A Real Time PCR strategy for the detection and quantification of Candida albicans in human blood.

abstract：:The recognition profile of the tissue cysts antigens by IgG antibodies was studied during acute and chronic human toxoplasmic infection. Thus the IgG response against Toxoplasma gondii was investigated by immunoblotting in two patients accidentally infected with the RH strain as well as in group of naturally infected ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Villavedra M,Carol H,Nieto A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction::According to the guidelines, the viral load of 2,000 IU/mL is considered the level to differentiate between inactive carriers and HBeAg(-) chronic hepatitis B patients. Even so, liver damage may be present in patients with lower viral load levels, mainly related to regional variations. This study aims to ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Oliveira VO,Oliveira JP,França EV,Brito HL,Nascimento TV,França A

更新日期：2016-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the larvicidal activity of various extracts of Gymnema sylvestre against the Japanese Encephalitis vector, Culex tritaeniorynchus in Tamilnadu, India. To identify the active principle present in the promising fraction obtained in Chlorofom:Methanol extract of Fraction 2. The G. sylvestre leaf extracts wer...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Elumalai K,Dhanasekaran S,Krishnappa K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a globally parasitic zoonosis caused by larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus. This study investigated E. granulosus genotypes isolated from livestock and humans in the Golestan province, northern Iran, southeast of the Caspian sea, using partial sequencing data of the cytochrome c oxi...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Sharbatkhori M,Tanzifi A,Rostami S,Rostami M,Fasihi Harandi M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports a case of peritonitis by Nocardia asteroides during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in a man who had systemic lupus erythematous and chronic renal failure. Diagnosis was established by microscopic examination (Gram and Kinyoun) and culture of centrifuged dialysis fluid and the patient was ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Lopes JO,Alves SH,Benevenga JP,Salla A,Tatsch I

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postsurgical acute suppurative parotitis is a bacterial gland infection that occurs from a few days up to some weeks after abdominal surgical procedures. In this study, the authors analyze the prevalence of this complication in Hospital das Clínicas/São Paulo University Medical School by prospectively reviewing the ch...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Belczak SQ,Cleva RD,Utiyama EM,Cecconello I,Rasslan S,Parreira JG

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is found in indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands and the Americas, whereas type 2 (HTLV-2) is widely distributed among the indigenous peoples of the Americas, where it appears to be more prevalent than HTLV-1, and in some tribes of Central Africa. HTLV-2 is considered an...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Paiva A,Casseb J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sample preparation and DNA extraction protocols for DNA amplification by PCR, which can be applied in human fecal samples for taeniasis diagnosis, are described. DNA extracted from fecal specimens with phenol/chloroform/isoamilic alcohol and DNAzol reagent had to be first purified to generate fragments of 170 pb and 6...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Nunes CM,Lima LG,Manoel CS,Pereira RN,Nakano MM,Garcia JF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/s1678-9946201961041]. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors：

更新日期：2019-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcal Coagglutination was used as method for a rapid identification of mycoplasmas that could be performed by non specialized laboratories. Suspensions of Staphylococcus aureus (Cowan I) sensitized with rabbit antibodies against NCTC mycoplasma strains have identified these microorganisms and the strains isol...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Timenetsky J,Curcio M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An E.L.I.S.A. test for antibody detection, with an exo-antigen of Coccidioides immitis was standardized in 67 humans sera diluted in 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000 and 1/8000. Eighteen sera from mycologically proved cases of coccidioidomycosis were studied: 5 were negative and 13 were positive in some dilutions. 3/26 sera of ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Tiraboschi IN,Marticorena B,Negroni R

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mato Grosso do Sul State (MS) has the second-largest indigenous population and the highest incidence rates of TB among indigenous people in Brazil. However, little is known about the risk factors associated with active TB in indigenous people in the region, especially regarding socioeconomic factors. The aim of th...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Malacarne J,Kolte IV,Freitas LP,Orellana JDY,Souza MLP,Souza-Santos R,Basta PC

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to monitor the presence of females of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) on the Seropédica municipality, Rio de Janeiro State, from 2010 to 2013. For this purpose, the Intelligent Dengue Monitoring (IM-Dengue) and Intelligent Virus Monitoring (IM-Virus) developed by Universidade Federal de Min...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Sanavria A,Silva CBD,Electo ÉH,Nogueira LCR,Thomé SMG,Angelo IDC,Vita GF,Sanavria TEC,Padua ED,Gaiotte DG

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy of coccidioidomycosis continues to evolve. For primary pulmonary disease, antifungal therapy is frequently not required while prolonged courses of antifungals are generally needed for those in whom extrathoracic disseminated has occurred. Intravenous amphotericin B should be reserved for those with severe dise...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ampel NM

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis, a metastrongylid nematode with wide geographic distribution, occurring from the United States to Argentina. In Brazil, the disease has been reported from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Fede...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Pena GP,Andrade Filho J,de Assis SC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) caused by Listeria monocytogenes in cirrhotic patients are reported. In one of the cases, the microorganism was isolated from pleural effusion and ascites. SBP is a serious and common complication of patients with ascites caused by hepatic cirrhosis and the culture ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Toyoshima MT,Apanavicius A,de Matos Soeiro A,de Almeida GM,Arai MH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous experiences have demonstrated the same ABO system and P system antigens in A. lumbricoides extracts and in their hosts. The aim was to show the behavior of an A. lumbricoides extract from an O Group patient against monoclonal antibodies of different specificities. Agglutination Inhibition Tests were carried o...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ponce de León P,Foresto P,Valverde J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chronic infection (10 years) by Lagochilascaris minor is described in a woman from the amazon region of Colombia. This is the third case of infection by this parasite that has been described so far in Colombia, and only the first one in a person coming from the Colombian Amazon region. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Moncada LI,Alvarez CA,Castellanos C,Caceres E,Nicholls S,Corredor A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new conglomerate family sample of 194 dwellings with 996 resident persons were studied in the town of Barcelos, State of Amazonas, in order to re-evaluate the risk of Chagas disease. During the survey the persons were interviewed and in this occasion we showed to them a collection of Panstrongylus, Rhodnius and Tria...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Coura JR,Junqueira AC,Boia MN,Fernandes O,Bonfante C,Campos JE,Santos L,Devera R

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi (Schyzotrypanum, Chagas, 1909), and Chagas disease are endemic in captive-reared baboons at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas. We obtained PCR amplification products from DNA extracted from sucking lice collected from the hair and skin of T. cruzi-infected baboons, ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Argañaraz ER,Hubbard GB,Ramos LA,Ford AL,Nitz N,Leland MM,Vandeberg JL,Teixeira AR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora sp. is reported. The patient, an immunosuppressed host presented a nodule on the dorsum of the right hand which relapsed four months after excision. Dematiaceous septate hyphal and yeast like elements were seen in mycological and histological examinat...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Fernandes NC,Nacif D,Akiti T,Cuzzi T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circulation of arboviruses throughout the world and the maintenance of lymphatic filariasis endemicity in tropical countries, combined with the lack of vaccines and specific treatments, highlight the importance of reducing the populations of mosquitoes involved in the transmission of these pathogens, Aedes aegypti...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Xavier MDN,Rodrigues MP,Melo DCTV,Santos EMM,Barbosa RMR,Oliveira CMF

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:After the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, the number of rotavirus-associated deaths and the predicted annual rotavirus detection rate had slightly declined worldwide. Taking in account that in Colombia, Rotarix vaccine was introduced in 2009, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of rotavirus A...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Martinez-Gutierrez M,Arcila-Quiceno V,Trejos-Suarez J,Ruiz-Saenz J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formalin-Tween sedimentation method was compared with the formalin-ether sedimentation for parasitic detection. Of a total 297 fecal specimens examined, 72.1% were positive. The formalin-tween technique was effective for ascertaining helminths, particularly Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm eg...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Methanitikorn R,Sukontason K,Sukontason KL,Piangjai S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the chemoresistance of Plasmodium falciparum to commonly used antimalarial drugs in Brazil the authors have studied ten patients with falciparum malaria, acquired in the Brazilian Amazon region. Patients were submitted to in vivo study of drug sensitivity, after chemotherapy with either 4-aminoquinol...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Segurado AA,di Santi SM,Shiroma M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a globally distributed zoonosis with a broad clinical spectrum. This disease mostly affects liver and kidney tissues. Other organs such as the pancreas, can be affected by leptospirosis-induced vasculitis. In addition, cardiac manifestations are common, and the presence of transient ECG abnormalities ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Gomes PEAC,Brilhante SO,Carvalho RB,Sousa DR,Daher EF

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is recognizable by characteristic signs of disease and is highly lethal. The infection, however, may be quite inapparent in some seropositive dogs, and this has raised the polemic question as to whether or not such animals can be a source of infection for Lutzomyia longipalpis, the ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Lima LV,Carneiro LA,Campos MB,Chagas EJ,Laurenti MD,Corbett CE,Lainson R,Silveira FT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nematode Calodium hepaticum (syn. Capillaria hepatica) is a zoonotic helminth found mainly infecting rats. It was studied the prevalence of C. hepaticum infection in Rattus norvegicus in an urban area of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), with low urban planning and sanitation. The presence of C. hepaticum was identified th...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Simões RO,Luque JL,Faro MJ,Motta E,Maldonado A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reported one case of eumycotic mycetoma due to Madurella grisea (black grains) occurred on the right foot of the patient studied. The structure, microscopic morphology and therapeutic evolution are also studied and reported. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Belda Júnior W,Cucé LC,Dias MC,Lacaz Cda S

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients with epilepsy seen in three Londrina Neurological Services, in Paraná, were studied. The positivity prevalence of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for cysticercosis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in the serum of these patients was 34.0% and 20.0%, respectively. There was statistically...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Bonametti AM,Basile MA,Vaz AJ,Baldy JL,Takiguti CK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00