Application of control measures for infections caused by multi-resistant gram-negative bacteria in intensive care unit patients.

abstract：:While the eosinophil's effector functions clearly can contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, the evolutionary benefit to having eosinophils as a distinct class of leukocyte is not clear, especially if one must reconsider the nominally beneficial role of eosinophils in parasite host defense, Eosinophils a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Weller PF,Lim K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing amount of research has been conducted on immunoglobulin Y (IgY) because the use of IgY offers several advantages with respect to diagnostic testing, including its easy accessibility, low cost and translatability to large-scale production, in addition to the fact that it can be ethically produced. In a pr...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Bentes GA,Lanzarini NM,Lima LR,Manso PP,da Silva Ados S,Mouta Junior Sda S,Guimarães JR,de Moraes MT,Pelajo-Machado M,Pinto MA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to search for DNA recombinant Schistosoma mansoni proteins responsible for eliciting an antibody response from the host at a very early phase after infection. A S. mansoni adult worm cDNA expression library was screened using pooled sera from baboons with four weeks of infection. Based on their ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Kanamura HY,Hancock K,Rodrigues V,Damian RT

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the phlebotomine sand fly fauna was carried out in an endemic area of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) in the municipality of Porteirinha, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Captures were performed with CDC light traps in 7 districts, 5 days per month, during 2 consecutive years (January 2000 to D...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barata RA,Silva JC,Costa RT,Fortes-Dias CL,Silva JC,Paula EV,Prata A,Monteiro EM,Dias ES

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phlebotomine sand flies Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) and Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto, 1926) are very close and may be involved in the transmission of Leishmania spp. Ross, 1903 in Brazil. The biology of the first laboratory-reared generations of these species, descended from insects captured in Além Paraí...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Andrade Filho JD,Galati EA,Falcão AL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several genes related to the ubiquitin (Ub)-proteasome pathway, including those coding for proteasome subunits and conjugation enzymes, are differentially expressed during the Schistosoma mansoni life cycle. Although deubiquitinating enzymes have been reported to be negative regulators of protein ubiquitination and sh...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pereira RV,Vieira HG,Oliveira VF,Gomes Mde S,Passos LK,Borges Wde C,Guerra-Sá R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental model for acquired and congenital ocular toxoplasmosis as well as a model to induce experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) was investigated in Calomys callosus. Toxoplasma gondii, ME-49 strain, was used to infect males and pregnant- and not pregnant-females while S-antigen, a major glycoprotein of the r...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pereira Mde F,Silva DA,Ferro EA,Mineo JR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was set up to evaluate the impact of two commercial larvicide formulations, Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis base (Bti) at 15 ppm/1 min and temephos at 0.03 ppm of active ingredient, used to control Simulium pertinax populations, on associated non-target entomofauna occupying the same breeding site...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Araújo-Coutinho CJ,Cunha Ade B,Serra-Freire NM,de Mello RP

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Argentina, most information on hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype distribution comes from studies carried out in Buenos Aires (east province). In order to identify HCV subtypes in central Argentina, nucleotide sequencing of core region was performed in samples from 36 patients living in Córdoba, the second most popul...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ré V,Contigiani M,Yoshida CF,Lampe E

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The detection of live Mycobacterium leprae in soil and animals other than humans suggests that the environment plays a role in the transmission of leprosy. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of viable M. leprae in natural water sources used by the local population in five ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Arraes MLBM,Holanda MV,Lima LNGC,Sabadia JAB,Duarte CR,Almeida RLF,Kendall C,Kerr LRS,Frota CC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of studies on a larvicidal cyanobacterium that expresses a Bti cryIVD gene fusion are reported. Genetically altered Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 is shown to be toxic to larvae of three major genera of disease-bearing mosquitos. Factors affecting expression of Bti genes in cyanobacteria are discussed. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Murphy RC,Stevens SE Jr

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has been increasing in Pernambuco, thus becoming an important problem for Public Health. The incindence is predominant in the region called 'Zona da Mata', in the east of this state. This region corresponds geographically to the primitive area of the Atlantic forest. In order to ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Brandão-Filho SP,de Carvalho FG,de Brito ME,Almeida Fde A,Nascimento LA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrosis in the peripheral nerve is the end stage of leprous neuropathy and the cause of the resulting permanent neural function impairments. Preventive measures to avoid this irreversible pathological state are a relief strategy for leprosy sufferers. OBJECTIVES:The present study describes the frequency of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Antunes SLG,Jardim MR,Vital RT,Pascarelli BMO,Nery JADC,Amadeu TP,Sales AM,da Costa EAF,Sarno EN

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria meningitidis retains its ability to cause endemic and hiperendemic disease in human population living in any environment, as well as localized outbreaks and massive epidemics in civilians and military personnel. In Rio de Janeiro it has been reported in the 1990s as prolonged outbreak of serogroup B and at l...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barroso DE,Rebelo MC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the genotypes of Giardia lamblia from human and animal feces and their epidemiological and clinical characteristics in Argentina, South America. Seventy isolates, 60 from humans (adults and children), eight from dogs and two from cows were processed by polymerase chain reac...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Minvielle MC,Molina NB,Polverino D,Basualdo JA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly contagious infection that may break the healthcare system of several countries. Here, we aimed at presenting a critical view of ongoing drug repurposing efforts for COVID-19 as well as discussing ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Senger MR,Evangelista TCS,Dantas RF,Santana MVDS,Gonçalves LCS,de Souza Neto LR,Ferreira SB,Silva-Junior FP

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Paracoccidioides spp. causes paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), an important and frequent systemic mycosis that occurs in Latin America. The infectious process begins with contact between the fungus and lung cells, and the molecular pattern of this interaction is currently poorly understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Singulani JL,Silva JFD,Gullo FP,Costa MC,Fusco-Almeida AM,Enguita FJ,Mendes-Giannini MJS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (AII), a product of rennin-angiotensin system, exerts an important role on the function of immune system cells. In this study, the effect of AII on the phagocytic activity of mouse peritoneal macrophages was assessed. Mice peritoneal macrophages were cultured for 48 h and the influence of different conc...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Belline P,da Melo PS,Haun M,Palhares FB,Boer PA,Gontijo JA,Figueiredo JF

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A longitudinal study was conducted in Manaus, Brazil, to monitor changes of adult Aedes aegypti (L.) abundance. The objectives were to compare mosquito collections of two trap types, to characterise temporal changes of the mosquito population, to investigate the influence of meteorological variables on mosquito collec...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Degener CM,Ázara TM,Roque RA,Codeço CT,Nobre AA,Ohly JJ,Geier M,Eiras ÁE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular nature of the infiltrate in cutaneous lesion of rhesus monkeys experimentally infected with Leishmania (L.) amazonensis was characterized by immunohistochemistry. Skin biopsies from infected animals with active or healing lesions were compared to non-infected controls (three of each type) to quantitate in...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Amaral V,Pirmez C,Gonçalves A,Ferreira V,Grimaldi G Jr

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Program for Schistosomiasis Control within the Unified Health System (PCE-SUS) was implemented by 1999 in the Rainforest Zone or "Zona da Mata" of Pernambuco (ZMP) aiming to carry out biennial stool surveys of whole populations through municipal health organs followed by treatment of the positives through the loca...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Favre TC,Ximenes RA,Galvão AF,Pereira AP,Wanderlei TN,Barbosa CS,Pieri OS

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) plays a major role in liver pathology. Similar to other members of the herpesvirus family, EBV establishes a persistent infection in more than 90% of adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of EBV and chronic hepatitis C co-infection (HCV) on biochemical and immunological resp...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Shoman S,Nabil M,Tabl A,Ghanem H,Kafrawy SE

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family Nematotaeniidae, tapeworms commonly found in the small intestines of amphibians and reptiles, includes 27 recognised species distributed among four genera: Bitegmen Jones, Cylindrotaenia Jewell, Distoichometra Dickey and Nematotaenia Lühe. The taxonomy of these cestodes is poorly defined, due in part to the...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Melo FT,Giese EG,Furtado AP,Soares MJ,Gonçalves EC,Vallinoto AC,Santos JN

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiological features of rotavirus A (RVA) infection differ between children from developing and developed countries which could result in differences in vaccine efficacy around the world. To evaluate the impact of Rotarix™ on RVA prevalence, we monitored RVA genotypes circulating in Goiânia by monitoring virus...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Borges AM,Dias e Souza M,Fiaccadori FS,Cardoso Dd

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：:In a prospective field study conducted from July 2000 to June 2001, adult Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes were caught from the municipality of Nova Iguaçu, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Virus isolation in Ae. albopictus clone C6/36 cell line and a semi-nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain react...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lourenco-de-Oliveira R,Honorio NA,Castro MG,Schatzmayr HG,Miagostovich MP,Alves JC,Silva WC,Leite PJ,Nogueira RM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coprolite samples of human and animal origin from the excavations performed at the archaeological site of Furna do Estrago, at Brejo da Madre de Deus in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil and sent to the Paleoparasitology Laboratory at Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, were analyzed for mites. Aft...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Candanedo Guerra Rde M,Gazêta GS,Amorim M,Duarte AN,Serra-Freire NM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00