Elsa Velázquez

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Elsa Velázquez is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elsa Velázquez has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Epidemiology, 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Elsa Velázquez's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (14 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (9 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (3 papers). Elsa Velázquez is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (14 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (9 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (3 papers). Elsa Velázquez collaborates with scholars based in Argentina, Bolivia and Colombia. Elsa Velázquez's co-authors include Sergio Sosa‐Estáni, E L Segura, A. M. RUIZ, Betina M. Porcel, Sérgio Sosa Estani, Carlos A. Morillo, Felipe Guhl, Constança Britto, José Antônio Marin‐Neto and Laura Cristina Bonilla Neira and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and PLoS neglected tropical diseases.

In The Last Decade

Elsa Velázquez

15 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Randomized Trial of Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas’ Cardiomyopathy

2015 719 citations Carlos A. Morillo, José Antônio Marin‐Neto et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Ivo Santana Caldas Brazil

Fernanda M. Frank Argentina

Paula Melo de Abreu Vieira Brazil

Kátia da Silva Calabrese Brazil

Sérgio Caldas Brazil

Anthonius A. Eze Nigeria

Mohammed Mamman Nigeria

Ana Margarita Montalvo Cuba

Pragya Misra India

Elmo E. Almeida-Amaral Brazil

Ivo Santana Caldas Brazil

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259 ×0.8

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70 ×0.3

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15 of 15 papers shown

Velázquez, Elsa, et al.. (2017). Enfermedad de Chagas en el sistema nervioso central en paciente con infección por VIH: dificultades diagnósticas y terapéuticas. Revista chilena de infectología. 34(1). 62–66. 7 indexed citations

Bisio, Margarita, Elsa Velázquez, Mónica I. Esteva, et al.. (2017). Rapid detection of Trypanosoma cruzi by colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): A potential novel tool for the detection of congenital Chagas infection. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 89(1). 26–28. 36 indexed citations

Morillo, Carlos A., José Antônio Marin‐Neto, Álvaro Avezum, et al.. (2015). Randomized Trial of Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas’ Cardiomyopathy. New England Journal of Medicine. 373(14). 1295–1306. 719 indexed citations breakdown →

Velázquez, Elsa, et al.. (2014). Predictive role of polymerase chain reaction in the early diagnosis of congenital Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Acta Tropica. 137. 195–200. 24 indexed citations

Búa, Jacqueline, Karenina Scollo, Elsa Velázquez, et al.. (2013). How to Improve the Early Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection: Relationship between Validated Conventional Diagnosis and Quantitative DNA Amplification in Congenitally Infected Children. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 7(10). e2476–e2476. 68 indexed citations

Duffy, Tomás, Carolina Cura, Juan Carlos Ramı́rez, et al.. (2013). Analytical Performance of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay Using TaqMan Probes for Quantification of Trypanosoma cruzi Satellite DNA in Blood Samples. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 7(1). e2000–e2000. 204 indexed citations

Fabbro, Diana, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of the ELISA-F29 test as an early marker of therapeutic efficacy in adults with chronic Chagas disease. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo. 55(3). 167–172. 27 indexed citations

Búa, Jacqueline, et al.. (2012). Vertical transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi infection: quantification of parasite burden in mothers and their children by parasite DNA amplification. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 106(10). 623–628. 66 indexed citations

Moreira, Otacílio C., Juan David Ramírez, Elsa Velázquez, et al.. (2012). Towards the establishment of a consensus real-time qPCR to monitor Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia in patients with chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy: A substudy from the BENEFIT trial. Acta Tropica. 125(1). 23–31. 112 indexed citations

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Sosa‐Estáni, Sergio, et al.. (2009). Etiological treatment of young women infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, and prevention of congenital transmission. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 42(5). 484–487. 82 indexed citations

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Fabbro, Diana, et al.. (2007). Evaluación de ELISA F29 como marcador de eficacia del tratamiento etiológico en la enfermedad de Chagas. Parasitología latinoamericana. 62(3-4). 5 indexed citations

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Velázquez, Elsa, Horacio Tournier, Perla M. de Buschiazzo, Gloria Saavedra, & Guillermo Schinella. (2003). Antioxidant activity of Paraguayan plant extracts. Fitoterapia. 74(1-2). 91–97. 171 indexed citations

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Estani, Sérgio Sosa, et al.. (1998). Efficacy of chemotherapy with benznidazole in children in the indeterminate phase of Chagas' disease.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 59(4). 526–529. 290 indexed citations

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Laucella, Susana A., et al.. (1996). Trypanosoma cruzi and mammalian heart cross-reactive antigens. Acta Tropica. 61(3). 223–238. 8 indexed citations

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RUIZ, A. M., et al.. (1990). Monoclonal antibodies against the flagellar fraction of epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi: immunoprotection against metacyclic trypomastigotes obtained by immunization of mice with an affinity-purified antigen. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 39(1). 117–125. 16 indexed citations

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