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Jose C. Russi
Researcher at British Hospital
Publications - 25
Citations - 778
Jose C. Russi is an academic researcher from British Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Virus & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 25 publications receiving 761 citations.
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Prevalences, genotypes, and risk factors for HIV transmission in South America.
Silvia M. Montano,Jose L. Sanchez,Alberto Laguna-Torres,Paloma Cuchi,María M. Avila,Mercedes Weissenbacher,Margarita Serra,Jose Vinoles,Jose C. Russi,Nicolas Aguayo,Adolfo Galeano,Alberto Gianella,Ronald Andrade,Anabella Arredondo,Eugenio Ramirez,Maria E. Acosta,Aracely Alava,Orlando Montoya,Angel Guevara,Hugo Manrique,J. L. Sanchez,Javier R. Lama,Fernando de la Hoz,Gloria I. Sanchez,Claudia Ayala,Maria E. Pacheco,Gladys Carrion,Gloria Chauca,Juan Perez,Monica Negrete,Kevin L. Russell,Christian T. Bautista,James G. Olson,Douglas M. Watts,Deborah L. Birx,Jean K. Carr +35 more
TL;DR: A renewed effort in controlling STIs, especially among MSM groups, could significantly lessen the impact of the HIV epidemic in South America.
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Molecular Epidemiology of HIV Type 1 in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina.
Jesse Hierholzer,Silvia M. Montano,Michael Hoelscher,Monica Negrete,Matthew Hierholzer,María M. Avila,Manuel Gomez Carrillo,Jose C. Russi,Jose Vinoles,Araceli Alava,Maria E. Acosta,Alberto Gianella,Ronald Andrade,José Luis Sánchez,Gladys Carrion,J. L. Sanchez,Kevin L. Russell,Merlin L. Robb,Deborah L. Birx,Francine E. McCutchan,Jean K. Carr +20 more
TL;DR: Subtype B is the most common subtype in countries lacking injecting drug use (IDU) epidemics, whereas BF recombinants are more common in countries where extensive IDU epidemics have been documented, suggesting the ontogeny of recombinant strains in particular risk groups in South America.
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Evolutionary pattern of the G glycoprotein of human respiratory syncytial viruses from antigenic group B: the use of alternative termination codons and lineage diversification.
TL;DR: Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the evolutionary pattern of group B viruses is similar to that previously described for isolates of antigenic group A, including worldwide distribution of related viruses and co-circulation of viruses from different lineages during the same epidemic.
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Sexual transmission of hepatitis b virus, hepatitis c virus, and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infections among male transvestite comercial sex workers in montevideo, uruguay
Jose C. Russi,Margarita Serra,Jose Vinoles,Matilde Pérez,Dora Ruchansky,G. Alonso,José Luis Sánchez,Kevin L. Russell,Silvia M. Montano,Monica Negrete,Mercedes Weissenbacher +10 more
TL;DR: Sexual transmission of these viruses constitutes a significant problem among male transvestite CSWs and prior history of use of drugs and sexual contact with foreigners were found to be associated only with HCV infection.
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Yellow Pygmy Rice Rat (Oligoryzomys flavescens) and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Uruguay
Adriana Delfraro,Mario Clara,Lorena Tomé,Federico Achaval,Silvana Levis,Gladys E. Calderón,Delia Enria,Mario Enrique Lozano,Jose C. Russi,Juan Arbiza +9 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that yellow pygmy rice rat (O. flavescens) may be the host for Central Plata, a hantavirus associated with HPS in the southern area of Uruguay.