Lorreine Denise W. Castañares

National Landscape of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Philippines: A Systematic Review of Surveillance and Clinical Data

Kenneth C. Cortes, Lorreine Denise W. Castañares, Arbee Mae L. Castro, Patricia Antonette M. Merecido & Helga Marie B. Sy · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2026

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global public health threat that reduces the effectiveness of antimicrobial therapies and contributes to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. In the Philippines, rising antibiotic consumption, self-medic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i61132

Hantavirus at the Human–rodent Interface: A Global Review and Meta-analysis of Occupational Exposure

Chinwebudu M. Melford, Jerome A. Tan, Paul Peejay E. Celo, Racquel Huerte, Eunice Fay Cayacap, Lorreine Denise W. Castañares & Emmalyn B. Cutamora · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2026

Hantaviruses are zoonotic negative-sense RNA viruses transmitted to humans principally through inhalation of aerosolised excreta from persistently infected rodent reservoir hosts. They cause two major clinical syndromes: haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), predominant...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i71139