Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012; Objective. Heparanase 2 (HPSE2) is expressed in various tissues, including the brain, intestine, prostate, breast, and endometrium. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of HPSE2 in cervical carcinogenesis, which has not been clarified to date. Materials and Methods. The immunoexpression of HPSE2 ...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:56:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is endemic in most Brazilian Hospitals, and there are few studies which show the efficacy of control measures in such situations. This study evaluated intensive care unit (ICU) patients, in two years divided in control, intervention and post-intervention grou...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-03T17:31:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-12-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-04T16:20:23Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0004-28032018002400329.pdf: 264375 bytes, checksum: a057596e119e73acaf2321d69db282bd (MD5); RESUMOCONTEXTO:A infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C (HCV) é uma das principais causas de hepatite C crônica e provoca implicações graves para pa...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of the well-known predisposing factors and signs and symptoms usually associated with either overreaching or overtraining syndrome in physical fitness centers in São Paulo City, Brazil. METHOD: A questionnaire consisting of 13 question groups pertaining to either predisposing factors (1-7) or signs and symptoms (8-13) was given to 413 subjects. The...
Gynecological cytology has some inaccurate morphological categorization and poor interobserver reproducibility especially for glandular lesions. Liquid-based cytology (LBC) preparations are presumed to reduce artifacts that interfere in diagnosis performance, but its value to correctly identify glandular alterations has not been sufficiently reported. The objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic pe...
In order to assess the potential risk of anti-HBc-positive blood donors for post-transfusional hepatitis and to investigate whether other HBV serological markers are capable of identifying the presence of the virus, 1000 first-time blood donors were enrolled between June and July 1997. These donors were screened using routine Brazilian blood center tests (HIV 1 and 2, HTLV 1 and 2, Chagas disease, Syphilis, HCV...
A prospective study was designed to evaluate the serologic efficacy of a two dose meas les vaccination schedule, at 6 months and 11 months of age. Infants were given a further attenuated measles virus vaccine (BIKEN CAM 70, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz) and serum samples were tested for measles antibodies using the indirect immunofluorescence technique (IFA) and ELISA. Seroconversion rates 6 to 12 months (mean of 8.0 ...