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| Almeida,R. A. M. B.; Silva,G. F.; Llanos,J. C.; Winckler,C. C.; Gomes,M. R. B.; Biagioni,D. S.; Paula,R. C. C.; Meira,D. A.; Bakonyi,A.. |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplantation. Disseminated toxoplasmosis after liver transplantation is a rare but fatal event. Serologic screening of the donor and the recipient is essential to prophylactic management, early diagnosis and therapeutic strategies to minimize the consequences of these infections. The aim of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of CMV and Toxoplasma gondii (TG) in a Brazilian liver transplant waiting list (LTWL). Serological data were collected from 44 candidates on the LTWL between May 2003 and November 2004. Serological investigation of antibodies IgM and IgG against CMV (anti-CMV) and TG (anti-T. gondii) was performed using fluorometry commercial... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cytomegalovirus; Liver transplantation; Toxoplasmosis; Toxoplasma gondii; Seroprevalence; Waiting list. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000400016 |
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| Almeida,R. A. M. B.; Souza,L. R.; Calvi,S. A.; Ikoma,M. R. V.; Silva,V. A.; Curi,P. R.; Meira,D. A.. |
| The aim of this paper was to evaluate the immune reconstitution of HIV-1 patients subjected to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for two years or more according to CD45RA and CD45RO cell count; determination of IL-2, IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-10 and TNF-alpha serum levels; CD4+ T and CD8+ T lymphocyte count; and plasma viral load (VL) determination. For this purpose, a cross sectional study was carried out in the Tropical Diseases Area, Botucatu School of Medicine, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Between June 2001 and April 2002, 37 HIV-1 infected patients were evaluated, 13 with treatment indication but untreated (G1), 9 subjected to HAART for 5-7 months (G2), and 15 treated for two years or more (G3); both treated... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; Immune reconstitution; Antiretroviral; HAART; Cytokines; CD45RA; CD45RO. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992006000100008 |
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