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| Araújo,A.B.; Vianna,E.E.S.; Berne,M.E.A.. |
| Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas' Disease, is a widely spread protozoa in America. Blood transfusion is the secondly most important way of acquiring the infection. In blood banks, tests are performed to eliminate potentially infected blood. This study aimed to evaluate the positivity for T. cruzi in blood samples of donor's candidates in Southern Brazil. The study was based on a sampling containing all blood donors of Hemopel - a Pelotas City Blood Center, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, from 2004 to 2005. Serological study was performed using ELISA Chagatest. Sampling containing values ± 20% cut off were evaluated using ELISA Chagatek, ELISA Alka/Adaltis, IHA Chagatest and IIF Imunocruzi. TESA-Blot was used as a confirmatory procedure in... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Trypanosoma cruzi; Blood donors; Serological screening. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000600007 |
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| Barajas-Rojas,Jose Alfonso; Riemann,Hans; Franti,Charles. |
| A cohort of 125 cows (Zebu-Holstein crosses) were screened every two months during a period of two years for IgG antibodies to 20 viral, bacterial, rickettsial and parasitic agents. The screening was performed on sera using the ELISA procedure. The IgG levels fluctuated during pregnancy in a regular and similar way for all the antigens tested. IgG reached its lowest levels in the fourth and seventh month of pregnancy, a significant increase ocurred during the last month of pregnancy and this was followed by a precipitous decline during the first month post partum. The IgG fluctuations associated with the different phases of reproductive status may interact with seasonal changes in IgG levels. The changes in IgG levels during pregnancy may have the result... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cohort; Serological screening; Pregnancy. |
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84781993000100013 |
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