p53 immunostaining pattern in Brazilian patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

abstract：:Previous experiences have demonstrated the same ABO system and P system antigens in A. lumbricoides extracts and in their hosts. The aim was to show the behavior of an A. lumbricoides extract from an O Group patient against monoclonal antibodies of different specificities. Agglutination Inhibition Tests were carried o...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ponce de León P,Foresto P,Valverde J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracoccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis are systemic fungal infections endemic in Brazil. Disseminated clinical forms are uncommon in immunocompetent individuals. We describe two HIV-negative patients with disseminated fungal infections, paracoccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis, who were diagnosed by biopsies of su...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Pereira GH,Lanzoni VP,Beirão EM,Timerman A,Melhem Mde S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction::According to the guidelines, the viral load of 2,000 IU/mL is considered the level to differentiate between inactive carriers and HBeAg(-) chronic hepatitis B patients. Even so, liver damage may be present in patients with lower viral load levels, mainly related to regional variations. This study aims to ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Oliveira VO,Oliveira JP,França EV,Brito HL,Nascimento TV,França A

更新日期：2016-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an arbovirus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) enzootic in tropical South America and maintained in a sylvan cycle involving wild vertebrates and Haemagogus mosquitoes. MAYV cases occur sporadically in persons with a history of recent activities inside or around forests. This paper reports three cases o...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Coimbra TL,Santos CL,Suzuki A,Petrella SM,Bisordi I,Nagamori AH,Marti AT,Santos RN,Fialho DM,Lavigne S,Buzzar MR,Rocco IM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chronic infection (10 years) by Lagochilascaris minor is described in a woman from the amazon region of Colombia. This is the third case of infection by this parasite that has been described so far in Colombia, and only the first one in a person coming from the Colombian Amazon region. ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Moncada LI,Alvarez CA,Castellanos C,Caceres E,Nicholls S,Corredor A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important factor contributing to morbidity and mortality in patients co-infected with HIV and HCV. In addition, liver biopsy is an important tool in the clinical management of these patients. Although liver biopsy is controversial, it is recommended for all patients. Data regard...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Mendes-Correa MC,Widman A,Brussi ML,Guastini CF,Cavalheiro Nde P,Melo CE,Barone AA,Gianini RJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is one of the most important but neglected infectious diseases, and can cause severe deformities. ATL incidence remains high in forest regions, such as in the Amazonas State, Brazil. However, differences within the State and over time have been observed, since infection pattern...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Teles GDC,Fonseca FR,Gonçalves MJF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal parasites are a problem for public health all over the world. The infection with Blastocystis, a protozoan of controversial pathogenicity, is one of the most common among them all. In this study, the occurrence of intestinal parasites, with emphasis on Blastocystis, in patients at the Universidade Federal d...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cabrine-Santos M,Cintra Edo N,do Carmo RA,Nascentes GA,Pedrosa AL,Correia D,Oliveira-Silva MB

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli causes various ailments such as septicemia, enteritis, foodborne illnesses, and urinary tract infections which are of concern in the public health field due to antibiotic resistance. Silver nanoparticles (AgNP) are known for their biocompatibility and antibacterial activity, and may prove to be an alt...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ashmore D,Chaudhari A,Barlow B,Barlow B,Harper T,Vig K,Miller M,Singh S,Nelson E,Pillai S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two xenic isolates and cloned cultures of Entamoeba dispar were submitted to monoxenization using Crithidia fasciculata as the associated organism. Growth in monoxenic cultivation and ability of xenic and monoxenic trophozoites to destroy VERO cells and produce lesions in hamster livers were compared to those of a vir...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Costa AO,Gomes MA,Rocha OA,Silva EF

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying the true prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus, mostly type 1 (HTLV-1), and the number of patients with HTLV-1-associated diseases, in addition to introducing HTLV-1/2 serology during the prenatal of pregnant women and in individuals infected with other viruses that share transmission routes with H...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Silva RXD,Campos KR,Caterino-de-Araujo A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites in 3 to 6-year-old children from daycare centers maintained by the municipal government of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological tests performed in 472 children have shown that 24.6% of them had some type of parasites...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Menezes AL,Lima VM,Freitas MT,Rocha MO,Silva EF,Dolabella SS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of anti-snake venom from large mammal's blood has been found to be low-yielding and arduous, consequently, antivenom immunoglobulins for treatment are achieved regularly as polyvalent serum. We have standardized an undemanding technique for making purified immunoglobulin IgY antivenom consisting of poly...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Aguilar I,Sánchez EE,Girón ME,Estrella A,Guerrero B,Rodriguez-Acosta FA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between April 2003 and May 2009 phlebotomine sandflies were collected in Parque do Sabiá complex, Uberlândia municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, using CDC and Shannon traps. The objective was to associate the sandfly species captured to the risk of the transmission of leishmaniasis in the municipality. The 126 c...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Rodrigues Ede A,Andrade Filho JD,Limongi JE,Paula MB

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen patients with endemic pemphigus foliaceus were submitted to nutritional evaluation. Ten had the localized form of the disease (Group G1) and six the disseminated form (Group G2). The patients were submitted to anthropometric measurements (weight, height, Quetelét index, tricipital skin fold, subscapular skin f...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Barraviera SR,Dillon NL,Curi PR,Pereira PC,de Almeida DB

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though there are data published on HPV epidemiology in Ecuador, the distribution of genotypes in Guayaquil, the largest city in the country, has not been previously determined in a study including including both, men and women. The present study aimed to determine the distribution of 37 HPV genotypes in genital s...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Muentes GDG,García MAM,Galárraga RIB,Ollague K,Wachter CV,Cabezas JCR

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In children, vertical transmission is the main form of HIV infection. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of HIV-1 vertical transmission in mother-infant pairs in a public maternity ward in Presidente Prudente, SP. Additionally; we sought to identify characteristics associated with this form of transmission. The f...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Prestes-Carneiro LE,Spir PR,Ribeiro AA,Gonçalves VL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to assess the association between schistosomiasis and hookworm infection with hemoglobin levels of schoolchildren in northern Mozambique. Through a cross-sectional survey, 1,015 children from five to 12 years old in the provinces of Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Niassa were studied. Hookworm infection and ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Casmo V,Augusto G,Nala R,Sabonete A,Carvalho-Costa FA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic fungal infections are responsible for high mortality rates. Several species of fungi may be involved, but Candida spp. is the most prevalent. Simvastatin is used to lower cholesterol and also exhibits antifungal action. The aim of this study was to evaluate the synergistic action of simvastatin with fluconazo...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Menezes EA,Vasconcelos Júnior AA,Silva CL,Plutarco FX,Cunha Mda C,Cunha FA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profile of snakebite accidents reported by the toxicological assistance center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Database information on snakebite accidents was analyzed regarding the period from January 2003 to December 2011. A total of 1063 cases were found. The a...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Albuquerque PL,Silva Junior GB,Jacinto CN,Lima CB,Lima JB,Veras Mdo S,Daher EF

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Brazil, the main etiologic agent of Leishmaniasis that frequently presents with mucosal involvement belongs to the Viannia subgenus. The therapeutic conduct in this disease depends on the parasitological diagnosis, and classical methods are restricted in identifying the agent. In this paper we describe a polymerase...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Paiva BR,Passos LN,Falqueto A,Malafronte Rdos S,Andrade HF Jr

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis, a metastrongylid nematode with wide geographic distribution, occurring from the United States to Argentina. In Brazil, the disease has been reported from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Fede...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Pena GP,Andrade Filho J,de Assis SC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nematode Calodium hepaticum (syn. Capillaria hepatica) is a zoonotic helminth found mainly infecting rats. It was studied the prevalence of C. hepaticum infection in Rattus norvegicus in an urban area of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), with low urban planning and sanitation. The presence of C. hepaticum was identified th...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Simões RO,Luque JL,Faro MJ,Motta E,Maldonado A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the chemoresistance of Plasmodium falciparum to commonly used antimalarial drugs in Brazil the authors have studied ten patients with falciparum malaria, acquired in the Brazilian Amazon region. Patients were submitted to in vivo study of drug sensitivity, after chemotherapy with either 4-aminoquinol...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Segurado AA,di Santi SM,Shiroma M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contaminated soil with mammal feces is an important factor of risk to infection with zoonotic diseases. Amongst these zoonoses are visceral larva migrans and cutaneous larva migrans caused by Toxocara spp. and Ancylostoma spp., respectively. The aim of this study was to assess the environmental contamination by To...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Marques JP,Guimarães Cde R,Boas AV,Carnaúba PU,Moraes Jd

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine, among medical students at a public university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the acceptance of the pandemic influenza A/H1N1 vaccine during the 2010 mass immunization campaign and the vaccine safety in this group and, among unvaccinated students, the reasons for refu...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Souza EP,Teixeira Mde S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) expression is lower in cardiac chagasic patients and is related to worse cardiac function. The reduction of VIP in patients with Chagas disease may be a result of its enhanced degradation. To test this hypothesis, the tryptase and chymase expression was evaluated. We also relate...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Pereira FB,Dutra WO,Gollob KJ,Reis EA,Oliveira ALG,Rocha MODC,Menezes CADS

更新日期：2018-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the sandflies around houses and domestic animal shelters located in residences close to forests in localities on the banks of the Araguari River, Uberlândia, MG, from February 2003 to November 2004. The phlebotomines were captured in the peridomiciliary area, where Shannon traps were utilized in the perido...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Paula MB,Souza AA,dos Reis AA,Limongi JE,Pajuaba Neto Ade A,Rodrigues Ede A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus binds Immunoglobulin G (IgG) on its external surface due to the presence of specific receptors for the Fc domain of this immunoglobulin. This mechanism represents a kind of camouflage against phagocytic cells. In order to confirm that possibility an in vitro evaluation of the phagocytic activity ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Vega B,Garcia JD,Hernandez F

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Coccidioidomycosis is an endemic infection with a relatively limited geographic distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and the southwest of the United States. In these countries, the endemic area is restricted to the semiarid desert like regions which are...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Martins Mdos A,de Araújo Eda M,Kuwakino MH,Heins-Vaccari EM,Del Negro GM,Vozza Júnior JA,Lacaz Cda S

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00