Edwin Asturias, MD
Professor, Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases

Professional Titles

• Director for Latin America

Recognition & Awards

• Chairholder, The Jules Amer Chair in Community Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Colorado (2018)
• Elected Faculty Member, Alpha Upsilon Chapter, Delta Omega Society (2017)

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Rojop N, Calvimontes DM, Barrios E, Lamb MM, Paniagua-Avila A, Monzon J, Duca LM, Iwamoto C, Chard AN, Gomez M, Arias K, Roell Y, Bolanos GA, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Lopez MR, Cordon-Rosales C, Asturias EJ, Olson D. COVID-19 Attitudes and Vaccine Hesitancy among an Agricultural Community in Southwest Guatemala: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Jun 2;11(6). PubMed PMID: 37376448
• Olson D, Lamb MM, Connery AK, Colbert AM, Calvimontes DM, Bauer D, Paniagua-Avila MA, Martínez MA, Arroyave P, Hernandez S, Colborn KL, Roell Y, Waggoner JJ, Natrajan MS, Anderson EJ, Bolaños GA, El Sahly HM, Munoz FM, Asturias EJ. Cumulative Febrile, Respiratory, and Gastrointestinal Illness Among Infants in Rural Guatemala and Association With Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Sep 1;42(9):739-744. PubMed PMID: 37343218
• Asturias EJ, Excler JL, Ackland J, Cavaleri M, Fulurija A, Long R, McCulloch M, Sriskandan S, Sun W, Zühlke L, Kim JH, Dale JB, Steer AC. Safety of Streptococcus pyogenes Vaccines: Anticipating and Overcoming Challenges for Clinical Trials and Post-Marketing Monitoring. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Sep 18;77(6):917-924. PubMed PMID: 37232372
• Williams JTB, Robinson K, Abbott E, Rojop N, Shiffman M, Rice JD, O'Leary ST, Asturias EJ. Community perceptions of vaccine advocacy for children under five in rural Guatemala. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(5):e0000728. PubMed PMID: 37216324
• Kuan-Mahecha MA, Rahman S, Martínez-Rivera P, Lamb MM, Asturias EJ. Differences in parental vaccine confidence and attitudes by health system in Guatemala and their impact on immunization timeliness. Vaccine. 2023 May 5;41(19):3099-3105. PubMed PMID: 37061374
• McMinn RJ, Chacon A, Rückert C, Scorza V, Young MC, Worthington D, Lamb MM, Medrano RE, Harris EK, Arias K, Lopez MR, Asturias EJ, Foy BD, Stenglein MD, Olson D, Ebel GD. Evaluation of Vector-Enabled Xenosurveillance in Rural Guatemala. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Dec 6;109(6):1303-1310. PubMed PMID: 37972312
• Smith-Jeffcoat SE, Biddle JE, Talbot HK, Morrisey KG, Stockwell MS, Maldonado Y, McLean HQ, Ellingson KD, Bowman NM, Asturias E, Mellis AM, Johnson S, Kirking HL, Rolfes MAR, Olivo V, Merrill L, Battan-Wraith S, Sano E, McLaren SH, Vargas CY, Goodman S, Sarnquist CC, Govindaranjan P, Petrie JG, Belongia EA, Ledezma K, Pryor K, Lutrick K, Bullock A, Yang A, Haehnel Q, Rao S, Zhu Y, Schmitz J, Hart K, Grijalva CG, Salvatore PP. Symptoms, viral loads, and rebound among COVID-19 outpatients treated with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir compared to propensity score matched untreated individuals. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37963102
• Olson D, Calvimontes DM, Lamb MM, Guzman G, Barrios E, Chacon A, Rojop N, Arias K, Gomez M, Bolanos GA, Monzon J, Chard AN, Iwamoto C, Duca LM, Vuong N, Fineman M, Lesteberg K, Beckham D, Santiago ML, Quicke K, Ebel G, Gutierrez EZ, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Hayden FG, Mansour H, Edwards K, Newman LS, Asturias EJ. Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala(1). Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Dec;28(13):S277-S287. PubMed PMID: 36502430
• Paniagua-Avila A, Olson D, Connery A, Calvimontes DM, Bolanos GA, Lamb MM, Bauer D, Ralda A, Rojop N, Barrios E, Chacon A, Gomez M, Arroyave P, Hernandez S, Martinez MA, Bunge-Montes S, Colbert A, Arias K, Brazeale G, Holliday A, Tomashek KM, El Sahly HM, Keitel W, Munoz FM, Asturias EJ. Challenges and lessons learned from the rapid operationalization of a prospective cohort to study the natural history and neurodevelopmental outcomes of postnatal Zika virus infection among infants and children in rural Guatemala. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Nov;16(11):e0010480. PubMed PMID: 36383617
• Asturias EJ, Bai X, Bettinger JA, Borrow R, Castillo DN, Caugant DA, Chacon GC, Dinleyici EC, Echaniz-Aviles G, Garcia L, Glennie L, Harrison LH, Howie RL, Itsko M, Lucidarme J, Marin JEO, Marjuki H, McNamara LA, Mustapha MM, Robinson JL, Romeu B, Sadarangani M, Sáez-Llorens X, Sáfadi MAP, Stephens DS, Stuart JM, Taha MK, Tsang RSW, Vazquez J, De Wals P. Meningococcal disease in North America: Updates from the Global Meningococcal Initiative. J Infect. 2022 Dec;85(6):611-622. PubMed PMID: 36273639
• Lamb MM, Paniagua-Avila A, Zacarias A, Rojop N, Chacon A, Natrajan MS, Waggoner JJ, Lopez MR, Cordon-Rosales C, Huleatt JW, Bonaparte MI, Asturias EJ, Olson D. Repeated Rapid Active Sampling Surveys Demonstrated a Rapidly Changing Zika Seroprevalence among Children in a Rural Dengue-endemic Region in Southwest Guatemala during the Zika Epidemic (2015-2016). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Nov 14;107(5):1099-1106. PubMed PMID: 36252798
• Rao S, Moss A, Lamb M, Innis BL, Asturias EJ. Vital sign predictors of severe influenza among children in an emergent care setting. PLoS One. 2022;17(8):e0272029. PubMed PMID: 35960719
• Iwamoto C, Lesteberg KE, Lamb MM, Calvimontes DM, Guo K, Barrett BS, Mickens KL, Duca LM, Monzon J, Chard AN, Guzman G, Barrios E, Rojop N, Arias K, Gomez M, Paiz C, Bolanos GA, Edwards KM, Zielinski Gutierrez E, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Asturias EJ, Santiago ML, Beckham JD, Olson D. High SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and Rapid Neutralizing Antibody Decline among Agricultural Workers in Rural Guatemala, June 2020-March 2021. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Jul 21;10(7). PubMed PMID: 35891324
• Lamb MM, Connery AK, Colbert AM, Bauer D, Olson D, Paniagua-Avila A, Calvimontes DM, Bolaños GA, Sahly HME, Muñoz FM, Asturias EJ. Anthropometric proxies for child neurodevelopment in low-resource settings: length- or height-for-age, head circumference or both?. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2022 Jul 18;:1-9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35844103
• López-Medina E, Camacho-Moreno G, Brizuela ME, Dávalos DM, Torres JP, Ulloa-Gutierrez R, López P, Debbag R, Pérez P, Patiño J, Norero X, Mariño C, Luengas MA, Ensinck G, Daza C, Luciani K, Quintana Kuhner P, Rodriguez M, Rodríguez-Auad JP, Estrada-Villarroel A, Carnevale M, Mantese OC, Berezin EN, Castillo JI, Mascareñas A, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Dueñas L, Melgar M, Galvez N, Cantor E, Asturias EJ. Factors Associated With Hospitalization or Intensive Care Admission in Children With COVID-19 in Latin America. Front Pediatr. 2022;10:868297. PubMed PMID: 35498776
• Connery AK, Lamb MM, Colbert AM, Bauer D, Olson D, Paniagua-Avila A, Calvimontes M, Bolaños GA, Sahly HME, Muñoz FM, Asturias EJ. A prospective cohort study of head circumference and its association with neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants and young children in rural Guatemala. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2022 Dec;13(6):779-786. PubMed PMID: 35450541
• Jimenez-Zambrano A, Feller K, Rivera C, Marchin A, Bolanos AG, Asturias E, Rodas H, Harrison MS. Perspectives of Obstetricians and Women with a History of Prior Cesarean Birth Regarding Subsequent Mode of Birth in Trifinio and Coatepeque, Guatemala. Obstet Gynecol Res. 2022;5(1):10-19. PubMed PMID: 35198983
• Olson D, Calvimontes DM, Lamb MM, Guzman G, Barrios E, Chacon A, Rojop N, Arias K, Gomez M, Bolanos GA, Monzon J, Chard AN, Iwamoto C, Duca LM, Vuong N, Fineman M, Lesteberg K, Beckham D, Santiago ML, Quicke K, Ebel G, Gutierrez EZ, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Hayden FG, Mansour H, Edwards K, Newman LS, Asturias EJ. Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Plantation Workers: Preliminary Results from the Guatemala Agricultural Workers and Respiratory Illness Impact (AGRI) Study. medRxiv. 2022 Feb 8. PubMed PMID: 35169807
• Himes ES, Rivera C, Nacht AS, Bunge-Montes S, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Heinrichs G, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Harrison MS. Prevalence and Predictors of Low Birth Weight in a Rural Guatemalan Community. Obstet Gynecol Res. 2022 Mar;5:1-9. PubMed PMID: 35128456
• Nacht A, Rivera C, Montes SB, Zambrano AJ, Lamb MM, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Heinrichs G, Harrison MS. The Addition of Traditional Birth Attendant Care to a Home-Based Skilled Nursing Program in Rural Guatemala: A Secondary Analysis from a Quality Improvement Database. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2022 Jan;67(1):107-113. PubMed PMID: 35060659
• Olson D, Calvimontes DM, Lamb MM, Guzman G, Barrios E, Chacon A, Rojop N, Arias K, Gomez M, Bolanos GA, Monzon J, Chard AN, Iwamoto C, Duca LM, Vuong N, Fineman M, Lesteberg K, Beckham D, Santiago ML, Quicke K, Ebel G, Gutierrez EZ, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Hayden FG, Mansour H, Edwards K, Newman LS, Asturias EJ. Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala(1). Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Dec;28(13):S277-S287. PubMed PMID: 36502430
• Paniagua-Avila A, Olson D, Connery A, Calvimontes DM, Bolanos GA, Lamb MM, Bauer D, Ralda A, Rojop N, Barrios E, Chacon A, Gomez M, Arroyave P, Hernandez S, Martinez MA, Bunge-Montes S, Colbert A, Arias K, Brazeale G, Holliday A, Tomashek KM, El Sahly HM, Keitel W, Munoz FM, Asturias EJ. Challenges and lessons learned from the rapid operationalization of a prospective cohort to study the natural history and neurodevelopmental outcomes of postnatal Zika virus infection among infants and children in rural Guatemala. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Nov;16(11):e0010480. PubMed PMID: 36383617
• Asturias EJ, Bai X, Bettinger JA, Borrow R, Castillo DN, Caugant DA, Chacon GC, Dinleyici EC, Echaniz-Aviles G, Garcia L, Glennie L, Harrison LH, Howie RL, Itsko M, Lucidarme J, Marin JEO, Marjuki H, McNamara LA, Mustapha MM, Robinson JL, Romeu B, Sadarangani M, Sáez-Llorens X, Sáfadi MAP, Stephens DS, Stuart JM, Taha MK, Tsang RSW, Vazquez J, De Wals P. Meningococcal disease in North America: Updates from the Global Meningococcal Initiative. J Infect. 2022 Dec;85(6):611-622. PubMed PMID: 36273639
• Williams JTB, Robinson K, Abbott E, Rojop N, Shiffman M, Rice JD, O'Leary ST, Asturias EJ. Adapting and piloting a vaccine hesitancy questionnaire in rural Guatemala. Vaccine. 2021 Jan 8;39(2):180-184. PubMed PMID: 33308887
• Feller K, Rivera C, Nacht AS, Bunge-Montes S, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Lamb M, Heinrichs G, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Harrison MS. Use of Postpartum Birth Control in Rural Women in Southwest Guatemala: Analysis of a Quality-Improvement Database. Obstet Gynecol Res. 2021;4(4):203-213. PubMed PMID: 34790897
• Lee AE, Rivera C, Montes SB, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Nacht A, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Heinrichs G, Harrison MS. Identifying Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnant Women in Rural Guatemala. J Womens Health Dev. 2021;4(4):113-122. PubMed PMID: 34765990
• Miller M, Lamb M, Rivera C, Montes SB, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Harrison MS. Risk Factors and Referral Rates for Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Mothers of Southwest Guatemala. J Womens Health Dev. 2021 Dec;4(4):110-112. PubMed PMID: 34723194
• Harrison MS, Bunge-Montes S, Rivera C, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Heinrichs G, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Sheeder J. Initial Contraceptive Choices of Women Enrolled in a Cluster-Randomized Trial in Southwest Trifinio, Guatemala. Matern Child Health J. 2021 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34709526
• Colbert AM, Connery AK, Lamb MM, Bauer D, Olson D, Paniagua-Avila A, Martínez MA, Arroyave P, Hernández S, Mirella Calvimontes D, Bolaños GA, El Sahly HM, Muñoz FM, Asturias EJ. Caregiver rating of early childhood development: Reliability and validity of the ASQ-3 in rural Guatemala. Early Hum Dev. 2021 Oct;161:105453. PubMed PMID: 34530320
• Graff KE, Windsor WJ, Calvimontes DM, Melgar MA, Galvez N, Rivera JG, Dominguez SR, Asturias EJ, Gordillo MR. Antimicrobial Resistance Trends at a Pediatric Hospital in Guatemala City, 2005-2019. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34437683
• Harrison MS, Bunge-Montes S, Rivera C, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Heinrichs G, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Sheeder J. Characteristics Associated with Choosing Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Rural Guatemala: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster-Randomized Trial. Obstet Gynecol Res. 2021;4(2):131-139. PubMed PMID: 34308356
• Harrison MS, Bunge-Montes S, Rivera C, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Heinrichs G, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Sheeder J. Twelve-Month outcomes of a Cluster-Randomized Trial of Home-Based Postpartum Contraceptive Delivery in Southwest Trifinio, Guatemala. Obstet Gynecol Res. 2021;4(2):81-89. PubMed PMID: 33987556
• Waggoner JJ, Stittleburg V, Natrajan MS, Paniagua-Avila MA, Bauer D, Olson D, El Sahly HM, Asturias EJ, Anderson EJ, Munoz FM. Sensitive and Prolonged Detection of Dengue Virus RNA in Whole Blood. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Mar 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33755591
• Connery AK, Lamb MM, Colbert AM, Bauer D, Hernández S, Arroyave P, Martínez MA, Barrios EE, El Sahly HM, Paniagua-Avila A, Calvimontes M, Bolaños GA, Olson D, Asturias EJ, Munoz FM. Parent Report of Health Related Quality of Life in Young Children in Rural Guatemala: Implementation, Reliability, and Validity of the PedsQL in Stunting and Wasting. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021;8:2333794X21991028. PubMed PMID: 33614851
• Harrison MS, Fought A, Montes SB, Rivera C, Nacht A, Zambrano AJ, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Heinrichs G. Blood pressure in a pregnant, rural Guatemalan population: Results from a quality improvement database. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2021 Mar;258:475-476. PubMed PMID: 33546906
• Williams JTB, Robinson K, Abbott E, Rojop N, Shiffman M, Rice JD, O'Leary ST, Asturias EJ. Adapting and piloting a vaccine hesitancy questionnaire in rural Guatemala. Vaccine. 2021 Jan 8;39(2):180-184. PubMed PMID: 33308887
• Rao S, Moss A, Lamb MM, Asturias EJ. Evaluation of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Young Children Receiving Consecutive Versus Nonconsecutive Vaccination During Influenza A(H3N2)-Predominant Seasons. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Apr 3;10(3):359-362. PubMed PMID: 32756876
• Feller K, Rivera C, Nacht AS, Bunge-Montes S, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Lamb M, Heinrichs G, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Harrison MS. Use of Postpartum Birth Control in Rural Women in Southwest Guatemala: Analysis of a Quality-Improvement Database. Obstet Gynecol Res. 2021;4(4):203-213. PubMed PMID: 34790897
• Lee AE, Rivera C, Montes SB, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Nacht A, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Heinrichs G, Harrison MS. Identifying Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnant Women in Rural Guatemala. J Womens Health Dev. 2021;4(4):113-122. PubMed PMID: 34765990
• Miller M, Lamb M, Rivera C, Montes SB, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Harrison MS. Risk Factors and Referral Rates for Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Mothers of Southwest Guatemala. J Womens Health Dev. 2021 Dec;4(4):110-112. PubMed PMID: 34723194
• Chitnis CE, Schellenberg D, Vekemans J, Asturias EJ, Bejon P, Collins KA, Crabb BS, Herrera S, Laufer M, Rabinovich NR, Roestenberg M, Shearley A, Tinto H, Wentworth M, O'Brien K, Alonso P. Building momentum for malaria vaccine research and development: key considerations. Malar J. 2020 Nov 23;19(1):421. PubMed PMID: 33228666
• Harrison MS, Bunge-Montes S, Rivera C, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Heinrichs G, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Sheeder J. Primary and secondary three-month outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial of home-based postpartum contraceptive delivery in southwest Trifinio, Guatemala. Reprod Health. 2020 Aug 20;17(1):127. PubMed PMID: 32819394
• Rao S, Moss A, Lamb MM, Asturias EJ. Evaluation of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Young Children Receiving Consecutive Versus Nonconsecutive Vaccination During Influenza A(H3N2)-Predominant Seasons. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32756876
• White A, Mukherjee P, Stremming J, Sherlock LG, Reynolds RM, Smith D, Asturias EJ, Grover TR, Dietz RM. Neonates Hospitalized with Community-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 in a Colorado Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Neonatology. 2020;117(5):641-645. PubMed PMID: 32498065
• Asturias EJ, Duclos P, MacDonald NE, Nohynek H, Lambert PH. Advanced vaccinology education: Landscaping its growth and global footprint. Vaccine. 2020 Jun 19;38(30):4664-4670. PubMed PMID: 32475535
• Stittleburg V, Rojas A, Cardozo F, Muñoz FM, Asturias EJ, Olson D, Paniaga-Avila A, Abeynayake J, Anderson EJ, Waggoner JJ. Dengue Virus and Yellow Fever Virus Detection Using Reverse Transcription-Insulated Isothermal PCR and Comparison with Real-Time RT-PCR. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jul;103(1):157-159. PubMed PMID: 32458782
• Harrison MS, Montes SB, Rivera C, Nacht A, Zambrano AJ, Lamb M, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Heinrichs G. Interpregnancy Interval in a Rural Guatemalan Population: Results from a Quality Improvement Database. Matern Child Health J. 2020 Aug;24(8):1038-1046. PubMed PMID: 32405739
• Dally M, Butler-Dawson J, Cruz A, Krisher L, Johnson RJ, Asensio C, Pilloni WD, Asturias EJ, Newman LS. Longitudinal trends in renal function among first time sugarcane harvesters in Guatemala. PLoS One. 2020;15(3):e0229413. PubMed PMID: 32142520
• Colbert AM, Lamb MM, Asturias EJ, Muñoz FM, Bauer D, Arroyave P, Hernández S, Martínez MA, Paniagua-Avila A, Olson D, Calvimontes DM, Bolaños GA, El Sahly HM, Connery AK. Reliability and Validity of an Adapted and Translated Version of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (AT-MSEL) in Rural Guatemala. Child Care Health Dev. 2020 May;46(3):327-335. PubMed PMID: 31978249
• Harrison MS, Bunge Montes S, Rivera C, Nacht A, Zambrano AJ, Lamb M, Bolanos A, Asturias E, Berman S, Heinrichs G. Mode of delivery among women with a history of prior cesarean in rural Guatemala: Results from a quality improvement database. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2020 Feb;245:212-215. PubMed PMID: 31892435
• Rao S, Yanni E, Moss A, Lamb MM, Schuind A, Bekkat-Berkani R, Innis BL, Cotter J, Mistry RD, Asturias EJ. Evaluation of a New Clinical Endpoint for Moderate to Severe Influenza Disease in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Sep 17;9(4):460-467. PubMed PMID: 31724050
• Butler-Dawson J, Krisher L, Yoder H, Dally M, Sorensen C, Johnson RJ, Asensio C, Cruz A, Johnson EC, Carlton EJ, Tenney L, Asturias EJ, Newman LS. Evaluation of heat stress and cumulative incidence of acute kidney injury in sugarcane workers in Guatemala. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2019 Oct;92(7):977-990. PubMed PMID: 30997573
• Duclos P, Martinez L, MacDonald N, Asturias E, Nohynek H, Lambert PH. Global vaccinology training: Report from an ADVAC workshop. Vaccine. 2019 May 16;37(22):2871-2881. PubMed PMID: 30898392
• Bosch I, de Puig H, Hiley M, Carré-Camps M, Perdomo-Celis F, Narváez CF, Salgado DM, Senthoor D, O'Grady M, Phillips E, Durbin A, Fandos D, Miyazaki H, Yen CW, Gélvez-Ramírez M, Warke RV, Ribeiro LS, Teixeira MM, Almeida RP, Muñóz-Medina JE, Ludert JE, Nogueira ML, Colombo TE, Terzian ACB, Bozza PT, Calheiros AS, Vieira YR, Barbosa-Lima G, Vizzoni A, Cerbino-Neto J, Bozza FA, Souza TML, Trugilho MRO, de Filippis AMB, de Sequeira PC, Marques ETA, Magalhaes T, Díaz FJ, Restrepo BN, Marín K, Mattar S, Olson D, Asturias EJ, Lucera M, Singla M, Medigeshi GR, de Bosch N, Tam J, Gómez-Márquez J, Clavet C, Villar L, Hamad-Schifferli K, Gehrke L. Rapid antigen tests for dengue virus serotypes and Zika virus in patient serum. Sci Transl Med. 2017 Sep 27;9(409). PubMed PMID: 28954927
• Wichmann O, Vannice K, Asturias EJ, de Albuquerque Luna EJ, Longini I, Lopez AL, Smith PG, Tissera H, Yoon IK, Hombach J. Live-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccines: The needs and challenges of post-licensure evaluation of vaccine safety and effectiveness. Vaccine. 2017 Oct 9;35(42):5535-5542. PubMed PMID: 28893477
• Kamidani S, Melgar M, Robinson C, Asturias E, Berman S, Gaensbauer J. No Detection of Entamoeba histolytica by Multiplex PCR in Children with Acute Non-Bloody Diarrhea in Guatemala. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28858041
• Bandyopadhyay AS, Asturias EJ, O'Ryan M, Oberste MS, Weldon W, Clemens R, Rüttimann R, Modlin JF, Gast C. Exploring the relationship between polio type 2 serum neutralizing antibodies and intestinal immunity using data from two randomized controlled trials of new bOPV-IPV immunization schedules. Vaccine. 2017 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29150209
• Gaensbauer JT, Melgar MA, Calvimontes DM, Lamb MM, Asturias EJ, Contreras-Roldan IL, Dominguez SR, Robinson CC, Berman S. Efficacy of a bovine colostrum and egg-based intervention in acute childhood diarrhoea in Guatemala: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. BMJ Glob Health. 2017;2(4):e000452. PubMed PMID: 29259822
• Bandyopadhyay AS, Asturias EJ, O'Ryan M, Oberste MS, Weldon W, Clemens R, Rüttimann R, Modlin JF, Gast C. Exploring the relationship between polio type 2 serum neutralizing antibodies and intestinal immunity using data from two randomized controlled trials of new bOPV-IPV immunization schedules. Vaccine. 2017 Dec 19;35(52):7283-7291. PubMed PMID: 29150209
• Brown AE, Asturias EJ, Melgar M, Antillon-Klussmann FA, Mettler P, Levin MJ. Incidence and consequences of varicella in children treated for cancer in Guatemala. World J Pediatr. 2016 Aug;12(3):320-6. PubMed PMID: 27351567
• Wright PF, Connor RI, Wieland-Alter WF, Hoen AG, Boesch AW, Ackerman ME, Oberste MS, Gast C, Brickley EB, Asturias EJ, Rüttimann R, Bandyopadhyay AS. Vaccine-induced mucosal immunity to poliovirus: analysis of cohorts from an open-label, randomised controlled trial in Latin American infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Dec;16(12):1377-1384. PubMed PMID: 27638357
• Dutmer CM, Asturias EJ, Smith C, Dishop MK, Schmid DS, Bellini WJ, Tirosh I, Lee YN, Notarangelo LD, Gelfand EW. Late Onset Hypomorphic RAG2 Deficiency Presentation with Fatal Vaccine-Strain VZV Infection. J Clin Immunol. 2015 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26515615
• Smith C, Dutmer C, Schmid DS, Dishop MK, Bellini WJ, Gelfand EW, Asturias EJ. A Toddler with Rash, Encephalopathy, and Hemolytic Anemia. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 May 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26407265
• O'Ryan M, Bandyopadhyay AS, Villena R, Espinoza M, Novoa J, Weldon WC, Oberste MS, Self S, Borate BR, Asturias EJ, Clemens R, Orenstein W, Jimeno J, Rüttimann R, Costa Clemens SA. Inactivated poliovirus vaccine given alone or in a sequential schedule with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine in Chilean infants: a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 4, non-inferiority study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26318714
• Olson D, Lamb MM, Gaensbauer JT, Todd JK, Halsey NA, Asturias EJ. Risk Factors for Death and Major Morbidity in Guatemalan Children with Acute Bacterial Meningitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Jul;34(7):724-8. PubMed PMID: 26069947
• Olson D, Birkholz M, Gaensbauer JT, Asturias EJ, Todd JK. Analysis of the pediatric health information system database as a surveillance tool for travel-associated infectious diseases. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 May;92(5):1067-9. PubMed PMID: 25778506
• Dutmer CM, Asturias EJ, Smith C, Dishop MK, Schmid DS, Bellini WJ, Tirosh I, Lee YN, Notarangelo LD, Gelfand EW. Late Onset Hypomorphic RAG2 Deficiency Presentation with Fatal Vaccine-Strain VZV Infection. J Clin Immunol. 2015 Nov;35(8):754-60. PubMed PMID: 26515615
• Asturias EJ. Women scientist and the will to prevent hib disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Dec;33(12):1311. PubMed PMID: 25386972
• Gaensbauer JT, Rakhola JT, Onyango-Makumbi C, Mubiru M, Westcott JE, Krebs NF, Asturias EJ, Fowler MG, McFarland E, Janoff EN. Impaired Haemophilus influenzae Type b Transplacental Antibody Transmission and Declining Antibody Avidity through the First Year of Life Represent Potential Vulnerabilities for HIV-Exposed but -Uninfected Infants. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2014 Dec;21(12):1661-7. PubMed PMID: 25298109
• Smith C, Lee-Miller C, Dishop MK, Cost C, Wang M, Asturias EJ. Multicentric castleman disease presenting with Fever. J Pediatr. 2014 Dec;165(6):1261-5. PubMed PMID: 25282064
• Behrens RH, Cramer JP, Jelinek T, Shaw H, von Sonnenburg F, Wilbraham D, Weinke T, Bell DJ, Asturias E, Pauwells HL, Maxwell R, Paredes-Paredes M, Glenn GM, Dewasthaly S, Stablein DM, Jiang ZD, DuPont HL. Efficacy and safety of a patch vaccine containing heat-labile toxin from Escherichia coli against travellers' diarrhoea: a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled field trial in travellers from Europe to Mexico and Guatemala. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;14(3):197-204. PubMed PMID: 24291168
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Professional Memberships

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Fellow
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Fellow
• Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Fellow
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Fellow
• Academic Pediatric Association (APA), Member
• Guatemala Society of Infectious Diseases, Member
• Guatemalan Society of Pediatrics, Member
• European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Member
• Pediatric Academic Society, Member