[Characterization of Schistosoma mansoni strains by morphometry of adult worms derived from single-sex infection].

abstract：:Diagnosing cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with only non-respiratory symptoms has been challenging. We reported the diagnosis of a child who tested positive for COVID-19 with abdominal pain/diarrhea and tracked his family cluster. One member of the family tested positive for COVID-19 on real-time reverse-trans...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Jesus MCS,Lima AGA,Santos VS,Storti-Melo LM,Moura TR,Santos RWFD,Santos CAD,Martins-Filho PR,Cuevas LE,Gurgel RQ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated clinical and epidemiological differences among the serotypes of dengue in Rio de Janeiro's 2001-2002 outbreak of the disease. Out of 362 cases that had viral isolation samples, notified by the Information System for Notification Diseases (SINAN), from January/2001 to June/2002, 62 were caused by ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Passos MN,Santos LM,Pereira MR,Casali CG,Fortes Bde P,Ortiz Valencia LI,Alexandre Ade J,Medronho Rde A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are bacterial enzymes capable of hydrolyzing beta-lactams. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of TEM- and SHV-type ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Zahedan, Southeast Iran. METHODS:A total of 170 non-repetitive K. pneumoniae strain...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Shahraki-Zahedani S,Rigi S,Bokaeian M,Ansari-Moghaddam A,Moghadampour M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is a chronic infection that can affect the skin and mucous membranes. We report a case of oral, nasopharyngeal, and penile lesions in a 35-year-old cocaine user. The patient presented with ulcerated lesions in 2014. Histopathologic analysis revealed amastigotes, and serological test r...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Sbroglio LL,Maiolini VM,Rabelo IMMA,Giraldelli GA,Tuccori LP,Cunha RG

更新日期：2020-06-22 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：:When the human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is integrated with the host cell genome (provirus), its proviral DNA is a replication marker. Proviral load appears to be an important factor in the development of diseases related to these retroviruses. In this study, a methodology for absolute quantification of the HTL...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Tamegão-Lopes BP,Rezende PR,Maradei-Pereira LM,de Lemos JA

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:The authors present schistosomiasis mortality data in the country, in macrozones and in the federal units during the period of 1977-86. They relate mortality average to the control program. Its impact seems to be evident, especially concerning the population that underwent treatment. Here the reinfection risk has been...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silveira AC,Vasconcelos MF,Melo JE

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We compared feces culturing in charcoal or vermiculite to obtain Strongyloides venezuelensis larvae. METHODS:Feces (5 g) from infected rats was mixed with vermiculite (10 g) or coal (10 g) in plastic cups and incubated at 28°C for 48 h. Larvae were recovered using Baermann-Moraes method. RESULTS:Signific...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Ribeiro SR,Maia CO,Pereira FE,Moreira NI

更新日期：2014-09-01 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:Besides mosquito species adapted to urban environments (Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus), only 15 species of Anopheles had been recorded in the State of Pernambuco. METHODS:Human-landing mosquitoes were collected in Dois Irmãos Park, in Recife. RESULTS:The first report for the ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Aragão NC,Müller GA,Balbino VQ,Costa Junior CR,Figueirêdo Júnior CS,Alencar J,Marcondes CB

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A list of 8 type specimens belonging to the Subfamily Triatominaeis deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Instituto Butantan. This note reports a chronological description of the Collection including 343 specimens represented by 5 species of Panstrongylus, 18 species of Triatoma, 2 species of Psamolestes an...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Marassá AM,Barata JM

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histoid leprosy is an uncommon form of lepromatous leprosy with distinct clinical, histopathological, immunological, and bacteriological features. This variant usually occurs in multibacillary patients who have irregular or inadequate treatment. Herein, we report a case of de novo histoid leprosy diagnosed in a patien...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Piedrahíta-Rojas LM,Díaz CJ,Escandón-Vargas K

更新日期：2019-02-14 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：INTRODUCTION:Appropriate preservation of specimens is important for taxonomic identification. In sandfly research, various methods have been used for slide preparation; however, high cost, low commercial availability, and associated hazards make their use impossible in some studies. Therefore, the efficacy of Kisser gl...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Holanda VG,Barbosa DBES,Pereira LA,Soares MRA

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study had the aim of determining the coefficient of leprosy detection among the student population of the municipality of Buriticupu, State of Maranhão. An active case search method was used, covering a population of 14,653 students, in 53 schools within the municipal network. Clinical examination gave rise to a ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva AR,Portela EG,Matos WB,Silva CC,Gonçalves Eda G

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:Present report demonstrates that repeated radiation of Schistosoma mansoni-infected Biomphalaria glabrata, totaling 15,000 rads, caused a sudden, albeit transient, suppression of cercarial shedding. Initially, sporocysts practically disappeared from the snail tissues. The more resistant developing cercariae presented ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Azevedo CM,Borges CC,Andrade ZA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the State of Amazonas, Brazil, urban expansion together with precarious basic sanitation conditions and human settlement on river banks has contributed to the persistence of waterborne and intestinal parasitic diseases. Time series of the recorded cases of cholera, typhoid fever, hepatitis A and leptospirosis are d...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Martins M,Lacerda MV,Monteiro WM,Moura MA,Santos EC,Saraceni V,Saraiva MG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and serological follow-up of 7 patients submitted to renal transplantation and presenting positive serological reactions to Chagas' disease before immunosuppression did not show significant changes in indirect immunofluorescence and complement fixation titres for Chagas' disease, or signs and symptoms indicat...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Figueiredo JF,Fiorillo AM,Ferraz AS

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous evaluation of the genetic variability of four biogeographical populations of Lutzomyia whitmani from known foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil demonstrated two main spatial clusters: Corte de Pedra-BA, Ilhéus-BA and Serra de Baturité-CE in the first cluster, and Martinho Campos-MG in the second. Further...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： de Souza CM,Fortes-Dias CL,Linardi PM,Dias ES

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:IgG subclasses involved in the immune response to hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigens have been rarely studied. We investigated the immune response mediated by IgG1 and IgG4 antibodies against the recombinant core and NS3 antigens in patients with chronic hepatitis C. METHODS:Sixty patients infected with HCV...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos VCD,Schinoni MI,Oliveira IS,Atta MLS,Atta AM

更新日期：2019-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the larvicidal activity of dried leaf extracts from Pinus caribaea Morelet against Aedes aegypti was evaluated for the first time. Pinus caribaea extracts were obtained by macerating dried leaves in alkaline hydroethanol, ethanol and acetone solutions followed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Kanis LA,Antonio RD,Antunes EP,Prophiro JS,da Silva OS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study characterized the clinico-epidemiological profile of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) cases in Barbalha, Ceará State, Brazil. METHODS:Medical records of 363 patients visiting Federal University of Cariri between 2009 and 2014 were analyzed. RESULTS:ACL was more prevalent in men with low ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Grangeiro Júnior CRP,Pimentel JVC,Teixeira Júnior AG,Jesus AF,Galvão TCF,Souza LAA,Gadelha MDSV,Damasceno KS,Rolim Neto ML,Lima MAP,Nascimento VBD,Silva CGLD

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amphotericin B, azole or sulfamide drugs are used for treatment of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis. Among the azole drugs, voriconazole was active in vitro against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and showed efficacy in the treatment of patients infected with this fungus.In the present study the antifung...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Granzoto DS,Vitali LH,Martinez R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remains a major public health issue in Brazil. This ecological study aimed to evaluate the spatiotemporal distribution of notified new AIDS cases in Brazil between 2012 and 2016. METHODS:A Bayesian spatiotemporal model based on the Poisson distribution was used to...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Martinez EZ,Zucoloto ML,Galdino G,Nunes AA,Lizzi EADS

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Strongyloides venezuelensis has been used as a model for studying human strongyloidosis. METHODS:This study aimed to compare the ability of predatory nematophagous fungi Duddingtonia flagrans (AC001), Arthrobotrys robusta (I-31) and Monacrosporium sinense (SF53) and on infective larvae (L3) of Strongyloid...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Braga FR,Araujo JM,Silva AR,Araújo JV,Carvalho RO,Tavela Ade O,Silva ME,Fernandes FM,Melo AL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bacterial meningitis has great social relevance due to its ability to produce sequelae and cause death. It is most frequently found in developing countries, especially among children. Meningococcal meningitis occurs at a high frequency in populations with poor living conditions. This study describes the te...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Souza SF,Costa Mda C,Paim JS,Natividade MS,Pereira SM,Andrade AM,Teixeira MG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study confirmed the absence of natural infection with Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) or XMRV-related disease in human populations of the Brazilian Amazon basin. We demonstrated that 803 individuals of both sexes, who were residents of Belem in the Brazilian State of Pará, were n...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes ST,Imbiriba L,Burbano RR,Silva AL,Feitosa RN,Cayres-Vallinoto IM,Ishak Mde O,Ishak R,Vallinoto AC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ML Flow and anti-PGL-I ELISA are serological tests that detect IgM antibodies against the phenolic glycolipid I (PGL-I), specific to Mycobacterium leprae. To evaluate the outcomes of ML Flow and ELISA (PGL-I) serological tests in leprosy-endemic areas in comparison to non-endemic ones, a total of 351 volunteers from B...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva RC,Lyon S,Araos R,Lyon AC,Grossi MA,Lyon SH,Penido RA,Bührer-Sékula S,Antunes CM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00