[Geographical expansion of visceral leishmaniasis in the State of Pernambuco].

abstract：:Were analyzed 648 serum samples from laboratory staff in Goiânia, Goiás aiming detection of three serological markers of HBV: HBsAg, anti-HBsAg and anti-HBcAg. The HBsAg and anti-HBcAg positive samples were also analyzed for HBeAg, anti-HBeAg and anti-HBcAgIgM markers. HBV infection rate of 24.1% was observed and, fro...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva PA,Fiaccadori FS,Borges AM,Silva SA,Daher RR,Martins RM,Cardoso Dd

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Coccidioidomycosis, a disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii, is endemic in arid climatic regions in Northeast Brazil. Its prevalence is higher among young adult males living in rural areas. Existing literature about this disease in Ceará, a Northeast Brazilian state, are scarce. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Morais JLDS,Borges MCM,Cavalcante LMMB,Motoyama PVP,Libório MP,Távora LGF

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagasic patients with megaesophagus were submitted to an endoscopy of the upper digestive tract and the samples were collected with special instruments under sterilized conditions. One of the four samples collected was from the stase liquid and the other three samples were collected from fragments of the esophageal m...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Eduardo C,Madureira AB,Lima VG,Castro AM,Silva AA,Junqueira IS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected mothers and the live birth conditions of neonates. METHODS:A serological survey with IgG-specific tests was conducted using dried blood samples from newborn infants in the State of Minas Gerais. T. cruzi ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pinto FS,de Andrade GM,Januario JN,Maia MC,Gontijo ED

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of rickettsial infection was surveyed in 3,545 Amblyomma cajennense ticks and 2,666 Amblyomma dubitatum ticks. Using the hemolymph test, polymerase chain reaction and isolation of Rickettsia in cell cultures, all of the Amblyomma cajennense were negative, whereas 634 (23.8%) of the Amblyomma dubitatum tic...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pacheco RC,Horta MC,Pinter A,Moraes-Filho J,Martins TF,Nardi MS,Souza SS,Souza CE,Szabó MP,Richtzenhain LJ,Labruna MB

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent cutaneous or mucosal candidiasis is characterized by the occurrence of at least four candidiasis episodes within a one-year period. The factors involved in recurrence of infection are still unknown. In the present study the lymphoproliferative response and the IFN-gamma production by candidiasis patients wer...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Carvalho LP,Bacellar O,Neves NA,Carvalho EM,de Jesus AR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Zoonotic kala-azar, a lethal disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania is considered out of control in parts of the world, particularly in Brazil, where transmission has spread to cities throughout most of the territory and mortality presents an increasing trend. Although a highly debatable measur...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Costa CH

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2005, a resident of the municipality of Monte Alegre de Minas, State of Minas Gerais, without any history of traveling to endemic areas for malaria, was diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax infection and local mosquito-borne transmission was suspected. The epidemiological investigation identified another 10 cases ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Limongi JE,Chaves KM,Paula MB,Costa FC,Silva Ade A,Lopes Ide S,Pajuaba Neto Ade A,Sales JM,Rodrigues F,Resende MA,Ferreira MS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Monitoring disability trends is required to evaluate leprosy elimination. We assessed the trends in disability indicators and its association with space in Alagoas, Brazil. METHODS:We conducted an ecological study in all leprosy cases from 2006 to 2016. Disability indicators were analyzed using the joinpo...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Souza CDF,Tavares DLC,Tavares CM,Almeida AGCDS,Accioly SMPDS,Paiva JPS,Leal TC,Santos VS

更新日期：2019-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas Disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. This infection is endemic in the Americas region. Neurological Chagas reactivation is diagnosed through the visualization of the parasite in the cerebrospinal fluid, blood, or tissue samples. Herein, we report the visualization of trypomastigotes by direct microscopic obs...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lopez-Albizu C,Bravo MP,Pico M,Fernandez ML

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:An occurrence of pruritic papular dermatitis among the whole crew of a Filipino commercial ship in Salvador, State of Bahia, was associated with contact with Hylesia moths. This unusual type of dermatitis is caused by the bristles (flechettes) on the moths' bodies. Reporting on such cases serves to warn about possible...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Moreira SC,de Lima JC,Silva L,Haddad V Jr

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the presence of characteristic electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in seropositive individuals, regardless of the presence of symptoms. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Brito BOF,Ribeiro ALP

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to describe the clinical spectrum of dengue in children and adolescents from a hyperendemic region who were admitted for hospitalization. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted on patients diagnosed with dengue infection upon admission to a reference center in Fortaleza, Brazil. RES...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pires Neto Rda J,de Sá SL,Pinho SC,Pucci FH,Teófilo CR,Evangelista PD,Thé CS,Bezerra DE,Lima JC,Ponte HJ,Daher Ede F,Coelho IC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Abdominal palpation and ultrasound findings among patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis in Brazil who had been followed up for 27 years were compared. METHODS:In 2004, 411 patients from Brejo do Espírito Santo, in the State of Bahia, were selected for the present investigation after giving the...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Prata A,Ruiz-Guevara R,Antunes CM,Marinho CC,Queiroz LC,Voieta I,Lambertucci JR

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensal organisms among children attending a school located in a settlement of 'landless farm workers' in Campo Florido, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological analyses performed on 72 school children revealed 59.7% positivity and 4 t...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Ferreira P,Lima MR,Oliveira FB,Pereira ML,Ramos LB,Marçal Md,Costa-Cruz JM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of intestinal involvement of Paracoccidioidomycosis, in a patient considered to have colonic cancer. The diagnosis of this mycosis should be considered when an abdominal mass associated with intra-lesional calcifications on X-ray is observed. CT scans increase the findings. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Chojniak R,Vieira RA,Lopes A,Silva JC,Godoy CE

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. Wild and perianthropic mammals maintain the infection/transmission cycle, both in their natural habitat and in the peridomestic area. The aim of this paper was to present the results from a study on wild rodents in the central and northern regions of San Luis ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Brigada AM,Doña R,Caviedes-Vidal E,Moretti E,Basso B

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to evaluate some virulence factors in Candida albicans isolates from patients with onychomycosis and determine the correlation between these factors and the antifungal resistance profile. METHODS:Seventy species of C. albicans were confirmed using polymerase chain reaction amplif...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Mohammadi F,Ghasemi Z,Familsatarian B,Salehi E,Sharifynia S,Barikani A,Mirzadeh M,Hosseini MA

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and spread of visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Várzea Grande, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, between 1998 and 2007. Forty-eight human cases were reported, with an incidence rate of up to 11.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, particularly among children and adolescents ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Missawa NA,Borba JF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There was a follow-up of pregnant women treated for multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) during pregnancy in Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1995 to 2007. METHODS:In a retrospective study, patients with tuberculosis who were resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin and had pregnancy...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Oliveira HB,Mateus SH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A decline in hepatitis D virus (HDV) occurrence was described in Europe and Asia. We estimated HDV prevalence in the Brazilian Amazon following hepatitis B vaccination. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional survey of HDV measured by total antibodies to HDV (anti-HD T). RESULTS:HDV prevalence was 41.9% whitin...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Braga WS,Castilho Mda C,Borges FG,Leão JR,Martinho AC,Rodrigues IS,Azevedo EP,Barros Júnior GM,Paraná R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Brazilian spotted fever is an infectious disease with a high mortality rate if not treated early. Differential diagnosis is difficult, as the first clinical signs are non-specific and can be confused with other diseases. The aim of the study was to investigate evidence of infection with Rickettsia ricketts...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Prata JA,Souza CE,Angerami RN,Barbosa TM,Santos FC,Colombo S,Guercio VM,Donalísio MR

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serologic studies in Brazil have indicated a 25% to 56% prevalence of dengue virus infections. However, these studies were carried out in populations of middle-sized and larger cities. The present study describes two epidemics of classic dengue fever in two small cities in the State of Bahia. The first occurred in 198...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Vasconcelos PF,Mota K,Straatmann A,Santos-Torres S,da Rosa AP,Tavares Neto J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The etiology of several hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases remains largely unknown. Although Fasciola hepatica has been associated with liver fibrosis in Latin America, it has not yet been associated with HCC. This study aimed to determine the existence of specific IgG antibodies against F. hepatica in t...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Machicado C,Bertani S,Herrera-Velit P,Espinoza J,Ruiz E,Marcos L

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION: :This study analyzed blackfly awareness and perceptions of health education practices for blackfly control among vulnerable populations in Brazil. METHODS: :An exploratory descriptive quantitative research analysis was performed to investigate and analyze the awareness of and potential participation in b...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Nascimento-Carvalho ÉSD,Maia-Herzog M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we quantified various growth factors in the myocardium of 19 patients with chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy and heart failure, through the immunoperoxidase technique. We looked for T. cruzi antigens, growth factors (GM-CSF, TGF-beta1, PDGF-A and PDGF-B) and inflammatory cells (CD4+, CD8+, CD20+ and CD68+)....

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Reis MM,Higuchi Mde L,Aiello VD,Benvenuti LA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the State of Amazonas, Brazil, urban expansion together with precarious basic sanitation conditions and human settlement on river banks has contributed to the persistence of waterborne and intestinal parasitic diseases. Time series of the recorded cases of cholera, typhoid fever, hepatitis A and leptospirosis are d...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Martins M,Lacerda MV,Monteiro WM,Moura MA,Santos EC,Saraceni V,Saraiva MG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In Brazil, studies have shown that HTLV seroprevalence among pregnant women varies from 0 to 1.8%. However, this seroprevalence was unknown in the State of Pará, Brazil. The present study describes, for the first time, the HTLV seroprevalence among pregnant women from the State of Pará, Northern Brazil. M...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sequeira CG,Tamegão-Lopes BP,Santos EJ,Ventura AM,Moraes-Pinto MI,Succi RC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of tuberculous meningitis in the State of Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil, during the period from 2001 to 2010. METHODS:Ecological, temporal, and descriptive methods were employed using data obtained from the Information System on Disease Notification (Siste...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Souza CH,Yamane A,Pandini JC,Ceretta LB,Ferraz F,da Luz GD,Simões PW

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early identification of patients at higher risk of progressing to severe disease and death is crucial for implementing therapeutic and preventive measures; this could reduce the morbidity and mortality from kala-azar. We describe a score set composed of four scales in addition to software for quick assessm...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Costa DL,Rocha RL,Chaves EB,Batista VG,Costa HL,Costa CH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00