[Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Argentina].

abstract：:From May 2000 to January 2001 four, 15 hour-long collections of phlebotomine were done to the insect monitoring. The collection was done in an area of infection of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the basin of the Araguari River in the municipality of Uberlandia (MG). The first collection was made in May (a cold, d...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lemos JC,Lima Sdo C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical-epidemiological profile of Chikungunya virus infection and the factors associated with hospitalization during the peak of the most recent epidemic period in Brazil (2016-2017). METHODS:Two official databases of the State Health Secretariat of Ceará we...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pinto JR,Silva Junior GBD,Mota RMS,Martins P,Santos AKT,Moura DCN,Pires Neto RDJ,Daher EF

更新日期：2019-10-03 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：:[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0243-2015] [This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0454-2015]. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors：

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of thoracoscopic lung biopsy proven diffuse human adiaspiromycosis is reported. The patient, a 26-year-old male farm worker presented with a three-week history of fever, sweating, dyspnea and unproductive cough. Radiographic findings were those of granulomatous pulmonary interstitial disease. Treated with ketoc...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： dos Santos VM,Santana JH,Adad SJ,Lopes GP,Fatureto Mda C

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Based on reports, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is believed to induce the development of antibodies that are considered to be biological indicators for the diagnosis of some other diseases. However, conflicting results have been published regarding the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic ant...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Huan G,Yang G,Xiao-Yu Q,Jiancheng X,Yan-Qing S

更新日期：2018-07-01 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: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：:The author presents his personal point of view on the present situation of Chagas' disease control in Latin America countries. He compares the situation with African trypanosomiasis. He comments on the existence of cases in other Continents. He emphasizes the success of the fighting against domiciliated triatomine bug...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Marsden PD

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

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:An epidemiological study was undertaken to identify determinant factors in the occurrence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in areas under the influence of hydroelectric plants in Paranapanema river, State of Paraná, Brazil. The ecological aspects of the phlebotomine fauna were investigated. METHODS:San...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Cruz MF,Galati EA,Cruz CF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first three months of 2002 witnessed a dengue epidemic in the State of Rio de Janeiro. At that time, health authorities encouraged community participation in the elimination of vector breeding sites. For this campaign, a great quantity of information about the disease was extensively publicized in order to guide t...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lenzi Mde F,Coura LC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the most frequent enteroparasites in the population of Assis, State of São Paulo, was studied from 1990 to 1992. A total of 18,366 medical examinations from six sanitary care centers in the neighbourhoods of Marialves, Progresso, city center, Xavier, Fiúza and Bonfim were analyzed. The general prev...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Ludwig KM,Frei F,Alvares Filho F,Ribeiro-Paes JT

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report human dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese). The cases occurred in an apartment in a residential district of Porto Alegre City, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where three members of the same family presented with pruritic lesions on the arms and legs. On inspec...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Mentz MB,Silva GL,Silva CE

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first choice of treatment for American cutaneous leishmaniasis is the pentavalent antimonial drug. Although it has been shown that this treatment is mostly effective and indicated, some disadvantages should be taken into account such as side effects, long term treatment inconveniences and counter-indication for pa...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Mayrink W,Botelho AC,Magalhães PA,Batista SM,Lima Ade O,Genaro O,Costa CA,Melo MN,Michalick MS,Williams P,Dias M,Caiaffa WT,Nascimento Ed,Machado-Coelho GL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of evaluating the cardiac autonomic function in elderly chagasic patients living in an endemic area, we evaluated, by using computadorized heart rate variability, 28 elderly chagasic with the indeterminate form, 28 elderly non chagasic and 28 young healthy control. In all patients we performed conventiona...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： de Resende LA,Carneiro AC,Ferreira BD,da Silva RA,da Silva VJ,Prata A,Correia D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus decagattii in an immunocompetent pediatric patient from an indigenous community in Argentina with a successful outcome. Two isolates (blood, cerebrospinal fluid) were genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism of the orotidine monophosphate pyro...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Berejnoi A,Taverna CG,Mazza M,Vivot M,Isla G,Córdoba S,Davel G

更新日期：2019-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The increase in American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) cases in 2005 was due to an outbreak that occurred in the towns of Itapema and Balneário Camboriú. This study aimed to determine the possible presence of infection by Leishmania sp in domestic dogs living in an endemic focus of ATL in the town of Bal...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Heusser Júnior A,Bellato V,Souza AP,Moura AB,Sartor AA,Santos EG,Silva VL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evidence suggests that giardiasis is a zoonotic disease. The present work aimed to evaluate the genetic identity of Giardia duodenalis isolated from human and dog fecal samples from Belo Horizonte. METHODS:Human and dog fecal samples were cultured for isolation of G. duodenalis. To determine the genotype ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes KB,Fernandes AP,Menezes A,Amorim Júnior R,Silva EF,Rocha MO

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Several cases of acute Chagas disease (ACD) have been reported in the Peruvian Amazon basin. METHODS:The objective was to describe and investigate 6 ACD cases in children from indigenous Amazon communities in the province of Datem del Marañón in Loreto department (2006-2010). RESULTS:The mean age was 3.6...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Cabrera R,Vega S,Valderrama Y,Cabanillas K,Fernández C,Rodríguez O,Del Aguila C,Hernández J,Mendoza L,Ramón Meza J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight hundred and sixty six bio-sensors for the passive detection of triatomine bugs, were tried in intra-domiciles of thirteen municipalities of an endemic area of Triatoma sordida in the North of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. This species is nowadays the most captured in Brazil and mainly in the above region. The sens...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Dias JC,Vieira Ede P,Tadashi H,Azeredo BV

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 2000 and 2004, a survey of Triatominae fauna (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and examination of natural infection caused by Trypanosomatidae in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, was conducted. A total of 13,671 specimens were collected. Through fauna analysis on the insects that were caught, Triatoma sordida wa...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Almeida PS,Ceretti Júnior W,Obara MT,Santos HR,Barata JM,Faccenda O

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves were submitted to Schistosoma mansoni infection by percutaneous, oral and subcutaneous routes. No worms or eggs were found in four of the animals tested. Bubalus bubalis appears to be refractory for S. mansoni. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Coelho PM,Lima WS,Nogueira RH

更新日期：1989-07-01 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:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is spread out in hospitals across different regions of the world and is regarded as the major agent of nosocomial infections, causing infections such as skin and soft tissue pneumonia and sepsis. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for methi...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Naves KS,Vaz da Trindade N,Gontijo Filho PP

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Two hundred and thirty-three cases of the acute phase of Chagas disease, from Pará, Amapá and Maranhão, were observed between 1988 and 2005. One hundred and sixty were studied retrospectively from 1988 to 2002 and seventy-three were prospectively followed up from 2003 to 2005. Among the cases studied, 78.5% (183/233) ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pinto AY,Valente SA,Valente Vda C,Ferreira Junior AG,Coura JR

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine brains infected with rabies virus were submitted to decomposition by being left at room temperature of 25 to 29 degrees C for up to 168 h. At 24 h intervals, brain fragments were analyzed by immunofluorescence (IF) and by the mouse intracerebral inoculation (MI) test to confirm the diagnosis of rabies and to me...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Albas A,Ferrari CI,da Silva LH,Bernardi F,Ito FH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION.:This study aimed to evaluate different methods for differentiation of species of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) that caused infections in hospitalized immunocompromised patients. METHODS.:A total of 134 CoNS strains were characterized using four different methods. RESULTS. :The results of matri...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Trevisoli LE,Bail L,Rodrigues LS,Conte D,Palmeiro JK,Dalla-Costa LM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Leprosy in Brazil is a public health issue, and there are many regions in the State of Espírito Santo with high endemic incidence levels of leprosy, characterizing this state as a priority for leprosy programs. The aim of this study was to determine the spatial distribution of coefficients of new cases of ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sampaio PB,Rossi TL,Cerutti Junior C,Zandonade E

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00