Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions

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    • New record of Scedosporium dehoogii from Chile: Phylogeny and susceptibility profiles to classic and novel ... 
      Alvarez, Eduardo; Sanhueza, Camila (Asociacion Espanola de Micologia, 2016)
      © 2016 Asociación Española de Micología Background Scedosporium species are considered emerging agents causing illness in immunocompromised patients. In Chile, only Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium boydii and ...
    • Early discoid lupus erythematosus protects against renal disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: ... 
      Pons Estel, Guillermo; Aspey, L. D.; Bao, G.; Pons-Estel, Bernardo A.; Wojdyla, D.; Saurit, V.; Alvarellos, A.; Caeiro, F.; Haye Salinas, M. J.; Sato, E. I.; Soriano, E. R.; Costallat, L. T.L.; Neira, O.; Iglesias Gamarra, Antonio J.; Gil Reyes, Llerena; Cardiel, M. H.; Acevedo Vásquez, Eduardo (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017)
      © SAGE Publications. Objectives The objective of this study was to examine whether early discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) would be a protective factor for further lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus ...
    • Tuberculosis in pediatric antiretroviral therapy programs in low- and middle-income countries: Diagnosis ... 
      Ballif, Marie; Renner, Lorna; Dusingize, Jean Claude; Leroy, Valeriane; Ayaya, Samuel; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara; Cortes, Claudia P.; McGowan, Catherine C.; Graber, Claire; Mandalakas, Anna M.; Mofenson, Lynne M.; Egger, Matthias; Wati, Ketut Dewi Kumara; Nallusamy, Reva (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      ©The Author 2014.Background. The global burden of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be 0.5 million new cases per year. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children are at high risk for TB. Diagnosis of ...
    • Induction of controlled hypoxic pregnancy in large mammalian species 
      Brain, Kirsty L.; Allison, Beth J.; Niu, Youguo; Cross, Christine M.; Itani, Nozomi; Kane, Andrew D.; Herrera, Emilio A.; Giussani, Dino A. (American Physiological Society, 2015)
      © 2015 The Authors. Progress in the study of pregnancy complicated by chronic hypoxia in large mammals has been held back by the inability to measure long-term significant reductions in fetal oxygenation at values similar ...
    • A connective tissue disorder may underlie ESSENCE problems in childhood 
      Baeza-Velasco, Carolina; Grahame, Rodney; Bravo, Jaime F. (Elsevier Inc., 2017)
      © 2016 Elsevier Ltd Background Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type, also known as Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (EDS-HT/JHS), is the most common hereditary disorder of the connective tissue (HDCT). It is characterized ...
    • Assessing caribbean shallow and mesophotic reef fish communities using Baited-Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) ... 
      Andradi-Brown, Dominic A.; Macaya-Solis, Consuelo; Exton, Dan A.; Gress, Erika; Wright, Georgina; Rogers, Alex D. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      © 2016 Andradi-Brown et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ...
    • Clinical and color Doppler ultrasound evaluation of polyacrylamide injection in HIV patients with severe ... 
      Faundez, E.; Vega, N.; Vera, E.; Vega, P.; Sepulveda, D.; Wortsman, Ximena (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2017)
      © 2016 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background/Purpose: Facial lipoatrophy in HIV patients, secondary to antiretroviral therapy (ART) with thymidine analogs, has been related to important ...
    • Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Assessment After Immunochemotherapy and Irradiation Using ... 
      Ceriani, Luca; Martelli, Maurizio; Gospodarowicz, Maria K.; Ricardi, Umberto; Ferreri, Andrés J.M.; Chiappella, Annalisa; Stelitano, Caterina; Balzarotti, Monica; Cabrera, Maria E.; Cunningham, David; Guarini, Attilio; Zinzani, Pier Luigi; Giovanella, Luca; Johnson, P (Elsevier Inc., 2017)
      © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Purpose To assess the predictive value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for disease recurrence after immunochemotherapy (R-CHT) and mediastinal ...
    • Avian H11 influenza virus isolated from domestic poultry in a Colombian live animal market 
      Jiménez-Bluhm, Pedro; Karlsson, Erik A.; Ciuoderis, Karl A.; Cortez, Valerie; Marvin, Shauna A.; Hamilton-West Miranda, Christopher; Schultz-Cherry, Stacey; Osorio, Jorge E. (Nature Publishing Group, 2016)
      © The Author(s) 2016. Live animal markets (LAMs) are an essential source of food and trade in Latin American countries; however, they can also serve as 'hotbeds' for the emergence and potential spillover of avian influenza ...
    • A Morphological and Morphometric Study of Bite Marks Caused by Mice (Mus Musculus) on Different Baits for ... 
      Toledo, Víctor A.; Fonseca, Gabriel M.; González, Paula A.; Ibarra, Luis; Torres, Francisco J.; Sáez, Pedro L. (Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2017)
      © 2016 American Academy of Forensic Sciences In animal bites, the dental attributes can be fundamental in identifying the marks made by various species on different matrices. Although rodent bite marks have been studied ...
    • Adherence to antipsychotic medication in indigenous patients with schizophrenia Adherencia a la medicación ... 
      Caqueo-Urízar, Alejandra; Alfonso Urzúa, M.; Miranda-Castillo, Claudia; Irarrázaval, Matías (Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente, 2016)
      Introduction Non-adherence to antipsychotic medication remains a complex problem in the treatment of schizophrenia patients, especially in indigenous population. Objective The aim of the study was to assess the differences ...
    • Residue depletion of oxytetracycline (OTC) and 4-epi-oxytetracycline (4-epi-OTC) in broiler chicken’s claws ... 
      Cornejo, J.; Pokrant, E.; Araya, D.; Briceño, C.; Hidalgo, H.; Maddaleno, A.; Araya-Jordán, C.; San Martin, B. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2017)
      © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Antibiotics are widely used in poultry production for the treatment of bacterial diseases. However, residues may remain in products and by-products destined for ...
    • Brains from non-Alzheimer's individuals containing amyloid deposits accelerate Aβ deposition in vivo 
      Durán Aniotz, Claudia; Morales, Rodrigo; Moreno González, Inés; Hu, Ping Ping; Soto, Claudio (BioMed Central, 2013)
      Background: One of the main features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the presence of Aβ deposits, which accumulate in the brain years before the onset of symptoms. We and others have demonstrated that cerebral Aβ-amyloidosis ...
    • Muertes por suicidio en la Región de Tarapacá, años 1990-2013 
      Madariaga Araya, Carlos; Ulloa D., Ornella; Gómez V., Ana-Genoveva; Iriondo C., Pedro; Alvarado Muñoz, Rubén (Sociedad de Neurología, Psiquiatría y Neurocirugía, 2016)
      Introduction: It presents the update of an epidemiologic descriptive study of deaths by suicide that took place in the Tarapacá region, Chile. The study encompasses almost a quarter of a century, between the years 1990 ...
    • Factors associated with success of a smoking cessation program Factores asociados con el éxito de la terapia ... 
      Peña, Pedro; Zagolin, Mónica; Acuña, Mónica; Navarrete, Sandra; Bustamante, Pilar; Canals Cifuentes, Andrea (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2016)
      © 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All right reserved. Background: Smoking cessation therapies include counseling, psychological management and pharmacological therapy. Varenicline is the most effective and safe medication ...
    • Cleft lip/palate and flour fortification with folic acid in chile. An exploratory study Fisuras labio-palatinas ... 
      Paulos, Angélica; Pino, Paulina; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Lagos, Carolina; Broussain, Valentina; Hasbún, Andrea (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2016)
      © 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All right reserved.Background: The effect of food fortification with folic acid on the incidence of lip-palate fissures (FLP) is under discussion. Aim: To calculate the rate of hospital ...
    • Expression of miR-22 and miR-150 in type 1 diabetes mellitus: Possible relationship with autoimmunity and ... 
      Estrella, Santiago; García Díaz, Diego; Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Camacho-Guillén, Patricia; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (Ediciones Doyma, S.L., 2016)
      © 2016 Elsevier España, S.L.U. Background and objective Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease of complex aetiology. Several microRNAs (miR) have been linked to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. To analyze ...
    • Epigenetics in type 1 diabetes: TNFa gene promoter methylation status in Chilean patients with type 1 ... 
      Arroyo Jousse, Viviana; García Díaz, Diego; Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (Cambridge University Press, 2016)
      © The Authors 2016. TNF-α is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is involved in type 1 diabetes (T1D) pathogenesis. The TNFa gene is subject of epigenetic regulation in which folate and homocysteine are important molecules ...
    • A new fetal death classification system Método de clasificación de mortinatos según condición obstétrica ... 
      Ovalle Salas, Alfredo; Fuentes, Ariel; Chacón, Valentina; Espinoza, Carolina; González, Rodrigo; Ramos, Manuel; Geraldo, Jorge; Osses, Letsy; Kakarieka, Elena (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2016)
      © 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All right reserved. Background: Stillbirth is the mayor contributor to perinatal mortality. Aim: To report a system for classification of fetal deaths. Material and Methods: Retrospective ...
    • Acute Effects of Contract-Relax Stretching vs. TENS in Young Subjects with Anterior Knee Pain: A Randomized ... 
      Valenza, Marie C.; Torres-Sánchez, Irene; Cabrera-Martos, Irene; Valenza-Demet, Gerald; Cano-Cappellacci, Marcelo (NSCA National Strength and Conditioning Association, 2016)
      © 2013 National Strength and Conditioning Association.Valenza, MC, Torres-Sánchez, I, Cabrera-Martos, I, Valenza-Demet, G, and Cano-Cappellacci, M. Acute effects of contract-relax stretching vs. TENS in young subjects with ...