Diana Caicedo-Borrero

• Master
• Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Cali

Objectives To develop a methodological proposal to build clinical classifiers using information about signs and symptoms reported by the patient in initial the consultation and laboratory test results. Methods The proposed methodology considers procedures typical of the Bayesian paradigm of statistics as predictive probabilities and the sequential...

Since its 2013 emergence in the Americas, Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has posed a serious threat to public health. Early and accurate diagnosis of the disease, though currently lacking in clinics, is integral to enable timely care and epidemiological response. We developed a dual detection system: a CHIKV antigen E1/E2-based enzyme-linked immunosorbe...

Since its 2013 emergence in the Americas, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has posed a serious threat to public health. Early and accurate diagnosis of the disease, though currently lacking in clinics, is integral to enable timely care and epidemiological response. We developed a dual detection system: a CHIKV antigen E1/E2-based enzyme-linked immunosorbe...

Diagnosing dengue in endemic areas remains problematic because of the low specificity of the symptoms and lack of accurate diagnostic tests. This study aimed to develop and prospectively validate, under routine care, dengue diagnostic clinical algorithms. The study was carried out in two phases. First, diagnostic algorithms were developed using a d...

Los eventos climáticos extremos pueden incrementar la ocurrencia del dengue y de enfermedades diarreicas agudas, en áreas altamente sensibles, con poco nivel de adaptación a condiciones cambiantes, bajo el escenario del cambio climático. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir la tendencia espacial y temporal de los eventos extremos de temperatur...

Extreme climate events can impact the occurrence of dengue and diarrheal diseases. The objective of this paper was to describe the spatial and temporal trend of extreme temperature and precipitation events in the geographical Valley of Cauca River. Quality and homogenization of climate data was monitored. Robust nonparametric trend analysis of extr...

Acne vulgaris is the most common skin disease. It affects the young adult female population and generates great impact on physical and mental health. One of the treatments with good results for affected women is combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs). The aim of this study was to determine the clinical effect of facial acne management with ethin...

Introduction: Global increase in food and water pollution is associated with health risk, which depends on the concentration, the dose, and the exposure time. This has raised concerns about the possible long-term effects of chronic exposure to low concentrations of heavy metals, such as lead, cadmium and mercury. Objective: To explore the relations...

Introducción. La contaminación del agua y de los alimentos constituye un riesgo creciente para la salud a nivel mundial. Dicho riesgo varía según las concentraciones y las dosis de los contaminantes y el tiempo de exposición, especialmente por los posibles efectos a largo plazo debidos a la exposición crónica a bajas concentraciones de metales pesa...

Introducción. La distribución espacial de Aedes aegypti es heterogénea, y la interacción entre criaderos positivos y potenciales en el intradomicilio y el extradomicilio es uno de los aspectos más difíciles de caracterizar en los programas de control vectorial. Objetivo. Describir la relación espacial entre los criaderos potenciales y positivos de...

Introduction: The spatial distribution of Aedes aegypti is heterogeneous, and the interaction between positive and potential breeding sites located both inside and outside homes is one of the most difficult aspects to characterize in vector control programs. Objective: To describe the spatial relationship between potential and positive breeding sit...

http://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/viewFile/3286/3335 Introducción. El aumento mundial en la contaminación del agua y alimentos se asocia a riesgos en salud, principalmente por ingesta de contaminantes. Estos riesgos se relacionan con concentración, dosis y tiempo de exposición. Preocupan los posibles efectos a largo plazo...

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between nutrients intake in the first trimester of pregnancy and blood levels of lead and cadmium during the first and third trimesters of gestation. Methods: A total of 381 pregnant women were enrolled. Blood lead and cadmium were measured using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry, and dietary i...

Background and aims: Industrialization and inadequate waste disposal have increased exposure to heavy metals. Our studies in Cali-Colombia show that women of low socioeconomic position are exposed to heavy metals during reproductive age. This study aims to characterize high-risk exposure behaviors and its relationship to blood cadmium and lead leve...

Background and aims: Population's exposure to heavy metals may affect foetal growth. Studies in Cali show presence of heavy metals in the environment and plausible routes of exposure among vulnerable population. This study aims to evaluate the association between maternal exposure to lead and cadmium and the occurrence of LBW and IUGR.