Publications by authors named "F Velez"
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- Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains, linked to red meat outbreaks, pose serious global food safety issues, especially since current detection methods often yield false positives due to non-pathogenic strains.
- This study focused on developing and validating four new hydrolysis probe assays specifically designed to detect pathogenic E. coli serogroups O26, O103, O111, and O121, showing an impressive accuracy of 94.8% in identifying virulent strains.
- The newly standardized assays offer reliable detection tools for food laboratories worldwide, helping to mitigate waste and financial losses from incorrect positive test results associated with harmless non-pathogenic E. coli.
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- * Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are beginning to establish telestroke services, indicating a potential shift in access to specialized stroke care.
- * The analysis identified significant variations in network structures and technologies used, with 75% employing real-time video and image transfer, and a focus on quality monitoring in 74% of networks.
The Reality of Healthcare Professionals in Leadership Positions at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
August 2024
While pandemics have long been a topic of discussion in public health, COVID-19 placed healthcare leaders in a completely new and challenging situation. This qualitative study sought to understand the personal experiences of healthcare professionals in leadership roles at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted and recorded via Zoom.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and management of patients with an anteriorly and nasally inserted superior oblique tendon.
Design: Retrospective interventional case series.
Methods: Institutional clinical records between 2020 and 2024 were retrospectively reviewed for 9 consecutive patients in whom the superior oblique (SO) tendon was inserted anterior to the equator and nasal to the superior rectus muscle.
Strains of are a frequent cause of foodborne illness and are known to contaminate poultry products. Most testing methods can qualitatively detect and cannot quantify or estimate the load in samples. Therefore, the aim of this study was to standardize and validate a partitioned-based digital PCR (dPCR) assay for the detection and estimation of contamination levels in poultry rinses.
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