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Anthropogenic activities and the problem of antibiotic resistance in Latin America: a water issue
(2021)Antibiotics revolutionized modern medicine and have been an excellent tool to fight infections. However, their overuse and misuse in different human activities such as health care, food production and agriculture has ... -
Anthropometric Profile of Latin American Population: Results from the ELANS Study
(2021-11-08)Background: Latin America has experienced changes in lifestyle since 1960. Aim: The aim was to determine the prevalence of obesity and stunting among eight countries of Latin American and to identify the determinant risk ... -
Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years; an interational comparison in eigth Latina American countries
(2020-01-21)Background: Although there is high prevalence of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among Latin American adolescents, there is limited evidence on dietary intake and physical activity (PA) patterns in this ... -
El anti comunismo electoral en Costa Rica durante la Guerra Fría 1948 – 1990
(2015)El objetivo de este artículo es visualizar las actitudes políticas anti comunistas de los costarricenses en sus prácticas electorales en el periodo de Guerra Fría, entre 1948 y 1990, como consecuencia del aumento de la ... -
Anti-dogmática. El derecho penal en el banquillo de los acusados
(2017)Lejos de las tradicionales obras del Derecho Penal actual, este particular libro de MINOR E. SALAS polemiza, critica y pone en entredicho, algunos de los conceptos dominantes y de las corrientes actuales de la dogmática ... -
Anti-human erythrocyte antibodies in horse-derived antivenoms used in the treatment of snakebite envenomations
(2007-03)This work examined the presence of antibodies reacting with human erythrocytes in horse-derived antivenoms used in the treatment of snakebite envenomations, and assessed the efficacy of various fractionation protocols in ... -
Anti-platelet activity and chemical characterization by UPLC-DAD-ESI-QTOF-MS of the main polyphenols in extracts from Psidium leaves and fruits
(2021)In Costa Rica, two species of Psidium fruits, P. guajava and P. friedrichsthalianum, are widely consumed as food and used in folk medicine. Although studies have revealed the health effects of these fruits, there has been ... -
Anti-rotavirus antibody in human colostrum
(The Lancet 311(8054), 7 January 1978, Pages 39–40. Originally published as Volume 1, Issue 8054, 1978)During investigation of the epidemiology of human rotavirus infection in Costa Rica, the anti-human rotavirus capacity of colostrum was studied. We were looking for an explanation for the relatively low incidence of acute ... -
Antiagregantes plaquetarios: ¿En dónde se encuentran las diferencias?
(2017)Las guías de tratamiento apoyan el uso de antiagregantes plaquetarios como parte de la prevención y manejo de la enfermedad arterial coronaria, debido a la existencia de evidencia clínica que respalda el beneficio en la ... -
Antibacterial and Antifungal Capacity of Three Commercially Available Mouthwashes with Different Concentrations of Chlorhexidine
(2021-08-11)Chlorhexidine was introduced almost seven decades ago and has a myriad of applications in dentistry. Few studies have evaluated the antimicrobial and antifungal capacity of different concentrations of chlorhexidine ... -
Antibacterial biocomposite materials based on essential oils embedded in sol–gel hybrid silica matrices
(2016-09)For the design of antibacterial materials comprising hybrid silica-containing plant oils capable of performing a controlled release of essential oil components, tests of lemongrass, citronella, basil, rosemary, eucalyptus, ... -
Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety: Perspectives on New Technologies and Molecules for Microbial Control in the Food Industry
(2023)Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has direct and indirect repercussions on public health and threatens to decrease the therapeutic effect of antibiotic treatments and lead to more infection-re-lated deaths. There are several ... -
Antibioticoterapia en el ambiente hospitalario costarricense: el caso Hospital Clínica Bíblica enero-junio 2012
(2013-03-05)El uso apropiado de antibióticos es un factor fundamental para incrementar la supervivencia de los pacientes, limitar efectos adversos y la resistencia bacteriana. El presente trabajo analiza la farmacoterapia antibiótica ... -
Antibiotics do not affect the degradation of fungicides and enhance the mineralization of chlorpyrifos in biomixtures
(2017)The use of antibiotics in agriculture produces residues in wastewaters. The disposal of such wastewaters in biopurification systems (BPS) employed for the treatment of pesticides could result in the inhibition of the ... -
Antibodies against a single fraction of Micrurus dumerilii venom neutralize the lethal effect of whole venom
(2023-02-01)The coralsnake Micrurus dumerilii (Elapidae) is reported to cause envenomings of medical importance. Previous studies characterized the protein composition of its venom, with phospholipase A2 (PLA2) proteins the most ... -
Antibodies to Helicobacter pylori and pepsinogen levels in children from Costa Rica: comparison of two areas with different risks for stomach cáncer
(1992-09)In children and adolescents from two areas of Costa Rica with contrasting gastric cancer risks, two factors suspected to be linked to the natural history of the disease were tested: serum antibodies to Helicobacter pylori ...