Acute postsurgical suppurative parotitis: current prevalence at Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University Medical School.

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：: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：:The formalin-Tween sedimentation method was compared with the formalin-ether sedimentation for parasitic detection. Of a total 297 fecal specimens examined, 72.1% were positive. The formalin-tween technique was effective for ascertaining helminths, particularly Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm eg...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Methanitikorn R,Sukontason K,Sukontason KL,Piangjai S

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni in three sites of the "Baixada Ocidental Maranhense" was carried out in 1993 in: Alegre (in the municipality of São Bento), Aliança (in Cururupu) and Coroatá II (in the municipality of São João Batista). Results were compared to those of another stud...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cutrim RN,Chieffi PP,de Moraes JC

更新日期：1998-05-01 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：:Recombinant yeast-derived hepatitis B vaccine manufactured by Instituto Butantan was administered in two groups of adult volunteers (I, II) following two different schedules of immunization. In the first trial (10 &mgr;g doses and 0, 1, 3 months vaccination schedule) 106 individuals completed the full immunization pro...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ioshimoto LM,Rissato ML,Bonilha VS,Miyaki C,Raw I I,Granovski N

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty eight paralysis cases classified as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Brazil were analysed. In all these cases Sabin-related poliovirus vaccine strains were isolated. In most of the cases the last vaccine dose was given months or years before the onset of GBS, suggesting a persistent infection or the transmissio...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Friedrich F,Filippis AM,Schatzmayr HG

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supernatant of boiled spleen saline-suspensions of Yersinia pestis experimentally infected animals were used as template for PCR amplification without DNA extraction. PCR sensitivity was enhanced by a second round of amplification (Nested). No amplification was observed from non-infected animals. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Leal NC,Abath FG,Alves LC,de Almeida AM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus and pathogenic free-living amoebae are causative agents of important health problems, especially for developing countries like Pakistan where the population has limited access to clean water supplies. Here, we evaluated the prevalence of rotavirus and free-living amoebae (Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandri...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Yousuf FA,Siddiqui R,Khan NA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sample preparation and DNA extraction protocols for DNA amplification by PCR, which can be applied in human fecal samples for taeniasis diagnosis, are described. DNA extracted from fecal specimens with phenol/chloroform/isoamilic alcohol and DNAzol reagent had to be first purified to generate fragments of 170 pb and 6...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Nunes CM,Lima LG,Manoel CS,Pereira RN,Nakano MM,Garcia JF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic examination of the upper respiratory and digestive tracts (URDT) was performed in a group of 80 paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) patients submitted to post-treatment follow-up ranging from 8 months to 17 years. Mucosae of the URDT had been involved prior to specific treatment in 74 patients, distributed as foll...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： do Valle AC,Aprigliano Filho F,Moreira JS,Wanke B

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：UNLABELLED:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important type of cancer etiologically related to some viruses, chemical carcinogens and other host or environmental factors associated to chronic liver injury in humans. The tumor suppressor gene p53 is mutated in highly variable levels (0-52%) of HCC in different countr...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Alves VA,Nita ME,Carrilho FJ,Ono-Nita SK,Wakamatsu A,Lehrbach DM,de Carvalho MF,de Mello ES,Gayotto LC,da Silva LC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present work was to determine the prevalence of IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and the factors associated to the infection in pregnant women attended in Basic Health Units in Rolândia, Paraná, Brazil. The sample was divided in two groups: group I (320 pregnant women who were analyzed from...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Dias RC,Lopes-Mori FM,Mitsuka-Breganó R,Dias RA,Tokano DV,Reiche EM,Freire RL,Navarro IT

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunosuppressed animals respond poorly to schistosomal chemotherapy and a proper response can be restored by the administration of immune serum. Present study attempts to search whether immunological stimulation would increase drug effectiveness. Swiss mice infected with 50 S. mansoni cercariae were later treated wit...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Silva LM,Andrade ZA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reported one case of eumycotic mycetoma due to Madurella grisea (black grains) occurred on the right foot of the patient studied. The structure, microscopic morphology and therapeutic evolution are also studied and reported. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Belda Júnior W,Cucé LC,Dias MC,Lacaz Cda S

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：: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：: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：:To determine the larvicidal activity of various extracts of Gymnema sylvestre against the Japanese Encephalitis vector, Culex tritaeniorynchus in Tamilnadu, India. To identify the active principle present in the promising fraction obtained in Chlorofom:Methanol extract of Fraction 2. The G. sylvestre leaf extracts wer...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Elumalai K,Dhanasekaran S,Krishnappa K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissemination of the giant African snail Achatina fulica in several countries has triggered a great number of studies on the mollusk, including those on zoonoses related to health in humans. The current research is a scientific survey on articles published in four databases, namely, PubMed, Bireme, Scielo and Lila...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Pavanelli GC,Yamaguchi MU,Calaça EA,Oda FH

更新日期：2017-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocysticercosis (NC), the presence of Taenia solium metacestodes in tissues, is the most frequent and severe parasitic infection of the central nervous system. We investigated the presence of total IgE by an automated chemiluminescence assay in 53 paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum samples from patients wit...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Bueno EC,Vaz AJ,Machado Ld,Livramento JA

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：:The aim of this study was to compare the fecundity and fertility of B. glabrata and B. straminea by cross- and self-fertilization. To attain this objective, laboratory-raised strains of B. glabrata and B. straminea were used. The former originated from natural breeding grounds in the municipality Paulista, state of Pe...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Costa MJ,Grault CE,Confalonieri UE

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of workers as potential reservoirs and disseminators of pathogenic bacteria has been described as a strategy for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of Enterobacteriaceae in the oral cavity of workers at an oncology ho...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Leão-Vasconcelos LS,Lima AB,Costa Dde M,Rocha-Vilefort LO,Oliveira AC,Gonçalves NF,Vieira JD,Prado-Palos MA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, the number of rotavirus-associated deaths and the predicted annual rotavirus detection rate had slightly declined worldwide. Taking in account that in Colombia, Rotarix vaccine was introduced in 2009, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of rotavirus A...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Martinez-Gutierrez M,Arcila-Quiceno V,Trejos-Suarez J,Ruiz-Saenz J

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:The administration of viable Bifidobacterium animalis was tested to induce resistance against Strongyloides venezuelensis infection in mice. Effects on parasite burden, worm length, egg output, and intestinal mucosal histology were evaluated. The oral administration of B. animalis, strain 04450B, starting 14 days befo...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Oliveira-Sequeira TC,David ÉB,Ribeiro C,Guimarães S,Masseno AP,Katagiri S,Sequeira JL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aims to detect the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) by enterobacteria isolated from samples of fresh shrimp and fish obtained from the retail trade of the city of Sobral, Ceará State, Brazil. All bacterial isolates were submitted to identification and antimicrobial susceptibilit...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Almeida MVA,Cangussú ÍM,Carvalho ALS,Brito ILP,Costa RA

更新日期：2017-11-06 00:00:00