Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto
Biographic Data
| ID | 7858562 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Max Carlos |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramírez-Soto |
| SIGNATURE | RAMÍREZ-SOTO M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0471-6746 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 8 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The treatment gap and the HIV care continuum for cisgender men who have sex with men in three South African cities
Background The HIV continuum of care for men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa remains inadequately characterised, hindering the tracking of progress towards ending the HIV epidemic. We estimated HIV prevalence and care continuum indicators for MSM in three South African cities. Methods and findings MSM were recruited via respondent-driven sampling (RDS) methods in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Mahikeng. Eligibility criteria included age…
Usability and acceptability of oral fluid- and blood-based hepatitis C virus self-testing among the general population and men who have sex with men in Malaysia
Hepatitis C self-testing (HCVST) is emerging as an additional strategy that could help to expand access to HCV testing. We conducted a study to assess the usability and acceptability of two types of HCVST, oral fluid- and blood-based, among the general population and men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malaysia. An observational study was conducted in three primary care centres in Malaysia. Participants who were layman users performed the oral flu…
Hepatitis B virus infection status and associated factors among health care workers in selected hospitals in Kisumu County, Kenya
Poorly managed medical waste produced at the health facilities are potential source of infections including occupational exposure to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). This study evaluated the prevalence of HBV infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Kisumu County. We determined prevalence of HBV infections among 192 HCWs from nine purposively selected high-patient volume public hospitals in Kisumu County. A structured questionnaire was administered, …
Fine scale human mobility changes within 26 US cities in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic were associated with distance and income
Human mobility patterns changed greatly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite many analyses investigating general mobility trends, there has been less work characterising changes in mobility on a fine spatial scale and developing frameworks to model these changes. We analyse zip code-level within-city mobility data from 26 US cities between February 2 –August 31, 2020. We use Bayesian models to characterise the initial decrease in mobility and mo…
Estimating Excess Mortality Due to Prostate, Breast, and Uterus Cancer during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Peru
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the deaths in Peru were related to COVID-19; however, cancer deaths have also been exacerbated in the first months of the pandemic. Despite this, excess mortalities of prostate, breast, and uterus cancer are not available by age group and region from January to December 2020. Therefore, we estimated the excess deaths and excess death rates (per 100,000 habitants) due to prostate, breast, and uterus cancer in …
A sliding window approach to optimize the time-varying parameters of a spatially-explicit and stochastic model of Covid-19
The implementation of non-pharmaceutical public health interventions can have simultaneous impacts on pathogen transmission rates as well as host mobility rates. For instance, with SARS-CoV-2, masking can influence host-to-host transmission, while stay-at-home orders can influence mobility. Importantly, variations in transmission rates and mobility patterns can influence pathogen-induced hospitalization rates. This poses a significant challenge f…
Liberia adherence and loss-to-follow-up in HIV and Aids care and treatment
Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a lifesaving intervention for people living with HIV infection, reducing morbidity and mortality; it is likewise essential to reducing transmission. The “Treat all” strategy recommended by the World Health Organization has dramatically increased ART eligibility and improved access. However, retaining patients on ART has been a major challenge for many national programs in low- and middle-income settings,…
Majority of pediatric dengue virus infections in Kenya do not meet 2009 WHO criteria for dengue diagnosis
From 1975–2009, the WHO guidelines classified symptomatic dengue virus infections as dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue shock syndrome. In 2009 the case definition was changed to a clinical classification after concern the original criteria was challenging to apply in resource-limited settings and not inclusive of a substantial proportion of severe dengue cases. Our goal was to examine how well the current WHO definition identifie…
Estimation of seroprevalence of melioidosis among adult high risk groups in Southeastern India by indirect Hemagglutination assay
Burkholderia pseudomallei is an environmental saprophyte known to cause melioidosis, a disease endemic in northern Australia and Southeast Asia. With the increasing number of melioidosis cases, there is a lack of data on seroprevalence rates and extent of exposure in high risk population of melioidosis from different endemic regions in India. The present cross sectional study was undertaken to estimate the seroprevalence of melioidosis in high ri…
Covid-19, Non-Communicable Diseases, and Behavioral Factors in the Peruvian Population ≥ 15 Years
A range of health-related and behavioral risk factors are associated with COVID-19 incidence and mortality. In the present study, we assess the association between incidence, mortality, and case fatality rate due to COVID-19 and the prevalence of hypertension, obesity, overweight, tobacco and alcohol use in the Peruvian population aged ≥15 years during the first and second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this ecological study, we used the preva…
Hepatitis B en donantes de sangre de un hospital en Apurímac, Perú
Americanae nace como un proyecto conjunto que surge dentro de la Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL), y que ha afrontado la Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). Esta nueva biblioteca virtual hace más accesibles los libros digitales de tema americanista a los investigadores y usuarios interesados de cualquier parte del mundo
Seroprevalencia de hepatitis viral B en estudiantes universitarios en Abancay, Perú
To determine the prevalence of serological markers of viral hepatitis B in university students of the city of Abancay, we performed a cross-sectional study on 240 students from three universities, from January to October 2010. Informed consent was requested to every student, an epidemiological record was filled, and a venous blood sample was drawn to determine the presence of HBsAg, total anti - HBcAg, anti - HBe, HBeAg and IgM Anti - HBc by ELIS…
Seroprevalencia de hepatitis viral B en estudiantes universitarios en Abancay, Perú
To determine the prevalence of serological markers of viral hepatitis B in university students of the city of Abancay, we performed a cross-sectional study on 240 students from three universities, from January to October 2010. Informed consent was requested to every student, an epidemiological record was filled, and a venous blood sample was drawn to determine the presence of HBsAg, total anti - HBcAg, anti - HBe, HBeAg and IgM Anti - HBc by ELIS…
Esporotricosis en pacientes que acuden a un centro médico de referencia, en Abancay, Perú
A descriptive study was conducted between the months of May and August 2008 in Santa Teresa Medical Center, Abancay. Of 33 patients clinically suspected with Sporotrichosis: 20 patients were identified with Sporothrix schenckii. 11 (55%) of patients were males. Children between 0 and 14 years were most affected. 60% of the lesions were fixed cutaneous being more frequent in the head and neck (40%). 55% had lessions for less than one month. In ped…
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Seroprevalencia de hepatitis viral B en estudiantes universitarios en Abancay, Perú
To determine the prevalence of serological markers of viral hepatitis B in university students of the city of Abancay, we performed a cross-sectional study on 240 students from three universities, from January to October 2010. Informed consent was requested to every student, an epidemiological record was filled, and a venous blood sample was drawn to determine the presence of HBsAg, total anti - HBcAg, anti - HBe, HBeAg and IgM Anti - HBc by ELIS…
Seroprevalencia de hepatitis viral B en estudiantes universitarios en Abancay, Perú
To determine the prevalence of serological markers of viral hepatitis B in university students of the city of Abancay, we performed a cross-sectional study on 240 students from three universities, from January to October 2010. Informed consent was requested to every student, an epidemiological record was filled, and a venous blood sample was drawn to determine the presence of HBsAg, total anti - HBcAg, anti - HBe, HBeAg and IgM Anti - HBc by ELIS…
Esporotricosis en pacientes que acuden a un centro médico de referencia, en Abancay, Perú
A descriptive study was conducted between the months of May and August 2008 in Santa Teresa Medical Center, Abancay. Of 33 patients clinically suspected with Sporotrichosis: 20 patients were identified with Sporothrix schenckii. 11 (55%) of patients were males. Children between 0 and 14 years were most affected. 60% of the lesions were fixed cutaneous being more frequent in the head and neck (40%). 55% had lessions for less than one month. In ped…
Hepatitis B en donantes de sangre de un hospital en Apurímac, Perú
Americanae nace como un proyecto conjunto que surge dentro de la Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL), y que ha afrontado la Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). Esta nueva biblioteca virtual hace más accesibles los libros digitales de tema americanista a los investigadores y usuarios interesados de cualquier parte del mundo
A sliding window approach to optimize the time-varying parameters of a spatially-explicit and stochastic model of Covid-19
The implementation of non-pharmaceutical public health interventions can have simultaneous impacts on pathogen transmission rates as well as host mobility rates. For instance, with SARS-CoV-2, masking can influence host-to-host transmission, while stay-at-home orders can influence mobility. Importantly, variations in transmission rates and mobility patterns can influence pathogen-induced hospitalization rates. This poses a significant challenge f…
Liberia adherence and loss-to-follow-up in HIV and Aids care and treatment
Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a lifesaving intervention for people living with HIV infection, reducing morbidity and mortality; it is likewise essential to reducing transmission. The “Treat all” strategy recommended by the World Health Organization has dramatically increased ART eligibility and improved access. However, retaining patients on ART has been a major challenge for many national programs in low- and middle-income settings,…
Majority of pediatric dengue virus infections in Kenya do not meet 2009 WHO criteria for dengue diagnosis
From 1975–2009, the WHO guidelines classified symptomatic dengue virus infections as dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue shock syndrome. In 2009 the case definition was changed to a clinical classification after concern the original criteria was challenging to apply in resource-limited settings and not inclusive of a substantial proportion of severe dengue cases. Our goal was to examine how well the current WHO definition identifie…
Estimation of seroprevalence of melioidosis among adult high risk groups in Southeastern India by indirect Hemagglutination assay
Burkholderia pseudomallei is an environmental saprophyte known to cause melioidosis, a disease endemic in northern Australia and Southeast Asia. With the increasing number of melioidosis cases, there is a lack of data on seroprevalence rates and extent of exposure in high risk population of melioidosis from different endemic regions in India. The present cross sectional study was undertaken to estimate the seroprevalence of melioidosis in high ri…
Covid-19, Non-Communicable Diseases, and Behavioral Factors in the Peruvian Population ≥ 15 Years
A range of health-related and behavioral risk factors are associated with COVID-19 incidence and mortality. In the present study, we assess the association between incidence, mortality, and case fatality rate due to COVID-19 and the prevalence of hypertension, obesity, overweight, tobacco and alcohol use in the Peruvian population aged ≥15 years during the first and second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this ecological study, we used the preva…
Hepatitis B virus infection status and associated factors among health care workers in selected hospitals in Kisumu County, Kenya
Poorly managed medical waste produced at the health facilities are potential source of infections including occupational exposure to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). This study evaluated the prevalence of HBV infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Kisumu County. We determined prevalence of HBV infections among 192 HCWs from nine purposively selected high-patient volume public hospitals in Kisumu County. A structured questionnaire was administered, …
Fine scale human mobility changes within 26 US cities in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic were associated with distance and income
Human mobility patterns changed greatly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite many analyses investigating general mobility trends, there has been less work characterising changes in mobility on a fine spatial scale and developing frameworks to model these changes. We analyse zip code-level within-city mobility data from 26 US cities between February 2 –August 31, 2020. We use Bayesian models to characterise the initial decrease in mobility and mo…
Estimating Excess Mortality Due to Prostate, Breast, and Uterus Cancer during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Peru
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the deaths in Peru were related to COVID-19; however, cancer deaths have also been exacerbated in the first months of the pandemic. Despite this, excess mortalities of prostate, breast, and uterus cancer are not available by age group and region from January to December 2020. Therefore, we estimated the excess deaths and excess death rates (per 100,000 habitants) due to prostate, breast, and uterus cancer in …
Usability and acceptability of oral fluid- and blood-based hepatitis C virus self-testing among the general population and men who have sex with men in Malaysia
Hepatitis C self-testing (HCVST) is emerging as an additional strategy that could help to expand access to HCV testing. We conducted a study to assess the usability and acceptability of two types of HCVST, oral fluid- and blood-based, among the general population and men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malaysia. An observational study was conducted in three primary care centres in Malaysia. Participants who were layman users performed the oral flu…
The treatment gap and the HIV care continuum for cisgender men who have sex with men in three South African cities
Background The HIV continuum of care for men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa remains inadequately characterised, hindering the tracking of progress towards ending the HIV epidemic. We estimated HIV prevalence and care continuum indicators for MSM in three South African cities. Methods and findings MSM were recruited via respondent-driven sampling (RDS) methods in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Mahikeng. Eligibility criteria included age…
Medicine (13 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Demography (5 works) · Hepatitis B Virus Studies (5 works) · Virology (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Hepatitis B (4 works) · Population (4 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (3 works) · Disease (3 works)