Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica

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Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica vol.38 no.4 Lima Oct./Dec. 2021

Editorial

	· Public health heroes in Peru: Dr. Zuño Burstein Alva (1930-2021), an example of identity, integrity and perseverance Cabezas, César · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Original articles

	· Evaluation of the humoral response induced by BBIBP-CorV vaccine by determining neutralizing antibodies in peruvian healthcare personnel Soto, Alonso; Charca-Rodríguez, Flor de María; Pareja-Medina, Mario; Fernandez-Navarro, Manuel; Altamirano-Cáceres, Karina; Sierra Chávez, Elizett; Raraz-Vidal, Jarvis; Cabezudo-Pillpe, Nestor; Velarde-Rodríguez, Melissa; Alcántara-Díaz, Andrés · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· Factors associated with COVID-19 lethality in a hospital in the Cajamarca region in Peru Anyaypoma-Ocón, Walter; Vásquez, Sandra Ñuflo; Bustamante-Chávez, Hugo Cesar; Sedano-De la Cruz, Edyson; Zavaleta-Gavidia, Víctor; Angulo-Bazán, Yolanda · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· Design and validation of a questionnaire to assess the perceived risk of contracting COVID-19 in the colombian population Matar-Khalil, Shadye; Ortiz Barrero, Melissa Judith; González-Campos, José · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· Prevalence and incidence of arterial hypertension in Peru: a systematic review and meta-analysis Ruiz-Alejos, Andrea; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· Prevalence of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors in a rural population exposed to arsenic in Argentina Soria, Analía Graciela; Guber, Rosa Silvina; Tefaha, Liliana Mónica; Aragón, Félix Fernando; Romero, Claudio de Jesús; del Valle Toledo, Roxana; Sandoval, Noemí Graciela; Áleman, Mariano Nicolás · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· Switching from cigarettes to electronic nicotine delivery system: rapid systematic review and meta-analysis and economic aspects Ciapponi, Agustín; Rodríguez Cairoli, Federico; Solioz, Germán; Rojas-Roque, Carlos; Hernández-Vásquez, Akram; Palacios, Alfredo; Bardach, Ariel · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· Knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions about Zika in women of childbearing age in Amazonas, Peru Mateo, Susan Y.; Guzmán-Cuzcano, Jessica C.; Peña-Sánchez, E. Ricardo; Yon, Carmen; Valderrama, Betsabet; Carrasco, Julia; La Torre, Lenin; Chapilliquen, Fernando; Aguilar, Marlith; Quezada, Eduardo; Pershing Bustamante, Tomas · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· Incidence, mortality and survival of endometrial cancer in Manizales, Colombia 2003-2017 Montoya-González, María C.; Arias-Ortiz, Nelson E.; Arboleda-Ruiz, Walter A. · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· Association between the need for palliative care and chronic diseases in patients treated in a peruvian hospital Pinedo-Torres, Isabel; Intimayta-Escalante, Claudio; Jara-Cuadros, Diego; Yañez-Camacho, Walter; Zegarra-Lizana, Paolo; Saire-Huamán, Reynaldo · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· *Genetic structure of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis* strains in Peru based on haplotypes obtained from a line probe assay** Santos-Lazaro, David; Puyen, Zully M.; Gavilan, Ronnie G. · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Tartrazine induces genotoxicity in lympocytes of BALB/c Mus musculus Vega-Cabanillas, Rubby; Sisniegas, Manuel; Zavala, Fátima · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Originales breves

	· *Validation and evaluation of RT-PCR real time in house* test to detection of SARS-CoV-2 using specific RdRp gene and GAPDH endogen control** Rojas-Serrano, Nancy; Lope-Pari, Priscila; Huaringa-Nuñez, Maribel; Marques Simas, Paulo Vitor; Palacios-Salvatierra, Rosa; Balbuena-Torres, Johanna; Caceres Rey, Omar Alberto; Padilla-Rojas, Carlos · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in English \| Spanish · English ( pdf ) \| Spanish ( pdf )

	· COVID-19 and older adults: spatiotemporal comparison between mortality and vaccination in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina Leveau, Carlos M.; Velázquez, Guillermo A. · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Trends in drugs usage for COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in a hospital in Lima, Peru Castro, Nataly Echevarria; García, Danitza Rojo; Rivera, Midori Torpoco; Rondán-Guerrero, Paola; García-Rojas, Frank; Taype-Rondan, Alvaro · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Molecular characterization of virulence (lmb, bca and rib) and macrolid resistance genes (ermB, ermTR and mefA) in clinical isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae Pulido-Colina, Angie; Pastrana, Javier Soto; Valencia-Bazalar, Esther; Apestegui, Milagros Zavaleta · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Ocular manifestations of toxocariasis in schoolchildren from the state from the Anzoátegui state in Venezuela Morocoima, Antonio; Herrera, Leidi; Ruiz, Edicson; Córdova, Manuel; Ferrer, Elizabeth · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Prevalence of infection markers and associated factors in donors of a peruvian blood bank More-Yupanqui, Miryam Danitza; Canelo-Marruffo, Pamela; Miranda-Watanabe, Martha; León-Herrera, Alessandra; Díaz-Romano, Guliana; Sulca-Huamaní, Oliver; Narrea-Cango, Antonio; Pinedo-Torres, Isabel · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Review Article

	· COVID-19 vaccine safety Chaparro Mérida, Nataniel Aldo; Moreno Samper, Dayany; Lacato, Alex Omar Franco · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Health and working conditions of waste pickers: scoping review Escobar-Rincón, Lina Paola; De Arco-Canoles, Oneys del Carmen · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Special Section

	· Telehealth experiences in a specialized mental health hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru Alva-Arroyo, Liliana L.; Núñez del Prado Murillo, Jean; Ancaya-Martínez, María Del Carmen Emilia; Floréz-Ibarra, Jannett Maribel · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Cases Report

	· Systemic paracoccidioidomycosis with compromise of the cecal appendix in a child: case report Luna-Vilchez, Medalit; Chiara-Chilet, Christian; Maquera-Afaray, Julio; Portillo-Alvarez, Diana; López, José W. · abstract in English \| Spanish · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

Letters to Editor

	· Sudden hearing loss after COVID-19 vaccination Alcas, Olenka; Mamani, Diana · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Level of drop out in a virtual course in health in Peru Quispe-Gamarra, Juan; Escobar-Agreda, Stefan; Moscoso, Miguel G.; Vargas, Javier · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· *Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli* in urine cultures performed at the national maternal-perinatal institute of Lima, Peru** Blas, Wendy V.; Gerónimo, Ida B.; Ulloa, Gabriela M.; Huaman, Mónica; Pons, Maria J. · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Methodological review of the article “factors associated with the non-use of health services in LGBTI people from Peru” Benites-Meza, Jerry K.; Urrunaga-Pastor, Diego; Benites-Zapata, Vicente A. · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

	· Reply: methodological review of the article “factors associated with the non-use of health services in LGBTI people from Peru Romaní, Luccio; Ladera-Porta, Katerine; Quiñones-Laveriano, Dante M.; Ríos-García, Wagner; Juárez-Ubillús, Alejandro; Vílchez-Cornejo, Jennifer · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )

ERRATA · text in Spanish · Spanish ( pdf )