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Falavigna,Dina Lúcia Morais; Almeida,Amanda Andrea de; Iwazaki,Renata Sayuri; Araújo,Silvana Marques de. |
To determine the indices of prevalence of intestinal parasites and commensals in the residents of ecotourism region of Paraná State, a retrospective study was conducte, from January/2003 to December/2004 on 3,764 fecal parasitological examinations performed by a private laboratory of Ubiratã using the Baermann-Moraes, water-sedimentation and Willis methods. Among the individuals aged eight months to 89 years, 522 (13.9%) cases were positive. Giardia lamblia (175/522; 24.2%) was the most prevalent parasite (p<0.000). Entamoeba coli was the most common commensal, with 238/552 (32.9%) cases (p<0.000), being frequently associated with other species, either parasitic or commensal. The children of preschool age (2-6 years old) and school age (7-14 years)... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Intestinal Parasites; Ecotourism; Travelers Parasitology; Paraná. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000400007 |
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Kinoshita-Yanaga,Andréa Tieko; Bértoli,Marta; Martins,Vanessa Aparecida; Mizutani,Angélica Sayuri; Toledo,Max Jean de Ornelas; Araújo,Silvana Marques de; Gomes,Mônica Lúcia. |
The objective of this study was to evaluate, through blood culture and PCR, the results of the ELISA for Chagas' disease in the screening of blood donors in the public blood-supply network of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and to map the epidemiological profile of the donors with respect to their risk of infection by Trypanosoma cruzi. The negative and positive results of the ELISA were confirmed by blood culture and PCR for 190/191 individuals (99.5%). For one individual (0.5%), the ELISA was inconclusive, blood culture and IIF were negative, and IHA and PCR positive. Three individuals (1.6%) were positive for T. cruzi on all the tests. Donors were predominantly female, and natives of Paraná, of rural origin, had observed or been informed of the presence of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Trypanosoma cruzi/detection; ELISA/use for screening; Blood donors; Blood culture; PCR; Blood bank/screened donors. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000100007 |
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