Publications by authors named "Miguel Otiniano-Trujillo"
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in hospital wastewater in Peru, 2022.
Pool Marcos-Carbajal José Yareta-Yareta Miguel Otiniano-Trujillo Marco Galarza-Pérez Abraham Espinoza-Culupu
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater from nine hospitals in Peru, using samples collected between March and September 2022.
- Results showed that 90% of the samples contained sufficient data to classify variants of the Omicron strain, matching similar findings from patient data reported by the National Institute of Health of Peru.
- The findings highlight the importance of wastewater monitoring as a tool for early warning of potential infectious disease outbreaks, particularly concerning the Omicron variant during the pandemic's third wave.
Introduction: The appearance of multidrug-resistant and beta-lactamase producing enterobacteria in outpatient care facilities represent a public health problem in Perú. Objective: To compare the resistance profiles of uropathogenic Escherichia coli and to identify extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing phenotypes in three private health facilities located in the Peruvian coast, Andean and jungle regions. Materials and methods: We conducted a descriptive study on 98 urine samples from Lima (coast), Juliaca (Andean region) and Iquitos (jungle region) during 2016.
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