Browsing by Author "Ferrés, Marcela"

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    • Early versus deferred anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma in patients admitted for COVID-19: A randomized ... 
      Balcells, María Elvira; Rojas, Luis; Le Corre, Nicole; Martínez Valdebenito, Constanza; Ceballos, María Elena; Ferrés, Marcela; Chang, Mayling; Vizcaya, Cecilia; Mondaca, Sebastián; Huete, Álvaro; Castro, Ricardo; Sarmiento, Mauricio; Villarroel, Luis; Pizarro, Alejandra; Ross, Patricio; Santander, Jaime; Lara, Bárbara; Ferrada, Marcela; Vargas Salas, Sergio Sebastián; Beltrán Pavez, Carolina Alejandra; Soto Rifo, Ricardo Andrés; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando Andrés; Caglevic, Christian; Mahave, Mauricio; Selman, Carolina; Gazitua, Raimundo; Briones, José Luis; Villarroel Espíndola, Franz; Balmaceda, Carlos; Espinoza, Manuel A.; Pereira, Jaime; Nervi, Bruno (Public Library Science, 2021)
      Background Convalescent plasma (CP), despite limited evidence on its efficacy, is being widely used as a compassionate therapy for hospitalized patients with COVID-19. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ...
    • Genetic susceptibility to Andes Hantavirus: Association between severity of disease and HLA alleles in ... 
      Ferrer C., Pablo; Vial C., Pablo A.; Ferrés, Marcela; Godoy M., Paula; Cuiza V., Analia; Marco C., Claudia; Castillo H., Constanza; Umaña C., María Elena; Rothhammer Engel, Francisco; Llop Romero, Elena (2007)
      Andes hantavirus (ANDV) infection in Chile has a variable clinical expression, and infected individuals may present with different grades of disease severity. This study aimed to determine if clinical expression of ANDV ...
    • Highly Differentiated, Resting Gn-Specific Memory CD8+ T Cells Persist Years after Infection by Andes Hantavirus 
      Manigold, Tobias; Mori, Andrés; Graumann, Rebecca; Llop Romero, Elena; Simon, Valeska; Ferrés, Marcela; Valdivieso, Francisca; Castillo, Constanza; Hjelle, Brian; Vial, Pablo (2010)
      In man, infection with South American Andes virus (ANDV) causes hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS). HCPS due to ANDV is endemic in Southern Chile and much of Argentina and increasing numbers of cases are reported ...
    • HIV-1 tropism: a comparison between RNA and proviral DNA in routine clinical samples from Chilean patients 
      Ferrer Campos, Pablo; Montecinos, Luisa; Tello, Mario; Tordecilla, Rocío; Rodríguez, Consuelo; Ferrés, Marcela; Pérez, Carlos M.; Beltrán, Carlos; Guzmán Meléndez, María Antonieta; Afani Saud, Alejandro (BioMed Central, 2013)
      Background: HIV in Chile has a notification rate of 0.01%. Coreceptor antagonists are a family of antiretroviral drugs that are used with the prior knowledge of patients HIV-1 tropism. Viral RNA-based tropism detection ...
    • Infection of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells by ANDES Hantavirus enhances pro-inflammatory state, ... 
      Marsac, Delphine; García, Stephanie; Fournet, Alexandra; Aguirre, Adam; Pino, Karla; Ferrés, Marcela; Kalergis, Alexis M.; López-Lastra, Marcelo; Veas, Francisco (2011)
      Background: Andes virus (ANDV), a rodent-borne Hantavirus, is the major etiological agent of Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in South America, which is mainly characterized by a vascular leakage with high rate ...
    • Presence of Bartonella henselae in cats, in Chile Presencia de Bartonella henselae en gatos: Cuantificación ... 
      Ferrés, Marcela; Abarca Villaseca, Katia; Godoy M., Paula; García C., Patricia; Palavecino, Elizabeth; Méndez, Gabriela; Valdés O., Alicia; Ernst, Santiago; Thibaut, Julio; Koberg, Jurgen; Chanqueo C., Leonardo; Vial C., Pablo A. (2005)
      The availability of a serologic test for cat scratch disease in humans has allowed the diagnosis of an increasing number of cases of this disease in Chile. Aim: To perform a serological survey for Bartonella henselae among ...
    • Presencia de Bartonella henselae en gatos: cuantificación del reservorio natural y riesgo de exposición ... 
      Ferrés, Marcela; Abarca Villaseca, Katia; Godoy, Paula; García, Patricia; Palavecino, Elizabeth; Méndez, Gabriela; Valdés, Alicia; Ernst, Santiago; Thibaut, Julio; Koberg, Jurgen; Chanqueo, Leonardo; Vial, Pablo (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2005-12)
      Background: The availability of a serologic test for cat scratch disease in humans has allowed the diagnosis of an increasing number of cases of this disease in disease in Chile. Aim: To perform a serological survey for ...
    • Prevalence of R5 and X4 HIV variants in antiretroviral treatmentexperienced patients with virologic failure 
      Tello, M.; Montecinos, L.; Tordecilla Fernández, Rocío Pilar; Rodríguez, C.; Beltrán, C.; Guzmán Meléndez, María Antonieta; Ferrés, Marcela; Pérez, C. M.; Ferrer Campos, Pablo; Afani Saud, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2014)
      Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) inhibits virus replication. Nevertheless, ART has the disad-vantage of generate selective resistance and adverse events. Coreceptor antagonists are a family ofantiretroviral drugs ...
    • Rapid Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Detection of Hantavirus-Specific Antibodies in Divergent ... 
      Cautivo, Karla; Schountz, Tony; Acuña Retamar, Mariana; Ferrés, Marcela; Torres Pérez, Fernando (2014)
      We assessed the utility of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of hantavirus-specific antibodies from sera of Oligoryzomys longicaudatus, the principal reservoir of Andes virus (ANDV), using an ...