Bonafide, type-specific human papillomavirus persistence among HIV-positive pregnant women: predictive value for cytological abnormalities, a longitudinal cohort study.

abstract：:Toxocara cati is a common feline parasite transmitted by the ingestion of embryonated eggs, by the transmammary route or by predation of paratenic hosts harbouring third-stage larvae in their bodies. In the present study, the larval distribution of T. cati in tissues and organs of Rattus norvegicus experimentally infe...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Santos SV,Lescano SZ,Castro JM,Chieffi PP

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosoma mansoni is one of the three main causative agents of human schistosomiasis, a major health problem with a vast socio-economic impact. Recent advances in the proteomic analysis of schistosomes have revealed that peptidases are the main virulence factors involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. In this ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Silva LL,Marcet-Houben M,Zerlotini A,Gabaldón T,Oliveira G,Nahum LA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene reporter-fluorescent cells have emerged as alternative method for drug screening. OBJECTIVE:Achievement of constitutive expression of fluorescent protein GFP by Leishmania braziliensis as alternative method for drug screening. METHODS:L. braziliensis-GFP was generated using Leishmania tarentolae pLEXS...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bastos MS,Souza LÂ,Onofre TS,Silva A Júnior,Almeida MR,Bressan GC,Fietto JL

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 drug-resistance (TDR) at the time of antiretroviral therapy initiation is associated with failure to achieve viral load (VL) suppression. Here, we report TDR surveillance in a specific population of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Belo Horizonte, Braz...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Tupinambás U,Duani H,Martins AV,Aleixo AW,Greco DB

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:The leishmanicidal activity of four batches of meglumine antimoniate, produced in Farmanguinhos-Fiocruz, Brazil (TAMs), was assessed and compared to Glucantime-Aventis Pharma Ltda. Using the amastigote-like in vitro model, the active concentrations of Sb v varied from 10microg/ml to 300microg/ml for L. (L.) chagasi an...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Morais-Teixeira Ed,Carvalho AS,Costa JC,Duarte SL,Mendonça JS,Boechat N,Rabello A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multi-resistant gram-negative rods are important pathogens in intensive care units (ICU), cause high rates of mortality, and need infection control measures to avoid spread to another patients. This study was undertaken prospectively with all of the patients hospitalized at ICU, Anesthesiology of the Hospital São Paul...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Martins ST,Moreira M,Furtado GH,Marino CG,Machado FR,Wey SB,Medeiros EA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Dengue is an arthropod-borne viral disease with a majority of asymptomatic individuals and clinical manifestations varying from mild fever to severe and potentially lethal forms. An increasing number of genetic studies have outlined the association between host genetic variations and dengue severity. Genes a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ornelas AMM,Xavier-de-Carvalho C,Alvarado-Arnez LE,Ribeiro-Alves M,Rossi ÁD,Tanuri A,de Aguiar RS,Moraes MO,Cardoso CC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author studied by the complement fixation test the influenza virus strains isolated in Rio de Janeiro during the 1973 epidemic. He prepared immunesera in hamsters by the inoculation of the allantoic fluid from infected chick embryos with each of the 7 isolated strains and the standard strains. The soluble antigens...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lacorte JG

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global emergence and spread of malaria parasites resistant to antimalarial drugs is the major problem in malaria control. The genetic basis of the parasite's resistance to the antimalarial drug chloroquine (CQ) is well-documented, allowing for the analysis of field isolates of malaria parasites to address evolutio...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Sutar SK,Gupta B,Ranjit M,Kar SK,Das A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies are available on hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection in populations living in small and medium-sized Brazilian cities. We evaluated the seroprevalence of these viruses in selected individuals from a clinic of infectology, who were referred to...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Portelinha Filho AM,Nascimento CU,Tannouri TN,Troiani C,Ascêncio EL,Bonfim R,D'Andrea LA,Prestes-Carneiro LE

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the acute hyperergic phase of schistosomal infection, the chronic phase of the disease corresponds to the establishment of a relative equilibrium between the host and the parasite. This involves: (1) A shift from the predominance of the TH2 response observed in the acute phase, to the predominance of the TH1 res...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Borojevic R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infection of Hep-2 cells proceeds through bacterial attachment to cell surface and internalization of adhered bacteria. EPEC attachment is a prerequisite for cell infection and is mediated by adhesins that recognize carbohydrate-containing receptors on cell membrane. Such endocytosis-in...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Andrade JR,Da Silva CC

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes associated with wound healing have been shown to be risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) which is caused by Leishmania braziliensis. In this study, we examined whether the genes previously associated with CL influenced the clinical outcome. Patients were genotyped and retrospectively classified as respo...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： da Hora AS,de Almeida LF,do Lago TS,Machado PR,Castellucci LC

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The family Nematotaeniidae, tapeworms commonly found in the small intestines of amphibians and reptiles, includes 27 recognised species distributed among four genera: Bitegmen Jones, Cylindrotaenia Jewell, Distoichometra Dickey and Nematotaenia Lühe. The taxonomy of these cestodes is poorly defined, due in part to the...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Melo FT,Giese EG,Furtado AP,Soares MJ,Gonçalves EC,Vallinoto AC,Santos JN

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:The dissemination of plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance genes may pose a substantial public health risk. In the present work, the occurrences of blaCTX-M and plasmid-mediated ampC and qnr genes were investigated in Escherichia coli from 16 chicken carcasses produced by four commercial brands in Brazil. Of the b...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Botelho LA,Kraychete GB,Costa e Silva JL,Regis DV,Picão RC,Moreira BM,Bonelli RR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the isolation of a Leishmania chagasi strain from a bat (Carollia perspicillata), and its identification using biological methods and molecular characterization. The parasites were isolated in an artificial culture medium from a blood sample extracted from a bat heart. The isolate was then inocul...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： De Lima H,Rodríguez N,Barrios MA,Avila A,Cañizales I,Gutiérrez S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of crepuscular and night-biting mosquitoes was conducted at remote settlements along the Padauiri River, middle Negro River, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Collections were performed with human bait and a CDC-light trap on three consecutive days per month from June 2003-May 2004. In total, 1,203 h of collection we...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Suárez-Mutis MC,Fé NF,Alecrim W,Coura JR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the eosinophil's effector functions clearly can contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, the evolutionary benefit to having eosinophils as a distinct class of leukocyte is not clear, especially if one must reconsider the nominally beneficial role of eosinophils in parasite host defense, Eosinophils a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Weller PF,Lim K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium striatum is a potentially pathogenic microorganism with the ability to produce outbreaks of nosocomial infections. Here, we document a nosocomial outbreak caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) C. striatum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. C. striatum identification was confirmed by 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequen...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Baio PV,Mota HF,Freitas AD,Gomes DL,Ramos JN,Sant'Anna LO,Souza MC,Camello TC,Hirata Junior R,Vieira VV,Mattos-Guaraldi AL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many helminth infected hosts the number of eosinophils increases dramatically, often without any concurrent increases in the number of other leukocytes, so that eosinophils become the dominant cell type. Many experimental investigations have shown that the eosinophilia is induced by interleukin-5 (IL-5) but its fun...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ovington KS,Behm CA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 listed schistosomiasis among the leading 100 causes of death in Brazil, responsible for 3.6% of the estimated total of deaths globally. Eye and adnexa are very rarely affected by schistosomiasis mansoni, with limited documentation of ocular pathology in this setting. This short ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Fidelis TAA,Brasileiro-Filho G,Santos HH,Vasconcelos-Santos DV,Parreiras PM,Coelho PMZ,Araujo N,Chaud MV,Lambertucci JR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of infectious agents against allergic reactions has been thoroughly investigated. Current studies have demonstrated the ability of some helminths to modulate the immune response of infected hosts. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Toxocara canis infect...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Zaia MG,Oliveira SR,Castro CA,Soares EG,Afonso A,Monnazzi LG,Peitl Filho O,Faccioli LH,Anibal Fde F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental model for acquired and congenital ocular toxoplasmosis as well as a model to induce experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) was investigated in Calomys callosus. Toxoplasma gondii, ME-49 strain, was used to infect males and pregnant- and not pregnant-females while S-antigen, a major glycoprotein of the r...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pereira Mde F,Silva DA,Ferro EA,Mineo JR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue parasitism, inflammatory process (histologic methods) and sympathetic denervation (glyoxylic acid-induced histofluorescence for demonstration of catecholamines) were studied in the heart (atrium and ventricle) and the submandibular gland of rats infected with the Y strain of Trypanosoma cruzi. In the heart para...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Machado CR,Ribeiro AL

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular evidence showed 46.2% of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Mepraia spinolai insects from North-Central Chile, which is significantly higher than previous reports of up to 26% by microscopic observation. Our results show similar infection levels among nymphal stages, ranging from 38.3 to 54.1%, indicating that y...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Botto-Mahan C,Ortiz S,Rozas M,Cattan PE,Solari A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several genes related to the ubiquitin (Ub)-proteasome pathway, including those coding for proteasome subunits and conjugation enzymes, are differentially expressed during the Schistosoma mansoni life cycle. Although deubiquitinating enzymes have been reported to be negative regulators of protein ubiquitination and sh...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pereira RV,Vieira HG,Oliveira VF,Gomes Mde S,Passos LK,Borges Wde C,Guerra-Sá R

更新日期：2014-02-01 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