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Nigeria is home to more people living with HIV than any other country in the world, except South Africa and India – where an estimated 2.9 million [1.7 million – 4.2 million] people were living with the virus[...]
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Sheen, Patricia ; Requena, David ; Gushiken, Eduardo ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Antiparra, Ricardo ; Lucero, Bryan ; Lizárraga, Pilar ; Cieza, Basilio ; Roncal, Elisa ; Grandjean, Louis ; Pain, Arnab ; McNerney, Ruth ; Clark, Taane G. ; Moore, David ; Zimic, Mirko | BMC | 2019-01-25T15:02:14ZBACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem and drug resistance compromises the efforts to control this disease. Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an important drug used in both first and second line treatment regimes. However, its comple[...]![]()
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Herranz, María ; Leander, Brian S. ; Pardos Martínez, Fernando ; Boyle, Michael J. | BMC | 2019-04-08Background The Scalidophora (Kinorhyncha, Loricifera and Priapulida) have an important phylogenetic position as early branching ecdysozoans, yet the architecture of their nervous organ systems is notably underinvestigated. Without such informati[...]![]()
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Guevara, Govinda ; Castillo López, María ; Alonso, Sergio ; Perera González, Julián ; Navarro LLorens, Juana María | BMC | 2019Background: Rhodococcus ruber strain Chol-4, a strain isolated from a sewage sludge sample, is able to grow in minimal medium supplemented with several compounds, showing a broad catabolic capacity. We have previously determined its genome seque[...]![]()
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Castro, Juan C. ; Maddox, J. Dylan ; Cobos, Marianela ; Requena, David ; Zimic, Mirko ; Bombarely, Aureliano ; Iman, Sixto A. ; Cerdeira, Luis A. ; Medina, Andersson E. | 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[...]![]()
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Aguareles, José ; Paraíso Luna, Juan ; Palomares, Belén ; Bajo-Grañeras, Raquel ; Navarrete, Carmen ; Ruiz-Calvo, Andrea ; García Rincón, Daniel ; García-Taboada, Elena ; Guzmán, Manuel ; Muñoz, Eduardo ; Galve Roperh, Ismael | BMC | 2019-03-08Background: The administration of certain cannabinoids provides neuroprotection in models of neurodegenerative diseases by acting through various cellular and molecular mechanisms. Many cannabinoid actions in the nervous system are mediated by C[...]![]()
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Gaewkhiew, Piyada ; Bernabe, Eduardo ; Gallagher, Jennifer E. ; Klass, Charlotte ; Delgado-Angulo, Elsa K. | BMC | 2019-01-25T15:28:07ZBACKGROUND: Dental care seeking behaviour is often driven by symptoms. The value of oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures to predict utilisation of dental services is unknown. This study aims to explore the association between OH[...]![]()
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DeMiguel, Daniel ; Domingo Martínez, Laura ; Sánchez, Israel M. ; Casanovas Vilar, Isaac ; Robles, Josep M. ; Alba, David M. | BMC | 2021Background The two main primate groups recorded throughout the European Miocene, hominoids and pliopithecoids, seldom co-occur. Due to both their rarity and insufficiently understood palaeoecology, it is currently unclear whether the infrequent[...]![]()
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Plaza-GA, Ismael ; Manzaneda González, Vanesa ; Kisovec, Matic ; Almendro Vedia, Víctor ; Muñoz Úbeda, Mónica ; Anderluh, Gregor ; Guerrero Martínez, Andrés ; Natale, Paolo ; López-Montero, Iván | BMC | 2019Background: A major bottleneck in drug delivery is the breakdown and degradation of the delivery system through the endosomal/lysosomal network of the host cell, hampering the correct delivery of the drug of interest. In nature, the bacterial pa[...]![]()
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Werneck, Andre O. ; Baldew, Se-Sergio ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Diaz Arnesto, Oscar ; Stubbs, Brendon ; Silva, Danilo R. | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:38ZBACKGROUND: Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are major concerns for public health. Although global initiatives have been successful in monitoring physical activity (PA) worldwide, there is no systematic action for the monitoring of cor[...]![]()
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Rosas-Aguirre, Angel ; Ponce, Oscar J. ; Carrasco-Escobar, Gabriel ; Speybroeck, Niko ; Contreras-Mancilla, Juan ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; Pozo, Edwar ; Herrera, Socrates ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:53:06ZBACKGROUND: Peru has presented a decreasing malaria trend during the last decade, particularly in areas on northwestern coast; however, a limited number of cases continues to be reported yearly mainly in malaria hotspots. METHODS: A two-phase s[...]![]()
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Delgado-Ratto, C. ; Soto-Calle, V.E. ; Van Den Eede, P. ; Gamboa, D. ; Rosas, A. ; Abatih, E.N. ; Rodriguez Ferrucci, H. ; Llanos-Cuentas, A. ; Van Geertruyden, J.-P. ; Erhart, A. ; D'Alessandro, U. | BMC | 2020-06-10T18:12:15ZBackground: Despite the large burden of Plasmodium vivax, little is known about its transmission dynamics. This study explored the population structure and spatio-temporal dynamics of P. vivax recurrent infections after radical cure in a two-yea[...]![]()
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Zafra-Tanaka, Jessica Hanae ; Montesinos-Segura, Renee ; Flores-Gonzales, Pamela D. ; Taype-Rondan, Álvaro | BMC | 2019-12-06T21:02:53ZBACKGROUND: A high number of vaginal examinations (VEs) may lead to a higher risk of infections, as well as discomfort/dissatisfaction with intrapartum care. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of potential excess of vaginal examinations (PEVE[...]![]()
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Bayer, Angela M. ; Najarro, Lizzete ; Zevallos, Mercedes ; García, Patricia J. | BMC | 2020-06-10T18:12:16ZBACKGROUND: Globally, no qualitative studies have explored the perspectives of women and their partners about the integration of technology - and specifically diagnostic testing technologies - into antenatal care. The study objective was to desc[...]![]()
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Herrera-Añazco, Percy ; Taype-Rondan, Álvaro ; Lazo-Porras, Maria ; Alberto Quintanilla, E. ; Ortiz-Soriano, Victor Manuel ; Hernandez, Adrian V. | BMC | 2019-01-25T15:28:08ZBACKGROUND: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. There are few studies in Latin America, especially in primary care settings. Our objective was to determine the prevalence, stages, and associated factors of CKD in p[...]![]()
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Jaganath, Devan ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Wise, Robert A. ; Diette, Gregory B. ; Miele, Catherine H. ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Checkley, William | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:53:35ZBACKGROUND: It is unclear how geographic and social diversity affects the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We sought to characterize the prevalence of COPD and identify risk factors across four settings in Peru with va[...]![]()
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Abstract Background Treatment and special protection of the rights of incarcerated young people in prisons are mandated under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), as well as under United Nations (UN) human rights instruments. Methods A scopi[...]![]()
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Limbani, Felix ; Goudge, Jane ; Joshi, Rohina ; Maar, Marion A. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Oldenburg, Brian ; Parker, Gary ; Pesantes, María Amalia ; Riddell, Michaela A. ; Salam, Abdul ; Trieu, Kathy ; Thrift, Amanda G. ; Van Olmen, Josefien ; Vedanthan, Rajesh ; Webster, Ruth ; Yeates, Karen ; Webster, Jacqui | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:42ZBACKGROUND: Process evaluation is increasingly recognized as an important component of effective implementation research and yet, there has been surprisingly little work to understand what constitutes best practice. Researchers use different met[...]![]()
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Limbani, Felix ; Goudge, Jane ; Joshi, Rohina ; Maar, Marion A. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Oldenburg, Brian ; Parker, Gary ; Pesantes, María Amalia ; Riddell, Michaela A. ; Salam, Abdul ; Trieu, Kathy ; Thrift, Amanda G. ; Van Olmen, Josefien ; Vedanthan, Rajesh ; Webster, Ruth ; Yeates, Karen ; Webster, Jacqui | BMC | 2019-08-08T15:23:44ZBACKGROUND: Process evaluation is increasingly recognized as an important component of effective implementation research and yet, there has been surprisingly little work to understand what constitutes best practice. Researchers use different met[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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Gonsalves, Lianne ; Hindin, Michelle J. ; Bayer, Angela ; Carcamo, Cesar P. ; Gichangi, Peter ; Habib, Ndema ; Mwaisaka, Jefferson ; Say, Lale | BMC | 2018-11-30T22:50:36ZBACKGROUND: Young people face special challenges to accessing needed sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and support. With high penetration and access, mobile phones provide a new channel for reaching young people, but there is litt[...]![]()
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Background: Many of the assessment tools used to study depression among older people are adaptations of instruments developed in other cultural setting. There is a need to validate those instruments in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Met[...]![]()
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Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos ; Maldonado, Patricia ; Rodríguez, Nelcy ; Ruiz-Gaviria, Rafael ; Escalante, Miguel Ángel ; Gómez, Raúl Ángel ; Ribeiro-de-Araujo, Marcelo ; Schmidt-de-Oliveira, Ana Carolina ; Chávez-Rivera, Joel Salvador ; Godínez-García, Jorge Alberto ; Piazza-Ferrand, Marina ; Blitchtein-Winicki, Dora | BMC | 2019-01-25T16:03:19ZBACKGROUND: In Latin America, substance related disorders are highly prevalent and one of the treatment strategies is the Therapeutic Communities (TCs), however, in Latin America there is scarce data about this treatment strategies, their qualit[...]![]()
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Martiáñez-Vendrell, Xavier ; Jimenez, Alfons ; Vásquez, Ana ; Campillo, Ana ; Incardona, Sandra ; González, Raquel ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; Torres, Katherine ; Oyibo, Wellington ; Faye, Babacar ; Macete, Eusebio ; Menéndez, Clara ; Ding, Xavier C. ; Mayor, Alfredo | BMC | 2020-07-14T00:02:33ZBACKGROUND: Malaria diagnostics by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) relies primarily on the qualitative detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) and Plasmodium spp lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH). As novel RDTs with increased[...]![]()
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Martin, Laura J. ; Roper, Martha H. ; Grandjean, Louis ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Coronel, Jorge ; Caviedes, Luz ; Friedland, Jon S. ; Moore, David A. J. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:45:55ZBACKGROUND: Early identification of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) increases the likelihood of treatment success and interrupts transmission. Resource-constrained settings use risk profiling to ration the use of drug suscepti[...]![]()
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Phelan, Jody-E. ; Coll, Francesc ; Bergval, Indra ; Anthony, Richard-M. ; Warren, Rob ; Sampson, Samantha-L. ; Gey-van-Pittius, Nicolaas-C. ; Glynn, Judith-R. ; Crampin, Amelia-C. ; Alves, Adriana ; Bessa, Theolis-Barbosa ; Campino, Susana ; Dheda, Keertan ; Grandjean, Louis ; Hasan, Rumina ; Hasan, Zahra ; Miranda, Anabela ; Moore, David ; Panaiotov, Stefan ; Perdigão, João ; Portugal, Isabel ; Sheen, Patricia ; de-Oliveira-Sousa, Erivelton ; Streicher, Elizabeth-M. ; van-Helden, Paul-D. ; Viveiros, Miguel ; Hibberd, Martin-L. ; Pain, Arnab ; McNerney, Ruth ; Clark, Taane-G. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:45:57ZBACKGROUND: Approximately 10% of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome is made up of two families of genes that are poorly characterized due to their high GC content and highly repetitive nature. The PE and PPE families are typified by their hig[...]![]()
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Torres, K.J. ; Villasis, E. ; Bendezú, J. ; Chauca, J. ; Vinetz, J.M. ; Gamboa, D. | BMC | 2020-06-10T18:12:15ZBackground: Previous data have suggested that regulatory T cells (Tregs) balance protective immune responses with immune mediated pathology in malaria. This study aimed to determine to test the hypothesis that Treg proportions or absolute levels[...]![]()
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Tam, Yvonne ; Huicho, Luis ; Huayanay-Espinoza, Carlos-A. ; Restrepo-Mendez, Maria-Clara | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:48:07ZBACKGROUND: Peru has made great improvements in reducing stunting and child mortality in the past decade, and has reached the Millennium Development Goals 1 and 4. The remaining challenges or missed opportunities for child survival needs to be[...]![]()
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McFarland, Adam P. ; Sanchez, Juan F. ; Mercado, Alejandro ; Ventocilla, Julio A. ; Cavalcanti, Sofia ; Gonzalez, Sofia ; Lescano, Andres G. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:59:07ZTwo Plasmodium vivax recurrences in a Peruvian sailor with weight above the 60 kg (cap for primaquine dosage) highlight the importance of adequate radical cure weight dosage for patient treatment and control efforts, particularly within the mil[...]![]()
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Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Medina-Lezama, Josefina ; Chirinos-Pacheco, Julio A. ; Muñoz-Retamozo, Paola V. ; Smeeth, Liam ; Checkley, William ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; CRONICAS Cohort Study Group | BMC | 2019-01-25T16:03:19ZBACKGROUND: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) represents a great burden for the patient and the health system, particularly if diagnosed at late stages. Consequently, tools to identify patients at high risk of having CKD are needed, particularly in l[...]![]()
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Abstract Recent years have seen contentious debate about efforts to schedule medicines such as ketamine and tramadol under the international drug control conventions. Proponents argue that misuse poses a significant risk to public health and tha[...]![]()
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Zammarchi, Lorenzo ; Casadei, Gianluigi ; Strohmeyer, Marianne ; Bartalesi, Filippo ; Liendo, Carola ; Matteelli, Alberto ; Bonati, Maurizio ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Bartoloni, Alessandro | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:52:14ZBACKGROUND: In low-incidence countries, most tuberculosis (TB) cases occur among migrants and are caused by reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) acquired in the country of origin. Diagnosis and treatment of LTBI are rarely imple[...]![]()
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Pray, Ian W. ; Muro, Claudio ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Vilchez, Percy ; Wakeland, Wayne ; Pan, William ; Lambert, William E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:42ZBACKGROUND: Taenia solium (cysticercosis) is a parasitic cestode that is endemic in rural populations where open defecation is common and free-roaming pigs have access to human feces. The purpose of this study was to examine the roaming pattern[...]![]()
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Pray, Ian W. ; Muro, Claudio ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Vilchez, Percy ; Wakeland, Wayne ; Pan, William ; Lambert, William E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. | BMC | 2019-08-08T15:23:47ZBACKGROUND: Taenia solium (cysticercosis) is a parasitic cestode that is endemic in rural populations where open defecation is common and free-roaming pigs have access to human feces. The purpose of this study was to examine the roaming pattern[...]![]()
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Bui, A.L. ; Moscoso, M.G. ; Bernabé-Ortiz, A. ; Checkley, W. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Smeeth, L. ; Miranda, J.J. | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:47ZBackground: Individuals' self-perceptions of weight often differ from objective measurements of body fat. This study aimed to 1) measure agreement between self-perceptions of weight and objective measurement of body fat by bioelectric impedance [...]![]()
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Bui, Anthony L. ; Moscoso, Miguel G. ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Checkley, William ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Smeeth, Liam ; Miranda, J. Jaime | BMC | 2019-07-04T16:59:17ZBackground: Individuals' self-perceptions of weight often differ from objective measurements of body fat. This study aimed to 1) measure agreement between self-perceptions of weight and objective measurement of body fat by bioelectric impedance [...]![]()
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Aragon, Romina E. ; Proaño, Alvaro ; Mongilardi, Nicole ; de Ferrari, Aldo ; Herrera, Phabiola ; Roldan, Rollin ; Paz, Enrique ; Jaymez, Amador A. ; Chirinos, Eduardo ; Portugal, Jose ; Quispe, Rocio ; Brower, Roy G. ; Checkley, William | BMC | 2019-07-04T17:00:23ZOBJECTIVES: We sought to study the association between sedation status, medications (benzodiazepines, opioids, and antipsychotics), and clinical outcomes in a resource-limited setting. DESIGN: A longitudinal study of critically ill participants [...]![]()
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Aragón, R.E. ; Proaño, A. ; Mongilardi, N. ; de Ferrari, A. ; Herrera, P. ; Roldan, R. ; Paz, E. ; Jaymez, A.A. ; Chirinos, E. ; Portugal, J. ; Quispe, R. ; Brower, R.G. ; Checkley, W. | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:46ZObjectives: We sought to study the association between sedation status, medications (benzodiazepines, opioids, and antipsychotics), and clinical outcomes in a resource-limited setting. Design: A longitudinal study of critically ill participants [...]![]()
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BACKGROUND: One of the keys to improving health globally is promoting mothers' adoption of healthy home practices for improved nutrition and illness prevention in the first 1000 days of life from conception. Customarily, mothers are taught healt[...]![]()
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Jensen, Kelly E. ; Naik, Nehal N. ; O'Neal, Christina ; Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Riley-Powell, Amy R. ; Lee, Gwenyth O. ; Hartinger, Stella M. ; Bausch, Daniel G. ; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. | BMC | 2018-11-30T22:50:37ZBACKGROUND: Madre de Dios, a southern state in the Peruvian Amazon basin, has experienced rapid development as well as an influx of migrants since the construction of the Interoceanic Highway (IOH) connecting Brazil, Bolivia, and the Peruvian co[...]![]()
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Taype-Rondan, Álvaro ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Alvarado, German F. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Smeeth, Liam ; Miranda, J. Jaime | BMC | 2019-01-25T16:03:20ZBACKGROUND: Previous studies have found mixed results about cigarette and alcohol consumption patterns among rural-to-urban migrants. Moreover, there are limited longitudinal data about consumption patterns in this population. As such, this stud[...]![]()
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Background: Ethnic inequalities in oral health among British adults remain largely unexplored. This study explored the role of socioeconomic position (SEP) in explaining ethnic inequalities in oral health; and the consistency of socioeconomic in[...]![]()
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BACKGROUND: Ethnic inequalities in oral health among British adults remain largely unexplored. This study explored the role of socioeconomic position (SEP) in explaining ethnic inequalities in oral health; and the consistency of socioeconomic i[...]![]()
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Carrasco-Escobar, Gabriel ; Schwalb, Alvaro ; Tello-Lizarraga, Kelly ; Vega-Guerovich, Percy ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar | BMC | 2020-07-14T00:01:00ZGrowing evidence suggests pollution and other environmental factors have a role in the development of tuberculosis (TB), however, such studies have never been conducted in Peru. Considering the association between air pollution and specific geog[...]![]()
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Akpan, Asangaedem ; Roberts, Charlotte ; Bandeen-Roche, Karen ; Batty, Barbara ; Bausewein, Claudia ; Bell, Diane ; Bramley, David ; Bynum, Julie ; Cameron, Ian D. ; Chen, Liang-Kung ; Ekdahl, Anne ; Fertig, Arnold ; Gentry, Tom ; Harkes, Marleen ; Haslehurst, Donna ; Hope, Jonathon ; Hurtado, Diana Rodriguez ; Lyndon, Helen ; Lynn, Joanne ; Martin, Mike ; Isden, Ruthe ; Raso, Francesco Mattace ; Shaibu, Sheila ; Shand, Jenny ; Sherrington, Cathie ; Sinha, Samir ; Turner, Gill ; De Vries, Nienke ; Yi, George Jia-Chyi ; Young, John ; Banerjee, Jay | BMC | 2018-11-30T22:50:37ZBACKGROUND: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) was founded in 2012 to propose consensus-based measurement tools and documentation for different conditions and populations.This article describes how the ICHOM Old[...]![]()
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Vasquez-Rios, George ; Pineda-Reyes, Roberto ; Ruiz, Eloy F. ; Terashima, Angélica ; Mejia, Fernando | BMC | 2019-07-04T17:01:20ZBACKGROUND: In clinical practice, identification of a case of severe asthma exacerbation prompts initiation of corticosteroids. However, not all that wheezes is asthma. CASE PRESENTATION: A 61-year-old man from the Peruvian Amazon presented with[...]![]()
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Vasquez-Rios, G. ; Pineda-Reyes, R. ; Ruiz, E.F. ; Terashima, A. ; Mejia, F. | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:50ZBackground: In clinical practice, identification of a case of severe asthma exacerbation prompts initiation of corticosteroids. However, not all that wheezes is asthma. Case presentation: A 61-year-old man from the Peruvian Amazon presented with[...]![]()
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St-Jean, Pamela-L. ; Xue, Zhengyu ; Carter, Nick ; Koh, Gavin-C. K. W. ; Duparc, Stephan ; Taylor, Maxine ; Beaumont, Claire ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Rueangweerayut, Ronnatrai ; Krudsood, Srivicha ; Green, Justin-A. ; Rubio, Justin-P. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:48:06ZBACKGROUND: Tafenoquine (TQ) and primaquine (PQ) are 8-aminoquinolines (8-AQ) with anti-hypnozoite activity against vivax malaria. PQ is the only FDA-approved medicine for preventing relapsing Plasmodium vivax infection and TQ is currently in [...]![]()
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Cardenas, Maria Kathia ; Mirelman, Andrew J. ; Galvin, Cooper J. ; Lazo-Porras, Maria ; Pinto, Miguel ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Gilman, Robert H. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:52:14ZBACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a public health challenge worldwide, and roughly 25% of patients with diabetes in developing countries will develop at least one foot ulcer during their lifetime. The gravest outcome of an ulcerated foot is amput[...]![]()
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Stein, D. J. ; Lim, C. C. W. ; Roest, A. M. ; de Jonge, P. ; Aguilar-Gaxiola, S. ; Al-Hamzawi, A. ; Alonso, J. ; Benjet, C. ; Bromet, E. J. ; Bruffaerts, R. ; de Girolamo, G. ; Florescu, S. ; Gureje, O. ; Haro, J. M. ; Harris, M. G. ; He, Y. L. ; Hinkov, H. ; Horiguchi, I. ; Hu, C. Y. ; Karam, A. ; Karam, E. G. ; Lee, S. ; Lepine, J. P. ; Navarro-Mateu, F. ; Pennell, B. E. ; Piazza, M. ; Posada-Villa, J. ; ten Have, M. ; Torres, Y. ; Viana, M. C. ; Wojtyniak, B. ; Xavier, M. ; Kessler, R. C. ; Scott, K. M. ; WHO World Mental Health Survey | BMC | 2019-01-25T16:20:58ZBackground: There is evidence that social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent and disabling disorder. However, most of the available data on the epidemiology of this condition originate from high income countries in the West. The World Mental [...]![]()
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Di Cesare, Mariachiara ; Soric, Maroje ; Bovet, Pascal ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Bhutta, Zulfiqar ; Stevens, Gretchen A. ; Laxmaiah, Avula ; Kengne, Andre-Pascal ; Bentham, James | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:49ZBACKGROUND: In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has increased dramatically. This worldwide epidemic has important consequences, including psychiatric, psychological and psychosocial disorders in childhood and increased risk[...]![]()
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Background: Tobacco exposure remains a significant issue for public health, especially for pregnant women. It increases the risk for premature labor, low birth weight and small for gestational age (SGA), among other effects. To reduce these risk[...]![]()
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Kojima, Noah ; Park, Hayoung ; Konda, Kelika A. ; Joseph Davey, Dvora L. ; Bristow, Claire C. ; Brown, Brandon ; Leon, Segundo R. ; Vargas, Silver K. ; Calvo, Gino M. ; Caceres, Carlos F. ; Klausner, Jeffrey D. | BMC | 2019-01-25T16:03:22ZBACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women (transwomen) are disproportionately at risk of syphilis infection in Peru. METHODS: From 2013 to 2014, MSM and transwomen seeking human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)[...]![]()
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Wolfson, Lara J. ; Castillo, Maria Esther ; Giglio, Norberto ; Meszner, Zsofia ; Molnar, Zsuzsanna ; Vazquez, Mirella ; Wysocki, Jacek ; Altland, Alexandra ; Kuter, Barbara J. ; Stutz, Melissa ; Rampakakis, Emmanouil ; Roberts, Craig S. | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZBACKGROUND: Varicella is a highly contagious childhood disease. Generally benign, serious complications necessitating antibiotic use may occur. The objective of this study was to characterize the rate, appropriateness and patterns of real-world [...]![]()
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Wolfson, Lara J. ; Castillo, Maria Esther ; Giglio, Norberto ; Meszner, Zsofia ; Molnar, Zsuzsanna ; Vazquez, Mirella ; Wysocki, Jacek ; Altland, Alexandra ; Kuter, Barbara J. ; Stutz, Melissa ; Rampakakis, Emmanouil ; Roberts, Craig S. | BMC | 2019-08-08T15:23:44ZBACKGROUND: Varicella is a highly contagious childhood disease. Generally benign, serious complications necessitating antibiotic use may occur. The objective of this study was to characterize the rate, appropriateness and patterns of real-world [...]![]()
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Díaz del Cerro, Estefanía ; Vida, Carmen ; Martínez de Toda Cabeza, Irene ; Félix, Judith ; Fuente del Rey, Mónica de la | BMC | 2020-11-23Background: The immune system, as a homeostatic system, is an excellent marker of health and has also been proposed as an indicator of the rate of aging. The base of the age-related changes in the immune system, “immunosenescence”, is oxidative-[...]![]()
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Bazo-Alvarez, Juan-Carlos ; Peralta-Alvarez, Frank ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Alvarado, German-F. ; Miranda, J. Jaime | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:45:10ZBACKGROUND: Positive mental health (PMH) is much more than the absence of mental illnesses. For example, PMH explains that to be happy or resilient can drive us to live a full life, giving us a perception of well-being and robustness against e[...]![]()
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Boccia, Delia ; Pedrazzoli, Debora ; Wingfield, Tom ; Jaramillo, Ernesto ; Lonnroth, Knut ; Lewis, James ; Hargreaves, James ; Evans, Carlton-A. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:51:17ZBACKGROUND: Cash transfer interventions are forms of social protection based on the provision of cash to vulnerable households with the aim of reduce risk, vulnerability, chronic poverty and improve human capital. Such interventions are already[...]![]()
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Miranda, J. Jaime ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Diez-Canseco, Francisco ; Malaga, German ; Cárdenas, María K. ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Lazo-Porras, Maria ; Moscoso-Porras, Miguel ; Pesantes, M. Amalia ; Ponce, Vilarmina ; Araya, Ricardo ; Beran, David ; Busse, Peter ; Boggio, Oscar ; Checkley, William ; García, Patricia J. ; Huicho, Luis ; Leon-Velarde, Fabiola ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Mohr, David-C. ; Pan, William ; Peiris, David ; Perel, Pablo ; Rabadan-Diehl, Cristina ; Rivera-Chira, Maria ; Sacksteder, Katherine ; Smeeth, Liam ; Trujillo, Antonio J. ; Wells, Jonathan C. K. ; Yan, Lijing-L. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gilman, Robert H. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:51:22ZHuman capital requires opportunities to develop and capacity to overcome challenges, together with an enabling environment that fosters critical and disruptive innovation. Exploring such features is necessary to establish the foundation of solid[...]![]()
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Mirjam D. Rodella Sapia ; Tenzin Wangmo ; Stéphanie Dagron ; Bernice S. Elger | BMC | 2020-10-16T18:30:02ZAbstract Background When it comes to gender-based violence (GBV), migrant women and girls represent the most vulnerable group. GBV can happen at any stage of migrants’ flight and/or during the asylum process. It has severe consequences on their [...]![]()
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Huicho, Luis ; Hernandez, Patricia ; Huayanay-Espinoza, Carlos A. ; Segura, Eddy R. ; Niño de Guzman, Jessica ; Flores-Cordova, Gianfranco ; Rivera-Ch, Maria ; Friedman, Howard S. ; Berman, Peter | BMC | 2018-11-30T23:41:30ZBACKGROUND: Peru has increased substantially its domestic public expenditure in maternal and child health. Peruvian departments are heterogeneous in contextual and geographic factors, underlining the importance of disaggregated expenditure analy[...]![]()
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Pizzitutti, Francesco ; Pan, William ; Barbieri, Alisson ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Feingold, Beth ; Guedes, Gilvan R. ; Alarcon-Valenzuela, Javiera ; Mena, Carlos F. | BMC | 2019-02-06T14:53:06ZBACKGROUND: The Amazon environment has been exposed in the last decades to radical changes that have been accompanied by a remarkable rise of both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria. The malaria transmission process is highly inf[...]![]()
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Gelaye, B. ; Zheng, Y. N. ; Medina-Mora, M. E. ; Rondon, M. B. ; Sanchez, S. E. ; Williams, M. A. | BMC | 2019-01-25T16:20:58ZBackground: The PTSD Checklist-civilian (PCL-C) is one of the most commonly used self-report measures of PTSD symptoms, however, little is known about its validity when used in pregnancy. This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity [...]![]()
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Kariyawasam, R. ; Mukkala, A.N. ; Lau, R. ; Valencia, B.M. ; Llanos-Cuentas, A. ; Boggild, A.K. | BMC | 2019-12-06T21:02:56ZBackground: Leishmania RNA virus-1 (LRV1) is a double-stranded RNA virus identified in 20-25% of Viannia - species endemic to Latin America, and is believed to accelerate cutaneous to mucosal leishmaniasis over time. Our objective was to quantif[...]![]()
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Kariyawasam, Ruwandi ; Mukkala, Avinash N. ; Lau, Rachel ; Valencia, Braulio M. ; Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro ; Boggild, Andrea K. | BMC | 2019-07-04T17:01:24ZBackground: Leishmania RNA virus-1 (LRV1) is a double-stranded RNA virus identified in 20-25% of Viannia-species endemic to Latin America, and is believed to accelerate cutaneous to mucosal leishmaniasis over time. Our objective was to quantify[...]![]()
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Gianella, Camila ; Pesantes, M. Amalia ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Moore, David A. J. ; Lema, Claudia | BMC | 2019-12-06T20:57:42ZBACKGROUND: In 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the "End TB Strategy", setting new ambitious goals for elimination of tuberculosis (TB). In contrast with previous efforts to control TB, the new strategy adopted the protection an[...]![]()
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Gianella, Camila ; Pesantes, M. Amalia ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Moore, David A. J. ; Lema, Claudia | BMC | 2019-07-04T17:01:24ZBackground. In 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “End TB Strategy”, setting new ambitious goals for elimination of tuberculosis (TB). In contrast with previous efforts to control TB, the new strategy adopted the protection an[...]![]()
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Torres-Sánchez, María ; Gower, David J. ; Álvarez-Ponce, David ; Creevey, Christopher J. ; Wilkinson, Mark ; San Mauro, Diego | BMC | 2019-05-09Background Evolution leaves an imprint in species through genetic change. At the molecular level, evolutionary changes can be explored by studying ratios of nucleotide substitutions. The interplay among molecular evolution, derived phenotypes, [...]![]()
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Najera, Hector ; Nandy, Shailen ; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Miranda, J. Jaime | BMC | 2019-07-04T16:59:37ZBackground: Rural-to-urban migration is associated with increased obesity, yet it remains unknown whether this association exist, and to what extent, with other types of internal migration. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the Peruv[...]![]()
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Lazo-Porras, Maria ; Prutsky, Gabriela J. ; Barrionuevo, Patricia ; Tapia, Jose Carlos ; Ugarte-Gil, Cesar ; Ponce, Oscar J. ; Acuna-Villaorduna, Ana ; Domecq, Juan Pablo ; De la Cruz-Luque, Celso ; Prokop, Larry J. ; Malaga, German | BMC | 2020-07-14T00:02:31ZBACKGROUND: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the World Health Organization antibiotic regimen for the treatment of paucibacillary (PB) and multibacillary (MB) leprosy compared to other available regimens. METHODS: We performed a searc[...]