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Trend and dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America during the first wave
Cézar, Renan Carrasco; Lira, Mateus Lavor; Nogueira, Matheus Gama; Freitas, Bruno Araújo de; Damasceno, Lisandra SerraObjective: The present study aimed to evaluate the trend and dynamics of COVID-19 in Latin America ( LA). Methods: This ecological study was based on data published on the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization websites. Information was collected in three periods: 05/10/2020 (Period A), 06/19/2020 (Period B), and 07/20/2020 (Period C). Descriptive analysis was performed. Results: In ...
Mixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types ...
Damasceno, Lisandra Serra; Vite-Garín, Tania; Ramírez, José Antonio; Rodríguez-Arellanes, Gabriela; Almeida, Marcos Abreu de; Muniz, Mauro de MedeirosMixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types, in AIDS‑patients are described in this study. Morphological, mating type-specific PCR assay and multilocus sequencing type analysis of H. capsulatum isolates recovered from two Brazilian AIDS‑patients were performed. Five H. capsulatum isolates were recovered at different times from the two patients. Three isolates were obtained fro...
Mixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types ...
Damasceno, Lisandra Serra; Vite-Garín, Tania; Ramírez, José Antonio; Rodríguez-Arellanes, Gabriela; Almeida, Marcos Abreu de; Muniz, Mauro de MedeirosMixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types, in AIDS-patients are described in this study. Morphological, mating type-specific PCR assay and multilocus sequencing type analysis of H. capsulatum isolates recovered from two Brazilian AIDS-patients were performed. Five H. capsulatum isolates were recovered at different times from the two patients. Three isolates were obtained fro...
An autochthonous case of paracoccidioidomycosis in a new area of Ceara State, N...
Mota, Matheus Alves de Lima; Damasceno, Lisandra Serra; Bandeira, Silviane Praciano; Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus SilvaThe largest endemic areas of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in Brazil comprise the humid agricultural regions of the Southeast, South, and, recently, the Midwest and North regions. The Ceara State, located in the Brazilian Northeast region, presents semi-arid climate in most of its territory, characterized by high temperatures, scarce vegetation and low humidity. The objective of the present study was to describe...
Morbimortalidade e sobrevida após o primeiro evento de histoplasmose disseminad...
Damasceno, Lisandra SerraHistoplasmosis is one of the most opportunistic systemic mycoses associated with AIDS today in Brazil and worldwide. Ceará is the state of Brazil with the largest case in the last decade this co-infection. The objective of this study was to characterize the survival and morbimortality of patients with co-infection HD/AIDS after the 1st HD event, served in in units of a reference for HIV/AIDS in Fortaleza/Ceará....