Publications by authors named "Shalom Aperrigue-Lira"
Chemokine receptors play diverse roles in the immune response against pathogens by recruiting innate and adaptive immune cells to sites of infection. However, their involvement could also be detrimental, causing tissue damage and exacerbating respiratory diseases by triggering histological alterations such as fibrosis and remodeling. This chapter reviews the role of chemokine receptors in the immune defense against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Evaluating the professional competencies of Peruvian doctors is crucial for proposing necessary improvements. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the specific characteristics and competencies that are assessed in these studies.
Objective: The objective of this study is to characterize published studies focusing on the assessment of professional competencies among physicians in Peru.
Background And Aim: Patients with COVID-19 and tuberculosis coinfection are at an increased risk of severe disease and death. We therefore sought to evaluate the current evidence which assessed the immune response in COVID-19 and tuberculosis coinfection.
Methods: We searched Pubmed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science to identify articles published between 2020 and 2021.
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the economy, leading to job instability and losses, prompting researchers to assess job security in Latin America.
- A study was conducted to revalidate a short scale measuring perceived job security, confirming that four items accurately reflect a single underlying factor.
- The revalidated scale displayed strong goodness-of-fit measures and demonstrated reliability with a McDonald's omega coefficient of ω = 0.72, indicating its effectiveness for measuring job security perceptions.