Neutrophil CD64 expression levels in IGRA-positive individuals distinguish latent tuberculosis from active disease.

abstract：:A major advance in our understanding of the natural history of Schistosoma haematobium-related morbidity has come through the introduction of the portable ultrasound machines for non-invasive examination of the kidneys and bladder. With the use of generators or battery packs to supply power in non-clinical field setti...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： King CH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although vaccines are the best means of protection against influenza, neuraminidase inhibitors are currently the main antiviral treatment available to control severe influenza cases. One of the most frequent substitutions in the neuraminidase (NA) protein of influenza A(H3N2) viruses during or soon after oseltamivir a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pontoriero A,Avaro M,Benedetti E,Russo M,Czech A,Periolo N,Campos A,Zamora A,Baumeister E

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have initiated a gene discovery program in Schistosoma mansoni based on the technique of Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), i.e. partial sequences of cDNAs obtained from single passes in automatic DNA sequences. ESTs can be used to identify genes on the basis of their homology with sequences from other species deposit...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Franco GR,Simpson AJ,Pena SD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coprolite samples of human and animal origin from the excavations performed at the archaeological site of Furna do Estrago, at Brejo da Madre de Deus in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil and sent to the Paleoparasitology Laboratory at Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, were analyzed for mites. Aft...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Candanedo Guerra Rde M,Gazêta GS,Amorim M,Duarte AN,Serra-Freire NM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Brazil, the Yellow Fever virus (YFV) is endemic in the Amazon, from where it eventually expands into epidemic waves. Coastal south-eastern (SE) Brazil, which has been a YFV-free region for eight decades, has reported a severe sylvatic outbreak since 2016. The virus spread from the north toward the south o...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Abreu FVS,Delatorre E,Dos Santos AAC,Ferreira-de-Brito A,de Castro MG,Ribeiro IP,Furtado ND,Vargas WP,Ribeiro MS,Meneguete P,Bonaldo MC,Bello G,Lourenço-de-Oliveira R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi infection has a large public health impact in Latin American countries. Although the transmission rates via blood transfusions and insect vectors have declined sharply in the past 20 years due to policies of the Southern Cone countries, a large number of people are still at risk for infection. Curren...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Silva DR,Castro SL,Alves MC,Batista Wda S,Oliveira GM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, we announce new draft genomes of four Leptospira interrogans strains named Acegua, RCA, Prea, and Capivara. These strains were isolated in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from cattle, dog, Brazilian guinea pig, and capybara, respectively. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kremer FS,Eslabão MR,Jorge S,Oliveira NR,Labonde J,Santos MN,Monte LG,Grassmann AA,Cunha CE,Forster KM,Moreno LZ,Moreno AM,Campos VF,McBride AJ,Pinto LS,Dellagostin OA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspects related to hatching, lifetime, number of blood meals for molting, mortality, feeding time, and postfeeding defecation delay were evaluated and compared in each instar of three North American Triatominae: Triatoma gerstaeckeri, Triatoma lecticularia and Triatoma protracta, all of them fed on rabbits. No signifi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Martínez-Ibarra JA,Alejandre-Aguilar R,Paredes-González E,Martínez-Silva MA,Solorio-Cibrián M,Nogueda-Torres B,Trujillo-Contreras F,Novelo-López M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined whether the antidermatophytic activity of essential oils (EOs) can be used as an indicator for the discovery of active natural products against Leishmania amazonensis. The aerial parts of seven plants were hydrodistilled. Using broth microdilution techniques, the obtained EOs were tested against th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Houël E,Gonzalez G,Bessière JM,Odonne G,Eparvier V,Deharo E,Stien D

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study objective was to evaluate the cytokines associated with early events of hepatic fibrosis in schistosomiasis mansoni. Hepatic fibrosis was classified by ultrasonography in 94 patients. Immunological evaluation was performed by measurement of secreted cytokines (interleukin IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, interferon-gamm...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Magalhães A,Miranda DG,Miranda RG,Araújo MI,Jesus AA,Silva A,Santana LB,Pearce E,Carvalho EM,Jesus AR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virulence and antibiotic resistance are significant determinants of the types of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus and paediatric groups remain among the most commonly affected populations. The goal of this study was to characterise virulence genes of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-r...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Jiménez JN,Ocampo AM,Vanegas JM,Rodríguez EA,Garcés CG,Patiño LA,Ospina S,Correa MM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma jatai sp. nov. is the first new species of triatomine to be described in the state of Tocantins, in the northern region of Brazil. It was caught on rock outcrops in the wild environment and, more recently, invading homes. While T. jatai sp. nov. is morphologically similar to Triatoma costalimai, it is disting...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gonçalves TC,Teves-Neves SC,Santos-Mallet JR,Carbajal-de-la-Fuente AL,Lopes CM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several protozoan parasites exist in the Trypanosomatidae family, including various agents of human diseases. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that important differences are present between the translational and mRNA processing (trans splicing) systems of trypanosomatids and other eukaryotes. In this context, certai...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Silva MT,Ambrósio DL,Trevelin CC,Watanabe TF,Laure HJ,Greene LJ,Rosa JC,Valentini SR,Cicarelli RM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domiciliated Rhodnius prolixus and sylvatic R. colombiensis were analyzed in order to confirm their genetic divergence and verify the risk that the latter represents in the domiciliation process, and to provide tools for identifying the sources of possible reinfestation by triatomines in human dwellings allowing contr...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Jaramillo C,Montaña MF,Castro LR,Vallejo GA,Guhl F

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, HIV-1 viral blood quantitation determined by Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification (NASBA) was compared with other surrogate disease progression markers (antigen p24, CD4/CD8 cell counts and beta-2 microglobulin) in 540 patients followed up at São Paulo, SP, Brazil. HIV-1 RNA detection was statistic...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Sitnik R,Pinho JR

更新日期：1998-05-01 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：:The association between pyogenic liver abscesses and schistosomiasis has been confirmed by clinical and experimental studies. In this retrospective study of 78 patients with pyogenic liver abscesses the association with schistosomiasis has been investigated. Pyodermitis, a known focus of bacteremia, was observed in 19...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Teixeira R,Pfeilsticker FJ,Santa Cecília GD,Nobre V,Fonseca LP,Serufo JC,Coelho PM,Lambertucci JR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the epidemiological profile and socioeconomic factors associated to the infection by Schistosoma mansoni in a rural and an urban endemic area a cross-sectional study was performed in Agua Branca de Minas (rural area) and Bela Fama (urban area), both situated in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Two hundred...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Amorim MN,Rabello A,Contreras RL,Katz N

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three (31.4%) out of 137 serum samples obtained from two Indian communities living in the Amazon region were found to be positive for HTLV-I antibody, as tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Eighty-two sera were collected from Mekranoiti Indians, yielding 39% of positivity, whereas 11 (20.0%) of ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Nakauchi CM,Linhares AC,Maruyama K,Kanzaki LI,Macedo JE,Azevedo VN,Casseb JS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preferred food items of the slugs Laevicaulis alte and the snails Achatina fulica were used to prepare 'poison baits' by injecting the pesticides 'Rogor' and 'Nuvan' to kill these mollusc pests. The 'poison baits' prepared with Trichosanthes dioica and Lycopersicum esculentum were accepted by 100% individuals of b...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Panigrahi A,Raut SK

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors appear to affect vertical HIV-1 transmission, dependent mainly on characteristics of the mother (extent of immunodeficiency, co-infections, risk behaviour, nutritional status, immune response, genetical make-up), but also of the virus (phenotype, tropism) and, possibly, of the child (genetical make-up)...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bongertz V

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma brasiliensis is composed of at least four geographic populations (brasiliensis, melanica, macromelasoma, and juazeiro) that have distinct chromatic, morphologic, biologic and ecologic patterns, and genetic composition. Reciprocal crosses between all pairwise combinations were carried out in order to evaluate ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Costa J,Almeida CE,Dujardin JP,Beard CB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum parasites of naturally infected population is critical to elucidate the role of polymorphic alleles in malaria. Thus, we evaluated the impact of antigenic diversity of repetitive and family dimorphic domains of the merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP-2) on immune response of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Sallenave-Sales S,Faria CP,Zalis MG,Daniel-Ribeiro CT,Ferreira-da-Cruz Mde F

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the action of molluscicide nine ponds were selected: 3 of them lying in Maruim municipality, 29 km far from north Aracaju, the State capital, and 6 ponds in Itabaianinha municipality, 118 km far from south Aracaju. This study was carried out for 16 months. Environmental parameters observed were those thought ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Rosas E,Ribeiro EC

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calomys callosus, Rengger 1830 (Rodentia, Cricetidae), a wild rodent found in Central Brazil, was studied to investigate its susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii experimental infection and its humoral immune response against this protozoa. The electrophoretic profile of the serum proteins of C. callosus showed that IgG...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Favoreto-Júnior S,Ferro EA,Clemente D,Silva DA,Mineo JR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria meningitidis retains its ability to cause endemic and hiperendemic disease in human population living in any environment, as well as localized outbreaks and massive epidemics in civilians and military personnel. In Rio de Janeiro it has been reported in the 1990s as prolonged outbreak of serogroup B and at l...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barroso DE,Rebelo MC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma nitida was found in 14 (0.4%) out of 3,726 houses located in six departments across Guatemala, which were surveyed from 1994 to 1998 by the man-hour collection method. Compared to previous information, the distribution of T. nitida in Guatemala has increased from five to nine departments; the species is prese...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Monroy C,Bustamante DM,Rodas A,Rosales R,Mejía M,Tabaru Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes albifasciatus is an important common mosquito in Central Argentina. It is a confirmed vector of the Western Equine Encephalitis and is responsible for loss of milk production in dairy cattle during peak populations. This paper reports the flight activity pattern of Ae. albifasciatus for different seasons, in the...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Almeida FF,Gorla DE

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) cruzi has been named as a probable vector of Leishmania chagasi in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Taxonomically L. cruzi is closely related to the L. longipalpis species complex. Females of L. cruzi and L. longipalpis are morphologically indistinguishable and associated males must be examin...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Brazil RP,Hamilton JG

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical pathways involved in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) biosynthesis converge at the enzymatic step catalysed by nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (NMNAT, EC: 2.7.7.1). The majority of NMNATs are assembled into homo-oligomeric states that comprise 2-6 subunits. Recently, the NMNAT of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Contreras-Rodríguez LE,Marin-Mogollon CY,Sánchez-Mejía LM,Ramírez-Hernández MH

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00