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Genetic Ancestry, Race, and Severity of Acutely Decompensated Cirrhosis in Latin America
(Instituto American Gastroenterological Association, 2023-05-30)
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Genetic ancestry or racial differences in health outcomes
exist in diseases associated with systemic inflammation (e.g., Covid-19). This study
aimed to investigate the association of genetic ancestry ...
Humoral response after a BNT162b2 heterologous third dose of COVID- 19 vaccine following two doses of BBIBP-CorV among healthcare personnel in Peru
(Sociedad Japonesa de Vacunología, 2023-05)
Background: The inactivated virus vaccine, BBIBP-CorV, was principally distributed across low- and
middle-income countries as primary vaccination strategy to prevent poor COVID-19 outcomes. Limited
information is available ...
Effectiveness of the BBIBP-CorV vaccine in preventing infection and death in health care workers in Peru 2021
(Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons de Glasgow, 2023-03-16)
Background: During 2021, Peru started the vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 using the BBIBP-CorV inactivated virus vaccine for health care workers (HCW). We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the BBIBP-CorV vaccine to prevent ...
A new surgical technique for left atrial reduction in giant left atrium
(American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2023-02)
Objective: The study objective was to evaluate the safety and clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of a new surgical technique in adult patients diagnosed with a giant left atrium.
Methods: We analyzed a cohort of ...
First report of CrpP prevalence in a South American country
(Editorial Board, 2023-01)
The presence of crpP was established in 201 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from 9 Peruvian hospitals. The 76.6% (154/201) of the isolates presented the crpP gene. Overall, 123/201 (61.2%) isolates were non-susceptible to ...
Embolización espontánea del disco de prótesis aórtica: caso clínico
(Sociedad Española de Cirugía Cardiovascular y Endovascular (SECCE), 2023-01)
Reportamos el caso de una embolización espontánea del disco mecánico de una prótesis aórtica monodisco 4 años después de su implante. El motivo del implante fue una endocarditis bacteriana. El paciente ingresó con disnea ...
Association between inadequate prenatal care and low birth weight of newborns in Peru: evidence from a peruvian demographic and health survey
(Cell Press, 2023-03-19)
Objective: To assess the association between inadequate prenatal care (IPNC) and Low birth weight (LBW) in newborns of singleton gestation mothers in Peru.
Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of data from the ...
Asociación entre el riesgo nutricional, estancia hospitalaria y diagnóstico médico en pacientes de un hospital del Seguro Social Peruano
(Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2023-03-03)
Objetivo: Determinar la asociación que existe entre el riesgo nutricional, la estancia hospitalaria y el diagnóstico
médico en pacientes hospitalizados en el Centro Especializado de Rehabilitación Profesional (CERP) del ...
Damaging variants in FOXI3 cause microtia and craniofacial microsomia
(American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2023-01)
Purpose: Craniofacial microsomia (CFM) represents a spectrum of craniofacial malformations, ranging from isolated microtia with or without aural atresia to underdevelopment of the mandible, maxilla, orbit, facial soft ...
OP-4 Implementation of a re-linkage to care strategy in patients with chronic hepatitis c who were lost to follow-up in Latin America
(Mexican Association of Hepatology (AMH), 2023-03)
Aproximadamente 1 de cada 4 pacientes con VHC crónico que eran LTFU eran candidatos para recibir tratamiento. Esta estrategia tiene el potencial de ser efectiva y accesible y tiene un impacto significativo en la cascada ...