Characterization of hydrothermal events associated with the occurrence of copper-molybdenum minerals in the El Chucho creek at Cerrito, Valle del Cauca-Colombia

Gynandromorphs in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Gynandromorphs of Culex nigripalpus Theobald (2), Cx. pedroi Sirivanakarn and Belkin (1) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (2) are described. Two individuals of the latter species were reared in the laboratory, while the remaining three specimens were wild-caught with different traps in rural areas in Valle del Cauca department, southwestern Colombia. All of the individuals were mounted on microscop...

Characterization of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis cases from Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Predictive value of molecular drug resistance testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Previous evaluations of the molecular GenoType tests have promoted their use to detect resistance to first- and second-line antituberculosis drugs in different geographical regions. However, there are known geographic variations in the mutations associated with drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and especially in South America, there is a paucity of information regarding the frequen...

Factors predictive of adherence to tuberculosis treatment, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

BACKGROUND Early diagnosis and treatment are fundamental to tuberculosis (TB) control. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of TB management continues to be influenced by treatment adherence. OBJECTIVE To determine which factors are predictive of adherence to TB treatment at the time of diagnosis in Colombia. METHODS A cohort of 300 patients newly diagnosed with TB was followed up over 26 weeks....

Elaphopsocoides, a new genus of Psocidae (Psocodea: ´Psocoptera´) from Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Two new species of Elaphopsocoides n. gen. from Valle del Cauca, Colombia, are here described and illustrated. The new genus is related to Elaphopsocus Roesler, but differs from it mostly in the hypandrial projections and in phallosome structure. The female subgenital plate has a distinct, median, posterior projection. The types are deposited in the Entomology Museum, Universidad del Valle (MUS...