Social determinants of tuberculosis via a zero-inflated model in small areas of a city in Southeastern Brazil.

abstract：:Two patients with concomitant leptospirosis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are reported. In these cases different clinical aspects that can be attributed to simultaneity of these pathologies was not observed. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： da Silva MV,Batista L,Camargo ED,Leitão PA,Szalkay VG,Rosenthal C,Vaz AJ,de Souza AM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of fractions and isolates of Maytenus guianensis, a plant species used in Amazonian folk medicine. METHODS:A disk diffusion technique was used to investigate the antibacterial potential. RESULTS:The hexanic fractions and tingenone B isolat...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva TMD,Carvalho CM,Lima RA,Facundo VA,Cunha RMD,Meneguetti DUO

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some epidemiological characteristics of head lice, Pediculus capitis, were studied using two procedures: cut hair analysis and head inspection. Higher prevalence rates were observed in the middle and at the end of the school terms. Both procedures indicated that children were the main reservoir for this type of pedicu...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Borges R,Silva JJ,Rodrigues RM,Mendes J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An epidemiological study was undertaken to identify determinant factors in the occurrence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in areas under the influence of hydroelectric plants in Paranapanema river, State of Paraná, Brazil. The ecological aspects of the phlebotomine fauna were investigated. METHODS:San...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Cruz MF,Galati EA,Cruz CF

更新日期：2012-07-01 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:We report the larvicidal activity of two formulations from Amanita muscariaagainst Culex quinquefasciatus, as well as the viability of the aqueous extract after storage. METHODS The larvicidal activity of aqueous extract and powder from A. muscaria, and the viability of the aqueous extract after storage, w...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Cárcamo MC,Carapeto LP,Duarte JP,Bernardi E,Ribeiro PB

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study, we evaluated the chemical composition of a commercial sample of essential oil from Eucalyptus smithii R.T. Baker and its antifungal activity against Microsporum canis ATCC 32903, Microsporum gypseum ATCC 14683, Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC 9533, T. mentagrophytes ATCC 11480, T. mentagrop...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Baptista EB,Zimmermann-Franco DC,Lataliza AA,Raposo NR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A radiological study on the colon of patients from an endemic Chagas disease zone was conducted using the simplified opaque enema technique of Ximenes et al. METHODS:The study involved 291 individuals with a mean age of 48.8 ± 12.5 years-old, of whom 222 were seropositive for Chagas disease. Anteroposteri...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Castro C,Hernandez EB,Rezende J,Prata A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 30 patients with foliaceus pemphigus the frequency of strongyloidiasis was 40%, by three Baermann-Moraes examination. In the "Hospital do Pênfigo", for patients with pemphigus of Uberaba, the frequencies of strongyloidiasis in the employees (n = 14) and students (n = 47), of the annexed nursery, also were high, res...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Tavares-Neto J,Alves DB,Franciscon e Carlos JU,Serrano RS

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:​This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of congenital and maternal syphilis in the Brazilian Federal District in 2010. ​ METHODS:​A retrospective descriptive study was conducted on the basis of the cases recorded in the System of Notifiable Disease Information. RESULTS:​The study population compri...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Muricy CL,Pinto Júnior VL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mothers and the live birth conditions of neonates. METHODS:A serological survey with IgG-specific tests was conducted using dried blood samples from newborn infants in the State of Minas Gerais. T. cruzi ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pinto FS,de Andrade GM,Januario JN,Maia MC,Gontijo ED

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human accidental infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis may result in abdominal disease of varied severity. Slugs from the Veronicellidae family are the main intermediate hosts for this parasitic nematode of rodents. Phyllocaulis variegatus, Phyllocaulis soleiformis and Phyllocaulis boraceiensis were experimenta...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Bonetti VC,Graeff-Teixeira C

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a matter of concern for blood bank professionals and blood transfusion recipients, especially in cases of transfusions to neonates and immunocompromised patients. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of CMV IgG and IgM antibodies among blood donor...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Souza MA,Passos AM,Treitinger A,Spada C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study evaluates the factors associated with the development of severe periportal fibrosis in patients with Schistosoma mansoni. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to December 2012 involving 178 patients infected with S. mansoni who were treated in the Hospital das Clínicas of Pe...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva PC,Leal TV,Domingues AL

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The present study aimed to assess the seroprevalence and spatial distribution of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in dogs. METHODS:Blood samples (n = 241) were collected and analyzed for the presence of anti-N. caninum and anti-T. gondii antibodies. The spatial distribution was evaluated using kerne...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Souza IB,Fernandes PR,Silva TRM,Santos CVB,Silva NMMD,Ubirajara Filho CRC,Carvalho GA,Alves LC,Mota RA,Ramos RAN

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to establish the incidence rates of congenital syphilis in the South Region of Brazil from 2001 to 2009. METHODS:Temporal ecological and descriptive study based on the cases recorded by the System of Information of Notifiable Diseases. RESULTS:The incidence of congenital syphili...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Serafim AS,Moretti GP,Serafim GS,Niero CV,da Rosa MI,Pires MM,Simões PW

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The responses of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs were evaluated through the in vitro test using blood sample collected from patients of 7 municipalities of the south of Pará State. Sixty nine microtests for chloroquine and mefloquine, 62 for amodiaquine and 61 for quinine were performed. The results showed...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Couto AA,Calvosa VS,Santos MA,Souza JM

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Professionals who handle rodents in the field and in the laboratory are at risk of infection by the microorganis mharbored by these animals. METHODS:Serum samples from professionals involved in rodent and Yersinia pestis handling in field or laboratory work were analyzed to determine hantavirus and plague...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Costa Éde C,Chioratto GT,Guaraná PT,Sobreira M,Aragão I,Silva R,Sotelino Rocha S,Tavares C,Paiva de Almeida AM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over the last recent years, the number of Q fever cases have has increased throughout the world. An epidemiological investigation was performed in the area in which the first molecular documentation of Q fever in Brazil was previously reported. METHODS:Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and PCR of Co...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Mares-Guia MA,Rozental T,Guterres A,Gomes R,Almeida DN,Moreira NS,Barreira JD,Favacho AR,Santana AL,Lemos ER

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review has three objectives: a) To stimulate further research of this prevalent human infection b) to examine the progress of current diagnostic techniques and c) to emphasise the significance of the flagellate parasite Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) rangeli in Chagas' Disease endemic areas of South and Central Americ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Cuba Cuba A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population aging in Brazil was associated with the alterations in the morbimortality of the population. The aim of this study was to verify the causes of death and other pathological processes in autopsied elderly. The elderly with 60 years or more in the period from 1976 to 1998 represented 394 cases (24.4%). The...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： de Oliveira FA,dos Reis MA,Castro EC,da Cunha SF,Teixeira Vd Vde P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The promising non-clinical antileishmanial effects of gentian violet (GV) encouraged us to evaluate the additive effect of GV on cryotherapy. METHODS:For 8 weeks, 59/161 cutaneous leishmaniasis patients/lesions underwent cryotherapy alone (group 1) or cryotherapy accompanied by 1% GV application (group 2)...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sepaskhah M,Behdad K,Bagheri Z

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate physical capacity as determined by the six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with chronic heart failure due to Chagas' disease associated with systemic arterial hypertension (Chagas-SAH). METHODS:A total of 98 patients routinely followed at the Cardiomyopathy Outpatient Service were recruite...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Dourado KC,Bestetti RB,Cardinalli-Neto A,Cordeiro JA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since women are frequently the minority among blood donors worldwide, studies evaluating this population usually reflect male features. We assessed the features of female blood donors with positive serology for HBV and compared them with those of men.METHODS The study comprised consecutive blood donors ref...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Narciso-Schiavon JL,Schiavon Lde L,Carvalho-Filho RJ,Emori CT,Maryia FA,Bordin JO,Silva AE,Ferraz ML

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:780 patients with recurrent conjunctival infections or persistent complaints of itching, burning pain, lacrimation and conjunctival hyperemia were subject to conjunctival smear examination for cytology and the presence of inclusion bodies. Two hundred and forty seven (31.7%) showed cytoplamic inclusions; 235 of them w...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Couto-Júnior A,Corrêa SM,Campos Filho W,Bottari CO,Sawan FM,Tavares-Neto J,Angotti HS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Toxoplasmosis is an asymptomatic disease that can lead to systemic disease in the fetus of pregnant women with primary infection. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis, associated factors, and correlation between the serology of pregnant women and their pets, in the municipality of ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Oliveira GMS,Simões JM,Schaer RE,Freire SM,Nascimento RJM,Pinheiro AMCM,Carvalho SMS,Mariano APM,Carvalho RC,Munhoz AD

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Illicit drug users (DUs) are vulnerable to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The shared use of illicit drugs is the main method of HCV transmission. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Breves, in northern Brazil. We surveyed 187 DUs to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pacheco SD,Silva-Oliveira GC,Maradei-Pereira LM,Crescente JÂ,Lemos JA,Oliveira-Filho AB

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Abdominal palpation and ultrasound findings among patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis in Brazil who had been followed up for 27 years were compared. METHODS:In 2004, 411 patients from Brejo do Espírito Santo, in the State of Bahia, were selected for the present investigation after giving the...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Prata A,Ruiz-Guevara R,Antunes CM,Marinho CC,Queiroz LC,Voieta I,Lambertucci JR

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1 associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM) is a disease caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) that mainly infects CD4 T cells-for example, those of the CD4+CD25hiFOXP3+ [Treg] phenotype-where it inhibits forkhead box protein P3 (FOXP3) expression and promotes in...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Burbano YCB,Paz AVC,Caldon CCR,Constain JSR,Gonzáles GIÁ,Hernández JCK,Marin-Agudelo N,Dueñas-Cuellar RA,Castaño VEN

更新日期：2019-07-18 00:00:00