Coral snake antivenom produced in chickens (Gallus domesticus).

abstract：:Two cases of ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis are described. Both patients presented with abdominal papular skin lesions, which on biopsy were found to contain granulomas with Schistosoma mansoni eggs. Twenty-five other cases were retrieved from the literature. Most patients were female, mean age 24.9 year, with a pr...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Andrade Filho Jde S,Lopes MS,Corgozinho Filho AA,Pena GP

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is becoming one of the extremely common airborne and contact transmission diseases in Guangzhou, southern China, leading public health authorities to be concerned about its increased incidence. In this study, it was used an ecological study plus the negative binomial regression to id...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Li T,Yang Z,Liu X,Kang Y,Wang M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the results of T. mentagrophytes inoculation in the cheek pouch of the hamster, an immunologically privileged site. Forty two animals were used: 21 inoculated with 10(6) fungi in the cheek pouch (group 1) and 21 inoculated initially with 10(6) fungi in the foot pad and 15 days later in the cheek po...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： de Arruda MS,Gilioli S,Vilani-Moreno FR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasciolosis is a widespread parasitosis of farm live-stock in many developing countries. For this reason, it is necessary to search for new substances against parasitic diseases caused by flukes. Indeed, a wide variety of terrestrial plants have been subjected to chemical and pharmacological screening in order to disc...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Hamed N,Njeh F,Damak M,Ayadi A,Mezghani-Jarraya R,Hammami H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was conducted in nine patients with rabies admitted to a hospital of Fortaleza, Brazil. Autopsy was performed in all cases. The ages ranged from three to 81 years and six were males. They all were bitten by dogs. The time between the accident and the hospital admission ranged from 20 to 120 days ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Daher Ede F,da Silva Júnior GB,Ferreira MT,Barros FA,Gurgel TM,Patroćinio RM

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:This study longitudinally investigated the association between Triatoma dimidiata infestation, triatomine infection with Trypanosoma cruzi and household/backyard environmental characteristics in 101 homesteads in Molas and Yucatan, Mexico, between November 2009 (rainy season) and May 2010 (dry season). Logistic regres...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Koyoc-Cardeña E,Medina-Barreiro A,Escobedo-Ortegón FJ,Rodríguez-Buenfil JC,Barrera-Pérez M,Reyes-Novelo E,Chablé-Santos J,Selem-Salas C,Vazquez-Prokopec G,Manrique-Saide P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Envenomation by coral snakes (Micrurus sp.) is one of the most dangerous injuries in America and it is considered as a serious medical emergency, however bites by these snakes appear to be rare. We analyzed epidemiological data, clinical signs and antivenom use in Argentina during the period between 1979-2003. During ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： de Roodt AR,De Titto E,Dolab JA,Chippaux JP

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

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：: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：:Systemic fungal infections are responsible for high mortality rates. Several species of fungi may be involved, but Candida spp. is the most prevalent. Simvastatin is used to lower cholesterol and also exhibits antifungal action. The aim of this study was to evaluate the synergistic action of simvastatin with fluconazo...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Menezes EA,Vasconcelos Júnior AA,Silva CL,Plutarco FX,Cunha Mda C,Cunha FA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chronic infection (10 years) by Lagochilascaris minor is described in a woman from the amazon region of Colombia. This is the third case of infection by this parasite that has been described so far in Colombia, and only the first one in a person coming from the Colombian Amazon region. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Moncada LI,Alvarez CA,Castellanos C,Caceres E,Nicholls S,Corredor A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formalin-killed promastigotes (FKP) of Leishmania major, in combination with Montanide ISA 720 (MISA), BCG or alum were used in vaccination of an inbred murine model against cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Significant and specific increases in anti-FKP IgG responses were detected for both alum-FKP and BCG-FKP compared t...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Mutiso JM,Macharia JC,Mutisya RM,Taracha E

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several methods have been used for the preservation of fungi, all of them presenting advantages and disadvantages. The choice of the methods depends upon the laboratory availabilities, time of preservation, genetic stability of the cultures and other factors. In this work the results obtained through the utilization o...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Rodrigues EG,Lírio VS,Lacaz Cda S

更新日期：1992-03-01 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：:This work aimed to assess pathogenic potential and clonal relatedness of Aeromonas sp. and Vibrio cholerae isolates recovered during a diarrhea outbreak in Brazil. Clinical and environmental isolates were investigated for the presence of known pathogenic genes and clonal relatedness was assessed by intergenic spacer r...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Mendes-Marques CL,Nascimento LM,Theophilo GN,Hofer E,Melo Neto OP,Leal NC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythromycin, a reversal agent in multidrug-resistant cancer, was assayed in chloroquine resistance modulation. The in vitro microtechnique for drug susceptibility was employed using two freshly isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from North of Brazil. The antimalarial effect of the drug was confirmed, with an IC50 esti...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Menezes CM,Kirchgatter K,Di Santi SM,Savalli C,Monteiro FG,Paula GA,Ferreira EI

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strongyloides venezuelensis is a parasitic nematode of rodents frequently used to obtain heterologous antigens for the immunological diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate membrane fractions from S. venezuelensis for human strongyloidiasis immunodiagnosis. Soluble and membrane fract...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Corral MA,Paula FM,Gottardi M,Meisel DM,Chieffi PP,Gryschek RC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In children, vertical transmission is the main form of HIV infection. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of HIV-1 vertical transmission in mother-infant pairs in a public maternity ward in Presidente Prudente, SP. Additionally; we sought to identify characteristics associated with this form of transmission. The f...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Prestes-Carneiro LE,Spir PR,Ribeiro AA,Gonçalves VL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three autochthonous cases of cutaneous-ganglionar rickettsiosis transmitted by dogs ticks (Amblyomma maculatum in one of them) are reported. Two of the three cases were undoubtely produced by Rickettsia conorii according to the results of the specific indirect immunofluorescence technique IEF-IgM anti R. conorii. A th...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Conti-Diaz IA,Rubio I,Somma Moreira RE,Pérez Bórmida G

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was conducted to identify risk factors for death from tetanus in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Information was obtained from medical records of 152 cases and 152 controls, admitted to the tetanus unit in the State University Hospital, in Recife, from 1990 to 1995. Variables were grouped in thre...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Miranda-Filho DB,Ximenes RA,Bernardino SN,Escarião AG

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease and the leishmaniases are endemic zoonoses of great importance to public health in the state of Piauí, Brazil. The domestic dog (Canis familiaris) is a major reservoir, host of Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp. in both urban and rural areas, playing an important role in the transmission of these par...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Perez TD,Figueiredo FB,Junior AA,Silva VL,Madeira MF,Brazil RP,Coura JR

更新日期：2016-11-03 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：:Fasciola hepatica somatic antigen, its partially purified fractions and excretion-secretion products were investigated as to serological, electrophoretic and biological properties. In a Sephadex G-100 column (SG-100), Fasciola hepatica total antigen (FhTA) gave 5 fractions, and SDS-PAGE analysis showed they were glyco...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cervi LA,Rubinstein H,Masih DT

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora sp. is reported. The patient, an immunosuppressed host presented a nodule on the dorsum of the right hand which relapsed four months after excision. Dematiaceous septate hyphal and yeast like elements were seen in mycological and histological examinat...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Fernandes NC,Nacif D,Akiti T,Cuzzi T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus (ZIKV) clinical presentation and frequency/duration of shedding need further clarification. Symptomatic ZIKV-infected individuals identified in two hospitals in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, were investigated regarding clinical characteristics, shedding in body fluids, and serodynamics. Ninety-four of 235 sympto...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Tozetto-Mendoza TR,Avelino-Silva VI,Fonseca S,Claro IM,Paula AV,Levin AS,Sabino EC,Mendes-Correa MC,Figueiredo WM,Felix AC,Souza NCS,Costa AA,Inenami M,Silva RMGD,Levi JE,Romano CM,Paranhos-Baccalà G,Segurado AC,Mayau

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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：:A clinical trial pilot study, double-blinded, randomized, and controlled with a placebo to assess the effectiveness of oral doxycycline (200 mg, single dose) in preventing leptospirosis after high exposure to potentially contaminated water was performed in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Confirmed cases were defined as those w...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Gonsalez CR,Casseb J,Monteiro FG,Paula-Neto JB,Fernandez RB,Silva MV,Camargo ED,Mairinque JM,Tavares LC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00