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Miasis nosocomiales en América Latina y el Caribe: ¿una realidad ignorada?
Nosocomial myiasis in Latin America and the Caribbean: an overlooked reality?
(2014)
Las miasis nosocomiales son infestaciones por larvas de
mosca que se producen después de la hospitalización del
paciente. Para analizar la información disponible sobre
miasis nosocomiales ...
In vitro effects of environmental isolates of Acanthamoeba T4 and T5 over human erythrocytes and platelets
(2020-01-21)
Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba have been associated with keratitis and encephalitis. Some factors related to their pathogenic potential have been described, including the release of hydrolytic enzymes, and ...
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Related to Groundwater in Costa Rica: Diagnostic Confirmation of Three Cases and Environmental Investigation
(2020-08-01)
During the first trimester of 2020, the Ministry of Health of Costa Rica reported the first three cases of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). In two cases, laboratory personnel of the hospitals preliminarily ...
Development of an instrument-free and low-cost ELISA dot-blot test to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
(2023-02)
Most laboratory tests to detect the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies use ELISA or CLIA; however, equipment for these immunoassays is unavailable in many areas of low- and middle-income countries. Rapid lateral flow ...
Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in a Brazilian cancer hospital
(2017)
Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore forming anaerobic bacterium and the main cause of
healthcare-associated diarrhea. This study aimed to perform the phenotypic characterization and molecular typing of Clostridium ...
Clinical profiles at the time of diagnosis of COVID-19 in Costa Rica during the pre-vaccination period using a machine learning approach
(2021)
Background: The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2
virus, define a large spectrum of symptoms that are mainly dependent on the human host
conditions. In Costa Rica, almost 319 000 cases ...
Avances de la bioinformática en Costa Rica: Vista retrospectiva y perspectivas
Bioinformatics advances in Costa Rica: Retrospective view and perspectives
(2021-11-09)
Introducción: La disciplina científica de la bioinformática tiene el potencial de generar aplicaciones innovadoras para las sociedades humanas. Costa Rica, pequeña en tamaño y población en comparación con otros países de ...
Ectoparasites of dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
Ectoparasitos de cães no ambiente doméstico da vertente Caribe, Costa Rica
(2012)
Reports on ectoparasites on dogs in Central America are scarce. The aim of this study was to identify flea, louse and tick species infesting dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, and determine ...
Demonstration of antibiotic-induced tolerance development in tropical agroecosystems through physiological profiling of sediment microbial communities
(2014-01)
Agricultural use of antibiotics differs quantitatively and qualitatively in tropical and temperate countries. To gain insight into the nature and magnitude of physiological adaptations prompted by these drugs in microbial ...
Highly individual patterns of virus‑immune IgG effector responses in humans
(2016-05-18)
t IgG responses are fundamental to adaptive
immunity and document immunological memory of previous
pathogen encounter. While specific antigen recognition
is mediated by the variable F(ab′)2 domain of IgG, various
effector ...