Browsing by Author "Weitzel, Thomas"

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    • Celulitis bacteriemia por pasteurella multocida en una paciente con cirrosis hepática 
      Weitzel, Thomas; Wigant C., Wilson; Porte Torre, Lorena; Fica Cubillos, Alberto; Braun J., Stephanie (Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)
      We report a case of cutaneous infection and bacteraemia caused by Pasteurella multocida in a 86 years old woman with cirrhosis, after a minor cat bite. Although local infection was minimal,the patient was hospitalized due ...
    • Cluster of Imported Vivax Malaria in Travelers Returning From Peru 
      Weitzel, Thomas; Labarca, Jaime; Cortés Moncada, Claudia; Rosas, Reinaldo; Balcells Marty, María Elvira; Perret, Cecilia (Wiley & Sons, 2015)
      We report a cluster of imported vivax malaria in three of five Chilean travelers returning from Peru in March 2015. The cluster highlights the high risk of malaria in the Loreto region in northern Peru, which includes ...
    • Genomic analysis of the diversity, antimicrobial resistance and virulence potential of clinical campylobacter ... 
      Bravo, Verónica; Katz Zondek, Assaf; Porte, Lorena; Weitzel, Thomas; Varela, Carmen; González Escalona, Narjol; BlondelI, Carlos J. (Public Library Science, 2021)
      Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are the leading cause of human gastroenteritis in the industrialized world and an emerging threat in developing countries. The incidence of campylobacteriosis in South America ...
    • Hepatitis B prevalence and influence on HIV treatment outcome and mortality in the Chilean AIDS Cohort 
      Otto Knapp, Ralf; Cortés Moncada, Claudia; Saavedra, Felipe; Wolff Reyes, Marcelo; Weitzel, Thomas (Elsevier, 2013)
      Objectives: To analyze the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection and its influence on mortality and treatment outcome within a large AIDS cohort in Chile. Methods: Clinical and epidemiological data from the ...
    • Mutation in a SARS-CoV-2 haplotype from sub-Antarctic Chile reveals new insights into the spike’s dynamics 
      González Puelma, Jorge; Aldridge, Jacqueline; Montes de Oca, Marco; Pinto, Mónica; Uribe Paredes, Roberto; Fernández Goycoolea, José; Álvarez Saravia, Diego; Álvarez, Hermy; Encina, Gonzalo; Weitzel, Thomas; Muñoz, Rodrigo; Olivera Nappa, Alvaro María; Pantano, Sergio; Navarrete, Marcelo A. (MDPI, 2021)
      The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, as observed with the D614G spike protein mutant and, more recently, with B.1.1.7 (501Y.V1), B.1.351 (501Y.V2) and B.1.1.28.1 (P.1) lineages, represent a continuous threat and might ...
    • Short Report: Mannose-Binding Lectin and Toll-Like Receptor Polymorphisms and Chagas Disease in Chile 
      Weitzel, Thomas; Zulantay Alfaro, Inés; Danquah, Ina; Hamann, Lutz; Schumann, Ralf R.; Apt Baruch, Werner; Mockenhaupt, Frank P. (2012)
      Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and Toll-like receptor (TLR) polymorphisms may influence susceptibility and manifestation of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. In northern Chile, we examined 61 asymptomatic patients with chronic ...