[Eggs and reproductive organs of female Angiostrongylus costaricensis are more intensely recognized by human sera from acute phase in abdominal angiostrongyliasis].

abstract：:The multiplicity of factors involved in the transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) make it difficult to formulate an efficient strategy for the control of the disease. On the basis of the number of notified cases per location, the State of São Paulo determines the application of DDT in houses in those ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes Ade C,Neves VL

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a retrospective study with ecological features that describes the epidemiological pattern and geographical distribution of American tegumentary leishmaniasis cases in Campinas, São Paulo, between 1992 and 2003. The probable infection locations were georeferenced by means of Global Position System and spatially...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Nasser JT,Donalisio MR,Vasconcelos CH

更新日期：2009-05-01 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

authors： Pereira CS,Amorim SD,Santos AF,Reis CM,Theophilo GN,Rodrigues Ddos P

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the behavioral and feeding habits of some species of phlebotominae sand flies have contributed to the comprehension of the epidemiology of leishmaniasis. In the present work, systematic captures were performed monthly in the municipality of Porteirinha (MG) using 28 light traps (CDC) from January to Decembe...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Barata RA,França-Silva JC,Mayrink W,Silva JC,Prata A,Lorosa ES,Fiúza JA,Gonçalves CM,Paula KM,Dias ES

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to evaluate the response to hepatitis B (HB) revaccination of healthcare workers (HCW) who are negative for antibodies to HB surface antigen (anti-HBs) after a complete vaccination series. METHODS:HCW whose anti-HBs test was performed > 90 days after a HB vaccination course were given a 4...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lopes MH,Sartori AM,Souza TV,Mascheretti M,Chaves Tdo S

更新日期：2012-10-01 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

authors： Candido RC,Fischman O,Zaror L,Ito IY

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common infectious disease in the world. We aimed to analyze the spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and to verify associations in high-risk areas with social vulnerability. METHODS:This was an ecological study. The scan statistic was used to detect areas at risk, and the B...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Berra TZ,Queiroz AAR,Yamamura M,Arroyo LH,Garcia MCDC,Popolin MP,Santos DTD,Ramos ACV,Alves LS,Fronteira IE,Chiaravalloti F Neto,Palha PF,Arcêncio RA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From September to November 1994. 21 patients with active mucosal leishmaniasis were treated with aminosidine sulphate 16 mg/kg/day by intramuscular injection for 20 days. They were principally adult male agricultural workers. Thirteen patients had not received specific treatment and eight had failed to respond to Gluc...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Romero GA,Lessa HA,Macêdo VO,Carvalho EM,Barral A,Magalhães AV,Orge MG,Abreu MV,Marsden PD

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HTLV-1 infection among remnant black quilombo communities in Central Brazil. A total of 1,837 individuals were evaluated, among whom nine were HTLV-1/2 seropositive according to ELISA. All of them were positive for HTLV-1 by means of Western blot and/or PCR, thus resulti...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Nascimento LB,Carneiro MA,Teles SA,Lopes CL,Reis NR,Silva AM,Motta-Castro AR,Otsuki K,Vicente AC,Martins RM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We sought to determine risk factors (RFs) associated with the presence of antibodies against Leishmania in dogs from a rural area of Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil. METHODS:Serum samples were collected from 250 dogs and tested using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluoresc...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Spada JCP,Silva DTD,Alves ML,Cárdenas NC,Inlamea OF,Faria GA,Ferreira AG,Silva HR,Oliveira TMFS,Buzetti WAS

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1954 to 1990 granuloma inguinale was diagnosed in 259 patients al the dermatology service of the Universidade Federal do Pará in Belém, Brazil. Among them, 56 cases had occurred in the twenty-year period 1954-1974 and as many as 133 cases were seen during the last five years only. Greater sexual liberty, poor soc...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva D,Salgado U,Macêdo C,Neves C

更新日期：1991-10-01 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：:The increased frequency and dissemination of enterobacteria resistant to various antimicrobials is currently worldwide concern. In January 2010, a 94-year-old patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia was admitted to the University Hospital. This patient died 21 days after hospitalization due to the clinical worsening...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Chang MR,Biberg CA,Lopes FA,Tetila AF,Pignatari AC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xacriabá Indian Reserve is situated in the north of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, near the municipality of Manga and São Francisco River. The Indian population is miscegenated with caucasian and negroid people and have farming activities. Blood samples were collected from 180 inhabitants of the reserve (85 men and 95 wo...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Martinez R,Vitali LH,Henriques JH,Machado AA,Albernaz A,Lima AA

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：INTRODUCTION:In 1956, Africanized honeybees (AHB) migrated from Brazil to other regions of the Western Hemisphere, including South, Central, and North America, except for Canada. Despite being productive, they are highly aggressive and cause fatal accidents. This study aimed to evaluate patients at the Clinical Hospita...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Almeida RA,Olivo TE,Mendes RP,Barraviera SR,Souza Ldo R,Martins JG,Hashimoto M,Fabris VE,Ferreira Junior RS,Barraviera B

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Uric acid is one of the compounds associated with the inflammatory process in malaria. It acts as an indicator of cellular damage by activating the immune response and inflammatory process. METHODS:We measured serum concentrations of uric acid in 60 symptomatic patients before and after treatment for mala...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Gomes LT,Bellei AK,Andrade DI,Gotardo PZ,Nery AF,Fontes CJF

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched with the goal of eliminating this disease via the annual mass drug administration (MDA) of a single dose of antifilarial drugs. Adverse drug reactions following MDA are a major factor of poor treatment adherence in several countries. This ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Lima AW,Medeiros Z,Santos ZC,Costa GM,Braga C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study evaluated the performance of an in-house nested-PCR system for the detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in pleural fluid, blood and urine samples from pleural effusion tuberculosis patients by health services physicians in Pernambuco, Brazil. METHODS:A prospective double-blind st...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Montenegro LM,Silva BC,Lima JF,Cruz HL,Montenegro Rde A,Lundgren FL,Albuquerque Filho AP,Schindler HC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Leishmaniasis is a global public health concern. Currently available treatments are associated with considerable side effects. The use of nanotechnology has shown promise for improving efficacy and bioavailability and minimizing side effects. METHODS:This study investigated available literature, including...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Marques CSF,Machado Júnior JB,Andrade LRM,Andrade LN,Santos ALSD,Cruz MDSPE,Chaud M,Fricks AT,Severino P

更新日期：2019-04-11 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：: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

authors： da Silva MV,Batista L,Camargo ED,Leitão PA,Szalkay VG,Rosenthal C,Vaz AJ,de Souza AM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population aging in Brazil was associated with the alterations in the morbimortality of the population. The aim of this study was to verify the causes of death and other pathological processes in autopsied elderly. The elderly with 60 years or more in the period from 1976 to 1998 represented 394 cases (24.4%). The...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： de Oliveira FA,dos Reis MA,Castro EC,da Cunha SF,Teixeira Vd Vde P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we quantified various growth factors in the myocardium of 19 patients with chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy and heart failure, through the immunoperoxidase technique. We looked for T. cruzi antigens, growth factors (GM-CSF, TGF-beta1, PDGF-A and PDGF-B) and inflammatory cells (CD4+, CD8+, CD20+ and CD68+)....

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Reis MM,Higuchi Mde L,Aiello VD,Benvenuti LA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical presentation of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) can be diverse. Morphology and quantity of skin lesions depends on interactions between host immunity and fungus virulence. Diagnosis can be a challenge considering that this fungus has low virulence and some individuals have immunity to microorganism, which result...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Abreu MAMM,Lastória JC,Mattos ALA,Alchorne MMA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION::Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease in humans, mainly in Latin America. Trypanosome stocks were isolated by hemoculture from patients followed at Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (FIOCRUZ) and studied using different approaches. METHODS::For species and geno...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Oliveira TD,Santos BN,Galdino TS,Hasslocher-Moreno AM,Bastos OM,Sousa MA

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:Considering that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been detected in feces, this study aimed to verify a possible relationship between basic sanitation indices and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers/rates. METHODS:Data of COVID-19 cases registered in Brazil until May 28, ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva RRD,Santos MBD,Santos ADD,Tavares DDS,Santos PLD

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few cases of concurrent leishmaniasis and HIV infection have been reported in Brazil, despite both infections being in expansion. Two cases of visceral leishmaniasis and two cases of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis are discussed. Disseminated skin and oral lesions were found in the patients with the cutaneous form of the ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Borges AS,Machado AA,Ferreira MS,de Castro Figueiredo JF,Silva GF,Cimerman S,Bacha HA,Teixeira MC

更新日期：1999-11-01 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