[Fecal coliforms in sewage waters. I. Resistance to antibiotics, heavy metals and colicinogeny].

abstract：:BACKGROUND Studies on malaria vectors in the Pantanal biome, Central Brazil, were conducted more than half a century ago. OBJECTIVES To update anopheline records and assess receptivity and vulnerability to malaria transmission. METHODS Five-day anopheline collections were conducted bimonthly in Salobra, Mato Grosso do...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Marinho-E-Silva M,Sallum MAM,Rosa-Freitas MG,Lourenço-de-Oliveira R,Silva-do-Nascimento TF

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute cases of schistosomiasis have been found on the coastal area of Pernambuco, Brazil, due to environmental disturbances and disorderly occupation of the urban areas. This study identifies and spatially marks the main foci of the snail host species, Biomphalaria glabrata on Itamaracá Island. The chaotic occupation ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbosa CS,Araújo KC,Antunes L,Favre T,Pieri OS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subject of this conference reflects the scientific community's interest in seeking to understand the complex causal web whose various social, economic, and biological components interact in the production and reproduction of schistosomiasis and its control in relation to community participation. From the onset, th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbosa FS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the currently known distribution of genera and species of the tribe Triatomini Jeannel, 1919, maps and diagrams were prepared, showing the geographical area occupied by the species and their respective dispersion in grades of latitude and altitude. Two genera are not treated: Panstrongylus Berg, 1879, already pub...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Galvão C,Jurberg J,Carcavallo RU,Segura CA,Galíndez Girón I,Curto de Casas SI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of single-lesion paucibacillary leprosy remains a challenge. Reviews by expert dermatopathologists and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) results obtained from 66 single-plaque biopsy samples were compared. Histological findings were graded as high (HP), medium (MP) or low (LP) probability of ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbieri RR,Sales AM,Illarramendi X,Moraes MO,Nery JA,Moreira SJ,Sarno EN,Machado Ade M,Bozza FA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) falquetoi, sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) is described from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This new species belongs to the series longipalpis and is easily distinguished from the other members of this taxon by the presence of five well-developed spines and a pre-apical spini...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pinto Ide S,Dos Santos CB

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicological and toxicogenetic effects of aqueous (tea) and hexanic fruit extract of Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. and hydroalcoholic root extract of Solanum agrarium Stendt. were evaluated in Balb C male mice intraperitoneally exposed. A hepatotoxic effect was observed just for animals treated with aqueous fruit ext...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ribeiro LR,Bautista AR,Silva AR,Sales LA,Salvadori DM,Maia PC

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments with Squamatoides trivitattus were carried out in two different controlled temperatures (16 +/- 1 degree C/50-60% RH and 27 +/- 1 degree C/70-80% RH). The viability of larvae and pupae at 27 degrees C was 89.82% and 92.75% respectively. Larvae did not develop at 16 degrees C. Larval development lasted for ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Salviano RJ,de Mello RP,Beck LC,d'Almeida JM

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular characterization of one stable strain of Trypanosoma cruzi, the 21 SF, representative of the pattern of strains isolated from the endemic area of São Felipe, State of Bahia, Brazil, maintained for 15 years in laboratory by serial passages in mice and classified as biodeme Type II and zymodeme 2 has been inve...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Campos RF,Gonçalves MS,dos Reis EA,dos Reis MG,Andrade SG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium that can cause a range of diseases in humans. Complications from M. fortuitum infection have been associated with numerous surgical procedures. A protective immune response against pathogenic mycobacterial infections is dependent on the granulom...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Silva TR,Petersen AL,Santos Tde A,Almeida TF,Freitas LA,Veras PS

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Americas, hantaviruses cause severe cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) with a high fatality rate. Hantavirus infection is commonly diagnosed using serologic techniques and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. This paper presents a novel plaque reduction neutralisation test (PRNT) for detecting antibodi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pádua Md,Souza WM,Lauretti F,Figueiredo LT

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue invasion and pathology by Trypanosoma cruzi result from an interaction between parasite virulence and host immunity. Successive in vivo generations of the parasite select populations with increasing ability to invade the host. Conversely, prolonged in vitro selection of the parasite produces attenuated sublines...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Basombrío MA,Segura MA,Gómez L,Padilla M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study updates the geographic distributions of phlebotomine species in Central-West Brazil and analyses the climatic factors associated with their occurrence. The data were obtained from the entomology services of the state departments of health in Central-West Brazil, scientific collections and a literature revie...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Almeida PS,Andrade AJ,Sciamarelli A,Raizer J,Menegatti JA,Hermes SC,Carvalho Mdo S,Gurgel-Gonçalves R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1) locus of Plasmodium falciparum codes for a major asexual blood-stage antigen currently proposed as a major malaria vaccine candidate. The protein, however, shows extensive polymorphism, which may compromise its use in sub-unit vaccines. Here we compare the patterns of allelic di...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferreira MU,Kaneko O,Kimura M,Liu Q,Kawamoto F,Tanabe K

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three Yersinia pestis strains isolated from humans and one laboratory strain (EV76) were grown in rich media at 28 degrees C and 37 degrees C and their outer membrane protein composition compared by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Several proteins with molecular weights ranging f...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Abath FG,de Almeida AM,Ferreira LC

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the early 1990s, programs to control Chagas disease in South America have focused on eradicating domiciliary Triatoma infestans, the main vector. Seroprevalence studies of the chagasic infection are included as part of the vector control programs; they are essential to assess the impact of vector contr...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Russomando G,Cousiño B,Sanchez Z,Franco LX,Nara EM,Chena L,Martínez M,Galeano ME,Benitez L

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:In this study we investigated the larval dispersal associated with larval predation in experimental populations of Chrysomya albiceps and Cochliomyia macellaria. Frequency distribution of sampling units (G test) in the substrate was used to evaluate variation in larval dispersal. An experimental acrylic channel (1 x 0...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Andrade JB,Rocha FA,Rodrigues P,Rosa GS,Faria Ldel B,Von Zuben CJ,Rossi MN,Godoy WA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphatic filariasis caused by nematode parasites Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi is a spectral disease and produces wide range of immune responses and varying levels of microfilaraemia in infected individuals. The relationship between the immune response of host and the developmental stage of the parasite as we...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Athisaya Mary K,Hoti S,Paily K

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:The natural lignans veraguensin and grandisin have been reported to be active against Trypanosoma cruzi bloodstream forms. Aiming at the total synthesis of these and related compounds, we prepared three 2-arylfurans and eight 2,5-diarylfurans. They were evaluated for their potential as T. cruzi trypanothione reductase...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Oliveira RB,Vaz AB,Alves RO,Liarte DB,Donnici CL,Romanha AJ,Zani CL

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphometrics of Brazilian strains (BH, SJ and CMO) of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae were obtained with a computerized image analyzer (IMAGE PRO PLUS, MEDIA CYBERNETICS), considering the following characters: body area, tail, furcae, oral and ventral suckers and distance between them. For statistical analysis, the var...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Machado-Silva JR,da Silva CH,Pereira MJ,de Oliveira RM,Pinto RM,Gomes DC

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunogenicity of anti-malaria synthetic vaccine SPf66 was tested in a region of the Colombian middle Atrato river. The specific serum antibodies against SPf66 were quantified in vaccinees and placebo injected controls for a two-years period post-immunization. The frequency of individuals showing seroconversion of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lopera TM,Restrepo M,Blair S,García HI

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the country of Brazil, Santa Catarina is a major shellfish producer. Detection of viral contamination is an important step to ensure production quality and consumer safety during this process. In this study, we used a depuration system and ultraviolet (UV) disinfection to eliminate viral pathogens from artifici...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Corrêa Ade A,Rigotto C,Moresco V,Kleemann CR,Teixeira AL,Poli CR,Simões CM,Barardi CR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five parasites are described in the lizard Amphisbaena alba (Amphisbaenidae) from the state of Par , North Brazil. Mature oocysts of Choleoeimeria amphisbaenae n. sp., are passed already mature in the faeces. They are ellipsoidal-cylindrical, average 33.7 x 22.8 m and are devoid of micropyle, oocyst residuum or polar...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lainson R

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has been increasing in Pernambuco, thus becoming an important problem for Public Health. The incindence is predominant in the region called 'Zona da Mata', in the east of this state. This region corresponds geographically to the primitive area of the Atlantic forest. In order to ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Brandão-Filho SP,de Carvalho FG,de Brito ME,Almeida Fde A,Nascimento LA

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：:Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) have been identified as the etiological agent in various infections and are currently the microorganisms most frequently isolated in nosocomial infections. However, little is known about the virulence factors produced by CNS that contribute to the pathogenesis of infections cause...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cunha Mde L,Rugolo LM,Lopes CA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the feeding behavior of Triatoma vitticeps through the identification of its food sources and the characterization of the blood ingestion process. In addition, we aimed to verify if the saliva of this vector interferes with the perception of the host during the feedings by c...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Souza Rde C,Soares AC,Alves CL,Lorosa ES,Pereira MH,Diotaiuti L

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble antigens (Ag) from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Histoplasma capsulatum and Aspergillus fumigatus were prepared and standardized by double immunodiffusion (DID) and immunoelectroosmophoresis (IEOP). No difference in sensitivity was observed between the two techniques; 100% of standard patient sera were positi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferreira-da-Cruz MF,Galvão-Castro B,Wanke B

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00