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Cutaneous Mycobacterial Infections by Franco-Paredes, Carlos, Marcos, Luis A, Henao-Martínez, Andrés F, Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J, Villamil-Gómez, Wilmer E, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Bonifaz, Alexandro

“…Humans encounter mycobacterial species due to their ubiquity in different environmental niches. In many individuals, pathogenic mycobacterial species may…”
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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Culture Conversion with Bedaquiline by Diacon, Andreas H, Pym, Alexander, Grobusch, Martin P, de los Rios, Jorge M, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Vasilyeva, Irina, Leimane, Vaira, Andries, Koen, Bakare, Nyasha, De Marez, Tine, Haxaire-Theeuwes, Myriam, Lounis, Nacer, Meyvisch, Paul, De Paepe, Els, van Heeswijk, Rolf P.G, Dannemann, Brian

“…In this phase 2 study, the addition of bedaquiline to routine therapy for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis showed significant efficacy, with accelerated…”
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Yellow fever vaccine and risk of developing serious adverse events: a systematic review by Porudominsky, Ruben, Gotuzzo, Eduardo H

“…To evaluate contraindications and precautions for the yellow fever vaccine (YFV) in risk populations. A literature review was conducted by searching PubMed for…”
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The laboratory diagnosis and follow up of strongyloidiasis: a systematic review by Requena-Méndez, Ana, Chiodini, Peter, Bisoffi, Zeno, Buonfrate, Dora, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Muñoz, José

“…Strongyloidiasis is frequently under diagnosed since many infections remain asymptomatic and conventional diagnostic tests based on parasitological examination…”
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Rapid Molecular Detection of Tuberculosis and Rifampin Resistance by Boehme, Catharina C, Nabeta, Pamela, Hillemann, Doris, Nicol, Mark P, Shenai, Shubhada, Krapp, Fiorella, Allen, Jenny, Tahirli, Rasim, Blakemore, Robert, Rustomjee, Roxana, Milovic, Ana, Jones, Martin, O'Brien, Sean M, Persing, David H, Ruesch-Gerdes, Sabine, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Rodrigues, Camilla, Alland, David, Perkins, Mark D

“…Samples from patients with suspected TB were assayed for TB and drug resistance with several different techniques. An automated molecular test showed a…”
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HTLV-1 Is Also a Sexually Transmitted Infection by Martel, Mariana, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…HTLV-1 is a retrovirus which causes diverse diseases in 10% of its infected population, significantly worsening their quality of life and mortality rate. Even…”
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Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre implementation study by Boehme, Catharina C, Dr, Nicol, Mark P, Prof, Nabeta, Pamela, MD, Michael, Joy S, Prof, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, MD, Tahirli, Rasim, MD, Gler, Ma Tarcela, MD, Blakemore, Robert, BSc, Worodria, William, MMed, Gray, Christen, MPH, Huang, Laurence, Prof, Caceres, Tatiana, BSc, Mehdiyev, Rafail, MD, Raymond, Lawrence, MD, Whitelaw, Andrew, MD, Sagadevan, Kalaiselvan, MSc, Alexander, Heather, PhD, Albert, Heidi, PhD, Cobelens, Frank, PhD, Cox, Helen, PhD, Alland, David, Prof, Perkins, Mark D, MD

“…Summary Background The Xpert MTB/RIF test (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) can detect tuberculosis and its multidrug-resistant form with very high sensitivity and…”
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Intestinal protozoan infections in the immunocompromised host by Marcos, Luis A, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWIntestinal protozoa are becoming increasingly recognized as significant pathogens in immunocompromised hosts. However, pathogenesis of…”
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Human T-lymphotropic virus 1: recent knowledge about an ancient infection by Verdonck, Kristien, Dr, González, Elsa, MD, Van Dooren, Sonia, PhD, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Prof, Vanham, Guido, Prof, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Prof

“…Summary Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) has infected human beings for thousands of years, but knowledge about the infection and its pathogenesis is only…”
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A Prospective Cohort Multicenter Study of Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenomics of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Nine Latin American Countries by Arias, Cesar A, Reyes, Jinnethe, Carvajal, Lina Paola, Rincon, Sandra, Diaz, Lorena, Panesso, Diana, Ibarra, Gabriel, Rios, Rafael, Munita, Jose M, Salles, Mauro J, Alvarez-Moreno, Carlos, Labarca, Jaime, Garcia, Coralith, Luna, Carlos M, Mejia-Villatoro, Carlos, Zurita, Jeannete, Guzman-Blanco, Manuel, Rodriguez-Noriega, Eduardo, Narechania, Apurva, Rojas, Laura J, Planet, Paul J, Weinstock, George M, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Seas, Carlos

“…is an important pathogen causing a spectrum of diseases ranging from mild skin and soft tissue infections to life-threatening conditions. Bloodstream…”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Treatment Outcomes of Isoniazid- and Rifampicin-Mono-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru by Villegas, Leonela, Otero, Larissa, Sterling, Timothy R, Huaman, Moises A, Van der Stuyft, Patrick, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Seas, Carlos

“…Isoniazid and rifampicin are the two most efficacious first-line agents for tuberculosis (TB) treatment. We assessed the prevalence of isoniazid and rifampicin…”
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Brucellosis in pregnancy: clinical aspects and obstetric outcomes by Vilchez, Gustavo, Espinoza, Miguel, D’Onadio, Guery, Saona, Pedro, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…Highlights • We report the largest series of brucellosis in pregnancy in the literature. • Pregnant women with brucellosis during the period 1970 to 2012 were…”
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Cutaneous tuberculosis by Bravo, Francisco G., MD, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, MD

“…Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis continues to be one of the most elusive and more difficult diagnoses to make for dermatologists practicing in developing…”
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Epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome of HTLV-1–related ATLL in an area of prevalence in the United States by Malpica, Luis, Pimentel, Agustin, Reis, Isildinha M., Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Lekakis, Lazaros, Komanduri, Krishna, Harrington, Thomas, Barber, Glen N., Ramos, Juan C.

“…Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a fatal disease caused by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). We retrospectively analyzed 195 patients with…”
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Hydroxychloroquine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers: early termination of a phase 3, randomised, open-label, controlled clinical trial by Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro, Schwalb, Alvaro, Quintana, Juan Luis, Delfin, Brian, Alvarez, Fiorela, Ugarte-Gil, César, Guerra Gronerth, Rosio I, Lucchetti, Aldo, Grogl, Max, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…To assess the effectiveness and safety of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prophylaxis for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers (HCW) on duty…”
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Fluoroquinolone susceptibility in first-line drug-susceptible M. tuberculosis isolates in Lima, Peru by Schwalb, Alvaro, Cachay, Rodrigo, Meza, Ericka, Cáceres, Tatiana, Blackman, Amondrea, Maruri, Fernanda, Sterling, Timothy R, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…To determine at two distinct time points the prevalence of resistance to ofloxacin (OFX), the representative class drug of fluoroquinolones (FQs), in M…”
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SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians by Ramírez, Juan David, Sordillo, Emilia Mia, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Zavaleta, Carol, Caplivski, Daniel, Navarro, Juan Carlos, Crainey, James Lee, Bessa Luz, Sergio Luiz, Noguera, Lourdes A Delgado, Schaub, Roxane, Rousseau, Cyril, Herrera, Giovanny, Oliveira-Miranda, Maria A, Quispe-Vargas, Maria Teresa, Hotez, Peter J, Paniz Mondolfi, Alberto

“…As the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic continues to expand, healthcare resources globally have been spread thin. Now, the…”
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Extended spectrum β-lactamase producers among nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae in Latin America by Guzmán-Blanco, Manuel, Labarca, Jaime A., Villegas, Maria Virginia, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…To review the epidemiology of nosocomial extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Latin America, a systematic search of the biomedical…”
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Arboviral etiologies of acute febrile illnesses in Western South America, 2000-2007 by Forshey, Brett M, Guevara, Carolina, Laguna-Torres, V Alberto, Cespedes, Manuel, Vargas, Jorge, Gianella, Alberto, Vallejo, Efrain, Madrid, César, Aguayo, Nicolas, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Suarez, Victor, Morales, Ana Maria, Beingolea, Luis, Reyes, Nora, Perez, Juan, Negrete, Monica, Rocha, Claudio, Morrison, Amy C, Russell, Kevin L, Blair, Patrick J, Olson, James G, Kochel, Tadeusz J

“…Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are among the most common agents of human febrile illness worldwide and the most important emerging pathogens, causing…”
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Screening of inmates transferred to Spain reveals a Peruvian prison as a reservoir of persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis MDR strains and mixed infections by Abascal, Estefanía, Herranz, Marta, Acosta, Fermín, Agapito, Juan, Cabibbe, Andrea M., Monteserin, Johana, Ruiz Serrano, María Jesús, Gijón, Paloma, Fernández-González, Francisco, Lozano, Nuria, Chiner-Oms, Álvaro, Cáceres, Tatiana, Pintado, Pilar Gómez, Acín, Enrique, Valencia, Eddy, Muñoz, Patricia, Comas, Iñaki, Cirillo, Daniela M., Ritacco, Viviana, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, García de Viedma, Darío

“…It is relevant to evaluate MDR-tuberculosis in prisons and its impact on the global epidemiology of this disease. However, systematic molecular epidemiology…”
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