Ana Del Valle Penella Institution Verified

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Ana Del Valle Penella's research focuses on the study of microbial infections and their detection, particularly in pediatric populations. Her work has investigated the utility of dried blood spots for diagnosing congenital cytomegaloviruses and the use of plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing for identifying pediatric spinal infections caused by *Kingella kingae*. She has also examined conditions such as Group B Streptococcal Cellulitis-Adenitis Syndrome in infants and the reactivation of Varicella-Zoster virus following SARS-CoV-2 immunization in leukemia patients.

Penella's publications also include studies on Western Equine Encephalitis and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Her scholarship metrics indicate an h-index of 4 with 35 total citations across 12 publications. She collaborates with Adriana Sarmiento Clemente at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom she shares two publications.

Metrics

• h-index: 4
• Publications: 12
• Citations: 35