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Oriana Ramirez-Rubio

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Friedman D, Leone D, Amador J, Kupferman J, Francey L, Lopez-Pilarte D, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A . 2024 Nov; 121(49):e2404848121. PMID: 39585978
Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) is a progressive kidney disease found on the Pacific coast of Central America primarily in young male agricultural workers without typical kidney disease risk factors. While it...
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Raines N, Leone D, Amador J, Lopez-Pilarte D, Ramirez-Rubio O, Delgado I, et al.
Kidney Int Rep . 2024 Jul; 9(7):2250-2259. PMID: 39081728
Introduction: Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) is a chronic kidney disease (CKD) which may be caused by recurrent acute kidney injury (AKI). We investigated urinary quinolinate-to-tryptophan ratio (Q/T), a validated marker of...
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Pedraz T, Herrera L, Vazquez M, Ramirez-Rubio O, Cano R, Herrador Z
PLoS One . 2024 Jan; 19(1):e0295918. PMID: 38165979
Background: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. In Spain, TB notifications are registered through the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network...
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Hall S, Raines N, Ramirez-Rubio O, Amador J, Lopez-Pilarte D, OCallaghan-Gordo C, et al.
Kidney360 . 2023 Apr; 4(7):899-908. PMID: 37068179
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Raines N, Leone D, OCallaghan-Gordo C, Ramirez-Rubio O, Amador J, Lopez Pilarte D, et al.
Metabolites . 2023 Mar; 13(3). PMID: 36984765
Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) is a form of chronic kidney disease found predominantly in young men in Mesoamerica. Strenuous agricultural labor is a consistent risk factor for MeN, but the pathophysiologic...
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Petropoulos Z, Laws R, Amador J, Lopez-Pilarte D, Kaufman J, Weiner D, et al.
Kidney360 . 2022 Apr; 1(10):1042-1051. PMID: 35368783
Background: An epidemic of CKD in Central America predominantly affects males working in certain industries, including sugarcane. Urinary tract infections are commonly diagnosed among men in Nicaragua, who often receive...
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Petropoulos Z, Ramirez-Rubio O, Scammell M, Laws R, Lopez-Pilarte D, Amador J, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2021 Jun; 18(10). PMID: 34069421
An ongoing epidemic of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) afflicts large parts of Central America and is hypothesized to be linked to heat stress at work. Mortality rates...
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Villa S, van Leeuwen R, Gray C, van der Sande M, Konradsen F, Froschl G, et al.
Lancet . 2021 May; 397(10290):2145-2147. PMID: 34015340
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Stallings T, Riefkohl Lisci A, McCray N, Weiner D, Kaufman J, Aschengrau A, et al.
Scand J Work Environ Health . 2021 May; 47(5):377-386. PMID: 34003295
Objectives: Nicaraguan sugarcane workers, particularly cane cutters, have an elevated prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin, also referred to as Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN). The pathogenesis of MeN may...
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Rodriguez P, Grana S, Alvarez-Leon E, Battaglini M, Darias F, Hernan M, et al.
Nat Commun . 2021 Jan; 12(1):587. PMID: 33500407
While Digital contact tracing (DCT) has been argued to be a valuable complement to manual tracing in the containment of COVID-19, no empirical evidence of its effectiveness is available to...