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Estudio exploratorio descriptivo sobre la exposición laboral a Staphylococcus aureus y la percepción a los riesgos biológicos presentes en las actividades que desempeñan los trabajadores y estudiantes en la Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020)
Introducción: Diversos estudios indican que los hospitales veterinarios y sus entornos pueden ser fuente potencial de infecciones causadas por colonización por Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina (MRSA). Según ...
Pesticide risk perceptions among bystanders of aerial spraying on bananas in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2020-07-08)
Little is known about how bystanders perceive risks from pesticide use in areas with frequent aerial spraying of pesticides. This research aims to better understand how bystanders (school workers) from three counties of ...
Aerial application of mancozeb and urinary ethylene thiourea (ETU) concentrations among pregnant women in Costa Rica: the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA).
(Research: Children´s health, 2014-12)
Background: Mancozeb and its main metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) may alter thyroid
function; thyroid hormones are essential for fetal brain development. In Costa Rica, mancozeb is
aerially sprayed at large-scale ...
Pesticide Exposure and Respiratory Health of Indigenous Women in Costa Rica
(Published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and American Journal of EpidemiologyJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2009-02-18)
A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2007 to evaluate the relation between pesticide exposure and respiratory health in a population of indigenous women in Costa Rica. Exposed women (n ¼ 69) all worked at plantain
p ...
Biomarkers of manganese exposure in pregnant women and children living in an agricultural community in California
(American Chemical Society, 2014)
Manganese (Mn) is an essential nutrient but at high exposure levels is a neurotoxicant. There is no wellvalidated biomarker to assess perinatal Mn exposure. A total of 75 mother-child pairs provided blood, urine, and/or ...
Prevalencia y prevención de síntomas de trastornos musculoesqueléticos en teletrabajadores del Departamento de Servicios Generales del Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad en modalidad de teletrabajo como medida de contingencia ante la pandemia por COVID-19
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-05-03)
El presente proyecto mostró la prevalencia de síntomas de posibles trastornos musculoesqueléticos asociados a factores determinantes que afectan la salud musculoesquelética de las personas teletrabajadoras, los cuales ...
CKD of unknown origin in Central America: The case for a mesoamerican nephropathy
(National Kidney Foundation, 2014-01-13)
An epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin has emerged in the last decade in Central America and has been named Mesoamerican nephropathy. This form of chronic kidney disease is present primarily in young male ...
Heat-Related Symptoms in Sugarcane Harvesters
(Wiley, 2015-02-26)
Background: Exposure to heat stress is a documented risk for Central American sugarcane harvesters. However, little is known about heat-related illness in this population. Methods: This study examined the frequency of ...
Maternal blood and hair manganese concentrations, fetal growth, and length of gestation in the ISA cohort in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2015)
Background: Animal studies have shown that both deficiency and excess manganese (Mn) may result in
decreased fetal size and weight, but human studies have reported inconsistent results.
Methods: We examined the association ...
Evaluación de la calidad de agua para consumo humano en la comunidad de 4 Millas de Matina, Limón
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2013-10)
El Programa Infantes y Salud ambiental (ISA) (www.isa.una.ac.cr), trabaja en la comunidad
de 4 Millas como parte de un estudio sobre los efectos que pueden tener los plaguicidas y
sus residuos sobre el crecimiento y el ...