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Porte L, Cruz R, Perez I, Varela C, Diaz C, Garcia P, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Dec; 19(12):e0315690. PMID: 39715188
Filamentous fungi are an emergent cause of severe infections in immunocompromised patients. Timely and accurate identification is crucial to initiate appropriate therapy. Traditional identification methods are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and operator-dependent....
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Martinez-Valdebenito C, Acosta-Jamett G, Abello R, Jiang J, Richards A, Abarca K, et al.
Parasit Vectors . 2024 Dec; 17(1):514. PMID: 39695743
Candidatus Orientia chiloensis causes scrub typhus over a wide geographical range in southern Chile. The life cycle, including vectors and reservoirs of this novel rickettsial pathogen, is incompletely understood. We...
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Veit O, Maniewski-Kelner U, Rothe C, Eperon G, Boering M, Alcedo S, et al.
J Travel Med . 2024 Sep; 31(8). PMID: 39325977
No abstract available.
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Weitzel T, Dittrich S, Mockenhaupt F, Lindner A
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2024 Jul; 18(7):e0012319. PMID: 38968318
Background: Strongyloidiasis is caused by a neglected nematode, manifesting as chronic intestinal infection with potentially severe manifestations. The disease is an emerging problem in non-endemic countries affecting travelers and migrants....
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Benz U, Traore M, Revay E, Traore A, Prozorov A, Traore I, et al.
J Travel Med . 2024 Mar; 31(4). PMID: 38498330
Background: The effect of clothing colour on the biting rates of different vector mosquito species is not well understood. Studies under tropical field conditions are lacking. This study aimed to...
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Weitzel T, Brown A, Libman M, Perret C, Huits R, Chen L, et al.
J Travel Med . 2024 Jan; 31(4). PMID: 38245913
Background: Prolonged diarrhoea is common amongst returning travellers and is often caused by intestinal protozoa. However, the epidemiology of travel-associated illness caused by protozoal pathogens is not well described. Methods:...
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Katz A, Porte L, Weitzel T, Varela C, Munoz-Rehbein C, Ugalde J, et al.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol . 2023 Jul; 13:1208825. PMID: 37520433
is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide and an emerging and neglected pathogen in South America. This zoonotic pathogen colonizes the gastrointestinal tract of a wide range of mammals...
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Weitzel T, Martinez-Valdebenito C, Acosta-Jamett G, Abarca K
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep . 2023 Jul; 72(27):753-754. PMID: 37410667
No abstract available.
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Levican A, Varela C, Porte L, Weitzel T, Briceno I, Guerra F, et al.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol . 2023 Jun; 13:1153693. PMID: 37384222
spp. are considered the most frequent cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. However, outside high-income countries, its burden is poorly understood. Limited published data suggest that prevalence in low- and middle-income...
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Porte L, Perez C, Barbe M, Varela C, Vollrath V, Legarraga P, et al.
Pathogens . 2023 Mar; 12(3). PMID: 36986425
spp. is an emerging cause of infectious diarrhea worldwide. In South American countries such as Chile, its prevalence is underestimated due to inadequate detection methods. Gastrointestinal multiplex PCR panels (GMP)...