• Detection of hand, foot and mouth disease in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico 

      CARLOS IGNACIO MACHAIN WILLIAMS; ALMA ROSA DZUL ROSADO; AARON BELTRAN YEH GOROCICA; HENRY RENE NOH PECH; LOURDES GABRIELA TALAVERA AGUILAR; MA. ISABEL SALAZAR SANCHEZ; MARIA EUGENIA CASTRO MUSSOT; GUADALUPE DEL CARMEN REYES SOLIS; JULIAN EVERARDO GARCIA REJON; FERNANDO ISAIAS PUERTO MANZANO
      We report a case of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in a 5-year-old male from Merida City in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. A clinical and physical examination revealed that the patient had symptoms typical of HFMD, ...
    • Detection of hepatitis C Virus coinfection in patients with dengue diagnosis 

      CARLOS IGNACIO MACHAIN WILLIAMS; LOURDES GABRIELA TALAVERA AGUILAR; ROSA CARMINA CETINA TREJO; JAQUELINE GUADALUPE CARRILLO NAVARRETE; NUBIA AMOR ELENA RIVERO CARDENAS; MA. ISABEL SALAZAR SANCHEZ; JOSE ARTURO FARFAN ALE; FERNANDO ISAIAS PUERTO MANZANO; MARIA EUGENIA CASTRO MUSSOT
      Coinfection produced by dengue virus (DENV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a serious problem of public health in Mexico, as they both circulate in tropical zones and may lead to masking or complicating symptoms. In this ...