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Usefulness of 3’- 5’ IS6110-RFLP genotyping and spoligotyping of Mycobacterium ...
Almeida, Silvia Maria de; Malaspina, Ana Carolina; Leite, Clarisse Queico Fujimura; Saad, Maria Helena FéresA drug resistance survey involving Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from patients of a tertiary Hospital in the Rio de Janeiro city (RJ), Brazil, between the years 1996 and 1998 revealed a high frequency of isoniazid (HR) resistance. These isolates were revisited and genotyped. Patients came from different RJ neighborhoods and municipalities, and 70% were outpatients. Applying the 3’ and 5’ IS6110-RFLP and t...
Classic and molecular study of Giardia duodenalis in children from a daycare ce...
Tashima, Nair Toshiko; Simões, Maria Jacira Silva; Leite, Clarice Queico Fujimura; Fluminhan, Antonio; Nogueira, Marco Antonio; Malaspina, Ana CarolinaEpidemiological studies on giardiasis by using molecular techniques such as RAPD (Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA) may give information on factors related to the transmission of Giardia duodenalis. The aim of this work was to assess the epidemiology of G. duodenalis in 101 children attended at a daycare center in Presidente Bernardes, SP, Brazil. After parasitological examinations in feces samples, 15 childr...