Current distribution of Achatina fulica, in the state of São Paulo including records of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Nematoda) larvae infestation.

abstract：:Giardia duodenalis isolates from asymptomatic or symptomatic patients and from animals present similarities and differences in the protein composition, antigenic profile, pattern of proteases and isoenzymes, as well as in nucleic acids analysis. In the present overview, these differences and similarities are reviewed ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Guimarães S,Sogayar MI,de Franco MF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of an ultramicroanalytic system (SUMA) and species-specific antigen of M. leprae obtained by chemical synthesis, have made possible the standardization and validation of an ultramicroELISA assay for detecting specific human IgM antibodies to this mycobacterium. The specificity of this test to demonstr...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Laferte J,Abreu EG,Robaina R,Verez V

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency and class of immediate-type hypersensitivity manifestations were studied in 494 snakebitten and scorpion stung patients who were treated with intravenous injections of antivenom sera. These patients were admitted to HC-FMRPUSP from 1983 to 1988. The effectiveness of a hypersensitivity skin test was also ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cupo P,Azevedo-Marques MM,de Menezes JB,Hering SE

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an arbovirus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) enzootic in tropical South America and maintained in a sylvan cycle involving wild vertebrates and Haemagogus mosquitoes. MAYV cases occur sporadically in persons with a history of recent activities inside or around forests. This paper reports three cases o...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Coimbra TL,Santos CL,Suzuki A,Petrella SM,Bisordi I,Nagamori AH,Marti AT,Santos RN,Fialho DM,Lavigne S,Buzzar MR,Rocco IM

更新日期：2007-07-01 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 nematode Calodium hepaticum (syn. Capillaria hepatica) is a zoonotic helminth found mainly infecting rats. It was studied the prevalence of C. hepaticum infection in Rattus norvegicus in an urban area of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), with low urban planning and sanitation. The presence of C. hepaticum was identified th...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Simões RO,Luque JL,Faro MJ,Motta E,Maldonado A

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:Cryptosporidium spp. and Cystoisospora belli are monoxenic protozoa that have been recognized as the causative agents of chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised individuals, especially HIV-infected subjects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of these intestinal protozoa in HIV-positive patients i...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Assis DC,Resende DV,Cabrine-Santos M,Correia D,Oliveira-Silva MB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The majority of nosocomial fungal infections are caused by Candida spp. where C. albicans is the species most commonly identified. Molecular methods are important tools for assessing the origin of the yeasts isolated in hospitals. METHODS:This is a study on the genetic profiles of 39 nosocomial clinical i...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Bonfim-Mendonça Pde S,Fiorini A,Shinobu-Mesquita CS,Baeza LC,Fernandez MA,Svidzinski TI

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candidemia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the health care environment. The epidemiology of Candida infection is changing, mainly in relation to the number of episodes caused by species C. non-albicans. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of yeasts of the genus Candida...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Oliveira VK,Ruiz Lda S,Oliveira NA,Moreira D,Hahn RC,Melo AS,Nishikaku AS,Paula CR

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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：:A cross-sectional study was carried out among 996 volunteer blood donors enrolled from May 1999 to December 1999 to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among volunteer blood donors of the Regional Blood Bank of Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil, and to evaluate whether the rate of seropre...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Bortoliero AL,Bonametti AM,Morimoto HK,Matsuo T,Reiche EM

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection. Itraconazole and terbinafine are the most recommended antifungal drugs for chromoblastomycosis, while amphotericin B is not usually recommended. A patient with chromoblastomycosis in our hospital showed poor clinical responses to itraconazole and terbinafine. The fungus...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Zhang J,Wu X,Li M,Huang J,Yin S,Huang H,Lu C,Xi L

更新日期：2019-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromoblastomycosis (CR) is a subcutaneous chronic mycosis characterized by a granulomatous inflammatory response. However, little is known regarding the pattern of leukocyte subsets in CR and the pathways involved in their recruitment. The objective of this study was to assess the cellular subsets, chemokine, chemoki...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Sá VC,Silva TA,Reis CM,Cunha FQ,Figueiredo F,Bocca AL

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is recognizable by characteristic signs of disease and is highly lethal. The infection, however, may be quite inapparent in some seropositive dogs, and this has raised the polemic question as to whether or not such animals can be a source of infection for Lutzomyia longipalpis, the ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Lima LV,Carneiro LA,Campos MB,Chagas EJ,Laurenti MD,Corbett CE,Lainson R,Silveira FT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of small ultrasonographic equipment has permitted to incorporate this technique to the methods of early detection of Human Hydatidosis. 689 echographies were carried out in this experience, and 5.51% of compatible images in the whole population, and 12.24% in groups of risk (those living together with ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Larrieu E,Frider B,Andreani G,Andreani G,Aquino A,De La Fuente R

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between April and October 2002, thirty fortnightly collections of oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorea) from a natural oyster bed at the Cocó River estuary in the Sabiaguaba region (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil) were carried out, aiming to isolate Aeromonas spp. strains. Oyster samples were submitted to the direct plating (DP...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Evangelista-Barreto NS,Vieira RH,Carvalho FC,Torres RC,Sant'Anna ES,Rodrigues DP,Reis CM

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of human ocular sparganosis in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. A young female patient presented with three periocular moveable inflammatory masses in her right eye, during two years. By surgical excisional biopsy, a helminth larval stage was removed and identified as sparganum. C...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Mentz MB,Procianoy F,Maestri MK,Rott MB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfacen® is an exogenous natural lung surfactant, composed by phospholipids and hydrophobic proteins, which is applied successfully in Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome. In this paper, in vitro activity of Surfacen® against Leishmania amazonensis is described. The product showed activity against the amastigote fo...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Blanco O,Lugones Y,Díaz E,Monzote L

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a globally distributed zoonosis with a broad clinical spectrum. This disease mostly affects liver and kidney tissues. Other organs such as the pancreas, can be affected by leptospirosis-induced vasculitis. In addition, cardiac manifestations are common, and the presence of transient ECG abnormalities ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Gomes PEAC,Brilhante SO,Carvalho RB,Sousa DR,Daher EF

更新日期：2019-12-20 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：:Cryo-microtome sections of larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis and S. ratti respectively obtained from human and rat feces cultures, were used as antigens. Fluoresceinate conjugates against human IgG were employed at the ideal titer of 10 for S. stercoralis and 100 for S. ratti. The sensitivity of the indirect immunof...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Costa-Cruz JM,Bullamah CB,Gonçalves-Pires Mdo R,Campos DM,Vieira MA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The snail density, levels of infection and the monthly production of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae by Biomphalaria glabrata were determined in a focus of Barreiro de Baixo (Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil). During a period of 38 months (1984 to 1987) 5,366 snails were collected of which 324 (6.03%) were infected with S. ma...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： de Souza CP,Araújo N,Jannotti-Passos LK,Guimarães CT

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sedimentation technique is described, in which a fecal suspension is placed on top of an aqueous sucrose solution of specific gravity 1.015 g/cm3. Using 100 by 15 mm test tubes, duplicate gravity sedimentation experiments were made using homogenized fecal suspensions (single-columns) and fecal suspensions placed on ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Moitinho Mda L,Ferreira CS

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine in a population of elderly outpatients, we compared the occurrence and frequency of influenza like illness (ILI), respiratory illness and hospitalization in vaccinated and non-vaccinated subjects. All the outcomes were clinically defined. The two groups were si...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Gutierrez EB,Li HY,Santos AC,Lopes MH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites in 3 to 6-year-old children from daycare centers maintained by the municipal government of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological tests performed in 472 children have shown that 24.6% of them had some type of parasites...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Menezes AL,Lima VM,Freitas MT,Rocha MO,Silva EF,Dolabella SS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report clinical features and therapeutic response of 24 outpatients with acute Chagas' disease, and 3 in the initial chronic phase, referred to the Clinic for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of the FMUSP "Clínicas" Hospital between 1974 and 1987. The following transmission routes were involved: triatomin...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Shikanai-Yasuda MA,Lopes MH,Tolezano JE,Umezawa E,Amato Neto V,Barreto AC,Higaki Y,Moreira AA,Funayama G,Barone AA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00