| Escobar, Luis E.; Peterson, A. Townsend; Favi, Myriam; Yung, Verónica; Pons, Daniel J.; Medina-Vogel, Gonzalo |
Ecology and geography of transmission of two bat-borne rabies lineages in Chile |
Rabies was known to humans as a disease thousands of years ago. In America, insectivorous bats are natural reservoirs of rabies virus. The bat species Tadarida brasiliensis and Lasiurus cinereus, with... |
2013 |
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| Marió, M. J. Soto; Valenzuela, I.; Vásquez, A. E.; Illanes, S. E. |
Prevention of Early-onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease |
Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group B Streptococcus (GBS), is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts of up to 50% of healthy adults and newbor... |
2013 |
6 |
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| Yung, V.; Favi, M.; Fernandez, J. |
Typing of the rabies virus in Chile, 2002-2008 |
In Chile, dog rabies has been controlled and insectivorous bats have been identified as the main rabies reservoir. This study aimed to determine the rabies virus (RABV) variants circulating in the cou... |
2012 |
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| Elgueta, S.; Fuentes, C.; López, M.; Hernández, J.; Arenas, A.; Jiménez, M.; Gajardo, J. G.; Rodríguez, H.; Labraña, C. |
Effect of implementing anti-HLA antibody detection by Luminex in the kidney transplant program in Chile |
The development of new highly sensitive, specific technologies to detect HLA antibodies has allowed a better definition of the profile of non-permitted antigens for patients awaiting kidney transplant... |
2011 |
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| Villagra, Eliecer; Delgado, Lilian Vera; Olea, Andrea |
Enhanced surveillance for congenital rubella syndrome following mass rubella vaccination of girls and reproductive-aged women |
Chile was the first country in the Americas to conduct surveillance for congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) as part of screening for common causes of congenital birth defects (referred to as TORCH patho... |
2011 |
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| Araya, Pamela; Velasco, Maritza; Tognarelli, Javier; Arias, Fabiola; Leiva, Tamara; Sccapatticio, Angélica; Alviz, Pablo; Fernández, Jorge |
Detection of genes associated with drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Chile |
BACKGROUND: The incidence of acquired resistance to antituberculous drugs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Chile is approximately 23%. AIM: To analyze the mutations associated with drug resistance in ... |
2011 |
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| Flores R, Roberto |
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans |
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2011 |
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| Favi C, Myriam; Bassaletti C, Angela; López D, Javier; Rodríguez A, Luis; Yung P, Verónica |
Epidemiological description of rabies reservoir in bats in the Metropolitan Region: Chile. 2000-2009 |
In Chile, in 1985 rabies was detected in insectivorous bats. Since then the epidemiological surveillance activities was extended to these species and the epidemiological pattern was characterized as e... |
2011 |
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| Fernández, J.; Vera, L.; Tognarelli, J.; Fasce, R.; Araya, P.; Villagra, E.; Roos, O.; Mora, J. |
Detection of dengue virus type 4 in Easter Island, Chile |
We report the detection of dInglesue virus type 4 (DENV-4) for the first time in Easter Island, Chile. The virus was detected in serum samples of two patients treated at the Hospital in Easter Island.... |
2011 |
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| Ramirez, E.; Cartier, L.; Rodriguez, L.; Alberti, C.; Valenzuela, M. A. |
In vivo fluctuation of Tax, Foxp3, CTLA-4, and GITR mRNA expression in CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells of patients with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy |
HTLV-1 Tax expression exerts an inhibitory effect on the Foxp3 transcription factor in CD4(+)CD25(+) T-regulatory cells (Treg). For a better understanding of the role of Tax mRNA in the gene expressio... |
2010 |
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| Elgueta, S.; Fuentes, C.; Arenas, A.; Labraña, C.; Gajardo, J. G.; Lopez, M.; Hernandez, J.; Rodriguez, H.; Rodriguez, L. |
Evaluation of the stages involved in cold ischemia time in renal transplants in Chile |
INTRODUCTION: Cold ischemia time (CIT) is one of the factors that determine the evolution of a renal transplant; taking measures to reduce this time requires knowledge of its stages. The objective of ... |
2010 |
42 |
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| Cordano, Ana María; Jacquet, Christine |
Listeria monocytogenes isolated from vegetable salads sold at supermarkets in Santiago, Chile: prevalence and strain characterization |
Between 2000 and 2005, 717 samples of three types of salads were analysed for Listeria monocytogenes in Santiago, Chile in order to provide information to Chilean health authorities on the presence of... |
2009 |
132 |
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| Jofré M, Leonor; Noemí H, Isabel; Neira O, Patricia; Saavedra U, Tirza; Díaz L, Cecilia |
Animal mites transmissible to humans and associated zoonosis |
Mites that affect animals (acariasis) can occasionally be transmitted to humans by incidental contact producing pruritus and dermatitis. Animals such as dogs, cats, mice, birds and reptiles, harbour s... |
2009 |
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| Ríos R, Mayerling; Araya R, Pamela; Fernández R, Alda; Tognarelli, Javier; Hormazábal, Juan Carlos; Fernández O, Jorge |
Molecular subtyping of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis in a post epidemic period |
BACKGROUND: In the last two decades, Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis has become one of the main agents causing food borne diseases worldwide. This agent is transmitted mainly by contaminated ... |
2009 |
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| Cáceres, C.; Yung, V.; Araya, P.; Tognarelli, J.; Villagra, E.; Vera, L.; Fernández, J. |
Complete nucleotide sequence analysis of a DInglesue-1 virus isolated on Easter Island, Chile |
DInglesue-1 viruses responsible for the dInglesue fever outbreak in Easter Island in 2002 were isolated from acute-phase sera of dInglesue fever patients. In order to analyze the complete genome seque... |
2008 |
153 |
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| Favi C, Myriam; Rodríguez A, Luis; Espinosa M, Carla; Yung P, Verónica |
Rabies in Chile: 1989-2005 |
A retrospective epidemiological study about epidemiology of rabies in Chile between years 1989 and 2005 was done. A data base of 39793 national registries of rabies samples was analyzed by means of st... |
2008 |
25 |
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| García M, Julio; Heitmann G, Ingrid |
Epidemiology and laboratory: a different point or view of public health in Chile |
The authors present an abridged history from their personal point of view of public health dealing with communicable diseases in Chile, in reference to an article previously published in Revista Chile... |
2008 |
25 |
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| Ross B, Andrés; Favi C, Myriam; Vásquez V, Abel |
Rabies virus glycoprotein: structure, immunogenicity and pathogenic role |
Rabies glycoprotein is the only exposed protein which is inserted in the viral lipidie envelope. This 65-67 kda protein is a N-glycosilated transmembrane protein forming trimers on the viral surface. ... |
2008 |
25 |
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| Rojo, Patricia; Araya, Pamela; Martínez T, M. Angélica; Hormazábal, Juan Carlos; Maldonado, Aurora; Fernández, Jorge |
Molecular characterization of Chilean isolates of streptococcus agalactiae |
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus agalactiae is the main causing organism of invasive infections such as sepsis and meningitis in the newborn. AIM: To perform a genotype characterization of Streptococcus agal... |
2008 |
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| Ríos, Maritza; Delgado, Elena; Pérez-Alvarez, Lucía; Fernández, Jorge; Gálvez, Paula; de Parga, Elena Vázquez; Yung, Verónica; Thomson, Michael M.; Nájera, Rafael |
Antiretroviral drug resistance and phylogenetic diversity of HIV-1 in Chile |
This study reports the analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protease (PR) and reverse transcriptase (RT) coding sequences from 136 HIV-1-infected subjects from Chile, 66 (49%) of th... |
2007 |
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