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Viral hepatitis caused by occupational accidents: distribution of cases in Braz...
Cordeiro, Técia Maria Santos Carneiro e; Araújo, Tânia Maria de; D'Oliveira Júnior, Argemiroto analyze the distribution of cases of viral hepatitis due to occupational accidents in Brazil from 2007 to 2014. Methods: this is an ecological study of a descriptive nature of notifications of viral hepatitis registered in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases. Results: they point out that the mean incidence of viral hepatitis due to occupational accidents in Brazil was 2 cases/1,000,000 of the econ...
Detection of specific IgE antibodies in parasite diseases
Atta, Maria Luiza Brito de Sousa; Araújo, Maria Ilma; D'Oliveira Júnior, Argemiro; Jesus, Amélia Maria Ribeiro de; Almeida, Roque Pacheco deActivation of Th1 or Th2 cells is associated with production of specific immunoglobulin isotypes, offering the opportunity to use antibody measurement for evaluation of T cell function. Schistosomiasis and visceral leishmaniasis are diseases associated with Th2 activation. However, an IgE response is not always detected in these patients. In the present study we evaluated specific IgE antibodies to S. mansoni a...