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Development of ELISAs for diagnosis of acute typhoid fever in Nigerian children
Felgner, Jiin; Jain, Aarti; Nakajima, Rie; Liang, Li; Jasinskas, Algis; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Vinetz, Joseph M.; Miyajima, Fabio; Pirmohamed, MunirImproved serodiagnostic tests for typhoid fever (TF) are needed for surveillance, to facilitate patient management, curb antibiotic resistance, and inform public health programs. To address this need, IgA, IgM and IgG ELISAs using Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and hemolysin E (t1477) protein were conducted on 86 Nigerian pediatric TF and 29 non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) ...
Strongyloidiasis and Infective Dermatitis Alter Human T Lymphotropic Virus-1 Cl...
Gillet, Nicolas A.; Cook, Lucy; Laydon, Daniel J.; Hlela, Carol; Verdonck, Kristien; Alvarez, Carolina; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Clark, Daniel; Farré, Lourdesp. 1-11; Submitted by Edileide Reis (leyde-landy@hotmail.com) on 2014-12-03T11:52:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Nicolas A. Gillet.pdf: 1059336 bytes, checksum: 232799195c15409c16eb6fad2b1d9470 (MD5); Approved for entry into archive by Delba Rosa (delba@ufba.br) on 2015-06-11T19:05:26Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Nicolas A. Gillet.pdf: 1059336 bytes, checksum: 232799195c15409c16eb6fad2b1d9470 (MD5); Made available in ...
Simultaneous RNA quantification of human and retroviral genomes reveals intact ...
Moens, Britta; Pannecouque, Christophe; López, Giovanni; Talledo, Michael; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Cunha, Antônio Ricardo Khourip. 1-15; Submitted by Edileide Reis (leyde-landy@hotmail.com) on 2014-07-16T11:52:51Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Achiléa Bittencourt.pdf: 1561034 bytes, checksum: 891e9491b8c19acf3073a5c4c4d4eecf (MD5); Approved for entry into archive by Flávia Ferreira (flaviaccf@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-08-11T15:38:05Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Achiléa Bittencourt.pdf: 1561034 bytes, checksum: 891e9491b8c19acf3073a5c4c4d4eecf (MD5); ...
Ascorbic Acid Has Superior Ex Vivo Antiproliferative, Cell Death-Inducing and I...
Moens, Britta; Decanine, Daniele; Menezes, Soraya Maria; Cunha, Antônio Ricardo Khouri; Santos, Gilvanéia Silva; Lopez, Giovanni; Alvarez, Carolinap. 1-15; Submitted by Edileide Reis (leyde-landy@hotmail.com) on 2014-08-19T14:50:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Ricardo Khouri.pdf: 730046 bytes, checksum: 97e66f8a63252afb3abb035fbba7cc97 (MD5); Approved for entry into archive by Delba Rosa (delba@ufba.br) on 2014-08-22T14:38:43Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Ricardo Khouri.pdf: 730046 bytes, checksum: 97e66f8a63252afb3abb035fbba7cc97 (MD5); Made available in DSpace o...
Preliminary antigenic characterisation of an adult worm vomit preparation of Fa...
De Almeida, María Alejandra; Ferreira, María Benardetti; Planchart, Sandra; Terashima, Angélica; Maco, Vicente; Marcos, Luis; Gotuzzo, EduardoFascioliasis is an emerging/re-emerging vector-borne disease with the widest known distribution. Approximately 17 million people are infected around the world, being the Andean region the most affected area. There is an important necessity to develop sensitive and specific diagnostic tools to treat patients early and to avoid complications. In this paper we evaluated the immune response of infected humans again...
Cutaneous anthrax in Lima, Peru: retrospective analysis of 71 cases, including ...
Maguiña, Ciro; Flores del Pozo, Jorge; Terashima, Angélica; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Guerra, Humberto; Vidal, José E.; Legua, Pedro; Solari, LelyAnthrax is a zoonosis produced by Bacillus anthracis, and as an human infection is endemic in several areas in the world, including Peru. More than 95% of the reported naturally acquired infections are cutaneous, and approximately 5% of them can progress to meningoencephalitis. In this study we review the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the patients with diagnosis of cutaneous anthrax evaluated ...
Fascioliasis in relatives of patients with Fasciola hepatica infection in Peru
Marcos, Luis; Maco, Vicente; Terashima, Angélica; Samalvides, Frine; Espinoza, José R.; Gotuzzo, EduardoHigh prevalence rates of human fascioliasis have been described in several regions of Peru. We surveyed 20 families in an endemic area of Peru in order to determine the proportion of infection with F. hepatica in relatives of diagnosed subjects and in order to identify associated risk factors. The study included feces and blood samples of 93 subjects. Ages ranged from one to 53 (mean = 18.6; SD = 14.2). The ove...