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Kussen,Gislene Maria Botão; Dalla-Costa,Libera Maria; Rossoni,Andrea; Raboni,Sonia Mara. |
Abstract Setting Patients HIV+ attending in a reference clinic, Southern Brazil. Objective To compare the interferon-gamma-release assay (IGRA – QuantiFERON® TB Gold In-Tube) with the tuberculin skin test (TST – PPD-Rt 23) for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with HIV. Design Cohort study. Patients were simultaneously submitted to the TST and blood collection for the IGRA. Results A total of 140 subjects were included. Nine (6.4%) were IGRA+/TST+, 12 (8.6%) were IGRA+/TST−, 4 (3%) were IGRA−/TST+, and 115 (82%) IGRA−/TST−. There was poor agreement between tests (kappa = 0.2), and no correlation between these results and CD4+ T lymphocyte counts. During follow-up, one patient with negative results on both tests died from sepsis, and... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Immunological tests; Immunocompromised patients. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000100069 |
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Cogo,Laura Lúcia; Monteiro,Cristina Leise Bastos; Miguel,Marilis Dallarmi; Miguel,Obdulio Gomes; Cunico,Miriam Machado; Ribeiro,Marcelo Lima; Camargo,Eloá Ramalho de; Kussen,Gislene Maria Botão; Nogueira,Keite da Silva; Costa,Libera Maria Dalla. |
The antibacterial activity of plant extracts obtained from Bixa orellana L., Chamomilla recutita L., Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil., Malva sylvestris L., Plantago major L. and Rheum rhaponticum L. has been evaluated against two reference strains and eleven clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori. All the plant species chosen are used in popular Brazilian cuisine and folk medicine in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. Initial screening was made by the disk diffusion test and then minimum inhibitory concentration was determined by the agar dilution method. The results presented in this work demonstrated that among the plant preparations analyzed, B. orellana L., C. recutita L., I. paraguariensis A. St.-Hil. and M. sylvestris L. were capable of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Helicobacter pylori; Antibacterial activity; Plant extracts. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000200007 |
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