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    • Luchsinger Farías, Vivian; Ruiz Carmona, Mauricio; Zunino, Enna; Martínez, María Angélica; Machado, Clarisse; Piedra, Pedro A.; Fasce, Rodrigo; Ulloa Flores, María Teresa; Fink, María Cristina; Lara, Pamela; Gebauer, Mónica; Chávez, Fernando; Avendaño, Luis F. (group.bmj.com, 2013)
      Background Adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a relevant worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality, however the aetiology often remains uncertain and the therapy is empirical. We applied conventional and ...
    • Luchsinger Farías, Vivian; Ampuero Llanos, Sandra; Palomino Montenegro, María Angélica; Chnaiderman Figueroa, Jonás; Levican, Jorge; Gaggero Brillouet, Aldo; Larrañaga Larrañaga, Carmen (Elsevier, 2014)
      Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus (HRV) are the main cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs) in infants. Viral and host-related risk factors for severe disease have also not ...
    • Phan, Tung Gia; Luchsinger Farías, Vivian; Avendaño Carvajal, Luis; Deng, Xutao; Delwart, Eric (Society for General Microbiology, 2014)
      Some respiratory tract infections remain unexplained despite extensive testing for common pathogens. Nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) from 120 Chilean infants from Santiago with acute lower respiratory tract infections were ...
    • Luchsinger Farías, Vivian; Luzoro Vial, Amaranta; Martínez Galofre, María José (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2010-07)
      Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) are latent persistent infections. Their reactivation may cause illnesses and death in human immunodeficiency virus-infected (HIV) ...