Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud by Author "Hernández-Chea, Roderico"
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Diagnosis of human paragonimiasis in Costa Rica using intradermal test and immunoblot
Dolz, Gaby; Ulate, Edith; Rojas, Gerardo; Hernández-Chea, Roderico; Jiménez Rocha, Ana Eugenia (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-09-10)Excretory-secretory antigen (ESA) and adult somatic antigen (ASA) were obtained from adult worms of Paragonimus mexicanus. These antigens were characterized, tested and compared for its use in serodiagnosis of human ... -
Morphological and molecular characterization of the metacercaria of Paragonimus caliensis, as a separate species from P. mexicanus in Costa Rica
Hernández-Chea, Roderico; Jiménez Rocha, Ana Eugenia; Castro, Ruth; Blair, David; Dolz, Gaby (Parasitology International, 2017-04)The trematode Paragonimus mexicanus is the etiological agent of paragonimiasis, a food-borne zoonotic disease in Latin America. This species, as well as Paragonimus caliensis, have been reported from Costa Rica, but it ... -
The potential use of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia, Muridae) in experimental infections with metacercariae of Paragonimus mexicanus (Digenea, Troglotematidae)
Dolz, Gaby; Hernández-Chea, Roderico; Jiménez Rocha, Ana Eugenia; Rubi, Randall (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2017-01-15)Seven Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus) were experimentally infected with Paragonimus mexicanus metacercariae, obtained from organs and tissues of freshwater crabs (Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) collected from the Caribbean ...