Search Results - "Margarita Arboleda"
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Practice determinants for adherence to the Guide for the Comprehensive Clinical Care of Dengue Patients, Urabá (Colombia). A multifaceted approach to implementation research
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2024)“…Dengue is a significant public health issue in the Urabá region, accounting for 37.5% of morbidity and 41.7% of mortality resulting from dengue in the…”
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Density of Aedes aegypti and dengue virus transmission risk in two municipalities of Northwestern Antioquia, Colombia
Published in PloS one (25-01-2024)“…The high infestation of Aedes aegypti populations in Urabá, Antioquia, Colombia represents a risk factor for increased dengue morbidity and mortality. This…”
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Human Rickettsiosis Caused by Rickettsia parkeri Strain Atlantic Rainforest, Urabá, Colombia
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-12-2020)“…We describe the clinical, serologic, and molecular findings of a new human rickettsiosis in Colombia. Antibodies against Rickettsia spp. were detected. PCR…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of anemia in the mother-child population from a region of the Colombian Caribbean
Published in BMC public health (12-08-2023)“…Despite Colombia's robust well-child visits program, Colombian children and mothers still suffer from anemia, especially in populations of lower socioeconomic…”
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Genetic diversity of Leptospira in northwestern Colombia: first report of Leptospira santarosai as a recognised leptospirosis agent
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-12-2016)“…The region of Antioquia in northeastern Colombia has the highest number of reported leptospirosis cases in the country. It also shows high seroprevalence…”
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Establishment of a multisite umbrella cohort study protocol to describe the epidemiology and aetiologies of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in Latin America
Published in BMJ open (22-07-2024)“…IntroductionAcute undifferentiated febrile illnesses (AUFIs) impose a large burden in the tropics. Understanding of AUFI’s epidemiology is limited…”
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Successful treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with intralesional meglumine antimoniate: A case series
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2019)“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a high-morbidity, vector-borne disease endemic to Colombia. Unlike conventional systemic antileishmanial therapy, intralesional…”
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Epidemiological characterization of incident cases of Rickettsia infection in rural areas of Urabá region, Colombia
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-10-2018)“…Most of the studies related to rickettsial infection in Colombia are cross-sectional because of the challenge in conducting prospective studies on infectious…”
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Differential expression of Toll-like receptors in dendritic cells of patients with dengue during early and late acute phases of the disease
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-02-2013)“…Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is observed in individuals that have pre-existing heterotypic dengue antibodies and is associated with increased viral load and…”
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Molecular Diagnosis as an Alternative for Public Health Surveillance of Leptospirosis in Colombia
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (01-11-2023)“…Leptospirosis represents a public health problem in Colombia. However, the underreporting of the disease is an unfortunate reality, with a clear trend towards…”
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Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Children and Adults in a Hyperendemic Region of Colombia
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-05-2024)“…Dengue is the most common arboviral disease in the world. Traditionally, it has affected more adults, but the incidence in children has increased in recent…”
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Malaria in Pregnancy in Endemic Regions of Colombia: High Frequency of Asymptomatic and Peri-Urban Infections in Pregnant Women with Malaria
Published in Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology (2020)“…Background. Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. There is limited information on MiP in low transmission regions as…”
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Childhood leptospirosis in patients with febrile syndrome in the Region of Urabá, Colombia
Published in Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud pública (01-10-2016)“…The aim of the study was to discover cases of childhood leptospirosis in four municipalities in the region of Urabá (Colombia) and the factors related to the…”
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Immune system gene polymorphisms associated with severe dengue in Latin America: a systematic review
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (2023)“…One of the main challenges in the clinical management of dengue is the early identification of cases that could progress to severe forms of the disease. A…”
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Congenital malaria in Urabá, Colombia
Published in Malaria journal (16-08-2011)“…Congenital malaria has been considered a rare event; however, recent reports have shown frequencies ranging from 3% to 54.2% among newborns of mothers who had…”
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Leptospirosis y rickettsiosis, reto diagnóstico para el síndrome febril en zonas endémicas
Published in Biomédica (29-06-2021)“…Se presenta el caso de un hombre de 50 años de edad proveniente de la región de Urabá, Colombia, con una infección mixta por Rickettsia rickettsii y Leptospira…”
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Importancia de las características clínicas y de laboratorio en el diagnóstico de las infecciones concomitantes por dengue y chikungunya: reporte de un caso probable
Published in Biomédica (01-09-2020)“…Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 38 años que consultó inicialmente por fiebre indiferenciada. A pesar de que el cuadro clínico evolucionó con…”
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Factores de riesgo sociales y ambientales relacionados con casos de leptospirosis de manejo ambulatorio y hospitalario, Turbo-Colombia
Published in Biomédica (01-09-2013)“…Introducción. La leptospirosis es un problema de salud pública en el Urabá colombiano y poco se sabe sobre las condiciones ambientales y sociales de esta…”
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Incidencia y subregistro de casos de leptospirosis diagnosticados con tres métodos diferentes en Urabá, Colombia
Published in Biomédica (01-05-2019)“…Introducción. La leptospirosis representa un problema de salud pública y es una causa importante de morbimortalidad en la región de Urabá, cuya notificación se…”
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Etiología y caracterización epidemiológica del síndrome febril no palúdico en tres municipios del Urabá antioqueño, Colombia
Published in Biomédica (01-09-2013)“…Introducción. La región de Urabá es endémica para varias enfermedades febriles agudas de origen infeccioso. Sin embargo, solo los pacientes con malaria pueden…”
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