MARK CARASCAL

Scientist. Artist. Science Communicator. Poet

Research Publications

2024

Carascal MB, Destura RV, Rivera WL. 2024. Molecular genotyping reveals multiple carbapenemase genes and unique blaOXA-51-like (oxaAb) alleles among clinically isolated Acinetobacter baumannii from a Philippine tertiary hospital. Tropical Medicine and Health. doi: 10.1186/s41182-024-00629-w

Carascal MB, Destura RV, Rivera WL. 2024. Colorimetric Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assays Accurately Detect blaOXA-23-like and ISAba1 Genes from Acinetobacter baumannii in Pure Cultures and Spiked Human Sera. Microbial Drug Resistance. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2024.0075

Carascal MB, Macalalad LS, Petronio-Santos JA, Destura RV, Rivera WL. 2024. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay detects multiple alleles of blaOXA-51-like genes in Acinetobacter baumannii and other Gram-negative bacteria despite primer-template mismatches. Heliyon. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35653

2023

[Abstract] Rivera CK, Carascal MB, Perez MC, Destura RV, Henson KR. 2023. Predicting severe and critical COVID-19 in fully-vaccinated individuals: A single-center retrospective cohort study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.508

[Abstract] Valdez C, Abad CL, Henson KE, Carascal MB, Destura RV. Polyclonal Burkholderia cepacia complex outbreak caused by contaminated chlorhexidine gluconate solution. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.358

Abordo AMS, Carascal MB (equal contribution/ co-first author), Remenyi R, Dalisay DS, Saludes JP. 2023. Clinically Isolated β-Lactam-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in a Philippine Tertiary Care Hospital Harbor Multi-Class β-Lactamase Genes. Pathogens. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12081019

Jimenez MLC, Manzanera R, Carascal MB, Figueras MD, Wong JQ, Moya D, Mira JJ. 2023. Utilization and management of an emergency department in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Health Management. doi: 10.1177/09720634221150955

2022

Carascal MB, Capistrano PE, Figueras MD, Cataylo OLA, Zuñiga SM, Reyes ME, Medriano KK, Gamo AT, Mendoza PD, Macalipay SL. 2022. Experiences of COVID-19 recovered healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines: A mixed-method inquiry. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 59. doi: 10.1177/00469580221107051

Carascal MB, Pavon RD, Rivera WL. 2022. Recent progress in recombinant influenza vaccine development toward heterosubtypic immune response. Frontiers in Immunology, 13:878943. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.878943

Carascal MB, dela Cruz-Papa DM, Remenyi RG, Cruz MC, Destura RV. 2022. Phage revolution against multidrug-resistant clinical pathogens in Southeast Asia. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13:820572. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.820572

2021

Carascal MB, Fontanilla IK, De Ungria MC. 2021. The Ibaloi fire mummies: The art and science of mummification in the Philippines. Anthropological Science, 129(2). doi: 10.1537/ase.210422

Berba RP, Santos JAP, Flores KMG, dela Tonga A, Galarion MJ, Carascal MB, Camacho A, Aguirre CA, Lecciones JA, Gonzales MLM. 2021. Clinical validation of Biotek-M™ Dengue Aqua kit in the diagnosis of dengue infection in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 52(1).

Jimenez MLC, Manzanera R, Carascal MB, Figueras MDL, Wong JQ, Moya D, Mira JJ. 2021. Factors affecting the non-urgent consultations in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital in the Philippines: A cross-sectional study. Emergency Medicine Australasia. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13725

2020

Jimenez MLC, Manzanera R, Abeleda R, Moya D, Segura JV, Carascal MB, Mira JJ. 2020. Factors Affecting 72-Hour Unplanned Return Visits After Emergency Department Post Discharge of a Tertiary Private Hospital in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina, 54(5): 503508. doi: 10.47895/amp.v54i5.2233

2018

Carascal MB. 2018. Coconut oil: good or bad for human health? (Asian and Philippine perspective). The Medical City Journal, 1(1): 31-35.

2017

Carascal MB, del Rosario MJG, Notarte KIR, Huyop F, Yaguchi T, dela Cruz TEE. 2017. Butachlor biodegradation potential of fungi isolated from submerged wood and surface water collected in Taal Lake, Philippines. Philippine Science Letters, 10(2): 81-88.

Carascal MB, Rea MAD, Dagamac NHA, dela Cruz TEE. 2017. Myxomycetes associated with grassland litter in the Philippines. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology, 7(1): 56-63. doi: 10.5943/cream/7/1/8