Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction in the routine diagnosis for tegumentary leishmaniasis in a referral centre.

abstract：:In this study we investigated the larval dispersal associated with larval predation in experimental populations of Chrysomya albiceps and Cochliomyia macellaria. Frequency distribution of sampling units (G test) in the substrate was used to evaluate variation in larval dispersal. An experimental acrylic channel (1 x 0...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Andrade JB,Rocha FA,Rodrigues P,Rosa GS,Faria Ldel B,Von Zuben CJ,Rossi MN,Godoy WA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the distribution of lectin receptors on Trypanosoma cruzi blood forms collected from mice inoculated with, respectively, the drug-resistant and drug-sensitive strains VL-10 and CL, and treated with the two standard active nitroheterocyclic compounds nifurtimox and benznidazole used for treatme...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Fontes G,Romanha AJ,Pereira ME,Brener Z

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) and to assess the performances of prenatal and neonatal diagnoses. From 1994-2005, in Toulouse University Hospital, France, amniocentesis was performed on 352 pregnant women who were infected during pregnancy. All women were treated ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bessières MH,Berrebi A,Cassaing S,Fillaux J,Cambus JP,Berry A,Assouline C,Ayoubi JM,Magnaval JF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the first time, a jar of embalming rejects was studied in search for helminth parasite eggs. This kind of jar was used to put discarded material by Egyptian embalmers during mummification process. Ascaris lumbricoides and Taenia saginata eggs were found in the linen and strip fragment contents of the jar, dated of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Harter S,Le Bailly M,Janot F,Bouchet F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the phlebotomine sand fly fauna was carried out in an endemic area of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) in the municipality of Porteirinha, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Captures were performed with CDC light traps in 7 districts, 5 days per month, during 2 consecutive years (January 2000 to D...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barata RA,Silva JC,Costa RT,Fortes-Dias CL,Silva JC,Paula EV,Prata A,Monteiro EM,Dias ES

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma sordida is a peridomestic Triatominae that could play an important role in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, although its vectorial competence is not well known. The aim of this work was to evaluate two aspects of the vectorial competence: the feeding behaviour and defaecation patterns, and to compare th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Crocco LB,Catalá SS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Saimiri monkey, an experimental host for human malaria, acquired protection against Plasmodium falciparum blood stages depends on the IgG antibody populations developed. In vivo protective anti-falciparum activity of IgG antibodies is correlated with the in vitro opsonizing activity promoting phagocytosis of pa...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gysin J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population biology of three populations of Panstrongylus megistus was compared to determine possible influence on the behaviour and epidemiological importance of this species. The results demonstrated differences in terms of egg eclosion time, nymphal mortality and development rates, and feeding and defaecation ra...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbosa SE,Soares RP,Pires HH,Diotaiuti L

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lymneid snail Lymnaea bogotensis Pilsbry 1935 is synonymized with L. cousini Jousseaume 1887, based on morphological comparisons of the reproductive systems. The shell, renal tube, and reproductive system are described and illustrated from specimens collected in the type locality and the municipality of Paipa, Col...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Velásquez LE

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calomys callosus, Rengger 1830 (Rodentia, Cricetidae), a wild rodent found in Central Brazil, was studied to investigate its susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii experimental infection and its humoral immune response against this protozoa. The electrophoretic profile of the serum proteins of C. callosus showed that IgG...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Favoreto-Júnior S,Ferro EA,Clemente D,Silva DA,Mineo JR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Brazilian Amazon, American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is endemic and presents a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations due, in part, to the circulation of at least seven Leishmania species. Few reports of Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi infection suggest that its occurrence is uncommon and the reported cases...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Fagundes-Silva GA,Romero GA,Cupolillo E,Yamashita EP,Gomes-Silva A,Guerra JA,Da-Cruz AM

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to correlate the presence of ica genes, biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance in 107 strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures. The isolates were analysed to determine their methicillin resistance, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type, ica genes and bi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pinheiro L,Brito CI,Pereira VC,Oliveira Ad,Camargo CH,Cunha Mde L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct smear examination using Ziehl-Neelsen staining for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis is inexpensive and easy to use, but has the major limitation of low sensitivity. Rapid molecular methods are becoming more widely available in centralized laboratories, but they depend on timely reporting of results and st...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Michelon CT,Rosso F,Schmid KB,Sperhacke RD,Oliveira MM,Kritski AL,Rezende L Jr,Costa ER,Ribeiro AW,Verza M,Cafrune PI,Silva MS,Kuhleis D,Zaha A,Rossetti ML

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosomatids are parasites that cause disease in humans, animals, and plants. Most are non-pathogenic and some harbor a symbiotic bacterium. Endosymbiosis is part of the evolutionary process of vital cell functions such as respiration and photosynthesis. Angomonas deanei is an example of a symbiont-containing trypa...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Penha LL,Hoffmann L,Souza SS,Martins AC,Bottaro T,Prosdocimi F,Faffe DS,Motta MC,Ürményi TP,Silva R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be detected in blood and other bodily fluids, such as saliva, semen and gastric juices. The aim of this study was to compare the HCV viral loads in the serum and saliva of infected patients. Twenty-nine patients with detectable HCV RNA in their serum and saliva were included in this stu...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Menezes GB,Pereira FA,Duarte CA,Carmo TM,Silva Filho HP,Zarife MA,Krieger MA,Reis EA,Reis MG

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, we developed a primary culture of Rhodnius prolixus salivary gland and main salivary canal cells. Cells remained viable in culture for 30 days. Three types of cells were indentified in the salivary gland cultures, with binuclear cells being the most abundant. The supernatants of salivary cultures...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Rocha FF,Araujo RN,Silva LM,Gontijo NF,Pereira MH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, a murine experimental model of toxocariasis has been developed in BALB/c, C57BL/10 and C3H murine strains orally inoculated with 4,000 Toxocara canis embryonated eggs, in order to investigate the isotype-specific immune responses against excretory-secretory antigens from larvae. T. canis specific IgG+M, ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cuéllar C,Fenoy S,del Aguila C,Guillén JL

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New alternative insecticides are necessary for the chemical control of head lice. In this study the fumigant knockdown time 50% (KT50) and repellency index (RI) of three aliphatic lactones was compared with two essential oils and DDVP, against permethrin-resistance Pediculus humanus capitis from Argentina. In the fumi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Toloza AC,Zygadlo J,Mougabure-Cueto G,Zerba E,Faillaci S,Picollo MI

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of water (WE) and ethanolic (EE) extracts of Scoparia dulcis L. were investigated in rats and mice, and compared to the effects induced by Glutinol, a triterpene isolated by purification of EE. Oral administration (p.o.) of either WE or EE (up to 2 g/kg) did not alter the nor...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Freire SM,Torres LM,Roque NF,Souccar C,Lapa AJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 listed schistosomiasis among the leading 100 causes of death in Brazil, responsible for 3.6% of the estimated total of deaths globally. Eye and adnexa are very rarely affected by schistosomiasis mansoni, with limited documentation of ocular pathology in this setting. This short ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Fidelis TAA,Brasileiro-Filho G,Santos HH,Vasconcelos-Santos DV,Parreiras PM,Coelho PMZ,Araujo N,Chaud MV,Lambertucci JR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiostrongylus costaricensis is the causative agent of abdominal angiostrongyliasis, a zoonotic infection that may produce severe eosinophilic enterocolitis or hepatitis in humans. Parasites are usually not released in stools and serology has an important role in diagnosis. Since cross-reactivity is demonstrated betw...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Graeff-Teixeira C,Pascoal VF,Rodriguez R,Morassutti AL,Intapan PM,Maleewong W

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The schistosomicidal properties of Nigella sativa seeds were tested in vitro against Schistosoma mansoni miracidia, cercariae, and adult worms. Results indicate its strong biocidal effects against all stages of the parasite and also showed an inhibitory effect on egg-laying of adult female worms. In the present work w...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Mohamed AM,Metwally NM,Mahmoud SS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current drug options for the treatment of chronic Chagas disease have not been sufficient and high hopes have been placed on the use of genomic data from the human parasite Trypanosoma cruzi to identify new drug targets and develop appropriate treatments for both acute and chronic Chagas disease. However, the lack...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Alves-Ferreira M,Guimarães AC,Capriles PV,Dardenne LE,Degrave WM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketoconazole, an azole antifungic drug which is already in the market has also been demonstrated to be active against Trypanosoma cruzi experimental infections. In this paper we confirmed the drug effect and investigated its range of activity against different T. cruzi strains naturally resistant or susceptible to bot...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Brener Z,Cançado JR,Galvão LM,da Luz ZM,Filardi Lde S,Pereira ME,Santos LM,Cançado CB

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the 1940s, French Guiana has implemented vector control to contain or eliminate malaria, yellow fever, and, recently, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Over time, strategies have evolved depending on the location, efficacy of the methods, development of insecticide resistance, and advances in vector control techniq...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Epelboin Y,Chaney SC,Guidez A,Habchi-Hanriot N,Talaga S,Wang L,Dusfour I

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, IgA1 levels in the milk and serum of puerperae were compared and a correlation was established between the levels of this immunoglobulin and the occurrence of parasitism. Eighty-three paired milk and serum samples were obtained from puerperal and IgA1 levels were analyzed. In addition, the presence of i...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Manhani MN,Cruz JM,Ferreira DM,Abdallah VO,Souza MA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue virus (DENV) has circulated in Brazil for over 30 years. During this time, one serotype has cyclically replaced the other, until recently, when all four distinct serotypes began to circulate together. Persistent circulation of DENV for long time periods makes sequential infections throughout a person'...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira RA,de Oliveira-Filho EF,Fernandes AI,Brito CA,Marques ET,Tenório MC,Gil LH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of the genus Cotylophoron (Trematoda--Paramphistomidae) --Cotylophoron travassosi sp. n.--is described. The measurements of the worm and its structures are compared with the valid known species. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Costa HM,Guimaráes MP

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium striatum is a potentially pathogenic microorganism with the ability to produce outbreaks of nosocomial infections. Here, we document a nosocomial outbreak caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) C. striatum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. C. striatum identification was confirmed by 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequen...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Baio PV,Mota HF,Freitas AD,Gomes DL,Ramos JN,Sant'Anna LO,Souza MC,Camello TC,Hirata Junior R,Vieira VV,Mattos-Guaraldi AL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In visceral leishmaniasis, phlebotomine vectors are targets for control measures. Understanding the ecosystem of the vectors is a prerequisite for creating these control measures. This study endeavours to delineate the suitable locations of Phlebotomus argentipes with relation to environmental characteristics between ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kesari S,Bhunia GS,Kumar V,Jeyaram A,Ranjan A,Das P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00