Browsing by Author "Castillo, Juan"
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Overweight, Obesity, and Older Age Favor Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Household Contacts in Low Tuberculosis-Incidence Settings within Panama
Cubilla-Batista, Idalina; Ruiz, Nadia; Sambrano, Dilcia; Castillo, Juan; de Quinzada, Markela O; Gasteluiturri, Begoña; Goodridge, Amador (2019-05-01)Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) remains the main source of new active tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide. Household close contacts (HCCs) are at high risk of acquiring LTBI and subsequent development of TB. In this ... -
Reduced Food Intake Among Tuberculosis Patients Within an Urban Setting in Panama (P10-023-19)
Cubilla, Idalina; Rios, Maritza; Batista, Victoria; Rosero, Sara; Sambrano, Dilcia; Castillo, Juan; Colon-Ramos, Uriyoan; Cleary, Sean D; Goodridge, Amador; Luque, Odemaris; de Simmons, Isolina; de Chavez, Ana; Cuadra, Yaracelys; Jurado, Julio; Gonzalez, Rolando; Williams, Victoria (2019-06-01)Objectives The aim of our study is to characterize the dietary factors and food items intake of people living with pulmonary tuberculosis in an urban and high disease incidence city in Panama. Methods We recruited 41 ...