Browsing by Autor "Veronica Poma"

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Cross-sectional study on intestinal parasite infections in different ecological zones of the Department of La Paz, Bolivia
(Elsevier BV, 2021) Jorge Aruni Chura; Fabio Macchioni; Federica Furzi; Victor Balboa; Érika Mercado; José M. Gómez; Patricia Rojas Gonzales; Veronica Poma; Armando Loup; Mimmo Roselli
Feasibility of a Combined Mobile-Health Electrocardiographic and Rapid Diagnostic Test Screening for Chagas-Related Cardiac Alterations
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021) Michele Spinicci; Carlo Fumagalli; Niccolò Maurizi; Enrico Guglielmi; Mimmo Roselli; Herlan Gamboa; Marianne Strohmeyer; Veronica Poma; Roberto Vargas; Iacopo Olivotto
Combined mobile-Health and RDTs was a reliable and effective low-cost strategy to identify patients at high risk of disease needing cardiologic assessment suggesting potential future applications.
Frequent carriage of enterococci and other Lactobacillales with OptrA and PoxtA ribosomal protection resistance mechanisms among children from rural areas of Bolivia
(Elsevier BV, 2026) Ilaria Baccani; Alberto Antonelli; Marco Coppi; Selene Rebecca Boncompagni; Tiziana di Maggio; Michele Spinicci; Marianne Strohmeyer; Herlan Gamboa; Veronica Poma; Ana Liz Villagrán
Present findings report the highest prevalence of faecal carriage of optrA- and poxtA-positive commensals so far observed in healthy subjects, raising concerns about the potential clinical and epidemiological implications.
Long-Standing International Cooperation in Parasitology Research: A Summary of 35 Years of Activities in the Bolivian Chaco
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022) Simona Gabrielli; Fabio Macchioni; Michele Spinicci; Marianne Strohmeyer; Mimmo Roselli; Alessandra Nicoletti; Calogero Edoardo Cicero; Veronica Poma; David Rojo; Yunni Lara
The Bolivian Chaco is a semiarid region with a low population density, situated in the southeast part of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Here, despite the improvements of the last 15 years, poverty remains high in rural areas, where social vulnerability is widespread. The Guaraní ethnic group often lives in isolated communities with a low standard of hygiene and sanitation. This epidemiological scenario favors the spread of transmissible diseases, including several parasitic infections belonging to the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) group. In this area, a long-standing research activity, built upon the synergism between local and foreign institutions, has been established since the late 1980s and helps to fill in the knowledge gap about the epidemiology dynamics of soil-transmitted helminths, vector-borne parasites, and other parasitic diseases. A 35-year history of cooperation programs in parasitology research has contributed to informing local health authorities of the NTD burden in the Bolivian Chaco and, ultimately, supports local healthcare providers in the management of parasitic diseases.
Persistence of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> vector-borne transmission among school-age children in the Bolivian Chaco documented by 24-month longitudinal serosurveillance
(Oxford University Press, 2022) Michele Spinicci; Fabio Macchioni; Herlan Gamboa; Veronica Poma; Ana Liz Villagrán; Marianne Strohmeyer; Mimmo Roselli; Roberto Vargas; Alessandro Bartoloni; Simona Gabrielli
Our findings support the persistence of vector-borne T. cruzi transmission in this area, highlighting the need for strengthening multidisciplinary efforts against Chagas disease.
Relevant increase of CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli carriage in school-aged children from rural areas of the Bolivian Chaco in a three-year period
(Elsevier BV, 2022) Selene Rebecca Boncompagni; Maria Micieli; Tiziana Di Maggio; Antonia Mantella; Anna Liz Villagrán; Tatiana Briggesth Miranda; Carmen Revollo; Veronica Poma; Herlan Gamboa; Michele Spinicci