Search Results - "Banegas, Engels"

Prevalence of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in Puerto Lempira, Honduras by Abdallah, Joseph F, Okoth, Sheila Akinyi, Fontecha, Gustavo A, Torres, Rosa Elena Mejia, Banegas, Engels I, Matute, María Luisa, Bucheli, Sandra Tamara Mancero, Goldman, Ira F, de Oliveira, Alexandre Macedo, Barnwell, John W, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam

“…Recent studies have demonstrated the deletion of the histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) gene (pfhrp2) in field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum, which could…”
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Deletions of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes of Plasmodium falciparum from Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua by Fontecha, Gustavo, Mejía, Rosa E, Banegas, Engels, Ade, Maria Paz, Mendoza, Lisandro, Ortiz, Bryan, Sabillón, Isaac, Alvarado, Gerardo, Matamoros, Gabriela, Pinto, Alejandra

“…Malaria remains a public health problem in some countries of Central America. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are one of the most useful tools to assist in the…”
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G6PD deficiency, primaquine treatment, and risk of haemolysis in malaria-infected patients by Avalos, Sara, Mejia, Rosa E, Banegas, Engels, Salinas, Cesar, Gutierrez, Lester, Fajardo, Marcela, Galo, Suzeth, Pinto, Alejandra, Mejia, Angel, Fontecha, Gustavo

“…The incidence of malaria in the Americas has decreased markedly in recent years. Honduras and the other countries of Mesoamerica and the island of Hispaniola…”
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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in Honduras by Lopez, Ana Cecilia, Ortiz, Andres, Coello, Jorge, Sosa-Ochoa, Wilfredo, Torres, Rosa E Mejia, Banegas, Engels I, Jovel, Irina, Fontecha, Gustavo A

“…Understanding the population structure of Plasmodium species through genetic diversity studies can assist in the design of more effective malaria control…”
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Efficacy of chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Honduras by Mejia Torres, Rosa Elena, Banegas, Engels Ilich, Mendoza, Meisy, Diaz, Cesar, Bucheli, Sandra Tamara Mancero, Fontecha, Gustavo A, Alam, Md Tauqeer, Goldman, Ira, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Zambrano, Jose Orlinder Nicolas

“…Chloroquine (CQ) is officially used for the primary treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Honduras. In this study, the therapeutic efficacy of CQ for…”
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Drug resistance associated genetic polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax collected in Honduras, Central America by Jovel, Irina T, Mejía, Rosa E, Banegas, Engels, Piedade, Rita, Alger, Jackeline, Fontecha, Gustavo, Ferreira, Pedro E, Veiga, Maria I, Enamorado, Irma G, Bjorkman, Anders, Ursing, Johan

“…In Honduras, chloroquine and primaquine are recommended and still appear to be effective for treatment of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria…”
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A four-year surveillance program for detection of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance in Honduras by Fontecha, Gustavo A, Sanchez, Ana L, Mendoza, Meisy, Banegas, Engels, Mejía-Torres, Rosa E

“…Countries could use the monitoring of drug resistance in malaria parasites as an effective early warning system to develop the timely response mechanisms that…”
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Comparison of molecular tests for the diagnosis of malaria in Honduras by Fontecha, Gustavo A, Mendoza, Meisy, Banegas, Engels, Poorak, Mitra, De Oliveira, Alexandre M, Mancero, Tamara, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Lucchi, Naomi W, Mejia, Rosa E

“…Honduras is a tropical country with more than 70% of its population living at risk of being infected with either Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium falciparum…”
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