Elsa Zerbini

ORCID: 0000-0001-5101-0151
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Research Areas
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Health and Medical Education
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Healthcare Systems and Practices
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Health, Medicine and Society
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud
2002-2018

National University of the Littoral
1998-2018

Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias
2004

Instituto Nacional de Limnología
2000

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) has two major antigenic groups, A and B. The implications of these variants in the epidemiology pathogenesis RSV infection are not well defined. This study was undertaken to compare subgroups patients admitted hospital. Clinical epidemiologic features children under 30 months age with proven acute lower respiratory infections were examined during 4 winters from 1993 1996 Santa Fe, Argentina. typing carried out monoclonal antibodies nasopharyngeal cells by...

10.1002/(sici)1096-9071(200005)61:1<76::aid-jmv12>3.0.co;2-p article EN Journal of Medical Virology 2000-05-01

Introducción. La tuberculosis continúa siendo un importante problema de salud en el mundo, con una incidencia más 10 millones casos 2015. Hay factores que modifican riesgo desarrollar la enfermedad luego contraer infección, así como su forma presentación.Objetivo. Determinar las principales comorbilidades y características demográficas, clínicas microbiológicas pacientes adultos Argentina, mediante análisis desde perspectiva sexo edad.Materiales métodos. Se llevó a cabo estudio transversal...

10.7705/biomedica.v38i0.3904 article ES publisher-specific-oa Biomédica 2018-06-15

ABSTRACT Pathozyme-Myco G (Myco G), M, A, and TB complex plus (Omega Diagnostics Ltd., Alloa, Scotland) were evaluated for the serological diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in an Argentinean population. Sera from 58 patients with TB, 24 subjects mycobacteriosis or mycoses (pulmonary MM group), 45 other underlying disorders (control group) analyzed. The sensitivities tests ranged 29% M) to 82% G) smear-positive (17 subjects) (TB plus) 49% smear-negative (41 subjects). specificities...

10.1128/jcm.42.2.884-887.2004 article EN Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2004-02-01

Introduction While there is much information about the burden of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in North America, little data exist on its South America. Methods During April to December 2009, we actively searched for persons with severe acute respiratory infection and influenza-like illness (ILI) three sentinel cities. A proportion case-patients provided swabs testing. We estimated number that would have tested positive by multiplying untested who positive. rates dividing census population after...

10.1371/journal.pone.0047540 article EN PLoS ONE 2012-10-31

Granulysin is a human polypeptide produced by cytolytic cells active against broad range of microbes. Three peptides covering the regions 25-50 (Gr-1 and Gr-2) 39-62 (Gr-3) granulysin were synthesized, their in vitro activity Mycobacterium tuberculosis was evaluated. The most peptide Gr-1C, containing disulphide bridge, with Minimal Inhibitory Concentration value 10.1 microM. In concentrations up to 50 microM, Gr-1 Gr2 didn't exceed 30% hemolysis.

10.2174/092986610790963555 article EN Protein and Peptide Letters 2010-03-18

Objetivos. Descubrir el efecto de las epidemias influenza sobre la mortalidad y determinar criterio más apropiado para predecir magnitud ésta, a fin brindar un método que alerte precozmente gravedad una epidemia influenza. Métodos. El estudio se realizó en La Capital, departamento provincia Santa Fe, Argentina, durante período 1992-1999. Para lograr primer objetivo llevó cabo análisis retrospectivo los datos por neumonía e personas mayores 65 años, utilizando autorregresivo integrado...

10.1590/s1020-49892002000700005 article ES Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 2002-07-01
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