A5101790480- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Bartonella species infections research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Indigenous Health and Education
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
Universidad de Las Américas
2019-2025
Universidad de Zaragoza
2020
Universidad Yachay Tech
2018-2019
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), the causative agent of (TB), remains a significant global health challenge, with an estimated 10.8 million cases diagnosed and 1.25 deaths in 2023, according to WHO. In this context, enhancing TB case detection using more sensitive diagnostic methods is essential. Here, we compared performance two commercial real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kits reference standards smear microscopy, culture, Gene Xpert. By analyzing 402 clinical...
Infections caused by mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), are a major public health issue worldwide. An accurate diagnosis of mycobacterial species is challenge for surveillance treatment, particularly in high-burden settings usually associated with low- middle-income countries. In this study, we analyzed the clinical performance two commercial PCR kits designed identification differentiation MTBC NTM, available setting...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant supply shortages worldwide for SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnosis, like RNA extraction kits.The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical performance and analytical sensitivity a simple diagnosis protocol based on heat shock without using both "CDC" (N gene) "Charite" (E RT-qPCR protocols.1,036 nasopharyngeal samples, 543 them positive, were analyzed. method correctly identified 68.8% (232/337) 89.4% (202/226) positive samples N gene E gene,...
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem in human and veterinary medicine. Here we show that 6.25% of the guinea pigs studied Ecuador, raised as livestock, carry methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasopharynx therefore may potentially play role transmission MRSA Andean Region South America.
One of the constraints in containing impact COVID-19 pandemic Ecuador is limited testing capacity, especially high-risk populations such as people living humanitarian shelters.
The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected Latin American countries, with countless cases and deaths. In countries like Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Colombia Ecuador, the public health system collapsed lack of testing capacity did not allow control spread SARS-CoV-2 during first year pandemic. Moreover, rural Indigenous communities in these particularly isolated ones those Amazon Basin, were neglected terms access to medical aid.
The extensive population of free-roaming dogs poses significant public health risks in low- and middle-income countries because their potential role spreading infectious zoonotic diseases. This article discusses the successful collaboration between academia nonprofit animal welfare organizations Ecuador to enhance One Health surveillance despite limited research resources. collaborative model could serve as a valuable example for other Americas globally, where community-based strategies may...
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that endemic in tropical regions, including Ecuador. It caused by spirochetes of the genus
The SARS-CoV-2 gold standard detection method is an RT-qPCR with a previous step of viral RNA extraction from the patient sample either by using commercial automatized or manual kits. This expensive and time demanding.The aim our study was to evaluate clinical performance simple protocol based on fast intense homogenization followed direct RT-qPCR.388 nasopharyngeal swabs were analyzed in this study. 222 them tested positive for method, while 166 negative. 197 those samples also protocol,...