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María Elvira Balcells Marty

Associate Professor

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Tuberculosis diagnosis; Tuberculosis epidemiology; Tuberculosis contacts; Tuberculosis transmission; Tuberculosis biomarkers;

Médico Cirujano (MD), PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1997
Tropical Medicine and International Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Reino Unido, 2003
Infectología adultos, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2006
Medicina Interna, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2001

Head of Adult Infectious Diseases Postgraduate Training Program Full Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Faculty of Medicine

Santiago, Chile

2011 - 2019
Assistant Professor Full Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Faculty of Medicine

Santiago, Chile

2008 - 2016
Associate Professor Full Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Faculty of Medicine

Santiago, Chile

2016 - A la fecha
Sub-Director of Master’s Degrees programs Full Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Faculty of Medicine

Santiago, Chile

2018 - A la fecha

Infectious Diseases and HIV Consultant Full Time

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2007 - A la fecha

- Postgraduate Research Project (Postítulo de Infectología, P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Direct supervision of Dr. Marcos Huilcamán ( 2012 ). Project Title:
Búsqueda de portación nasofaríngea de M. tuberculosis en contactos intradomiciliarios.

- Postgraduate Research Project (Postítulo de Infectología, P. Universidad Católica de Chile). Direct supervision of Dr. Yazmín Pinos (2019). Project title: "Evaluación de respuesta linfocitaria específica en territorio arterial versus venoso para el diagnóstico de tuberculosis pulmonar activa”.

2019, October 15th: Presentation in the XLIV Curso Internacional de Epidemiología y Control de la Tuberculosis, Instituto de Salud Pública (ISP). Santiago, Chile.

2019, May 4th: Presentation at the Regional Infectious Diseases Meeting, Valdivia. Advances in tuberculosis diagnosis.

2019, April 14th: Chair at tuberculosis "hot topics" session in the 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Amsterdam, The Hague

2019, April 9th: Immune basis in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis. Jornadas de Investigación en Medicina Aplicada (JIMA), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

2018, November 16th: Presentation of Fondecyt project progress results at the annual meeting of the Tuberculosis Program from the Central Metropolitan Health Service (SSMC), Hotel Plaza San Francisco, Santiago, Chile.

2018, November 13th: Oral presentation (Fondecyt results). SLAM-TB Symposium in the 2018 ALAM Congress, Parque Araucano, Santiago, Chile

2018, October 24th: Poster Presentation at The Union (International Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases) Meeting, The Hague. Netherlands.

2018 April 12th: Oral presentation at the "Realidades y Desafíos" National HIV Meeting, Olmué, Chile

2018 March 4th: Oral presentation at the ASADI (Sociedad Argentina de Infectología) conference.

Adult Infectious Diseases

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Chile, 2006

Awarded with Summa cum laude honours in the medical speciality in Adult Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine and International Health

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Reino Unido, 2003

Awarded with the Frederick Murgatroyd Award to the best student of the year while coursing the Tropical Medicine and International Health Masters Degree (MSc) (2002 - 2003)
Internal Medicine

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Chile, 2001

Awarded with Summa cum laude honours in the medical speciality in Internal Medicine (1998 - 2001)
Medical Surgeon

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Chile, 1997

Awarded with Summa cum laude honors in the medical degree of medical surgeon (1991 - 1997)
Award for the best work published in a international journal

SOCIEDAD MEDICA DE SANTIAGO

Chile, 2018

Award for the best work published in an international journal for “Regional solar radiation is inversely correlated with incidence and severity of tuberculosis in Chile. Epidemiol Infect.2017jul; 145 (9):1815-1823
Best young investigator award

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Chile, 2017

Awarded with "Best young investigator" award by the School of Medicine
Award “100 lider women"

DIARIO EL MERCURIO

Chile, 2020

Premio 100 Mujeres Líderes que entrega anualmente Mujeres Empresarias junto al diario El Mercurio.Premia la trayectoria y liderazgo femenino destacando a mujeres en el ámbito empresarial, ejecutivo, profesional y de servicio público de todo el país.


Clinical standards for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB infection Migliori, G. B.; Wu, S. J.; Matteelli, A.; Zenner, D.; Goletti, D.; Ahmedov, S.; Al-Abri, S.; Allen, D. M.; Balcells, M. E.; Garcia-Basteiro, A. L.; Cambau, E.; Chaisson, R. E.; Chee, C. B. E.; Dalcolmo, M. P.; Denholm, J. T.; Erkens, C.; Esposito, S.; Farnia, P.; Friedland, J. S.; Graham, S.; Hamada, Y.; Harries, A. D.; Kay, A. W.; Kritski, A.; Manga, S.; Marais, B. J.; Menzies, D.; Ng, D.; Petrone, L.; Rendon, A.; Silva, D. R.; Schaaf, H. S.; Skrahina, A.; Sotgiu, G.; Thwaites, G.; Tiberi, S.; Tukvadze, N.; Zellweger, J-P; Ambrosio, L. D.; Centis, R.; Ong, C. W. M. Article ISI INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE (2022)
Humoral immune-response to a SARS-CoV-2-BNT162b2 booster in inflammatory arthritis patients who received an inactivated virus vaccine Duran, Josefina; Isabel Burgos, Paula; Le Corre, Nicole; Ruiz Tagle, Cinthya; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Castro, Mauricio; Metcalfe, Valentina; Niemann, Paula; Elvira Balcells, M. Article ISI ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES (2022)
Reduced immune response to inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in a cohort of immunocompromised patients in Chile Balcells, María Elvira; Le Corre, Nicole; Durán, Josefina; Ceballos, María Elena Article CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2022)
Vitamin D and cathelicidin levels and susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection acquisition in household contacts Ruiz-Tagle, Cinthya; Romero, Francisco; Naves, Rodrigo; Balcells, María Elvira Article ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA (2022)
Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19. Mortality-Safety First Results of the Prospective Multicenter FALP 001-2020 Trial Gazitúa, Raimundo; Briones, José Luis; Selman, Carolina; Villarroel-Espíndola, Franz; Balcells, María Elvira Article JOURNAL OF VACCINES AND VACCINATION (2021)
Early versus deferred anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma in patients admitted for COVID-19: A randomized phase II clinical trial Balcells, Maria Elvira; Rojas, Luis; Le Corre, Nicole; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Ceballos, Maria Elena; Ferres, Marcela; Chang, Mayling; Vizcaya, Cecilia; Mondaca, Sebastian; Huete, Alvaro; Castro, Ricardo; Sarmiento, Mauricio; Villarroel, Luis; Pizarro, Alejandra; Ross, Patricio; Santander, Jaime; Lara, Barbara; Ferrada, Marcela; Vargas-Salas, Sergio; Beltran-Pavez, Carolina; Soto-Rifo, Ricardo; Valiente-Echeverria, Fernando; Caglevic, Christian; Mahave, Mauricio; Selman, Carolina; Gazitua, Raimundo; Briones, Jose Luis; Villarroel-Espindola, Franz; Balmaceda, Carlos; Espinoza, Manuel A.; Pereira, Jaime; Nervi, Bruno Article ISI PLOS MEDICINE (2021)
Identification of Recent Tuberculosis Exposure Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus, a Multicenter Study Perez-Recio, Sandra; Pallares, Natalia; Grijota-Camino, Maria D.; Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian; Barcia, Laura; Campos-Gutierrez, Silvia; Pomar, Virginia; Rabunal-Rey, Ramon; Balcells, Maria Elvira; Gazel, Deniz; Montiel, Natalia; Vicente, Diego; Goic-Barisic, Ivana; Schon, Thomas; Paues, Jakob; Marekovic, Ivana; Cacho-Calvo, Juana; Barac, Aleksandra; Goletti, Delia; Garcia-Gasalla, Mercedes; Maria Barcala, Jose; Teresa Tortola, Maria; Anibarro, Luis; Suarez-Toste, Isabel; Moga, Esther; Gude-Gonzalez, Maria J.; Naves, Rodrigo; Karsligil, Tekin; Martin-Penaranda, Tania; Stevanovic, Goran; Trigo, Matilde; Rubio, Veronica; Karaoglan, Ilkay; Bayram, Nazan; Alcaide, Fernando; Tebe, Cristian; Santin, Miguel; Spanish Soc Clinical Microbiology Article ISI MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM (2021)
Insights into neutralizing antibody responses in individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in Chile Beltran-Pavez, Carolina; Riquelme-Barrios, Sebastian; Oyarzun-Arrau, Aaron; Gaete-Argel, Aracelly; Gonzalez-Stegmaier, Roxana; Cereceda-Solis, Karina; Aguirre, Adam; Travisany, Dante; Palma-Vejares, Ricardo; Barriga, Gonzalo P.; Gaggero, Aldo; Martinez-Valdebenito, Constanza; Le Corre, Nicole; Ferres, Marcela; Balcells, Maria Elvira; Fernandez, Jorge; Ramirez, Eugenio; Villarroel, Franz; Valiente-Echeverria, Fernando; Soto-Rifo, Ricardo Article ISI SCIENCE ADVANCES (2021)
Rathke's cleft cyst infections and pituitary abscesses: case series and review of the literature Aranda, F.; Garcia, R.; Guarda, F. J.; Nilo, F.; Cruz, J. P.; Callejas, C.; Balcells, M. E.; Gonzalez, G.; Rojas, R.; Villanueva, P. Article ISI PITUITARY (2021)
Identification of mycobacteria species through mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) Contreras, Samuel; Rodriguez, David; Vera, Francisco; Elvira Balcells, Maria; Celis, Luis; Legarraga, Paulette; Carlos Roman, Juan; Garcia, Patricia Article ISI REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2020)
Systematic screening of adult household contacts of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis reveals high rates of new infections during follow-up Elvira Balcells, Maria; Carvajal, Camila; Fernandez, Paula; Ruiz-Tagle, Cinthya; Pizarro, Alejandra; Garcia, Patricia; Pena, Carlos; Cuevas, Gerardo; Naves, Rodrigo Article ISI REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE (2020)
Unraveling the Role of MicroRNAs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Disease: Advances and Pitfalls Ruiz-Tagle, Cinthya; Naves, Rodrigo; Balcells, María Elvira Article INFECTION AND IMMUNITY (2020)
The lung microbiome, vitamin D, and the tuberculous granuloma: A balance triangle Elvira Balcells, Maria; Yokobori, Noemi; Hong, Bo-young; Corbett, John; Cervantes, Jorge Article ISI SCOPUS MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS (2019)
Tuberculous otomastoiditis: A challenging diagnosis Waissbluth A, Sofia; Cabello E, Pablo; Balcells M, María Elvira; Solar G, Antonieta; Orellana G, María José; San-Martin P, José Article ISI SCIELO Revista de otorrinolaringología y cirugía de cabeza y cuello (2019)
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 Balcells, ME; Ruiz-Tagle, C; Tiznado, C; Garcia, P; Naves R. Article ISI SCOPUS TUBERCULOSIS (2018)
Tuberculosis and impaired IL-23-dependent IFN-gamma immunity in humans homozygous for a common TYK2 missense variant Boisson-Dupuis, Stephanie; 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, Aurelie; Guennoun, Andrea; Jackson, Carolyn C.; Pekcan, Sevgi; Caliskaner, Zafer; Inostroza, Jaime; Costa-Carvalho, Beatriz Tavares; Tavares de Albuquerque, Jose Antonio; Garcia-Ortiz, Humberto; Orozco, Lorena; Ozcelik, Tayfun; Abid, Ahmed; Rhorfi, Ismail Abderahmani; Souhi, Hicham; Amrani, Hicham Naji; Zegmout, Adil; Geissmann, Frederic; Michnick, Stephen W.; Muller-Fleckenstein, Ingrid; Fleckenstein, Bernhard; Puel, Anne; Ciancanelli, Michael J.; Marr, Nico; Abolhassani, Hassan; Elvira Balcells, Maria; Condino-Neto, Antonio; Strickler, Alexis; Abarca, Katia; Teuscher, Cory; Ochs, Hans D.; Reisli, Ismail; Sayar, Esra H.; El-Baghdadi, Jamila; Bustamante, Jacinta; Hammarstrom, Lennart; Tangye, Stuart G.; Pellegrini, Sandra; Quintana-Murci, Lluis; Abel, Laurent; Casanova, Jean-Laurent Article ISI SCIENCE IMMUNOLOGY (2018)
Association of vitamin D deficiency, season of the year, and latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts Balcells M.E.; García P.; Tiznado C.; Villarroel L.; Scioscia N.; Carvajal C.; Zegna-Ratá F.; Hernández M.; Meza P.; González L.F.; Peña C.; Naves R. Article ISI SCOPUS PLOS ONE (2017)
Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert (R) MTB/RIF cycle threshold level to predict smear positivity: a meta-analysis Lange B.; Khan P.; Kalmambetova G.; Al-Darraji H.A.; Alland D.; Antonenka U.; Brown T.; Balcells M.E.; Blakemore R.; Denkinger C.M.; Dheda K.; Hoffmann H.; Kadyrov A.; Lemaitre N.; Miller M.B.; Nikolayevskyy V.; Ntinginya E.N.; Ozkutuk N.; Palacios J.J.; Popowitch E.B.; Porcel J.M.; Teo J.; Theron G.; Kranzer K. Article ISI SCOPUS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE (2017)
Enfermedades Infecciosas y migración. Una responsabilidad compartida. Balcells, María Elvira; Alarcón V, Yasna Article ARS MEDICA Revista de Ciencias Médicas (2017)
Evaluación de la técnica Xpert® MTB/RIF para la detección de Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex en muestras extra-pulmonares Patricia García; M. Elvira Balcells; Claudia Castillo; Carolina Miranda; Enrique Geoffroy; Juan C. Román; Aniela Wozniak Article SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2017)
Regional solar radiation is inversely correlated with incidence and severity of tuberculosis in Chile BALCELLS, M. E.; CERDA, J.; Concha, S.; HOYOS–BACHILOGLU, R.; CAMARGO, C. A.; MARTINEAU, A. R.; Borzutzky, A. Article ISI SCOPUS EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION (2017)
M. tuberculosis DNA detection in nasopharyngeal mucosa can precede tuberculosis development in contacts Balcells, M. E.; Huilcaman M.; Peña C; Castillo C.; Carvajal, C.; Scioscia N.; Garcia P. Article ISI SCOPUS International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2016)
Thrombotic microangiopathy as first manifestation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection: A case report and review of the literature Sarmiento M.; Balcells M.E.; Ramirez P. Article SCOPUS Journal of Medical Case Reports (2016)
A First Insight on the Population Structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex as Studied by Spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTRs in Santiago, Chile Balcells, M. E.; Garcia P.; Meza, P; Pen A C.; Cifuentes M.; Couvin D.; Rastogi, N. Article ISI SCOPUS PLOS ONE (2015)
Atypical mycobacterial infections in five adult patients without evidence of immunosuppression. Making an experience Fica, A; soto A.; Dabanch, J; Porte, L; Castro M.; Thompson, L; Balcells, ME Article ISI REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2015)
Cluster of Imported Vivax Malaria in Travelers Returning From Peru Weitzel, T; Labarca, J; Cortes, CP; Rosas, R; Balcells, ME; Perret, C Article ISI SCOPUS Journal of Travel Medicine (2015)
Micobacterias atípicas en cinco pacientes adultos sin evidencias de inmunosupresión: Construyendo una experiencia Alberto Fica; Andrés Soto; Jeannette Dabanch; Lorena Porte; Marcelo Castro; Luis Thompson; M. Elvira Balcells Article SCIELO REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2015)
Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection during hepatitis C treatment with telaprevir, peginterferon and ribavirin Soza, Alejandro; Labbe, Pilar; Arrese, Marco; Riquelme, Arnoldo.; Barrera ,Francisco; Benitez, Carlos; Huete, Alvaro; Elvira Balcells, M.; Labarca, Jaime Article ISI ANNALS OF HEPATOLOGY (2015)
Pesquisa de infección tuberculosa latente en personal de la salud en cuatro instituciones de salud en Santiago de Chile Mariluz Hern; Carlos Casar; PATRICIA GARC; Ver Morales; Nora Mamaní; Natalia G; Patricia Pizarro; M. Elvira Balcells Article SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2014)
Presencia del genotipo Beijing entre cepas del complejo Mycobacterium tuberculosis en dos centros de salud de la Región Metropolitana-Chile Paulina Meza; M. Elvira Balcells; Carolina Miranda; Marcela Cifuentes; Aniela Wozniak; PATRICIA GARC Article SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2014)
A comparative study for adenosine deaminase and anti-antigen A-60 antibodies detection for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis Garcia P.; Bahamondes, L; Reyes, P; Roman, JC; Poblete, H.; Balcells, ME Article ISI REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2012)
Clinical and epidemiological profile of tuberculosis in a university hospital in Santiago, Chile Morgado A.; Kohnenkampf, R; Navarrete P.; Garcia P.; Balcells, ME Article ISI REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE (2012)
Rapid molecular detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Santiago, Chile Balcells, M. E.; Garcia P.; Chanqueo L.; Bahamondes, L; Lasso M.; Gallardo A.M.; Cifuentes L. Article ISI SCOPUS International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2012)
The first case of tinea faciei caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei isolated in Chile Concha M.; Nicklas, C; Balcells E.; Guzmán A.M.; Poggi, H; Leon E.; Fich F. Article ISI SCOPUS International Journal of Dermatology (2012)
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; Fuerst, PA Article ISI SCOPUS Emerging Infectious Diseases (2011)
The adaptation methodology of a guideline for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia Pantoja C, Tomas; Ferdinand O, Constanza; Saldias P, Fernando; Rojas O, Luis; Elvira Balcells M, Maria; Castro L, Ricardo; Poblete U, Rodrigo Article ISI REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE (2011)
Hepatitis B, C, Treponema pallidum and Toxoplasma gondii co-infections in HIV infected patients Perez C, Carlos; Ceron A, Ines; Fuentes L, Gino; Zanartu S, Cristian; Balcells M, M. Elvira; Ajenjo H, Cristina; Rabagliati B, Ricardo; Labarca L, Jaime; Acuna L., Guillermo Article ISI REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE (2009)
Neurosyphilis in the patients with and without HIV infection. Description and comparison of two historical cohorts Lasso B, Martin; Balcells M, M. Elvira; Fernandez S, Ana; Gaete G, Pablo; Serri, Michel, V; Perez G, Jorge; Chain A, Carolina; Ceron A, Ines; Duque O, Clara; Ramirez B, Anamaria Article ISI REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2009)
Tuberculosis en el paciente con infección por virus de inmunodeficiencia humana Balcells M, M. Elvira Article SCIELO REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2009)
A comparative study of two different methods for the detection of latent tuberculosis in HIV-positive individuals in Chile Balcells, ME; Perez, CM; Chanqueo L.; Lasso M.; Villanueva, M.; Espinoza M.; Villarroel L.; Garcia P. Article ISI SCOPUS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2008)
Prevalence of tuberculosis and its impact on mortality among HIV infected patients in Chile Villarroel, Luis; Rabagliati, Ricardo; Balcells, M. Elvira; Karzulovic, Lorena; Perez, Carlos Article ISI REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE (2008)
Pseudo-outbreak of Ochrobactrum anthropi Bacteremia related to cross-contamination from erythrocyte sedimentation tubes Labarca, Jaime A.; Garcia, Patricia; Balcells, Maria Elvira; de la Cerda, Gabriela; Salinas, Ana Maria; Roman, Juan Carlos; Guzman, Ana Maria; Perez, Carlos M. Article ISI INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2007)
Isoniazid preventive therapy and risk for resistant tuberculosis Balcells, M. E.; Thomas S.L.; Godfrey-Faussett P.; Grant A.D. Article SCOPUS EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2006)


Signos de Alarma de Infección Balcells, MarÍa Elvira; Leopoldo Marine; María Cristina Covarrubias; Soto, Mauricio BookSection (2018)
Tuberculosis asociada a VIH/SIDA Balcells, MarÍa E. BookSection (2015)
VIH en UCI Balcells, MarÍa E. BookSection (2013)
Virus de inmunodeficiencia humana y cerebro Balcells, MarÍa E. BookSection (2013)


Protocolo de Atención de Pacientes con HTLV-I. MINSAL Karen Cáceres-Burton; Patricia Contreras Cerda; Jorge Valdebenito Pino; Sylvia Santander Rigollet; Luis Cartier Rovirosa; Balcells María Elvira; Silva-Rosas, Carlos; María Elena Cabrera Contreras; Eugenio Ramirez Villalobos BookWhole (2018)


Angiomatosis bacilar por Bartonella quintana como primera manifestación de infección por VIH: Report of one case Uribe, P; Elvira Balcells, M.; Giesen L.; Cárdenas C; Garcia P.; Gonzalez S. CaseReport SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE (2012)


Viajeros a Asia Balcells, M. Elvira ComunicacionBreve SCIELO REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGIA (2011)


Antibody detection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in saliva from patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis Ruiz-Tagle, Cinthya; Naves, Rodrigo; Balcells, María Elvira ConferencePoster (2020)
Detección de anticuerpos contra antígenos específicos de Mycobacterium tuberculosis en muestras de saliva en pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar activa, un estudio piloto. Ruiz-Tagle, Cinthya; Guenther, Anna; Schneiderhan-Marra, Nicole; Lizama, Luis; Naves, Rodrigo A; Balcells, María E. ConferencePoster (2020)
Estrategia de seguimiento activo y prolongado revela alto número de casos secundarios de tuberculosis en contactos adultos Carvajal, Camila; Fernández, Paula; Pizarro, Alejandra; Garcia, Patricia; Ruiz-Tagle, Cinthya; Peña, Carlos; Gerardo, Cuevas; Naves, Rodrigo A; Balcells, María Elvira ConferencePoster (2020)
Identification of recently acquired tuberculosis infection using QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus: an exploratory study Pérez, Sandra; Grijota-Camino, María D; Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrian; Barcia, Laura; Campos, Silvia; Pomar, Virginia; Rabuñal-Rey, Ramón; Balcells, MarÍa E.; Gazel, Deniz; Montiel, Natalia; Vicente-Anza, Diego; Goic, Ivana; Schön, Thomas; Paues, Jakob; Marekovic, Ivana; Cacho, Juana; Barak, Aleksandra; Goletti, Delia; García-Gasalla, Mercedes; Barcala, José M.; Anibarro, Luis; Alcaide, Fernando; Pallarès, Natàlia; Tebé, Cristian; Santin, Miguel ConferencePoster (2020)
MiRNAs differential expression pattern distinguishes uninfected household contacts from those with newly acquired latent tuberculosis infection Ruiz-Tagle, Cinthya; Naves, Rodrigo; Balcells, María Elvira ConferencePoster (2020)
Early Tuberculosis Infections Assessed by Serial QuantiFERON TB-Gold Plus testing in a Prospective Cohort of Household Contacts Balcells María Elvira; Naves, Rodrigo A; Garcia, Patricia; Ruiz-Tagle, Cinthya; Carvajal, Camila; Fernández, Paula; Peña, Carlos ConferencePoster (2018)
Identificación de especies de micobacterias por medio de espectrometría de masas basada en Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass (MALDI-TOF). David Rodríguez; Francisco Vega; Balcells, MarÍa Elvira; Samuel Contreras; Luis Celis; Paulette Legarraga; Juan Carlos Román; Patricia García ConferencePoster (2018)


The importance of the BCG vaccine in the prevention of childhood tuberculosis Pamela Morales; María Elvira Balcells Editorial ISI SCIELO SCOPUS REVISTA CHILENA DE PEDIATRIA (2019)


Successful treatment with echinocandin in an HIV-infected individual failing first-line therapy for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia Ceballos ME; Ortega M.; Andresen M.; Wozniak A.; Garcia P.; Balcells, ME Letter ISI SCOPUS AIDS (2011)


Evaluación de la respuesta inmune a vacuna anti-SARS-CoV-2 inactivada en cohorte de pacientes adultos con inmunosupresión adquirida severa. Balcells, María Elvira; Nervi, Bruno; Ceballos, María Elena Proyecto (2021)
Strengthening of airborne preventive measures inside households of pulmonary TB cases as a tool to reduce new infections in close contacts. A pilot, controlled, pre-post study Balcells, María Elvira; Pizarro, Alejandra; Villarroel, Luis Antonio; Bernales, Margarita Proyecto (2021)
Effectiveness and safety of convalescent anti SARS-CoV-2 plasma in the treatment of the early phase of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in hospitalized risk patients: an interventional randomized clinical study Balcells, María Elvira; Ceballos, María Elena Proyecto (2020)
Evaluation of specific immunological memory for COVID-19 in convalescent plasma donors and recipients Le Corre, Nicole; Balcells, María Elvira; Ceballos, María Elena Proyecto (2020)
Determinants for tuberculosis infection acquisition in contacts: exploring the role of nasopharyngeal mucosal environment Balcells-Marty, María Elvira; Ugalde, Juan A.; García, Patricia; Araos, Rafael I.; Naves, Rodrigo A Proyecto (2017)
Micronutrientes y otros factores de riesgo de infección latente en el contacto de tuberculosis- estudio transversal=> avanzando hacia un cambio en el paradigma en la prevención la tuberculosis en Chile FONIS (SA14ID0090) Proyecto 2015-2017 Coinvestigador(a)
Association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain and specific Th1, Th2 and Th17 human immune response: a way to identify biomarkers that are better predictors of the risk of tuberculosis infection Balcells-Marty, María Elvira Proyecto (2013)
Estudio Piloto=> Estudio de colonización nasofaríngea por Mycobacterium tuberculosis, en contactos intradomiciliarios de pacientes con tuberculosis bacilífera. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Concurso de Departamento de Laboratorios Clinicos. (NC) Proyecto 2012-2015 Inv. Responsable
Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic method for tuberculosis detection in patients with HIV/AIDS. Balcells, María Elvira Proyecto (2009)


Microbiome Changes during Tuberculosis and Antituberculous Therapy Hong, BY; Maulen, NP; Adami, AJ; Granados, H; Balcells, ME; Cervantes, J Review ISI SCOPUS CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS (2016)

María Balcells

Associate Professor

Department of Infectious Diseases of the Adult

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Patricia García

Jefe de Laboratorio de Microbiologia

Escuela de Medicina

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE, LABORATORIO DE MICROBIOLOGÍA

Santiago, Chile

Monique Le Corre

Assistant Professor

Faculty of medicine, Pediatric division

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Rodrigo Naves

Associate Professor

Program of Immunology

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Cinthya Ruiz-Tagle

Research Assistant

Department of Infectious Disease

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

LEONARDO CHANQUEO

Jefe Unidad Infectología & Microbiología

Medicina Interna

Hospital San Juan de Dios

Santiago, Chile

María Elena Ceballos

Profesor Asistente

Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Marcela Ferres

Head of Department

Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Helena Poggi

Coordinadora de Investiagción

División de Pediatría

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Franz Villarroel

Jefe Laboratorio - PI

Departamento de Investigación del Cáncer

Fundación Arturo López Pérez

Santiago, Chile

Fernando Valiente

Profesor Asociado

ICBM

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Ricardo Soto

PROFESOR ASOCIADO

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

Francisco Barrera

Profesor Asociado

Gastroenterología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Eugenio Ramírez

INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Jorge Fernandez

JEFE SUBDEPTO

BIOMEDICO NACIONAL Y DE REFERENCIA

INSTITUTO DE SALUD PUBLICA

santiago, Chile

Aldo Gaggero

Académico. Profesor Asociado.

Virología

ICBM. FACULTAD DE MEDICINA. UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE.

Santiago, Chile

Gonzalo Barriga

Profesor Asistente

Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Alberto Fica

Médico Infectólogo

Medicina

Hospital Base de Valdivia

Valdivia, Chile

Alvaro Huete

Jefe Departamento

Radiologia

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Carolina Selman

Subdirectora

Unidades de Diagnóstico

Fundación Arturo Lopez Perez

Santiago, Chile

Claudia Nicklas

Dermatóloga

Hospital Regional Hernán Henríquez Aravena . Servicio de Salud Araucanía Su

Temuco, Chile

luis rojas

Profesor asistente

Medicina Interna

Pontificia Universidad católica de Chile. Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Medicina

Santiago, Chile

Arnoldo Riquelme

Director UDA Ciencias de la Salud (Carreras de Nutrición y dietética, Fonoaudiología y Kinesiología)

Gastroenterología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Arnoldo Riquelme

Profesor titular

Gastroenterología

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, DEPARTAMENTO DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA

Santiago, Chile

Luis González

postdoctorante

Universidad de Chile

santiago, Chile

Francesca Zegna Ratá

Docente

Salud

Universidad de Los Lagos

Osorno, Chile

Sara Concha

Residente

Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica

Pontificia Universidad Católica

Santiago, Chile

Dante Travisany

Profesor Asociado

Facultad de Ingeniería y Negocios

Universidad de Las Américas

Santiago, Chile

Carlos Peña

Médico

Medicina

Hospital San Borja Arriarán

SANTIAGO, Chile

Marcela Cifuentes

JEFE

HOSPITAL CLINICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

Claudia Cortes

Profesor Asociado

Medicina

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Rodrigo Hoyos

Profesor Asistente

Enfermedades Infecciosas e Inmunología Pediátrica

Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Arturo Borzutzky

Chief; Associate Professor

Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Roxana Gonzalez

Investigador Senior

Fundación Arturo López Pérez

Santiago, Chile

Max Andresen

profesor asociado categoria ordinaria

medicina Intensiva

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Thomas Weitzel

Head Travel Medicine Program

UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO

Santiago, Chile

Sergio González

FACULTAD DE MEDICINA. PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Manuel Espinoza

Profesor Asociado

Salud Pública

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

KATIA ABARCA

Profesor Titular

Pediatría

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

Josefina Duran

Associate Professor

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Aniela Wozniak

Coordinador de Investigación

Dept Laboratorios Clínicos

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

ANDRES SOTO

Médico Infectólogo, Hospital del Salvador. Profesor Asistente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile.

Medicina Interna Oriente

Universidad de Chile/Hospital del Salvador

Santiago, Chile

Luis Villarroel

Profesor Asociado

Salud Publica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA

Santiago, Chile

María Elvira Balcells Marty

Líneas de Investigación

Educación

Médico Cirujano (MD), PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1997

Tropical Medicine and International Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Reino Unido, 2003

Infectología adultos, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2006

Medicina Interna, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2001

Experiencia Académica

Head of Adult Infectious Diseases Postgraduate Training Program Full Time

Assistant Professor Full Time

Associate Professor Full Time

Sub-Director of Master’s Degrees programs Full Time

Experiencia Profesional

Infectious Diseases and HIV Consultant Full Time

Formación de Capital Humano

Difusión y Transferencia

Premios y Distinciones

Adult Infectious Diseases

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Internal Medicine

Medical Surgeon

Award for the best work published in a international journal

Best young investigator award

Award “100 lider women"

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Micronutrientes y otros factores de riesgo de infección latente en el contacto de tuberculosis- estudio transversal=> avanzando hacia un cambio en el paradigma en la prevención la tuberculosis en Chile

Estudio Piloto=> Estudio de colonización nasofaríngea por Mycobacterium tuberculosis, en contactos intradomiciliarios de pacientes con tuberculosis bacilífera.

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