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2024, 'Auto-Abs neutralizing type I IFNs in patients with severe Powassan, Usutu, or Ross River virus disease', The Journal of experimental medicine, 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20240942
,2024, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative clinical studies on antibiotic treatment of brucellosis', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69669-w
,2024, 'Novel detection of Leishmania RNA virus-1 (LRV-1) in clinical isolates of Leishmania Viannia panamensis', Parasitology, 151, pp. 151 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023001221
,2023, 'Comparación de la eficacia y toxicidad del estibogluconato de sodio y antimoniato de meglumina en el tratamiento de leishmaniasis cutánea en Perú', Revista Médica Herediana, 34, pp. 63 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v34i3.4541
,2023, 'Genomic Surveillance of Recent Dengue Outbreaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka', Viruses, 15, pp. 1408, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15071408
,2023, 'Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Drug Policy, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103917
,2022, 'Effect of prior Zika and dengue virus exposure on the severity of a subsequent dengue infection in adults', Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 17225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22231-y
,2022, 'Predictors of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Mood Disturbance After Acute Infection', Frontiers in Neurology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.935442
,2022, 'Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 7, pp. 426 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00471-4
,2022, 'Clinical and Public Health Implications of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection', Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00078-21
,2022, 'A phase II multicenter randomized study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combining thermotherapy and a short course of miltefosine for the treatment of uncomplicated cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010238
,2022, 'Elevated baseline expression of seven virulence factor RNA transcripts in visceralizing species of Leishmania: a preliminary quantitative PCR study', Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20499361221102665
,2022, 'Leishmania RNA virus-1 is similarly detected among metastatic and non-metastatic phenotypes in a prospective cohort of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010162
,2021, 'Evaluation of a point-of-care molecular detection device for Leishmania spp. and intercurrent fungal and mycobacterial organisms in Peruvian patients with cutaneous ulcers', Infection, 49, pp. 1203 - 1211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-021-01673-y
,2021, 'Comparison of whole genome sequencing versus standard molecular diagnostics for species identification in the leishmania viannia subgenus', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105, pp. 660 - 669, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0273
,2021, 'The severity of the pathogen-induced acute sickness response is affected by polymorphisms in genes of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 93, pp. 186 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2021.01.005
,2020, 'Single molecule, near full-length genome sequencing of dengue virus', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 18196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75374-1
,2020, 'Ultrasonographic characteristics of cutaneous leishmaniasis', Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 34, pp. e193 - e195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jdv.16111
,2020, 'Leishmania RNA Virus 1 (LRV-1) in leishmania (viannia) braziliensis isolates from Peru: A description of demographic and clinical correlates', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 102, pp. 280 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0147
,2019, 'Volumetric monitoring of cutaneous leishmaniasis ulcers: can camera be as accurate as laser scanner?', Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging and Visualization, 7, pp. 667 - 675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681163.2018.1546623
,2019, 'Virulence factor RNA transcript expression in the Leishmania Viannia subgenus: Influence of species, isolate source, and Leishmania RNA virus-1', Tropical Medicine and Health, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0153-x
,2019, 'Is CD1a useful for leishmaniasis diagnosis in the New World?', Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 46, pp. 90 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cup.13369
,2019, 'Scientific contributions in the fight against leishmaniasis, a neglected disease', Anales de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, 9
,2018, 'Regulatory t-cell dynamics in cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania braziliensis', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 98, pp. 753 - 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0624
,2018, 'Volume estimation of skin ulcers: Can cameras be as accurate as laser scanners?', Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, 27, pp. 735 - 744, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_79
,2017, 'An Integrated Protocol for the Research and Monitoring of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis', IEEE Latin America Transactions, 15, pp. 2164 - 2170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TLA.2017.8070422
,2017, 'Influence of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 on Proinflammatory Biomarker Expression in a Human Macrophage Model of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 216, pp. 877 - 886, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix416
,2016, 'Quantitative kinetoplast DNA assessment during treatment of mucosal leishmaniasis as a potential biomarker of outcome: A pilot study', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 94, pp. 107 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0514
,2015, 'Quantification of leishmania (Viannia) kinetoplast DNA in ulcers of cutaneous leishmaniasis reveals inter-site and intersampling variability in parasite load', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003936
,2014, 'Detection of Leishmania spp. based on the gene encoding HSP20', Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica, 31, pp. 635 - 643
,2013, 'Real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Leishmania (Viannia) organisms in skin and mucosal lesions: Exploratory study of parasite load and clinical parameters', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51, pp. 1826 - 1833, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00208-13
,2013, 'Case report: Simultaneous infection with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and L. (V.) lainsoni in a Peruvian patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 88, pp. 774 - 777, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0594
,2013, 'Novel Low-Cost Thermotherapy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Peru', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002196
,2012, 'Non-Invasive Cytology Brush PCR for the Diagnosis and Causative Species Identification of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Peru', PLoS ONE, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049738
,2012, 'Conversatorio clínico patológico en el Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza_2009-02.', Revista Médica Herediana, 20, pp. 110 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v20i2.991
,2012, 'Conversatorio clínico patológico en el Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza_2009-03.', Revista Médica Herediana, 20, pp. 169 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v20i3.1018
,2012, 'Accurate and rapid species typing from cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis lesions of the New World', Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 74, pp. 142 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.06.010
,2012, 'Leishmania (Viannia) species identification on clinical samples from cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Peru: Assessment of a molecular stepwise approach', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 50, pp. 495 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.05061-11
,2011, 'Non-invasive cytology brush pcr diagnostic testing in mucosal leishmaniasis: Superior performance to conventional biopsy with histopathology', PLoS ONE, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026395
,2011, 'Polymerase chain reaction detection of leishmania kDNA from the urine of Peruvian patients with cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 84, pp. 556 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0556
,2011, 'Diagnostic performance of filter paper lesion impression PCR for secondarily infected ulcers and nonulcerative lesions caused by cutaneous leishmaniasis', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 49, pp. 1097 - 1100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02457-10
,2010, 'Clinical and demographic stratification of test performance: A pooled analysis of five laboratory diagnostic methods for American cutaneous leishmaniasis', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 83, pp. 345 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0414
,2010, 'Detection and species identification of Leishmania DNA from filter paper lesion impressions for patients with american cutaneous leishmaniasis', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/648730
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