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Morales, E. Angelo ; Mayor, Pedro ; Bowler, Mark ; Aysanoa, Esar ; Pérez-Velez, Erika S. ; Pérez, Jocelyn ; Ventocilla, Julio A. ; Baldeviano, G. Christian ; Lescano, Andres G. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T16:03:17ZTo better understand the ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon, we evaluated the prevalence of T. cruzi and other trypanosomatids in four orders of wild mammals hunted and consumed by inhabitants of three remote indige[...]![]()
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Arce, Maira A. ; Limaylla, Himeron ; Valcarcel, Maria ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Santivanez, Saul J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:37ZCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Liver and lungs are the most commonly affected organs whereas splenic infection is rarer and its primary involvement occurs in less[...]![]()
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Halperin, Anthony ; Pajuelo, Monica ; Tornheim, Jeffrey A. ; Vu, Nancy ; Carnero, Andres M. ; Galdos-Cardenas, Gerson ; Ferrufino, Lisbeth ; Camacho, Marilyn ; Justiniano, Juan ; Colanzi, Rony ; Bowman, Natalie M. ; Morris, Tiffany ; MacDougall, Hamish ; Bern, Caryn ; Moore, Steven T. ; Gilman, Robert H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:34ZAutonomic dysfunction is common in Chagas disease and diabetes. Patients with either condition complicated by cardiac autonomic dysfunction face increased mortality, but no clinical predictors of autonomic dysfunction exist. Pupillary light refl[...]![]()
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Jara, Marlene ; Valencia, B. M. ; Adaui, Vanessa ; Alba, Milena ; Lau, Rachel ; Arevalo, Jorge ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Boggild, Andrea K. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:38ZMucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is a disfiguring manifestation of Leishmania (Viannia) infection. We evaluated parasite load (PL) over time as a potential biomarker of treatment outcome in ML. PL was assessed with kinetoplast DNA quantitative real-t[...]![]()
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Collantes, Jimena ; Solari, Francesca-Barletta ; Rigouts, Leen | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:45:12ZDrug susceptibility testing using molecular techniques can enhance the identification of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Two multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays were developed to detect the most common resistanc[...]![]()
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Crannell, Zachary Austin ; Cabada, Miguel Mauricio ; Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro ; Irani, Ayesha ; White, Arthur Clinton ; Richards-Kortum, Rebecca | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:39ZGiardia duodenalis is one of the most commonly identified parasites in stool samples. Although relatively easy to treat, giardiasis can be difficult to detect as it presents similar to other diarrheal diseases. Here, we present a recombinase pol[...]![]()
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Crannell, Zachary Austin ; Cabada, Miguel Mauricio ; Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro ; Irani, Ayesha ; White, Arthur Clinton ; Richards-Kortum, Rebecca | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:36ZGiardia duodenalis is one of the most commonly identified parasites in stool samples. Although relatively easy to treat, giardiasis can be difficult to detect as it presents similar to other diarrheal diseases. Here, we present a recombinase pol[...]![]()
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Cabada, Miguel M. ; Malaga, Jose L. ; Castellanos-Gonzalez, Alejandro ; Bagwell, Kelli A. ; Naeger, Patrick A. ; Rogers, Hayley K. ; Maharsi, Safa ; Mbaka, Maryann ; White, A. Clinton Jr | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T16:03:19ZFasciola hepatica is the most widely distributed trematode infection in the world. Control efforts may be hindered by the lack of diagnostic capacity especially in remote endemic areas. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods offer high se[...]![]()
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Martin, Diana L. ; Marks, Morgan ; Galdos-Cardenas, Gerson ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Goodhew, Brook ; Ferrufino, Lisbeth ; Halperin, Anthony ; Sanchez, Gerardo ; Verastegui, Manuela ; Escalante, Patricia ; Náquira, César ; Levy, Michael Z. ; Bern, Caryn | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:31ZChagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Central and South America. Geographic variations in the sensitivity of serologic diagnostic assays to T. cruzi may reflect differe[...]![]()
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Barros, Nicolas ; Vasquez, Nestor ; Woll, Fernando ; Sanchez, Cesar ; Valencia, B. M. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; White, A. Clinton ; Montes, Martin | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-12-01T00:04:15ZTo evaluate the dynamics of regulatory T cells (Tregs) during tegumentary leishmaniasis, we assessed peripheral blood and biopsies from 54 patients. Patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) had a decreased proportion of Tregs in the peripheral[...]![]()
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Lewnard, Joseph A. ; Berrang-Ford, Lea ; Lwasa, Shuaib ; Namanya, Didacus Bambaiha ; Patterson, Kaitlin A. ; Donnelly, Blanaid ; Kulkarni, Manisha A. ; Harper, Sherilee L. ; Ogden, Nicholas H. ; Carcamo, Cesar P. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:36ZAlthough malnutrition and malaria co-occur among individuals and populations globally, effects of nutritional status on risk for parasitemia and clinical illness remain poorly understood. We investigated associations between Plasmodium falciparu[...]![]()
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Bustos, Javier A. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Del Brutto, Oscar H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T17:00:29ZIntraventricular neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a severe form of NCC requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to assess the reliability of the most recent version of diagnostic criteria for this form of NCC. Two systematic literature revi[...]![]()
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Bustos, Javier A. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Del Brutto, Oscar H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T17:00:30Z![]()
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Ochoa, Theresa J. ; Bautista, Rossana ; Davila, Carmen ; Salazar, Jose Antonio ; Bazan, Carlos ; Guerra, Oscar ; Llanos, Jean Pierre ; López, Luis ; Zea-Vera, Alonso ; Ecker, Lucie | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:36ZWe conducted a prospective cohort study in four hospitals in Lima, Peru in infants with a birth weight![]()
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Chang, Millie R. ; Velapatino, Grace ; Campos, Miguel ; Chea-Woo, Elsa ; Baiocchi, Nelly ; Cleary, Thomas G. ; Ochoa, Theresa J. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-02-06T14:57:39ZWe evaluated the monthly distribution of rotavirus diarrhea in a cohort of children 12-24 months of age followed as part of a diarrhea clinical trial in a peri-urban community of Lima. We observed a peak of rotavirus diarrhea in the winter month[...]![]()
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Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Simons, Mark P. ; Flores-Mendoza, Carmen ; Loyola, Steev ; Silva, Maria ; Kasper, Matthew ; Razuri, Hugo R. ; Canal, Luis Enrique ; Leguia, Mariana ; Bausch, Daniel G. ; Richards, Allen L. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:50ZRickettsia and Leptospira spp. are under-recognized causes of acute febrile disease worldwide. Rickettsia species are often placed into the spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) and typhus group rickettsiae (TGR). We explored the antibody preva[...]![]()
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Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Simons, Mark P. ; Flores-Mendoza, Carmen ; Loyola, Steev ; Silva, Maria ; Kasper, Matthew ; Razuri, Hugo R. ; Canal, Luis Enrique ; Leguia, Mariana ; Bausch, Daniel G. ; Richards, Allen L. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:00:24ZRickettsia and Leptospira spp. are under-recognized causes of acute febrile disease worldwide. Rickettsia species are often placed into the spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) and typhus group rickettsiae (TGR). We explored the antibody preva[...]![]()
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Bonadonna, Lily V. ; Saunders, Matthew J. ; Guio, Heinner ; Zegarra, Roberto ; Evans, Carlton A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T22:50:37ZEarly detection and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a global priority. Prolonged symptom duration before TB diagnosis is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and risk of transmission. We aimed to determine socioeconomic and behavior[...]![]()
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Cabada, Miguel M. ; Morales, Maria Luisa ; Webb, Camille M. ; Yang, Logan ; Bravenec, Chelsey A. ; López, Martha ; Bascope, Ruben ; White, A. Clinton ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-03-05T15:23:25ZFasciola hepatica is the most widely distributed trematode-affecting humans. The Andes Mountains are highly endemic for fascioliasis. We report results of a cross-sectional study evaluating the epidemiology of Fasciola among children in 26 agri[...]![]()
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Errea, Renato A. ; Vasquez-Rios, George ; Calderon, Maria L. ; Siu, Diego ; Duque, Kevin R. ; Juarez, Luciana H. ; Gallegos, Rodrigo ; Uriol, Celene ; Rondon, Claudia R. ; Baca, Katia P. ; Fabian, Rosario J. ; Canales, Marco ; Terashima, Angélica ; Marcos, Luis A. ; Samalvides, Frine | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZChildren in the Peruvian Amazon Basin are at risk of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH infection in children from a rural Amazonian community of Peru and to elucidate epidemiological[...]![]()
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Errea, Renato A. ; Vasquez-Rios, George ; Calderon, Maria L. ; Siu, Diego ; Duque, Kevin R. ; Juarez, Luciana H. ; Gallegos, Rodrigo ; Uriol, Celene ; Rondon, Claudia R. ; Baca, Katia P. ; Fabian, Rosario J. ; Canales, Marco ; Terashima, Angélica ; Marcos, Luis A. ; Samalvides, Frine | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-08-08T15:23:44ZChildren in the Peruvian Amazon Basin are at risk of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH infection in children from a rural Amazonian community of Peru and to elucidate epidemiological[...]![]()
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de la Puente-León, M. ; Levy, M.Z. ; Toledo, A.M. ; Recuenco, S. ; Shinnick, J. ; Castillo-Neyra, R. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:19ZSince its reintroduction in 2015, rabies has been established as an enzootic disease among the dog population of Arequipa, Peru. Given the unknown rate of dog bites, the risk of human rabies transmission is concerning. Our objective was to estim[...]![]()
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Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Dorny, Pierre ; Garcia, Hector H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T22:50:37ZTaenia solium cysticercosis is difficult to eliminate without interventions or societal development. Atahualpa is a rural Ecuadorian village with documented low migration rate, where domestic pig raising is common and human cysticercosis is ende[...]![]()
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Barletta, Francesca ; Vandelannoote, Koen ; Collantes, Jimena ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Arevalo, Jorge ; Rigouts, Leen | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-06-10T18:11:35ZReal-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was optimized for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum. Sputum was collected from patients (N = 112) with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis, tested by smear microscopy, decontaminated, and spli[...]![]()
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Lescano, A.G. ; Cohen, C.R. ; Raj, T. ; Rispel, L. ; Garcia, P.J. ; Zunt, J.R. ; Hamer, D.H. ; Heimburger, D.C. ; Chi, B.H. ; Ko, A.I. ; Bukusi, E.A. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:02:54ZMentoring is a proven path to scientific progress, but it is not a common practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Existing mentoring approaches and guidelines are geared toward high-income country settings, without considering in d[...]