Treatment of human acute schistosomiasis with oxamniquine induces an increase in interferon-gamma response to Schistosoma mansoni antigens.

abstract：:A survey was conducted in a blood donor population of Central Brazil aiming to investigate the prevalence of GB virus C (GBV-C)/hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection and also to analyze the virus genotypes distribution. A total of 241 voluntary blood donors were interviewed at the State Blood Bank in Goiânia, State of Goi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira LA,Martins RM,Carneiro MA,Teles SA,Silva SA,Cardoso DD,Lampe E,Yoshida CF

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facilitated and improved by advances in molecular biology, techniques for the immunodiagnosis of schistosomiasis, including assays based on the detection of antigens circulating in the serum and/or excreted in the urine, have now reached the stage of multi-centre trials. There is a need to complement parasitological t...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bergquist NR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A virus antigenic characterization methodology using an indirect method of antibody detection ELISA with virus-infected cultured cells as antigen and a micro virus neutralisation test using EIA (NT-EIA) as an aid to reading were used for antigenic characterization of Jatobal (BeAn 423380). Jatobal virus was characteri...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Figueiredo LT,Da Rosa AP

更新日期：1988-04-01 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：:The number of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases has increased over the past 10 years in Brazil, especially in the North and Northeast regions of the country. The aim of this study was to evaluate the urbanisation of VL vectors in Barcarena, Pará, an area in northern Brazil where VL is endemic. Sandflies were captured ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Oliveira DM,Saraiva EM,Ishikawa EA,Sousa AA,Silva EO,Silva IM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of the present study were to evaluate the kinetics of blood parasitism by examination of fresh blood, blood culture (BC) and PCR assays and their correlation with heart parasitism during two years of infection in Beagle dogs inoculated with the Be-78, Y and ABC Trypanosoma cruzi strains. Our results showed t...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Veloso VM,Guedes PM,Andrade IM,Caldas IS,Martins HR,Carneiro CM,Machado-Coelho GL,de Lana M,Galvão LM,Bahia MT,Chiari E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The infection pattern in Swiss mice and Triatomine bugs (Rhodnius neglectus) of eleven clones and the original stock of a Trypanosoma cruzi isolate, derived from a naturally infected Didelphis marsupialis, were biochemically and biologically characterized. The clones and the original isolate were in the same zymodeme ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lima VS,Mangia RH,Carreira JC,Marchevsky RS,Jansen AM

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rational method of search for natural neolignans of desired structures is outlined. This involves consultation of a collection of chemical profiles of plant families. The profiles are assembled considering the biosynthetic class (in the present case lignoids), subclass (neolignans), structural types (neolignan skele...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gottlieb OR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) exhibits high genetic stability, as compared to other RNA viruses and particularly to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), genotypic subtypes of this human retrovirus have been characterized in isolates from diverse geographical areas. These are currently believed not...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Segurado AA,Biasutti C,Zeigler R,Rodrigues C,Damas CD,Jorge ML,Marchiori PE

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosoma mansoni infections are associated with a strong Th2 cytokine response. Treatment of mice with IL-12 or anti-IL-2 or anti-IL-4 before i.v. injection of eggs increased IFN-gamma production and downregulated Th2 responses and pulmonary granuloma size. Conversely, anti-IFN-gamma antibody treatment increased Th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cheever AW,Jankovic D,Yap GS,Kullberg MC,Sher A,Wynn TA

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infections in hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers are the most severe form of viral hepatitis. HDV prevalence is high in the Brazilian Amazon, but studies in other regions of the country are still scarce and often underestimated its prevalence by including a small numbers of individu...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Scarponi CF,Kroon EG,Vieira DS,Fernandes AP,Gomes KB,Mota BE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metalloproteinases are abundant enzymes in crotaline and viperine snake venoms. They are relevant in the pathophysiology of envenomation, being responsible for local and systemic hemorrhage frequently observed in the victims. Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMP) are zinc-dependent enzymes of varying molecular weights...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Teixeira Cde F,Fernandes CM,Zuliani JP,Zamuner SF

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recommended treatment for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in adults is a daily dose of isoniazid (INH) 300 mg for six months. In Brazil, INH was formulated as 100 mg tablets. The treatment duration and the high pill burden compromised patient adherence to the treatment. The Brazilian National Programme for Tube...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Daher A,Pitta L,Santos T,Barreira D,Pinto D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to analyse the spatial distribution of human (2007-2013) and canine (2013) visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the city of Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and identify the socio-environmental factors related to their occurrence. The spatial distribution of human and canine cases was analysed by kernel densi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ursine RL,Dias JV,Morais HA,Pires HH

更新日期：2016-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was conducted to determine the presence ofMycobacterium lepraeDNA in nasal secretions of leprosy cases and nonleprosy individuals in Fortaleza, Brazil. It included 185 cases identified by physicians at the Dona Libânia National Reference Centre for Sanitary Dermatology (CDERM). A control group (Co...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lima LN,Frota CC,Mota RM,Almeida RL,Pontes MA,Gonçalves Hde S,Rodrigues LC,Kendall C,Kerr L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A massive and homogeneous amount of amastigote-like forms was detected in the stomodeal valve (SV) and the thoracic mid-gut (TMG) of Leishmania major-infected Phlebotomus papatasi, which received a second blood meal 13 to 21 days post-infection on healthy anaesthetized hamsters. After re-feeding, the infected sand fli...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Añez N,Tang Y,Rojas A,Crisante G,Killick-Kendrick M,Killick-Kendrick R

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble antigens (Ag) from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Histoplasma capsulatum and Aspergillus fumigatus were prepared and standardized by double immunodiffusion (DID) and immunoelectroosmophoresis (IEOP). No difference in sensitivity was observed between the two techniques; 100% of standard patient sera were positi...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferreira-da-Cruz MF,Galvão-Castro B,Wanke B

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the sandfly fauna to evaluate natural infection indexes are still limited in the Brazilian Amazon, a region with an increasing incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Here, by using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction directed to Leishmania kDNA and hybridisation, we were able to identify L. (Viannia) subge...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Araujo-Pereira T,Pita-Pereira D,Boité MC,Melo M,Costa-Rego TA,Fuzari AA,Brazil RP,Britto C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is an arthropod-borne viral disease with a majority of asymptomatic individuals and clinical manifestations varying from mild fever to severe and potentially lethal forms. An increasing number of genetic studies have outlined the association between host genetic variations and dengue severity. Genes a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ornelas AMM,Xavier-de-Carvalho C,Alvarado-Arnez LE,Ribeiro-Alves M,Rossi ÁD,Tanuri A,de Aguiar RS,Moraes MO,Cardoso CC

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:India was affected by a major outbreak of chikungunya fever caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) during 2006-2007. Kerala was the worst affected state during 2007 with a contribution of 55.8% suspected cases in the country. However, except for clinically reported case records, no systematic information is available on ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kumar NP,Suresh A,Vanamail P,Sabesan S,Krishnamoorthy KG,Mathew J,Jose VT,Jambulingam P

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integration of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA into human cells accompanied by the disruption of the viral genome has been described as a prerequisite for cancer development. This study aimed to investigate E2 gene integrity of HPV16 and HPV58 viruses isolated from infected women with cervical lesions. Forty-two HPV16-...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： González-Losa MD,Puerto-Solis M,Tenorio Ruiz J,Rosado-López AI,Hau-Aviles O,Ayora-Talavera G,Cisneros-Cutz I,Conde-Ferráez L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this work were to determine the prevalence of Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, and Anaplasma marginale detecting antibodies in cattle raised in the semi-arid region of the state of Bahia, Brazil, through indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and to compare the performances of indirect e...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barros SL,Madruga CR,Araújo FR,Menk CF,de Almeida MA,Melo EP,Kessler RH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the rpoB locus confer conformational changes leading to defective binding of rifampin (RIF) to rpoB and consequently resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) was established as a rapid screening test for the detection of mutatio...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Isfahani BN,Tavakoli A,Salehi M,Tazhibi M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intermediate hosts are key organisms in maintaining parasite life cycles, because they can act as amplifiers in the transmission from natural reservoirs to humans. One of the most important groups of intermediate hosts for zoonotic nematode infections are gastropods,slugs and snails. These are essential orga...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Valente R,Robles MDR,Diaz JI

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the katG gene have been identified and correlated with isoniazid (INH) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. The mutation AGC-->ACC (Ser-->Thr) at katG315 has been reported to be the most frequent and is associated with transmission and multidrug resistance. Rapid detection of this mutation c...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Verza M,Maschmann Rde A,Silva MS,Dalla Costa ER,Ribeiro MO,Rosso F,Suffys PN,Tortoli E,Marcelli F,Zaha A,Rossetti ML

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present filaria-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is based on amplification of first internal transcribed spacer rDNA to distinguish three parasitic filarial species (Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans) that can be found in the Amazon Region. Nested PCR-based identifications...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Tang TH,López-Vélez R,Lanza M,Shelley AJ,Rubio JM,Luz SL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular characterization of one stable strain of Trypanosoma cruzi, the 21 SF, representative of the pattern of strains isolated from the endemic area of São Felipe, State of Bahia, Brazil, maintained for 15 years in laboratory by serial passages in mice and classified as biodeme Type II and zymodeme 2 has been inve...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Campos RF,Gonçalves MS,dos Reis EA,dos Reis MG,Andrade SG

更新日期：1999-01-01 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