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2. Universal and Expanded Screening Strategy for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Is Pool Testing by a Rapid Molecular Test in Saliva a New Choice in Developing Countries?
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Izquierdo, Giannina, primary, Guerra, Carolina, additional, Reyes, Roberto, additional, Araya, Leslie, additional, Sepulveda, Belén, additional, Cabrera, Camila, additional, Medina, Pamela, additional, Mardones, Eledier, additional, Villavicencio, Leonel, additional, Montecinos, Luisa, additional, Tarque, Felipe, additional, Acevedo, William, additional, Barraza, Marlon, additional, Farfán, Mauricio, additional, Mendez, Jocelyn, additional, and Torres, Juan Pablo, additional
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- 2024
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3. Modelo computacional interactivo, semi-automatizado y de código abierto aplicado a la vigilancia de virus respiratorios
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Reyes, Felipe, Ferrés, Marcela, Vial, Pablo, Vollrath, Valeska, Camponovo, Rossanna, Montecinos, Luisa, Hirsch, Tamara, Valenzuela, Patricia, and Perret, Cecilia
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infección respiratoria aguda ,acute respiratory infections ,Internet ,Surveillance ,respiratory viruses ,Vigilancia ,virus respiratorios - Abstract
Resumen Las infecciones respiratorias agudas (IRA) causadas por virus son una importante causa de morbilidad y mortalidad en el mundo, afectando principalmente a niños y adultos mayores. Se asocian a un alto número de consultas y hospitalizaciones, a una significativa sobrecarga del sistema de salud y a un alto costo económico. La vigilancia de virus respiratorios tiene el potencial de ayudar a optimizar la respuesta sanitaria, garantizar la disponibilidad de recursos humanos, racionalizar los recursos y disminuir los costos asociados a la atención en salud. Con el objetivo de optimizar la recolección y visualización de los datos de nuestro actual sistema de vigilancia de virus respiratorios, se diseñó una plataforma basada en R y sus paquetes Shiny, que permite la creación de una interfase web interactiva y amigable para la recolección, análisis y publicación de los datos. Se ingresaron a esta plataforma los datos de la red de vigilancia metropolitana de virus respiratorios disponibles desde 2006. En esta plataforma, el investigador demora menos de un minuto en registrar los datos. El análisis y publicación es inmediato, llegando a cualquier usuario con un dispositivo conectado a Internet, quien puede elegir las variables a consultar. Con un costo muy bajo, en poco tiempo y utilizando el lenguaje de programación R, se logró crear un sistema simple e interactivo, disminuyendo el tiempo de carga y análisis de datos de forma considerable, posiblemente aumentando el impacto y la disponibilidad de esta vigilancia. Abstract Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, affecting mainly children and the elderly. They are associated with a high economic burden, increased number of medical visits and hospitalizations. The surveillance of the circulation of respiratory viruses can reduce the health care associated costs, and to optimize the health response. A platform based on R and its package Shiny was designed, to create an interactive and friendly web interface for gathering, analysis and publication of the data. The data from the Chilean metropolitan respiratory viruses surveillance network, available since 2006, was uploaded into the platform. Using this platform, the researcher spends less than 1 minute to upload the data, and the analysis and publication is immediate, available to be seen by any user with a device connected to Internet, who can choose the variables to be displayed. With a very low cost, in a short time, and using the R programming language, it was possible to create a simple, and interactive platform, considerably decreasing the upload and analysis time, and increasing the impact and availability of this surveillance.
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- 2020
4. Modelo computacional interactivo, semi-automatizado y de código abierto aplicado a la vigilancia de virus respiratorios
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Reyes, Felipe, primary, Ferrés, Marcela, additional, Vial, Pablo, additional, Vollrath, Valeska, additional, Camponovo, Rossanna, additional, Montecinos, Luisa, additional, Hirsch, Tamara, additional, Valenzuela, Patricia, additional, and Perret, Cecilia, additional
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- 2020
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5. Parechovirus como agente etiológico de meningitis y/o sepsis viral en lactantes
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Gutiérrez, Valentina, Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza, Montecinos, Luisa, Alarcón, Romina, Gárate, Constanza, and Ferrés, Marcela
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Sepsis like syndrome ,children ,Human Parechovirus ,infants ,lactantes ,Parechovirus humano ,niños ,sepsis viral - Abstract
Introducción: Parechovirus humano (HPeV) pertenece a la familia Picornaviridae; ha sido descrito en sepsis viral y meningoencefalitis en niños de dos años o menos (lactantes). Se conocen 16 genotipos, siendo los más frecuentes HPeV 1, 2 y 3; el más grave es el tipo 3. Objetivos: Estimar la frecuencia de HPeV como agente causal de meningoencefalitis o sepsis viral en lactantes; caracterizar clínica y molecularmente los HPeV encontrados. Material y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo. Se utilizaron muestras de LCR, plasma, hisopado nasofaríngeo y/o deposiciones de lactantes con sospecha de sepsis y/o meningoencefalitis viral entre octubre 2013 y marzo 2015. Se estudiaron muestras almacenadas en laboratorio y de pacientes hospitalizados. Como diagnóstico, se realizó RPC-TR en tiempo real para HPeV dirigido a sector 5'UTR. Para la caracterización molecular, se secuenció un sector de 304 pb en unión VP3/VP1 mediante una RPC-TR anidada. Resultados: Se reclutó un total de 59 pacientes con frecuencia de HPeV de 18,6% (11/59), correspondientes a 8,7% (4/46) en muestras de colección y 53,8% (7/13) en hospitalizados, edad promedio 49 días. En la presentación clínica destacó la irritabilidad, el rechazo alimentario y la fiebre. Seis casos fueron genotipificados, todos correspondieron al tipo HPeV 3. Conclusiones: HPeV debe ser considerado como agente causal en sepsis y/o meningoencefalitis en lactantes. Introduction: Human parechovirus (HPeV) belongs to the Picornaviridae family and has been described in viral meningoencephalitis ans sepsis like illness in infants. Until now, 16 genotypes have been recognized, the most common are HPeV 1, 2 and 3; type 3 is most severe. Aims: To estimate the frequency of HPeV etiology in viral meningoencephalitis and sepsis in infants and characterize clinical and molecular aspects of infection. Methods: Between October 2013 and March 2015 we collected CSF samples, plasma, nasopharyngeal swabs and/or stools of patients younger than two years with suspected sepsis and/or viral meningitis. Samples were obtained from laboratory storage sites and from hospitalized patients. HPeV was diagnosed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay against the 5'UTR region. Positive samples were genotyped by sequencing a 304pb segment in VP3/VP1 overlapping region obtained with a nested PCR. Results: Overall HPeV detection rate was 18,6% (11/59 patients), distributed in 8.7% (4/46) laboratory's samples and 53.8% (7/13) of samples from hospitalized patients; mean age was 49 days (18 days-6 months). Most common clinical signs (11/11 patients) were irritability, inappetance, and fever (magnitude 38-38.8°C). All six samples genotyped were HPeV 3. Conclusions: HPeV should be considered as a relatively significant etiologic agent of viral meningoencephalitis and sepsis in infants.
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- 2016
6. Early detection of cytomegalovirus infection in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients by real time-quantitative PCR
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Ceballos, M. Elena, Vizcaya, Cecilia, Pavez, Daniela, Cerda, Jaime, Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza, Montecinos, Luisa, and Ferrés, Marcela
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surgical procedures, operative ,virus diseases - Published
- 2014
7. Parechovirus como agente etiológico de meningitis y/o sepsis viral en lactantes
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Gutiérrez, Valentina, primary, Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza, additional, Montecinos, Luisa, additional, Alarcón, Romina, additional, Gárate, Constanza, additional, and Ferrés, Marcela, additional
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- 2016
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8. La vacuna polio oral en lactantes no interfiere con la detección de enterovirus en sangre
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González, Marcela, Sandoval, Carmen, Valenzuela, Patricia, Montecinos, Luisa, Martínez, Constanza, Godoy, Paula, and Abarca, Katia
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real time PCR ,PCR ,Viremia poliovirus vaccinal ,enterovirus ,Poliovirus vaccine viraemia ,RPC ,RPC tiempo real - Abstract
Introducción: No existen estudios que indiquen si la vacuna polio oral (VPO) produce viremia detectable mediante métodos moleculares. Una eventual viremia podría afectar el rendimiento de la RPC tiempo real para detectar enterovirus (EV) no polio, examen de creciente uso clínico en lactantes pequeños con fiebre sin foco. Objetivo: Determinar viremia post VPO en lactantes sanos, por métodos moleculares. Métodos: 50 menores de 3 meses, al momento de recibir su primera VPO se distribuyeron en forma aleatoria en 5 grupos: control, muestra de sangre pre-vacunación; grupo 1, muestra al 2° día; grupo 2, al 4° día; grupo 3, al 6° día y grupo 4, al 8° día post-vacunación. Se realizó RPC convencional específica para virus polio y RPC tiempo real para EV no polio en las muestras de sangre y en muestras de VPO. Resultados: No se identificó presencia de material genético de virus polio en lactante alguno, mientras que en 9 (18%) se identificó presencia de EV no polio. La RPC tiempo real para EV no polio no amplificó material genético a partir de las muestras de VPO. Discusión: Los resultados sugieren que no existe viremia post-VPO detectable por métodos moleculares. Considerando que la RPC tiempo real de EV no polio de uso clínico no permite identificar la presencia de virus polio, estos hallazgos indican que no existirán falsos positivos de este examen como resultado de una vacunación VPO reciente. Adicionalmente se documentó presencia de EV no polio en sangre de lactantes asintomáticos. Introduction: There is not known if a viraemia post-oral polio vaccine (OPV) is detectable by modern molecular techniques. Such viraemia could affect the performance of the real time-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for non polio enterovirus (EV) detection, technique of growing clinical use for the study of febrile infants. Objective: To determine viraemia post-first dose of OPV in healthy infants, by molecular techniques. Patients and Methods: 50 infants less than three months without previous VPO were randomized in 5 groups: a control group with pre-vaccination blood sample (BS), group 1 BS at day 2, group 2 BS at day 4, group 3, BS at day 6 and group 4, BS at day 8 post-vaccination. Conventional and specific PCR for poliovirus and real time PCR for non polio EV were performed in BS and in OPV samples. Results: No genetic material of poliovirus was detected in any infant, while in 9 of them (18%) non polio EV was identified. Real time PCR for EV did not amplify poliovirus from OPV samples. Discussion: Results suggest that no post VPO viraemia detectable by molecular methods exists. Considering that real time PCR for EV does not allow to identify polio virus, no false positives of the test are expected as a result of a recent VPO vaccination. We documented presence of non polio EV in blood of healthy asymptomatic infants.
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- 2013
9. Detección precoz de infección por citomegalovirus en pacientes sometidos a trasplante alogéneico de precursores hematopoyéticos por reacción de polimerasa en cadena cuantitativa en tiempo real
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Ceballos, M. Elena, primary, Vizcaya, Cecilia, additional, Pavez, Daniela, additional, Cerda, Jaime, additional, Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza, additional, Montecinos, Luisa, additional, and Ferrés, Marcela, additional
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- 2014
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10. La vacuna polio oral en lactantes no interfiere con la detección de enterovirus en sangre
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González, Marcela, primary, Sandoval, Carmen, additional, Valenzuela, Patricia, additional, Montecinos, Luisa, additional, Martínez, Constanza, additional, Godoy, Paula, additional, and Abarca, Katia, additional
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- 2013
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11. HIV-1 tropism: a comparison between RNA and proviral DNA in routine clinical samples from Chilean patients
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Ferrer, Pablo, primary, Montecinos, Luisa, additional, Tello, Mario, additional, Tordecilla, Rocio, additional, Rodríguez, Consuelo, additional, Ferrés, Marcela, additional, Pérez, Carlos M, additional, Beltrán, Carlos, additional, Guzmán, Maria A, additional, and Afani, Alejandro, additional
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- 2013
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12. Identification of reactive conserved histidines in phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinases from Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Bazaes, Sergio, primary, Montecinos, Luisa, additional, Krautwurst, Hans, additional, Goldie, Hughes, additional, Cardemil, Emilio, additional, and Jabalquinto, Ana Marı́a, additional
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- 1997
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13. Identification of reactive conserved histidines in phospho enolpyruvate carboxykinases from Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Bazaes, Sergio, Montecinos, Luisa, Krautwurst, Hans, Goldie, Hughes, Cardemil, Emilio, and Jabalquinto, Ana Marı́a
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- 1997
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14. [Interactive, semi-automatized and open source computational model applied to respiratory viruses surveillance].
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Reyes F, Ferrés M, Vial P, Vollrath V, Camponovo R, Montecinos L, Hirsch T, Valenzuela P, and Perret C
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- Aged, Child, Chile epidemiology, Humans, Internet, Viruses, Health Care Costs, Models, Theoretical, Respiratory Tract Infections economics, Respiratory Tract Infections epidemiology, Software economics, Software standards, Virus Diseases epidemiology
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Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, affecting mainly children and the elderly. They are associated with a high economic burden, increased number of medical visits and hospitalizations. The surveillance of the circulation of respiratory viruses can reduce the health care associated costs, and to optimize the health response. A platform based on R and its package Shiny was designed, to create an interactive and friendly web interface for gathering, analysis and publication of the data. The data from the Chilean metropolitan respiratory viruses surveillance network, available since 2006, was uploaded into the platform. Using this platform, the researcher spends less than 1 minute to upload the data, and the analysis and publication is immediate, available to be seen by any user with a device connected to Internet, who can choose the variables to be displayed. With a very low cost, in a short time, and using the R programming language, it was possible to create a simple, and interactive platform, considerably decreasing the upload and analysis time, and increasing the impact and availability of this surveillance.
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- 2020
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15. [Parechovirus as etiologic agent of meningitis and/or sepsis like illness in infants].
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Gutiérrez V, Martínez-Valdebenito C, Montecinos L, Alarcón R, Gárate C, and Ferrés M
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- Genotype, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Meningitis, Viral diagnosis, Parechovirus genetics, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sepsis diagnosis, Meningitis, Viral virology, Parechovirus isolation & purification, Picornaviridae Infections diagnosis, Sepsis virology
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Introduction: Human parechovirus (HPeV) belongs to the Picornaviridae family and has been described in viral meningoencephalitis and sepsis like illness in infants. Until now, 16 genotypes have been recognized, the most common are HPEV 1, 2 and 3; type 3 is most severe., Aims: To estimate the frequency of HPEV etiology in viral meningoencephalitis and sepsis in infants and characterize clinical and molecular aspects of infection., Methods: Between October 2013 and March 2015 we collected CSF samples, plasma, nasopharyngeal swabs and/or stools of patients younger than two years with suspected sepsis and/or viral meningitis. Samples were obtained from laboratory storage sites and from hospitalized patients. HPeV was diagnosed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay against the 5'UTR region. Positive samples were genotyped by sequencing a 304pb segment in VP3/VP1 overlapping region obtained with a nested PCR., Results: Overall HPeV detection rate was 18,6% (11/59 patients), distributed in 8.7% (4/46) laboratory's samples and 53.8% (7/13) of samples from hospitalized patients; mean age was 49 days (18 days-6 months). Most common clinical signs (11/11 patients) were irritability, inappetence, and fever (magnitude 38-38.8°C). All six samples genotyped were HPeV 3 [CORRECTED]., Conclusions: HPeV should be considered as a relatively significant etiologic agent of viral meningoencephalitis and sepsis in infants.
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- 2016
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16. [Early detection of cytomegalovirus infection in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients by real time-quantitative PCR].
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Ceballos ME, Vizcaya C, Pavez D, Cerda J, Martínez-Valdebenito C, Montecinos L, and Ferrés M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Antigens, Viral blood, Child, Child, Preschool, DNA, Viral analysis, Early Diagnosis, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Viral Load, Young Adult, Cytomegalovirus Infections diagnosis, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects
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Introduction: CMV pp65-antigenemia (antigenemia) has been used for monitoring CMV viremia in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (aHSCT) recipients. Recently, real time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) has been used as a better approach than antigenemia for CMV diagnosis. The objective of this study was to assess the correlation of CMV viremia between RT-qPCR and antigenemia in aHSCT patients., Material and Methods: Observational prospective study of all aHSCT patients during 10 months in our center. CMV RT-qPCR in whole blood was performed weekly from day +7 to +100 after aHSCT. Simultaneous antigenemia was performed from engrafment to day +100. Concordance between both assays was evaluated., Results: Eighteen patients were included. In 120 simultaneous samples, 96 were concordant by both methods (80%). Kappa coefficient was 0.583. In 42% of cases without concordant results, patients were on antiviral therapy. Thirteen patients (72%) developed CMV infection (20 episodes). In 17 episodes, both the antigenemia and CMV RT-qPCR were positive. CMV RT-qPCR was detectable 1-2 weeks before antigenemia in 45% of the episodes., Conclusion: Both methods had a moderate concordance and CMV RT-qPCR detects CMV reactivations earlier than antigenemia, especially in neutropenic patients.
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- 2014
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17. [Oral polio vaccine in infants does not interfere in detection of enterovirus in blood].
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González M, Sandoval C, Valenzuela P, Montecinos L, Martínez C, Godoy P, and Abarca K
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- Enterovirus genetics, Enterovirus B, Human genetics, Enterovirus B, Human isolation & purification, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Poliomyelitis immunology, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Antibodies, Viral blood, Enterovirus isolation & purification, Poliomyelitis prevention & control, Poliovirus genetics, Poliovirus immunology, Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral immunology
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Introduction: There is not known if a viraemia post-oral polio vaccine (OPV) is detectable by modern molecular techniques. Such viraemia could affect the performance of the real time-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for non polio enterovirus (EV) detection, technique of growing clinical use for the study of febrile infants., Objective: To determine viraemia post-first dose of OPV in healthy infants, by molecular techniques., Patients and Methods: 50 infants less than three months without previous VPO were randomized in 5 groups: a control group with pre-vaccination blood sample (BS), group 1 BS at day 2, group 2 BS at day 4, group 3, BS at day 6 and group 4, BS at day 8 post-vaccination. Conventional and specific PCR for poliovirus and real time PCR for non polio EV were performed in BS and in OPV samples., Results: No genetic material of poliovirus was detected in any infant, while in 9 of them (18%) non polio EV was identified. Real time PCR for EV did not amplify poliovirus from OPV samples., Discussion: Results suggest that no post VPO viraemia detectable by molecular methods exists. Considering that real time PCR for EV does not allow to identify polio virus, no false positives of the test are expected as a result of a recent VPO vaccination. We documented presence of non polio EV in blood of healthy asymptomatic infants.
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- 2013
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18. [Utility of real time polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infection among adult patients].
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Rabagliati R, Serri M, Montecinos L, Azocar T, and Ferrés M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections virology, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human immunology, Retrospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections diagnosis, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human genetics, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction methods
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Introduction: Viral respiratory infections (VRI) are a frequent cause of morbidity among adult population. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) produces 20%> of VRI, however diagnosis is limited for a low sensitivity of conventional (FDA and ELISA) tests., Aim: To assess the impact of real time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (real time RT-PCR) technique in RSV diagnosis in adult hospitalized patients; to characterize RSV infection among these patients., Patients and Methods: All adults hospitalized in Hospital Clínico Universidad Católica during 8 weeks of winter season, with clinical picture of VRI, and with negative DFA for influenza A and B, parainfluenza 1, 2, 3 and adenovirus were included. Real time RT-PCR was performed from nasopharyngeal sample. Clinical information, general laboratory exams and chest X ray reports were collected., Results: Out of 114 patients with negative DFA, 17 (14.9%o) Debe decir: RSV cases were demonstrated using real time RT- PCR. Fever, pharyngeal congestion, cough and bronchial obstruction were present in 80%> of patients. Thirty percent of them had a baseline chronic disease and 47%> were immunocompromised. One out of 17 patients (6%) required mechanical ventilation. No mortality was observed., Conclusions: Use of RT-PCR allowed increasing detection of RSV infection over 100%> among adults with VRI without virological diagnosis with conventional techniques. It is necessary to consider RSV RT-PCR test among patients with clinical picture of VRI during RSV season, with negative virological screening tests.
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- 2007
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19. [Search of amantadine-resistance in influenza A strains isolated in Santiago, Chile, 2001-2002].
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Fehlmann E, Le Corre N, Abarca K, Godoy P, Montecinos L, Veloz A, and Ferrés M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Cell Line, Child, Child, Preschool, Chile, Dogs, Female, Humans, Infant, Influenza A virus genetics, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, RNA, Viral genetics, RNA, Viral isolation & purification, Amantadine pharmacology, Antiviral Agents pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Viral genetics, Influenza A virus drug effects, Viral Matrix Proteins genetics
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Amantadine has been used for prevention and treatment of influenza A infection. It blocks the proton through the M2 ion channel. Drug-resistant viruses appear quickly when this therapy is used. Single amino acids changes in the H2 protein can confer resistance, being the most frequent one in position 31. Different methods to detect resistant strains have been described. The objectives were to determine the existence of amantadine resistance of influenza A strains isolated in a virologic laboratory in Santiago, Chile, between 2001-2002, and to validate a new molecular method to detect resistant strains. A PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was employed for the detection of resistant viruses. In 31 processed strains no mutation in the position 31 was found. This result supports that amantadine resistance is very low or absent in Chile. This could be explained by a limited use of this drug in the study population. This method could be used as a monitoring system to survey resistant viruses.
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- 2005
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