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Ximena Villamizar
Researcher at Del Rosario University
Publications - 3
Citations - 103
Ximena Villamizar is an academic researcher from Del Rosario University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blastocystis & Entamoeba histolytica. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 55 citations.
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Molecular and descriptive epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites of children and their pets in Cauca, Colombia: a cross-sectional study
Ximena Villamizar,Adriana Higuera,Giovanny Herrera,Luis Reinel Vasquez-A,Lorena Buitron,Lina Maria Muñoz,Fabiola E. Gonzalez-C,Myriam Consuelo López,Julio Cesar Giraldo,Juan David Ramírez +9 more
TL;DR: A descriptive cross-sectional study in school-age children attending a daycare institution in commune eight of Popayán, Cauca (Southwest Colombia) revealed the usefulness of molecular methods to depict the transmission dynamics of parasitic protozoa in southwest Colombia.
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Molecular detection and genotyping of intestinal protozoa from different biogeographical regions of Colombia
Adriana Higuera,Ximena Villamizar,Giovanny Herrera,Julio Cesar Giraldo,Luis Reinel Vasquez-A,Plutarco Urbano,Oswaldo Villalobos,Catalina Tovar,Juan David Ramírez +8 more
TL;DR: High and active transmission was apparent in several regions of Colombia, implying that mechanisms for prevention and control of intestinal parasitosis in different parts of the country must be improved.
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Microbiota characterization in Blastocystis-colonized and Blastocystis-free school-age children from Colombia.
Sergio Castañeda,Sergio Castañeda,Marina Muñoz,Ximena Villamizar,Paula C. Hernández,Luis Reinel Vásquez,Raul Y. Tito,Juan David Ramírez +7 more
TL;DR: It was evident that the presence of Blastocystis was unrelated to dysbiosis at the intestinal level; on the contrary, its presence did not show statistically differences in the intestinal microbiota composition.