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Lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus in infa...
Vieira, Sandra E.; Gilio, Alfredo E.; Durigon, Edison L.; Ejzenberg, BernardoINTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major etiological agent of lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Genotypes of this virus and the role of the infants' serum antibodies have yet to be fully clarified. This knowledge is important for the development of effective therapeutic and prophylactic measures. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the types and genotypes of RSV causing respiratory tract infec...
Aerobic bacteria, Chlamydia trachomatis, Pneumocystis carinii and Cytomegalovir...
Ejzenberg, Bernardo; Melles, Heloisa; Melles, Carmo; Dias, Rosa; Baldacci, Evandro Roberto; Okay, YassuhikoThe authors studied 58 infants hospitalized for pneumonia in a semi-intensive care unit. Age ranged from 1 complete to 6 incomplete months. The infants were sent from another hospital in 20 cases and from home in a further 38. Pulmonary involvement, which was alveolar in 46 cases and interstitial in 12, was bilateral in 31 children. The investigation was carried out prospectively on the etiological agents assoc...
Parinaud syndrome caused by Bartonella henselae: case report
Yamashita, Carlos Alberto; Mielle, Adriana; Slhessarenko, Natasha; Nascimento, Sérgio; Gilio, Alfredo; Pahl, Márcia; Ejzenberg, BernardoThe authors report a case of Parinaud syndrome (conjunctivitis with pre-auricular satellite adenitis) caused by Bartonella henselae, the etiologic agent of Cat Scratch Disease. The etiologic assessment of this case was performed by serum indirect immunofluorescence reaction and allowed for a better therapeutics and follow up, avoiding ineffective antibiotics and surgical interventions.; Os autores relatam um ca...
Blood culture: specificity in childhood bacterial pneumonia
Ejzenberg, Bernardo; Rodrigues, Joaquim C.; Vieira, Vera S. Dias; Brandileone, Maria C. C.; Baldacci, Evandro Roberto; Okay, Yassuhiko