Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases & Practice
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Maria Elena Ruiz

Infectious Disease Section, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, USA

Biography

Maria Elena Ruiz, has a PhD in medical sociology, social epidemiology, nursing and gerontology focus; a MS and BS in Family Nursing; a MA and BA in Sociology and is a Nurse Practitioner. Ruiz also specializes on racism and vulnerable populations, Latinos, social epidemiology, Latino nurses, and the intersection of cross-cultural health care, with a specific focus on mixed quantitative/qualitative research methods, community-based participatory action research and integration of community health workers.

Publications

Procalcitonin and Other Inflammatory Measurements in Left-Ventricular Assist Device Recipients

Aim: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been identified as a marker of infection, but normal values in patients with a LVAD are not defined. The aim of our study was to define PCT levels in uninfected LVAD recipients, and to confirm prior studies reporting elevated inflammatory markers in LVAD recipients. Method: White blood cell count (WBC), CRP, ESR and PCT... Read More»

Glenn W. Wortmann, Maria Elena Ruiz, Samer Najjar and Osamuyimen O. Igbinosa

Research Article: J Clin Infect Dis Pract 2018, 3:128

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