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Comparison between two decades of prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases a...
Serra, Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira; Chaves, Cristina de Souza; Coêlho, Zirlane Castelo Branco; Rodrigues, Naya Lúcia de CastroObjectives. This study’s objective was to compare the prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors in children in urban communities, in the Brazilian Northeast, between two decades. Methods. This quantitative transversal study consisted of a comparative analysis of two different samples: the first viewing the years 1992–1996 and the other through a coproepidemiological data survey undertaken i...
Avaliação in vitro dos mecanismos imunossupressores induzidos por leishmania am...
Coêlho, Zirlane Castelo BrancoPrevious studies have shown that individuals exposed to Leishmania amazonensis respond differentially with regard to interferon gamma (IFN)_ production. Individuals who have a low production of IFN_ develop a Th2 response, while those who produce high amounts of this cytokine during the early stages of infection show the Th1 response. In order to evaluate the mechanism of suppression induced by L. amazonensis, ...