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HBV and HCV serological markers in patients with the hepatosplenic form of mans...
Silva,Jéfferson Luis de Almeida; Souza,Veridiana Sales Barbosa de; Vilella,Tatiana Aguiar Santos; Domingues,Ana Lúcia C.CONTEXT: Blood transfusion is one of the major risk factors for the transmission of the hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses. However, there are no reports describing the endoscopic transmission of these viruses in patients with the hepatosplenic form of schistosomiasis. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of serological markers of HBV and HCV in patients with the hepatosplenic form of schistosomiasis and ev...
Reduction of morbidity in hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis mansoni after treatment...
Domingues,Ana Lúcia C.; Coutinho,Amaury D.Forty-two with hepatosplenic patients treated with praziquantel and followed up for 5 years. One half of the patients received a single 30 mg/kg dose and the other half, two doses of 25 mg/kg given 4 hrs apart. According to Hoffman and Kato-Katz stool exams, an 83.3% cure rate, was observed after twelve months. Stool egg counts in cases of incomplete cure were greatly reduced. Liver function, as assessed by ser...
Tratamento da esquistossomose mansônica na criança com oxamniquine sob forma de...
Moura,Helena; Nisquier,Helena; Bechara,Sonia; Domingues,Ana Lúcia C.; Coutinho,AmaurySão apresentados os resultados preliminares do tratamento da esguistossomose mansônica com oxamniquine, sob forma de xarope, em 40 crianças, com idade variando de 5 a 14 anos. 18 pertenciam ao sexo masculino e 22 ao feminino. A dose utilizada foi de 20 mg/k em uma única aplicação - 25 pacientes (Grupo A) ou em 2 tomadas com intervalo de 12 hs - 15 pacientes (Grupo B). A tolerância foi em geral boa, sobretudo no...