Publications
Resiliencia y memorias en Perú durante la pandemia: innovaciones y continuidades en barrios y comunidades// Resilience and memories in Peru during the pandemic: innovations and continuities in neighborhoods and communities KU Leuven
Aportes y reflexiones de la formación en psicologÃa comunitaria PUCP en tres regiones del Perú. Contributions and thoughts on Community Psychology training in regions of Peru KU Leuven
Transmission dynamics of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus in humans and swine in backyard farms in Tumbes, Peru Institute of Tropical Medicine
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine the frequency of pH1N1 transmission between humans and swine on backyard farms in Tumbes, Peru.
DESIGN: Two-year serial cross-sectional study comprising four sampling periods: March 2009 (pre-pandemic), October 2009 (peak of the pandemic in Peru), April 2010 (1st post-pandemic period), and October 2011 (2nd post-pandemic period).
SAMPLE: Backyard swine serum, tracheal swabs, and lung sample ...
Development of a clinical prediction rule for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in Peru Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University
Objectives: To develop a clinical prediction rule (CPR) for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (PT) in patients with pleural exudates in Peru.
Methods: Clinical and laboratory information was collected from patients with exudative pleural effusion attending two reference hospitals in Lima, Peru. Predictive findings associated with PT in a multiple logistic regression model were used to develop the CPR. A definite diagnosis of PT ...
A population-based estimate of the economic burden of influenza in Peru, 2009-2010 Institute of Tropical Medicine
INTRODUCTION: Influenza disease burden and economic impact data are needed to assess the potential value of interventions. Such information is limited from resource-limited settings. We therefore studied the cost of influenza in Peru.
METHODS: We used data collected during June 2009-December 2010 from laboratory-confirmed influenza cases identified through a household cohort in Peru. We determined the self-reported direct and indirect ...
Antimicrobial resistance and molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates from hospitals in Peru Institute of Tropical Medicine
Labour rights in Peru and the EU trade agreement: compliance with the commitments under the sustainable development chapter Ghent University
Time to initiation of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment and its relation with outcome in a high incidence district in Lima, Peru Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University
OBJECTIVE: To determine the time from diagnosis to start of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment in Lima, Peru.
METHODS: We studied new smear-positive TB adults that were started on MDR TB treatment or that were switched to it between June 2008 and December 2011.
RESULTS: Time from the first positive smear to MDR-TB treatment was >30 days in 35% (13/37) of patients. Among the 27% (24/88) of patients that ...
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection is frequent in rural communities of the southern Andes of Peru Institute of Tropical Medicine
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the presence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection in isolated rural communities in the southern Andes of Peru.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in five communities located in three provinces in Ayacucho, Peru. The five communities are located at >3000 meters above sea level and are mainly rural, and more than 85% of the population speaks Quechua. Volunteers aged 12 years and ...