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  • Active surveillance of candidemia in children from latin america: A key requirement for improving disease outcome 
    Santolaya, María E.; Alvarado, Tito; Queiroz-Telles, Flavio; Colombo, Arnaldo L.; Zurita, Jeanette; Tiraboschi, Iris N.; Cortes, Jorge Alberto; Thompson, Luis; Guzman, Manuel; Sifuentes, José; Echevarria Zarate, Juan Ignacio; Nucci, Marcio (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2014)
    Background: Active surveillance is necessary for improving the management and outcomes of patients with candidemia. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiologic and clinical features of candidemia in pediatric ...
  • Addressing social drivers of HIV/AIDS for the long-term response: Conceptual and methodological considerations 
    Auerbach, J.D.; Parkhurst, J.O.; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando (Taylor and Francis, 2011)
    A key component of the shift from an emergency to a long-term response to AIDS is a change in focus from HIV prevention interventions focused on individuals to a comprehensive strategy in which social/structural approaches ...
  • Association between food assistance program participation and overweight 
    Pia Chaparro, M.; Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio; Harrison, G.G. (Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 2014)
    Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between food assistance program participation and overweight/obesity according to poverty level. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of data from ...
  • The Association Between Neurocysticercosis and Hippocampal Atrophy is Related to Age 
    Del Brutto, Oscar H.; Issa, Naoum P.; Salgado, Perla; Del Brutto, Victor J.; Zambrano, Mauricio; Lama, Julio; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
    Neurocysticercosis (NCC) has been associated with hippocampal atrophy, but the prevalence and pathogenic mechanisms implicated in this relationship are unknown. Using a population-based, case-control study design, residents ...
  • Association between socioeconomic level and cardiovascular risk in the Peruvian population 
    Cerpa-Arana, Stefany Katherine; Rimarachin-Palacios, Lourdes Magaly; Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio (Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 2022)
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between socioeconomic level and the presence of obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Peruvian population. METHODS: Secondary analysis of data from the National ...
  • Association of childhood physical and sexual abuse with intimate partner violence, poor general health and depressive symptoms among pregnant women 
    Barrios, Y.V.; Gelaye, B.; Zhong, Q.; Nicolaidis, C.; Rondon, M.B.; Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet; Mascaro Sanchez, P.A.; Sanchez, S.E.; Williams, M.A. (Public Library of Science, 2015)
    Objective: We examined associations of childhood physical and sexual abuse with risk of intimate partner violence (IPV). We also evaluated the extent to which childhood abuse was associated with self-reported general health ...
  • Associations between Forced Sexual Initiation, HIV Status, Sexual Risk Behavior, Life Stressors, and Coping Strategies among Adolescents in Nigeria 
    Folayan, Morenike-Oluwatoyin; Harrison, Abigail; Brown, Brandon; Odetoyinbo, Morolake; Stockman, Jamila-K.; Ajuwon, Ademola-J.; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando (Public Library of Science, 2016)
    OBJECTIVES: Some individuals experience their first sexual intercourse through physically forced sex, which affects the way they experience and cope with stress. We examined differences in sexual risk behavior, experience ...
  • Associations of stunting in early childhood with cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood 
    De Lucia Rolfe, Emanuella; de França, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo; Vianna, Carolina Avila; Gigante, Denise P.; Miranda, J. Jaime; Yudkin, John S.; Horta, Bernardo Lessa; Ong, Ken K. (Public Library of Science, 2018)
    Early life stunting may have long-term effects on body composition, resulting in obesity-related comorbidities. We tested the hypothesis that individuals stunted in early childhood may be at higher cardiometabolic risk ...
  • Bus stops and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions in Lima, Peru: a matched case-control study 
    Quistberg, D. Alex; Koepsell, Thomas D.; Johnston, Brian D.; Boyle, Linda Ng; Miranda, J. Jaime; Ebel, Beth E. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2013)
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between bus stop characteristics and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions. METHODS: This was a matched case-control study where the units of study were pedestrian crossings in Lima, ...
  • Cardiometabolic correlates of sleep disordered breathing in Andean highlanders 
    Pham, Luu V.; Miele, Catherine H.; Schwartz, Noah G.; Arias, Rafael S.; Rattner, Adi; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Miranda, J. Jaime; Polotsky, Vsevolod Y.; Checkley, William; Schwartz, Alan R. (European Respiratory Society, 2017)
    Associations between sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and cardiometabolic outcomes have not been examined in highlanders.We performed nocturnal polygraphy in Peruvian highlanders (3825 m). Multivariable linear regression ...
  • Cash transfer and microfinance interventions for tuberculosis control: Review of the impact evidence and policy implications 
    Boccia, D.; Hargreaves, J.; Lönnroth, K.; Jaramillo, E.; Weiss, J.; Uplekar, M.; Porter, J.D.H.; Evans, Carlton Anthony William (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2011)
    Objective: To quantify the impact of cash transfer and microfinance interventions on a selected list of tuberculosis (TB) risk factors and assess their potential role in supporting TB control. DATA SOURCE: Published and ...
  • Characteristics Associated With Antihypertensive Treatment and Blood Pressure Control: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study in Peru 
    Zavala-Loayza, J. Alfredo; Pastorius-Benziger, Catherine; Cárdenas García-Santillán, María Kathia; Carrillo Larco, Rodrigo Martín; Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Checkley, William; Miranda, J. Jaime (Elsevier, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Over one-quarter of the world's adult population has hypertension, yet achieving adequate treatment or control targets remains a challenge. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to identify, longitudinally, characteristics ...
  • Chronic exposure to biomass fuel smoke and markers of endothelial inflammation 
    Caravedo, M. A.; Herrera, P. M.; Mongilardi, N.; de Ferrari, A.; Davila-Roman, V. G.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Wise, R. A.; Miele, C. H.; Miranda, J. Jaime; Checkley, W. (Wiley, 2015)
    Indoor smoke exposure may affect cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk via lung-mediated inflammation, oxidative stress, and endothelial inflammation. We sought to explore the association between indoor smoke exposure from ...
  • Chronic Mountain Sickness: Clinical Aspects, Etiology, Management, and Treatment 
    Villafuerte, Francisco C.; Corante, Noemi (Mary Ann Liebert, 2016)
    Villafuerte, Francisco C., and Noemi Corante. Chronic mountain sickness: clinical aspects, etiology, management, and treatment. High Alt Med Biol. 17:61-69, 2016.-Millions of people worldwide live at a high altitude, and ...
  • Chronic respiratory disease and high altitude are associated with depressive symptoms in four diverse settings 
    Zaeh, S.; Miele, C. H.; Putcha, N.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Miranda, J. Jaime; Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio; Wise, R. A.; Checkley, W. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2016)
    SETTING: Depression is a prevalent comorbidity of chronic respiratory disease (CRD), and may indicate worse clinical outcomes. The relationship between depression and living with chronic hypoxia due to CRD or residence at ...
  • Clinical presentation of neurocysticercosis-related epilepsy 
    Duque, Kevin R.; Burneo, Jorge G. (Elsevier, 2017)
    Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system and a major risk factor for seizures and epilepsy. Seizure types in NCC vary largely across studies and seizure semiology is ...
  • 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 ...
  • Community-Engaged Research to Address Health Disparities in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 
    Borgia, R. Ezequiel; Alarcón, Graciela S. (Wiley, 2021)
    Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by evidence of autoantibodies and multiorgan system involvement leading to significant physical and functional disability. The reported ...
  • Condom Use by Partner Type Among Military and Police Personnel in Peru 
    Villaran, M.V.; Bayer, A.; Konda, K.A.; Mendoza, C.; Quijandria, H.; Ampuero, J.S.; Apolaya, M.; Palacios, O.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo; Vega, A.M.; Blazes, D.L.; Kochel, T.; Montano, S.M. (SAGE Publications, 2012)
    The aim of this study was to analyze the rates of condom use among military and police populations in Peru, focusing on differences in use by type of partner. A Knowledge Attitudes and Practices survey was conducted among ...
  • Contribution of modifiable risk factors for hypertension and type-2 diabetes in Peruvian resource-limited settings 
    Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio; Carrillo Larco, Rodrigo Martín; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Checkley, William; Smeeth, Liam; Miranda, J. Jaime; CRONICAS Cohort Study Group (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: It is important to understand the local burden of non-communicable diseases including within-country heterogeneity. The aim of this study was to characterise hypertension and type-2 diabetes profiles across ...

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