Search Results - "Tapia, Cecilia"
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Optimization of lung tissue pre-treatment by bead homogenization for subsequent culturomics
Published in Scientific reports (30-09-2024)“…The discovery that the lung harbors a diverse microbiome, as revealed by next-generation sequencing, has significantly altered our understanding of respiratory…”
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Chilean crab (Aegla cholchol) as a new source of chitin and chitosan with antifungal properties against Candida spp
Published in International journal of biological macromolecules (15-04-2020)“…In the present work, the chemical composition of the Chilean freshwater crab Aegla cholchol exoskeleton was studied for the first time. α-Chitin was isolated…”
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Fostering Dual Language Learners' Participation in Head Start Classroom Conversations Through Code-Switching in Whole Group and Small Group Settings
Published in Early education and development (19-05-2023)“…Research Findings: Children's oral language skills lay the foundation for later literacy and can be fostered through responsive conversations with teachers…”
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The Importance of Dyadic Classroom Conversations for Dual Language Learners
Published in The Reading teacher (01-05-2022)“…This article presents a case study of a dual‐language learner (DLL) preschooler in three classroom conversations: whole group, small DLL group, and a…”
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Smartphone screen testing, a novel pre-diagnostic method to identify SARS-CoV-2 infectious individuals
Published in eLife (22-06-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic will likely take years to control globally, and constant epidemic surveillance will be required to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2,…”
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Sulfated Polysaccharide Extracted from the Green Algae Codium bernabei : Physicochemical Characterization and Antioxidant, Anticoagulant and Antitumor Activity
Published in Marine drugs (15-07-2022)“…Codium bernabei is a green alga that grows on Chilean coasts. The composition of its structural polysaccharides is still unknown. Hence, the aim of this work…”
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A prospective, multi-center study of Candida bloodstream infections in Chile
Published in PloS one (08-03-2019)“…Active surveillance is necessary for improving the management and outcome of patients with candidemia. The aim of this study was to describe epidemiologic and…”
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Differential Antifungal Activity of Human and Cryptococcal Melanins with Structural Discrepancies
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (11-07-2017)“…Melanin is a pigment found in all biological kingdoms, and plays a key role in protection against ultraviolet radiation, oxidizing agents, and ionizing…”
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Overnutrition as a risk factor for more serious respiratory viral infections in children: a retrospective study in hospitalized patients
Published in Endocrinología, diabetes y nutrición. (01-08-2023)“…The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in children worldwide. Obesity has been recognized as a risk factor for more serious viral respiratory…”
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Microbiological characterisation of the colonisation by Candida sp in patients with orthodontic fixed appliances and evaluation of host responses in saliva
Published in Mycoses (01-03-2019)“…Objectives We investigated the colonisation by Candida spp in patients using orthodontic fixed appliances by characterising the isolated Candida strains and by…”
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Use of Human Fallopian Tube Organ in Culture (FTOC) and Primary Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells (FTEC) to Study the Biology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (01-01-2019)“…Epithelial cells represent one of the most important physical barriers to many bacterial pathogens. In the case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the epithelial cell…”
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Melanocytes and melanin represent a first line of innate immunity against Candida albicans
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-07-2014)“…Melanocytes are dendritic cells located in the skin and mucosae that synthesize melanin. Some infections induce hypo- or hyperpigmentation, which is associated…”
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Genotyping and Persistence of Candida albicans from Pregnant Women with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
Published in Mycopathologia (1975) (01-04-2017)“…Objective To study Candida albicans genotypes using RAPD and their susceptibility to fluconazole in healthy pregnant women and in vulvovaginal candidiasis…”
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Modified Profile of Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 and 9 Production by Human Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells After Infection In Vitro With Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-02-2017)“…Epithelial shedding and scarring of fallopian tube mucosa are the main consequences of sexually transmitted Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection and probably…”
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Performance of Saliva Samples for COVID-19 Diagnosis by Using the AllplexTM 2019-nCoV Assay Kit
Published in Frontiers in medicine (24-02-2021)“…Background: Although the nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) is the reference sampling method for the detection of SARS-Cov-2, it is not always possible to collect NPS…”
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Antifungal activity of low molecular weight chitosan against clinical isolates of Candida spp
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-12-2010)“…Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from chitin, a structural component of fungi, insects and shrimp, which exerts antimicrobial effects against bacteria and…”
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Protective effect of inactivated blastoconidia in keratinocytes and human reconstituted epithelium against C. albicans infection
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-06-2019)“…Candida albicans is commensal yeast that colonizes skin and mucosa; however, it can become an opportunist pathogen by changing from blastoconidia (commensal…”
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Neurological Adverse Effects of Antipsychotics in Children and Adolescents
Published in Journal of clinical psychopharmacology (01-12-2015)“…The aim of this study was to evaluate demographic, clinical, and treatment factors that may impact on neurological adverse effects in naive and quasi-naive…”
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Susceptibility Patterns and Molecular Identification of Trichosporon Species
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-10-2005)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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The NarE protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae catalyzes ADP-ribosylation of several ADP-ribose acceptors despite an N-terminal deletion
Published in FEMS microbiology letters (01-09-2016)“…The ADP-ribosylating enzymes are encoded in many pathogenic bacteria in order to affect essential functions of the host. In this study, we show that Neisseria…”
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