Longitudinal study of the indirect immunofluorescence and complement fixation tests for diagnosis of Chagas' disease in immunosuppressed patients submitted to renal transplantation.

abstract：:Four specimens of Triatoma vitticeps and one of Panstrongylus geniculatus were caught inside a home in the municipality of São Fidélis, Rio de Janeiro. One of the specimens of Triatoma vitticeps proved positive for infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. Two people living in that home (one adult and one adolescent) presente...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lorosa ES,Santos CM,Jurberg J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author presents his personal point of view on the present situation of Chagas' disease control in Latin America countries. He compares the situation with African trypanosomiasis. He comments on the existence of cases in other Continents. He emphasizes the success of the fighting against domiciliated triatomine bug...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Marsden PD

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evlachovaea sp was tested on nymphs of 5 Triatoma spp 5 Rhodnius spp, Panstrongylus herreri and Dipetalogaster maximus at 25 degrees C, 75% humidity and humidity >98%. Most species showed susceptibility to fungal infection at high humidity. Mortality was reduced at 75% humidity. Fungal development was observed on 69.5...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Luz C,Rocha LF,Silva IG

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over the last recent years, the number of Q fever cases have has increased throughout the world. An epidemiological investigation was performed in the area in which the first molecular documentation of Q fever in Brazil was previously reported. METHODS:Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and PCR of Co...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Mares-Guia MA,Rozental T,Guterres A,Gomes R,Almeida DN,Moreira NS,Barreira JD,Favacho AR,Santana AL,Lemos ER

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xacriabá Indian Reserve is situated in the north of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, near the municipality of Manga and São Francisco River. The Indian population is miscegenated with caucasian and negroid people and have farming activities. Blood samples were collected from 180 inhabitants of the reserve (85 men and 95 wo...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Martinez R,Vitali LH,Henriques JH,Machado AA,Albernaz A,Lima AA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mothers and the live birth conditions of neonates. METHODS:A serological survey with IgG-specific tests was conducted using dried blood samples from newborn infants in the State of Minas Gerais. T. cruzi ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pinto FS,de Andrade GM,Januario JN,Maia MC,Gontijo ED

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Based on reports, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is believed to induce the development of antibodies that are considered to be biological indicators for the diagnosis of some other diseases. However, conflicting results have been published regarding the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic ant...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Huan G,Yang G,Xiao-Yu Q,Jiancheng X,Yan-Qing S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The present study aimed to assess the seroprevalence and spatial distribution of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in dogs. METHODS:Blood samples (n = 241) were collected and analyzed for the presence of anti-N. caninum and anti-T. gondii antibodies. The spatial distribution was evaluated using kerne...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Souza IB,Fernandes PR,Silva TRM,Santos CVB,Silva NMMD,Ubirajara Filho CRC,Carvalho GA,Alves LC,Mota RA,Ramos RAN

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the presence of characteristic electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in seropositive individuals, regardless of the presence of symptoms. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Brito BOF,Ribeiro ALP

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Schistosomiasis Control Program, PCE, in Cachoeira, state of Bahia-Brazil, in Paraguaçu Basin Area. Data comes from PCE-111 cards of SUCAM/FNS, which are routinely registered in the 111 villages identified during the study follow up, 1982-1992. The S. mansoni infection was...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santana VS,Teixeira Mda G,Santos CC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of phospholipase and proteinase exoenzymes was evaluated in seventy nine samples of Candida isolated from the oral cavity of patients with oral lesions characteristic of candidosis and from individuals presenting a clinically normal mouth, attended at the University of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto USP. A...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Candido RC,Azevedo RV,Komesu MC

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the detection of new cases of leprosy in Prudentópolis, State of Paraná, from 1998 to 2005. Additionally, we investigated the age group and predominant clinical form of leprosy cases. Data were obtained from clinical-epidemiological records of confirmed leprosy cases that were not...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sanches LA,Pittner E,Sanches HF,Monteiro MC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mansonic schistosomiasis remains a medical-social issue in Northeastern Brazil. In children, surgical treatment includes splenectomy and spleen autoimplantation. This procedure reduces post-splenectomy sepsis. The aim of this study was to analyze the phagocyte rate and the cellular viability of monocytes in patients w...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Brandt CT,de Castro CM,de Lavor SM,de Castro FM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the pathogenicity of the virus strain GOI 4191 that was isolated from a fatal adverse event after yellow fever virus (YFV) vaccination, an experimental assay using hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) as animal model and YFV 17DD vaccine strain as virus reference was accomplished. The two virus stra...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Rodrigues SG,da Rosa AP,Galler R,Barros VL,Vieira Cde M,da Rosa JF,Azevedo Rdo S,Nunes MR,da Rosa ES,Vasconcelos PF

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of antibodies against Yersinia pestis in domestic carnivores (dogs and cats), in plague areas in the State of Ceará, was analyzed to establish the importance of monitoring these animals within the routine practice of the plague control program. Over the decade 1997-2006, 146,732 serum samples were exami...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Aragão AI,Pinheiro KM,Seoane AC,Tavares C,Almeida AM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evidence suggests that giardiasis is a zoonotic disease. The present work aimed to evaluate the genetic identity of Giardia duodenalis isolated from human and dog fecal samples from Belo Horizonte. METHODS:Human and dog fecal samples were cultured for isolation of G. duodenalis. To determine the genotype ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes KB,Fernandes AP,Menezes A,Amorim Júnior R,Silva EF,Rocha MO

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the endemic regions of Bolivia the infection of the feminine population in fertile age by T. cruzi is frequent (20 to 50 % of the women in fertile age) and the rate of fetal maternal transmission is of approximately 5%. A great percentage of infected women do not transmit the infection to the fetus. The intention o...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Torrico F,Castro M,Solano M,Rodriguez P,Torrico MC,Truyens C,Carlier Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study evaluated the performance of an in-house nested-PCR system for the detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in pleural fluid, blood and urine samples from pleural effusion tuberculosis patients by health services physicians in Pernambuco, Brazil. METHODS:A prospective double-blind st...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Montenegro LM,Silva BC,Lima JF,Cruz HL,Montenegro Rde A,Lundgren FL,Albuquerque Filho AP,Schindler HC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There was a follow-up of pregnant women treated for multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) during pregnancy in Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1995 to 2007. METHODS:In a retrospective study, patients with tuberculosis who were resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin and had pregnancy...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Oliveira HB,Mateus SH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aeromonas spp is recognized as pathogenic to humans after consumption of contaminated water and food. In the present investigation, 2,323 rectal swab samples from newborns hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro were evaluated with a view to isolating Aeromonas. The samples were collected and sent to the national reference lab...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pereira CS,Amorim SD,Santos AF,Reis CM,Theophilo GN,Rodrigues Ddos P

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The present study shows a descriptive analysis of triatomine occurrence and its natural Trypanosoma infection rates in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, between 2006 and 2007. METHODS:Entomological data for the species, such as specimens captured in both intra and peridomiciles and natural infection index,...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva MB,Barreto AV,Silva HA,Galvão C,Rocha D,Jurberg J,Gurgel-Gonçalves R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillosis is an infection caused by saprophytic fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which typically occurs in immunosuppressed individuals, but has also been reported in immunocompetent patients. The main routes of entry are the respiratory tract, skin, cornea, and ear, and the infection may be localized or disseminat...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Azulay-Abulafia L,Sousa MA,Pussanti A,Coimbra DD,Vega H,Bernardes Filho F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article evaluates available scientific information concerning the prevalence and clinical characteristics of hepatitis C virus infection in the Brazilian Amazon, a know endemic area for hepatitis A, B and D viruses infection. All the information was obtained through extensive analysis of original and review articl...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： da Fonseca JC,Brasil LM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The promising non-clinical antileishmanial effects of gentian violet (GV) encouraged us to evaluate the additive effect of GV on cryotherapy. METHODS:For 8 weeks, 59/161 cutaneous leishmaniasis patients/lesions underwent cryotherapy alone (group 1) or cryotherapy accompanied by 1% GV application (group 2)...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sepaskhah M,Behdad K,Bagheri Z

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Goats are considered very susceptible to infection by Toxoplasma gondii and when this occurs during pregnancy, it may cause fetal death with subsequent fetal resorption, abortion, mummification, stillborn or the birth of weak goats. The objective of this work was to determine the occurrence of and identify...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Anderlini GA,Mota RA,Faria EB,Cavalcanti EF,Valença RM,Pinheiro Júnior JW,de Albuquerque PP,de Souza Neto OL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthropometric measurements and biochemical determinations were performed on HIV-infected individuals and on patients with AIDS from the Ribeirão Preto region, SP, Brazil, in order to evaluate their nutritional and vitamin A status. Plasma retinol was measured by HPLC, and hepatic vitamin A stores were evaluated by th...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silveira SA,Figueiredo JF,Jordão Júnior A,de Unamuno Mdo R,Rodrigues M deL,Vannucchi H

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The recent emergence and rapid spread of Zika and Chikungunya fevers in Brazil, occurring simultaneously to a Dengue fever epidemic, together represent major challenges to public health authorities. This study aimed to identify and compare the 2015-2016 spatial diffusion pattern of Zika, Chikungunya, and D...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santana LS,Braga JU

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The genus Staphylococcus is of great importance because of its high prevalence in hospital infections and because it presents high rates of resistance to oxacillin and other antimicrobials. Thus, evaluation of the accuracy of the phenotypic methods that are used to determine the profile of antimicrobial re...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Kaiser TD,Pacheco FC,Lima AA,Pereira EM,Santos KR,Nunes AP

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a 45-year-old patient who was unsuccessfully treated with pentavalent antimonial for 30 days. After 10 days from the initial treatment and before starting a new therapeutic regimen with the same drug the patient died due to sudden cardiac arrest. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Oliveira MC,Amorim RF,Freitas Rde A,Costa Ade L

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00