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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 [...]