Biography

I am a Biologist with a Master's degree in Public Health. I have been working at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (Lima-Peru) for 11 years. I am a technical expert in the Clinical Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (NTP ISO 15189) at the Peruvian National Quality Institute (INACAL) and I am part of the tuberculosis retreatment committee of the National TB Program. I have carried out the implementation of the latest recommendations made by the WHO in my country, including the national implementation of BACTEC MGIT 960 system and other platforms.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Evaluation of the BD MAX™ and COBAS® platforms for the detection of M. tuberculosis and resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid in Peru

The BD MAX™ and COBAS® assays proved to be effective tools for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and associated resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid in clinical samples from Peruvian patients.

Source: Conference 2024