Research Grants Approved

Presentation of the Successful Projects for the Period 2003 - 2005

01-R-2003 Antimicrobial activity of cationic peptides derived from tropical snake venoms
02-N-2003 Pharmacokinetics of antivenoms in rabbits envenomated with Bothrops asper venom: towards a more rational therapy of snakebite envenomation in Central America
03-N-2003 Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in plasma as a predictive marker of disease and cell tropismo
04-N-2003 Characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) isolates from Guatemala and Costa Rican children.
05-N-2003 Multi-drug resistant Gram positive bacteria in Central America
06-R-2003 Clinical, epidemiological and seroepidemiological aspects of shigellosis
07-R-2003 Biogeographical approach to the study of Triatoma dimidiata populations in Central America
08-R-2003 Preparation and Characterization of Monoclonals Antibodies Against a Trypanosoma rangeli Sialidase
09-R-2003 MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG-SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST OF Mycobacterium tuberculosis STRAINS IN HONDURAS, GUATEMALA AND PANAMA
10-N-2003 STUDIES ON MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) INFECTION IN PAEDIATRIC OUTBREAKS AND RISK GROUPS IN CENTRAL AMERICA