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  • Associations among Household Animal Ownership, Infrastructure, and Hygiene Characteristics with Source Attribution of Household Fecal Contamination in Peri-Urban Communities of Iquitos, Peru 
    Schiaffino Salazar, Francesca; Rengifo Trigoso, Dixner; Colston, Josh M.; Paredes Olortegui, Maribel; Shapiama López, Wagner V.; García Bardales, Paul F.; Pisanic, Nora; Davis, Meghan F.; Penataro Yori, Pablo; Kosek, Margaret N. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
    Using previously validated microbial source tracking markers, we detected and quantified fecal contamination from avian species and avian exposure, dogs, and humans on household cooking tables and floors. The association ...
  • Clinical studies of lactoferrin in children 
    Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean; Pezo, Alonso; Cruz, Karen; Chea-Woo, Elsa; Cleary, Thomas G. (NRC Research Press, 2012)
    Much has been learned in recent years about the mechanisms by which breastfeeding improves child health and survival. However, there has been little progress in using these insights to improve pediatric care. The aim of ...
  • Detection and genogrouping of noroviruses from children's stools by Taqman One-step RT-PCR. 
    Apaza, S.; Espetia, S.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Montenegro, S.; Pineda, S.; Herhold, F.; Pomari, R.; Kosek, M.; Vu, N.; Saito, M. (MyJove Corporation, 2012)
    Noroviruses (NoVs) are the leading cause of outbreaks of sporadic acute gastroenteritis worldwide in humans of all ages. They are important cause of hospitalizations in children with a public health impact similar to that ...
  • Detection of Taenia solium taeniasis coproantigen is an early indicator of treatment failure for taeniasis. 
    Bustos Palomino, Javier Arturo; Rodriguez, Silvia; Jimenez, Juan A.; Moyano, Luz M.; Castillo Berrios, Yesenia; Ayvar, Viterbo; Allan, James C.; Craig, Philip S.; Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Tsang, Victor C. W.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo (American Society for Microbiology, 2012)
    Taenia solium causes taeniasis and cysticercosis, a zoonotic complex associated with a significant burden of epilepsy in most countries. Reliable diagnosis and efficacious treatment of taeniasis are needed for disease ...
  • Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in an Amazonic community of Peru using multiple diagnostic techniques 
    Machicado, J.D.; Marcos, L.A.; Tello, R.; Canales, M.; Terashima, A.; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo (Oxford University Press, 2012)
    An observational descriptive study was conducted in a Shipibo-Conibo/. Ese'Eja community of the rainforest in Peru to compare the Kato-Katz method and the spontaneous sedimentation in tube technique (SSTT) for the diagnosis ...
  • Effects of the 1997-1998 El Niño episode on community rates of diarrhea 
    Bennett, A.; Epstein, L.D.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Cama, V.; Bern, C.; Cabrera, L.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo; Patz, J.; Cárcamo Cavagnaro, César Paul Eugenio; Sterling, C.R.; Checkley, W. (American Public Health Association, 2012)
    Objectives: To improve our understanding of climate variability and diarrheal disease at the community level and inform predictions for future climate change scenarios, we examined whether the El Niño climate pattern is ...
  • Efficacy and tolerability of two single-day regimens of triclabendazole for fascioliasis in Peruvian children 
    Maco, V.; Marcos, L.; Delgado, J.; Herrera, J.; Nestares, J.; Terashima, A.; Samalvides Cuba, Frine; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo (Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015)
    Introduction: The therapeutic scheme of triclabendazole (TCBZ), the recommended anthelmintic against Fasciola hepatica, involves 10mg/kg of body weight administered in a single dose; however, clinical trials in children ...
  • Fecal leukocytes in children infected with diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. 
    Mercado, Erik H.; Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean; Ecker, Lucie; Cabello Vílchez, Alfonso Martín; Durand Vara, David Percy; Barletta, Francesca; Molina, Margarita; Gil, Ana I.; Huicho Oriundo, Luis; Lanata, Claudio F.; Cleary, Thomas G. (American Society for Microbiology, 2011)
    The purpose of this study was to determine the presence and quantity of fecal leukocytes in children infected with diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and to compare these levels between diarrhea and control cases. We analyzed ...
  • Field Evaluation of a Coproantigen Detection Test for Fascioliasis Diagnosis and Surveillance in Human Hyperendemic Areas of Andean Countries 
    Valero, M.A.; Periago, M.V.; Pérez-Crespo, I.; Angles, R.; Villegas, F.; Aguirre, C.; Strauss, W.; Espinoza, J.R.; Herrera Velit, Rosa Patricia; Terashima, A.; Tamayo, H.; Engels, D.; Gabrielli, A.F.; Mas-Coma, S. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Background: Emergence of human fascioliasis prompted a worldwide control initiative including a pilot study in a few countries. Two hyperendemic areas were chosen: Huacullani, Northern Altiplano, Bolivia, representing the ...
  • Geographic Correlation between Tapeworm Carriers and Heavily Infected Cysticercotic Pigs 
    O'Neal, Seth E.; Moyano, L.M.; Ayvar, V.; Gonzalvez, G.; Diaz, A.; Rodriguez, S.; Wilkins, P.P.; Tsang, V.C.W.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Background: Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy in the developing world. Sustainable community-based interventions are urgently needed to control transmission of the causative parasite, Taenia ...
  • Highly effective and inexpensive parasitological technique for diagnosis of intestinal parasites in developing countries: Spontaneous sedimentation technique in tube 
    Tello, R.; Terashima, A.; Marcos, L.A.; Machicado, J.; Canales, M.; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo (Elsevier, 2012)
    Millions of low-income people in the world are affected by intestinal parasites. Inexpensive, simple, and effective techniques for diagnosis are necessary. The spontaneous sedimentation technique in tube (SSTT), for ...
  • Hindgut microbiota in laboratory-reared and wild Triatoma infestans 
    Waltmann, Andreea; Willcox, Alexandra C.; Balasubramanian, Sujata; Borrini Mayori, Katty; Mendoza Guerrero, Sandra; Salazar Sánchez, Renzo Sadath; Roach, Jeffrey; Condori Pino, Carlos; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Bern, Caryn; Juliano, Jonathan J.; Levy, Michael Z.; Meshnick, Steven R.; Bowman, Natalie M. (Public Library of Science, 2019)
    Triatomine vectors transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease in humans. Transmission to humans typically occurs when contaminated triatomine feces come in contact with the bite site or mucosal ...
  • Human and canine echinococcosis infection in informal, unlicensed abattoirs in Lima, Peru 
    Reyes, M.M.; Taramona, C.P.; Saire-Mendoza, M.; Gavidia, C.M.; Barron, E.; Boufana, B.; Craig, P.S.; Tello, L.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Santivañez, S.J. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Echinococcus granulosus infections are a major public health problem in livestock-raising regions around the world. The life cycle of this tapeworm is sustained between dogs (definitive host, canine echinococcosis), and ...
  • Intestinal helminths in wild Peruvian red uakari monkeys (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon 
    Conga, David F.; Bowler, Mark; Tantalean, Manuel; Montes, Daniel; Serra-Freire, Nicolau Maués; Mayor, Pedro (Wiley, 2014)
    Parasites are important in the management of the health of primate populations. We examined 36 fecal samples from Peruvian red uakari monkeys (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) collected from wild animals in the northeastern Peruvian ...
  • Molecular characterization of the Taenia solium Tso31 antigen and homologous of other Taenia species from Peru 
    Vargas-Calla, Ana; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A.; Lopez, Maria T.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru (Springer Verlag, 2019)
    Several studies have been performed to determine specific antigens for the diagnosis of tapeworms. One of these antigens is Tso31, which is used to differentiate Taenia solium and Taenia saginata in human feces. The aim ...
  • The patient presenting with acute dysentery - A systematic review 
    Pfeiffer, M.L.; DuPont, H.L.; Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean (Elsevier, 2012)
    Objectives: The etiologies, clinical presentations and diagnosis of acute pathogen-specific dysentery in children and adults in industrialized and developing regions is described to help develop recommendations for therapy. ...
  • Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths after mass albendazole administration in an indigenous community of the Manu jungle in Peru 
    Cabada, Miguel M.; Lopez, Martha; Arque, Eulogia; White, A.Clinton (Taylor and Francis, 2014)
    Few data are available on the epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in indigenous populations of the Peruvian Amazon. While albendazole is being increasingly used in deworming campaigns, few data exist on the ...
  • Quantitative real-time polymerase Chain reaction for enteropathogenic escherichia coli: A tool for investigation of asymptomatic versus symptomatic infections 
    Barletta, F.; Ochoa Woodell, Theresa Jean; Mercado, E.; Ruiz, Joaquim; Ecker, L.; Lopez, G.; Mispireta, M.; Gil, A.I.; Lanata, C.F.; Cleary, T.G. (Oxford University Press, 2011)
    Background. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains are pediatric pathogens commonly isolated from both healthy and sick children with diarrhea in areas of endemicity. The aim of this study was to compare the ...
  • Quinolone Resistance in Absence of Selective Pressure: The Experience of a Very Remote Community in the Amazon Forest 
    Pallecchi, L.; Bartoloni, A.; Riccobono, E.; Fernandez, C.; Mantella, A.; Magnelli, D.; Mannini, D.; Strohmeyer, M.; Bartalesi, F.; Rodriguez, H.; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo; Rossolini, G.M. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Background: Quinolones are potent broad-spectrum bactericidal agents increasingly employed also in resource-limited countries. Resistance to quinolones is an increasing problem, known to be strongly associated with quinolone ...
  • Ring-screening to control endemic transmission of Taenia solium 
    O'Neal, Seth E.; Moyano, Luz M.; Ayvar, Viterbo; Rodriguez, Silvia; Gavidia, Cesar; Wilkins, Patricia P.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano (Public Library of Science, 2014)
    BACKGROUND: Taenia solium is a major cause of preventable epilepsy in developing nations. Screening and treatment of human intestinal stage infection (taeniasis) within high-risk foci may reduce transmission and prevent ...

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