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Larson, Anika ; Hartinger, Stella Maria ; Riveros, Maribel ; Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Hattendorf, Jan ; Verastegui, Hector ; Huaylinos, Maria Luisa ; Mäusezahl, Daniel | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:19ZAntibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a serious public health issue. The growing threat is a cause for concern and action to prevent the emergence of new resistant strains and the spread of existing ones to humans via the environment. [...]texto impreso
Larson, Anika ; Hartinger, Stella Maria ; Riveros, Maribel ; Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Hattendorf, Jan ; Verastegui, Hector ; Huaylinos, Maria Luisa ; Mäusezahl, Daniel | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:02:57ZAntibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a serious public health issue. The growing threat is a cause for concern and action to prevent the emergence of new resistant strains and the spread of existing ones to humans via the environment.[...]texto impreso
Yáñez, Jaime A. ; Jahanshahi, Asghar Afshar ; Alvarez-Risco, Aldo ; Li, Jizhen ; Zhang, Stephen X. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2021-02-17T18:25:03ZWe conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess the anxiety, distress, and turnover intention (likelihood to leave their current job) of healthcare workers in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results reported that 21.7% healthcare workers [...]texto impreso
Geen, Olivia ; Pumputis, Allison ; Kochi, Cristina ; Costa, Andrew ; Stobbe, Karl | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:02:18ZInterest in short-term global health experiences to underserviced populations has grown rapidly in the last few decades. However, there remains very little research on what participants can expect to encounter. At the same time, it has been sugg[...]texto impreso
Heitzinger, Kristen ; Hawes, Stephen E. ; Rocha, Claudio A. ; Álvarez, Carlos ; Evans, Carlton A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:01:15ZApproximately two billion people lack access to microbiologically safe drinking water globally. Boiling is the most popular household water treatment method and significantly reduces diarrheal disease, but is often practiced inconsistently or in[...]texto impreso
Beam, Michelle ; Spencer, Angela ; Fernandez, Lauralee ; Atto, Ruth ; Muro, Claudio ; Vilchez, Percy ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Olaya, Sandra ; Ayvar, Viterbo ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T02:09:30ZInfection of the brain with Taenia solium larvae (neurocysticercosis) is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy worldwide. Effective and sustainable strategies to control parasite transmission in rural endemic communities are needed to prevent [...]texto impreso
Salazar, Renzo ; Castillo-Neyra, Ricardo ; Tustin, Aaron W. ; Borrini-Mayori, Katty ; Náquira, César ; Levy, Michael Z. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:43ZPopulations of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, have recently undergone explosive growth. Bed bugs share many important traits with triatomine insects, but it remains unclear whether these similarities include the ability to transmit Trypa[...]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
Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; Salgado, Perla ; Lama, Julio ; Del Brutto, Victor J. ; Campos, Xavier ; Zambrano, Mauricio ; Garcia, Hector H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:34ZCalcified neurocysticercosis has been associated with hippocampal atrophy in patients with refractory epilepsy, but the relevance of this association in the population at large is unknown. We assessed calcified cysticerci and its association wit[...]texto impreso
Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; Salgado, Perla ; Lama, Julio ; Del Brutto, Victor J. ; Campos, Xavier ; Zambrano, Mauricio ; Garcia, Hector H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:39ZCalcified neurocysticercosis has been associated with hippocampal atrophy in patients with refractory epilepsy, but the relevance of this association in the population at large is unknown. We assessed calcified cysticerci and its association wit[...]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
Rojas-Jaimes, Jesus ; Frischtak, Helena L. ; Arenas, Jose ; Lescano, Andres G. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-12-03T17:02:51ZMucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is associated with progressive tissue destruction and granuloma formation, often after a considerable period of latency from an initial cutaneous infection. We report a case of recurrent epistaxis of 3 years duration a[...]texto impreso
Cachay, R. ; Schwalb, A. ; Watanabe, T. ; Guzman, D. ; Jaenisch, T. ; Guillén-Pinto, D. ; Gotuzzo, E. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:11ZWe report the case of an infant born with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). During the largest Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Peru, the mother presented with fever and rash that were confirmed to be due to ZIKV by real-time PCR. The infant was born[...]texto impreso
Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E. ; Molina-Ayasta, Carolina ; Salazar-Zuloeta, Jaime ; Samamé, Abel ; Silva-Díaz, Heber | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-12-03T17:02:46ZInfestations caused by fly larvae (Myiasis) have been observed in patients with risk factors and in tropical zones. The aim of our study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects and the risk factors associated with the occurrence[...]texto impreso
Mukuku, O. ; Sánchez, S.S. ; Bugeme, M. ; Garcia, H.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:10:01ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is an infection prevalent in developing countries; however, it is neglected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we present three different cases seen in a consulting room in Lub[...]texto impreso
Ahmed, Ayman ; Daily, Johanna P. ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Golightly, Linnie M. ; Fasina, Abiola | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:00:52ZThe brain drain of professionals from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to developed countries is well documented and partially due to the challenges faced by biomedical researchers to establish themselves back at home, after training abr[...]texto impreso
Lainhart, William ; Bickersmith, Sara A. ; Moreno, Marta ; Rios, Carlos Tong ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Conn, Jan E. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZThe process of colonizing any arthropod species, including vector mosquitoes, necessarily involves adaptation to laboratory conditions. The adaptation and evolution of colonized mosquito populations needs consideration when such colonies are use[...]texto impreso
Agampodi, Suneth B. ; Nugegoda, Dhanaseela B. ; Thevanesam, Vasanthi ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:35ZTo determine the exposure risk factors of highly endemic rural leptospirosis in tropical setting, we conducted a prospective, hospital-based case control study in Sri Lanka. A conceptual hierarchy of variables was used to analyze the data. Case [...]texto impreso
Agampodi, Suneth B. ; Nugegoda, Dhanaseela B. ; Thevanesam, Vasanthi ; Vinetz, Joseph M. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:40ZTo determine the exposure risk factors of highly endemic rural leptospirosis in tropical setting, we conducted a prospective, hospital-based case control study in Sri Lanka. A conceptual hierarchy of variables was used to analyze the data. Case [...]texto impreso
Llanos-Chea, Fiorella ; Martinez, Dalila ; Rosas, Angel ; Samalvides, Frine ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:37ZSevere Plasmodium falciparum malaria is uncommon in South America. Lima, Peru, while not endemic for malaria, is home to specialized centers for infectious diseases that admit and manage patients with severe malaria (SM), all of whom contracted [...]texto impreso
García, Coralith ; Hinostroza, Noemi ; Astocondor, Lizeth ; Ochoa, Theresa ; Jacobs, Jan ; Network, For The Salmoiber Cyted | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:02:57ZSalmonella enterica serovar Infantis is causing an increasing number of infections worldwide. Our aim was to describe the characteristics of S. enterica serovar Infantis among patients attended in a hospital of Lima, Peru. Fifty cases of salmon[...]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
Lescano, A.G. ; Pray, I.W. ; Gonzalez, A.E. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Tsang, V.C.W. ; Gamboa, R. ; Guezala, M.C. ; Aybar, V. ; Rodriguez, S. ; Moulton, L.H. ; Leontsini, E. ; Gonzalvez, G. ; O'Neal, S.E. ; Garcia, H.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZThe 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 villa[...]texto impreso
Prasad, S. ; Sopdie, E. ; Meya, D. ; Kalbarczyk, A. ; Garcia, P.J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T16:59:26ZAlthough mentoring is not a common practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is a strong need for it. Conceptual frameworks provide the structure to design, study, and problem-solve complex phenomena. Following four workshops i[...]