Andrés Zabala Parreño, MSc.     

aezabalap@puce.edu.ec

Research group: Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Epidemiology

Areas of research: Clinical Microbiology / Epidemiology / One Health

  Current research:

• Virulence factors of microorganisms of clinical interest: epidemiological and genetic aspects.
• Infections associated with health care: epidemiological and diagnostic aspects.
• Emerging infectious pathologies and their impact on the community.

  Education:

• 2019. Master in Epidemiology and Collective Health. Universidad Simón Bolívar, Ecuador. 
• 2016. Master in technologies for management and teaching practice. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. 
• 2008. Bachelor's Degree in Clinical and Applied Microbiology. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

  Current position: 

• Adjunct investigator at the Center for Research in Health in Latin America.
• Professor in the Clinical Laboratory School. Faculty of Medicine. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

  Recent publications: 

• Ayala, A. V., Zárate, S. A., Zabala, A. E., Pacheco, L., Narváez, F. I., Alvear, M. L., & Negrete, J. R. (2020). Perspectives and Recommendations for Laparoscopic Surgery in the COVID-19 Era. Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery, 9(2), 126-132.Vásconez Noguera, S.,
• Jaramillo, K., Zabala, A., & Villads, J. E. (2021). Bordetella pertussis, a reemerging pathogen in pediatric respiratory infections. A study in Quito, Ecuador. Revista argentina de microbiología, 53(1), 1-10.
• Luis, P. O., Victoria, M. Y., Felipe, M. C., Salto-Aguagallo María, D., & Parreño Andres, Z. Anatomic Patterns of the Facial Nerve in Parotidectomized Patients. Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021; 4 (6), 1143.

  Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-8091  

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andres-Zabala