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  • Assessing the Short-Term Global Health Experience: A Cross-Sectional Study of Demographics, Socioeconomic Factors, and Disease Prevalence 
    Geen, Olivia; Pumputis, Allison; Kochi, Cristina; Costa, Andrew; Stobbe, Karl (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
    Interest 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 ...
  • The association between common physical impairments and dementia in low and middle income countries, and, among people with dementia, their association with cognitive function and disability. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based study 
    Prince, M.; Acosta, D.; Ferri, C.P.; Guerra Arteaga, Mariella; Huang, Y.; Jacob, K.S.; Jotheeswaran, A.T.; Liu, Z.; Llibre Rodriguez, J.J.; Salas, A.; Sosa, A.L.; Williams, J.D. (Wiley, 2011)
    Objective: Chronic physical comorbidity is common in dementia. However, there is an absence of evidence to support good practice guidelines for attention to these problems. We aimed to study the extent of this comorbidity ...
  • Association between perceived discrimination and healthcare-seeking behavior in people with a disability 
    Moscoso-Porras, Miguel G.; Alvarado, German F. (Elsevier, 2018)
    BACKGROUND: Experiences of discrimination lead people from vulnerable groups to avoid medical healthcare. It is yet to be known if such experiences affect people with disabilities (PWD) in the same manner. OBJECTIVES: To ...
  • Association between self-perceived oral health and clinical indicators 
    Guevara-Canales, Janet-Ofelia; Morales-Vadillo, Rafael; Sacsaquispe-Contreras, Sonia-Julia; Alberca-Ramos, Dora-Erika; Morgenstern-Orezzoli, Hans; Cava-Vergiu, Carlos-Enrique (Quintessence Publishing, 2018)
    Purpose: To determine whether self-perceived oral health impact and satisfaction measure oral health in the same way as do clinical indicators in adults and older adults. Materials and Methods: The population consisted of ...
  • Atherosclerosis in ancient and modern Egyptians: the Horus study 
    Allam, Adel H.; Mandour Ali, Mohamed A.; Wann, L. Samuel; Thompson, Randall C.; Sutherland, M. Linda; Sutherland, James D.; Frohlich, Bruno; Michalik, David E.; Zink, Albert; Lombardi, Guido P.; Watson, Lucia; Cox, Samantha L.; Finch, Caleb E.; Miyamoto, Michael I.; Sallam, Sallam L.; Narula, Jagat; Thomas, Gregory S. (Elsevier, 2014)
    BACKGROUND: Although atherosclerosis is usually thought of as a disease of modernity, the Horus Team has previously reported atherosclerotic vascular calcifications on computed tomographic (CT) scans in ancient Egyptians. ...
  • Azole resistance among clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus in Lima-Peru 
    Bustamante Rufino, Ana Beatriz; Illescas, Luis Ricardo; Posadas, Andres; Campos, Pablo E. (Oxford University Press, 2019)
    Azole resistance among Aspergillus fumigatus isolates, which is mainly related to mutations in the cyp51A gene, is a concern because it is rising, worldwide disseminated, and associated with treatment failure and death. ...
  • Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm without cutaneous manifestation: A case report 
    Razzeto, Alejandra; Garala, Pavan; Amoozgar, Behzad; Daliparty, Vasudev Malik; Rehman, Faseeha; Razzeto, Mariano (International Scientific Literature, 2021)
    Background: As an uncommon malignancy with the highest prevalence in the elderly population, blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm or BPDCN is a hematologic disorder with unknown pathogenesis and devastating out-comes. ...
  • Clinical and Molecular Features of Late Onset Huntington Disease in a Peruvian Cohort 
    Cornejo-Olivas, M.R.; Inca-Martinez, M.A.; Espinoza Huertas, Keren Antonieta; Veliz-Otani, D.; Velit-Salazar, M.R.; Marca, V.; Ortega, O.; Cornejo-Herrera, I.F.; Lindo-Samanamud, S.; Mora-Alferez, P.; Mazzetti, P. (IOS Press, 2015)
    Background: Late onset cases of Huntington disease (HD), with onset ≥60 years, account for up to 20% of HD cases worldwide. Clinical features include mild motor dysfunction with slow progression and cognitive impairment, ...
  • Cognitive impairment and hypertension in older adults living in extreme poverty: a cross-sectional study in Peru 
    Lazo Porras, María de los Ángeles; Ortiz-Soriano, Victor; Moscoso-Porras, Miguel; Runzer-Colmenares, Fernando M.; Málaga Rodríguez, Germán Javier; Miranda, J. Jaime (BioMed Central, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that hypertension is a risk factor for cognitive impairment, but whether this association is also present in extremely poor populations in Low Middle Income Countries settings remains ...
  • A comparative cross-cultural study of the prevalence of late life depression in low and middle income countries 
    Guerra Arteaga, Mariella; Prina, A.M.; Ferri, C.P.; Acosta, D.; Gallardo, S.; Huang, Y.; Jacob, K.S.; Jimenez-Velazquez, I.Z.; Llibre Rodriguez, J.J.; Liu, Z.; Salas, A.; Sosa, A.L.; Williams, J.D.; Uwakwe, R.; Prince, M. (Elsevier, 2016)
    Background: Current estimates of the prevalence of depression in later life mostly arise from studies carried out in Europe, North America and Asia. In this study we aimed to measure the prevalence of depression using a ...
  • Coronary atherosclerosis in indigenous South American Tsimane: a cross-sectional cohort study 
    Kaplan, Hillard; Thompson, Randall C.; Trumble, Benjamin C.; Wann, L. Samuel; Allam, Adel H.; Beheim, Bret; Frohlich, Bruno; Sutherland, M. Linda; Sutherland, James D.; Stieglitz, Jonathan; Rodriguez, Daniel Eid; Michalik, David E.; Rowan, Chris J.; Lombardi, Guido P.; Bedi, Ram; Garcia, Angela R.; Min, James K.; Narula, Jagat; Finch, Caleb E.; Gurven, Michael; Thomas, Gregory S. (Elsevier, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Conventional coronary artery disease risk factors might potentially explain at least 90% of the attributable risk of coronary artery disease. To better understand the association between the pre-industrial ...
  • Dengue Knowledge and Preventive Practices in Iquitos, Peru 
    Paz-Soldan Parlette, Valerie Andrea; Morrison, Amy C.; Cordova Lopez, Jhonny J.; Lenhart, Audrey; Scott, Thomas W.; Elder, John P.; Sihuincha, Moises; Kochel, Tadeusz J.; Halsey, Eric S.; Astete, Helvio; McCall, Philip J. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
    As part of a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate insecticide-treated curtains for dengue prevention in Iquitos, Peru, we surveyed 1,333 study participants to examine knowledge and reported practices associated with dengue ...
  • Disability, caregiver's dependency and patterns of access to rehabilitation care: results from a national representative study in Peru 
    Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio; Diez-Canseco Montero, Francisco; Vasquez, Alberto; Miranda, J. Jaime (Taylor and Francis, 2015)
    PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of disability in Peru, explore dependency on caregiver's assistance and assess access to rehabilitation care. METHOD: Data from Disability National Survey (ENEDIS), including urban and ...
  • Dynamics of Cough Frequency in Adults Undergoing Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis 
    Proano, Alvaro; Bravard, Marjory A.; Lopez, Jose W.; Lee, Gwenyth O.; Bui, David; Datta, Sumona; Comina, German; Zimic-Peralta, Mirko Juan; Coronel, Jorge; Caviedes, Luz; Cabrera, Jose L.; Salas, Antonio; Ticona, Eduardo; Vu, Nancy M.; Kirwan, Daniela E.; Loader, Maria-Cristina I.; Friedland, Jon S.; Moore, David Alexander James; Evans, Carlton Anthony William; Tracey, Brian H.; Gilman, Robert Hugh (Oxford University Press, 2017)
    Background: Cough is the major determinant of tuberculosis transmission. Despite this, there is a paucity of information regarding characteristics of cough frequency throughout the day and in response to tuberculosis ...
  • Early detection of gastric cancer using global, genome-wide and IRF4, ELMO1, CLIP4 and MSC DNA methylation in endoscopic biopsies 
    Pirini, Francesca; Noazin, Sassan; Jahuira-Arias, Martha H.; Rodriguez-Torres, Sebastian; Friess, Leah; Michailidi, Christina; Cok, Jaime; Combe, Juan; Vargas, Gloria; Prado, William; Soudry, Ethan; Perez, Jimena; Yudin, Tikki; Mancinelli, Andrea; Unger, Helen; Ili-Gangas, Carmen; Brebi-Mieville, Priscilla; Berg, Douglas E.; Hayashi, Masamichi; Sidransky, David; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Guerrero-Preston, Rafael (Impact Journals, 2017)
    Clinically useful molecular tools to triage gastric cancer patients are not currently available. We aimed to develop a molecular tool to predict gastric cancer risk in endoscopy-driven biopsies obtained from high-risk ...
  • Emergency Abdominal Laparoscopic Surgery During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Experience in a Private Center in Peru 
    Carpio Colmenares, Yahaira Tatiana; Cárdenas Ruiz de Castilla, Daniel; García Barrionuevo, Luis Alcides; Li Valencia, Miguel Roberto; Mansilla Doria, Percy; Martinez Nole, Victor; Palomino Escalante, Fiorella; Roncalla Saenz, Carlos; Borda-Luque, Giuliano (Mary Ann Liebert, 2021)
    Background: During the Health Emergency due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Peru, elective surgeries were suspended and only emergency surgeries were allowed. Conservative management was considered as an alternative ...
  • Experiences with insecticide-treated curtains: a qualitative study in Iquitos, Peru 
    Paz-Soldan Parlette, Valerie Andrea; Bauer, Karin-M.; Lenhart, Audrey; Cordova-Lopez, Jhonny-J.; Elder, John-P.; Scott, Thomas-W.; McCall, Philip-J.; Kochel, Tadeusz-J.; Morrison, Amy-C. (BioMed Central, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Dengue is an arthropod-borne viral disease responsible for approximately 400 million infections annually; the only available method of prevention is vector control. It has been previously demonstrated that ...
  • Facial asymmetry and genetic ancestry in Latin American admixed populations 
    Quinto-Sánchez, Mirsha; Adhikari, K.; Acuña-Alonzo, V.; Cintas, C.; Silva De Cerqueira, C.C.; Ramallo, V.; Castillo, L.; Farrera, A.; Jaramillo, C.; Arias, W.; Fuentes, M.; Everardo, P.; De Avila, F.; Gomez-Valdés, J.; Hünemeier, T.; Gibbon, S.; Gallo López-Aliaga, Carla Maria; Poletti, Giovanni; Rosique, J.; Bortolini, M.C.; Canizales-Quinteros, S.; Rothhammer, F.; Bedoya, G.; Ruiz-Linares, A.; González-José, R. (Wiley, 2015)
    Fluctuating and directional asymmetry are aspects of morphological variation widely used to infer environmental and genetic factors affecting facial phenotypes. However, the genetic basis and environmental determinants of ...
  • Feasibility and Operational Performance of Tuberculosis Detection by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Platform in Decentralized Settings: Results from a Multicenter Study 
    Gray, Christen-M.; Katamba, Achilles; Narang, Pratibha; Giraldo, Jorge; Zamudio Fuertes, Carlos Eduardo; Joloba, Moses; Narang, Rahul; Paramasivan, C. N.; Hillemann, Doris; Nabeta, Pamela; Amisano, Danielle; Alland, David; Cobelens, Frank; Boehme, Catharina-C. (American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
    Currently available nucleic acid amplification platforms for tuberculosis (TB) detection are not designed to be simple or inexpensive enough to implement in decentralized settings in countries with a high burden of disease. ...
  • Field evaluation of the InBios Chagas detect plus rapid test in serum and whole-blood specimens in Bolivia 
    Shah, Vishal; Ferrufino, Lisbeth; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Ramirez, Margot; Saenza, Eliana; Malaga, Edith; Sanchez, Gerardo; Okamoto, Emi E.; Sherbuck, Jacqueline E.; Clark, Eva H.; Galdos-Cardenas, Gerson; Bozo, Ricardo; Flores-Franco, Jorge Luis; Colanzi, Rony; Verastegui Pimentel, Manuela Renee; Bern, Caryn (American Society for Microbiology, 2014)
    Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease, which affects an estimated 7 million to 8 million people. Chagas disease is endemic throughout Latin America, with the highest prevalence in Bolivia. Conventional diagnosis requires ...

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