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The COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru: What Went Wrong? by Schwalb, Alvaro, Seas, Carlos

“…Despite the early adoption of a national lockdown and other restrictions, Peru has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Having reached a milestone…”
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Chromoblastomycosis by Schwalb, Alvaro, Seas, Carlos

“…A 41-year-old farmer presented with a 20-year history of slowly growing lesions on the right leg. Cultures grew Fonsecaea pedrosoi , and a diagnosis of…”
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Suspected Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis in Traveler Returning to Switzerland from Peru by Neumayr, Andreas, Rickerts, Volker, Ackermann, Sina, Castelblanco, Felipe, Kuenzli, Esther, Durovic, Ana, Seas, Carlos

“…We report a suspected case of acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis contracted in Peru, where the disease is not known to occur, in a patient from Switzerland…”
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Patient Characteristics Associated with Tuberculosis Treatment Default: A Cohort Study in a High-Incidence Area of Lima, Peru by Lackey, Brian, Seas, Carlos, Van der Stuyft, Patrick, Otero, Larissa

“…Although tuberculosis (TB) is usually curable with antibiotics, poor adherence to medication can lead to increased transmission, drug resistance, and death…”
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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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Characterization and Clinical Impact of Bloodstream Infection Caused by Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Seven Latin American Countries by Villegas, Maria Virginia, Pallares, Christian J, Escandón-Vargas, Kevin, Hernández-Gómez, Cristhian, Correa, Adriana, Álvarez, Carlos, Rosso, Fernando, Matta, Lorena, Luna, Carlos, Zurita, Jeannete, Mejía-Villatoro, Carlos, Rodríguez-Noriega, Eduardo, Seas, Carlos, Cortesía, Manuel, Guzmán-Suárez, Alfonso, Guzmán-Blanco, Manuel

“…Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are a public health problem associated with higher mortality rates, longer hospitalization and…”
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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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Factors associated with early mycological clearance in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis by Concha-Velasco, Fátima, González-Lagos, Elsa, Seas, Carlos, Bustamante, Beatriz

“…The first-line combination therapy for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM), a condition of high mortality particularly in the first two weeks of…”
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Adherence to standards of care and mortality in the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Peru: A prospective cohort study by Schwalb, Alvaro, Cachay, Rodrigo, de la Flor, Adriana, García, Coralith, Seas, Carlos

“…•Standards of care play an important role in the clinical course of bacteraemia.•Definitive antibiotic treatment must be tailored according to…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) in urine for genitourinary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Altez-Fernandez, Carlos, Ortiz, Victor, Mirzazadeh, Majid, Zegarra, Luis, Seas, Carlos, Ugarte-Gil, Cesar

“…Genitourinary tuberculosis is the third most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Diagnosis is difficult because of unspecific clinical manifestations…”
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Association of major depressive episode with negative outcomes of tuberculosis treatment by Ugarte-Gil, Cesar, Ruiz, Paulo, Zamudio, Carlos, Canaza, Luz, Otero, Larissa, Kruger, Hever, Seas, Carlos

“…Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) persists an important contributor to the burden of diseases in developing countries. TB control success is based on the patient's…”
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Long-term impact on cardiopulmonary function and quality of life among patients recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection in a 6-month follow-up period in Lima, Peru: FUNCTION cohort study protocol by Cachay, Rodrigo, Watanabe-Tejada, Takashi, Cuno, Katiuska, Gil-Zacarias, Marcela, Coombes, Carolina, Ballena, Isabel, Mejia, Fernando, Medina, Felix, Gayoso, Oscar, Seas, Carlos, Otero, Larissa, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…IntroductionThe sequelae of COVID-19 have been described as a multisystemic condition, with a great impact on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems with…”
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Prevalence of positive TST among healthcare workers in high-burden TB setting in Peru by Sedamano, Juana, Schwalb, Alvaro, Cachay, Rodrigo, Zamudio, Carlos, Ugarte-Gil, César, Soto-Cabezas, Gabriela, Munayco, César V, Seas, Carlos

“…Tuberculosis (TB) transmission has long been recognized as an important occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs). HCWs have a 5.8% annual risk of…”
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Risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis recurrence, relapse and reinfection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Vega, Victor, Cabrera-Sanchez, Javier, Rodríguez, Sharon, Verdonck, Kristien, Seas, Carlos, Otero, Larissa, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…BackgroundThe rate of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) recurrence is substantial. Identifying risk factors can support the development of prevention…”
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A pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of active case finding for household contacts within a routine tuberculosis program, San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru by Shah, Lena, Rojas Peña, Marlene, Mori, Oscar, Zamudio, Carlos, Kaufman, Jay S., Otero, Larissa, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Seas, Carlos, Brewer, Timothy F.

“…•Active case finding increases tuberculosis (TB) detection among household contacts.•Active case finding is not cost-effective under routine program conditions…”
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Public transportation and tuberculosis transmission in a high incidence setting by Zamudio, Carlos, Krapp, Fiorella, Choi, Howard W, Shah, Lena, Ciampi, Antonio, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Heymann, Jody, Seas, Carlos, Brewer, Timothy F

“…Tuberculosis (TB) transmission may occur with exposure to an infectious contact often in the setting of household environments, but extra-domiciliary…”
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HIV screening among newly diagnosed TB patients: a cross sectional study in Lima, Peru by Ramírez, Suzanne, Mejía, Fernando, Rojas, Marlene, Seas, Carlos, Van der Stuyft, Patrick, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Otero, Larissa

“…Since 2006, the Peruvian National TB program (NTP) recommends voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for all tuberculosis (TB) patients. Responding to the…”
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Community-Associated MRSA Infection in Remote Amazon Basin Area, Peru by García, Coralith, Astocondor, Lizeth, Reyes, Jinnethe, Carvajal, Lina P, Arias, Cesar A, Seas, Carlos

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A diagnostic accuracy study of Xpert®MTB/RIF in HIV-positive patients with high clinical suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis in Lima, Peru by Carriquiry, Gabriela, Otero, Larissa, González-Lagos, Elsa, Zamudio, Carlos, Sánchez, Eduardo, Nabeta, Pamela, Campos, Miguel, Echevarría, Juan, Seas, Carlos, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients remains complex and demands easy to perform and accurate tests…”
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Draft Genome Sequence of the First New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase (NDM-1)-Producing Escherichia coli Strain Isolated in Peru by Tamariz, Jesus, Llanos, Carlos, Seas, Carlos, Montenegro, Paola, Lagos, Jose, Fernandes, Miriam R, Cerdeira, Louise, Lincopan, Nilton

“…We present here the draft genome sequence of the first New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1)-producing strain, belonging to sequence type 155 (ST155), isolated…”
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