low-income and middle-income countries. ME[...]texto impreso
Ballard, Sarah-Blythe ; Reaves, Erik J. ; Luna, C. Giannina ; Silva, Maria E. ; Rocha, Claudio ; Heitzinger, Kristen ; Saito, Mayuko ; Apaza, Sonia ; Espetia, Susan ; Blazes, David L. ; Tilley, Drake H. ; Guzman Aguilar, Rene C. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Bausch, Daniel G. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:10ZBACKGROUND: Successful vaccination strategies against norovirus will require understanding the burden of disease and relevant genotypes in populations. However, few data are available from cohort studies of adults living in low- and middle-inco[...]texto impreso
Sánchez, Gerardo J. ; Mayta, Holger ; Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Neira, Karen ; Xiaofang, Liu ; Cabrera, Lilia ; Ballard, Sarah Blythe ; Crabtree, Jean E. ; Kelleher, Dermot ; Cama, Vitaliano ; Bern, Caryn ; Oshitani, Hitoshi ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Saito, Mayuko ; Sapovirus Working Group | Oxford University Press | 2018-11-30T03:10:45ZBackground: Sapovirus is one of the primary viral causes of acute gastroenteritis (AGE), especially where rotavirus vaccination has been implemented. The characteristics and impact of natural infection at the community level, however, have not b[...]texto impreso
Liu, Xiaofang ; Jahuira, Helena ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Alva, Alicia ; Cabrera, Lilia ; Okamoto, Michiko ; Xu, Hang ; Windle, Henry J. ; Kelleher, Dermot ; Varela, Marco ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Calderón, Maritza ; Sanchez, Gerardo ; Sarabia, Vanessa ; Ballard, Sarah B. ; Bern, Caryn ; Mayta, Holger ; Crabtree, Jean E. ; Cama, Vitaliano ; Saito, Mayuko ; Oshitani, Hitoshi | American Society for Microbiology | 2019-02-06T14:45:36ZHuman sapovirus has been shown to be one of the most important etiologies in pediatric patients with acute diarrhea. However, very limited data are available about the causative roles and epidemiology of sapovirus in community settings. A nest[...]texto impreso
Solis, Leonardo ; Coronel, Jorge ; Rueda, Daniel ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Sheen, Patricia ; Zimic, Mirko | Elsevier | 2019-02-06T14:57:42ZTuberculosis (TB) control efforts are hampered by a mismatch in diagnostic technology. Lack of adequate early diagnostics and Multi-drug resistant (MDR) detection is a critical problem in control efforts. Alternate and novel diagnostic approache[...]texto impreso
Lora, Meredith H. ; Reimer-McAtee, Melissa J. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Lozano, Daniel ; Saravia, Ruth ; Pajuelo, Monica ; Bern, Caryn ; Castro, Rosario ; Espinoza, Magaly ; Vallejo, Maya ; Solano, Marco ; Challapa, Roxana ; Torrico, Faustino | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:52:14ZBackground. Myrciaria dubia is an Amazonian fruit shrub that produces numerous bioactive phytochemicals, but is best known by its high L-ascorbic acid (AsA) content in fruits. Pronounced variation in AsA content has been observed both within and[...]texto impreso
Schiaffino, Francesca ; Lee, Gwenyth O. ; Paredes-Olortegui, Maribel ; Cabrera, Lilia ; Penataro-Yori, Pablo ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Kosek, Margaret N. | Thieme Open | 2019-03-05T15:23:25ZBACKGROUND: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) scar formation is considered a visual marker of vaccination and cell-mediated immune response. This study characterized the association between pregnancy and birth characteristics with BCG scar formati[...]texto impreso
Schiaffino, Francesca ; Lee, Gwenyth O. ; Paredes-Olortegui, Maribel ; Cabrera, Lilia ; Penataro-Yori, Pablo ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Kosek, Margaret N. | Thieme Publishing | 2019-12-06T21:03:00ZBACKGROUND: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) scar formation is considered a visual marker of vaccination and cell-mediated immune response. This study characterized the association between pregnancy and birth characteristics with BCG scar formati[...]texto impreso
López, José W. ; Loader, Maria-Cristina I. ; Smith, Daniel ; Pastorius, Daniel ; Bravard, Marjory ; Caviedes, Luz ; Romero, Karina M. ; Clark, Taryn ; Checkley, William ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T03:10:46ZTo reduce transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in resource-limited countries where TB remains a major cause of mortality, novel diagnostic tools are urgently needed. We evaluated the fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) as an eas[...]texto impreso
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Bayer, Angela M. ; Cabrera, Lilia Z. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Hindin, Michelle J. ; Tsui, Amy O. | Elsevier | 2020-06-10T18:11:36ZWe analyzed the association between sub-scales developed with adolescents and the outcomes of precoital behaviors and vaginal sex in Lima, Peru. Adolescent participants in key informant sessions operationalized concepts identified during qualita[...]texto impreso
Martin, Laura ; Coronel, Jorge ; Faulx, Dunia ; Valdez, Melissa ; Metzler, Mutsumi ; Crudder, Chris ; Castillo, Edith ; Caviedes, Luz ; Grandjean, Louis ; Rodriguez, Mitzi ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Moore, David A. J. | Public Library of Science | 2020-06-10T18:12:20ZBACKGROUND: Even though the WHO-endorsed, non-commercial MODS assay offers rapid, reliable TB liquid culture and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) at lower cost than any other diagnostic, uptake has been patchy. In part this reflects [...]texto impreso
Shah, Vishal ; Ferrufino, Lisbeth ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Ramirez, Margot ; Saenza, Eliana ; Malaga, Edith ; Sanchez, Gerardo ; Okamoto, Emi E. ; Sherbuck, Jacqueline E. ; Clark, Eva H. ; Galdos-Cardenas, Gerson ; Bozo, Ricardo ; Flores-Franco, Jorge Luis ; Colanzi, Rony ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Bern, Caryn | American Society for Microbiology | 2020-06-10T18:11:30ZTrypanosoma 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 a well-equipped labor[...]texto impreso
Bustos, Javier A. ; Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Soto-Becerra, Percy ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Saavedra, Herbert ; Pretell, E. Javier ; Nash, Theodore E. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Oxford University Press | 2020-07-14T00:00:59ZBACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a major cause of acquired epilepsy in most of the world. Larval cysts in the human brain eventually resolve and either disappear or leave a calcified scar that is associated with seizures. This study asses[...]texto impreso
Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Eguiluz, María ; Roncal, Elisa ; Quiñones-García, Stefany ; Clipman, Steven J. ; Calcina, Juan ; Gavidia, Cesar M. ; Sheen, Patricia ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Zimic, Mirko ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:18:36ZThe adult Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, usually lives as a single worm in the small intestine of humans, its only known definitive host. Mechanisms of genetic variation in T. solium are poorly understood. Using three microsatellite markers p[...]texto impreso
Chuquiyauri, Raúl ; Molina, Douglas M. ; Moss, Eli L. ; Wang, Ruobing ; Gardner, Malcolm J. ; Brouwer, Kimberly C. ; Torres, Sonia ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Neafsey, Daniel E. ; Felgner, Philip ; Liang, Xiaowu ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZLarge scale antibody responses in Plasmodium vivax malaria remains unexplored in the endemic setting. Protein microarray analysis of asexual-stage P. vivax was used to identify antigens recognized in sera from residents of hypoendemic Peruvian [...]texto impreso
Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Miele, Catherine H. ; Checkley, William ; Wells, Jonathan C. ; Smeeth, Liam ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Elsevier | 2019-02-06T14:45:10ZBACKGROUND: The study aims were to estimate the incidence and risk factors for T2D in four settings with different degree of urbanization and altitude in Peru. METHODS: Prospective cohort study conducted in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas in[...]texto impreso
Moyano, Luz M. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Ayvar, Viterbo ; Gonzalvez, Guillermo ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Vilchez, Percy ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Reistetter, Joe ; Tsang, Victor C. W. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:45:56ZBACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis is a common helminthic infection of the central nervous system and an important cause of adult-onset epilepsy in endemic countries. However, few studies have examined associations between neurologic symptoms, serol[...]texto impreso
Waltmann, Andreea ; Willcox, Alexandra C. ; Balasubramanian, Sujata ; Borrini Mayori, Katty ; Mendoza Guerrero, Sandra ; Salazar Sanchez, Renzo S. ; Roach, Jeffrey ; Condori Pino, Carlos ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Bern, Caryn ; Juliano, Jonathan J. ; Levy, Michael Z. ; Meshnick, Steven R. ; Bowman, Natalie M. | Public Library of Science | 2019-07-04T17:00:15ZTriatomine vectors transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease in humans. Transmission to humans typically occurs when contaminated triatomine feces come in contact with the bite site or mucosal membranes. In the Souther[...]texto impreso
Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Hasan Rizvi, Syed M. ; Cerrillo, Gustavo ; Cok, Jaime ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Cabrera, Jose Luis ; Matos, Eduardo D. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Moore, David A. J. ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Lymph Node Tuberculosis Working Group | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:18:36ZThe differential diagnosis for lymphadenopathy is wide and clinical presentations overlap, making obtaining an accurate diagnosis challenging. We sought to characterize the clinical and radiological characteristics, histological findings, and di[...]texto impreso
Rothstein, Jessica D. ; Mendoza, Alejandra Llican ; Cabrera, Lilia Z. ; Pachas, Jessica ; Calderón, Maritza ; Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Caulfield, Laura E. ; Winch, Peter J. ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:00:16ZFeeding of infant formula using contaminated bottles may be an important transmission pathway of enteric pathogens during early life. Determinants of suboptimal bottle hygiene and the feasibility and acceptability of intervention strategies have[...]texto impreso
Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Eguiluz, María ; Dahlstrom, Eric ; Requena, David ; Guzman, Frank ; Ramírez, Manuel ; Sheen, Patricia ; Frace, Michael ; Sammons, Scott ; Cama, Vitaliano ; Anzick, Sarah ; Bruno, Dan ; Mahanty, Siddhartha ; Wilkins, Patricia ; Nash, Theodore ; Gonzalez, Armando ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Porcella, Steve ; Zimic, Mirko | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:08ZBACKGROUND: 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 T. solium will improve p[...]texto impreso
Ticona, Eduardo ; Huaroto, Luz ; Kirwan, Daniela E. ; Chumpitaz, Milagros ; Munayco, Cesar V. ; Maguina, Monica ; Tovar, Marco A. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Escombe, Roderick ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:48:07ZMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) rates in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care facility increased by the year 2000-56% of TB cases, eight times the national MDRTB rate. We reported the effect of tuberculosis infection control measu[...]texto impreso
Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Checkley, William ; Smeeth, Liam ; Miranda, J. Jaime | BMJ Publishing Group | 2019-01-25T15:18:37ZBACKGROUND: Most of the data regarding the burden of hypertension in low-income and middle-income countries comes from cross-sectional surveys instead of longitudinal studies. We estimated the incidence of, and risk factors for, hypertension in [...]texto impreso
Lazo-Porras, Maria ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Sacksteder, Katherine A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Malaga, German ; Armstrong, David G. ; Miranda, J. Jaime | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:51:21ZBACKGROUND: Diabetic foot neuropathy (DFN) is one of the most important complications of diabetes mellitus; its early diagnosis and intervention can prevent foot ulcers and the need for amputation. Thermometry, measuring the temperature of the f[...]texto impreso
Mayta, Holger ; Romero, Yomara K. ; Pando, Alejandra ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Tinajeros, Freddy ; Bozo, Ricardo ; Henderson-Frost, Josephine ; Colanzi, Rony ; Flores, Jorge ; Lerner, Richard ; Bern, Caryn ; Gilman, Robert H. | Public Library of Science | 2019-07-04T17:00:16ZBACKGROUND: The detection of Trypanosoma cruzi genetic material in clinical samples is considered an important diagnostic tool for Chagas disease. We have previously demonstrated that PCR using clot samples yields greater sensitivity than either[...]texto impreso
Palma, Sandra ; Chile, Nancy ; Carmen-Orozco, Rogger P. ; Trompeter, Grace ; Fishbeck, Kayla ; Cooper, Virginia ; Rapoport, Laura ; Bernal-Teran, Edson G. ; Condori, Beth J. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Verastegui, Manuela R. | Public Library of Science | 2019-07-04T17:00:16ZTaenia solium is known to cause human cysticercosis while T. saginata does not. Comparative in vitro and in vivo studies on the oncosphere and the postoncospheral (PO) forms of T. solium and T. saginata may help to elucidate why cysticercosis ca[...]texto impreso
Chile, Nancy ; Clark, Taryn ; Arana, Yanina ; Ortega, Ynes R. ; Palma, Sandra ; Mejia, Alan ; Angulo, Noelia ; Kosek, Jon C. ; Kosek, Margaret ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gavidia, Cesar M. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Verastegui, Manuela | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:45:12ZBACKGROUND: The transitional period between the oncosphere and the cysticercus of Taenia solium is the postoncospheral (PO) form, which has not yet been completely characterized. The aim of this work was to standardize a method to obtain T. soli[...]texto impreso
Miele, Catherine H. ; Schwartz, Alan R. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Pham, Luu ; Wise, Robert A. ; Davila-Roman, Victor G. ; Jun, Jonathan C. ; Polotsky, Vsevolod Y. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Leon-Velarde, Fabiola ; Checkley, William | Mary Ann Liebert | 2019-02-06T14:45:56ZMiele, Catherine H., Alan R. Schwartz, Robert H. Gilman, Luu Pham, Robert A. Wise, Victor G. Davila-Roman, Jonathan C. Jun, Vsevolod Y. Polotsky, J. Jaime Miranda, Fabiola Leon-Velarde, and William Checkley. Increased cardiometabolic risk and wo[...]texto impreso
Kephart, Josiah L. ; Fandiño-Del-Rio, Magdalena ; Koehler, Kirsten ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Checkley, William | BMC | 2020-07-14T00:02:29ZBACKGROUND: Indoor air pollution is an important risk factor for health in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS: We measured indoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in 617 houses across four settings w[...]texto impreso
Pehrsson, Erica C. ; Tsukayama, Pablo ; Patel, Sanket ; Mejia-Bautista, Melissa ; Sosa-Soto, Giordano ; Navarrete, Karla M. ; Calderón, Maritza ; Cabrera, Lilia ; Hoyos-Arango, William ; Bertoli, M. Teresita ; Berg, Douglas E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Dantas, Gautam | Nature Research | 2019-02-06T14:45:57ZAntibiotic-resistant infections annually claim hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide. This problem is exacerbated by exchange of resistance genes between pathogens and benign microbes from diverse habitats. Mapping resistance gene disseminati[...]texto impreso
Oberhelman, Richard A. ; Huaynate, Cynthia Anticona ; Correa, Malena ; Malpartida, Holger Mayta ; Pajuelo, Monica ; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Zimic, Mirko ; Murphy, Laura ; Belizan, Jose | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T17:00:25ZPostdoctoral training programs are usually highly individualized arrangements between trainees and a limited number of senior mentors in their field, an approach that contrasts with current trends in public health education that promote interdis[...]texto impreso
Caravedo, Maria A. ; Painschab, Matthew S. ; Davila-Roman, Victor G. ; de Ferrari, Aldo ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Vasquez-Villar, Angel D. ; Pollard, Suzanne L. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Checkley, William | Elsevier | 2020-06-10T18:11:32ZBACKGROUND: Chronic exposure to biomass fuel smoke has been implicated in the development of pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular pressure/volume overload through activation of inflammation, increase in vascular resistance, and endotheli[...]texto impreso
Antiporta, Daniel A. ; Smeeth, Liam ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Miranda, J. Jaime | Cambridge University Press | 2019-02-06T14:53:12ZOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between length of residence in an urban area and obesity among Peruvian rural-to-urban migrants. DESIGN: Cross-sectional database analysis of the migrant group from the PERU MIGRANT Study (2007). Exposure [...]texto impreso
Gilman, Robert H. ; Carmen-Orozco, Rogger P. ; Carter, Emma ; Verastegui, Manuela R. | Wiley | 2019-07-04T17:00:18ZNO DISPONIBLEtexto impreso
Salvatore, Phillip P. ; Proaño, Alvaro ; Kendall, Emily A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Dowdy, David W. | Oxford University Press | 2018-12-01T00:04:14ZBackground. Substantial individual heterogeneity exists in the clinical manifestations and duration of active tuberculosis. We sought to link the individual-level characteristics of tuberculosis disease to observed population-level outcomes. Met[...]