
KATIA GABRIELA ABARCA VILLASECA
Profesor Titular
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile
Líneas de Investigación
ENFERMEDADES PARASITARIAS DE ANIMALES; ENFERMEDADES TRANSMITIDAS POR VECTORES; ENFERMEDADES ZOONOTICAS; Medicina Tropical; Infecciones importadas y emergentes; Tests diagnosticos; INFECCIONES EMERGENTES; ZOONOSIS ASOCIADAS A MASCOTAS; VACUNAS
Educación
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Pediatra, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1991
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Infectóloga Pediatra , PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1995
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Médico Cirujano, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1986
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APPLIED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, University of London. Chile, 1997
Experiencia Académica
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PROFESOR TITULAR Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
MEDICINA
SANTIAGO, Chile
1991 - At present
Experiencia Profesional
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Infectóloga Pediatra Full Time
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
1995 - At present
Article (133)
Human seroepidemiology of Rickettsia and Orientia species in Chile – a cross-sectional study in five regions
Weitzel, Thomas; Farris, Christina M.; Abarca, Katia
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Identification of trombiculid mites (Acari: Trombiculidae) on rodents from Chiloé Island and molecular evidence of infection with Orientia species
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Antibodies to Anaplasma spp. in Chile: A Household-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Healthy Adults and Domestic Dogs
Weitzel, Thomas; Alvarado, Doris; Abarca, Katia
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Scrub Typhus in Continental Chile, 2016-2018
MartÃnez-Valdebenito C.
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Scrub typhus risk in travelers to southern Chile
Weitzel, Thomas; Richards, Allen L.; Grobusch, Martin P.; Abarca, Katia
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Seguridad en vacunas: descripción de los eventos adversos notificados al sistema de vigilancia en Chile, 2014 a 2016
Oliva Thomsen, Adiela Saldaña, Jaime Cerda, Katia Abarca
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Canine seroprevalence to Orientia species in southern Chile: A cross-sectional survey on the Chiloe A Island
Jiang, J.; Richards, AL
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Disruption of an antimycobacterial circuit between dendritic and helper T cells in human SPPL2a deficiency
Kong, XF; Kennedy, J; Mele, F; Lazarov, T; Deenick, EK; Ma, CS; Breton, G; Lucero, KB; Langlais, D; Aytekin, C; et al.
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Geographical distribution and phylogenetic analysis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato in northern and central Chile
Diaz, FE; Weitzel, T
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Imported scrub typhus: first case in South America and review of the literature
Weitzel, Thomas; Aylwin, Mabel; Jiang, Ju; Thompson, Luis; Abarca, Katia
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Tifus de los matorrales, una enfermedad emergente en Chile
Katia Abarca; Thomas Weitzel; Gerardo Acosta-Jamett
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Tuberculosis and impaired IL-23-dependent IFN-γ immunity in humans homozygous for a common missense variant.
Boisson-Dupuis, Stéphanie; Ramirez-Alejo, Noe; Li, Zhi; Patin, Etienne; Rao, Geetha; Kerner, Gaspard; Lim, Che Kang; Krementsov, Dimitry N; Hernandez, Nicholas; Ma, Cindy S; Zhang, Qian; Markle, Janet; Martinez-Barricarte, Ruben; Payne, Kathryn; Fisch, Robert; Deswarte, Caroline; Halpern, Joshua; Bouaziz, Matthieu; Mulwa, Jeanette; Sivanesan, Durga; Lazarov, Tomi; Naves, Rodrigo; Garcia, Patricia; Itan, Yuval; Boisson, Bertrand; Checchi, Alix; Jabot-Hanin, Fabienne; Cobat, Aurélie; Guennoun, Andrea; Jackson, Carolyn C; Pekcan, Sevgi; Caliskaner, Zafer; Inostroza, Jaime; Costa-Carvalho, Beatriz Tavares; de Albuquerque, Jose Antonio Tavares; Garcia-Ortiz, Humberto; Orozco, Lorena; Ozcelik, Tayfun; Abid, Ahmed; Rhorfi, Ismail Abderahmani; Souhi, Hicham; Amrani, Hicham Naji; Zegmout, Adil; Geissmann, Frédéric; Michnick, Stephen W; Muller-Fleckenstein, Ingrid; Fleckenstein, Bernhard; Puel, Anne; Ciancanelli, Michael J; Marr, Nico; Abolhassani, Hassan; Balcells, María Elvira; Condino-Neto, Antonio; Strickler, Alexi
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Tuberculosis and impaired IL-23–dependent IFN- immunity in humans homozygous for a common TYK2 missense variant
Ramirez-Alejo N.; Patin E.; Kerner G.; Lim C.K.; Krementsov D.N.; Markle J.; Fisch R.; Deswarte C.; Halpern J.; Mulwa J.; et al.
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Vacuna contra fiebre amarilla para viajeros chilenos a Brasil. Consideraciones prácticas
Thomas Weitzel; Cecilia Perret; Francisca Valdivieso; Katia Abarca; Pablo Vial,
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Aberrant T cell immunity triggered by human Respiratory Syncytial Virus and human Metapneumovirus infection
González, Andrea E.; Espinoza, Janyra A.; Gómez, Roberto S.; Rivera, Claudia A.
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Flea and ticks species from dogs in urban and rural areas in four districts in Chile.
Abarca, Katia; Gárate, Daniela; López, Javier; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo
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Absence of convincing evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in Chile: a cross-sectional serosurvey among healthy adults in four different regions
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Endemic Scrub Typhus in South America
Weitzel, Thomas; Dittrich, Sabine; López, Javier; Phuklia, Weerawat; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Velásquez Katia; Blacksell, Stuart D; Paris, Daniel H; Abarca, Katia.
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Exome Sequencing Reveals Primary Immunodeficiencies in Children with Community-Acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sepsis
McLaren, PJ; Peake, J; Bartha, I; Francis, JR; Gelderman, KA; Agyeman, P; Aebi, C; Fellay, J; Schlapbach, LJ
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Fleas and Ticks in Carnivores From a Domestic-Wildlife Interface: Implications for Public Health and Wildlife.
Poo-Muñoz, Daniela A; Elizondo-Patrone, Claudia; Escobar, Luis E; Astorga, Francisca; Bermúdez, Sergio E; Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Abarca, Katia; Medina-Vogel, Gonzalo
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One Health in Practice: A Pilot Project for Integrated Care of Zoonotic Infections in Immunocompromised Children and Their Pets in Chile.
Peña, A; Abarca, K; Weitzel, T; Gallegos, J; Cerda, J; García, P; López, J
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Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae in occupational risk persons
Troncoso, Ignacio; Fischer, Christof; Arteaga, Francisca; Espinoza, Cristian; Azocar, Teresa; Abarca, Katia.
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[Clinic and epidemiologic description of Clostridium difficile infection in a pediatric population].
Maccioni, Andrea; Cerda, Jaime; Terrazas, Claudia; Abarca, Katia
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[Measles outbreaks in developed countries: A lesson for Chile].
Cerda, Jaime; Abarca, Katia; Jiménez, Jorge
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Clinic and epidemiologic description of Clostridium difficile infection in a pediatric population
Maccioni A; Cerda, J; Terrazas C.; Abarca K.
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Evaluation of a new syringe presentation of reduced-antigen content diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine in healthy adolescents - A single blind randomized trial
Pavia-Ruz, N; Abarca K.; Lepetic, A; Cervantes-Apolinar, MY; Hardt K.; Jayadeva G.; Kuriyakose S.; Han, HH; de la O M.
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Evaluation of a new syringe presentation of reduced-antigen content diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine in healthy adolescents--A single blind randomized trial.
Pavia-Ruz, Noris; Abarca, Katia; Lepetic, Alejandro; Cervantes-Apolinar, Maria Yolanda; Hardt, Karin; Jayadeva, Girish; Kuriyakose, Sherine; Han, Htay Htay; de la O, Manuel
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Immunogenicity and safety of investigational vaccine formulations against meningococcal serogroups A, B, C, W, and Y in healthy adolescents
Saez-Llorens, X; Vaca, DCA; Abarca K.; Maho, E; Grana, MG; Heijnen, E; Smolenov, I; Dull, PM
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Measles outbreaks in developed countries. A lesson for Chile
Cerda, J; Abarca K.; Jimenez, J.
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Persistence of Meningococcal Antibodies and Response to a Third Dose After a Two-dose Vaccination Series with Investigational MenABCWY Vaccine Formulations in Adolescents
Saez-Llorens, X; Vaca, DCA; Abarca K.; Maho, E; Han L.; Smolenov, I; Dull, P
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Safety and immunogenicity of an MF59 (R)-adjuvanted A/H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine in children from three to seventeen years of age
Knuf, M; Leroux-Roels, G; Rumke H.C.; Abarca K.; Rivera, L.; Lattanzi, M; Pedotti, P; Arora A.; Kieninger-Baum, D; Della Cioppa, G
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[Concordance of nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal swabs in the detection of respiratory viruses by direct immunofluorescence].
Del Pozo, Paulina; Abarca, Katia; Concha, Ida; Cerda, Jaime
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[Latinamerican guidelines of RIICER for diagnosis of tick-borne rickettsioses].
Oteo, José A; Nava, Santiago; Sousa, Rita de; Mattar, Salim; Venzal, José M; Abarca, Katia; Labruna, Marcelo B; Zavala-Castro, Jorge
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[Nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery in infants and children with congenital heart disease].
Barriga, José; Cerda, Jaime; Abarca, Katia; Ferrés, Marcela; Fajuri, Paula; Riquelme, María; Carrillo, Diego; Clavería, Cristián
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Clinical approach and main tick-borne rickettsiosis present in latin america [Aproximación clínica y principales rickettsiosis transmitidas por garrapatas presentes en Latinoamérica]
Abarca K.
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Concordance of nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal swabs in the detection of respiratory viruses by direct immunofluorescence
Del Pozo, P; Abarca K.; Concha, I; Cerda, J
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Guías Latinoamericanas de la RIICER para el diagnóstico de las rickettsiosis transmitidas por garrapatas.
Oteo, José A; Nava, Santiago; de Sousa, Rita; Mattar, Salim; Venzal, José M; Abarca, Katia; Labruna, Marcelo B; y Zavala-Castro, Jorge, por la RIICER.
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Hacia una política y legislación para el control de poblaciones de cánidos y calidad de vida de las personas: un enfoque multidisciplinario.
Abarca, Katia; Bonacic, Cristian.
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Immunogenicity and Tolerability of an MF59-adjuvanted, Egg-derived, A/H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine in Children 6-35 Months of Age
Knuf, M; Leroux-Roels, G; Abarca K.; Rivera, L.; Lattanzi, M; Pedotti, P; Arora A.; Kieninger-Baum, D; Della Cioppa, G
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Latinamerican guidelines of RIICER for diagnosis of tick-borne rickettsioses
Oteo, JA; Nava, S; de Sousa, R; Mattar, S; Venzal, JM; Abarca K.; Labruna, MB; Zavala-Castro, J
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Nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery in infants and children with congenital heart disease
Barriga J; Cerda, J; Abarca K.; Ferrés M.; Fajuri, P; Riquelme, M.; Carrillo, D.; Claveria, C
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Echinococcal Infection in a Rural Area of Northern Chile: A Household-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Acosta-Jamett, G; Weitzel, T; Boufana B.; Adones C.; Bahamonde, A.; Abarca K.; Craig, PS; Reiter-Owona, I
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Identificación de ‘Candidatus’ Rickettsia andeanae en dos regiones de Chile.
Abarca, Katia; López, Javier; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Martínez-Valdebenito, Constanza.
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[Accuracy and diagnostic utility of IgM in Bartonella henselae infections].
Abarca, Katia; Winter, Matías; Marsac, Delphine; Palma, Carlos; Contreras, Ana M; Ferrés, Marcela
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[Oral polio vaccine in infants does not interfere in detection of enterovirus in blood].
González, Marcela; Sandoval, Carmen; Valenzuela, Patricia; Montecinos, Luisa; Martínez, Constanza; Godoy, Paula; Abarca, Katia
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Accuracy and diagnostic utility of IgM in Bartonella henselae infections
Abarca K.; Winter M.; Marsac D.; Palma C.; Contreras, AM; Ferrés M.
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Adenomegalia inguinal y enfermedad por arañazo de gato
Troncoso, Ignacio; Arrué, Karen; Higueras, Francisco; Santamaría, Monserrat; Christof, Fischer; Abarca, Katia.
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Detection of Rickettsia andeanae in two regions of Chile
Abarca K.; Lopez, J.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Martinez-Valdebenito, C
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Oral polio vaccine in infants does not interfere in detection of enterovirus in blood
GONZALEZ, M; Sandoval C.; Valenzuela, P; Montecinos L.; Martínez C; Godoy, P; Abarca K.
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Pet ownership in inmunocompromised patients: update and veterinary and medical considerations
Lopez, J.; Peña A; Perez, R.; Abarca K.
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Rickettsia felis in Rhipicephalus sanguineus from Two Distant Chilean Cities
Abarca K.; Lopez, J.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Martinez-Valdebenito, C
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A Third Amblyomma specie and the First Tick-Borne Rickettsia in Chile.
Abarca, Katia; Lopez, Javier; Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo; Lepe, Paulina; Soares, Joao F; Labruna, Marcelo B.
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Identificación morfológica y molecular de filarias caninas en una comuna semi-rural de la Región Metropolitana, Chile.
López, Javier; Valiente-Echeverría, Fernando; Carrasco, Marcela; Mercado, Ricardo; Abarca, Katia.
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[Effectiveness of varicella vaccine as post exposure prophylaxis in Chilean children].
Pinochet, Constanza; Cerda, Jaime; Hirsch, Tamara; Mieres, Jocelyn; Inostroza, Carolina; Abarca, Katia
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[Molecular identification of Ehrlichia canis in a dog from Arica, Chile].
López, Javier; Abarca, Katia; Mundaca, M Isabel; Caballero, Carla; Valiente-Echeverría, Fernando
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A Third Amblyomma Species and the First Tick-Borne Rickettsia in Chile
Abarca K.; Lopez, J.; Acosta-Jamett, G; Lepe, P; Labruna, M. B.
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Efectividad de la vacuna antivaricela como profilaxis post exposición en niños chilenos
Pinochet, C; Cerda, J; Hirsch, T; Mieres, J; Inostroza C.; Abarca K.
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Identificación molecular de Ehrlichia canis en un canino de la ciudad de Arica, Chile
Lopez, J.; Abarca K.; Mundaca M.I.; Caballero C.; Valiente-Echeverria, F
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Identificación morfológica y molecular de filarías caninas en una comuna semi-rural de la Región Metropolitana, Chile
López, Javier; Valiente-Echeverría, Fernando; Carrasco, Marcela; Mercado, Rubén; Abarca, Katia
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Viral Hepatitis in Children
Nel E.; Sokol R.J.; Comparcola D.; Nobili V.; Hardikar W.; Gana J.C.; Abarca K.; Wu, J. F.; Chang M.-H.; Renner J.K.
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Rickettsioses in Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal
Labruna, Marcelo B; Mattar, Salim; Nava, Santiago; Bermudez, Sergio; Venzal, José M; Dolz Gaby; Abarca, Katia; Romero, Luis; de Sousa, Rita; Oteo, José A; Zavala-Castro, Jorge.
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Tenencia y estado de salud de mascotas de niños inmunocomprometidos, con énfasis en enfermedades zoonóticas.
Abarca, Katia; López, Javier; Peña Anamaría; López Juan C.
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[Sepsis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a previously healthy infant].
Sandoval C, Carmen; Moreno M, Claudia; Abarca V, Katia
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Endemic Scrub Typhus-like Illness, Chile
Balcells, ME; Rabagliati, R; Garcia P.; Poggi, H; Oddo D.; Concha M.; Abarca K.; Jiang, J.; Kelly, DJ; Richards, AL; et al.
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Fuente de infección de Bordetella pertussis en lactantes hospitalizados por coqueluche
Perret, Cecilia; Viviani, Tamara; Peña, Anamaría; Abarca, Katia; Ferres, Marcela
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Immunogenicity and tolerability of a paediatric presentation of a virosomal hepatitis A vaccine in Chilean children aged 1-16 years
Abarca K.; Ibanez, I; De La Fuente P.; CERDA, L.; Bergeret J.; Frosner G.; IBARRA, H
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IRF8 Mutations and Human Dendritic-Cell Immunodeficiency
Hambleton, S; Salem S.; Bustamante, J.; Bigley V.; Boisson-Dupuis, S; Azevedo, J; Fortin A.; Haniffa M.; Ceron-Gutierrez L.; Bacon, CM; et al.
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Partial recessive IFN-gamma R1 deficiency: genetic, immunological and clinical features of 14 patients from 11 kindreds
Sologuren, I; Boisson-Dupuis, S; Pestano J.; Vincent, QB; Fernandez-Perez L.; Chapgier, A; Cardenes M.; Feinberg, J; Garcia-Laorden, MI; Picard, C; et al.
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Pet ownership and health status of pets from immunocompromised children, with emphasis in zoonotic diseases
Abarca K.; del Lopez, J; Peña A
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Sepsis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a previously healthy infant
Sandoval C.; Moreno C.; Abarca K.
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23-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine. Statement of the Consultive Committee of Immunizations on behalf of the Chilean Infectious Diseases Society. February 2010
Ripoll, E; Valenzuela, MT; Vergara, R; Abarca K.; MuÑoz A.; de la Jara, JJ; Luchsinger, V.
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A phase 2, randomized, double-blind safety and pharmacokinetic assessment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prophylaxis with motavizumab and palivizumab administered in the same season
Fernández P.; Trenholme, A; Abarca K.; Griffin, MP; Hultquist, M; Harris B.; Losonsky, GA
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Primary and booster vaccination in Latin American children with a DTPw-HBV/Hib combination: a randomized controlled trial
Espinoza F.; Tregnaghi, M; Gentile A.; Abarca K.; Casellas, J; Collard, A; Lefèvre I.; Jacquet, JM
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Adverse reactions to diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine in the Chilean Immunization Program
Abarca K.; Cerda, J; Ferreccio C.
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Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity of Motavizumab, a Humanized, Enhanced-Potency Monoclonal Antibody for the Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in At-Risk Children
Abarca K.; Jung E.; Fernández P.; Zhao, L; Harris B.; Connor, EM; Losonsky, GA
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Surveillance System for Infectious Diseases of Pets, Santiago, Chile
Lopez, J.; Abarca K.; Cerda, J; Valenzuela,B; Lorca, L; Olea A.; Aguilera X.
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Evidencia seroepidemiológica de exposición humana a Anaplasma sp en Santiago, Chile.
Abarca, Katia; López, Javier; González, Patricia; Dabanch, Jeannette; Torres, Marisa; Solari, Verónioca; Perret, Cecilia.
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[Disseminated and fatal adenovirus infection in an immunocompromised child].
Abarca V, Katia; Le Corre P, Nicole; Perret P, Cecilia; Wietstruck P, Angélica; Oddó B, David; Barriga C, Francisco
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[Hospitalization due to influenza in children in Santiago, Chile, 2001-2005].
Vega-Briceño, Luis E; Platzer M, Lisbeth; Oyarzún A, M Angeliza; Abarca V, Katia; Pulgar B, Dahiana; Sánchez D, Ignacio
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[Human papillomavirus vaccine. Statement of the Advisory Committee of Immunizations on behalf of the Chilean Infectious Diseases Society. September 2008].
Abarca, Katia; Valenzuela, M Teresa; Vergara, Rodrigo; Luchsinger, Vivian; Muñoz, Alma; Jiménez de la J, Jorge; Ripoll, Erna; O'Ryan, Miguel
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[Human papillomavirus vaccine. Statement of the Consultive Committee of Immunizations on behalf of the Chilean Infectious Diseases Society. September 2008].
Abarca V, Katia; Valenzuela B, M Teresa; Vergara F, Rodrigo; Luchsinger F, Vivian; Muñoz M, Alma; Jiménez de la Jara, Jorge; Ripoll M, Erna; O'Ryan G, Miguel
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[Invasive pneumococcal disease and consolidated pneumonia in infants: one year of surveillance in three Chilean health care centers].
Abarca V, Katia; Vergara F, Rodrigo; Tassara P, Enzo; Ibáñez W, Isabel; García B, Cristian; Potin S, Marcela
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[Ramsay Hunt syndrome in children: four cases and review].
Sandoval C, Carmen; Núñez F, Alicia; Lizama C, Macarena; Margarit S, Cynthia; Abarca V, Katia; Escobar H, Raúl
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[Seroepidemiological evidence of human exposure to Anaplasma sp in Santiago, Chile].
Abarca V, Katia; López Del P, Javier; González A, Patricia; Dabanch P, Jeannette; Torres H, Marisa; Solari G, Verónica; Perret P, Cecilia
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Disseminated and fatal adenovirus infection in an immunocompromised child
Abarca K.; Le Corre N.; Perret, C; Wietstruck, A; Oddo D.; Barriga, F.
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Hospitalization due to influenza in children in Santiago, Chile, 2001-2005
Vega-Briceno, LE; Platzer, L; Oyarzun, MA; Abarca K.; Pulgar D.; Sanchez I.
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Human papillomavirus vaccine. Statement of the Advisory Committee of Immunizations on Behalf of the Chilean Infectious Diseases Society. September 2008
Abarca K.; Valenzuela, MT; Vergara, R; Luchsinger, V.; MuÑoz A.; de la Jimenez, J; Ripoll, E
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Immunogenicity, safety, and interchangeability of two inactivated hepatitis A vaccines in Chilean children
Abarca K.; Ibanez, I; Perret, C; Vial, P.; Zinsou, JA
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Invasive pneumococcal disease and consolidated pneumonia in infants: One year of surveillance in three Chilean health care centers
Abarca K.; Vergara, R; Tassara, E; Ibanez, I; Garcia C.; Potin M.
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Seroepidemiological evidence of human exposure to Anaplasma sp in Santiago, Chile
Abarca K.; Lopez, J.; Gonzalez P.; Dabanch, J; Torres M.; Solari, V; Perret, C
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[Clinical and serological evidence of canine rickettsiosis in Chile].
López Del P, Javier; Abarca V, Katia; Azócar A, Teresa
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[Human metapneumovirus as hospitalization cause in children under 3 years old with acute respiratory infections during 2004].
Prado S, M Alejandra; Perret P, Cecilia; Montecinos P, Luisa; Veloz B, Ana; Le Corre P, Nicole; Habash A, Leila; Potin S, Marcela; Abarca V, Katia; Ferrés G, Marcela
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[Influenza: immunization to new age groups].
Abarca V, Katia
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[Safety of thimerosal containing vaccines. Statement of the Consultive Committee of Immunizations on behalf of the Chilean Infectious Diseases Society].
Muñoz M, Alma; Abarca V, Katia; Jiménez de la J, Jorge; Luchslnger F, Vivían; O'Ryan G, Miguel; Ripoll M, Erna; Valenzuela B, M Teresa; Vergara F, Rodrigo
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[Vaccines: adverse events surveillance].
Abarca V, Katia
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Anaplasma platys in dogs, Chile
Abarca K.; Lopez, J.; Perret, C; Guerrero, J; Godoy, P; Veloz A.; Valiente-Echeverria, F; León U; Gutjahr, C; Azocar, T
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Clinical and serological evidence of canine rickettsiosis in Chile
Del, JL; Abarca K.; Azocar, T
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Human metapneumovirus as hospitalization cause in children under 3 years old with acute respiratory infections during 2004
Prado, MA; Perret, C; Montecinos L.; Veloz A.; Le Corre N.; Habash, L; Potin M.; Abarca K.; Ferrs, M
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Influenza: Immunization to new age groups
Abarca K.
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Vaccines: Adverse events surveillance
Abarca K.
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[Flu vaccine in children: state of the art].
Vega-Briceño, Luis E; Abarca V, Katia; Sánchez D, Ignacio
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[Guidelines for management of animal bites].
Jofré Morales, Leonor; Perret P, Cecilia; Abarca V, Katia; Solari G, Verónica; Olivares C, Roberto; López Del P, Javier
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[Intestinal parasites in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal symptoms in Santiago, Chile].
López, Javier; Abarca, Katia; Paredes, Patricio; Inzunza, Elisa
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[Prevalence of Bartonella henselae antibodies in Chilean children, adolescents and veterinary workers].
Ferrés G, Marcela; Abarca V, Katia; Prado D, Priscilla; Montecinos P, Luisa; Navarrete C, Maritza; Vial C, Pablo A
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[Rotavirus Vaccine. Statement of the Consultive Committee of Immunizations on behalf of The Chilean Infectious Diseases Society. March 2006].
Muñoz M, Alma; Abarca V, Katia; Luchsinger F, Vivian; Valenzuela B, M Teresa; Jiménez de la J, Jorge
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Intestinal parasites in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal symptoms in Santiago, Chile
Lopez, J.; Abarca K.; Paredes, P; Inzunza, E
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Prevalence of Bartonella henselae antibodies in Chilean children, adolescents and veterinary workers
Ferrés M.; Abarca K.; Prado P.; Montecinos L.; Navarrete, M; Vial, PA
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Recomendaciones para el manejo de mordeduras ocasionadas por animales
Jofré, Leonor; Perret, Cecilia; Abarca, Katia; Solari, Verónica; Olivares, Roberto; López, Javier
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[Influenza: the reemergence of an ancient disease and its risk of pandemia].
Jofré, Leonor; Perret, Cecilia; Dabanch, Jeannette; Abarca, Katia; Olivares, Roberto; Luchsinger, Vivian; Aguilera, Ximena; Sotomayor, Viviana; Olea, Andrea
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[Presence of Bartonella henselae in cats: natural reservoir quantification and human exposition risk of this zoonoses in Chile].
Ferrés, Marcela; Abarca, Katia; Godoy, Paula; García, Patricia; Palavecino, Elizabeth; Méndez, Gabriela; Valdés, Alicia; Ernst, Santiago; Thibaut, Julio; Koberg, Jurgen; Chanqueo, Leonardo; Vial, Pablo A
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[Risk factors and frequency of positive antibodies for leptospirosis in a sub urban population near Santiago].
Perret P, Cecilia; Abarca V, Katia; Dabanch P, Jeannette; Solari G, Verónica; García C, Patricia; Carrasco L, Soledad; Olivares C, Roberto; Avalos, Patricia
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[Search of amantadine-resistance in influenza A strains isolated in Santiago, Chile, 2001-2002].
Fehlmann, Elisa; Le Corre, Nicole; Abarca, Katia; Godoy, Paula; Montecinos, Luisa; Veloz, Ana; Ferrés, Marcela
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Presence of Bartonella henselae in cats, in Chile
Ferrés M.; Abarca K.; Godoy, P; Garcia P.; Palavecino, E; Mendez, G; Valdes, A; Ernst S.; Thibaut J.; Koberg J.; et al.
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Risk factors and frequency of positive antibodies for leptospirosis in a sub urban population near Santiago
Perret, C; Abarca K.; Dabanch, J; Solari, V; Garcia P.; Carrasco S.; Olivares R.; Avalos P.
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50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics. Cat Scratch Disease: Report of a case in 1925.
Abarca, Katia
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Ultrasonografía Doppler color en el diagnóstico de mononucleosis infecciosa en el niño
García, Cristian; Oyanedel, Roberto; Farrés, Marcela; Parra, Dinitri; Parra, Rodrigo; Abarca, Katia; Vial, Pablo; Weldt, Cecilia; Egger, Moira
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Dengue-1 virus isolation during first dengue fever outbreak on Easter Island, Chile
Perret, C; Abarca K.; Ovalle J.; Ferrer, P; Godoy, P; Olea A.; Aguilera X.; Ferrés M.
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[Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of a reduced antigen content diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine dTpa) in 10 to 11 years old children and in adults].
Abarca, Katia; Valdivieso, Francisca; Potin, Marcela; Ibáñez, Isabel; Vial, Pablo
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Early evolution of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C epidemic in rural Malawi
McCormack, GP; Glynn, JR; Crampin, AC; Sibande, F; Mulawa, D; Bliss, L; Broadbent, P; Abarca K.; Ponnighaus, JM; Fine, PEM; et al.
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Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of a reduced antigen content diphteriatetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine (dTpa) in 10 to 11 years old children and in adults
Abarca K.; Valdivieso, F; Potin M.; Ibanez, I; Vial, P.
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Seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 in urban Chilean children and young adults, 1990 and 1996
Abarca K.; Cohen, BJ; Vial, PA
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Efficacy of hepatitis A vaccination in children aged 12 to 24 months
Abarca K.; Ibanez, I; Flores, J; Vial, PA; Safary, A; Potin M.
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Varicella complications requiring hospitalization in four hospitals in Santiago, Chile: clinical spectrum and estimation of direct costs
Abarca K.; Hirsch, T; Potin M.; Perret, C; Zamorano J.; Gonzalez, C.; Vial, P.
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Regional lymphadenopathy in cat-scratch disease: ultrasonographic findings
Garcia, CJ; Varela C.; Abarca K.; Ferres, R; Prado P.; Vial, PA
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[Molecular epidemiology of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in Santiago, Chile].
Pérez, C; Vial, P; Dorman, K S; Wang, G; Abarca, K; Sinsheimer, J S; Kaplan, A H
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[Resistance of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to zidovudine. Genotypic analysis in strains isolated from Chilean patients].
Vial, P A; Vial, C; Abarca, K; Noriega, M; Jiménez, G; Labarca, J; Gasep, J; Palacios, O; Pérez, C; Acuña, G
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[Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus and Toxoplasma gondii in healthy subjects under 30 years old in Santiago, Chile].
Abarca, K; Vial, P A; Zamorano, J; Paris, C; Ferrés, M; Villarroel, L; Ferreccio, C
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[Bartonella henselae infection in immunocompetent patients: cat scratch disease].
Abarca, K; Vial, P A; Rivera, M; García, C; Oddó, D; Prado, P; Ferrés, M
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[Natural history of human immunodeficiency virus infection in a cohort of Chilean patients].
Vial, P A; Ferreccio, C; Abarca, K; Ortiz, E; Noriega, M; Pérez, C; Labarca, J; Torres, M; Ferrés, M; González, C; Acuña, G
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[Neuroborreliosis in Chile. Report of a child probably infected by imported pets].
Abarca, K; Ribera, M; Prado, P; Lobos, T; Palacios, O; Ferrés, M; Mesa, T; Vial, P
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Enfermedad por arañazo de gato. Controversias terapéuticas
Abarca, Katia
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Infección por Bartonella henselae en pacientes inmunocompetentes: Enfermedad por arañazo de gato.
Abarca, Katia; Vial, Pablo; Rivera, Maribel; García, Cristian; Oddó, David; Prado, Priscilla; Ferrés, Marcela
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Vaccination against hepatitis A in children aged 12 to 24 months [corrected].
Abarca, K; Ibañez, I; Flores, J; Vial, P A; Safary, A; Potín, M
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Actualizacion (1)
Tenencia de mascotas en pacientes inmunocomprometidos: actualización y consideraciones veterinarias y médicas
López, Javier; Peña, Anamaría; Pérez, Regina; Abarca, Katia
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CaseReport (1)
Nasal phaeohyphomycosis by Curvularia spicifera in pediatric patient with neutropenia and acute myeloid leukemia
Constanza Bay; Tamara González; Gonzalo Munoz; Paulette Legarraga; Cecilia Vizcaya; Katia Abarca
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EditorialMaterial (1)
Reduced-antigen combined diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine (Boostrix (TM)) - Guest commentary
Abarca K.
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PuntoDeVista (1)
Brotes de sarampión en países desarrollados: Una lección para Chile
Jaime Cerda; Katia Abarca; Jorge Jiménez
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Review (4)
Asthma and the Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: A Meta-analysis
Forno, E
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An Update on Host-Pathogen Interplay and Modulation of Immune Responses during Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection
Diaz, FE
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Rickettsioses in Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal
Labruna, MB; Mattar, S; Nava, S; Bermudez, S; Venzal, JM; Dolz, G; Abarca K.; Romero, L; de Sousa, R; Oteo, J; et al.
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Influenza: the reemergence of an ancient disease and its risk of pandemia [Influenza: reemergencia de una antigua enfermedad y el potencial riesgo de una nueva pandemia.]
Perret, C; Dabanch, J; Abarca K.; Luchsinger, V.; Aguilera X.; Sotomayor V.
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RUBEN MERCADO
Academico
Pediatria y Cirugia Infantil Occidente
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. FACULTAD DE MEDICINA. UNIDAD DOCENTE DE PARASITOLOGÍA.
Santiago, Chile

Marcela Ferres
Head of Department
Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Pablo Vial
Professor
School of Medicine
ICIM/UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO - CLÍNICA ALEMANA
Santiago, Chile

fresia ferreccio
Full Professor, Director PhD Epidemiolgy Program
Public Health
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, ESCUELA DE MEDICINA, DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA.
Santiago, Chile

Miguel O'Ryan
Profesor Titular
Programa de Microbiologia y Micologia
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Helena Poggi
Coordinadora de Investiagción
División de Pediatría
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

VIVIAN LUCHSINGER
Profesor Asociado
Virología
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA.
Santiago, Chile

Patricia García
Jefe de Laboratorio de Microbiologia
Escuela de Medicina
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE, LABORATORIO DE MICROBIOLOGÍA
Santiago, Chile

Gerardo Acosta
Full Professor
INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA VETERINARIA, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE
Valdivia, Chile

María Balcells
Associate Professor
Department of Infectious Diseases of the Adult
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Monique Le Corre
Assistant Professor
Faculty of medicine, Pediatric division
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Marisa Torres
Profesor Asistente
Public Health
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Ximena Aguilera
Full Professor; Director Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud /Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy
Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud (CEPS)/ Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy/Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud (CEPS)
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

LEONARDO CHANQUEO
Jefe Unidad Infectología & Microbiología
Medicina Interna
Hospital San Juan de Dios
Santiago, Chile

Jose Castro
Profesor Asociado
Cardiologia y Neumologia Pediatrica
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Regina Pérez
Infectóloga Pediatra
Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica División de Pediatría
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Andrea Maccioni
Instructor Adjunto
Neonatología
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

María Vizcaya
Pofesor Asistente
Enfermedades Infecciosas, Inmunología y Reumatología Pediátrica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Constanza Martinez
Investigador asistente
Enfermedades infecciosas e inmunologia pediatrica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Cecilia Perret
Jefa de departamento
Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile