Vol. 37 No. 1 (2020): January - March

Published: 2020-03-31

EDITORIAL

Preparation and control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Latin America

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Jorge A. Sánchez-Duque, Sebastian Hernández Botero, Carlos E. Pérez-Díaz, Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez, Claudio A. Méndez, Sergio Verbanaz, Sergio Cimerman, Hernan D. Rodriguez-Enciso, Juan Pablo Escalera-Antezana, Graciela J. Balbin-Ramon, Kovy Arteaga-Livias, Aleksandar Cvetkovic-Vega, Tomas Orduna, Eduardo Savio-Larrea, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi, LANCOVID-19

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Reflections on COVID-19 infection, Colegio Medico del Peru and the public health

Ciro Maguiña Vargas
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Extraction and antiviral activity assessment of compounds from Chondracanthus chamissoi and Chlorella peruviana against serotype 2 dengue virus

Egma Mayta-Huatuco, Mauro Mariano, Enrique Mamani, Haydeé Montoya, Lucas Sevilla, Bernardo Quispe, María E. Gonzales, Ronald Tarazona, Adrian Quintana, Juan Sulca
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Satisfaction levels in patients attending an ophthalmology service in a level II hospital between 2014 and 2018, and their relationship with overall quality

Nora B. Mendoza, Maritza Placencia
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of nutritional status in recently admitted students of a private medical school

Stephany Riveros-Chavez, Moises Apolaya-Segura
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Factors associated with the presence of acute bacterial prostatitis in patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy between 2015 and 2019 at an Armed Forces Hospital in Lima, Peru

Stefanie Collado-Mendiola, Tiziana Lenz-Lee, Sergio D. Alban-Moral, Jorge L. Maguiña
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Development of an accessible and low-cost micro-fluidic system (lab-on-a-chip) for detecting circulating breast cancer tumor cells

Julio Valdivia-Silva, Luz Pérez-Tulich, Luis Flores-Olazo, Marco Málaga-Julca, Adolfo Ubidia, Aaron Fleschman, Heinner Guio
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BRIEF ORIGINALS

Effect of GnRH analogues upon height in girls with a late diagnosis of central precocious puberty

Melissa Martínez, Samuel Pereyra, Doris Ventura, Emilio Cabello
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REVIEW

Diagnosis and therapy for the acute stage of ischemic cerebrovascular accident: A clinical practice guideline from Peruvian Social Security (EsSalud)

Joel Mario Sequeiros-Chirinos , Carlos A. Alva-Díaz , Kevin Pacheco-Barrios , Jorge Huaringa-Marcelo, Charles Huamaní , Carla E. Camarena-Flores , Walter S. Durand-Castro , Ana María Valencia-Chávez , Rosa L. Ecos-Quispe , Paula I. Estupinan-Valdez , Marla Gallo-Guerrero , Marlene Doris Huamaní-Mendoza , Evelyn Vanessa Mariños-Sánchez , María Elizabeth Morón-Cabrera , Elena Pulachet-Contreras , Alfredo Ramos-Auccasi , Liliana Rodríguez-Kadota , César Saavedra-Rocha, Lesly Chávez-Rimache , Raúl Timaná Ruíz

CASE REPORTS

Skeletal disorder with facial malformations in ceramic of Moche culture

Nelson Purizaca-Rosillo, Denis E. Correa-Trigoso, Guillermo Gayoso, Bertha Gallardo-Jugo
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Widened screening for innate metabolism disorders in Peru: report of a case with cobalamin metabolism disorder

Hugo Hernán Abarca-Barriga, Richard S. Rodríguez
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SPECIAL ARTICLES

Clinical recommendations for evaluation and risk management of COVID-19 in healthcare personnel in the Peruvian social insurance (EsSalud)

Alvaro Taype-Rondan, Yamilée Hurtado-Roca, Maggie Estrada-Martínez, Raúl Timaná-Ruiz
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Perinatal depression in times of COVID-19: the role of social media on the Internet

Fredy R. Bermejo-Sánchez, William R. Peña-Ayudante, Elizabeth Espinoza-Portilla
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A Peruvian view about clinical pathology services: progress and pending issues

Luis Edgardo Figueroa-Montes
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HISTORY OF MEDICINE

David Matto and his contribution on clinical pathology and psychiatrics in Peru

Ricardo Iván Álvarez-Carrasco
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LETTERS TO EDITOR

When vehemence surpasses evidence: The case of hydroxychloroquine use for the therapy of COVID-19 infection

Alonso Soto
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Biosecurity measures in ophthalmological care during coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic

Fernando Munayco-Guillén, Sarita Milagros Fernández-Poma, Isabel Melissa Maldonado-Alcántara
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Use of colistin in livestock: need for a global ban

Sebastian Iglesias-Osores
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