[Cholelithiasis associated with the use of ceftriaxone].

abstract：:Serum samples were obtained from 208 individuals in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. The serum were analysed for leptospiral agglutinins by agglutination microscopic tests and 28.4% were positive. The highest positivity was found for the serum of garbage collector (46.7%). ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Vasconcelos LM,Cisalpino EO,Vieira MN,Koury MC

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：:We present postmortem evidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in a patient with severe COVID-19. Autopsies of COVID-19 confirmed cases were performed. The patient died despite antimicrobials, mechanical ventilation, and vasopressor support. Histopathology and peripheral blood galactomannan antigen testing c...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santana MF,Pivoto G,Alexandre MAA,Baía-da-Silva DC,Borba MGDS,Val FA,Brito-Sousa JD,Melo GC,Monteiro WM,Souza JVB,Pinheiro SB,Ferreira LCL,Naveca FG,Nascimento VA,Corado ALG,Hajjar LA,Silva Neto JR,Siva GAV,Pasqualott

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Mozambique is one of three countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), TB/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection, and multidrug-resistant TB. We aimed to describe Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotypes circulating among drug resistant (DR) strains from Beira, Mozambique comparing them with geno...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Anselmo LMP,Conceição EC,Namburete E,Feliciano C,Spindola S,Sola C,Bollela VR

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

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：:There is a high prevalence of accidental human infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis in some areas in southern Brazil and sometimes it presents as severe intestinal disease. Prophylaxis is important since there is no medical treatment for the disease. The ingestion of fruits and vegetables contaminated with the...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Zanini GM,Graeff-Teixeira C

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INTRODUCTION Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates by DNA fingerprinting has contributed to tuberculosis (TB) control. The aim of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of MTB isolates from Tehran province in Iran. METHODS MTB isolates from 60 Iranian and 10 Afghan TB patients were f...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Feyisa SG,Haeili M,Zahednamazi F,Mosavari N,Taheri MM,Hamzehloo G,Zamani S,Feizabadi MM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION::Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus hominis (MRSHo) has been recognized as an important human pathogen, particularly in immunocompromised patients. METHODS::A total of 19 S. hominis isolates were collected from children at the Children's Medical Centre, Tehran, Iran, from March 2012 to February 2013. MR...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Soroush S,Jabalameli F,Taherikalani M,Eslampour MA,Beigverdi R,Emaneini M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We aimed to analyze the relationship between visceral leishmaniasis mortality and social determinants of health (SDH). METHODS:This was an ecological study of all leishmaniasis-related deaths in Brazil, from 2001 to 2015. We analyzed 49 indicators of human development and social vulnerability. The associa...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Nunes BEBR,Leal TC,Paiva JPS,Silva LFD,Carmo RFD,Machado MF,Araújo MDP,Santos VS,Souza CDF

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from people in the chronic stage of Chagas disease, whose infection had been parasitologically validated, were assayed by using the indirect immunofluorescence test to evaluated its performance at the 1:20 dilution. All tests were consistently positive at 1:20 and higher dilutions, even in the presence of concomi...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Amato Neto V,De Marchi CR,Rossitto ST,Nascimento MS

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of children with visceral larva migrans confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), in Goiânia. Pulmonary interstitial infiltrates with dry cough and peripheral eosinophilia characterised the first case. Clinical and laboratorial finding in the second case included dry cough, pulmonar...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Campos DM,Sousa MN,Zacariotti ET,Nardini R,Campos ML,Barbosa AP,Gebrin MC,Lima FM

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was effected aiming the verification of the seasonal, spatial and hourly of the phlebotominic species found in the county of Itupeva. Captures were performed fortnightly and 864 sand flies were collected between april/94 and march/95. 81.3% of the captured specimens belonged to 4 species: L. migonei ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Mayo RC,Casanova C,Mascarini LM,Pignatti MG,Rangel O,Galati EA,Wanderley DM,Corrêa FM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclospora cayetanensis causes watery diarrhea in tropical countries, among travelers and after ingestion of contaminated water and food. Very little is known about its epidemiology, pathogenic aspects and reservoirs. In Brazil, its prevalence is unknown and to date there have been reports of three outbreaks. We repor...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gonçalves EM,Uemura IH,Castilho VL,Corbett CE

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Visceral leishmaniasis has been notified in nearly all states of Brazil, and particularly in the north of Minas Gerais, where the disease is endemic. The aim of this study was to detect natural infection of Lutzomyia longipalpis and, through the PCR/RFLP technique, identify Leishmania species found in sand...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Michalsky EM,Guedes Kde S,Lara e Silva Fde O,França-Silva JC,Dias CL,Barata RA,Dias ES

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Schistosomiasis Control Program, PCE, in Cachoeira, state of Bahia-Brazil, in Paraguaçu Basin Area. Data comes from PCE-111 cards of SUCAM/FNS, which are routinely registered in the 111 villages identified during the study follow up, 1982-1992. The S. mansoni infection was...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santana VS,Teixeira Mda G,Santos CC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The genus Staphylococcus is of great importance because of its high prevalence in hospital infections and because it presents high rates of resistance to oxacillin and other antimicrobials. Thus, evaluation of the accuracy of the phenotypic methods that are used to determine the profile of antimicrobial re...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Kaiser TD,Pacheco FC,Lima AA,Pereira EM,Santos KR,Nunes AP

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of patients with ectopic schistosomiasis from the State of Sergipe, Brazil, are presented (five involving skin, one ovarian and one adrenal). Data were collected from surveying the clinical records and anatomopathological reports in the files of the dermatology and pathology clinics of the University Hospi...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Poderoso WL,Santana WB,Costa EF,Cipolotti R,Fakhouri R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a potentially fatal disease, is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The number of cases has increased rapidly, but information on the clinical characteristics remains limited. METHODS:Cohort study. We collected and analyzed epide...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Schuelter-Trevisol F,Raimundo LJ,Soccas HD,Antunes AF,Mohr RLD,Marcon CEM,Trevisol DJ

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The multiplicity of factors involved in the transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) make it difficult to formulate an efficient strategy for the control of the disease. On the basis of the number of notified cases per location, the State of São Paulo determines the application of DDT in houses in those ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes Ade C,Neves VL

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors presented a detailed review about the treatment of bancroftian filariasis with diethylcarbamazine. The interesting aspects about the drug discovery and the basic concepts about its pharmacology were reported in a summarised form. On the other hand, emphasis was made about the speculation done by several au...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Dreyer G,Norões J

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyzed a series of 151 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis treated between 1967 and 1982. One-hundred-and-thirty-nine (92%) patients presented with active lesions and were treated with daily doses of meglumine antimoniate: 81 adults received a 5-ml vial IM and 58 children received 1 to 5 ml. Forty-fi...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Schubach Ade O,Marzochi KB,Moreira JS,Schubach TM,Araújo ML,Vale AC,Passos SR,Marzochi MC

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Leishmaniasis is a global public health concern. Currently available treatments are associated with considerable side effects. The use of nanotechnology has shown promise for improving efficacy and bioavailability and minimizing side effects. METHODS:This study investigated available literature, including...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Marques CSF,Machado Júnior JB,Andrade LRM,Andrade LN,Santos ALSD,Cruz MDSPE,Chaud M,Fricks AT,Severino P

更新日期：2019-04-11 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::Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease in humans, mainly in Latin America. Trypanosome stocks were isolated by hemoculture from patients followed at Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (FIOCRUZ) and studied using different approaches. METHODS::For species and geno...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Oliveira TD,Santos BN,Galdino TS,Hasslocher-Moreno AM,Bastos OM,Sousa MA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast agent of human and animal cryptococcosis. The variety neoformans is an important cause of mortality in AIDS-patients throughout the world. It has already been isolated worldwide from different environmental sources, including avian habitats. However, in spite of the occ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Filiú WF,Wanke B,Agüena SM,Vilela VO,Macedo RC,Lazéra M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) myelopathy (HAM/TSP) is a progressive disabling disorder. This work aimed to analyze clinical features and epidemiology in a sample of HAM/TSP. METHODS:All HTLV-1 infected patients with diagnostic criteria for HAM/TSP, consecutively admitted to the Sarah Hos...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Champs AP,Passos VM,Barreto SM,Vaz LS,Ribas JG

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The recent emergence and rapid spread of Zika and Chikungunya fevers in Brazil, occurring simultaneously to a Dengue fever epidemic, together represent major challenges to public health authorities. This study aimed to identify and compare the 2015-2016 spatial diffusion pattern of Zika, Chikungunya, and D...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santana LS,Braga JU

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the behavioral and feeding habits of some species of phlebotominae sand flies have contributed to the comprehension of the epidemiology of leishmaniasis. In the present work, systematic captures were performed monthly in the municipality of Porteirinha (MG) using 28 light traps (CDC) from January to Decembe...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Barata RA,França-Silva JC,Mayrink W,Silva JC,Prata A,Lorosa ES,Fiúza JA,Gonçalves CM,Paula KM,Dias ES

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For antistreptolysin "O" and C-reactive protein determination, carried out in Laranjal-PR, we analyzed the serum of 411 school children aged from 5 to 16. For antistreptolysin O, 13.6% had elevated titers and 5.1% were reactive for C-reactive protein. No differences related to age or sex were observed. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Prestes-Carneiro LE,Acêncio Edos S,Pompei AC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00