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Lizeth Taylor
Researcher at University of Costa Rica
Publications - 18
Citations - 364
Lizeth Taylor is an academic researcher from University of Costa Rica. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rickettsia rickettsii & Rickettsia felis. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 18 publications receiving 318 citations. Previous affiliations of Lizeth Taylor include LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans.
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First report of the isolation and molecular characterization of Rickettsia amblyommii and Rickettsia felis in Central America.
TL;DR: This is the first report of a successful isolation in cell culture of R. amblyommii and R. felis from Central America.
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A fatal urban case of rocky mountain spotted fever presenting an eschar in San Jose, Costa Rica.
TL;DR: An 8-year-old female who died at the National Children's Hospital 4 days after her admission, and an important and significant observation was the presence of an "eschar" (tache noire), which is typical in some rickettsial infections but not frequent in Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases.
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Pathogenic potential of a Costa Rican strain of 'Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii' in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) and protective immunity against Rickettsia rickettsii
Juan J. Rivas,Andres Moreira-Soto,Gilberth Alvarado,Lizeth Taylor,Olger Calderón-Arguedas,Laya Hun,Eugenia Corrales-Aguilar,Juan Alberto Morales,Adriana Troyo +8 more
TL;DR: Results show that the strain 9-CC-3-1 of 'Candidatus R. amblyommii' was able to generate pathology and an antibody response in guinea pigs and may modulate the epidemiology and severity of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in areas where both species circulate.
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Molecular characterization of Rickettsia rickettsii isolated from human clinical samples and from the rabbit tick Haemaphysalis leporispalustris collected at different geographic zones in Costa Rica.
TL;DR: This study showed the first molecular detection of R. rickettsii isolates from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever patients and from the rabbit tick H. leporispalustris in different geographical zones in Costa Rica.
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Detection of rickettsiae in fleas and ticks from areas of Costa Rica with history of spotted fever group rickettsioses
Adriana Troyo,Rolando D. Moreira-Soto,Olger Calderón-Arguedas,Carlos Mata-Somarribas,Jusara Ortiz-Tello,Amália Regina Mar Barbieri,Adrián Avendaño,Luis E. Vargas-Castro,Marcelo Bahia Labruna,Laya Hun,Lizeth Taylor +10 more
TL;DR: Results show the presence of rickettsiae in vectors that may be responsible for transmission to humans in Costa Rica, and evidence suggests exposure to ricketsial organisms in the human environment may be common.