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  • When Developmental Delay and Failure to Thrive are not psychosocial 
    Prutsky, Gabriela J.; Olivera, Emma B.; Bittar, Khaled (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016)
    A 5-month-old Caucasian male presented to the emergency department after his primary care physician referred him for workup of noted failure to thrive (FTT) and severe global developmental delay (DD) that did not respond ...
  • When Frequent (Pandemic) Occurs in a Non-Frequent Disease: COVID-19 and Fabry Disease: Report of Two Cases 
    Gómez-Luján, Martín; Cruzalegui, Cesar; Aguilar, Cristian; Álvarez-Vargas, Mayita; Segura Saldaña, Pedro Antonio (J-STAGE, 2021)
    Fabry disease (FD), like COVID-19, can affect multiple organs, including the lungs. Patients with FD are expected to develop severe COVID-19, due to involvement of not only the lungs but also the kidneys and the presence ...
  • When Sex Work Becomes Your Everything: The Complex Linkages Between Economy and Affection Among Male Sex Workers in Peru 
    Bayer, Angela M.; Garvich, Mijail; Díaz, David A.; Sánchez, Hugo; Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet; Coates, Thomas J. (SAGE Publications, 2014)
    In Peru, there are few studies on male sex workers (MSWs), and existing studies explore limited subgroups or offer limited information about MSWs' perspectives. This study provides in-depth perspectives from 40 MSWs who ...
  • When the earth trembles in the Americas: The experience of Haiti and Chile 2010 
    Vanholder, R.; Borniche, D.; Claus, S.; Correa-Rotter, R.; Crestani, R.; Ferir, M.C.; Gibney, N.; Hurtado, A.; Luyckx, V.A.; Portilla, D.; Rodriguez, S.; Sever, M.S.; Vanmassenhove, J.; Wainstein, R. (Karger, 2011)
    The response of the nephrological community to the Haiti and Chile earthquakes which occurred in the first months of is described. In Haiti, renal support was organized by the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force (RDRTF) of ...
  • Which mechanisms of azithromycin resistance are selected when efflux pumps are inhibited? 
    Gomes, Cláudia; Martínez-Puchol, Sandra; Durand Vara, David Percy; Lluque, Angela; Mosquito, Susan; Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean; Ruiz, Joaquim (Elsevier, 2013)
    The aim of this study was to develop in vitro azithromycin (AZM)-resistant mutants of Escherichia coli and Shigella spp. in the presence of Phe-Arg β-naphthylamide (PAβN) and to observe which AZM resistance mechanisms other ...
  • Which resources help young people to prevent and overcome mental distress in deprived urban areas in Latin America? A protocol for a prospective cohort study 
    Priebe, S.; Fung, C.; Brusco, L.I.; Carbonetti, F.; Gómez-Restrepo, C.; Uribe, M.; Diez-Canseco Montero, Francisco; Smuk, M.; Holt, N.; Kirkbride, J.B.; Araya, R.; Morgan, C.; Eldridge, S.; Heritage, P.; Bird, V. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
    Introduction Improving the mental health of young people is a global public health priority. In Latin America, young people living in deprived urban areas face various risk factors for mental distress. However, most either ...
  • White-naped squirrels use plastic waste for nest construction in agricultural areas of northern Peru 
    Ayala, Félix; Lajo-Salazar, L.; Cardenas Alayza, Susana (Taylor and Francis, 2022)
    The undesirable presence of plastic wastes in the marine environment is well known. Reports of effects of plastic wastes on inland continental species are very rare. This report concerns the use of plastic waste by the ...
  • WHO guidelines for HIV/STI prevention and care among MSM and transgender people: Implications for policy and practice 
    Cohen, Jenny; Lo, Ying-Ru; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando; Klausner, Jeffrey D. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2013)
    Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men who have sex with men (MSM) peaked in the late 1980s in the developed world and then declined and resurged in the late 1990s…
  • Who is getting screened for diabetes according to body mass index and waist circumference categories in Peru? a pooled analysis of national surveys between 2015 and 2019 
    Carrillo Larco, Rodrigo Martín; Guzman-Vilca, Wilmer Cristobal; Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio (Public Library of Science, 2021)
    BACKGROUND: At the population level we would expect that people with obesity undergo diabetes screening tests more often than people with overweight and much more often than people with normal weight. We described the ...
  • Whole Blood Mycobacterial Growth Assays for Assessing Human Tuberculosis Susceptibility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
    Bok, Jeroen; Hofland, Regina W.; Evans, Carlton Anthony William (Frontiers Media, 2021)
    BACKGROUND: Whole blood mycobacterial growth assays (WBMGA) quantify mycobacterial growth in fresh blood samples and may have potential for assessing tuberculosis vaccines and identifying individuals at risk of tuberculosis. ...
  • Whole Genome Analysis of Leptospira licerasiae Provides Insight into Leptospiral Evolution and Pathogenicity 
    Ricaldi, J.N.; Fouts, D.E.; Selengut, J.D.; Harkins, D.M.; Patra, K.P.; Moreno, A.; Lehmann, J.S.; Purushe, J.; Sanka, R.; Torres, M.; Webster, N.J.; Vinetz, Joseph Michael; Matthias, M.A. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    The whole genome analysis of two strains of the first intermediately pathogenic leptospiral species to be sequenced (Leptospira licerasiae strains VAR010 and MMD0835) provides insight into their pathogenic potential and ...
  • Whole genome sequencing analysis of Plasmodium vivax using whole genome capture 
    Bright, A.T.; Tewhey, R.; Abeles, S.; Chuquiyauri, R.; Llanos Cuentas, Elmer Alejandro; Ferreira, M.U.; Schork, N.J.; Vinetz, Joseph Michael; Winzeler, E.A. (BioMed Central, 2012)
    Background: Malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax is an experimentally neglected severe disease with a substantial burden on human health. Because of technical limitations, little is known about the biology of this important ...
  • Whole Genome Shotgun Sequencing Shows Selection on Leptospira Regulatory Proteins During in vitro Culture Attenuation 
    Lehmann, Jason S.; Corey, Victoria C.; Ricaldi, Jessica N.; Vinetz, Joseph Michael; Winzeler, Elizabeth A.; Matthias, Michael A. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016)
    Leptospirosis is the most common zoonotic disease worldwide with an estimated 500,000 severe cases reported annually, and case fatality rates of 12-25%, due primarily to acute kidney and lung injuries. Despite its prevalence, ...
  • Whole-Genome Analysis of Bartonella ancashensis, a Novel Pathogen Causing Verruga Peruana, Rural Ancash Region, Peru 
    Mullins, K. E.; Hang, J.; Clifford, R. J.; Onmus-Leone, F.; Yang, Y.; Jiang, J.; Leguia, M.; Kasper, M. R.; Maguiña Vargas, Ciro; Lesho, E. P.; Jarman, R. G.; Richards, A.; Blazes, D. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017)
    The genus Bartonella contains >40 species, and an increasing number of these Bartonella species are being implicated in human disease. One such pathogen is Bartonella ancashensis, which was isolated in blood samples from ...
  • Whole-Genome Characterisation of ESBL-Producing E. coli Isolated from Drinking Water and Dog Faeces from Rural Andean Households in Peru 
    Medina-Pizzali, Maria Luisa; Venkatesh, A.; Riveros Ramirez, Maribel Denise; Cuicapuza, Diego; Salmon-Mulanovich, Gabriela; Mäusezahl, Daniel; Hartinger Peña, Stella Maria (MDPI, 2022)
    E. coli that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are major multidrug-resistant bacteria. In Peru, only a few reports have characterised the whole genome of ESBL enterobacteria. We aimed to confirm the identity ...
  • Whole-Genome Sequencing for Drug Resistance Profile Prediction in Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
    Gygli, Sebastian M.; Keller, Peter M.; Ballif, Marie; Blochliger, Nicolas; Homke, Rico; Reinhard, Miriam; Loiseau, Chloe; Ritter, Claudia; Sander, Peter; Borrell, Sonia; Collantes Loo, Jimena; Avihingsanon, Anchalee; Gnokoro, Joachim; Yotebieng, Marcel; Egger, Matthias; Gagneux, Sebastien; Bottger, Erik C. (American Society for Microbiology, 2019)
    Whole-genome sequencing allows rapid detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. However, the availability of high-quality data linking quantitative phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) and ...
  • Whole-genome sequencing of 1,171 elderly admixed individuals from São Paulo, Brazil 
    Naslavsky, Michel S; Scliar, Marilia O; Yamamoto, Guilherme L; Wang, Jaqueline Yu Ting; Zverinova, Stepanka; Karp, Tatiana; Nunes, Kelly; Ceroni, Jose Ricardo Magliocco; de Carvalho, Diego Lima; da Silva Simoes, Carlos Eduardo; Bozoklian, Daniel; Nonaka, Ricardo; Dos Santos Brito Silva, Nayane; da Silva Souza, Andreia; de Souza Andrade, Heloisa; Passos, Marilia Rodrigues Silva; Castro, Camila Ferreira Bannwart; Mendes-Junior, Celso T; Mercuri, Rafael L V; Miller, Thiago L A; Buzzo, Jose Leonel; Rego, Fernanda O; Araujo, Nathalia M; Magalhaes, Wagner C S; Mingroni-Netto, Regina Celia; Borda, Victor; Guio, Heinner; Rojas, Carlos P; Sanchez, Cesar; Caceres, Omar; Dean, Michael; Barreto, Mauricio L; Lima-Costa, Maria Fernanda; Horta, Bernardo L; Tarazona-Santos, Eduardo; Meyer, Diogo; Galante, Pedro A F; Guryev, Victor; Castelli, Erick C; Duarte, Yeda A O; Passos-Bueno, Maria Rita; Zatz, Mayana (Springer Nature, 2022)
    As whole-genome sequencing (WGS) becomes the gold standard tool for studying population genomics and medical applications, data on diverse non-European and admixed individuals are still scarce. Here, we present a high-coverage ...
  • Whole-genome sequencing of a salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica serovar infantis strain isolated from broiler chicken in Peru 
    Vallejos-Sanchez, Katherine; Tataje-Lavanda, Luis; Villanueva-Perez, Doris; Bendezu, Jorge; Montalvan, Angela; Zimic-Peralta, Mirko Juan; Fernandez-Sanchez, Manolo; Fernandez-Diaz, Manolo (American Society for Microbiology, 2019)
    This report shows the whole-genome sequence of the multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Infantis strain FARPER-219. Antibiotic resistance genes are found mainly in the plasmid. Our findings show ...
  • Whole-Genome sequencing uncovers the genetic basis of chronic mountain sickness in andean highlanders 
    Zhou, Dan; Udpa, Nitin; Ronen, Roy; Stobdan, Tsering; Liang, Junbin; Appenzeller, Otto; Zhao, Huiwen W.; Yin, Yi; Du, Yuanping; Guo, Lixia; Cao, Rui.; Wang, Yu; Jin, Xin; Huang, Chen; Jia, Wenlong; Cao, Dandan; Guo, Guangwu; Gamboa, Jorge L.; Villafuerte, Francisco C.; Callacondo, David; Xue, Jin; Liu, Siqi; Frazer, Kelly A.; Li, Yingrui; Bafna, Vineet; Haddad, Gabriel G. (Elsevier, 2013)
    The hypoxic conditions at high altitudes present a challenge for survival, causing pressure for adaptation. Interestingly, many highaltitude denizens (particularly in the Andes) are maladapted, with a condition known as ...
  • Why did ancient people have atherosclerosis?: From autopsies to computed tomography to potential causes 
    Thomas, Gregory S.; Wann, L. Samuel; Allam, Adel H.; Thompson, Randall C.; Michalik, David E.; Sutherland, M. Linda; Sutherland, James D.; Lombardi, Guido P.; Watson, Lucia; Cox, Samantha L.; Valladolid, Clide M.; Abd El-Maksoud, Gomaa; Al-Tohamy Soliman, Muhammad; Badr, Ibrahem; el-Halim Nur el-Din, Abd; Clarke, Emily M.; Thomas, Ian G.; Miyamoto, Michael I.; Kaplan, Hillard S.; Frohlich, Bruno; Narula, Jagat; Stewart, Alexandre F. R.; Zink, Albert; Finch, Caleb E. (Elsevier, 2014)
    Computed tomographic findings of atherosclerosis in the ancient cultures of Egypt, Peru, the American Southwest and the Aleutian Islands challenge our understanding of the fundamental causes of atherosclerosis. Could these ...

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