Outbreak of neonatal infection by an endemic clone of Serratia marcescens.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis coinfection. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tubarão, Laguna, and Imbituba, Southern Brazil. We surveyed 147 SWs using face-to-face interviews and blood sampling for serological evaluation. RESULTS:Prevalence of hepatitis B...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Schuelter-Trevisol F,Custódio G,Silva AC,Oliveira MB,Wolfart A,Trevisol DJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic response of hepatitis C in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). METHODS:A retrospective study of 20 patients coinfected with HIV-1/HCV who were treated in the outpatient liver clinic at the Sacred House of Mercy Foundation Hos...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Amaral Ido S,Móia Lde J,Barbosa MS,Demachki S,Araújo MT,Soares Mdo C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Renal damage is a consequence of severe malaria, and is generally caused by sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum -infected erythrocytes in the renal microcirculation, which leads to obstruction, hypoxia, and ischemia. This triggers high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) to send a danger signal through toll-li...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Fitri LE,Rosmarwati E,Rizky Y,Budiarti N,Samsu N,Mintaroem K

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is being increasingly reported among the elderly and major depression (MD) may be associated with suboptimal adherence to treatment. METHODS:Cross-sectional study on factors associated with MD among 72 HIV-infected elderly individuals. RESULTS:Twenty (27.7%) pati...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Carmo Filho Ad,Fakoury MK,Eyer-Silva Wde A,Neves-Motta R,Kalil RS,Ferry FR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Uric acid is one of the compounds associated with the inflammatory process in malaria. It acts as an indicator of cellular damage by activating the immune response and inflammatory process. METHODS:We measured serum concentrations of uric acid in 60 symptomatic patients before and after treatment for mala...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes LT,Bellei AK,Andrade DI,Gotardo PZ,Nery AF,Fontes CJF

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Congenital infection by the Zika virus (ZIKV) is responsible for severe abnormalities in the development of the central nervous system. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the ability of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) to detect patterns of involvement of the central nerv...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Ribeiro BNF,Muniz BC,Marchiori E

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION::We evaluated the associations between interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene polymorphisms -G1082A/-C819T/-C592A and periportal fibrosis regression after specific treatment for schistosomiasis. METHODS::This retrospective cohort study involved 125 Brazilian patients infected with Schistosomiasis mansoni, who were f...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva PC,Silva AV,Silva TN,Vasconcelos LM,Gomes AV,Coêlho MR,Muniz MT,Domingues AL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chikungunya (CHIK) is caused by the Chikungunya virus, which is an Alphavirus of the Family Togaviridae transmitted to humans through female mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted involving the administration of a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic and health v...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Panato CS,Figueredo ED,Bassi D,Felipe IMA,Firmo WDCA,Rêgo AS,Silva FMAM

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to demonstrate the geographical expansion of visceral leishmaniasis in Pernambuco State, Brazil. With data on the number of visceral leishmaniasis cases notified from 1990 to 2001, maps showing the biannual evolution of the geographical distribution of the disease per municipality were elaborated. A m...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Dantas-Torres F,Brandão-Filho SP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and serological follow-up of 7 patients submitted to renal transplantation and presenting positive serological reactions to Chagas' disease before immunosuppression did not show significant changes in indirect immunofluorescence and complement fixation titres for Chagas' disease, or signs and symptoms indicat...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Figueiredo JF,Fiorillo AM,Ferraz AS

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study had the aim of evaluating the effects of intra and interspecies larval competition between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, survival of larvae time taken to develop and wing length. The experiment was carried out with three densities and five proportions of the species. Aedes aegypti survival was greater...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Serpa LL,Kakitani I,Voltolini JC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction This study was conducted in Brazil and Colombia,where dengue is endemic and vector control programs use chemical insecticides. Methods We identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices about dengue and determined the infestation levels of Aedes aegypti in one Brazilian and four Colombian communities. Resu...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos SL,Parra-Henao G,Silva MB,Augusto LG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the pathogenicity of the virus strain GOI 4191 that was isolated from a fatal adverse event after yellow fever virus (YFV) vaccination, an experimental assay using hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) as animal model and YFV 17DD vaccine strain as virus reference was accomplished. The two virus stra...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Rodrigues SG,da Rosa AP,Galler R,Barros VL,Vieira Cde M,da Rosa JF,Azevedo Rdo S,Nunes MR,da Rosa ES,Vasconcelos PF

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benznidazole, drug of choice for Chagas disease (CD), has been associated with a high incidence of adverse reactions that can become serious, necessitating discontinuation of the drug. We describe the case of a Bolivian patient living in Spain for 9 years, who, following treatment with benznidazole for CD in indetermi...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Coronel MV,Frutos LO,Muñoz EC,Valle DK,Rojas DH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of a 12-year-old child with a complaint of pain and deformity in the lower thoracic region that had lasted for two years. Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics associated with images of apparent damage in the T9-T10 and T11-T12 vertebrae taken by radiography of the thoracic...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos FC,Nascimento AL,Lira LA,Lima JF,Montenegro Rde A,Montenegro LM,Schindler HC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a total of 1,020 students examined, 983 (92%) showed positive results for at least one species of parasite. Six months after treatment, a sample of 383 students (37.5%) was reevaluated and 347 (90.6%) presented positive results. There was no significant change in prevalence before and after treatment, although th...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Fontes G,Oliveira KK,Oliveira AK,da Rocha EM

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes aegypti (L) (Diptera: Culicidae) was reared in several concentrations of diflubenzuron and methoprene under laboratory conditions in Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Characteristics such as LC50 and LC95, the susceptibility of immature stages of different ages to these insect growth regula...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva JJ,Mendes J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to identify airborne fungi in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil, to determine the prevalent genera and to correlate these genera with the area and season. METHODS:In total, 1,510 colony-forming units (CFUs) of airborne fungi were isolated from the north, south, east and west sides and from the c...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Bezerra GF,Gomes SM,Neto Silva MA,Santos RM,Filho Muniz WE,Viana GM,Nascimento Mdo D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutritional status and some iron metabolism parameters of acute phase response (APR) positive and APR-negative AIDS patients were studied. Twenty-nine AIDS patients were submitted to 24h food intake recall, anthropometry, and albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP), hemoglobin, ferritin, and total iron binding capacity (TIB...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Monteiro JP,Cunha DF,da Cunha SF,dos Santos VM,Silva-Vergara ML,Correia D,Bianchi ML

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mansonic schistosomiasis remains a medical-social issue in Northeastern Brazil. In children, surgical treatment includes splenectomy and spleen autoimplantation. This procedure reduces post-splenectomy sepsis. The aim of this study was to analyze the phagocyte rate and the cellular viability of monocytes in patients w...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Brandt CT,de Castro CM,de Lavor SM,de Castro FM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to analyze social factors involved in the spatial distribution and under-reporting of tuberculosis (TB) in the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. METHODS:This was an ecological study of the reported cases of TB between 2009 and 2011, according to census tracts. The outcome was...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sales CMM,Sanchez MN,Ramalho W,Bertolde AI,Maciel ELN

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from people in the chronic stage of Chagas disease, whose infection had been parasitologically validated, were assayed by using the indirect immunofluorescence test to evaluated its performance at the 1:20 dilution. All tests were consistently positive at 1:20 and higher dilutions, even in the presence of concomi...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Amato Neto V,De Marchi CR,Rossitto ST,Nascimento MS

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A radiological study on the colon of patients from an endemic Chagas disease zone was conducted using the simplified opaque enema technique of Ximenes et al. METHODS:The study involved 291 individuals with a mean age of 48.8 ± 12.5 years-old, of whom 222 were seropositive for Chagas disease. Anteroposteri...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Castro C,Hernandez EB,Rezende J,Prata A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Appropriate preservation of specimens is important for taxonomic identification. In sandfly research, various methods have been used for slide preparation; however, high cost, low commercial availability, and associated hazards make their use impossible in some studies. Therefore, the efficacy of Kisser gl...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Holanda VG,Barbosa DBES,Pereira LA,Soares MRA

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasite resistance can be defined as the ability of a parasite strain to survive and/or to multiply despite the administration and absorption of a drug given in doses equal or higher than those usually recommended, but within the limits of tolerance of the patients. Therefore, the ideal study design to be used to mon...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Duarte EC,Pang L,Fontes CJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the performance of single and combined laboratory parameters, B-lymphocyte percentages (%LB), T/B cell ratio and %CD8+HLA-DR+/CD8+, to differentiate asymptomatic cases (AS) from HAM/TSP patients (HT) within a population of HTLV-1 seropositive cases. Percentage indices demonstrated that each parame...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Coelho-dos-Reis JG,Rocha RD,Brito-Melo GE,Ribas JG,Carneiro-Proietti AB,Catalan-Soares B,Barbosa-Stancioli EF,Grupo Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em HTLV.,Martins-Filho OA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of whole parasite and vesicular fluid antigen extracts from Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysticerci for immunodiagnosis of neurocysticercosis was evaluated using ELISA on cerebrospinal fluid samples. Anticysticercal IgG antibodies were assayed in cerebrospinal fluid samples from 23 patients with ne...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Suzuki LA,Arruda GC,Quagliato EM,Rossi QL

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The presence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in the communities of the Campus FIOCRUZ Mata Atlântica (CFMA) in the City of Rio de Janeiro initiated the investigation of the Phlebotominae fauna in the Atlantic Forest to determine the occurrence of putative ACL vectors associated with the enzootic ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Souza NA,Silva JB,Godoy RE,Souza FJ,Andrade-Coelho CA,Silva VC,Azevedo AC,Rangel EF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast agent of human and animal cryptococcosis. The variety neoformans is an important cause of mortality in AIDS-patients throughout the world. It has already been isolated worldwide from different environmental sources, including avian habitats. However, in spite of the occ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Filiú WF,Wanke B,Agüena SM,Vilela VO,Macedo RC,Lazéra M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy remains a major cause of death due to heart failure in Latin American countries and for which there is currently no effective treatment. While chagasic patients wait for the development of more efficient and less toxic chemotherapeutics for the elimination of Trypanosoma cruzi, a new st...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： dos Santos RR,Soares MB,de Carvalho AC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00