Fabian Mendez

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Affiliation: Universidad del Valle
Country: Colombia

Publications

  1. ncbi Human and mosquito infections by dengue viruses during and after epidemics in a dengue-endemic region of Colombia
    Fabian Mendez
    Grupo Epidemiología y Salud Poblacional, Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:678-83. 2006
  2. ncbi Cervical coinfection with human papillomavirus (HPV) types and possible implications for the prevention of cervical cancer by HPV vaccines
    Fabian Mendez
    Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    J Infect Dis 192:1158-65. 2005
  3. ncbi Selection of antifolate-resistant Plasmodium falciparum by sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment and infectivity to Anopheles mosquitoes
    Fabian Mendez
    Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 77:438-43. 2007
  4. ncbi Use of area under the curve to characterize transmission potential after antimalarial treatment
    Fabian Mendez
    Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:640-4. 2006
  5. ncbi Determinants of treatment response to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and subsequent transmission potential in falciparum malaria
    Fabian Mendez
    Secretaría Departamental de Salud del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Epidemiol 156:230-8. 2002
  6. ncbi Antibody response to Plasmodium vivax antigens in Fy-negative individuals from the Colombian Pacific coast
    Socrates Herrera
    Malaria Vaccine and Drug Development Center, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:44-9. 2005
  7. ncbi Dexamethasone treatment does not improve the outcome of women with HELLP syndrome: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial
    Javier E Fonseca
    School of Public Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1591-8. 2005
  8. ncbi Plasmodium vivax: transmission-blocking immunity in a malaria-endemic area of Colombia
    Myriam Arevalo-Herrera
    Instituto de Inmunología del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:38-43. 2005
  9. ncbi Immune responses and protection of Aotus monkeys immunized with irradiated Plasmodium vivax sporozoites
    Alejandro Jordan-Villegas
    Instituto de Inmunologia, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 84:43-50. 2011
  10. ncbi [Major birth defects in a third-level hospital in Cali, Colombia, 2004-2008]
    Harry Pachajoa
    Departamento de Ciencias Básicas Médicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
    Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 13:152-62. 2011

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Human and mosquito infections by dengue viruses during and after epidemics in a dengue-endemic region of Colombia
    Fabian Mendez
    Grupo Epidemiología y Salud Poblacional, Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:678-83. 2006
    ..15, 95% CI = 3.46-10.19). In addition, Ae. albopictus were also infected with dengue viruses. Increases in mosquito infection rates were associated with increases in human infection rates in the following trimester...
  2. ncbi Cervical coinfection with human papillomavirus (HPV) types and possible implications for the prevention of cervical cancer by HPV vaccines
    Fabian Mendez
    Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    J Infect Dis 192:1158-65. 2005
    ..Subjects with incident HPV-16 or -18 infection had 5-7 times higher odds of acquiring a subsequent HPV-58 infection than subjects not infected with HPV-16 or -18. This might affect the protection conferred by effective HPV vaccines...
  3. ncbi Selection of antifolate-resistant Plasmodium falciparum by sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment and infectivity to Anopheles mosquitoes
    Fabian Mendez
    Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 77:438-43. 2007
    ..23, P < 0.05). Low-level drug resistance mutations have the potential to enhance transmission of P. falciparum and spread resistant parasites...
  4. ncbi Use of area under the curve to characterize transmission potential after antimalarial treatment
    Fabian Mendez
    Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:640-4. 2006
    ..Methods presented are applicable to both observational studies and clinical trials assessing the effect of therapies on transmission potential...
  5. ncbi Determinants of treatment response to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and subsequent transmission potential in falciparum malaria
    Fabian Mendez
    Secretaría Departamental de Salud del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Epidemiol 156:230-8. 2002
    ..These results suggest that even when SP efficacy is high, DHFR mutations that are insufficient to cause therapeutic failure may nevertheless increase malaria transmission and promote the spread of drug resistance...
  6. ncbi Antibody response to Plasmodium vivax antigens in Fy-negative individuals from the Colombian Pacific coast
    Socrates Herrera
    Malaria Vaccine and Drug Development Center, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:44-9. 2005
    ..Thus, Fy-negative individuals from malaria-endemic areas can be used to study the immune response to the P. vivax liver phase without interference of the erythrocytic cycle...
  7. ncbi Dexamethasone treatment does not improve the outcome of women with HELLP syndrome: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial
    Javier E Fonseca
    School of Public Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1591-8. 2005
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of dexamethasone for treatment of HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count) syndrome...
  8. ncbi Plasmodium vivax: transmission-blocking immunity in a malaria-endemic area of Colombia
    Myriam Arevalo-Herrera
    Instituto de Inmunología del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:38-43. 2005
    ..This activity disappeared at a 1:4 dilution in most sera tested. Afro-Colombian individuals showed lower activity than other ethnic groups and febrile patients produced stronger inhibition than those without fever...
  9. ncbi Immune responses and protection of Aotus monkeys immunized with irradiated Plasmodium vivax sporozoites
    Alejandro Jordan-Villegas
    Instituto de Inmunologia, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 84:43-50. 2011
    ..These findings suggest that the Aotus monkey model may be able to play a role in preclinical development of P. vivax pre-erythrocytic stage vaccines...
  10. ncbi [Major birth defects in a third-level hospital in Cali, Colombia, 2004-2008]
    Harry Pachajoa
    Departamento de Ciencias Básicas Médicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
    Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 13:152-62. 2011
    ..Determining the prevalence of infant birth defects and describing sociodemographic factors associated with the occurrence of these diseases in a tertiary hospital in the city of Cali in Colombia...
  11. ncbi Effectiveness of a hand hygiene promotion strategy using alcohol-based handrub in 6 intensive care units in Colombia
    Lena Barrera
    Department of Internal Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Valle, Cali, Colombia
    Am J Infect Control 39:633-9. 2011
    ..We investigated the effect of a hand hygiene promotion strategy introducing alcohol-based handrub (AHBR) on the incidence of HAI in a university hospital in Colombia...