Publications by authors named "S Galindo-Virgen"
Background: In Mexico, combined chloroquine (CQ) and primaquine (PQ) treatment has been used since the late 1950s to treat Plasmodium vivax infections. Although malaria transmission has declined, current treatment strategies must be evaluated to advance towards malaria elimination.
Methods: The clinical and parasitological outcome of treating symptomatic P.
Article Synopsis
- Data from a laboratory in Mexico (1995-2000) revealed a significant rise in DEN-3 dengue virus circulation, with Aedes aegypti as the main vector and increasing importance of leptospirosis as a differential diagnosis for dengue.
- Several pathogens like rotavirus, bacteria such as Shigella, Salmonella, and Vibrio cholerae were tracked for seasonal distribution and outbreak patterns, while cholera incidents were monitored over the past decade.
- The emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the necessity for Chagas disease screening in blood banks demonstrated rising public health challenges, alongside the promotion of iodized salt to combat low iodine levels in children's urine across various Mexican states.
This article presents to the results of the National Seroepidemiology Survey with regard to the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in Mexico. Some theoretical aspects of the disease are discussed, and the prevalences found in earlier reports are presented. The study measured 29,279 blood samples from persons in all 32 states of Mexico, for both sexes, all ages, and socio-economic groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe long-term results of praziquantel therapy in 141 patients with neurocysticercosis are presented. Seventy-five patients (53%) were considered to be cured because the cysts or nodules disappeared or became calcified following praziquantel treatment and the patients were asymptomatic at the end of a 5-year follow-up period. An additional 35 patients (24.
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