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Integrative literature review of the reported uses of serological tests in lepr...
Fabri,Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho; Carvalho,Ana Paula Mendes; Vieira,Nayara Figueiredo; Bueno,Isabela de Caux; Rodrigues,Rayssa NogueiraAbstract: An integrative literature review was conducted to synthesize available publications regarding the potential use of serological tests in leprosy programs. We searched the databases Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Índice Bibliográfico Espanhol em Ciências da Saúde, Acervo da Biblioteca da Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System O...
Clinical signs, diagnosis, and case reports of Vaccinia virus infections
Silva,Daniela Carla Medeiros; Moreira-Silva,Eduardo Augusto dos Santos; Gomes,Juliana de Assis Silva; Fonseca,Flávio Guimarães daVaccinia virus is responsible for a zoonosis that usually affects cattle and human beings in Brazil. The initial clinical signs of the infection are focal red skin areas, fever, and general symptoms similar to those of a cold. Then, pustules and ulcerated lesions surrounded by edema and erythema follow, as well as local lymphadenopathy that can last for weeks. Cure and healing of the lesions occur over several ...
Comparative clinical and ultrasound study of egg-negative and egg-positive indi...
Magalhães,Telcia V.B.; Gazzinelli,Giovanni; Alvarez,Maria Carolina B.; Silva,F.C. Lima e; Fraga,Lucia Alves Oliveira; Silveira,Alda Maria S.Two hundred and twenty three subjects from a Schistosoma mansoni low morbidity endemic area and nine hospitalized hepatosplenic patients were submitted to stool test and clinical examination and abdomen ultrasound assessments. According to stool examination and ultrasound results, they were grouped as follows: G1 - 63 Schistosoma mansoni egg-negative individuals; G2 - 141 egg-positive patients and without evide...
Evaluation of the immune response to CRA and FRA recombinant antigens of Trypan...
Pereira,Valéria Rêgo Alves; Lorena,Virginia Maria Barros de; Nakazawa,Mineo; Silva,Ana Paula Galvão da; Montarroyos,Ulisses; Correa-Oliveira,RodrigoHumoral and cellular immune responses were evaluated in 44 C57BL/6 mice immunized with the Trypanosoma cruzi recombinant antigens CRA and FRA. Both antigens induced cutaneous immediate-type hypersensitivity response. The levels of IgG1, IgG2a, IgG2b and IgG3 were high in CRA immunized mice. IgG3 was the predominant isotype. Although no difference in antibody levels was observed in FRA-immunized mice when compar...