[Enzyme typing of species of the genus Candida isolated from the oral cavity].

abstract：:This paper describes five additional Brazilian human cases of polycystic hydatid disease due to Echinococcus vogeli, reviews the previous cases reported in Brazil, including one report of E. oligarthus (20 in total), and some epidemiological aspects of this disease which is no longer a curiosity but rather a problem t...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： D'Alessandro A,Moraes MA,Raick AN

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a matter of concern for blood bank professionals and blood transfusion recipients, especially in cases of transfusions to neonates and immunocompromised patients. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of CMV IgG and IgM antibodies among blood donor...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Souza MA,Passos AM,Treitinger A,Spada C

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:As highly specific molecular biology-based techniques may not be sensitive enough for the diagnosis of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL), clinicians frequently rely on immunological tests before treatment initiation. Hence, the correct combination of diagnostic tests is imperative for ATL diagnosis....

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pinheiro ABS,Kurizky PS,Ferreira MF,Mota MAS,Ribeiro JS,Oliveira Filho EZ,Souza CA,Barroso DH,Sampaio RNR,Gomes CM

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：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

authors： Michalsky EM,Guedes Kde S,Lara e Silva Fde O,França-Silva JC,Dias CL,Barata RA,Dias ES

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemiological survey was carried out in 3,344 people of an urban town in Lagamar, Minas Gerais, Brazil--during 1992-1993, to evaluate the main risk factors related to taeniasis and cysticercosis. A total number of 875 (78.9%) houses were visited and 1080 (32.3%) subjects were clinically examined. Poor sanitary co...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva-Vergara ML,Prata A,Netto HV,Vieira Cde O,Castro JH,Micheletti LG,Otaño AS,Franquini Júnior J

更新日期：1998-01-01 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:Human herpesviruses are frequently associated with orofacial diseases in humans (HSV-1, EBV, CMV and HHV-8), some can also cause systemic disease (CMV and HHV-8). The transmission of these viruses occurs by contact with infected secretions, especially saliva. Human immunodeficiency virus infection is assoc...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Carvalho KS,Silvestre Ede A,Maciel Sda S,Lira HI,Galvão RA,Soares MJ,Costa CH,Malaquias LC,Coelho LF

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an expanding zoonosis in Brazil and is becoming urbanized in several Brazilian regions. This study aims to describe the epidemiological features of human and canine VL in the municipality of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais, by focusing on their spatial distribution. MET...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Prado PF,Rocha MF,Sousa JF,Caldeira DI,Paz GF,Dias ES

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rodent-borne hantaviruses cause severe human diseases. We completed a serological survey of hantavirus infection in rural inhabitants of Turvo County, in the southern State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in which seropositivity for hantavirus was correlated to previous disease in the participants. METHODS:The...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Pereira GW,Teixeira AM,Souza MS,Braga AD,Santos Junior GS Jr,Figueiredo GG,Figueiredo LT,Borges AA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1987 the University of Guadalajara performed a seroepidemiological survey in order to know the prevalence of infection for Trypanosoma cruzi in the 124 counties of the state of Jalisco, Mexico in which appraisals of 21.6 for 100 inhabitants were gotten. From December of 1993 to June of 1994 was carried out a pursui...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Contreras FT,Yerenas M,Gutiérrez MS,Anaya MR,Corder AJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Brazil that can become an epidemic during the rainy season resulting from floods in areas susceptible to natural disasters. These areas are widespread in Santa Catarina, particularly in the coastal region. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify environ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Silva AEP,Conceição GMS,Chiaravalloti Neto F

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease, with territorial expansion and regional differences in Brazil that require explanation. This study aimed to describe changes in the epidemiology of VL in Brazil from 2001 to 2014. METHODS:The incidence rates, sociodemographic and clinical data, and case ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Reis LLD,Balieiro AADS,Fonseca FR,Gonçalves MJF

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0098-2017]. ...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors：

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Low handgrip strength (HS) is associated with cardiometabolic alterations that have affected people with HIV/AIDS. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study performed in adults receiving antiretroviral treatment. HS was evaluated using a dynamometer and divided by body weight to obtain the relative strengt...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santos FB,Conceição-Machado MEPD,Sampaio EJ,Ramos LB,Barreto-Medeiros JM

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study, we evaluated the chemical composition of a commercial sample of essential oil from Eucalyptus smithii R.T. Baker and its antifungal activity against Microsporum canis ATCC 32903, Microsporum gypseum ATCC 14683, Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC 9533, T. mentagrophytes ATCC 11480, T. mentagrop...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Baptista EB,Zimmermann-Franco DC,Lataliza AA,Raposo NR

更新日期：2015-11-01 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

authors： de Melo FA,Afiune JB,Ide Neto J,de Almeida EA,Spada DT,Antelmo AN,Cruz ML

更新日期：2003-01-01 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

authors： Silva PC,Silva AV,Silva TN,Vasconcelos LM,Gomes AV,Coêlho MR,Muniz MT,Domingues AL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The genera Enterococcus, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are recognized as important Gram-positive human pathogens. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of Vitek 2 in identifying Gram-positive cocci and their antimicrobial susceptibilities. METHODS:One hundred four isolates were analyzed...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Paim TG,Cantarelli VV,d'Azevedo PA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The etiology of several hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases remains largely unknown. Although Fasciola hepatica has been associated with liver fibrosis in Latin America, it has not yet been associated with HCC. This study aimed to determine the existence of specific IgG antibodies against F. hepatica in t...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Machicado C,Bertani S,Herrera-Velit P,Espinoza J,Ruiz E,Marcos L

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By morphological and morphometric analyses of serial sections the occurrence of T. cruzi nests in the central vein and in the parenchyma of adrenal glands, in the left ventricular wall and in the inferior vena cava wall in chronic Chagasic patients was studied. Of 36 cases 50% showed parasites in the adrenal central v...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Teixeira Vde P,dos Reis MA,Araújo MB,Silveira SA,dos Reis L,Almeida Hde O

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

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：INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis C is a public health problem of global dimensions, affecting approximately 200 million people worldwide. The main objective of this study was to estimate the incidence rate of hepatitis C in Brazil during the period between 2001 and 2012. METHODS:An epidemiological, temporal, and descriptive stu...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Hanus JS,Ceretta LB,Simões PW,Tuon L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Schistosomiasis Control Program, PCE, in Cachoeira, state of Bahia-Brazil, in Paraguaçu Basin Area. Data comes from PCE-111 cards of SUCAM/FNS, which are routinely registered in the 111 villages identified during the study follow up, 1982-1992. The S. mansoni infection was...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santana VS,Teixeira Mda G,Santos CC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been estimated that 3% of the world population is infected with the hepatitis C virus. Those who are blood product recipients or have been illicit drug users are at risk. Dental and medical procedures as well as tattooing and acupuncture are also risk factors. Chronic infection occurs in up to 85% of infected c...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Strauss E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The recent emergence and rapid spread of Zika and Chikungunya fevers in Brazil, occurring simultaneously to a Dengue fever epidemic, together represent major challenges to public health authorities. This study aimed to identify and compare the 2015-2016 spatial diffusion pattern of Zika, Chikungunya, and D...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Santana LS,Braga JU

更新日期：2020-04-03 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

authors：

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is an uncommon, contagious, sexually transmitted disease (STD). We report a case of a 17-year-old teenager who presented with a 2-month-old ulcerous vegetant lesion in the right inguinal region. The patient was diagnosed with LGV and received erythromycin treatment. Three months after tr...

journal_title：Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

authors： Passos MR,Arze WN,Passos FD,Faria PF,Varella RQ,Passos MD,Ferreira Dde C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00