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Francisco J. Merino
Researcher at University of Alcalá
Publications - 47
Citations - 743
Francisco J. Merino is an academic researcher from University of Alcalá. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Microsporum canis. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 47 publications receiving 670 citations.
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Molecular Genotyping of Giardia duodenalis Isolates from Symptomatic Individuals Attending Two Major Public Hospitals in Madrid, Spain
Aida de Lucio,Rocío Martínez-Ruiz,Francisco J. Merino,Begoña Bailo,María Aguilera,Isabel Fuentes,David Carmena +6 more
TL;DR: Molecular data presented here provide epidemiological evidence at the population level in support of the existence of genetic exchange within assemblages of G. duodenalis found in individuals with symptomatic giardiasis in the population under study.
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Application of real-time PCR for the detection of Strongyloides spp. in clinical samples in a reference center in Spain.
José María Saugar,Francisco J. Merino,Pablo Martín-Rabadán,Pedro Fernández-Soto,Sheila Ortega,Teresa Gárate,Esperanza Rodríguez +6 more
TL;DR: Real-time PCR is an effective tool for diagnosing strongyloidiasis and could be applied in association with parasitological methods in epidemiological studies in endemic areas and in immunocompromised populations who are at risk of fatal disease.
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Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Host: Case Report and Review of the Literature
TL;DR: A 46-year-old male who developed cellulitis of his third right finger after being injured with a metallic object was reported, and Cryptococcus neoformans var.
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Epidemiological characteristics of dogs with Lyme borreliosis in the province of Soria (Spain).
TL;DR: The seroprevalence found in dogs was similar to that previously obtained in humans in this area, and gave evidence to an intimate association between human and canine serop revalence.
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Tick species and tick-borne infections identified in population from a rural area of Spain.
Francisco J. Merino,T. Nebreda,Jose Luis Serrano,Pedro Fernández-Soto,Antonio Encinas,Ricardo Pérez-Sánchez +5 more
TL;DR: To determine the tick species that bite humans in the province of Soria (Spain) and ascertain the tick-borne pathogens that threaten people's health in that province, 185 tick specimens were collected from 179 patients who sought medical advice at health-care centres.