• The chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19: The need for a prospective study of viral impact on brain functioning 

  De Erausquin, Gabriel A.; Snyder, Heather; Carrillo, María; Hosseini, Akram A.; Brugha, Traolach S.; Seshadri, Sudha; CNS SARS‐CoV‐2 Consortium (Wiley, 2020)

  Introduction: The increasing evidence of SARS‐CoV‐2 impact on the central nervous system (CNS) raises key questions on its impact for risk of later life cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other dementia. ...
• Factors associated with the perception of scientific evidence regarding homeopathy in a group of general practitioners from Peru 

  Taype-Rondan, A.; Miñan-Tapia, A.; Alarcon-Ruiz, C.A.; Zafra-Tanaka, J.H. (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2020)

  Introduction: Homeopathy is a widely used therapy in different parts of the world. However, its effectiveness has not been scientifically proven. Objective: To assess the factors associated with the perception of homeopathy ...
• Rapid responses to the COVID-19 pandemic through science and global collaboration: The solidarity clinical trial 

  Soto, A.; Quiñones-Laveriano, D.M.; Garcia, P.J.; Gotuzzo, E.; Henao-Restrepo, A.M. (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020)

  COVID-19 represents a global crisis. Rapidly conducting a clinical trial with the rigor necessary to obtain reliable results requires the collaboration of various participants involved in the development, evaluation and ...
• Association between the rurality index and work satisfaction in Peruvian physicians and nurses 

  Tanaka, J.H.Z.; Tenorio-Mucha, J.; Bazalar-Palacios, J. (Editorial Ciencias Medicas, 2020)

  Introduction: Work satisfaction in the health context is important because its absence is associated with mental or psychosocial disorders and adversely affects the services provided, the well-being of the patient and also ...
• Pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain related to birth weight. 

  Soria-Gonzales, L.A.; Moquillaza-Alcántara, V.H. (Asociacion Mexicana de Ginecologia y Obstetricia, 2020)

  OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the relationship between the pregestational body mass index and the gestational weight gain with the birth weight. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional analytical study. Through probabilistic sampling, ...
• Diagnosis of uroepithelial carcinoma during bacteremia by Streptococcus gordonii 

  Vargas-Matos, I.; Valdez-Fernández-Baca, L.M.; Poletti-Ferrara, L.F.; Chiappe-Gonzalez, A.J. (Asociacion Colombiana de Infectologia, 2020)

  Streptococcus gordonii bacteremia is rare. Its isolation in blood culture translates into high clinical significance and the diagnostic approach should be directed towards the search for underlying entities such as hematologic ...
• Social networks of the peruvian ministry of health in the combat against anemia: Qualitative-quantitative study of a promotional preventive video 

  Quispe-Juli, C.U.; Sánchez-Huamash, C.M.; Gozzer, E. (Centro Nacional de Informacion de Ciencias Medicas, 2020)

  Childhood anemia is a public health problem in Peru. A variety of preventive strategies are being developed, among them the use of social networks. Little evidence is available about the best ways to interact with audiences ...
• Síndrome de Burnout en estudiantes de Medicina Veterinaria 

  Puertas-Neyra, K.; Mendoza, G.T.; Cáceres, S.L.; Falcón, N.P. (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2020)

  Academic Burnout Syndrome is defined as an inappropriate response to stressors added to inefficient support systems, which damages the academic, physical and mental performance of students. This study aimed to determine ...
• Need to review sanitary interventions promoted by the government for women in Peru 

  Romero-Albino, Z.O.; Domínguez-Samamés, R.O.; Ortiz-Arica, M.; Cuba-Fuentes, M.S. (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020)

  The main health interventions for health promotion and disease prevention that should be performed in women in the Peruvian health system are described. A review of normative technical documents and the recommendations of ...
• Factors that influence the use of the octagon as a marker of nutritional information in consumers in the population of Lima-Peru 

  Mejia, C.R.; Aguilar-Pantaleón, C.; Alfaro, S.; Carranza, B.; Eulogio, P.; Gálvez-N, A.; Godo, G. (Sociedad espanola de dietetica, 2020)

  Introduction: Since some months ago, it was approved in Peru the use of octagons as nutritional information indicator and must be studied if its implementation is going well. Objetive: To find the factors that influence ...
• Healthcare challenges for people with diabetes during the national state of emergency due to covid-19 in lima, peru: Primary healthcare recommendations 

  Pesantes, M.A.; Lazo-Porras, M.; Cárdenas, M.K.; Diez-Canseco, F.; Tanaka-Zafra, J.H.; M.carrillo-Larco, R.; Bernabé-Ortiz, A.; Málaga, G.; Miranda, J.J. (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020)

  Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who then become infected with SARS-CoV-2, are at greater risk of developing complications from COVID-19, which may even lead to death. Diabetes is a chronic condition that ...
• Evaluation of the presence of Adenocephalus pacificus in fish of greater consumption in Peru in the period 2016-2017 

  Londoñe-Bailón, P.; Céspedes-Chombo, R.; Pereyra, K.D. (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2020)

  The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, abundance and average intensity of plerocercoids (PLs) of Adenocephalus pacificus in the most important commercial fish species from the Peruvian coast. A total of 28 ...
• COVID-19: Immune response and therapeutic perspective 

  Lozada-Requena, I.; Ponce, C.N. (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020)

  Disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) is characterized by fever, cough, and affection of the lower respiratory tract. It is associated with age, comorbidities and a weakened immune system. Typically, lymphopenias ...
• Knowledge and practices associated with exposure to the taeniasis / cysticercosis complex among backyard pig breeders in the province of Jauja, Peru 

  Puerta, D.; León, D.; Arana, C.; Falcón, N. (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2020)

  The aim of this study was to identify and systematize information about the knowledge and practices associated with exposure to the taeniasis/cysticercosis complex among backyard pig breeders in the endemic district of ...
• Manipulation of lesions in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis: Case series in a peruvian hospital 

  Pineda-Reyes, J.; Marín, R.; Tinageros-Zevallos, A.; Ramos, A.P.; Alvarez, F.; Llanos-Cuentas, A. (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020)

  In cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas it is a common practice for patients to manipulate their lesions with traditional treatments as a first therapeutic option. A case series study was conducted in order to describe ...
• Knowledge and potentially risk practices in animal ownership related to exposure to zoonoses in the Lomas de Carabayllo Sector, Lima – Peru 

  Juárez, B.E.; Córdova, D.L.; Pérez, N.F. (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2020)

  The objective of the study was to describe animal ownership, knowledge and potentially risk practices related to exposure to zoonotic infections among residents of the San Benito settlement, Carabayllo (Lima, Peru). In ...
• Genetic characterization and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica serovar Typhimurium in guinea pigs under intensive breeding 

  Huamán, M.; Pérez, C.; Rodríguez, J.; Killerby, M.; Lovón, S.; Chauca, L. (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2020)

  The aim of this study was to conduct a phenotypic and genetic characterization of 35 Salmonella Typhimurium isolates from guinea pig production systems in the Lima, Peru in relation to antimicrobial resistance. The profile ...
• Overweight, obesity and physical activity in undergraduate nursing students from a private university 

  Huaman-Carhuas, L.; Bolaños-Sotomayor, N. (Sociedad Espanola de Enfermeria Nefrologica, 2020)

  Introduction: Obesity is a direct risk factor for the appearance and development of chronic non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, renal and cardiovascular disease. Overweight and obesity are related ...
• Serological frequency of Ehrlichia canis in canines suspected of ehrlichiosis in the northern districts of Lima, Peru 

  Juan Cusicanqui, S.; Renato Zúñiga, F. (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2020)

  The study aimed to determine the serological frequency of Ehrlichia canis in canine patients in the northern area of Metropolitan Lima, Peru. Data was obtained from a clinical analysis laboratory, which receives samples ...
• Neonatal meningitis: A multicenter study in Lima, Peru 

  Guillén-Pinto, D.; Málaga-Espinoza, B.; Ye-Tay, J.; Rospigliosi-López, M.L.; Montenegro-Rivera, A.; Rivas, M.; Stiglich, M.L.; Villasante-Valera, S.; Lizama-Olaya, O.; Tori, A.; Cuba, L.; Florián, L.; Vilchez-Fernández, L.; Eguiluz-Loaiza, O.; Dávila-Aliaga, C.R.; Medina-Alva, P. (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020)

  Objective: To determine the incidence and the clinical, bacteriological and cerebrospinal fluid characteristics of neonatal meningitis in Lima hospitals. Materials and methods: An observational, multicenter study was ...

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