Zahirnia, Amir Hossein;
Bordbar, Ali;
Ebrahimi, Sahar;
Spotin, Adel;
Mohammadi, Somayeh;
Ghafari, Seyedeh Maryam;
Ahmadvand, Setareh;
Jabbari, Negar;
Esmaeili Rastaghi, Ahmad Reza;
Parvizi, Parviz.
ABSTRACT Background Leishmania major is a causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in the center of Iran, Abarkouh district. Molecular characterization and precise incrimination of Leishmania species was carried out to perform controlling measurements and to design treatment programs for zoon...
ADN Protozoario/genética,
ADN Protozoario/aislamiento & purificación,
Enfermedades Endémicas,
Haplotipos,
Irán,
Leishmania major/genética,
Leishmania major/aislamiento & purificación,
Leishmania tropica/genética,
Leishmania tropica/aislamiento & purificación,
Leishmania tropica/ultraestructura,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/parasitología,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/patología,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Polimorfismo de Longitud del Fragmento de Restricción,
Población Rural
Abstract INTRODUCTION This study proposes to identify the Leishmania species found in the skin lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients from Brasiléia municipality (Acre). METHODS Skin biopsy imprints or biopsy fragments were assayed via kDNA-PCR/RFLP and FRET-real-time PCR. RESULTS Of ind...
Biopsia,
Brasil/epidemiología,
ADN de Cinetoplasto/genética,
ADN Protozoario/genética,
Enfermedades Endémicas,
Leishmania braziliensis/genética,
Leishmania guyanensis/genética,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Cutánea/epidemiología,
Polimorfismo de Longitud del Fragmento de Restricción,
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Human leptospirosis (HL) in the Federal District (DF), Brazil, is endemic and requires studies to characterize the socio-epidemiological profile of the vulnerable population. METHODS: Seventy-nine autochthonous cases of HL between 2011-2015 were analyzed based on the databases of...
Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease produced by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania, is triggered by the bite of an infected sandfly. It is endemic in tropical and
subtropical areas of the Americas, places of
poor socioeconomic health conditions and
malnutrition. These conditions favor the
entry of other ...
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effect on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of two treatment protocols for dental fluorosis in individuals enrolled in a randomized clinical trial. Seventy volunteers, who lived in a fluorosis endemic area in Brazil, and had at least four maxillary ant...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Peróxido de Carbamida/administración & dosificación,
Peróxido de Carbamida/uso terapéutico,
Microabrasión del Esmalte/métodos,
Enfermedades Endémicas,
Fluorosis Dental/tratamiento farmacológico,
Fluorosis Dental/epidemiología,
Fluorosis Dental/psicología,
Salud Bucal,
Ácidos Fosfóricos/administración & dosificación,
Ácidos Fosfóricos/uso terapéutico,
Calidad de Vida,
Silicatos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Blanqueamiento de Dientes/métodos
Abstract: Background: Previous studies have shown oxidative stress in pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus, nevertheless, it remains unknown whether a similar response is characteristic of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Peru. Objectives: To determine the oxidative stress response in endemic pemph...
Anticuerpos/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Desmogleína 1/sangre,
Desmogleína 1/inmunología,
Enfermedades Endémicas,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Peroxidación de Lípido/fisiología,
Malondialdehído/sangre,
Estrés Oxidativo/fisiología,
Pénfigo/inmunología,
Pénfigo/metabolismo,
Perú,
Valores de Referencia,
Remisión Espontánea,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Coccidioides is a fungus that is frequently found in dry places of sparse storms, with warm temperatures during most of the year. Two species are known to infect the human being: C. immitis and C. posadasii.It is endemic in northern Mexico, southern United States, as well as in some regions of Central Am...
A new species of the copionodontine genus Copionodon is described from the upper reaches of a tributary to the rio Paraguaçu in the Diamantina Plateau, Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. This species represents the northernmost occurrence of the subfamily yet known. The new species can be readily recogni...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze, stratifield by gender, trends of the new case leprosy detection rates in the general population and in children; of grade 2 disability, and of proportion of multibacillary cases, in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2001 to 2014. METHODS A time series study based on lepro...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Diagnóstico Tardío,
Notificación de Enfermedades,
Enfermedades Endémicas,
Lepra/diagnóstico,
Lepra/epidemiología,
Lepra/transmisión,
Distribución de Poisson,
Características de la Residencia,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Abstract: This study aimed to identify the distribution pattern of leprosy in a hyperendemic municipality in Brazil and determine its relationship with the clinico-epidemiological situation over 11 years. The geographic information system, MapInfo, spatial scan statistics and the Moran I index were used ...
