Yellow fever virus isolated from a fatal post vaccination event: an experimental comparative study with the 17DD vaccine strain in the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus).

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to investigate the possible link between influenza (Flu) infection and Kawasaki disease (KD). METHODS:We examined the medical records of 1,053 KD cases and 4,669 influenza infection cases hospitalized at our institute from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013. Cases of KD w...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Huang X,Huang P,Zhang L,Xie X,Xia S,Gong F,Yuan J,Jin L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes aegypti (L) (Diptera: Culicidae) was reared in several concentrations of diflubenzuron and methoprene under laboratory conditions in Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Characteristics such as LC50 and LC95, the susceptibility of immature stages of different ages to these insect growth regula...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva JJ,Mendes J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The saliva of mosquitoes has an important role in the transmission of several diseases, including malaria, and contains substances with vasomodulating and immunomodulating effects to counteract the host physiological mechanisms and enhance pathogen transmission. As immunomodulatory components, salivary gla...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Armiyanti Y,Nuryady MM,Arifianto RP,Nurmariana E,Senjarini K,Fitri LE,Sardjono TW

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：INTRODUCTION:We report the larvicidal activity of two formulations from Amanita muscariaagainst Culex quinquefasciatus, as well as the viability of the aqueous extract after storage. METHODS The larvicidal activity of aqueous extract and powder from A. muscaria, and the viability of the aqueous extract after storage, w...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Cárcamo MC,Carapeto LP,Duarte JP,Bernardi E,Ribeiro PB

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Toxoplasmosis is an asymptomatic disease that can lead to systemic disease in the fetus of pregnant women with primary infection. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis, associated factors, and correlation between the serology of pregnant women and their pets, in the municipality of ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Oliveira GMS,Simões JM,Schaer RE,Freire SM,Nascimento RJM,Pinheiro AMCM,Carvalho SMS,Mariano APM,Carvalho RC,Munhoz AD

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Some human papillomavirus (HPV) types are involved in malignant processes in the cervical epithelium, with 99% of cases attributed to oncogenic HPV infection. This study aimed to detect S100, CD68, and major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) molecules in cervical uterine epithelial samples in pa...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Cassandri F,Tozetti IA,Fernandes CE,Almeida FG,Falcão GR,Scapulatempo ID,Prata TT,Padovani CT,Alves DB,Ferreira AT,Abdo MA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiostrongylus costaricensisis is an intra-arterial nematode of rodents. Man may become accidentally infected through ingestion of contaminated food or water. Our objective was to describe the parasite structures recognized by human antibodies in serum samples from acute and convalescent phases of abdominal angiostro...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Bender AL,Maurer RL,da Silva MC,Ben R,Terraciano PB,da Silva AC,Graeff-Teixeira C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports an unusual pattern of serological HBV markers and the presence of HBsAg/anti-HBs immune complexes in serum samples from two patients with fulminant hepatitis from the Brazilian Western Amazon Basin. The diagnosis was made by both serologic tests and demonstration of antigen/antibody complexes by tra...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Soares MC,Bensabath G,Cartágenes PR,Alves MM,Silveira FA,Linhares AC

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accidents caused by scorpions are a serious public health problem in Brazil. Rhopalurus agamemnon is a large scorpion found in the Cerrado (savanna) biome, and it is very abundant in many localities in central Brazil. The species inhabits open savanna environments, and is common inside termite mounds. However, it disa...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Brandão RA,Françoso RD

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of whole parasite and vesicular fluid antigen extracts from Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysticerci for immunodiagnosis of neurocysticercosis was evaluated using ELISA on cerebrospinal fluid samples. Anticysticercal IgG antibodies were assayed in cerebrospinal fluid samples from 23 patients with ne...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Suzuki LA,Arruda GC,Quagliato EM,Rossi QL

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Crotalus envenomations cause serious complications and can be fatal without appropriate treatment. Venom isoforms present and inter/intraspecific variations in the venom composition can result in different symptoms presented by bites by snakes from the same species but from different geographical regions. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Carvalho LH,Teixeira LF,Zaqueo KD,Bastos JF,Nery NM,Setúbal SS,Pontes AS,Butzke D,Cavalcante W,Gallacci M,Fernandes CFC,Stabeli RG,Soares AM,Zuliani JP

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms continue to increase, and therapeutic options remain scarce. Given this challenge, it has become necessary to use older antimicrobials for treatment of these pathogens. We report three patients with lower urinary tract infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapene...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： da Silva JO,Yu MC,Doi A,de Araujo MR,Neto PA,Furtado GH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) constitutes an important risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The link between circulating microRNAs and HBV has been previously reported, although not as a marker of liver disease progression in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The aim of this study was to charac...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Riazalhosseini B,Mohamed R,Apalasamy YD,Langmia IM,Mohamed Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing number of HIV/AIDS infected women is one of the main characteristics of the AIDS epidemic, besides the wide expansion of the disease among the poor. This study focused on a group of 82 women with AIDS from Salvador-Bahia. The mean age was 32 +/- 7.2 years, 75% had children, 82.5% were jobless, and 77.8%...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Nunes Cde L,Gonçalves LA,Silva PT,Bina JC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rabies is an acute zoonotic disease, caused by a rhabdovirus that can affect all mammals, and is commonly transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal. The definitive diagnosis is laboratorial, by the Fluorescent Antibody Test (FAT) as a quick test and Mouse Inoculation Test (MIT) as a confirmatory test (gold...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Corona TF,Böger B,Rocha TCD,Svoboda WK,Gomes EC

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Some epidemiological characteristics of head lice, Pediculus capitis, were studied using two procedures: cut hair analysis and head inspection. Higher prevalence rates were observed in the middle and at the end of the school terms. Both procedures indicated that children were the main reservoir for this type of pedicu...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Borges R,Silva JJ,Rodrigues RM,Mendes J

更新日期：2007-03-01 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:This paper presents the results of an extensive survey of freshwater mollusks in the Simplício Queda Única Hydroelectric Development area, Southeast Brazil. METHODS:Mollusks were collected between 2008 and 2013. All specimens were examined for the presence of larval trematodes. RESULTS:In total, 12,507 s...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Fernandez MA,Silva EFD,Esteves RA,Thiengo SC

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Introduction This study was conducted in Brazil and Colombia,where dengue is endemic and vector control programs use chemical insecticides. Methods We identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices about dengue and determined the infestation levels of Aedes aegypti in one Brazilian and four Colombian communities. Resu...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos SL,Parra-Henao G,Silva MB,Augusto LG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Low handgrip strength (HS) is associated with cardiometabolic alterations that have affected people with HIV/AIDS. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study performed in adults receiving antiretroviral treatment. HS was evaluated using a dynamometer and divided by body weight to obtain the relative strengt...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos FB,Conceição-Machado MEPD,Sampaio EJ,Ramos LB,Barreto-Medeiros JM

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The article evaluates available scientific information concerning the prevalence and clinical characteristics of hepatitis C virus infection in the Brazilian Amazon, a know endemic area for hepatitis A, B and D viruses infection. All the information was obtained through extensive analysis of original and review articl...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： da Fonseca JC,Brasil LM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractionation of Piper nigrum ethanol extract, biomonitored by assays on pyrethroid-resistant Aedes aegypti larvae yielded isolation of the larvicidal amides piperolein-A and piperine. Comparing LC50 values, the ethanol extract (0.98 ppm) was the most toxic, followed by piperolein-A (1.46 ppm) and piperine (1.53 ppm)....

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Simas NK,Lima Eda C,Kuster RM,Lage CL,de Oliveira Filho AM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first published case report of an 11-year-old patient with a rupture of a liver hydatid cyst (HC) into the peritoneal cavity after an abdominal trauma in Iran. The disease was diagnosed using focused abdominal sonography for trauma. To date, no cases of traumatic ruptures of liver HCs in children have been...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sabzevari S,Badirzadeh A,Shahkaram R,Seyyedin M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Currently, dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and zika virus represent serious public health issues in Brazil, despite efforts to control the vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito. METHODS: :This was a descriptive and ecological study of dengue deaths occurring from 2002 to 2013 in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva MD,Branco MD,Aquino J Junior,Queiroz RC,Bani E,Moreira EP,Medeiros MN,Rodrigues ZM

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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