Area of research
Molecular Medicine · Pollution
Research interest
Research interests include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Leptospirosis research and findings, and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.
Integrated serosurveillance to assess disease elimination in coastal Ecuador: onchocerciasis, yaws, and trachoma
Investigating the zoonotic origins of ESBL-producing <i>E. coli</i> in community-acquired urinary tract infections in Ecuador.
Microbial source tracking of human and animal fecal contamination in Ecuadorian households.
Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Profiles in Integron-Positive and Integron-Negative Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant E. coli from Human and Animal Sources
Extreme Rainfall Modifies the Association between Piped Water Intermittency and Water Quality in Low-Resource Settings
Use of serology to assess the probability of public health action needed for trachoma in coastal Ecuador
Environmental Exposures Associated with Enteropathogen Infection in Six-Month-Old Children Enrolled in the ECoMiD Cohort along a Rural-Urban Gradient in Northern Ecuador†.
Cocirculation of 4 Dengue Virus Serotypes, Putumayo Amazon Basin, 2023-2024.
Tracking <i>bla</i><sub>CTX-M</sub> transmission through transposable elements in uropathogenic and commensal <i>E. coli</i>.
A plasmid with the <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub> gene enhances the fitness of <i>Escherichia coli</i> strains under laboratory conditions.
Multiplex PCR Detection of Enteric Pathogens in a Community-based Birth Cohort in Ecuador: Comparison of xTAG-GPP and TaqMan Array Card Assays.
Child exposure to animal feces and zoonotic pathogens in northwest Ecuador: A mixed-methods study
Physiological adaptations of clinical vs. indoor environmental strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a hospital setting.
Performance of an integrated system composed of native soil amended with ZVI/FeS nanoparticles-based technosols and a bioreactor for the treatment of acid rock drainage.
Environmental exposures associated with the gut microbiome and resistome of pregnant women and children in Northwest Ecuador.
Extensive Overlap in Avian and Extraintestinal Pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains Between Backyard Poultry, Humans, and Dogs in Ecuador.
Amazon environment sharing featuring humans - dogs - capybaras and more. Adapting a one-health approach to leptospirosis prevention in Indigenous riverine communities in Ecuador and beyond.
Comparative Analysis of ESBL Phenotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Escherichia coli</i> Associated with Urinary Tract Infections and in Commensal Strains.
Hi-C untangles the temporal dynamics of the children's gut resistome and mobilome, highlighting the role of transposable elements.
Oral and parenteral treatment with a third-generation cephalosporin promotes the proliferation of diverse ESBL-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> in the chicken intestinal tract.
Comparing the Power of Low vs High-Precision Methods for Measuring <i>E. coli</i> in Drinking Water in Low-Resource Settings.
Global health at crossroads: uniting together to overcome challenges, restore trust and advance priorities for a sustainable future.
Prenatal and postnatal environmental influences on child growth trajectories across a rural-urban gradient: an analysis of the ECoMiD longitudinal birth cohort
El verdadero origen de la pandemia COVID-19
Microbial source tracking of human and animal fecal contamination in Ecuadorian households
Comparison of metagenomic and traditional methods for diagnosis of <i>E. coli</i> enteric infections.
IS<i>26</i> drives the dissemination of <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub> genes in an Ecuadorian community.
Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) across Diverse Bacterial Species in Shrimp Aquaculture.
Transmission of dominant strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli between farms and retail stores in Ecuador: Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance.