Prevalence and genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. and Cystoisospora belli in HIV-infected patients.

abstract：:Opportunistic diseases in HIV-infected patients have changed since the introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). This study aims at evaluating the frequency of associated diseases in patients with AIDS admitted to an university hospital of Brazil, before and after HAART. The medical records of 342...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Nobre V,Braga E,Rayes A,Serufo JC,Godoy P,Nunes N,Antunes CM,Lambertucci JR

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the larvicidal activity of diterpenoids obtained from the oil-resin of Copaifera reticulata against Aedes aegypti larvae, the principal vector of dengue and urban yellow fever. Four diterpenes were obtained from oil-resin extraction with organic solvents and subsequent chrom...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Geris R,Silva IG,Silva HH,Barison A,Rodrigues-Filho E,Ferreira AG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A finding of vertical transmission of the DEN 3 virus in male specimens of Aedes aegypti, collected in the 2009 fall-winter period, in Puerto Iguazú city, Misiones, Argentina, using the RT-PCR technique in a 15-specimen pool is reported. This result is analyzed within the context of the epidemiological situation of Ar...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Espinosa M,Giamperetti S,Abril M,Seijo A

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:A proven case of human infection caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis is reported for the first time in Venezuela. The patient was a 57-year-old female surgically operated because of signs of peritonitis with a palpable mass at the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. WBC count reported 16,600 cells/mm3, with 46% e...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Incani RN,Caleiras E,Martín M,González C

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：:Molluscs with shells very similar to Oncomelania nosophora were collected at Pedro Leopoldo and Lagoa Santa counties, MG, Brazil. They were identified, according to shell and soft part morphology, as Idiopyrgus souleyetianus. The others hidrobioids identified in Brazil are also listed. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Lima LC,de Souza CP

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common congenital infection, affecting 0.4% to 2.3% newborns. Most of them are asymptomatic at birth, but later 10% develop handicaps, mainly neurological disturbances. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of CMV shed in urine of newborns from a neonatal intensive care un...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Santos DV,Souza MM,Gonçalves SH,Cotta AC,Melo LA,Andrade GM,Brasileiro-Filho G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report two cases of adrenal insufficiency secondary to infiltration of the adrenal glands by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The first patient had been treated for a chronic multifocal form of paracoccidiodomycosis 11 years ago. The diagnosis of the mycosis was done simultaneous with that of the adrenal ins...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Agudelo CA,Muñoz C,Ramírez A,Gutierrez J,Velez S,Perez JC,Velez A,Tobon AM,Restrepo A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardia intestinalis infection is prevalent throughout the world and widely distributed in developing countries. In general, children display serious consequences to their state of health, including slow height-weight development; therefore, the main aim of this study was to determine the association between Giardia i...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Botero-Garcés JH,García-Montoya GM,Grisales-Patiño D,Aguirre-Acevedo DC,Alvarez-Uribe MC

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:This study aims to assess the association between schistosomiasis and hookworm infection with hemoglobin levels of schoolchildren in northern Mozambique. Through a cross-sectional survey, 1,015 children from five to 12 years old in the provinces of Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Niassa were studied. Hookworm infection and ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Casmo V,Augusto G,Nala R,Sabonete A,Carvalho-Costa FA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article is to present an investigation of cure rate, after long follow up, of specific chemotherapy with benznidazole in patients with both acute and chronic Chagas disease, applying quantitative conventional serological tests as the base of the criterion of cure. Twenty one patients with the acute for...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cancado JR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specificity and sensitivity of the enzyme immunoassay (EIA), presently used in South America areas where hydatidosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus is endemic, was compared to two alternative EIA. One of these uses an hydatid antigen of different preparation and the other vesicular fluid of Taenia crassiceps ci...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Coltorti E,Cammarieŕi G

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently known distribution range of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is presented. The record of A. fulica naturally infested with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae (Railliet, 1898) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) can be found in the city of Guaratinguetá. It was found A. fulica wit...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ohlweiler FP,Guimarães MC,Takahashi FY,Eduardo JM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pair matched case/control study was conducted from January 1991 to 30 June 1992 in order to define clinical and laboratory findings associated with DMAC infection in AIDS patients. Since DMAC infection is usually associated with advanced immunodeficiency, and therefore also with other opportunistic illnesses, in add...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Rolla V,Jacomet C,Salause B,Wirbel E,Perez M,Daniel-Ribeiro CT,Rozenbaum W

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：Introduction::According to the guidelines, the viral load of 2,000 IU/mL is considered the level to differentiate between inactive carriers and HBeAg(-) chronic hepatitis B patients. Even so, liver damage may be present in patients with lower viral load levels, mainly related to regional variations. This study aims to ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Oliveira VO,Oliveira JP,França EV,Brito HL,Nascimento TV,França A

更新日期：2016-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mato Grosso do Sul State (MS) has the second-largest indigenous population and the highest incidence rates of TB among indigenous people in Brazil. However, little is known about the risk factors associated with active TB in indigenous people in the region, especially regarding socioeconomic factors. The aim of th...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Malacarne J,Kolte IV,Freitas LP,Orellana JDY,Souza MLP,Souza-Santos R,Basta PC

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition profile of the tissue cysts antigens by IgG antibodies was studied during acute and chronic human toxoplasmic infection. Thus the IgG response against Toxoplasma gondii was investigated by immunoblotting in two patients accidentally infected with the RH strain as well as in group of naturally infected ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Villavedra M,Carol H,Nieto A

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：: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：UNLABELLED:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important factor contributing to morbidity and mortality in patients co-infected with HIV and HCV. In addition, liver biopsy is an important tool in the clinical management of these patients. Although liver biopsy is controversial, it is recommended for all patients. Data regard...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Mendes-Correa MC,Widman A,Brussi ML,Guastini CF,Cavalheiro Nde P,Melo CE,Barone AA,Gianini RJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:Lagochilascariasis is a neglected neotropical helminthiasis, responsible for human infections through the ingestion of raw or undercooked meat from wild animals infected by larvae encysted in their tissues. It is characterized by a chronic evolution with periods of remission and recurrences, affecting mainly the head ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Assy JGPL,Esper HR,Quiroga MMM,Brandão ADS,Said RDC,Pinheiro OC,Ribeiro APDS,Santo MCCDE,França FOS

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent throughout many countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite carriers among 21,347 expatriate workers, including food handlers and housemaids attending the public health center laboratory in Sharjah, UAE. Stool sample collection was perfor...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Dafalla AIA,Almuhairi SASO,AlHosani MHJ,Mohamed MY,Alkous MIA,AlAzzawi MA,Abakar AD,Nour BYM,Hasan H,AbuOdeh RO,ElBakri A

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients with epilepsy seen in three Londrina Neurological Services, in Paraná, were studied. The positivity prevalence of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for cysticercosis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in the serum of these patients was 34.0% and 20.0%, respectively. There was statistically...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Bonametti AM,Basile MA,Vaz AJ,Baldy JL,Takiguti CK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the study of conjunctivitis outbreaks occurring from September 1994 to September 1996 in the region of Ribeirão Preto, conjunctival exudates of 92 patients were cultivated in Instituto Adolfo Lutz Laboratory I, Ribeirão Preto. Most cases occurred in the age range 2-7 years. The etiological agents which were most fr...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Medeiros MI,Neme SN,da Silva P,Silva JO,Carneiro AM,Carloni MC,Brandileone MC

更新日期：1998-01-01 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