César Ugarte‐Gil

Datos Biográficos

ID7015752
NOMBRECésar Ugarte‐Gil
NOMBRESCésar
APELLIDOUgarte‐Gil
FIRMAGIL C U
AFILIACIONESUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
ORCID0000-0002-2833-9087
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS17
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR1
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2013
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Gender, health-seeking, and tuberculosis

    Open AccessPaola Patiño Rabines, Camila Gianella et al.ARTICLEHuman Organization2026

    Tuberculosis (TB) remains a persistent public health concern in Peru, particularly in densely populated urban districts marked by poverty, informal labor, and overcrowded housing. Drawing on 25 semi-structured interviews with adult residents insured under the public health system (Seguro Integral de Salud) in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, this article examines how gender norms shape everyday understandings of TB, health-seeking practices, and mor…

  • Diagnostic accuracy study of the multiplex Truenat MTB Ultima/Covid-19 assay for simultaneous detection of Tuberculosis and Sars-CoV2 (Covid-19)

    Open AccessHafsah Tootla, Rita Székely et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The COVID-19 pandemic led to significantly disrupted tuberculosis case detection and management. Additionally, overlapping symptoms, radiological findings and risk factors make differentiating tuberculosis and COVID-19 disease difficult. We conducted a prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study to determine sensitivity, specificity and operational characteristics of the Truenat MTB Ultima/COVID-19 assay, using a combined sputum plus nasoph…

  • Performance evaluation of the Molbio diagnostics Truenat MTB Ultima/Covid-19 multiplex assay for TB and Covid-19 case detection among people with symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis—a study protocol f…

    Open AccessManju Purohit, Willy Ssengooba et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem globally, as reflected in persistently high morbidity and mortality rates. Current control efforts have been further complicated by the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. Rapid molecular diagnostics remain crucial to identifying the millions of people with undiagnosed TB. Objectives: The study aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of Truenat MTB Ultima/COVID-19 for the …

  • Fighting tuberculosis hand in hand

    Open AccessNandini Venkatesan, Lena Faust et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease closely intertwined with stigma, discrimination, and the social determinants of health. Communities of people affected by TB are experts in their care pathways, but the TB field continues to fall short of meaningfully engaging communities in TB research. This is a missed opportunity to improve the quality, relevance, person-centeredness, positive impact, and sustainability of TB research outputs. We ackn…

  • Original article

    Open AccessSandra Palomino-Padilla, Guillermo Caceres-Cardenas et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a global shortage of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, required for RT-PCR testing. Canadian manufacturers were contacted to share NP swab innovations. The primary objective was to determine whether novel NP test swabs were comparable to commercially available swabs regarding user characteristics, ability to collect a specimen, and diagnostic performance using RT-PCR testing. Methods: Participants were randomized…

  • Improving tuberculosis case detection through contact risk stratification by Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and spatial parameters

    Open AccessBelén Saavedra, Dinis Nguenha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Prompt diagnosis is critical for tuberculosis (TB) control, as it enables early treatment which in turn, reduces transmission and improves treatment outcomes. We investigated the impact on TB diagnosis of introducing Xpert Ultra as the frontline diagnostic test, combined with an innovative active-case finding (ACF) strategy (based on Xpert Ultra semi-quantitative results and spatial parameters), in a semi-rural district of Southern Mozambique. Fr…

  • Prediction models of Covid-19 fatality in nine Peruvian provinces

    Open AccessWendy Nieto-Gutiérrez, Jaid Campos-Chambergo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    There are initiatives to promote the creation of predictive COVID-19 fatality models to assist decision-makers. The study aimed to develop prediction models for COVID-19 fatality using population data recorded in the national epidemiological surveillance system of Peru. A retrospective cohort study was conducted (March to September of 2020). The study population consisted of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in the surveillance system of nine pro…

  • The community as an active part in the implementation of interventions for the prevention and care of tuberculosis

    Open AccessLesly Chavez-Rimache, César Ugarte‐Gil et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Interventions involving direct community stakeholders include a variety of approaches in which members take an active role in improving their health. We evaluated studies in which the community has actively participated to strengthen tuberculosis prevention and care programs. A literature search was performed in Pubmed, Scopus, ERIC, Global Index Medicus, Scielo, Cochrane Library, LILACS, Google Scholar, speciality journals, and other bibliograph…

  • Diagnostic performance of four lateral flow immunoassays for Covid-19 antibodies in Peruvian population

    Open AccessRodrigo Calderon-Flores, Guillermo Caceres-Cardenas et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Serological assays have been used in seroprevalence studies to inform the dynamics of COVID-19. Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) tests are a very practical technology to use for this objective; however, one of their challenges may be variable diagnostic performance. Given the numerous available LFIA tests, evaluation of their accuracy is critical before real-world implementation. We performed a retrospective diagnostic evaluation study to independ…

  • Situación de la comorbilidad tuberculosis y diabetes en personas adultas en el Perú, 2016-2018

    Open AccessCésar Ugarte‐Gil, Maricela Curisinche-Rojas et al.ARTICLERevista Peruana de Medicina…2021

    DM is the most frequent comorbidity in patients with TB in Peru, although no association with higher mortality was found

  • Prevalence of positive TST among healthcare workers in high-burden TB setting in Peru

    Open AccessJuana Sedamano, Alvaro Schwalb et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    This study supports previous reports that TB infection is an occupational hazard for HCWs. Prevention of TB transmission through control measures, as well as timely diagnosis of LTBI in this particular high-risk group, is critical for individual and public health

  • Vulnerable populations and the right to health

    Open AccessCamila Gianella, María Amalia P Pesantes et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2019

    Our study shows the need to go beyond developing a strong legal framework to ensure vulnerable populations such as indigenous people are able to realize their right to health. Governments need to allocate funds, improve training and adapt healthcare provision to the cultural, geographical, and social context of indigenous people

  • Interventions for the prevention of risk factors and incidence of type 2 diabetes in the work environment

    Open AccessJorge Inolopú, Nélida Hilario-Huapaya et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2019

    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at the prevention of risk factors and incidence of type 2 diabetes in the workers population. METHODS: Systematic review of interventions aimed at adult workers at risk of type 2 diabetes published in Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Central Cochrane Registry of Controlled Trials, and Lilacs. Randomized trials, quasi-experimental research and cohort studies were selected; in English,…

  • Comorbilidad de tuberculosis y diabetes

    Open AccessCésar Ugarte‐Gil, David Moore et al.ARTICLERevista Peruana de Medicina…2014

    Co-morbidity between tuberculosis and diabetes has been described since the early 20th century. In developed countries, where there has been a decrease of infectious diseases with an increase of non-communicable diseases, as well as those countries who still have a high prevalence of infectious diseases but an increase of non-communicable diseases, it is observed that the prevalence of co-morbidity between tuberculosis and diabetes is increasing,…

  • HIV Stigma as a Barrier to Retention in HIV Care at a General Hospital in Lima, Peru

    Open AccessCarla V Valenzuela, Carla Valenzuela et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • Knowledge about HIV prevention and transmission among recently diagnosed tuberculosis patients

    Open AccessCésar Ugarte‐Gil, Cesar Ugarte-Gil et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The study shows inadequate levels of knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention among newly-diagnosed TB patients in this setting, and underscores the need for implementing educational interventions in this population

  • Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre la enfermedad de Carrión en población rural de Ancash, Perú

    Open AccessCarolina Llerena Luna, Maggie Schweig Groisman et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2013

    Even though these three communities have a history of Carrión's disease, their inhabitants did not demonstrate adequate knowledge, attitudes, or practices for preventing it. In view of this, and given that this illness has cyclical outbreaks, it is imperative to design and implement a program to educate residents of these communities-focusing on the role of habits and customs-about how to prevent Carrión's disease, as well as the region's other m…