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Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) como responsable de miasis nosocomiales en Costa Rica
Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) as an agent responsible for nosocomial myiasis in Costa Rica
(2014)
Se presentan dos casos de miasis nosocomiales, ocurridos en hospitales costarricenses, cuyo agente etiológico identificado fue Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). El primero tuvo lugar como infestación de una ...
Pathogenic potential of a Costa Rican strain of ‘Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii’ in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) and protective immunity against Rickettsia rickettsii
(2015-07)
‘Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii’ is a spotted fever group rickettsia that is not considered pathogenic, although there is serologic evidence of possible infection in animals and humans. The aim of this study was to ...
Antivenoms for the treatment of snakebite envenomings: The road ahead
(2011-05)
The parenteral administration of antivenoms is the cornerstone of snakebite envenoming therapy. Efforts are made to ensure that antivenoms of adequate efficacy and safety are available world-wide. We address the main issues ...
The Need for Full Integration of Snakebite Envenoming within a Global Strategy to Combat the Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Way Forward
(2013-06-13)
Snakebite envenoming constitutes a serious medical condition that primarily affects residents of rural communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and New Guinea [1], [2]. It is an occupational, environmental, and domestic ...
Bioaugmentation of Sewage Sludge with Trametes versicolor in Solid Phase Biopiles Produces Degradation of Pharmaceuticals and Affects Microbial Communities
(2012-10-02)
The use of sludge (biosolids) in land
application may contribute to the spread of organic micro pollutants as wastewater treatments do not completely remove
these compounds. Therefore, the development of alternative
strategies ...
Functional analysis of DM64, an antimyotoxic protein with immunoglobulin-like structure from Didelphis marsupialis serum
(2002-12-11)
Bothrops snake venoms are known to induce local tissue damage such as hemorrhage and myonecrosis. The opossum Didelphis marsupialis is resistant to these snake venoms and has natural venom inhibitors in its plasma. The aim ...
Venomic analysis of the poorly studied desert coral snake, Micrurus tschudii tschudii, supports the 3FTx/PLA2 dichotomy across Micrurus venoms
(2016)
The venom proteome of the poorly studied desert coral snake Micrurus tschudii tschudii
was unveiled using a venomic approach, which identified ¥38 proteins belonging to only four snake
venom protein families. The ...
Inhibition of the myotoxic activity of Bothrops aspermyotoxin II in mice by immunization with its synthetic 13-mer peptide 115-129
(1999)
The region comprising amino acid residues 115±129 of myotoxin II, a Lys49
phospholipase A2 from the venom of Bothrops asper, was previously shown to constitute a
heparin binding site, and to be associated with its toxic ...
Zoonotic Agents in Feral Pigeons (Columba livia) from Costa Rica: Possible Improvements to Diminish Contagion Risks
(2018-01)
Most studies on zoonotic agents in pigeons have been conducted in the Palearctic region, but the scarcity of data is notorious in the Neotropical region, where these birds can breed all year around and are in close contact ...
Determinación de la prevalencia del rasgo heterocigoto para hemoglobina S en las unidades de glóbulos rojos empacados utilizadas en el Hospital Nacional de Niños entre los meses de mayo y octubre del 2019
(2020)
La drepanocitosis es una enfermedad de relativa alta frecuencia en nuestro país y en el mundo en general, estos pacientes sufren de anemia hemolítica crónica y constantes complicaciones que requieren de frecuentes ...