Arnaldo Lopes Colombo,Thaís Guimarães
Arnaldo Lopes Colombo
Candiduria remains a controversial issue for clinicians once that it may represent a broad variety of possibilities including colonization, local or systemic infection. We will discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of candiduria...
Samuel Dutra Varo,Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins,Miguel Jorge de Oliveira Cardoso et al.
Samuel Dutra Varo et al.
Despite the relative frequency of opportunistic fungal infections among hemodialysis patients, the reservoirs for these microorganisms in the environment remain unknown, although some recent studies have made correlations with the water sup...
[Participation of platelets in the process of fibrosis in patients with mansonic schistosomiasis] [0.03%]
血吸虫病患者血小板在纤维化过程中的作用
Sheila Soares,Virmondes Rodrigues Júnior,David Teixeira Nascimento Silva et al.
Sheila Soares et al.
The aim of this study was to evaluate platelet activation through P-selectin, and PDGF-AB and TGF beta 1 content, in schistosomiasis patients who developed fibrosis (F3) and who did not present this (F0), and in a control group (C). The res...
[Isolation and identification of potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae in samples from environments in a public hospital in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul] [0.03%]
porto alegre市立医院环境样本中潜在病原free-living amoebae的分离鉴定
Ana Maris Carlesso,Amauri Braga Simonetti,Geórgia Lazzari Artuso et al.
Ana Maris Carlesso et al.
A study on the presence of free-living amoebae in a public hospital was developed in the city of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul. Dust and biofilms were collected using sterile swabs that had been prepared for this study, from 15 h...
Eros Antonio de Almeida,Ruy Madsen Barbosa Neto,Maria Elena Guariento et al.
Eros Antonio de Almeida et al.
This study had the aim of evaluating the clinical presentation of chronic Chagas disease among the elderly. It was a retrospective analysis of clinical records at an outpatient referral service. The sample was divided into two groups: elder...
Nádia Stella-Silva,Solange Artimos Oliveira,Keyla Belízia Feldman Marzochi
Nádia Stella-Silva
In order to asses the clinical forms of meningococcal disease, we reviewed 201 cases diagnosed as meningococcal disease in the University Hospital of the Fluminense Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, 185 of which met the inclusion criter...
[Pathogenic Vibrios in oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae) served at restaurants in Rio de Janeiro: a public health warning] [0.03%]
巴西里约热内卢餐厅售卖的竹荚牡蛎中发现病原弧菌：公共卫生预警
Christiane Soares Pereira,Célio Mauro Viana,Dália dos Prazeres Rodrigues
Christiane Soares Pereira
Forty oyster samples (Crassostrea rhizophorae) served raw in 15 restaurants in the city of Rio de Janeiro were evaluated in order to investigate the presence of Vibrio spp. The oyster samples were analyzed and subjected to enrichment in alk...
[Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba regions, State of Minas Gerais, 1998-2005: clinical-epidemiological aspects of 23 cases] [0.03%]
1998～2005年梅奈斯吉拉斯三角地区和阿洛·帕拉那伊巴地区汉坦病毒肺综合征的临床流行病学特征(23例分析)
Jean Ezequiel Limongi,Fabíola Corrêa da Costa,Márcia Beatriz Cardoso de Paula et al.
Jean Ezequiel Limongi et al.
The epidemiological, clinical, laboratory and treatment findings from 23 cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome were analyzed. These cases were identified either serologically or immunohistochemically in hospitals in the municipality ...
Luciano de Albuquerque Mello,Mario Ribeiro de Melo-Junior,Ana Cecília Cavalcanti de Albuquerque et al.
Luciano de Albuquerque Mello et al.
The objectives of this study were to estimate the serum prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a dialysis center in the greater Recife region, and to correlate HCV serum positivity with some risk factors. Analyses were performed...
[Anorectal lesions in HIV-positive patients using highly active antiretroviral therapy] [0.03%]
应用高效抗逆转录病毒疗法的HIV阳性患者的肛门直肠病病变
Manuel Retamozo-Palacios,João Batista de Sousa,João Barberino Santos
Manuel Retamozo-Palacios
Anorectal lesions are common in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) has little influence on the progression of anal neoplasms. The prevalence of anorectal lesions in 88 HIV-positiv...