Quantitation of HIV-1 RNA viral load using nucleic acid sequence based amplification methodology and comparison with other surrogate markers for disease progression.

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacteria are ubiquitous and saprophytic organisms that have been implicated in a wide spectrum of diseases due to an increasing number of immunocompromised patients. The natural resistance of atypical mycobacteria to classical antituberculous drugs has encouraged research into new chemotherapeutic a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Silva JL,Mesquita AR,Ximenes EA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Brazil, until 2004, the immunization policy against diphtheria involved childhood vaccination with no official routine booster dose administered after 15 years of age. This study assessed functional antibody levels against diphtheria among blood donors. A total of 140 blood samples were collected, and diphtheria an...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pimenta FP,Damasco PV,Cerbino Neto J,Lopes GS,Hirata R Jr,Milagres LG,Mattos-Guaraldi AL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family Nematotaeniidae, tapeworms commonly found in the small intestines of amphibians and reptiles, includes 27 recognised species distributed among four genera: Bitegmen Jones, Cylindrotaenia Jewell, Distoichometra Dickey and Nematotaenia Lühe. The taxonomy of these cestodes is poorly defined, due in part to the...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Melo FT,Giese EG,Furtado AP,Soares MJ,Gonçalves EC,Vallinoto AC,Santos JN

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular evidence showed 46.2% of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Mepraia spinolai insects from North-Central Chile, which is significantly higher than previous reports of up to 26% by microscopic observation. Our results show similar infection levels among nymphal stages, ranging from 38.3 to 54.1%, indicating that y...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Botto-Mahan C,Ortiz S,Rozas M,Cattan PE,Solari A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The main strategy to control human malaria still relies on specific drug treatment, limited now by Plasmodium falciparum-resistant parasites, including that against artemisinin derivatives. Despite the large number of active compounds described in the literature, few of them reached full development against...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Penna-Coutinho J,Aguiar AC,Krettli\/ AU

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the epidemiological profile and socioeconomic factors associated to the infection by Schistosoma mansoni in a rural and an urban endemic area a cross-sectional study was performed in Agua Branca de Minas (rural area) and Bela Fama (urban area), both situated in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Two hundred...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Amorim MN,Rabello A,Contreras RL,Katz N

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma jatai sp. nov. is the first new species of triatomine to be described in the state of Tocantins, in the northern region of Brazil. It was caught on rock outcrops in the wild environment and, more recently, invading homes. While T. jatai sp. nov. is morphologically similar to Triatoma costalimai, it is disting...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gonçalves TC,Teves-Neves SC,Santos-Mallet JR,Carbajal-de-la-Fuente AL,Lopes CM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper evaluates CHCl3 and CH3OH extracts of the stem bark, branches and leaves of Drimys brasiliensis and drimane sesquiterpenes isolated from the stem bark against strains of Leishmania amazonensis and Leishmania braziliensis promastigotes and Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites. All of the extracts and compounds...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Claudino VD,da Silva KC,Cechinel Filho V,Yunes RA,Delle Monache F,Giménez A,Salamanca E,Gutierrez-Yapu D,Malheiros A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of infectious agents against allergic reactions has been thoroughly investigated. Current studies have demonstrated the ability of some helminths to modulate the immune response of infected hosts. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Toxocara canis infect...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Zaia MG,Oliveira SR,Castro CA,Soares EG,Afonso A,Monnazzi LG,Peitl Filho O,Faccioli LH,Anibal Fde F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pleiotropic response to the calpain inhibitor MDL28170 was detected in the tomato parasite Phytomonas serpens. Ultrastructural studies revealed that MDL28170 caused mitochondrial swelling, shortening of flagellum and disruption of trans Golgi network. This effect was correlated to the inhibition in processing of cru...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira SS,Gonçalves DS,Garcia-Gomes AD,Gonçalves IC,Seabra SH,Menna-Barreto RF,Lopes AH,D'Avila-Levy CM,Santos AL,Branquinha MH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of zymograms with SDS-polyacrilamide gel electrophoresis containing gelatin as substrate, and performed on samples of haemolymph or fat body taken from Rhodnius prolixus inoculated or not with Enterobacter cloacae, demonstrated distinct patterns of protease activities: (i) in the haemolymph two proteases were...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Feder D,Salles JM,Garcia ES,Azambuja P

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibility of Anopheles aquasalis (F3 generation) and An. darlingi (F1 generation) to Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein phenotypes from a limited number of blood samples of malaria patients in Belém, state of Pará, Brazil, was examined A polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the P. vivax phen...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： da Silva AN,Santos CC,Lacerda RN,Machado RL,Póvoa MM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) plays a major role in liver pathology. Similar to other members of the herpesvirus family, EBV establishes a persistent infection in more than 90% of adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of EBV and chronic hepatitis C co-infection (HCV) on biochemical and immunological resp...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Shoman S,Nabil M,Tabl A,Ghanem H,Kafrawy SE

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As pyrethroids are presently the favored group of insecticides to control triatomines, we performed a series of bioassays to determine the intrinsic activity of some of the main compounds used in the control campaigns, against five of the main species of triatomines to be controlled. Comparing the insecticides it can ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira Filho AM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations showed that Schistosoma mansoni infection aggravates protein malabsorption in undernourished mice and this can be reverted by administration of casein hydrolysate. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of ingestion of casein hydrolysate for long periods. Albino Swiss mice wer...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferreira HS,Coutinho EM,Nascimento GR,Carvalho MC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute schistosomiasis were studied before and after oxamniquine treatment. They had been exposed to cercariae 5 to 9 weeks before, and presented compatible clinical manifestations, eosinophilia, and high levels of total IgE. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-4 were measured by ELISA in whole b...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Souza JR,Morais CN,Aroucha ML,Miranda PJ,Barbosa CS,Domingues AL,Carvalho Júnior LB,Abath FG,Montenegro SM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi infection and to estimate the parasitic infection rate (PIR) in simuliid black flies in the municipality of Pauini, Amazonas, Brazil. We used thick blood films to examine 921 individuals in 35 riverine communities along the Pauini and Purus ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Medeiros JF,Py-Daniel V,Barbosa UC,Izzo TJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on natural infection by Leishmania spp of sandflies collected in endemic and nonendemic areas can provide important information on the distribution and intensity of the transmission of these parasites. This study sought to investigate the natural infection by Leishmaniain wild female sandflies. The specimens w...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira EF,Casaril AE,Mateus NL,Murat PG,Fernandes WS,Oshiro ET,Oliveira AG,Galati EA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes associated with wound healing have been shown to be risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) which is caused by Leishmania braziliensis. In this study, we examined whether the genes previously associated with CL influenced the clinical outcome. Patients were genotyped and retrospectively classified as respo...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： da Hora AS,de Almeida LF,do Lago TS,Machado PR,Castellucci LC

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of crepuscular and night-biting mosquitoes was conducted at remote settlements along the Padauiri River, middle Negro River, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Collections were performed with human bait and a CDC-light trap on three consecutive days per month from June 2003-May 2004. In total, 1,203 h of collection we...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Suárez-Mutis MC,Fé NF,Alecrim W,Coura JR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feline coprolites were examined for parasites with the aim of studying ancient infections that occurred in the Patagonian region during the Holocene period. Eggs compatible to Trichuris sp., Calodium sp., Eucoleus sp., Nematodirus sp., Oesophagostomum sp. (Nematoda), Monoecocestus sp. (Cestoda) and Eimeria macusaniens...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Fugassa MH,Beltrame MO,Bayer MS,Sardella NH

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preferred food items of the slugs Laevicaulis alte and the snails Achatina fulica were used to prepare 'poison baits' by injecting the pesticides 'Rogor' and 'Nuvan' to kill these mollusc pests. The 'poison baits' prepared with Trichosanthes dioica and Lycopersicum esculentum were accepted by 100% individuals of b...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Panigrahi A,Raut SK

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholinesterase and acid phosphatase (AP), but not alkaline phosphatase activities, were detected in cytosolic and membrane-bound fractions of ivermectin resistant and susceptible Haemonchus contortus infective-stage larvae. Some differences in acetylcholinesterase activity of cytosolic fractions and in the AP activity...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Giménez-Pardo C,Martínez-Grueiro MM,Gómez-Barrio A,Rodríguez-Caabeiro F

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of deltamethrin of the sandfly population in a focus of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Viana, Espírito Santo State is described. The phlebotomine population density was determined inside and outside houses during a one year period in a treated and untreated area. The results showed a significant reduct...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Falcão AL,Falcão AR,Pinto CT,Gontijo CM,Falqueto A

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to analyse the spatial distribution of human (2007-2013) and canine (2013) visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the city of Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and identify the socio-environmental factors related to their occurrence. The spatial distribution of human and canine cases was analysed by kernel densi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ursine RL,Dias JV,Morais HA,Pires HH

更新日期：2016-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Many lines of Plasmodium falciparum undergo a deletion of the right end of chromosome 9 during in vitro culture accompanied by loss of cytoadherence and gametocytogenesis. Selection of cytoadherent cells from a mixed population co-selects for those with an undeleted chromosome 9 and the selected cells produce gametocy...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kemp DJ,Thompson J,Barnes DA,Triglia T,Karamalis F,Petersen C,Brown GV,Day KP

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in small towns is sometimes made without the species identification of the Leishmania, even in areas without previous epidemiological surveys. Here we report the isolation of a Leishmania strain from a patient of Rincão, state of São Paulo, that was identified by isoenzym...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pinto MC,Rosa JA,Fernandes ZM,Graminha MA,Mine JC,Allegretti SM,Delort S,Riedel C,Paes EL,Cupolillo E

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sylvatic Triatoma infestans DM (dark morph) population detected in the Bolivian Chaco was characterized and compared with various domestic ones. The degree of differentiation of DM was clearly within the T. infestans intra-specific level. Nevertheless marked chromatic and morphometric differences as well as differen...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Noireau F,Bastrenta B,Catalá S,Dujardin JP,Panzera F,Torres M,Perez R,Galvão C,Jurberg J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the molecular characterization of a novel reiterated family of transcribed oligo(A)-terminated, interspersed DNA elements in the genome of Trypanosoma cruzi. Steady-state level of transcripts of this sequence family appeared to be developmentally regulated, since only in the replicative forms the parasite sh...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Verbisck NV,dos Santos MR,Engman DM,Angel Chiurillo M,Ramirez JL,Araya JE,Mortara RA,da Silveira JF

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was conducted in a blood donor population of Central Brazil aiming to investigate the prevalence of GB virus C (GBV-C)/hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection and also to analyze the virus genotypes distribution. A total of 241 voluntary blood donors were interviewed at the State Blood Bank in Goiânia, State of Goi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira LA,Martins RM,Carneiro MA,Teles SA,Silva SA,Cardoso DD,Lampe E,Yoshida CF

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00