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    • Genetic variability of human metapneumovirus isolated from Chilean children, 2003-2004 
      Escobar, Carola; Luchsinger, Vivian; De Oliveira, Danielle Bruna; Durigon, Edison; Chnaiderman, Jonás; Avendaño, Luis F. (2009)
      Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a significant cause of acute lower respiratory tract infection in all age groups, particularly in children. Two genetic groups and four subgroups of hMPV have been described. They co-circulate ...
    • Identification of P1 types and variants of Mycoplasma pneumoniae during an epidemic in Chile 
      Martínez, María A.; Ruiz, Mauricio; Zunino, Enna; Luchsinger, Vivian; Aguirre, Raúl; Avendaño, Luis F. (2010)
      This study was conducted to determine the types of M. pneumoniae prevalent in adults presenting with community-acquired pneumonia during an epidemic period, and to scrutinize a variable region of the RepMP4 element for the ...
    • Immunoglobulins concentration and B cell counts as severity markers in adult community-acquired pneumonia ... 
      Luchsinger, Vivian; Lizama, Luis; Garmendia, María Luisa; Tempio, Fabián; Ruiz, Mauricio; Pizarro, Rolando; Rossi, Patricio; Huenchur, Lucía; Moreno, Cristian; López, Mercedes; Ampuero, Sandra; Larrañaga, Carmen; Avendaño, Luis Fidel (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020)
      Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality. Immunoglobulins (Igs) and B cells quantification studies in CAP are few and show discrepancies. Serum IgA acts as a powerful natural ...