Publications by authors named "C M Delfino"
Brazil and Argentina are two of the South American countries that perform the highest number of solid organ transplant procedures globally each year. These procedures are not exempt from risks for the recipient, and there is a risk of donor-derived infections. Risk mitigation measures for disease transmission from donor to recipient are essential, and biovigilance systems play a crucial role to inform authorities and provide data for the definition of screening procedures and prevention of donor-derived infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFrequency of hepatitis D virus with different hepatitis B virus serological markers and coinfections in hospital patients from Argentina: synchronous testing of anti-HDV antibodies and HDV RNA.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- A study in Buenos Aires, Argentina, found a 4.2% prevalence of Hepatitis D virus (HDV) among hepatitis B virus-reactive patients, with many of these cases being nonreactive to standard anti-HDV antibodies.
- The research involved analyzing 189 serum samples, revealing that most HDV RNA cases were undetected by typical diagnostic methods, suggesting a need for improved testing.
- The findings highlight the importance of synchronous testing for better diagnosis of HDV and call for further studies to target high-risk populations and enhance prevention strategies for co-infections.
Background And Aim: Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) encompasses long-lasting symptoms in individuals with COVID-19 and is estimated to affect between 31-67% of patients, with women being more commonly affected. No definitive biomarkers have emerged in the acute stage that can help predict the onset of PCC, therefore we aimed at describing sex-disaggregated data of PCC patients from a local cohort and explore potential acute predictors of PCC and neurologic PCC.
Methods: A local cohort of consecutive patients admitted with COVID-19 diagnosis between June 2020 and July 2021 were registered, and clinical and laboratory data were recorded.
Background High-income country studies show unfavorable trends in stroke incidence (SI) in younger populations. We aimed to estimate temporal change in SI disaggregated by age and sex in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Methods and Results A search strategy was used in MEDLINE, WOS, and LILACS databases from 1997 to 2021, including prospective population-based observational studies with first-ever stroke incidence in Latin America.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Stroke is a major global cause of death and disability. Most strokes occur in populations of low-middle-income country (LMIC); therefore, the subsequent disease burden is greater than in populations of high-income countries. Few epidemiological data exist for stroke in Latin America, composed primarily of LMIC.
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