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Jorge Acosta-Reyes

Full-time Teacher of Research at Universidad del Norte
Verified email at uninorte.edu.co
Cited by 1347

Biomarkers for predicting short-term mortality in community-acquired pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

D Viasus, G Del Rio-Pertuz, AF Simonetti… - Journal of Infection, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives The pneumonia severity index and CURB-65 are risk assessment tools widely
used in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, limitations in these prognostic …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative effectiveness and safety of interventions for acute diarrhea and gastroenteritis in children: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

ID Florez, AA Veroniki, R Al Khalifah, JJ Yepes-Nunez… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Many interventions have shown effectiveness in reducing the duration of acute
diarrhea and gastroenteritis (ADG) in children. Yet, there is lack of comparative efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Usefulness of sputum gram stain for etiologic diagnosis in community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Del Rio-Pertuz, JF Gutiérrez, AJ Triana… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Implementation of sputum Gram stain in the initial assessment of
community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients is still controversial. We performed a …

Dengue, chikungunya and zika virus coinfection: results of the national surveillance during the zika epidemic in Colombia

M Mercado-Reyes, J Acosta-Reyes… - Epidemiology & …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Our objective was to determine the frequency of zika (ZIKV), chikungunya (CHIKV) and
dengue (DENV) virus coinfection and describe the mortality cases that occurred during the …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Colombia, 2020: A population-based study

M Mercado-Reyes, J Malagón-Rojas… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to
cause very high morbidity and mortality throughout Latin American countries. However, few …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and histopathological features of fatal cases with dengue and chikungunya virus co-infection in Colombia, 2014 to 2015

M Mercado, J Acosta-Reyes, E Parra, L Pardo… - …, 2016 - eurosurveillance.org
We report clinical features and histopathological findings in fatal cases with dengue (DENV)
and chikungunya (CHIKV) co-infection identified at the Colombian National Institute of …

International alliance and AGREE-ment of 71 clinical practice guidelines on the management of critical care patients with COVID-19: a living systematic review

YS Amer, MA Titi, MW Godah, HA Wahabi… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to systematically identify and critically assess the clinical practice
guidelines (CPGs) for the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 with the …

Antiemetics in children with acute gastroenteritis: a meta-analysis

LF Nino-Serna, J Acosta-Reyes, AA Veroniki… - Pediatrics, 2020 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness and safety of antiemetics for controlling
vomiting in children with acute gastroenteritis. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Embase …

Zika virus disease-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome—Barranquilla, Colombia 2015–2016

JL Salinas, DM Walteros, A Styczynski, F Garzón… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background An outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a disorder
characterized by acute, symmetric limb weakness with decreased or absent deep-tendon …

Renal involvement in fatal cases of chikungunya virus infection

M Mercado, J Acosta-Reyes, E Parra, L Guzmán… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Information regarding physiopathology and complications in fatal cases of
chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is scarce. Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the …