Douglas Castillo
University of Chile
13 Papers
126 Citations
Douglas Castillo is an academic researcher from University of Chile. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cutaneous larva migrans & Toxocara canis. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 13 publications.
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Papers
Fascioliasis hepática humana: resistencia al tratamiento con triclabendazol
TL;DR: It is reported four patients in whom the parasitic infection persisted despite a course of treatment with triclabendazole, and parasite resistance in animals, as well as in man, has been reported to this drug.
Molecular identification of the Diphyllobothrium species causing diphyllobothriasis in Chilean patients
Rubén Mercado,Hiroshi Yamasaki,Motoe Kato,Víctor Muñoz,H Sagua,Patricio Torres,Douglas Castillo +6 more
TL;DR: Comparison of classification results obtained using a molecular approach with those obtained from morphological and histopathological examination of proglottids or eggs from five Chilean individuals with diphyllobothriasis confirmed that the causative DiphyLLobothrium species in Chile were first identified as DiphyllOBothrium latum and Diphylla pacificum at least.
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Contaminación ambiental por huevos de Toxocara sp. en algunas plazas y parques públicos de Santiago de Chile, 1999
Douglas Castillo,Carlos Paredes,Cristian Zañartu,Gladys Castillo,Rubén Mercado,Víctor Muñoz,Hugo Schenone +6 more
TL;DR: It should be advisable to prevent dogs and cats defecation in public areas grounds, trying to exclude these animals from recreation areas, to reduce the presence of animals without responsible owners.
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Exposure to larva migrans syndromes in squares and public parks of cities in Chile
TL;DR: Dog fecal samples were collected in main squares and public parks of 13 cities in Chile, from the extreme north to the extreme south of the country, to pose a potential risk of exposure to visceral, ocular, and/or cutaneous larva migrans syndromes.
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[Environmental contamination with Toxocara sp. eggs in public squares and parks from Santiago, Chile, 1999].
TL;DR: It should be advisable to prevent dogs and cats defecation in public areas grounds, trying to exclude these animals from recreation areas, to reduce the presence of animals without responsible owners.
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