SUMMARY: We evaluated interleukin-10 ( IL10 ) - 592 C / A, IL4 - 589 C / T, interferon gamma ( IFNG ) + 874 A / T, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 ( CTLA4 ) + 49 A / G gene polymorphisms associated with efavirenz hypersensitivity reaction. A total of 63 human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients under treatment at a public hospital were included in the study, of whom 21 presented with efavirenz ...
S. aureus é um dos principais patógenos humanos, sendo resistente à meticilina (MRSA) um paradigma das infecções adquiridas no ambiente hospitalar e, mais recentemente, na comunidade. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar S. aureus e MRSA em estudantes universitários de Fortaleza- CE. Foram analisadas 204 amostras provenientes de 102 estudantes, sendo 102 amostras obtidas da cavidade nasal e 102 das mãos. As ...
Objective: To determine the rates of red blood cell and leukocyte alloimmunization in patients with chronic kidney disease awaiting kidney transplantation. Methods: In this cross-sectional and prospective study, the serum of 393 chronic kidney disease patients on a transplant waiting list in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil were tested for red cell and leukocyte antibodies. In addition, demographic, clinical and labo...