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Luz García
Researcher at Carlos III Health Institute
Publications - 10
Citations - 406
Luz García is an academic researcher from Carlos III Health Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plasmodium falciparum & Plasmodium vivax. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 10 publications receiving 286 citations.
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Comparison of three diagnostic methods (microscopy, RDT, and PCR) for the detection of malaria parasites in representative samples from Equatorial Guinea
Pedro Berzosa,Aida de Lucio,María Romay-Barja,Zaida Herrador,Vicenta González,Luz García,Amalia Fernandez-Martinez,Maria A. Santana-Morales,Policarpo Ncogo,Basilio Valladares,Matilde Riloha,Agustín Benito +11 more
TL;DR: A network of reference centres could potentially support ongoing diagnostic and control efforts made by malaria control programmes in the long term, as the National Centre of Tropical Medicine currently supports the National Programme against Malaria of Equatorial Guinea to perform all of the molecular studies necessary for disease control.
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Usefulness of Seminested Multiplex PCR in Surveillance of Imported Malaria in Spain
José M. Rubio,Agustín Benito,Pedro Berzosa,Jesús Roche,Sabino Puente,Subirats M,Rogelio López-Vélez,Luz García,Jorge Alvar +8 more
TL;DR: The use of a new PCR-based method for the diagnosis of malaria in the Spanish Malaria Reference Laboratory has promoted an increase in confirmed cases of malaria, and this molecular method showed more sensitivity and specificity than microscopy.
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Profile of molecular mutations in pfdhfr , pfdhps , pfmdr1 , and pfcrt genes of Plasmodium falciparum related to resistance to different anti-malarial drugs in the Bata District (Equatorial Guinea)
Pedro Berzosa,Andrés Esteban-Cantos,Luz García,Vicenta González,Marisa Navarro,Taiomara Fernández,María Romay-Barja,Zaida Herrador,José M. Rubio,Policarpo Ncogo,Policarpo Ncogo,Maria A. Santana-Morales,Basilio Valladares,Matilde Riloha,Agustín Benito +14 more
TL;DR: The high level of mutations detected in P. falciparum genes related to SP resistance could be linked to the unsuccessful withdrawal of SP treatment in this area, and drug resistance can reduce the efficacy of intermittent prophylactic treatment with SP for children under 5 years old and for pregnant women.
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First evidence of the deletion in the pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes in Plasmodium falciparum from Equatorial Guinea
Pedro Berzosa,Vicenta González,Laura Taravillo,Alfredo Mayor,María Romay-Barja,Luz García,Policarpo Ncogo,Matilde Riloha,Agustín Benito +8 more
TL;DR: The present study provides the first evidence of deletion in the pfhrp2 and pFhrp3 genes in P. falciparum isolates from Equatorial Guinea, and it is strongly recommended to implement an active surveillance programme in order to detect any increases in pfHRp 2 and pf hrp3 deletion frequencies.
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Malaria vectors in Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea): PCR determination of the members of Anopheles gambiae Giles complex (Diptera: Culicidae) and pyrethroid knockdown resistance (kdr) in An. gambiae sensu stricto.
Pedro Berzosa,Jorge Cano,Jesús Roche,José M. Rubio,Luz García,E. Moyano,Guerra A,Mateos Jc,Petrarca,Virgílio E. do Rosário,Agustín Benito +10 more
TL;DR: The molecular characterization of pyrethroid knockdown resistance (kdr) showed that the populations of An.