Rodolfo Villena
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Recent Articles
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Cedillo D, Godoy M, Leal P, Villena R
Ther Adv Vaccines Immunother
. 2025 Mar;
13:25151355251322312.
PMID: 40078505
Background: Since the introduction of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, the incidence of complications associated with pediatric infection has markedly declined. However, there is a notable decline in vaccination coverage among younger...
2.
Findlow J, Htar M, Villena R, Balmer P
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2025 Feb;
13(2).
PMID: 40006712
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a global health threat with an unpredictable epidemiology that varies regionally and over time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance Consortium reported...
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Arteta-Acosta C, Villena R, Hormazabal J, Fernandez J, Santolaya M
Vaccine
. 2024 Sep;
42(26):126311.
PMID: 39276620
Background: Over the past few years, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has become a valuable tool for global meningococcal surveillance. The objective of this study was to genetically characterize Neisseria meningitidis strains...
4.
Copiz G, Ibanez C, Pinera C, Cordova L, Paya E, Leal P, et al.
Matern Child Health J
. 2024 Feb;
28(4):767-774.
PMID: 38358537
Background: Chronic hepatitis-B virus (HBV) infection due to mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) during the perinatal period is an important global health concern. Chile is a low-prevalence country with an increasing migratory...
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Villena R, Safadi M, Gentile A, Pujadas M, De la Maza V, George S, et al.
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2023 Dec;
11(12).
PMID: 38140244
Methodology: Descriptive study of MD incidence rates, serogroup distribution, case fatality rates (CFR), and MCV uptakes during the period 2010-2021 in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. Data were extracted from...
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Le Corre N, Abarca K, Astudillo P, Potin M, Lopez S, Goldsack M, et al.
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2023 Oct;
11(10).
PMID: 37896930
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2 was rapidly established. This study describes the safety of CoronaVac in children and adolescents between 3- and 17-years-old in...
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Villena R, Kriz P, Htar M, Burman C, Findlow J, Balmer P, et al.
Hum Vaccin Immunother
. 2023 Sep;
19(2):2251825.
PMID: 37679903
In response to escalating cases of serogroup W (MenW) invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), multiple countries introduced quadrivalent conjugate MenACWY vaccines into their national immunization programs (NIPs). Here, we summarize the...
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Rivacoba M, Villena R, Hormazabal J, Benadof D, Paya E, Valdivieso F, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2023 Jun;
42(8):660-666.
PMID: 37267065
Background: Hypervirulent clonal complex (cc) have been associated with higher incidence and case fatality rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). The aim of this study was to describe the clinical...
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Soto J, Melo-Gonzalez F, Gutierrez-Vera C, Schultz B, Berrios-Rojas R, Rivera-Perez D, et al.
mBio
. 2022 Nov;
13(6):e0131122.
PMID: 36383021
Multiple vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been evaluated in clinical trials. However, trials addressing the immune response in the pediatric population are scarce. The inactivated...
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Valenzuela M, Manalich J, Diaz J, Linazasoro I, Castillo L, Morales A, et al.
Rev Med Chil
. 2019 Dec;
147(6):776-786.
PMID: 31859831
Invasive meningococcal disease is challenging for public health, mainly when it manifests with sudden changes in incidence, serogroups and hypervirulent clones that spread in the population, causing great alarm due...