Toxocariasis in waste pickers: a case control seroprevalence studyCosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Department of Infectology, Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Mexico
PLoS ONE 8:e54897. 2013
..The epidemiology of Toxocara infection in humans in Mexico has been poorly explored. There is a lack of information about Toxocara infection in waste pickers...
Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in elderly people in a northern Mexican cityCosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina y Nutrición, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Dgo, Mexico
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 12:568-74. 2012
..gondii infection. Our results will provide the basis for the design of optimal preventive measures against T. gondii infection...
- Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Tepehuanos in Durango, Mexico
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juárez University of Durango State, Avenida Universidad s n, Durango, Mexico
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 12:138-42. 2012
..Toxoplasma may be impacting the health of Tepehuanos. This is the first report of T. gondii infection in Tepehuanos, and the results should prove useful for the design of preventive measures...
- High seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in a subset of Mexican patients with work accidents and low socioeconomic status
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juárez University of Durango State, Avenida Universidad s n, Durango, Dgo, Mexico
Parasit Vectors 5:13. 2012
..Socio-demographic, work, clinical and behavioral characteristics from each worker were obtained...
Seroprevalence of selected viral, bacterial and parasitic infections among inpatients of a public psychiatric hospital of MexicoCosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Avenida Universidad y Fanny Anitua, Durango, Mexico
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 50:161-4. 2008
..HCV is an important pathogen among our psychiatric inpatients. Health care strategies for prevention and control of infections in Mexican psychiatric patients should be considered...
- [Seroreactivity to hepatitis B virus surface antigen among different population groups in the City of Durango, Mexico]
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Gac Med Mex 144:481-4. 2008
..To determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in several groups of populations in Durango City, Mexico...
- Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium isolates from extrapulmonary specimens obtained from patients in Mexico
Cosme Alvarado Esquivel
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, , Durango, Mexico
BMC Clin Pathol 9:1. 2009
..tuberculosis complex infections in lymph nodes was not found...
- [Prevalence of postnatal depression in women attending public hospitals in Durango, Mexico]
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango UJED, Durango, Dgo, Mexico
Gac Med Mex 146:1-9. 2010
..To determine the prevalence of postnatal depression and associated epidemiological features in a population of women from Durango, Mexico...
- Toxoplasma gondii infection and schizophrenia: a case control study in a low Toxoplasma seroprevalence Mexican population
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Juárez University of Durango State, Avenida Universidad S N esquina Fanny Anitua, 34000 Durango, Dgo, Mexico
Parasitol Int 60:151-5. 2011
..6) than in those with paranoid schizophrenia (F20.0) (P=0.02). This study provides elements to clarify the controversial information on the association of T. gondii infection and schizophrenia...
- Toxoplasma gondii infection and liver disease: a case-control study in a northern Mexican population
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Dgo, Mexico
Parasit Vectors 4:75. 2011
..Socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics from the study subjects were obtained...
- Toxoplasma gondii infection and abdominal hernia: evidence of a new association
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juárez University of Durango State, Avenida Universidad s n, 34000 Durango, Durango, Mexico
Parasit Vectors 4:112. 2011
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- [Knowledge and practices on toxoplasmosis in physicians attending pregnant women in Durango, Mexico]
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango
Gac Med Mex 147:311-24. 2011
..To determine the level of knowledge and practices about toxoplasmosis in physicians attending pregnant women in Durango, Mexico...
- Toxoplasma gondii infection in workers occupationally exposed to unwashed raw fruits and vegetables: a case control seroprevalence study
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juárez University of Durango State, Avenida Universidad s n, 34000 Durango, Dgo, Mexico
Parasit Vectors 4:235. 2011
..Through a case control seroprevalence study, we sought to determine the association of Toxoplasma gondii infection with occupational exposure to unwashed raw fruits and vegetables...
- Seroepidemiology of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in waste pickers and waste workers in Durango, Mexico
C Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Mexico
Zoonoses Public Health 55:306-12. 2008
..gondii infection; (iii) the higher the exposure to garbage, the higher the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection; (iv) Eating food products from the garbage may represent an important route for T. gondii infection...
- Characterization of rpoB gene mutations in rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients at 5 Mexican public hospitals
C Alvarado-Esquivel
Departamento de Inmunologia y Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Investigacion Cientifica, UJED, Durango, Mexico
Rev Invest Clin 53:526-30. 2001
..To characterize the rpoB gene mutations of the rifampicin-resistant M. tuberculosis strains isolated in pulmonary tuberculosis patients from Mexico...
- Evolution of hepatitis C virus-specific T cell responses and cytokine production in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with high doses of interferon-alpha
Cosme Alvarado Esquivel
Departamento de Inmunologia y Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Investigacion Cientifica, Departamento de Microbiologia, Facultad de Medicina, UJED
Rev Invest Clin 54:41-50. 2002
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- Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in registered female sex workers in northern Mexico
Cosme Alvarado Esquivel
Instituto de Investigacion Cientifica, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Sex Transm Dis 30:195-8. 2003
..Little is known about the epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in female sex workers (FSWs) in Mexico...
- Prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in elders of nursing homes and a senior center of Durango City, Mexico
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango City, Mexico
BMC Psychiatry 4:3. 2004
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- Hepatitis virus and HIV infections in inmates of a state correctional facility in Mexico
C Alvarado-Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Mexico
Epidemiol Infect 133:679-85. 2005
..These results have implications for the optimal planning of preventive and therapeutic measures...
- Genotypic resistance to lamivudine among hepatitis B virus isolates in Mexico
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Dgo, and National Institute of Public Health, Morelos, Mexico
J Antimicrob Chemother 57:221-3. 2006
..Drug resistance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an increasing clinical problem. Resistance to lamivudine in HBV isolates in Mexico has been poorly explored...
- Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in a public hospital in northern Mexico
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Juárez University of Durango State UJED, Durango, Mexico
BMC Infect Dis 6:113. 2006
..Therefore, we sought to determine the prevalence of T. gondii infection and associated socio-demographic, clinical and behavioural characteristics in a population of pregnant women of Durango City, Mexico...
- Molecular analysis of hepatitis B virus isolates in Mexico: predominant circulation of hepatitis B virus genotype H
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Dgo, Mexico
World J Gastroenterol 12:6540-5. 2006
..To determine the genotypes in Mexican hepatitis B virus (HBV) isolates and characterize their precore and core promoter mutations...
- Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in psychiatric inpatients in a northern Mexican city
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Juárez University of Durango State UJED, Durango, Mexico
BMC Infect Dis 6:178. 2006
..Seroprevalence in patients was compared with that obtained in a control population...
- Seroepidemiology of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in healthy blood donors of Durango, Mexico
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Juárez University of Durango State UJED, Durango, Mexico
BMC Infect Dis 7:75. 2007
..Therefore, we sought to determine the prevalence of T. gondii infection and associated socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics in a population of healthy blood donors of Durango City, Mexico...
- [Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in patients suffering from acute and chronic liver disease in three public hospitals in Durango, Mexico]
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Dgo, Mexico
Gac Med Mex 142:447-50. 2006
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- Human papillomavirus infections in women seeking cervical Papanicolaou cytology of Durango, Mexico: prevalence and genotypes
Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Mexico
BMC Infect Dis 6:27. 2006
..Also to determine whether any socio-demographic characteristic from the women associated with HPV infection exists...
- Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in human adults from three rural communities in Durango State, Mexico
C Alvarado-Esquivel
Faculty of Medicine, Juárez University of Durango State, Avenida Universidad S N esquina Fanny Anitua, Durango, Dgo, Mexico
J Parasitol 94:811-6. 2008
..22; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.11-16.05) and turkey meat (adjusted OR = 4.58; 95% CI = 1.14-18.44). This is the first epidemiological study of T. gondii prevalence in rural Mexico...
- Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dogs from Durango City, Mexico
J P Dubey
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 20705 2350, USA
J Parasitol 93:1033-5. 2007
..The N. caninum antibody titers of the 2 dogs were: 1:400 by IFAT and 1:200 by NAT in 1, and 1:25 by NAT and IFAT in the other. Results indicate that these 2 structurally similar protozoans are antigenically different...
- Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cats from Durango City, Mexico
C Alvarado Esquivel
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Dgo Mexico
J Parasitol 93:1214-6. 2007
..5 yr (41 vs. 13.2%, respectively; odds ratio = 4.55; 95% CI = 1.24-17.18; P = 0.01). Overall, the seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies in cats in Durango, Mexico, is much lower compared with those reported in other countries...
