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| Oliveira,Micheline de Lucena; Amorim,Melania Maria Ramos de; Souza,Paulo Roberto Eleutério de; Albuquerque,Lúcia Cristina Bezerra de; Brandão,Lucas André Cavalcanti; Guimarães,Rafael Lima. |
| This study compares the detection rates of Chlamydia trachomatis by two techniques, direct immunofluorescence (IMF) and real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in patients with and without intra-epithelial cervical lesions (SIL) in Recife. We conducted a transversal study involving 35 women with SIL and 35 without SIL attended at Ambulatório Especializado da Mulher, Recife, Brazil. They were tested for Chlamydia trachomatis using two techniques, direct IMF or real time PCR. The rates of Chlamydia trachomatis detection were compared and the association with intra-epithelial cervical lesions was determined using the chi-square test at a 5% level of significance. Concordance between the tests was evaluated using kappa. The global prevalence of Chlamydia... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chlamydia trachomatis; Chlamydia infections; Fluorescent antibody technique direct; Polymerase chain reaction. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000400014 |
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| Davoudi,Setareh; Rasoolinegad,Mehrnaz; Younesian,Masoud; Hajiabdolbaghi,Mahboubeh; Soudbakhsh,Abdolreza; Jafari,Sirous; EmadiKouchak,Hamid; Mehrpouya,Morteza; Lotfi,Hossein. |
| Tuberculosis is the prototype of infections that require a cellular immune response for their control. It has been shown that CD4+ T-lymphocytes are most important in the protective response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. CD8+ T-lymphocytes are also important for effective T-cell immune response. This study compares CD4+ and CD8+ baseline values in patients with different manifestations of tuberculosis. CD4+ and CD8+ in three groups of patients with tuberculosis (pulmonary, lymphadenitis, meningitis/milliary involvement) and a group of healthy volunteers were enumerated using flowcytometry. Twenty-six patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, 10 with adenitis, 16 with meningitis or milliary tuberculosis and 16 healthy volunteers entered the study. Mean... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; CD4. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000600008 |
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| Eloy,Alba Maria Xavier; Moreira,Regina Célia; Lemos,Marcílio Figueiredo; Silva,Jéfferson Luis de Almeida; Coêlho,Maria Rosângela Cunha Duarte. |
| The aims of this study were to investigate the genotypes of hepatitis B virus and to identify the precore G1896A and basal core promoter A1762T/G1764A mutations in HBsAg and anti-HBc-positive patients. Eighty-three asymptomatic individuals, three with acute hepatitis B and 33 with chronic hepatitis B referred to viral hepatitis centers in the State of Alagoas, Brazil were analyzed according to their viral load, HBeAg/anti-HBe profile and alanine aminotransferase serum level. The genotypes identified were: A (92.5%), C (5%), D (1.25%) and F (1.25%). The precore mutation was detected in 3.8% of sequences and basal core promoter mutation in 52.4%. These were identified in 45.45% of the asymptomatic individuals and 54.55% of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Genotypes; HBV mutation; Alagoas; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000600013 |
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| Rosanova,Maria Teresa; Allaria,Adrian; Santillan,Alejandro; Hernandez,Claudia; Landry,Luis; Ceminara,Rodolfo; Berberian,Griselda. |
| Infections after cardiovascular surgery are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. This paper described the study of risk factors associated with development of infections. This is a prospective study, setting in a Hospital JP Garrahan, a tertiary and referral center of Buenos Aires, Argentina. All patients with cardiac surgeries between 1/11/01 to 1/1/ 2002 were included. The median age of p was 30 months (r: 1-212 m), 184 p (53%) were boys, 21% (75) had underlying disease, being the genetic disorders or undernutrition the most frequent, 56 p (16%) had previous surgery, 36 p (10%) had received previous antibiotics and 30 (9%) of them had previous infection, An ASA score higher than or equal to 3 was found in 308 p (88%). Median hospital stay... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Infections; Cardiovascular surgery; Children. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000600005 |
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| Coelho,Lara; Veloso,Valdiléa Gonçalves; Grinsztejn,Beatriz; Luz,Paula Mendes. |
| BACKGROUND:The natural history of HIV infection has changed dramatically after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Currently, opportunistic illnesses still represent a major cause of death and hospitalization in this population. In this study, we review the trends in opportunistic illnesses incidence rates and compare the results observed in high-income settings with that for low/middle-income settings, with special attention given to studies from Brazil.METHODS:We systematically searched Pubmed, Web of Science, Lilacs and Google scholar for publications on HIV associated opportunistic illness. Studies reporting rates based on person-time for all opportunistic illnesses and/or the three opportunistic infections of interest,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS-related opportunistic infections; Opportunistic infection; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Incidence. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702014000200196 |
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| Coelho,Lara E.; Ribeiro,Sayonara R.; Veloso,Valdilea G.; Grinsztejn,Beatriz; Luz,Paula M.. |
| Abstract In this study, we evaluated trends in hospitalization rates, length of stay and in-hospital mortality in a cohort of HIV-infected patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2007 through 2013. Among the 3991 included patients, 1861 hospitalizations occurred (hospitalization rate of 10.44/100 person-years, 95% confidence interval 9.98–10.93/100 person-years). Hospitalization rates decreased annually (per year incidence rate ratio 0.92, 95% confidence interval 0.89–0.95) as well as length of stay (median of 15 days in 2007 vs. 11 days in 2013, p-value for trend < 0.001), and in-hospital mortality (13.4% in 2007 to 8.1% in 2013, p-value for trend = 0.053). Our results show that, in a middle-income setting, hospitalization rates are decreasing over... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: HIV; Hospitalization; Length of stay; In-hospital mortality. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000200190 |
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| Brilhante,Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Caetano,Erica Pacheco; Oliveira,Jonathas Sales de; Castelo-Branco,Débora de Souza Collares Maia; Souza,Elizabeth Ribeiro Yokobatake; Alencar,Lucas Pereira de; Cordeiro,Rossana de Aguiar; Bandeira,Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes; Sidrim,José Júlio Costa; Rocha,Marcos Fábio Gadelha. |
| ABSTRACTThe antifungal activity of some statins against different fungal species has been reported. Thus, at the first moment, the in vitro antifungal activity of simvastatin, atorvastatin and pravastatin was tested againstCandida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. Then, in a second approach, considering that the best results were obtained for simvastatin, this drug was evaluated in combination with antifungal drugs against planktonic growth and tested against biofilms ofCandida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. Drug susceptibility testing was performed using the microdilution broth method, as described by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. The interaction between simvastatin and antifungals against planktonic cells was analyzed by calculating the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Candida; Cryptococcus; Simvastatin; Antifungal activity; Biofilm. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000500459 |
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| Wiens,Astrid; Lenzi,Luana; Venson,Rafael; Pedroso,Maria Lúcia Alves; Correr,Cassyano Januário; Pontarolo,Roberto. |
| The aim of this study was to conduct a cost-utility study of adefovir, entecavir, interferon alpha, pegylated interferon alpha, lamivudine and tenofovir for chronic hepatitis B in the context of Brazilian Public Health Care System. A systematic review was carried out for efficacy and safety. Another review was performed to collect utility data and transition probabilities between health states. A Markov model was developed in a time horizon of 40 years with annual cycles for three groups of: HBeAg positive, HBeAg negative, and all patients. These strategies were compared to a fourth group that received no treatment. Discount rates of 5% were applied and sensitivity analyses were performed. Tenofovir offered the best cost-utility ratio for the three... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chronic hepatitis B; Economic evaluation; Treatments. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000400006 |
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| d'Azevedo,Pedro Alves; Santiago,Kelly Aline de Souza; Furtado,Guilherme Henrique Campos; Xavier,Diego Batista; Pignatari,Antonio Carlos Campos; Titze-de-Almeida,Ricardo. |
| The reduction in time required to identify vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has gained increased importance during hospital outbreaks. In the present study, we implemented a laboratory protocol to speed up the VRE screening from rectal samples. The protocol combines a medium for selective VRE isolation (VREBAC®, Probac, São Paulo) and a multiplex PCR for detection and identification of vanA and vanB resistance genes. The screening performance was analyzed in 114 specimens collected from four intensive care units. The swabs were collected at two periods: (1) during a VRE outbreak (February 2006, n=83 patients) and (2) at the post-outbreak period, after adoption of infection control measures (June 2006, n=31 patients). Forty-one/83 VRE (49.4%) and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Enterococcus; VRE; Vancomycin; Diagnostic; PCR. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000400010 |
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| Rocchetti,Taisa Trevizani; Martins,Katheryne Benini; Martins,Patricia Yoshida Faccioli; Oliveira,Rogério Antonio de; Mondelli,Alessandro Lia; Fortaleza,Carlos Magno Castelo Branco; Cunha,Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da. |
| ABSTRACT Introduction: Staphylococcus spp. – both S. aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA) and coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) – are relevant agents of healthcare-associated infections. Therefore, the rapid recognition of MRSA and methicillin-resistant CoNS from blood stream infections is critically important for patient management. It is worth noting that inappropriate empiric therapy has been associated with higher in-hospital mortality. Material and methods: In this study we evaluated a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (multiplex PCR) standardized to detect Staphylococcus spp., S. aureus, and mecA gene-encoded oxacillin resistance directly from blood culture bottles. A total of 371 blood cultures with Gram-positive... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Staphylococcus spp.; Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; MecA gene; Blood cultures; Multiplex PCR. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702018000200099 |
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| Mahmud,Ibrahim Clós; Piassini,Letícia de Araujo Saraiva; Motta,Fabrizio; Behar,Paulo Renato Petersen; Souza,Getúlio Dornelles. |
| ABSTRACT Human visceral leishmaniasis is a growing anthropozoonosis in Brazil, and particularly in the southern region of the country. It is an infectious disease transmitted to humans, dogs and other animals in urban and rural areas of the Americas, mainly due to the bite of Lutzomya longipalpis infected with Leishmania infantum. This article aims to portray the current epidemiological situation of the human visceral leishmaniasis arrival in Porto Alegre city, located in the southern region of Brazil. It is a descriptive study, a case series and a critical review. Six human cases with human visceral leishmaniasis were notified by the date of conclusion of the study, all human visceral leishmaniasis cases were diagnosed at late stage, leading to four deaths. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Visceral leishmaniasis; Fever caused by sandflies; Communicable diseases; Leishmania infantum. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000200124 |
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