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Guía para la optimización de procesos de potabilización de agua para uso y consumo doméstico, dirigido a entes operadores en el país
(2021)
La gestión del recurso hídrico en nuestro país se da en gran parte a través de las Asociaciones Administradoras de los Sistemas de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, mejor conocidas como ASADAs. Existen más de 1 400 ASADAs en ...
Enfermedades causadas por Xylella fastidiosa en Estados Unidos y Costa Rica
(2017)
El texto habla sobre Estados Unidos y su historia en relación a las enfermedades causadas por la bacteria Xylella fastidiosa. Se mencionan los primeros registros de estas enfermedades en la década de 1880 y cómo se descubrió ...
Plan de mejora de procesos de fase preanalítica en el laboratorio clínico “Clodomiro Picado Twight” del Hospital San Juan de Dios de Costa Rica durante el período diciembre 2022-abril 2023
(2023)
Introducción: Los laboratorios clínicos constituyen establecimientos que llevan a cabo análisis a muestras de índole biológico. El procesamiento se encuentra dividido en tres fases: la fase preanalítica, la fase analítica ...
Membrane-damaging and cytotoxic sphingomyelinases and phospholipases
(2015-06-05)
This chapter presents an overview of the classification, structure, and main physiopathological activities of bacterial sphingomyelinases and phospholipases, providing examples of their roles as virulence factors in several ...
Extracellular vesicles of trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi induce changes in ubiquitin-related processes, cell-signaling pathways and apoptosis
(2023)
Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease has an acute and a chronic phase in which approximately 30% of the chronic patients suffer from heart disease and/or gastrointestinal symptoms. ...
Brucellosis caused by the wood rat pathogen Brucella neotomae: two case reports
(2017-12-19)
Background: Brucellosis is a chronic bacterial disease caused by members of the genus Brucella. Among the
classical species stands Brucella neotomae, until now, a pathogen limited to wood rats. However, we have identified
two ...
The earless monitor lizard Lanthanotus borneensis – a venomous animal?
(2021)
Based on its mandibular gland secretion, the earless monitor lizard, Lanthanotus borneensis, has been considered a venomous animal like other members of the Toxicofera group, including Heloderma. In the present study, the ...
Heterologous hyperimmune polyclonal antibodies against SARS-COV-2: A broad coverage, affordable, and scalable potential immunotherapy for Covid-19
(2021-09)
The emergence and dissemination of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic triggered a global public health crisis.
Although several SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have ...
Experimental pathophysiology of systemic alterations induced by Bothrops asper snake venom
(2009-12-01)
Moderate and severe envenomations by the snake Bothrops asper provoke systemic alterations, such as systemic bleeding, coagulopathy, hypovolemia, hemodynamic instability and shock, and acute renal failure. Systemic hemorrhage ...
Comparative proteomic analysis of the venom of the taipan snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus, from Papua New Guinea and Australia: Role of neurotoxic and procoagulant effects in venom toxicity
(2012-04-03)
The venom proteomes of populations of the highly venomous taipan snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus, from Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), were characterized by reverse-phase HPLC fractionation, followed by analysis of ...