Prevalence of Calodium hepaticum (SYN. Capillaria hepatica) in Rattus norvegicus in the urban area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

abstract：:Three isolates over 5 years from a patient with persistent relapsing mucosal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and 7 clones from one of these isolates were studied by zymodemes and serodemes analysis. Results showed evidences of clonal phenotypic variation. Eight isoenzymes markers demonstrated cl...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cuba-Cuba CA,Evans D,Rosa Ade C,Marsden PD

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:Numerous pulmonary schistosome egg granulomas were present in mice submitted to partial portal vein ligation (Warren's model). The granulomas were characterized by cellular aggregations formed within alveolar tissue. Main cellular types were macrophages (epithelioid cells), eosinophils, plasma cells and lymphocytes. T...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Vidal MR,Barbosa Júnior AA,Andrade ZA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune disease characterized by blistering of the skin and mucosa, which develops due to the interaction between predisposing genetic and environmental factors. Infections caused by members of the Herpesviridae family have been suggested as a possible triggering factor for P...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Brandão ML,Fernandes NC,Batista DP,Santos N

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural effusions are rare events accompanying histoplasmosis, and in general they are associated with acute forms of the disease. It is described here a case of histoplasmoma associated with pleuritic pain and pleural effusion. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： de Almeida MC,Vianna LG,Moraes MA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutagenic activities of 16 anti-parasite drugs were screened by the Simultest in both qualitative (spot test) and quantitative (plate incorporation) assays with a Salmonella typhimurium pool composed by the indicator strains TA97, TA98, TA100 and TA102. Four anti Chagas' disease drugs (nifurtimox, benznidazole, CL...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Melo ME,Ferreira LC

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni in three sites of the "Baixada Ocidental Maranhense" was carried out in 1993 in: Alegre (in the municipality of São Bento), Aliança (in Cururupu) and Coroatá II (in the municipality of São João Batista). Results were compared to those of another stud...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cutrim RN,Chieffi PP,de Moraes JC

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present work was to determine the prevalence of IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and the factors associated to the infection in pregnant women attended in Basic Health Units in Rolândia, Paraná, Brazil. The sample was divided in two groups: group I (320 pregnant women who were analyzed from...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Dias RC,Lopes-Mori FM,Mitsuka-Breganó R,Dias RA,Tokano DV,Reiche EM,Freire RL,Navarro IT

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lutzomyia verrucarum (Townsend, 1913) (Diptera: Psychodidae); the natural vector of Bartonella bacilliformis, agent of human bartonellosis (peruvian verruga or Carrion's disease), is a native species of Peru; its geographic distribution occurrs between latitudes 5 degrees and 13 degrees 25' South: in the Occidental an...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Caceres AG

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2018, Bhutan reported 54 cases of malaria, of which six were indigenous, 14 introduced and 34 imported. Considering the continuous reduction in the number of indigenous cases, Bhutan plans to eliminate malaria by 2025 under the Bhutan Malaria Elimination Strategy. The study was conducted to assess the presence of a...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Wangchuk S,Gyeltshen S,Dorji K,Wangdi T,Dukpa T,Namgay R,Dorjee S,Tobgay T,Chaijaroenkul W,Na-Bangchang K

更新日期：2019-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared to previous years, seasonal influenza activity commenced early in São Paulo State, Brazil, Southern hemisphere during the 2016 year. In order to investigate the genetic pattern of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in the State of Sao Paulo a total of 479 respiratory samples, collected in January by Sentinel Surveillance...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Santos KC,Silva DB,Sasaki NA,Benega MA,Garten R,Paiva TM

更新日期：2017-04-03 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：:Capnocytophaga is a group of facultative anaerobic gram-negative bacteria present in the oral cavity of humans, dogs and cats, as part of their normal oral flora. Here, we described two cases of bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by Capnocytophaga in neutropenic autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aut...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Mendes FR,Bruniera FR,Schmidt J,Cury AP,Rizeck C,Higashino H,Oliveira FN,Rossi F,Rocha V,Costa SF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus and pathogenic free-living amoebae are causative agents of important health problems, especially for developing countries like Pakistan where the population has limited access to clean water supplies. Here, we evaluated the prevalence of rotavirus and free-living amoebae (Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandri...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Yousuf FA,Siddiqui R,Khan NA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue is a viral disease, caused by an arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus. In Brazil, its incidence rate is high with a broad clinical spectrum. This report discusses a rare case of dengue associated with cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis and pericardial effusion with eminence of cardiac tamponade in a previously ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Costa LAD,Santos EF,Feitoza EMBA,Yamashita M,Andrade JC,Sousa PVL

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii has been implicated as the primary vector of human and simian malarias out of the Brazilian Amazon and specifically in the Atlantic Forest regions. The presence of asymptomatic human cases, parasite-positive wild monkeys and the similarity between the parasites infecting them support the d...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Kirchgatter K,Tubaki RM,Malafronte Rdos S,Alves IC,Lima GF,Guimarães Lde O,Zampaulo Rde A,Wunderlich G

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal involvement by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis was described at necropsies and in many clinical studies, but only in adults. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate adrenal function in children with paracoccidioidomycosis. Twenty-three children with the systemic form of paracoccidioidomycosis were evalu...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Pereira RM,Guerra-Júnior G,Tresoldi AT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though there are data published on HPV epidemiology in Ecuador, the distribution of genotypes in Guayaquil, the largest city in the country, has not been previously determined in a study including including both, men and women. The present study aimed to determine the distribution of 37 HPV genotypes in genital s...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Muentes GDG,García MAM,Galárraga RIB,Ollague K,Wachter CV,Cabezas JCR

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In human toxocariasis, there are few approaches using immunological markers for diagnosis and therapeutic assessment. An immunoblot (IB) assay using excretory-secretory Toxocara canis antigen was standardized for monitoring IgG, IgE and IgA antibodies in 27 children with toxocariasis (23 visceral, three mixed visceral...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Rubinsky-Elefant G,Hoshino-Shimizu S,Jacob CM,Sanchez MC,Ferreira AW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptosporidium spp. are important cause of enteric disease in humans, but may also infect animals. This study describes the relative frequency of several Cryptosporidium species found in human specimens from HIV infected patients in the São Paulo municipality obtained from January to July 2007. Sequence analysis of t...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Lucca Pd,De Gaspari EN,Bozzoli LM,Funada MR,Silva SO,Iuliano W,Soares RM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insecticidal effect of six commercially available plant oils was tested against 4th larval instars of Culex pipiens. Larvae were originally collected from Meit El-Attar, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, and then reared in the laboratory until F1 generation. The LC50 values were 32.42, 47.17, 71.37, 83.36, 86.06, and 1...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Khater HF,Shalaby AA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of thermotolerant Campylobacter in diarrhoeic and healthy children as well as in dogs, hens, ducks and pigeons was determined in Southern Chile. Campylobacter were found in 34.5% of the faecal samples examined. The isolation rate of Campylobacter in diarrhoeic and healthy children was 16.3% and 6.4% res...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Fernández H,Kahler K,Salazar R,Ríos MA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Brazil, the main etiologic agent of Leishmaniasis that frequently presents with mucosal involvement belongs to the Viannia subgenus. The therapeutic conduct in this disease depends on the parasitological diagnosis, and classical methods are restricted in identifying the agent. In this paper we describe a polymerase...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Paiva BR,Passos LN,Falqueto A,Malafronte Rdos S,Andrade HF Jr

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:We describe the production of the potential monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) using BALB/c mice immunized with vesicular fluid (VF)-Tcra (T. crassiceps) antigen. Immune sera presented anti-VF-Tcra (<20kD) IgG and IgM antibodies with cross-reactivity with T. solium (Tso) antigen (8-12, 14, and 18 kD). After cell fusion, we...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Espíndola NM,De Gaspari EN,Nakamura PM,Vaz AJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is an atypical and unexpected reaction related to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. IRIS includes an atypical response to an opportunistic pathogen (generally Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Corti M,Villafañe MF,Ambroggi M,Sawicki M,Gancedo E

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to evaluate the prevalence of Staphylococcus spp. and S. aureus in the odontological clinic environment (air), their production of beta-lactamase and antibacterial susceptibility to the major antibiotics utilized in medical particle. During 12 months of samples collect were isolated 9775 C...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Bernardo WL,Boriollo MF,Gonçalves RB,Höfling JF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last years, new techniques of neuroimages and histopathological methods have been added to the management of cerebral mass lesions in patients with AIDS. Stereotactic biopsy is necessary when after 14 days of empirical treatment for Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis there is no clinical or neuroradiologic improvem...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Corti ME,Yampolsky C,Metta H,Valerga M,Sevlever G,Capizzano A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Publications are often used as a measure of research work success. Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 1 and 2 are human retroviruses, which were discovered in the early 1980s, and it is estimated that 15-20 million people are infected worldwide. This article describes a bibliometric review and a coauthorship netwo...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： González-Alcaide G,Ramos JM,Huamaní C,Mendoza Cd,Soriano V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen patients with endemic pemphigus foliaceus were submitted to nutritional evaluation. Ten had the localized form of the disease (Group G1) and six the disseminated form (Group G2). The patients were submitted to anthropometric measurements (weight, height, Quetelét index, tricipital skin fold, subscapular skin f...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Barraviera SR,Dillon NL,Curi PR,Pereira PC,de Almeida DB

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00