Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a neonatal intensive care unit in brazil evaluated by PCR and association with perinatal aspects.

abstract：:In view of the high circulation of migratory birds and the environmental and climatic conditions which favor the proliferation of arthropods, the Brazilian Pantanal is susceptible to circulation of arboviruses. However, the amount of data concerning arbovirus vectors in this area is scarce; therefore the aim of this s...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Pauvolid-Corrêa A,Tavares FN,Alencar J,Silva Jdos S,Murta M,Serra-Freire NM,Pellegrin AO,Gil-Santana H,Guimarães AE,Silva EE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant yeast-derived hepatitis B vaccine manufactured by Instituto Butantan was administered in two groups of adult volunteers (I, II) following two different schedules of immunization. In the first trial (10 &mgr;g doses and 0, 1, 3 months vaccination schedule) 106 individuals completed the full immunization pro...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ioshimoto LM,Rissato ML,Bonilha VS,Miyaki C,Raw I I,Granovski N

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A panoramic sight of epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies, referring to Loxosceles laeta and loxoscelism, carried out in 1955-1988, in Santiago, Chile is presented. Two-hundred and sixteen cases of loxoscelism were studied. The most relevant features were: 84.3% corresponded to cutaneous loxoscelism (CL)...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Schenone H,Saavedra T,Rojas A,Villarroel F

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis ("chromoblastomycosis") is a rare intracranial lesion. We report the first human culture-proven case of brain abscesses due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi in Brazil. The patient, a 28 year-old immunocompetent white male, had ocular manifestations and a hypertensive intracranial syndrome. Magnetic res...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Nóbrega JP,Rosemberg S,Adami AM,Heins-Vaccari EM,Lacaz Cda S,de Brito T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three isolates over 5 years from a patient with persistent relapsing mucosal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and 7 clones from one of these isolates were studied by zymodemes and serodemes analysis. Results showed evidences of clonal phenotypic variation. Eight isoenzymes markers demonstrated cl...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Cuba-Cuba CA,Evans D,Rosa Ade C,Marsden PD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We all hope that biotechnology will answer some social and economical unavoidable requirements of the modern life. It is necessary to improve agriculture production, food abundance and health quality in a sustainable development. It is indeed a hard task to keep the progress on taking into account the rational use of ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Simões-Barbosa A,Simões Barbosa C,Simões Barbosa F

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between oral candidiasis in elderly users and nonusers of prosthesis and its predisposing factors. To this end, we performed a cross-sectional study where saliva samples from 48 patients were collected they used prosthesis and 43 patients (control group) who did not use. Among the 9...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Bianchi CM,Bianchi HA,Tadano T,Paula CR,Hoffmann-Santos HD,Leite DP Jr,Hahn RC

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：:The recognition profile of the tissue cysts antigens by IgG antibodies was studied during acute and chronic human toxoplasmic infection. Thus the IgG response against Toxoplasma gondii was investigated by immunoblotting in two patients accidentally infected with the RH strain as well as in group of naturally infected ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Villavedra M,Carol H,Nieto A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of small ultrasonographic equipment has permitted to incorporate this technique to the methods of early detection of Human Hydatidosis. 689 echographies were carried out in this experience, and 5.51% of compatible images in the whole population, and 12.24% in groups of risk (those living together with ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Larrieu E,Frider B,Andreani G,Andreani G,Aquino A,De La Fuente R

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：:Chromoblastomycosis (CR) is a subcutaneous chronic mycosis characterized by a granulomatous inflammatory response. However, little is known regarding the pattern of leukocyte subsets in CR and the pathways involved in their recruitment. The objective of this study was to assess the cellular subsets, chemokine, chemoki...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Sá VC,Silva TA,Reis CM,Cunha FQ,Figueiredo F,Bocca AL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a globally parasitic zoonosis caused by larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus. This study investigated E. granulosus genotypes isolated from livestock and humans in the Golestan province, northern Iran, southeast of the Caspian sea, using partial sequencing data of the cytochrome c oxi...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Sharbatkhori M,Tanzifi A,Rostami S,Rostami M,Fasihi Harandi M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal involvement by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis was described at necropsies and in many clinical studies, but only in adults. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate adrenal function in children with paracoccidioidomycosis. Twenty-three children with the systemic form of paracoccidioidomycosis were evalu...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Pereira RM,Guerra-Júnior G,Tresoldi AT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently known distribution range of Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is presented. The record of A. fulica naturally infested with Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae (Railliet, 1898) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) can be found in the city of Guaratinguetá. It was found A. fulica wit...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Ohlweiler FP,Guimarães MC,Takahashi FY,Eduardo JM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high mortality rates associated with candidemia episodes and the emergence of resistance to antifungal agents necessitate the monitoring of the susceptibility of fungal isolates to antifungal treatments. The new, recently approved, species-specific clinical breakpoints (SS-CBPs)(M27-S4) for evaluating susceptibili...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Santos ER,Dal Forno CF,Hernandez MG,Kubiça TF,Venturini TP,Chassot F,Santurio JM,Alves SH

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the factors associated with mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. The study design is a retrospective cohort. The population consisted of 323 HIV-positive mothers and their newborns, attended at the Perinatal Nucleus/HUPE-UERJ, municipality of Rio de Janeiro, in the period of 2...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Gouvêa ADN,Trajano AJB,Monteiro DLM,Rodrigues NCP,Costa JTD,Cavalcante MB,Auar DF,Gouvea EF,Taquette SR

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant number of Brazilian gestational-age women are still not tested for HIV, representing a high risk of transmission to their newborns. The current study sought to identify the number of pregnant women with no previous testing or undocumented for HIV referred to the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of a ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Prestes-Carneiro LE,Miguel NA,Ascêncio EL,Amâncio M,Alcântara VL,Portelinha-Filho JA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Publications are often used as a measure of research work success. Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 1 and 2 are human retroviruses, which were discovered in the early 1980s, and it is estimated that 15-20 million people are infected worldwide. This article describes a bibliometric review and a coauthorship netwo...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： González-Alcaide G,Ramos JM,Huamaní C,Mendoza Cd,Soriano V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dot-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dot-ELISA) was standardized using somatic (S) and excretory-secretory (ES) antigens of Toxocara-canis for the detection of specific antibodies in 22 serum samples from children aged 1 to 15 years, with clinical signs of toxocariasis. Fourteen serum samples from apparently nor...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Camargo ED,Nakamura PM,Vaz AJ,da Silva MV,Chieffi PP,de Melo EO

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryo-microtome sections of larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis and S. ratti respectively obtained from human and rat feces cultures, were used as antigens. Fluoresceinate conjugates against human IgG were employed at the ideal titer of 10 for S. stercoralis and 100 for S. ratti. The sensitivity of the indirect immunof...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Costa-Cruz JM,Bullamah CB,Gonçalves-Pires Mdo R,Campos DM,Vieira MA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracoccidioidomycosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that induces a specific inflammatory and immune response. The participation of nitric oxide (NO), a product of the inducible nitric oxide synthase enzyme (iNOS), as an important fungicidal molecule against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis has been demonstrated. In...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Batista AC,Soares CT,Lara VS

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:The circulation of arboviruses throughout the world and the maintenance of lymphatic filariasis endemicity in tropical countries, combined with the lack of vaccines and specific treatments, highlight the importance of reducing the populations of mosquitoes involved in the transmission of these pathogens, Aedes aegypti...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Xavier MDN,Rodrigues MP,Melo DCTV,Santos EMM,Barbosa RMR,Oliveira CMF

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to contribute to a better understanding of the forms of acquisition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Brazil, with special emphasis on sexual transmission, we determined the presence of HCV infection in regular partners and in non-sexual home communicants of blood donors seen at Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de ...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Tengan FM,Eluf-Neto J,Cavalheiro NP,Barone AA

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical case presents a patient with a raised and ulcerative lesion with erythematous edges in the mouth, on the lower lip that was unsuccessfully treated as herpes labialis. Clinical data and laboratory tests (Montenegro skin test, indirect immunofluorescence, direct parasite search and polymerase chain reactio...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Oyama J,Ferreira FBP,Conter CC,Lera-Nonose DSSL,Ramos-Milaré ÁCFH,Venazzi EAS,Silveira TGV,Lonardoni MVC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 73 isolates (57 Enterobacter cloacae and 16 Enterobacter agglomerans), recovered during an outbreak of bacteremia in the Campinas area, São Paulo, Brazil, were studied. Of these isolates, 61 were from parenteral nutrition solutions, 9 from blood cultures, 2 from a sealed bottle of parenteral nutrition solut...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Gonçalves CR,Vaz TM,Leite D,Pisani B,Simoes M,Prandi MA,Rocha MM,Cesar PC,Trabasso P,von Nowakonski A,Irino K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical examination of nails was carried out in 210 elderly patients and nail scrapings were obtained from onychomycosis suggested lesions in order to determine their causative agents, incidence and clinical characteristics. Diagnostic was confirmed by the isolation of the agents from 74 patients, mainly from toe-nai...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： Rodríguez-Soto ME,Fernández-Andreu CM,Moya Duque S,Rodríguez Díaz RM,Martínez-Machín G

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the results of T. mentagrophytes inoculation in the cheek pouch of the hamster, an immunologically privileged site. Forty two animals were used: 21 inoculated with 10(6) fungi in the cheek pouch (group 1) and 21 inoculated initially with 10(6) fungi in the foot pad and 15 days later in the cheek po...

journal_title：Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

authors： de Arruda MS,Gilioli S,Vilani-Moreno FR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00