The elimination of domestic triatomines is the foundation of Chagas disease control. Regional initiatives are eliminating introduced triatomine species. In this scenario, endemic triatomines can occupy the ecological niches ...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the clonal relationships and phylogroups of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) isolated from patients with bacteraemia in three hospitals ...

The spread of pandemic Staphylococcus aureus clones, mainly methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), must be kept under surveillance to assemble an accurate, local epidemiological analysis. In Ecuador, the prevalence of the ...

Background: Pneumonia is a disease with great relevance in public health, as a leading individual cause of infant mortality worldwide. Legionellosis is a respiratory disease with a bacterial origin and two different clinical ...

Antibiotic resistance is on the rise, leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes bronchopneumonia, abscesses, urinary tract ...

Background: The community-associated methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) epidemic in the United States is attributed to the spread of the USA300 clone. An epidemic of CA-MRSA closely related to USA300 has ...

This study characterizes a measles outbreak which occurred in Ecuador in 2011–2012, analyzing data from 3700 suspected cases of measles reported to Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health. The study population had a large age ...