Kaposi's sarcoma in a HIV-positive patient: an exuberant and widespread case report in the Amazon.

abstract：:Candidemia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the health care environment. The epidemiology of Candida infection is changing, mainly in relation to the number of episodes caused by species C. non-albicans. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of yeasts of the genus Candida...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Oliveira VK,Ruiz Lda S,Oliveira NA,Moreira D,Hahn RC,Melo AS,Nishikaku AS,Paula CR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently known distribution range of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is presented. The record of A. fulica naturally infested with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae (Railliet, 1898) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) can be found in the city of Guaratinguetá. It was found A. fulica wit...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ohlweiler FP,Guimarães MC,Takahashi FY,Eduardo JM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Coccidioidomycosis is an endemic infection with a relatively limited geographic distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and the southwest of the United States. In these countries, the endemic area is restricted to the semiarid desert like regions which are...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Martins Mdos A,de Araújo Eda M,Kuwakino MH,Heins-Vaccari EM,Del Negro GM,Vozza Júnior JA,Lacaz Cda S

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In these experiments the ratio of male to female S. mansoni larvae in B. glabrata from Belo Horizonte and Ribeirão das Neves Minas Gerais, Brazil, either reared in laboratory or collected in the field, varied from 1:1 to 1:1.3 or 1.4:1. Cercariae of LE strain of Schistosoma mansoni, shed by 39 snails maintained at 25 ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： de Souza CP,Jannotti-Passos LK,Ferreira SS,Sampaio IB

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early in 1995 the first case of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome was serologically confirmed in El Bolsón (Province of Río Negro, Argentina), corresponding to the third outbreak reported in Argentina. A total of 26 cases of HPS related to the Andean region of Rio Negro Province, were reported from 1993 to 1996, 17 in El ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cantoni G,Lazaro M,Resa A,Arellano O,Amestoy AM,De Bunder S,Herrero E,Perez A,Larrieu E

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the whole blood immunochromatographic card test (ICT card test) in a survey performed in Northeastern Brazil. 625 people were examined by the thick blood film (TBF) and ICT card test. Residents of a non-endemic area were also tested by the whole blood card test and Og4C3. The sensitivity of the IC...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Braga C,Dourado MI,Ximenes RA,Alves L,Brayner F,Rocha A,Alexander N

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical case presents a patient with a raised and ulcerative lesion with erythematous edges in the mouth, on the lower lip that was unsuccessfully treated as herpes labialis. Clinical data and laboratory tests (Montenegro skin test, indirect immunofluorescence, direct parasite search and polymerase chain reactio...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Oyama J,Ferreira FBP,Conter CC,Lera-Nonose DSSL,Ramos-Milaré ÁCFH,Venazzi EAS,Silveira TGV,Lonardoni MVC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supernatant of boiled spleen saline-suspensions of Yersinia pestis experimentally infected animals were used as template for PCR amplification without DNA extraction. PCR sensitivity was enhanced by a second round of amplification (Nested). No amplification was observed from non-infected animals. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Leal NC,Abath FG,Alves LC,de Almeida AM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic Yersinia pestis isolates were collected during a plague outbreak at the Paraiba State in 1986. The Y. pestis isolates were investigated for the presence of virulence-associated factors and plasmid content. All strains analysed were proficient in the expression of the VW and fraction 1 antigens, pigment adso...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Leal NC,de Almeida AM,Ferreira LC

更新日期：1989-09-01 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：: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：:Identifying the true prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus, mostly type 1 (HTLV-1), and the number of patients with HTLV-1-associated diseases, in addition to introducing HTLV-1/2 serology during the prenatal of pregnant women and in individuals infected with other viruses that share transmission routes with H...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Silva RXD,Campos KR,Caterino-de-Araujo A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important type of cancer etiologically related to some viruses, chemical carcinogens and other host or environmental factors associated to chronic liver injury in humans. The tumor suppressor gene p53 is mutated in highly variable levels (0-52%) of HCC in different countr...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Alves VA,Nita ME,Carrilho FJ,Ono-Nita SK,Wakamatsu A,Lehrbach DM,de Carvalho MF,de Mello ES,Gayotto LC,da Silva LC

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection is often silent and can lead to long-term reproductive complications in women. In this study, we determined the prevalence of CT infection and possible associations between the presence of the infection and clinical-epidemiological variables in pregnant women attended at the Basic ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Azevedo MJN,Nunes SDS,Oliveira FG,Rocha DAP

更新日期：2019-02-14 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：:The response to interferon treatment in chronic hepatitis NANB/C has usually been classified as complete, partial or absent, according to the behavior of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT). However, a more detailed observation of the enzymatic activity has shown that the patterns may be more complex. The aim of this...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： da Silva LC,Ono SK,Fonseca LE,Carrilho FJ,Mendes LC,França AV,Madruga CL,Laudanna AA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sedimentation technique is described, in which a fecal suspension is placed on top of an aqueous sucrose solution of specific gravity 1.015 g/cm3. Using 100 by 15 mm test tubes, duplicate gravity sedimentation experiments were made using homogenized fecal suspensions (single-columns) and fecal suspensions placed on ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Moitinho Mda L,Ferreira CS

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) in enterobacteria are recognized worldwide as a great hospital problem. In this study, 127 ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated in one year from inpatients and outpatients at a public teaching hospital at São Paulo, Brazil, were submitted to analysis by PCR with specific ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Dropa M,Balsalobre LC,Lincopan N,Mamizuka EM,Murakami T,Cassettari VC,Franco F,Guida SM,Balabakis AJ,Passadore LF,Santos SR,Matté GR,Matté MH

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent throughout many countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite carriers among 21,347 expatriate workers, including food handlers and housemaids attending the public health center laboratory in Sharjah, UAE. Stool sample collection was perfor...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Dafalla AIA,Almuhairi SASO,AlHosani MHJ,Mohamed MY,Alkous MIA,AlAzzawi MA,Abakar AD,Nour BYM,Hasan H,AbuOdeh RO,ElBakri A

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the relationship between plasma and red blood cell concentrations of quinine in children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria from an endemic area of Amazonian region. Quinine was determined by high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. In the steady state the ratio between plasm...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Vieira JL,Gomes AL,Borges LM,Guimarães ER

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common congenital infection, affecting 0.4% to 2.3% newborns. Most of them are asymptomatic at birth, but later 10% develop handicaps, mainly neurological disturbances. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of CMV shed in urine of newborns from a neonatal intensive care un...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Santos DV,Souza MM,Gonçalves SH,Cotta AC,Melo LA,Andrade GM,Brasileiro-Filho G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In late 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases in China, and the corresponding disease was designated as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), spreading quickly around the world resulting in a pandemic. COVID-19 is associated with a se...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Vechi HT,Maia LR,Alves MDM

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of small ultrasonographic equipment has permitted to incorporate this technique to the methods of early detection of Human Hydatidosis. 689 echographies were carried out in this experience, and 5.51% of compatible images in the whole population, and 12.24% in groups of risk (those living together with ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Larrieu E,Frider B,Andreani G,Andreani G,Aquino A,De La Fuente R

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional study was carried out among 996 volunteer blood donors enrolled from May 1999 to December 1999 to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among volunteer blood donors of the Regional Blood Bank of Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil, and to evaluate whether the rate of seropre...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Bortoliero AL,Bonametti AM,Morimoto HK,Matsuo T,Reiche EM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the study of conjunctivitis outbreaks occurring from September 1994 to September 1996 in the region of Ribeirão Preto, conjunctival exudates of 92 patients were cultivated in Instituto Adolfo Lutz Laboratory I, Ribeirão Preto. Most cases occurred in the age range 2-7 years. The etiological agents which were most fr...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Medeiros MI,Neme SN,da Silva P,Silva JO,Carneiro AM,Carloni MC,Brandileone MC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 42 year-old female, who came to a leishmaniasis reference center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, presenting a cutaneous leishmaniasis lesion in the right forearm. Treatment with low-dose intramuscular meglumine antimoniate (MA) (5 mg Sb5+/kg/day) was initiated, with improvement after 28 days, although...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ferreira e Vasconcellos Ede C,Pimentel MI,Valete-Rosalino CM,Madeira Mde F,Schubach Ade O

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a reemerging zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira sp. with global importance in the medical and veterinary fields, being responsible for about 59 thousand deaths each year in the world. The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the health sector is propitious and has been adopt...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Souza IPO,Uberti MS,Tassinari WS

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year old male patient was admitted to the University Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão, Preto with signs and symptoms of sudden dyspnea, generalized myalgia and behavioral disorders. The initial suspicion was alcohol abstinence syndrome and the patient was referred for psychiatric and neurologic car...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Silva JM,Silva AA,Ferreira AH,Monteiro ME,Santiago RC,Passos AD

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracoccidioidomycosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that induces a specific inflammatory and immune response. The participation of nitric oxide (NO), a product of the inducible nitric oxide synthase enzyme (iNOS), as an important fungicidal molecule against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis has been demonstrated. In...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Batista AC,Soares CT,Lara VS

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00