Search Results - "Faccini Martínez, Álvaro A"

First molecular evidence of Coxiella burnetii in bats from Colombia by Silva-Ramos, Carlos Ramiro, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Pérez-Torres, Jairo, Hidalgo, Marylin, Cuervo, Claudia

“…Coxiella burnetii is the etiologic agent of Q fever, a zoonotic infectious disease of worldwide distribution that has a wide clinical spectrum. Transmission of…”
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Serologic Evidence of Orientia Infection among Rural Population, Cauca Department, Colombia by Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Silva-Ramos, Carlos Ramiro, Blanton, Lucas S, Arroyave, Esteban, Martínez-Diaz, Heidy-C, Betancourt-Ruiz, Paola, Hidalgo, Marylin, Walker, David H

“…We assessed serum samples collected in Cauca Department, Colombia, from 486 persons for Orientia seroreactivity. Overall, 13.8% showed reactive IgG by indirect…”
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Relapsing Fever Group Borreliae in Human-Biting Soft Ticks, Brazil by Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Teixeira, Bruno M, Martins, Maria Marlene, Serpa, Maria Carolina A, Oliveira, Glauber M B, Jorge, Felipe R, Pacheco, Richard C, Costa, Francisco B, Luz, Hermes R, Labruna, Marcelo B

“…We conducted a molecular survey for Borrelia spp. in Ornithodoros ticks previously reported as biting humans. We collected specimens in natural ecosystems and…”
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Bartonella spp. and Typhus Group Rickettsiae among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, São Paulo, Brazil by Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Kmetiuk, Louise Bach, Blanton, Lucas S, Felipetto, Laís Giuliane, Gravinatti, Mara Lúcia, Timenetsky, Jorge, Gonçalves, Luiz Ricardo, Machado, Rosangela Zacarias, André, Marcos Rogério, Figueiredo, Fabiano Borges, Dos Santos, Andrea Pires, Labruna, Marcelo B, Monti, Gustavo, Biondo, Alexander Welker, Walker, David H

“…Persons experiencing homelessness in São Paulo, Brazil, were seropositive for Bartonella spp. (79/109, 72.5%) and typhus group rickettsiae (40/109, 36.7%)…”
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Borrelia puertoricensis in opossums (Didelphis marsupialis) from Colombia by López, Yesica, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián, Contreras, Verónica, Calderón, Alfonso, Rivero, Ricardo, Muñoz, Marina, Ramírez, Juan David, Mattar, Salim

“…The genus Borrelia comprises pathogenic species of bacteria that pose a significant risk to public health. Borrelia spp. are emerging or reemerging infectious…”
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Detection of Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) in Brazil on a Human Traveler Returning from the United States by Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Martins, Thiago F., Silveira, Iara, Labruna, Marcelo B.

“…Only one previous record of an exotic tick on a Brazilian traveler has been reported. Here, we report the detection of Dermacentor andersoni (Stiles) in Brazil…”
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Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Brazilian Amazon by Minervino, Antonio H H, Labruna, Marcelo B, Dias, Salatiel R, Costa, Francisco B, Martins, Thiago F, da Silva, Phablo N S, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A

“…Rickettsia rickettsii infection is the only rickettsiosis included in the list of reportable diseases in Brazil, where typhus group rickettsioses, mainly…”
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Acute Chagas Disease Outbreak among Military Personnel, Colombia, 2021 by Vergara, Hernan Dario, Gomez, Carlos H, Faccini-Martinez, Alvaro A, Herrera, Ana Catalina, Lopez, Maria Jose, Camacho, Camila, Munoz, Lilian, Cruz-Saavedra, Lissa, Hernandez, Carolina, Ramirez, Juan David

“…We report an acute Chagas disease outbreak among soldiers in Colombia. Trypanosoma cruzi infection was confirmed through parasitology, serology, and molecular…”
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Emerging Tickborne Bacteria in Cattle from Colombia by Ramírez-Hernández, Alejandro, Arroyave, Esteban, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Martínez-Diaz, Heidy C, Betancourt-Ruiz, Paola, Olaya-M, Luz-Adriana, Forero-Becerra, Elkin G, Hidalgo, Marylin, Blanton, Lucas S, Walker, David H

“…Ehrlichia minasensis is a new pathogenic bacterial species that infects cattle, and Borrelia theileri causes bovine borreliosis. We detected E. minasensis and…”
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Novel Borrelia genotypes in bats from the Macaregua Cave, Colombia by Muñoz‐Leal, Sebastián, Faccini‐Martínez, Álvaro A., Pérez‐Torres, Jairo, Chala‐Quintero, Sandra M., Herrera‐Sepúlveda, Maria T., Cuervo, Claudia, Labruna, Marcelo B.

“…Bats have been implicated as reservoirs of relapsing fever group spirochaetes since the beginning of the last century. Recently, bat‐associated spirochaetes…”
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Syndromic classification of rickettsioses: an approach for clinical practice by Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, García-Álvarez, Lara, Hidalgo, Marylin, Oteo, José A

“…Summary Rickettsioses share common clinical manifestations, such as fever, malaise, exanthema, the presence or absence of an inoculation eschar, and…”
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Bartonella quintana and Typhus Group Rickettsiae Exposure among Homeless Persons, Bogotá, Colombia by Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Márquez, Andrea C, Bravo-Estupiñan, Diana M, Calixto, Omar-Javier, López-Castillo, Christian A, Botero-García, Carlos A, Hidalgo, Marylin, Cuervo, Claudia

“…In 2015, we investigated Bartonella quintana and typhus group rickettsiae in body lice from homeless persons in Bogotá, Colombia. We found B. quintana-infected…”
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Serological cross-reactivity using a SARS-CoV-2 ELISA test in acute Zika virus infection, Colombia by Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Rivero, Ricardo, Garay, Evelin, García, Alejandra, Mattar, Salim, Botero, Yesica, Galeano, Ketty, Miranda, Jorge, Martínez, Caty, Guzmán, Camilo, Arrieta, Germán, Contreras, Hector, Kerguelen, Hugo, Moscote, Maria, Brango, Eimi, Contreras, Veronica

“…•Colombia is an endemic country for Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika virus.•Co-epidemic of SARS-CoV-2 with other etiologies is a cause of concern.•Serological…”
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Comment on “Clinical manifestation of Rickettsia rickettsii in a familiar outbreak in Panama” by Bermúdez C, Sergio E., Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Krawczak, Felipe S.

“…Disease management guidelines that consider clinical and epidemiological approaches of RMSF have existed in Panama since 2019 [4]. [...]it is necessary to…”
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A first probable case of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in Colombia by Novoa, Whilken, Miller, Hollman, Mattar, Salim, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Rivero, Ricardo, Serrano-Coll, Hector

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Molecular evidence of Borrelia spp. in bats from Córdoba Department, northwest Colombia by López, Yesica, Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián, Martínez, Caty, Guzmán, Camilo, Calderón, Alfonso, Martínez, Jairo, Galeano, Ketty, Muñoz, Marina, Ramírez, Juan David, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Mattar, Salim

“…The genus Borrelia is composed of two well-defined monophyletic groups, the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex (Bb) and the relapsing fever (RF) group…”
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Dengue with wet purpura imported from Ecuador in a Colombian traveler by Sánchez Sossa, Luisa F., Prieto-Torres, Andrés Eduardo, Medina-Lozano, Leidy J., Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A.

“…Interestingly, in a recent study from a tertiary care hospital in Northwestern India, which evaluated the prevalence of dengue serotypes and its correlation…”
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Primaquine-induced hemolysis in a Colombian patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency by Celis-Giraldo, Daniel, Fajardo, María Alejandra, Romo Arteaga, Diana Camila, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A.

“…According to the Colombian guidelines for P. vivax malaria treatment, PQ must be administered for 14 days at a daily dose of 15 mg/day in combination with…”
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as a presentation of severe anicteric leptospirosis by Torres, Andrés Eduardo Prieto, Bolívar-Lozano, Sergio Andrés, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A

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Leishmaniasis Recidiva Cutis by Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A, Falqueto, Aloísio

“…A 39-year-old man from a rural area of Brazil (Linhares town, Espirito Santo State) was referred to our institution for an 8-month history of pruritic lesions…”
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