The following selection—alphabetical by title—reflects Cuban medical publishing in international journals over the last quarter on an array of topics.
Construction of a Recombinant Non-Mitogenic Anti-Human CD3 Antibody. Hinojosa LE, Hernández T, de Acosta CM, Montero E, Pérez R, López-Requena A. Hybridoma (Larchmt). 2010 Apr;29(2):115–24.
Designing novel antitrypanosomal agents from a mixed graph-theoretical substructural approach.Planche AS, Scotti MT, Emerenciano V de P, López AG, Pérez EM, Uriarte E. J Comput Chem. 2010 Mar;31(4):882–94.
Differentiation of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Leishmania (V.) guyanensis using BccI for hsp70 PCR-RFLP. Montalvo Álvarez AM, Nodarse JF, Goodridge IM, Fidalgo LM, Marín M, Van Der Auwera G, et al. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 May;104(5):364–7.
Effect of ozone/oxygen mixture on systemic oxidative stress and organic damage. Guanche D, Zamora Z, Hernández F, Mena K, Alonso Y, Roda M, et al. Toxicol Mech Methods. 2010 Jan;20(1):25–30.
Episodes of Overtreatment during the First Six Months in Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism and Their Relationships with Sustained Attention and Inhibitory Control at School Age. Álvarez M, Iglesias Fernández C, Rodríguez Sánchez A, Dulín ĺñiguez E, Rodríguez Arnao MD. Horm Res Paediatr. 2010 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Evolution of disease mortality burden in Cuba: 1990–2005. Seuc AH, Domínguez E. Cad Saude Publica. 2010 Mar;26(3):615–23.
Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA genotypes in Cuban and Venezuelan populations. Ortiz-Princz D, Guariglia-Oropeza V, Ávila M, Correnti M, Perone M, Gutierrez B, et al. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. May 2010;105(3):331–5.
Innovative evaluation of visual field defects in epileptic patients after standard anterior temporal lobectomy, using partial field visual evoked potentials. Báez Martín MM, Téllez YD, Chacón LM, Díaz BE, Trápaga-Quincoses O, Maeso IG, et al. Epilepsy Res. 2010 Apr 26. [Epub ahead of print]
Measuring disability across cultures – the psychometric properties of the WHODAS II in older people from seven low- and middle-income countries. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey. Sousa RM, Dewey ME, Acosta D, Jotheeswaran AT, Castro-Costa E, Ferri CP, et al. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2010 Mar;19(1):1–17.
Network analysis as a tool to assess the intersectoral management of health determinants at the local level: A report from an exploratory study of two Cuban municipalities. Pagliccia N, Spiegel J, Alegret M, Bonet M, Martínez B, Yassi A. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Nimotuzumab plus radiotherapy for unresectable squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck.Rodríguez MO, Rivero TC, del Castillo Bahi R, Muchuli CR, Bilbao MA, Vinageras EN, et al. Cancer Biol Ther. 2010 Mar;9(5):343–9. [Epub 2010 Mar 20]
The open access movement and Cuban health research work: an author survey. Sánchez-Tarragó N, Fernández-Molina JC. Health Info Libr J. 2010 Mar;27(1):66–74.
Perceptual/attentional anomalies in schizophrenia: A family study. Martín-Reyes M, Mendoza Quiñones R, Díaz de Villalvilla T, Valdés Sosa M. Psychiatry Res. 2010 Apr 30;176(2–3):137–42. [Epub 2010 Mar 9]
Pharmacodynamic Trial of Nimotuzumab in Unresectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A SENDO Foundation Study. Rojo F, Gracias E, Villena N, Cruz T, Corominas JM, Corradino I, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Apr 15;16(8):2474–82.
Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Antimicrobial profiles of Helicobacter pylori strains in Cuba. Llanes R, Soria C, Nagashima S, Kobayashi N, Gala A, Guzmán D, et al. J Health Popul Nutr. 2010 Apr;28(2):124–9.
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Fractional Doses of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Administered Intradermally by Needle-Free Device in Cuba.
Resik S, Tejeda A, Lago PM, Díaz M, Carmenates A, Sarmiento L, et al. J Infect Dis. 2010 May 1;201(9):1344–52.
Renal colic at emergency departments. Epidemiologic, diagnostic and etiopathogenic study.Hermida Pérez JA, Pérez Palmes MD, Loro Ferrer JF, Ochoa Urdangarain O, Buduen Nuñez A. Arch Esp Urol. 2010 Apr;63(3):173–87.
Therapeutic efficacy of topical OLEOZON® in patients suffering from onychomycosis. Menéndez S, Falcón L, Maqueira Y. Mycoses. 2010 May 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Uncommon features in Cuban families affected with Friedreich ataxia. Cruz-Mariño T, González-Zaldivar Y, Laffita-Mesa JM, Almaguer-Mederos L, Aguilera-Rodríguez R, Almaguer-Gotay D, et al. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Mar 19;472(2):85–9.
