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List of works by María Elvira Balcells

A comparative study of two different methods for the detection of latent tuberculosis in HIV-positive individuals in Chile.

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A first insight on the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex as studied by spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTRs in Santiago, Chile

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Association of vitamin D deficiency, season of the year, and latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts

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Atypical mycobacterial infections in five adult patients without evidence of immunosuppression. Making an experience

scientific article published on February 2015

Cluster of Imported Vivax Malaria in Travelers Returning From Peru

scientific article published on 10 September 2015

Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert® MTB/RIF cycle threshold level to predict smear positivity: a meta-analysis.

scientific article published on May 2017

Diagnostic performance of GM-CSF and IL-2 in response to long-term specific-antigen cell stimulation in patients with active and latent tuberculosis infection

scientific article published on 13 August 2018

Endemic scrub typhus-like illness, Chile.

scientific article published in September 2011

Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF technique for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detection in extra-respiratory specimens

scientific article published in August 2017

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Isoniazid preventive therapy and risk for resistant tuberculosis

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M. tuberculosis DNA detection in nasopharyngeal mucosa can precede tuberculosis development in contacts.

scientific article published on June 2016

Microbiome Changes during Tuberculosis and Antituberculous Therapy.

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Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection during hepatitis C treatment with telaprevir, peginterferon and ribavirin.

scientific article published on January 2015

Pseudo-outbreak of Ochrobactrum anthropi bacteremia related to cross-contamination from erythrocyte sedimentation tubes

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Rapid molecular detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Santiago, Chile.

scientific article published on 3 August 2012

Regional solar radiation is inversely correlated with incidence and severity of tuberculosis in Chile.

scientific article published on 3 April 2017

Successful treatment with echinocandin in an HIV-infected individual failing first-line therapy for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

The adaptation methodology of a guideline for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia

scientific article published in November 2011

The lung microbiome, vitamin D, and the tuberculous granuloma: A balance triangle

scientific article published on 03 April 2019

Thrombotic microangiopathy as first manifestation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection: a case report and review of the literature.

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Travellers to Asia

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Tuberculosis and impaired IL-23-dependent IFN-γ immunity in humans homozygous for a common missense variant

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Unraveling the Role of MicroRNAs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Disease: Advances and Pitfalls

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

[A comparative study for adenosine deaminase and anti-antigen A-60 antibodies detection for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis]

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[Bacillary angiomatosis]

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

[Clinical and epidemiological profile of tuberculosis in a university hospital in Santiago, Chile]

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

[Identification of mycobacteria species through mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF)]

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

[Latent tuberculosis infection screening in healthcare workers in four large hospitals in Santiago, Chile]

scientific article published on 01 June 2014

[Presence of Bejing genotype among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in two centres of the Region Metropolitana of Chile]

scientific article published on 01 February 2014

[Systematic screening of adult household contacts of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis reveals high rates of new infections during follow-up]

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

[The importance of the BCG vaccine in the prevention of childhood tuberculosis]

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

[Tuberculosis in HIV positive individuals]

scientific article published on 01 April 2009