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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following inactivated influenza vaccinatio...
Andrade,Solange Dourado de; Andrade,Maria Graciede Filha Santarém; Santos,Pablo José; Galvão,Maria de Lourdes; Barros,Mariana Martins deAbstractHere, we describe a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) that occurred during a plausible risk interval following inactivated influenza vaccination in a previously healthy 27-year-old man from Manaus, Brazil. He was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin. One-month follow-up revealed resolution of the brain lesions, but not of the spinal cord lesions. No recurrence...
Arboviral diseases in the Western Brazilian Amazon: a perspective and analysis ...
Mourão,Maria Paula Gomes; Bastos,Michele de Souza; Figueiredo,Regina Maria Pinto de; Gimaque,João Bosco de Lima; Alves,Valquíria do Carmo RodriguesThe Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), located in Manaus, the capital of the State of Amazonas (Western Brazilian Amazon), is a pioneering institution in this region regarding the syndromic surveillance of acute febrile illness, including arboviral infections. Based on the data from patients at the FMT-HVD, we have detected recurrent outbreaks in Manaus by the four dengue serotyp...
Temporal distribution of tuberculosis in the State of Amazonas, Brazil
Garrido,Marlucia da Silva; Bührer-Sékula,Samira; Souza,Alexandra Brito de; Ramasawmy,Rajendranath; Quincó,Patrícia de Lima; Monte,Rossicleia LinsTuberculosis (TB) is one of the infectious diseases that contributes most to the morbidity and mortality of millions of people worldwide. Brazil is one of 22 countries that accounts for 80% of the tuberculosis global burden. The highest incidence rates in Brazil occur in the States of Amazonas and Rio de Janeiro. The aim of this study was to describe the temporal distribution of TB in the State of Amazonas. Bet...
Chlamydia trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected men treated at a...
Jalkh,Alex Panizza; Miranda,Angelica Espinosa; Hurtado-Guerreiro,Jose Camilo; Ramos,Lorena Angelica Castano; Figliuolo,Guiseppe; Maia,JussimaraOBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to determine the Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence and to identify the demographic, behavioural and clinical factors associated with C. trachomatis in human immunodeficiency virus infected men.STUDY:This was a cross-sectional study of C. trachomatis prevalence among human immunodeficiency virus-infected men enrolled at the Outpatient clinic of acquired immunodeficiency...
Simultaneous circulation of all four dengue serotypes in Manaus, State of Amazo...
Bastos,Michele de Souza; Figueiredo,Regina Maria Pinto de; Ramasawmy,Rajendranath; Itapirema,Evaulino; Gimaque,João Bosco LimaINTRODUCTION: Manaus, the capital city of the state of Amazon with nearly 2 million inhabitants, is located in the middle of the Amazon rain forest and has suffered dengue outbreaks since 1998. METHODS: In this study, blood samples were investigated using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), aimed at identifying dengue virus serotypes. RESULTS: Acute phase sera from 432 patients were tested...
Chlamydia trachomatis infection among HIV-infected women attending an AIDS clin...
Silva,Leila Cristina Ferreira; Miranda,Angélica Espinosa; Batalha,Rosieny Santos; Sabino,Carolina; Dib,Elizabeth Cristina DantasThis was a cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of and to identify risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women attending the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinic in the city of Manaus, Brazil, in 2009-2010. Participants answered a questionnaire containing demographic, epidemiological, and clinical data. A genital specimen was...
Frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms of some immune response genes in a...
Oliveira,Léa Campos de; Ramasawmy,Rajendranath; Borges,Jaila Dias; Marin,Maria Lucia Carnevale; Muller,Natalie Guida; Kalil,Jorge; Goldberg,Anna CarlaABSTRACT Objective: To present the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms of a few immune response genes in a population sample from São Paulo City (SP), Brazil. Methods: Data on allele frequencies of known polymorphisms of innate and acquired immunity genes were presented, the majority with proven impact on gene function. Data were gathered from a sample of healthy individuals, non-HLA identical siblings...