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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Ana Del Valle Penella

Sourced from institutional research profiles (UAMS TRI or ARA).

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2023–2025); Baylor College of Medicine (2021–2023); Miami Children's Hospital (2021)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 12 pubs 50 cited

  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Brain Diseases
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
  • Female
  • Influenza, Human
  • Male
  • Population Surveillance
  • Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Discitis
  • Neisseriaceae Infections

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Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ana Del Valle Penella's research focuses on the application of molecular techniques for the diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly in pediatric populations. Her work investigates the utility of cell-free DNA sequencing for pathogen identification, including studies on *Kingella kingae* in spinal infections and Group B Streptococcus in infants. She has also explored diagnostic methods using dried blood spots for congenital cytomegalovirus detection. Del Valle Penella's publications include research on Varicella-Zoster virus reactivation following SARS-CoV-2 immunization in leukemia patients and case reports on various medical conditions. She has collaborated with Adriana Sarmiento Clemente on shared publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 50

Selected Publications

  • Case 1: A Mimic Within a Mimic (2025)
    Pediatrics in Review DOI OpenAlex
  • P-1175. Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Viral Infection Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (2025)
    Open Forum Infectious Diseases DOI OpenAlex

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