[Mefloquine chemoprophylaxis of malaria in the Brazilian Amazonia].

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis coinfection. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tubarão, Laguna, and Imbituba, Southern Brazil. We surveyed 147 SWs using face-to-face interviews and blood sampling for serological evaluation. RESULTS:Prevalence of hepatitis B...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Schuelter-Trevisol F,Custódio G,Silva AC,Oliveira MB,Wolfart A,Trevisol DJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms continue to increase, and therapeutic options remain scarce. Given this challenge, it has become necessary to use older antimicrobials for treatment of these pathogens. We report three patients with lower urinary tract infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapene...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： da Silva JO,Yu MC,Doi A,de Araujo MR,Neto PA,Furtado GH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION::We evaluated the associations between interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene polymorphisms -G1082A/-C819T/-C592A and periportal fibrosis regression after specific treatment for schistosomiasis. METHODS::This retrospective cohort study involved 125 Brazilian patients infected with Schistosomiasis mansoni, who were f...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva PC,Silva AV,Silva TN,Vasconcelos LM,Gomes AV,Coêlho MR,Muniz MT,Domingues AL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The etiology of several hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases remains largely unknown. Although Fasciola hepatica has been associated with liver fibrosis in Latin America, it has not yet been associated with HCC. This study aimed to determine the existence of specific IgG antibodies against F. hepatica in t...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Machicado C,Bertani S,Herrera-Velit P,Espinoza J,Ruiz E,Marcos L

更新日期：2018-03-01 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

abstract：:When the human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is integrated with the host cell genome (provirus), its proviral DNA is a replication marker. Proviral load appears to be an important factor in the development of diseases related to these retroviruses. In this study, a methodology for absolute quantification of the HTL...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Tamegão-Lopes BP,Rezende PR,Maradei-Pereira LM,de Lemos JA

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hydatid cysts are rarely detected in muscle tissue (0.7-0.9%), even in endemic countries. The aim of this study was to present information regarding the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of muscle echinococcosis. METHODS:Twenty-two patients with hydatid cysts in the muscle were followed f...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Tekin R,Avci A,Tekin RC,Gem M,Cevik R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rodent-borne hantaviruses cause severe human diseases. We completed a serological survey of hantavirus infection in rural inhabitants of Turvo County, in the southern State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in which seropositivity for hantavirus was correlated to previous disease in the participants. METHODS:The...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pereira GW,Teixeira AM,Souza MS,Braga AD,Santos Junior GS Jr,Figueiredo GG,Figueiredo LT,Borges AA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From September to November 1994. 21 patients with active mucosal leishmaniasis were treated with aminosidine sulphate 16 mg/kg/day by intramuscular injection for 20 days. They were principally adult male agricultural workers. Thirteen patients had not received specific treatment and eight had failed to respond to Gluc...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Romero GA,Lessa HA,Macêdo VO,Carvalho EM,Barral A,Magalhães AV,Orge MG,Abreu MV,Marsden PD

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In vitro bioassays were performed to access the larvicidal activity of crude extracts from the endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis virgulata (Melanconiales, Amphisphaeriaceae) and the saprophytic fungus Pycnoporus sanguineus (Basidiomycetes, Polyporaceae) against the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Anopheles nun...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Bücker A,Bücker NC,Souza AQ,Gama AM,Rodrigues-Filho E,Costa FM,Nunez CV,Silva AC,Tadei WP

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to analyze social factors involved in the spatial distribution and under-reporting of tuberculosis (TB) in the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. METHODS:This was an ecological study of the reported cases of TB between 2009 and 2011, according to census tracts. The outcome was...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sales CMM,Sanchez MN,Ramalho W,Bertolde AI,Maciel ELN

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benznidazole, drug of choice for Chagas disease (CD), has been associated with a high incidence of adverse reactions that can become serious, necessitating discontinuation of the drug. We describe the case of a Bolivian patient living in Spain for 9 years, who, following treatment with benznidazole for CD in indetermi...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Coronel MV,Frutos LO,Muñoz EC,Valle DK,Rojas DH

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Fecal samples from 140 adult stray dogs of Greater São Paulo (São Paulo State, Brazil) were examined for Cyclospora sp oocysts. No cases of infection by this coccidium were detected. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Carollo MC,Amato Neto V,Braz LM,Kim DW

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of a 12-year-old child with a complaint of pain and deformity in the lower thoracic region that had lasted for two years. Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics associated with images of apparent damage in the T9-T10 and T11-T12 vertebrae taken by radiography of the thoracic...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos FC,Nascimento AL,Lira LA,Lima JF,Montenegro Rde A,Montenegro LM,Schindler HC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the prevalence of varicella-zoster virus infection in young adults from different Brazilian urban regions, 975 serum samples from blood donors aged 20 to 29 years, from tropical climate cities (Salvador and Fortaleza) and from temperate climate cities (S o Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre) were tested by a...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Reis AD,Pannuti CS,de Souza VA

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From May 2000 to January 2001 four, 15 hour-long collections of phlebotomine were done to the insect monitoring. The collection was done in an area of infection of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the basin of the Araguari River in the municipality of Uberlandia (MG). The first collection was made in May (a cold, d...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lemos JC,Lima Sdo C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a high prevalence of accidental human infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis in some areas in southern Brazil and sometimes it presents as severe intestinal disease. Prophylaxis is important since there is no medical treatment for the disease. The ingestion of fruits and vegetables contaminated with the...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Zanini GM,Graeff-Teixeira C

更新日期：1995-10-01 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：:In this work we quantified various growth factors in the myocardium of 19 patients with chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy and heart failure, through the immunoperoxidase technique. We looked for T. cruzi antigens, growth factors (GM-CSF, TGF-beta1, PDGF-A and PDGF-B) and inflammatory cells (CD4+, CD8+, CD20+ and CD68+)....

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Reis MM,Higuchi Mde L,Aiello VD,Benvenuti LA

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：:Saprophytic fungi are being increasingly recognized as etiologic agents of mycoses in immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of subcutaneous infiltration by Aureobasidium pullulans, likely due to traumatic inoculation, in a neutropenic patient during chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The patient was ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Oliveira LR,Moraes-Souza H,Maltos AL,Santos KC,Molina RJ,Barata CH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to investigate the frequency of pityriasis versicolor occurrence and to identify yeasts of the genus Malassezia in patients at the mycology laboratory of the Federal University of Goiás, in Goiânia, State of Goiás. Ninety-five cases of pityriasis versicolor were diagnosed, and four sp...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Miranda KC,de Araujo CR,Soares AJ,de Aquino Lemos J,Souza LK,do Rosário Rodrigues Silva M

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:This prospective study evaluated the incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among nursing students at the Federal University of Espírito Santo, using the purified protein derivative test. In parallel, we evaluated whether knowledge on tuberculosis transmission mechanisms had any impact on nursing students' ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Maciel EL,Viana MC,Zeitoune RC,Ferreira I,Fregona G,Dietze R

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease is an important chronic parasitic disease that affects around 9-11 million people in Latin America. A combination of parasite and host-related factors are probably responsible for pathogenesis in the chronic phase of the disease. Among the host-related factors, the immunological response is a parameter ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pissetti CW,Correia D,Braga T,Faria GE,Oliveira RF,Ribeiro BM,Rodrigues DB,Rodrigues V

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Brazil, a high prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has been documented. In immunocompetent adults CMV infection is usually asymptomatic and therefore morphologic and immunophenotypic bone marrow changes have rarely been described. The authors report the case of a previously healthy patient who developed f...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Magalhães SM,Duarte FB,Vassallo J,Costa SC,Lorand-Metze I

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Even with current highly active antiretroviral therapy, individuals with AIDS continue to exhibit important nutritional deficits and reduced levels of albumin and hemoglobin, which may be directly related to their cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) cell counts. The aim of this study was to characterize the...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos AC,Almeida AM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Were analyzed 648 serum samples from laboratory staff in Goiânia, Goiás aiming detection of three serological markers of HBV: HBsAg, anti-HBsAg and anti-HBcAg. The HBsAg and anti-HBcAg positive samples were also analyzed for HBeAg, anti-HBeAg and anti-HBcAgIgM markers. HBV infection rate of 24.1% was observed and, fro...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva PA,Fiaccadori FS,Borges AM,Silva SA,Daher RR,Martins RM,Cardoso Dd

更新日期：2005-03-01 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