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%).
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Rev Soc Bras Med Tropjournal_title
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalauthors
Vasconcelos LM,Cisalpino EO,Vieira MN,Koury MCdoi
10.1590/s0037-86821992000400007subject
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1992-10-01 00:00:00pages
251-5issue
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0037-8682issn
1678-9849journal_volume
25pub_type
杂志文章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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0540-2018
更新日期:2019-07-18 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune and rheumatic disorders. Although the human platelet antigens (HPA) polymorphism are associated with HCV persistence, they have not been investigated in rheumatological manifestations (RM). This study focused on verifying assoc...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0210-2019
更新日期:2020-01-27 00:00:00
abstract::From a total of 1,020 students examined, 983 (92%) showed positive results for at least one species of parasite. Six months after treatment, a sample of 383 students (37.5%) was reevaluated and 347 (90.6%) presented positive results. There was no significant change in prevalence before and after treatment, although th...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822003000500015
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The concentration of dogs and cats in urban areas, associated with an ever-increasing wandering population of these animals, has an important epidemiological role in the soil contamination of public spaces and the spread of infections of several types of parasites. This study aimed to determine the frequen...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822011005000026
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Aedes albopictus was first detected in Brazil in 1986. This mosquito species presents a major threat to public health because Brazilian populations have shown substantial vector competence for arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya. METHODS:We updated the records of Ae. albopictus in several States of...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0155-2014
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors studied the killer effect of nine standard strains of yeasts on 146 samples of Candida albicans isolated from the following clinical specimens: oral mucosa, feces, bronchial wash, sputum, vaginal secretion, urine, skin lesion, nail lesion and blood. Using this system it was possible to differentiate 23 bio...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86821995000400003
更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We herein report human dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese). The cases occurred in an apartment in a residential district of Porto Alegre City, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where three members of the same family presented with pruritic lesions on the arms and legs. On inspec...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0170-2015
更新日期:2015-11-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0037-86821997000300010
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION::We evaluated the associations between interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene polymorphisms -G1082A/-C819T/-C592A and periportal fibrosis regression after specific treatment for schistosomiasis. METHODS::This retrospective cohort study involved 125 Brazilian patients infected with Schistosomiasis mansoni, who were f...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0141-2016
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::In order to study certain epidemiological features of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) carriers and their influence on the control and treatment, a group of patients was evaluated over a four-year period, selected by: Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolation from sputum; resistance to Rifampin, Isoniazid and one ...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two patients with concomitant leptospirosis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are reported. In these cases different clinical aspects that can be attributed to simultaneity of these pathologies was not observed. ...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86821990000400009
更新日期:1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study had the aim of evaluating the effects of intra and interspecies larval competition between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, survival of larvae time taken to develop and wing length. The experiment was carried out with three densities and five proportions of the species. Aedes aegypti survival was greater...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822008000500009
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::As a first measure of Chagas' disease control in Brazil with chemical elimination of the most important vector of the disease, Triatoma infestans was removed. Attention is now being paid to Triatoma sordida and Panstrongylus megistus. That species can eventually be found inside houses, as happened with the specimens w...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86821997000400010
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Montenegro skin test, used to diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis, is now being considered to detect immunogenicity after vaccination. In this study, we evaluated the ability of this test to induce immune response and IFN-g production in subjects not previously exposed to Leishmania. The Montenegro skin test was perf...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822001000600007
更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Serologic studies in Brazil have indicated a 25% to 56% prevalence of dengue virus infections. However, these studies were carried out in populations of middle-sized and larger cities. The present study describes two epidemics of classic dengue fever in two small cities in the State of Bahia. The first occurred in 198...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822000000100009
更新日期:2000-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0272-2016
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children is lower than in adults. In Brazil, the diagnosis of PTB is based on a diagnostic score system (DSS). This study aims to study the role of Xpert in children and adolescents with PTB symptoms. METHODS:cross-section...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0205-2020
更新日期:2020-09-25 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:A decline in hepatitis D virus (HDV) occurrence was described in Europe and Asia. We estimated HDV prevalence in the Brazilian Amazon following hepatitis B vaccination. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional survey of HDV measured by total antibodies to HDV (anti-HD T). RESULTS:HDV prevalence was 41.9% whitin...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822012000600007
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Aeromonas spp is recognized as pathogenic to humans after consumption of contaminated water and food. In the present investigation, 2,323 rectal swab samples from newborns hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro were evaluated with a view to isolating Aeromonas. The samples were collected and sent to the national reference lab...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822008000200009
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:A time series study of admissions, deaths and acute cases was conducted in order to evaluate the context of Chagas disease in Pernambuco. METHODS:Data reported to the Information Technology Department of the Brazilian National Health Service between 1980 and 2008 was collected for regions and Federal Unit...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822011005000038
更新日期:2011-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822011000100014
更新日期:2011-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822010000300027
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0243-2015] [This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0454-2015]. ...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 已发布勘误
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0366-2016
更新日期:2016-09-01 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
pub_type:
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0292-2017
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The pharmacological management of adults with chronic-phase Chagas disease is challenging despite it being the recent focus of extensive research. One of the challenges in the current clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) landscape is the existence of non-evidence-based recommendations for the use of laboratory tests in...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0399-2016
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this study was to compare the agar dilution and broth microdilution methods for determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, griseofulvin and terbinafine for 60 dermatophyte samples belonging to the species Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrop...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822009000300003
更新日期:2009-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0250-2019
更新日期:2019-12-02 00:00:00
abstract::Saprophytic fungi are being increasingly recognized as etiologic agents of mycoses in immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of subcutaneous infiltration by Aureobasidium pullulans, likely due to traumatic inoculation, in a neutropenic patient during chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The patient was ...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0117-2013
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Prevalence of influenza A virus (Flu-A), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was assessed in children with acute respiratory infections (ARIs). METHODS:Nasopharyngeal aspirates and throat swabs were subjected to real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect RSV and Fl...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0249-2018
更新日期:2019-07-29 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are selected based on their performances. Here, we compared the diagnostic performance of different malaria RDTs. METHODS:Febrile patients were tested for malaria using Vikia Malaria Pf/Pan, Meriline-Meriscreen Pf/Pv/Pan, Right Sign Malaria Pf/Pan, and Right Sign Malaria Pf R...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0274-2019
更新日期:2020-06-22 00:00:00