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High Prevalence of Prototheca bovis Infection in Dairy Cattle with Chronic Mastitis in Ecuador by Huilca-Ibarra, María P, Vasco-Julio, David, Ledesma, Yanua, Guerrero-Freire, Salome, Zurita, Jeannete, Castillejo, Pablo, Barceló Blasco, Francisco, Yanez, Lisseth, Changoluisa, Darwin, Echeverría, Gustavo, Bastidas-Caldes, Carlos, Waard, Jacobus H de

“…The genus , a unicellular, non-photosynthetic, yeast-like microalgae, is a pathogen of concern for the dairy industry. It causes bovine mastitis that currently…”
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First Case Reports of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease in Ecuador: Important Lessons to Learn by Echeverria, Gustavo, Rueda, Veronica, Espinoza, Wilson, Rosero, Carlos, Zumárraga, Martín J, de Waard, Jacobus H

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections are often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis, which can lead to ineffective antibiotic treatments. In this report,…”
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Stunting correlates with high salivary and serum antibody levels after 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination of Venezuelan Amerindian children by Verhagen, Lilly M, Hermsen, Meyke, Rivera-Olivero, Ismar, Sisco, María Carolina, Pinelli, Elena, Hermans, Peter W.M, Berbers, Guy A.M, Waard, Jacobus H. de, Jonge, Marien I. de

“…Highlights • In Venezuelan children, PCV13 salivary and serum antibody levels correlated well. • Saliva may be used as a read-out for PCV13 vaccine response. •…”
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Immunoglobulin G antibody response to the Sputnik V vaccine: previous SARS-CoV-2 seropositive individuals may need just one vaccine dose by Claro, Franklin, Silva, Douglas, Rodriguez, Melissa, Rangel, Hector Rafael, de Waard, Jacobus H.

“…•A longitudinal study to determine the immoglobulin G response after Sputnik V vaccine•SARS-CoV-2 seronegative vaccinees showed a primary response upon…”
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Pre-existing T-cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed healthy controls in Ecuador, as detected with a COVID-19 Interferon-Gamma Release Assay by Echeverría, Gustavo, Guevara, Ángel, Coloma, Josefina, Ruiz, Alison Mera, Vasquez, María Mercedes, Tejera, Eduardo, de Waard, Jacobus H.

“…•We used an IGRA to analyze a T-cell response in COVID-19 patients and healthy unexposed controls.•We show that 80% of the convalescent COVID-19 patients had…”
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Assessing the impact of various tuberculin PPD brands on bovine tuberculosis diagnosis by Echeverría, Gustavo, Zumárraga, Martín J., Proaño-Pérez, Freddy, Blasco, Francisco Barceló, de Waard, Jacobus H.

“…Although several brands of tuberculin purified protein derivatives (PPDs) are available for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis (bTB), comparative studies to…”
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Worldwide Prevalence of mcr-mediated Colistin-Resistance Escherichia coli in Isolates of Clinical Samples, Healthy Humans, and Livestock—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bastidas-Caldes, Carlos, de Waard, Jacobus H., Salgado, María Soledad, Villacís, María José, Coral-Almeida, Marco, Yamamoto, Yoshimasa, Calvopiña, Manuel

“…Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public-health problem throughout the world. Escherichia coli, the most common Gram-negative microorganism,…”
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Lasting SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG Antibody response in health care workers from Venezuela, 6 months after vaccination with Sputnik V by Claro, Franklin, Silva, Douglas, Pérez Bogado, Jesús A., Rangel, Hector Rafael, de Waard, Jacobus H.

“…•We measured RBD-IgG levels in Sputnik V vaccinated 6 months after vaccination.•The GMT of RBD-IgG antibodies in a COVID-19 naïve cohort was 327 BAU/ml.•The…”
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Population structure and genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ecuador by Garzon-Chavez, Daniel, Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel Angel, Mora-Pinargote, Carlos, Granda-Pardo, Juan Carlos, Leon-Benitez, Margarita, Franco-Sotomayor, Greta, Trueba, Gabriel, de Waard, Jacobus H.

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem in Ecuador with an incidence of 43 per 100,000 inhabitants and an estimated multidrug-resistant-TB…”
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Drug susceptibility patterns of rapidly growing mycobacteria isolated from skin and soft tissue infections in Venezuela by Da Mata-Jardín, Omaira, Angulo, Alejandro, Rodríguez, Margarita, Fernández-Figueiras, Sandra, de Waard, Jacobus H

“…To our knowledge, this is the first work on drug susceptibility patterns of rapid growing mycobacteria from Latin America. The susceptibility patterns for 14…”
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The metabolic hormone adiponectin affects the correlation between nutritional status and pneumococcal vaccine response in vulnerable indigenous children by Siegers, Kris E, van Herwaarden, Antonius E, de Waard, Jacobus H, del Nogal, Berenice, Hermans, Peter W. M, van Tienoven, Doorlène, Berbers, Guy A. M, de Jonge, Marien I, Verhagen, Lilly M

“…Background Almost 200 million children worldwide are either undernourished or overweight. Only a few studies have addressed the effect of variation in…”
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Pneumococcal Carriage among Indigenous Warao Children in Venezuela: Serotypes, Susceptibility Patterns, and Molecular Epidemiology by RIVERA-OLIVERO, Ismar A, BOGAERT, Debby, BELLO, Teresita, DEL NOGAL, Berenice, SLUIJTER, Marcel, HERMANS, Péter W. M, DE WAARD, Jacobus H

“…Little attention has been paid to pneumococcal carriage and disease in Amerindians from Latin America. The Warao people, an indigenous population from…”
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Colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and backyard animals in Ecuador by Bastidas-Caldes, Carlos, Guerrero-Freire, Salomé, Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Nimer, Sunyoto, Temmy, Gomes-Dias, Cícero Armídio, Ramírez, Maria Soledad, Calero-Cáceres, William, Harries, Anthony D, Rey, Joaquín, de Waard, Jacobus H, Calvopiña, Manuel

“…Colistin is an antibiotic of last resort for treating serious Gram-negative bacterial infections. However, the misuse of colistin, especially as an animal…”
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Childhood Vaccine Acceptance and Refusal among Warao Amerindian Caregivers in Venezuela; A Qualitative Approach by Burghouts, Jochem, Del Nogal, Berenice, Uriepero, Angimar, Hermans, Peter W M, de Waard, Jacobus H, Verhagen, Lilly M

“…Acceptance of childhood vaccination varies between societies, affecting worldwide vaccination coverage. Low coverage rates are common in indigenous populations…”
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Decreasing prevalence of Hepatitis B and absence of Hepatitis C Virus infection in the Warao indigenous population of Venezuela by Blanco, Ruth Y, Loureiro, Carmen L, Villalba, Julian A, Sulbarán, Yoneira F, Maes, Mailis, de Waard, Jacobus H, Rangel, Héctor R, Jaspe, Rossana C, Pujol, Flor H

“…Prevalence and molecular epidemiology studies for hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) virus are scarce in Warao Amerindians from Venezuela, where an epidemic of…”
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High malnutrition rate in Venezuelan Yanomami compared to Warao Amerindians and Creoles: significant associations with intestinal parasites and anemia by Verhagen, Lilly M, Incani, Renzo N, Franco, Carolina R, Ugarte, Alejandra, Cadenas, Yeneska, Sierra Ruiz, Carmen I, Hermans, Peter W M, Hoek, Denise, Campos Ponce, Maiza, de Waard, Jacobus H, Pinelli, Elena

“…Children in rural areas experience the interrelated problems of poor growth, anemia and parasitic infections. We investigated the prevalence of and…”
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Odontogenic cutaneous sinus tracts due to infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria: a report of three cases by Pérez-Alfonzo, Ricardo, Poleo Brito, Luisa Elena, Vergara, Marialejandra Solano, Ruiz Damasco, Angela, Meneses Rodríguez, Perla Luiguimar, Kannee Quintero, Carmen Elena, Carrera Martinez, Carolina, Rivera-Oliver, Ismar Alejandra, Da Mata Jardin, Omaira J, Rodríguez-Castillo, Bárbara A, de Waard, Jacobus H

“…Soft tissue or skin infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been reported frequently and are mostly associated with trauma or cosmetic…”
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Lipoarabinomannan antigenic epitope differences in tuberculosis disease subtypes by Magni, Ruben, Rruga, Fatlum, Alsaab, Fahad M., Sharif, Sara, Howard, Marissa, Espina, Virginia, Kim, Brianna, Lepene, Benjamin, Lee, Gwenyth, Alayouni, Mohamad A., Steinberg, Hannah, Araujo, Robyn, Kashanchi, Fatah, Riccardi, Fabio, Morreira, Sargento, Araujo, Antonia, Poli, Fernando, Jaganath, Devan, Semitala, Fred C., Worodria, William, Andama, Alfred, Choudhary, Alok, Honnen, William J., Petricoin, Emanuel F., Cattamanchi, Adithya, Colombatti, Raffaella, de Waard, Jacobus H., Oberhelman, Richard, Pinter, Abraham, Gilman, Robert H., Liotta, Lance A., Luchini, Alessandra

“…An accurate urine test for diverse populations with active tuberculosis could be transformative for preventing TB deaths. Urinary liporabinomannan (LAM)…”
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Co-Harboring of Beta-Lactamases and mcr-1 Genes in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Healthy Carriers and Backyard Animals in Rural Communities in Ecuador by Bastidas-Caldes, Carlos, Cisneros-Vásquez, Emily, Zambrano, Antonella, Mosquera-Maza, Andrea, Calero-Cáceres, William, Rey, Joaquín, Yamamoto, Yoshimasa, Yamamoto, Mayumi, Calvopiña, Manuel, de Waard, Jacobus H

“…Few studies have addressed drug resistance of Enterobacterales in rural communities in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the coexistence of…”
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Managing Complicated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections in Plastic Surgery by García-Ruza, Miriam, Blanco, Juan, Campusano, Katherine, Silva, Douglas, Claro, Franklin, de Waard, Jacobus H

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections after cosmetic surgery have become an increasing concern. These infections are often initially misdiagnosed and…”
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