Fernando Sempertegui
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Recent Articles
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Perez-Galarza J, Procel C, Canadas C, Aguirre D, Pibaque R, Bedon R, et al.
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2021 Feb;
9(2).
PMID: 33572702
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in Wuhan, China, causing outbreaks of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 that has now spread globally. For this reason,...
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Alarcon Falconi T, Estrella B, Sempertegui F, Naumova E
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2020 Aug;
17(16).
PMID: 32823719
Time series analysis in epidemiological studies is typically conducted on aggregated counts, although data tend to be collected at finer temporal resolutions. The decision to aggregate data is rarely discussed...
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Sabin L, Estrella B, Sempertegui F, Farquhar N, Mesic A, Halim N, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2020 Feb;
102(4):731-739.
PMID: 32067631
Pneumonia remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. The total cost of pneumonia-related hospitalization, including household-level cost, is poorly understood. To better understand this burden in...
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Estrella B, Sempertegui F, Franco O, Cepeda M, Naumova E
J Public Health Policy
. 2018 Nov;
40(1):17-34.
PMID: 30377300
Because of air quality management and control, traffic-related air pollution has declined in Quito, Ecuador. We evaluated the effect of a city-wide 5-year air pollution control program on the occurrence...
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Mokhtar R, Holick M, Sempertegui F, Griffiths J, Estrella B, Moore L, et al.
Public Health Nutr
. 2017 Nov;
21(11):1974-1985.
PMID: 29162164
Objective: There is limited knowledge on vitamin D status of children residing in the Andes and its association with undernutrition. We evaluated the vitamin D status of children residing in...
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Jonnalagadda S, Rodriguez O, Estrella B, Sabin L, Sempertegui F, Hamer D
PLoS One
. 2017 Feb;
12(2):e0171687.
PMID: 28182741
Background: In Latin America, community-acquired pneumonia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children. Few studies have examined the etiology of pneumonia in Ecuador. Methods: This observational study...
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Baldeon Rojas L, Weigelt K, de Wit H, Ozcan B, van Oudenaren A, Sempertegui F, et al.
Diabetol Metab Syndr
. 2016 Jan;
8:6.
PMID: 26779287
Background: Recently, we reported signs of inflammation (raised IL-8, reduced miR-146a) and signs of vascular repair (raised HGF) in the serum of Ecuadorian patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). In...
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Baldeon R L, Weigelt K, de Wit H, Ozcan B, van Oudenaren A, Sempertegui F, et al.
PLoS One
. 2015 Jun;
10(6):e0129421.
PMID: 26083362
Objective: To study the expression pattern of microRNAs and mRNAs related to inflammation in T2D monocytes. Design: A microRNA finding study on monocytes of T2D patients and controls using array...
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Baldeon R L, Weigelt K, de Wit H, Ozcan B, van Oudenaren A, Sempertegui F, et al.
PLoS One
. 2014 Dec;
9(12):e115209.
PMID: 25500583
Background: There is increasing evidence that chronic inflammation is an important determinant in insulin resistance and in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). MicroRNAs constitute a newly discovered system...
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Sempertegui F, Estrella B, Rodriguez O, Gomez D, Cabezas M, Salgado G, et al.
Am J Clin Nutr
. 2014 Jan;
99(3):497-505.
PMID: 24429536
Background: Studies of zinc as an adjunct to treatment of severe pneumonia in children have shown mixed results, possibly because of poor information on zinc status and respiratory pathogens. Objective:...