[Open therapeutic study with aminosidine sulfate in mucosal leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis].

abstract：:The activity of azole fungicides for agronomical use (epoxiconazole, difenoconazole and cyproconazole) was evaluated in comparison with the therapeutic antifungal agent fluconazole, on 23 environmental samples of Cryptococcus neoformans var neoformans isolated from pigeon feces that were collected from farms with agri...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Drummond ED,Reimão JQ,Dias AL,de Siqueira AM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Montenegro skin test, used to diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis, is now being considered to detect immunogenicity after vaccination. In this study, we evaluated the ability of this test to induce immune response and IFN-g production in subjects not previously exposed to Leishmania. The Montenegro skin test was perf...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： José FF,da Silva IM,Araújo MI,Almeida RP,Bacellar O,Carvalho EM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy remains a major cause of death due to heart failure in Latin American countries and for which there is currently no effective treatment. While chagasic patients wait for the development of more efficient and less toxic chemotherapeutics for the elimination of Trypanosoma cruzi, a new st...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： dos Santos RR,Soares MB,de Carvalho AC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to evaluate the response to hepatitis B (HB) revaccination of healthcare workers (HCW) who are negative for antibodies to HB surface antigen (anti-HBs) after a complete vaccination series. METHODS:HCW whose anti-HBs test was performed > 90 days after a HB vaccination course were given a 4...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lopes MH,Sartori AM,Souza TV,Mascheretti M,Chaves Tdo S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The dengue fever remains to be a disease of serious public health concern, and its incidence has increased in the past decades. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological incidence of dengue in the period 2001-2010. METHODS:This is an epidemiological study of dengue in the municipality of Aracaj...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Alves JA,Santos JR,de Mendonça EN,Abud AC,Nunes Mda S,Fakhouri R,Inagaki AD,Marchioro M,Antoniolli AR

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutritional status and some iron metabolism parameters of acute phase response (APR) positive and APR-negative AIDS patients were studied. Twenty-nine AIDS patients were submitted to 24h food intake recall, anthropometry, and albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP), hemoglobin, ferritin, and total iron binding capacity (TIB...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Monteiro JP,Cunha DF,da Cunha SF,dos Santos VM,Silva-Vergara ML,Correia D,Bianchi ML

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was undertaken in 648 children with less than 6 years of age in the municipality of Raposa, Maranhão, Brazil, from June 1997 to June 1998, to evaluate the characteristics of the infection by L.(L.)chagasi and verify if there is an association between malnutrition and asymptomatic infection. A stand...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Caldas AJ,Silva DR,Pereira CC,Nunes PM,Silva BP,Silva AA,Barral A,Costa JM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Carbapenemase-resistant enterobacteria that produce the bla NDM gene are found worldwide. However, this is the first report of blaNDM in Klebsiella aerogenes in Brazil. METHODS:The identification of bacterial species was performed using anautomated system and confirmed by biochemical tests, 16S rRNA gene ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Soares CRP,Oliveira-Júnior JB,Firmo EF

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease, with territorial expansion and regional differences in Brazil that require explanation. This study aimed to describe changes in the epidemiology of VL in Brazil from 2001 to 2014. METHODS:The incidence rates, sociodemographic and clinical data, and case ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Reis LLD,Balieiro AADS,Fonseca FR,Gonçalves MJF

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study confirmed the absence of natural infection with Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) or XMRV-related disease in human populations of the Brazilian Amazon basin. We demonstrated that 803 individuals of both sexes, who were residents of Belem in the Brazilian State of Pará, were n...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes ST,Imbiriba L,Burbano RR,Silva AL,Feitosa RN,Cayres-Vallinoto IM,Ishak Mde O,Ishak R,Vallinoto AC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are bacterial enzymes capable of hydrolyzing beta-lactams. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of TEM- and SHV-type ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Zahedan, Southeast Iran. METHODS:A total of 170 non-repetitive K. pneumoniae strain...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Shahraki-Zahedani S,Rigi S,Bokaeian M,Ansari-Moghaddam A,Moghadampour M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first three months of 2002 witnessed a dengue epidemic in the State of Rio de Janeiro. At that time, health authorities encouraged community participation in the elimination of vector breeding sites. For this campaign, a great quantity of information about the disease was extensively publicized in order to guide t...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lenzi Mde F,Coura LC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the larvicidal activity of dried leaf extracts from Pinus caribaea Morelet against Aedes aegypti was evaluated for the first time. Pinus caribaea extracts were obtained by macerating dried leaves in alkaline hydroethanol, ethanol and acetone solutions followed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Kanis LA,Antonio RD,Antunes EP,Prophiro JS,da Silva OS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1987 the University of Guadalajara performed a seroepidemiological survey in order to know the prevalence of infection for Trypanosoma cruzi in the 124 counties of the state of Jalisco, Mexico in which appraisals of 21.6 for 100 inhabitants were gotten. From December of 1993 to June of 1994 was carried out a pursui...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Contreras FT,Yerenas M,Gutiérrez MS,Anaya MR,Corder AJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considered as an American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) endemic area, Ribeira Valley, in the south region of São Paulo State, presented 929 notified cases in the last 15 years. Aiming to identify the phlebotomine fauna, captures were performed fortnightly in the rural area of Pedro de Toledo County during one year, ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Domingos Mde F,Carreri-Bruno GC,Ciaravolo Rde M,Galati EA,Wanderley DM,Corrêa FM

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multiplicity of factors involved in the transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) make it difficult to formulate an efficient strategy for the control of the disease. On the basis of the number of notified cases per location, the State of São Paulo determines the application of DDT in houses in those ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes Ade C,Neves VL

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Illicit drug users (DUs) are vulnerable to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The shared use of illicit drugs is the main method of HCV transmission. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Breves, in northern Brazil. We surveyed 187 DUs to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pacheco SD,Silva-Oliveira GC,Maradei-Pereira LM,Crescente JÂ,Lemos JA,Oliveira-Filho AB

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prevalence of influenza A virus (Flu-A), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was assessed in children with acute respiratory infections (ARIs). METHODS:Nasopharyngeal aspirates and throat swabs were subjected to real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect RSV and Fl...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Halaji M,Hashempour T,Moayedi J,Pouladfar GR,Khansarinejad B,Khashei R,Moattari A,Musavi Z,Ghassabi F,Pirbonyeh N

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, four compounds were utilized at the dose of 12.5 mg/kg body weight, p.o., to treat Cebus monkeys experimentally infected with about 200 cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni (SJ strain), via transcutaneous route. The oograms performed with rectal snips, as well as stool examinations carried out periodically,...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Coelho PM,Pereira LH,de Mello RT

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Crotalus envenomations cause serious complications and can be fatal without appropriate treatment. Venom isoforms present and inter/intraspecific variations in the venom composition can result in different symptoms presented by bites by snakes from the same species but from different geographical regions. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Carvalho LH,Teixeira LF,Zaqueo KD,Bastos JF,Nery NM,Setúbal SS,Pontes AS,Butzke D,Cavalcante W,Gallacci M,Fernandes CFC,Stabeli RG,Soares AM,Zuliani JP

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast agent of human and animal cryptococcosis. The variety neoformans is an important cause of mortality in AIDS-patients throughout the world. It has already been isolated worldwide from different environmental sources, including avian habitats. However, in spite of the occ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Filiú WF,Wanke B,Agüena SM,Vilela VO,Macedo RC,Lazéra M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was effected aiming the verification of the seasonal, spatial and hourly of the phlebotominic species found in the county of Itupeva. Captures were performed fortnightly and 864 sand flies were collected between april/94 and march/95. 81.3% of the captured specimens belonged to 4 species: L. migonei ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Mayo RC,Casanova C,Mascarini LM,Pignatti MG,Rangel O,Galati EA,Wanderley DM,Corrêa FM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Uric acid is one of the compounds associated with the inflammatory process in malaria. It acts as an indicator of cellular damage by activating the immune response and inflammatory process. METHODS:We measured serum concentrations of uric acid in 60 symptomatic patients before and after treatment for mala...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes LT,Bellei AK,Andrade DI,Gotardo PZ,Nery AF,Fontes CJF

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper presents the results of an extensive survey of freshwater mollusks in the Simplício Queda Única Hydroelectric Development area, Southeast Brazil. METHODS:Mollusks were collected between 2008 and 2013. All specimens were examined for the presence of larval trematodes. RESULTS:In total, 12,507 s...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Fernandez MA,Silva EFD,Esteves RA,Thiengo SC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a total of 1,020 students examined, 983 (92%) showed positive results for at least one species of parasite. Six months after treatment, a sample of 383 students (37.5%) was reevaluated and 347 (90.6%) presented positive results. There was no significant change in prevalence before and after treatment, although th...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Fontes G,Oliveira KK,Oliveira AK,da Rocha EM

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been estimated that 3% of the world population is infected with the hepatitis C virus. Those who are blood product recipients or have been illicit drug users are at risk. Dental and medical procedures as well as tattooing and acupuncture are also risk factors. Chronic infection occurs in up to 85% of infected c...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Strauss E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of entomopathogenic fungi to control disease vectors has become relevant because traditional chemical control methods have caused damage to the environment and led to the development of resistance among vectors. Thus, this study assessed the pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi in Triatoma dimid...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Vázquez-Martínez MG,Cirerol-Cruz BE,Torres-Estrada JL,López MH

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently proposed CSF method for diagnosing intestinal helminthiases was compared with the other methods (direct; Faust et al.; spontaneous sedimentation in water; and Kato-Katz) that are routinely for this purpose. The CSF method performed satisfactorily, thus showing that this technique can be adopted for use in...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Alarcón RS,Amato Neto V,Gakiya E,Bezerra RC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigenic extracts from five Leishmania stocks were used to vaccinate C57BL/10 mice. The Leishvacin(R) and PH8 monovalent vaccine yielded the highest IFN-gamma levels in the supernatants of spleen cell culture from vaccinated animals. Each single strain immunized group showed evidence of protective immunity six months...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Mayrink W,Santos GC,Toledo Vde P,Guimaraes TM,Machado-Coelho GL,Genaro O,da Costa CA

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1992 during a trial with deltamethrin-impregnated bed nets conducted in Porto Murtinho, municipality of Costa Marques, Rondônia, in the Brazilian Amazon, we investigated community compliance and the economic aspects capable of reducing the impact of this intervention on malaria morbidity. Impregnated bed nets were ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos JB

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00