2017
– Acuña MP, Cifuentes M, Silva F, Rojas Á, Cerda J, Labarca J. Incidence of multi-resistant bacteria in Intensive Care Units of Chilean hospitals. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2017 Dec;34(6):570-575. doi: 10.4067/S0716-10182017000600570.
-Lange, B; Khan, P; Kalmambetova, G; Al-Darraji, H. A.; Alland, D.; Antonenka, U; Brown, T; Balcells, M. E; et al. Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert® MTB/RIF cycle threshold level to predict smear positivity: a meta-analysis. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Volume 21, Number 5, 1 May 2017, pp. 493-502(10)
-Balcells ME, García P, Tiznado C, Villarroel L, Scioscia N, Carvajal C, F. Zegna-Ratá, M. Hernández, P. Meza, L. F. González, C. Peña, R. Naves. Association of vitamin D deficiency, season of the year, and latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts. PLoS ONE 2017, 12(4): e0175400. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175400
-Balcells M.E., Cerda J., Concha S, Hoyos−Bachiloglu R., Camargo Jr.C. A., Martineau A.R., Borzutzky A. «Regional solar radiation is inversely correlated with incidence and severity of tuberculosis in Chile». Epidemiol Infect. 2017 doi:10.1017/S0950268817000607
-Alarcón Y., Balcells ME. «Enfermedades infecciosas y migración. Una responsabilidad compartida». ARS MEDICA Revista de Ciencias Médicas 2017. Vol. 42(2) 1-6 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11565/arsmed.v42i2.1000
-García P, Balcells ME, Castillo C, Miranda C, Geoffroy E, Román JC y Wozniak A. [Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF technique for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detection in extra-respiratory specimens.] Rev Chilena Infectol 2017; 34 (4): 333-339
-Arias CA, Reyes J, Carvajal LP, Rincon S, Diaz L, Panesso D, Ibarra G, Rios R, Munita JM, Salles MJ, Alvarez-Moreno C, Labarca J, Garcia C, Luna CM, Mejia-Villatoro C, Zurita J, Guzman-Blanco M, Rodriguez-Noriega E, Narechania A, Rojas LJ, Planet PJ, Weinstock GM, Gotuzzo E, Seas C. A Prospective Cohort Multicenter Study of Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenomics of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Nine Latin American Countries.Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Sep 22;61(10). pii: e00816-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00816-17.Print 2017 Oct.
-Tacconelli E, Carrara E, Savoldi A, Harbarth S, Mendelson M, Monnet DL, Pulcini C, Kahlmeter G, Kluytmans J, Carmeli Y, Ouellette M, Outterson K, Patel J, Cavaleri M, Cox EM, Houchens CR, Grayson ML, Hansen P, Singh N, Theuretzbacher U, Magrini N; WHO Pathogens Priority List Working Group. Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Dec 21. pii: S1473-3099(17)30753-3. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30753-3. Certificado Co-autoria: Labarca J.
2016
Irarrázabal LP, Levy JA, Norr KF, Cianelli R, Issel LM, Pérez CM, Hotton A. Predictors of readiness for oral rapid HIV testing by Chilean health care providers. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2016;40:363-370
Zitko P, Beltrán C, Mejía F, Celi AP, Afani A, Martínez – Buitrago E, Greco MM, Cassetti I, Lasso M, Belaunzarán – Zamudio F, Sierra – Madero J, Chanqueo L, Marincovich B, Parenti P, Delgado E, Morales M, Thormann M, Terán R, por el Taller Latinoamericano de VIH. Descripción de las características de 44 centros de atención VIH en 11 países de América Latina; resultados del Taller Latinoamericano de VIH. Rev Panam Infectol 2016; 18 (1); 16 – 28. Certificado Co-autoria: Ceballos ME, Pérez C.
M. Elena Ceballos, Álvaro Rojas, Paulina Donato, Marcos Huilcamán, Gonzalo Rivera, Tania López, Catalina Gutiérrez, Jaime Labarca y Carlos Pérez. Respuesta virológica e inmunológica a la terapia anti-retroviral en pacientes portadores de infección por VIH atendidos en una red de salud académica de Chile. Rev Chilena Infectol 2016; 33 (5): 531-536
Sarmiento M, Balcells ME, Ramirez P. Thrombotic microangiopathy as first manifestation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection: a case report and review of the literature.
J Med Case Rep. 2016 Jun 7;10:152.
Sergio Álvarez, Ignacio Delama, Lucas Navajas-Galimany, Gonzalo Eymin, M. Elena Ceballos y Romina Andino-Navarrete. Infección por virus herpes humano 6 y síndrome DRESS secundario a carbamazepina. Rev. chil. infectol. V.33 Nº3, Junio 2016
Rivera G, Bulnes J, Castillo C, Ajenjo MC, Garcia P, Labarca J. Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in a university hospital: Role of inter-hospital transmission. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2016 Jan 31;10(1):96-9.
Balcells ME, Huilcamán M, Peña C, Castillo C, Carvajal C, Scioscia N, García P. M. tuberculosis DNA detection in nasopharyngeal mucosa can precede tuberculosis development in contacts. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Jun;20(6):848-52
2015
-Soza A, Labbé P, Arrese M, Riquelme A, Barrera F, Benítez C, Huete A, Balcells ME, Labarca J. Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection during hepatitis C treatment with telaprevir, peginterferon and ribavirin. Ann Hepatol. 2015 Jan-Feb;14(1):132-6.
-Pérez G, Kattan E, Collins L, Wright AC, Rybertt T, González A, Sirhan M, Solís N, Pizarro M, Arrese M, Sarfatis A, Lustig N, Arab JP, Labarca J, Riquelme A. Assessment for learning: experience in an undergraduate medical theoretical course. Rev Med Chil. 2015 Mar;143(3):329-36.
-Cifuentes M, Silva F, Arancibia JM, Rosales R, Ajenjo MC, Riedel G, Camponovo R, Labarca J; Grupo Colaborativo de Resistencia Bacteriana, Chile. Grupo Colaborativo de Resistencia Bacteriana, Chile: recommendations 2014 towards the control of bacteria resistance. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2015 Jun;32(3):305-18
-Weitzel T, Labarca J, Cortes CP, Rosas R, Balcells ME, Perret C. Cluster of Imported Vivax Malaria in Travelers Returning From Peru. J Travel Med. 2015 Nov-Dec;22(6):415-8
-Labarca J. Heteroresistance in Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA), susceptible or resistant. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2015 Oct;32(5):497-8
-Fica A, Soto A, Dabanch J, Porte L, Castro M, Thompson L, Balcells ME. Atypical mycobacterial infections in five adult patients without evidence of immunosuppression. Making an experience. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2015 Feb;32(1):80-7
-Balcells ME, García P, Meza P, Peña C, Cifuentes M, Couvin D, Rastogi N A first insight on the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex as studied by spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTRs in Santiago, Chile. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 11;10(2):e0118007.
Boyd MA, Moore CL, Molina JM et al and SECOND-LINE Study Group. Baseline HIV-1 resistance, virological outcomes, and emergent resistance in the SECOND-LINE trial: an exploratory analysis. Lancet HIV. 2015 Feb;2(2):e42-51.
ENCORE1 Study Group , Carey D, Puls R, Amin J, et al. Efficacy and safety of efavirenz 400 mg daily versus 600 mg daily: 96-week data from the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority ENCORE1 study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015;15:793-802.
2014
-Poirel L, Labarca J, Bello H, Rioseco ML, Bernabeu S, Nordmann. Emergence of the 16S rRNAmethylaseRmtG in an extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate in Chile. P.Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Jan;58(1):618-9.
-Ferrer P, Tello M, Montecinos L, Tordecilla R, Rodriguez C, Beltran C, Guzman, MA, Ferres M, Perez CM, Afani A. Prevalence of R5 and X4 HIV variants in antiretroviral treatment experienced patients with virologic failure. J Clin Virol. 2014;60:290-4.
–Ceballos M., Vizcaya C., Pavez D., Cerda J., Martinez-Valdebenito C., Montecinos L., Ferrés M.“Early detection of CMV infection in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients by cytomegalovirus quantitative PCR”. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2014; 31(2): 153-159
-Guzmán-Blanco M, Labarca JA, Villegas MV, Gotuzzo E. Extended spectrum β-lactamase producers among nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae in Latin America. Braz J Infect Dis. 2014 Jul-Aug;18(4):421-33.
-Hernández M, Casar C, García P, Morales V, Mamani N, Gómez-Cofré N, Pizarro P, Balcells ME Latent tuberculosis infection screening in healthcare workers in four large hospitals in Santiago, Chile.Rev Chilena Infectol. 2014 Jun;31(3):254-60
-Meza P, Balcells ME, Miranda C, Cifuentes M, Wozniak A, García P.Presence of Bejing genotype among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in two centres of the Region Metropolitana of Chile. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2014 Feb;31(1):21-7
–Perez C, Ceballos ME. “High frequency of hypovitaminosis D and low bone mineral density in a sample of HIV-infected men in Chile”. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2014; 31(1): 44-46
-Muñoz P, Vena A, Cerón I, Valerio M, Palomo J, Guinea J, Escribano P, Martínez-Sellés M, Bouza E; PROMULGA Project Group. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in heart transplant recipients: two radiologic patterns with a different prognosis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Oct;33(10):1034-40
-Muñoz P, Cerón I, Valerio M, Palomo J, Villa A, Eworo A, Fernández-Yáñez J, Guinea J, Bouza E Invasive aspergillosis among heart transplant recipients: a 24-year perspective. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Mar;33(3):278-88
–Cerón I, Muñoz P, Marín M, Segado A, Roda J, Valerio M, Bouza E; Group for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital (GAME). Efficacy of daptomycin in the treatment of enterococcal endocarditis: a 5 year comparison with conventional therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014 Jun;69(6):1669-74
–Cerón I, Rabagliati R, Langhaus J, Silva F, Guzmán AM, Lagos M. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia: comparative study of cases in HIV-infected patients and immunocompromised non-HIV-infected patients. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2014 Aug;31(4):417-24.
–Rabagliati R, Bertín P, Cerón I, Rojas H, Domínguez I, Vera Á, Siri L, Flores J, Fernández P, Pérez M, De La Cruz R. Epidemiology of febrile neutropenia in adult patients with acute leukemia and lymphoma: Cohort study of public and private hospital of Santiago, Chile.Rev Chilena Infectol. 2014 Dec;31(6):721-8.
-Araya AX, Urrutia MT, Vega P, Rubio M, Carrasco P, Perez C, Fernandez AM, Obregón M, Arancibia F, Lasso M. Optimizando el acceso oportuno al test de ELISA para el diagnóstico del VIH: Recomendaciones desde los usuarios y profesionales de la Atención Primaria de Salud. Rev Med Chile 2014; 142:1284-1290.
–Labarca J Bacterial resistance collaborative group. Much more than 10 years history Rev Chilena Infectol. 2014 Apr;31(2):121-2.
-Cifuentes-D M, Silva F, García P, Bello H, Briceño I, Calvo-A M, Labarca J; Grupo Colaborativo de Resistencia Bacteriana de Chile. Antimicrobial susceptibility in Chile 2012. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2014 Jun;31(3):358-9
–Labarca JA, Salles MJ, Seas C, Guzmán-Blanco M. Carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii in the nosocomial setting in Latin America. Crit Rev Microbiol. 2016 Mar;42(2):276-92 Epub 2014 Aug 27
-Berezin EN, Solórzano F; Latin America Working Group on Bacterial Resistance. Gram-negative infections in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units of Latin America. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Aug 13;8(8):942-53.
-Zambrano AA, Jones A, Otero P, Ajenjo MC, Labarca JA. Assessment of hospital daily cleaning practices using ATP bioluminescence in a developing country. Braz J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov-Dec;18(6):675-7.
–Labarca J, Poirel L, Ozdamar M, Turkoglü S, Hakko E, Nordmann P KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, finally targeting Turkey. New Microbes New Infect. 2014 Mar;2(2):50-1.
–Labarca J, Figueroa C, Huidobro B, Wright AC, Riquelme A, Moreno R. Perception of medical students about formative assessments during clinical courses. Rev Med Chil. 2014 Sep;142(9):1193-9.
-Lynfield R, Davey R, Dwyer DE et al. INSIGHT Influenza Study Group. Outcomes of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection: results from two international cohort studies. PLoS One. 2014;9:e101785
-ENCORE1 Study Group, Puls R, Amin J, Losso M et al. Efficacy of 400 mg efavirenz versus standard 600 mg dose in HIV-infected,antiretroviral-naive adults (ENCORE1): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2014;383:1474-82
2013
–Ajenjo MC, Zambrano A, Eugenin MI, Achurra P, Zalaquett R, Irarrázaval MJ, De la Cerda G, Fernández P, Barañao M, Fuentealba P, Ferrés M, García P, Pérez C, Labarca J. Reducing the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia following heart surgery: 13-year experience of epidemiologic surveillance in a teaching hospital. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2013 Apr;30 (2):129-34.
-AX Araya, NF Norr, CM Perez, JA Levy, CG Park, MJ Kim. HIV-related symptoms and patient clusters among Chileans living with HIV. AIDS Care. 2013;245:488-95.
-Araya A, Carrasco P, Loayza C, Fernández AM, Pérez C, Lasso M. Necesidades educativas de un grupo de personas viviendo con VIH: diagnóstico basado en la perspectiva de los usuarios y de los profesionales que los atienden. Rev Med Chile 2013; 141: 582-588.
Ceballos ME. “Considerations in first line antiretroviral selection for adults”. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2013 Oct; 30(5):522-37.
-Ferrer P, Montecinos L, Tello M, Tordecilla R, Rodríguez C, Ferrés M, Pérez CM, Beltrán C, Guzmán MA, Afani A. HIV-1 tropism: a comparison between RNA and proviral DNA in routine clinical samples from Chilean patients.Virol J. 2013;10:318.
-Gutiérrez C, Labarca J, Román JC, Sanhueza F, Moraga M, Wozniak A, García P. Surveillance of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteria in stool cultures in a university hospital in Santiago, Chile. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2013 Feb;30(1):103-6.
-Irarrazábal LP, Ferrer L, Cianelli R, Lara L, Reed R, Levy J, Pérez C. Oral rapid test: an alternative to traditional HIV screening in Chile. Rev PanamSaludPublica. 2013;33:427-32.
-Maya JJ, Ruiz SJ, Blanco VM, Gotuzzo E, Guzman-Blanco M, Labarca J, Salles M, Quinn JP, Villegas MV. Current status of carbapenemases in Latin America. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013 Jul;11(7):657-67.
-Pongruangporn M, Ajenjo MC, Russo AJ, McMullen KM, Robinson C, Williams RC, Warren DK. Patient and device-specific risk factors for peripherally inserted central venous catheters related bloodstream infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013;34(2):184-189.
-Rüttimann RW, Bonvehí PE, Vilar-Compte D, Isturiz RE, Labarca JA, Vidal EI. Influenza among the elderly in the Americas: a consensus statement. Rev PanamSaludPublica. 2013 Jun;33(6):446-52.
2012
-Apisanthanarak A, Ajenjo MC, Mundy L. Infection prevention and control. A global perspective on a healthcare crisis. In: Soule B, Memish Z, Malani P, Editors. Best Practices in Infection Prevention and Control. An International Perspective. Second edition. Joint Comission International 2012; Chapter 1:1-17.
-Bourke P, Castro P, Rabagliati R, Beltran C, Verdejo H, Winter JL, Bourge RC. Zygomycosis over-infection during voriconazole therapy for aspergillosis in a heart transplant patient, successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin and posaconazole. Transpl Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;14(5):E56-9.
Rabagliati R, Santolaya ME. Profilaxis antifúngica en niños y adultos sometidos a trasplante de órganos sólidos y de precursores hematopoyéticos. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2012 Sep;29 Suppl 1:S11-8
-Gambra P, Álvarez A, Avilés C, Benítez R, Bidart T, Catalán P, Ferrés M, Lafourcade M, Nervi B, Noemí I, Payá E, Rabagliati R et al.Quimioprofilaxis en niños y adultos sometidos a trasplante de órganos sólidos y precursores hematopoyéticos. Recomendaciones del Comité de Infecciones en Inmunocomprometidos Sociedad Chilena de Infectología. 2011. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2012 Sep;29 Suppl 1:S7-9.
-Uribe P, Balcells M, Giesen L, Cardenas C, García P, González S. Angiomatosis bacilar por Bartonella quintana como primera manifestación de infección por VIH. Rev Med Chile 2012; 140: 910-914.
-García P, Bahamondes L, Reyes P, Román JC, Poblete H y Balcells ME. Comparación de adenosina deaminasa y detección de anticuerpos anti-antígeno A60 para el diagnóstico de meningitis tuberculosa. Rev Chilena Infectol 2012; 29 (5): 521-526.
-MORGADO A, KÖHNENKAMPF R, NAVARRETE P, GARCÍA P, BALCELLS ME. Perfil clínico y epidemiológico de los casos de tuberculosis atendidos en una red de salud universitaria en Santiago de Chile entre los años 2000-2010. Rev Med Chile 2012; 140: 853-858.
–Balcells ME, García P, Chanqueo L,† Bahamondes L,‡ Lasso M, Gallardo AM, Cifuentes L,
Rapid molecular detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Santiago, Chile. INT J TUBERC LUNG DIS 16(10):1349–1353.
-Concha M, Nicklas C, Balcells ME, Guzmán AM, Poggi H, León E, Fich F. The first case of tinea faciei caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei isolated in Chile. International Journal of Dermatology 2012, 51, 283–285
-Elgorriaga-Islas E, Guggiana-Nilo P, Dominguez-Yevenes M, González-Rocha G, Mella-Montecinos S, Labarca-Labarca J, García-Canete P, Bello-Toledo H. Prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant aac(6′)-Ib-cr among ESBL producing enterobacteria isolates from Chilean hospitals.Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2012 Apr 25.
-Bonvehi P, Isturiz R,Labarca J, Ruttimann R, Vidal E, and Vilar-Compte D. Influenza among adults in Latin America, current status, and future directions: a consensus statement. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2012;31(6):506–12.
-Araos R, Garcia P, Chanqueo L, Labarca J. Daptomycin: pharmacological characteristics and its role in the treatment of gram positive infections. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2012 Apr;29(2):127-31
-Porte L, Leon P, Gerate C, Guzman AM, Labarca J, García P. Susceptibility to azoles and amphotericin B of isolates of Candida spp. Experience of a university health network, between 2004 and 2010. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2012 Apr;29(2):149-55